Be in low spirits

He also knew that many years had passed and he couldn't leave Jinghua, but he wanted to know what the letter of breaking off the engagement was about.

"I'll go find Gu Lang and ask him about the letter of breaking off the engagement." No matter what, he had to know why she hadn't contacted him all these years.

"Gu Lang has returned to Anjiang." Yaoer shouted at his back.

He gritted his teeth in anger, kicked the sofa leg with his foot, and hissed in pain.

When Gu Lang returned to Jinghua, Ye Fan was waiting at the gate of Lin'an Mansion and asked him, "What's the matter with the letter of breaking off the engagement?"

The guards around hurried over and tried to pull him away, but Gu Lang signaled with his eyes, asking them to go back and tidy up their clothes, and extended his hand to invite him to sit in the cafe on the first floor of the mansion.

"The letter was given to me by your third uncle. He said you wrote it yourself."

"Impossible. I have never written such a letter."

"Whether it is or not, General Ye, Luo'er is living well now. I hope you won't disturb her anymore." Gu Lang picked up the coffee and tasted it.

"Why should I not disturb you just because you said I won't disturb you?" Ye Fanyuan couldn't stand his expression, and he felt even more annoyed when he heard such words.

"General Ye, you couldn't be by Luo'er's side when she needed you the most. Is it still useful to say all this now? She hasn't replied to your letter, so you should understand that she no longer needs you."

These words left Ye Fan speechless. She indeed had never replied to his letter. It turned out that he was so disappointed in her heart.

"You should think about Jiang Yunran at home." Gu Lang said and left.

After getting married, Gu Jinluo tied her hair up and sent away many servants. Since Uncle Wu was old, she let him do nothing and chose an apprentice from among the servants.

She often ran to other places to check accounts and contracts. Aunt Liu always followed her and complained to her in her ear that her son-in-law could not help her with business and rarely came back to the Gu family.

Two years passed in such an ordinary way. Shen Zeqing was going to Jinghua, saying that he wanted to develop some members there. Wars were frequent, and their underground activities required more people to move around in various departments. Gu Jinluo nodded, remembering the letter from Gu Lang two days ago, saying that Zhou Mengli was not feeling well and asked him to go home to see her, but there was a social event in Jinghua in two days, and the Gu family was needed to appear.

"I'll go with you. Jinghua also has a meeting that requires me to attend." She was looking at the account book in the study, which gave her a headache.

"If you come with me, you will be too conspicuous. I'd better take the train tomorrow and meet you at Lin'an Mansion directly then." After all, Shen Zeqing's Communist Youth Society is engaged in underground intelligence, so many things cannot be too high-profile.

Gu Jinluo nodded, waved his hand, and said, "Okay, be careful."

There were two children in the orphanage who refused to speak and did not snatch things away when she went to deliver them.

The caregiver said that the two of them refused to eat, and after arriving at the orphanage, they stayed in a corner and didn't get close to anyone.

She walked up to them with two strings of candied haws and said, "Kids, can I take you to a garden?" The two children became even more frightened and hid behind a pillar.

"Shall we go to the garden to paint?" The girl stepped forward timidly, nodded, and wanted to take the candied haws, but the boy grabbed the corner of her clothes and shook his head.

"How about playing with slingshots?" She tried to get the boy to agree. Aunt Liu pulled her arm and said, "Miss, how about I do it?"

Aunt Liu didn't know what she said to the children, but they agreed to go back to the Gu family garden with her.

When packing their luggage at night, Gu Jinluo asked Liu Ma what she had said to the children.

Aunt Liu sighed and said, "Miss, what will you do if you have a child in the future? I am so old now, I am afraid I can't help you for many years."

"What nonsense are you talking about? You and Uncle Wu will both live to be a hundred years old." Gu Jinluo sat in front of the dressing table and looked at herself in the mirror. She seemed to be in her thirties.

"Miss, your son-in-law never comes back. Does he have someone else outside? It's the Republic of China now. With your conditions, you can find someone better than your son-in-law even if you look for someone else. If not, let's get a divorce." Aunt Liu always felt that they didn't look like a couple at all.

"Zeqing is busy, so you don't have to worry about it. Are the two children asleep?" She walked out of the room and wanted to ask the servants outside which room the children were in.

Liu Ma pulled her to the next room, made a hushing gesture, and pointed at the bed. The two children were sleeping on the small bed, hugging the cat they brought back from Yao'er.

When she arrived in Jinghua, she did not live in Lin'an Mansion, but in Fuchang Hotel owned by her family, which was closer to Yang Mansion. After calling Lin'an Mansion to tell Shen Zeqing, she called Yao'er, who brought Huaichen to the hotel to find them.

The secretary brought her the list and seating for the evening party. After she looked at it, she threw it on the table.

The three children were having a lot of fun. Gu Jinluo looked at Yaoer's belly and recalled the thrilling birth of Huaichen. She couldn't understand why she had to give birth to another one in the next two years.

Aunt Liu looked at her with envy. She touched Yao'er's belly and said to her young lady, "Miss, look at how good Miss Yao is. You should learn from her."

Yaoer looked at the child playing with Huaichen and said, "Isn't this your and Mr. Shen's child?"

Gu Jinluo smiled but said nothing, busy preparing for the evening banquet. Yao'er knew that Ye Fan would also attend the banquet, but seeing that she didn't care while holding the list, she thought she had let it go and didn't say anything more.

The dinner was held at Qingshizhai, where she ate in a private room with the president, his wife, several commanders, and secretaries. It was the first time for the president and secretary-general to meet her, so they exchanged a few pleasantries and sat down.

The president's wife sat next to her and said, "Miss Gu is so young and beautiful. I wonder who her husband's family is?"

"My husband's name is Shen Zeqing, and he's a professor at An Giang National University." She was wearing a velvet indigo-colored cheongsam, jade earrings, and jade bracelets on her wrists.

"Zeqing, I am an old acquaintance of his parents. How are the elders in his family?" The president asked after hearing this.

"I hope you are in good health. Mr. Lao is thinking of you." She replied without any mistakes.

"Zeqing has also entered the capital?"

"Well, taking care of the children." She didn't want to tell the president too much about her husband's job.

Halfway through the meal, the secretary came to her and whispered, "Miss, Master Lang has made arrangements for the second half."

"Well, did you tell me how my sister-in-law is doing?"

"My sister-in-law is pregnant. The doctor has checked it out."

Hearing this news, she couldn't help but smile. The Gu family hadn't had such a happy event for a long time.

"Miss, my son-in-law has sent a car to wait at the door."

She nodded: "Yes."

She held the wine glass and spoke a few words to the president's wife, who then spoke a few words to the president. Gu Jinluo held the wine glass and toasted the president, exchanged a few words, drank the wine in the glass and had someone pour another glass. She said to the commanders and secretaries, "I'm sorry, everyone. I have to leave first. If I'm not hospitality enough, I'm sorry for offending you. I hope you will forgive me." After that, she drank another glass of white wine.

The secretary helped her out of the box. Ye Fan also came out of the box at the back, drunk, with a bottle of wine in his hand.

He looked at the two people in front of him, thinking that the cheongsam was worn by Gu Jinluo, and he murmured, "Luoluo..." He shook his head, thinking that he was hallucinating again, and that it was probably just the backs that looked similar. His brain told him so, but his feet still followed unconsciously.

Shen Zeqing watched her go downstairs and get out of the car. He took the hand handed to him by the secretary and tried to help her get into the car. Gu Jinluo waved her hand to indicate that she could do it.

"Gu Jinluo!" Ye Fan was still unwilling and shouted out.

Gu Jinluo thought that he was drunk and it was just an illusion. He put his hand on Shen Zeqing's wrist and asked him, "Is it done?"

Shen Zeqing glanced at the person behind him and replied, "No, I'll probably have to stay for a few days. If it's not convenient for you, you can go back to Anjiang first."

Seeing that she had not stopped, Ye Fan quickly stepped forward and shouted again: "Gu Jinluo! Look at me! I am Ye Xingzhi!"

Seeing this, the driver opened the door and got out to stop him. When Gu Jinluo heard the name, he turned around and looked at him calmly.

"It's really you!" Ye Fan was pleasantly surprised. After so many years, he finally waited for her. He wanted to jump over the driver to hug her, but the driver stood still.

Shen Zeqing patted the hand hanging on his wrist and looked at Ye Fan with a frown.