"Aunt, I will." Gu Huaijin looked determined.

Mrs. Sheng continued:

"She's not in a very good mood. Please let her stay with me for a few days."

Gu Huaijin nodded: "Okay, aunt."

He also mentioned: "I want to go see her."

Madam Sheng sighed, and seeing that she couldn't stop Gu Huaijin, she said:

"She's asleep upstairs, go ahead."

Jin Mingzhu heard some heavy footsteps and quickly closed her eyes and pretended to sleep.

The door was pushed open, and Gu Huaijin saw that the person he had been worried about for a day and a night was sleeping peacefully, and his tense mood relaxed.

He sat down on the edge of the bed, stroked Jin Mingzhu's cheek, and seeing that she was in tears, he raised his hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"Don't cry, baby."

"Nian Nian, let's live well."

"Wife, I will give you whatever you want. Please don't leave me." Gu Huaijin's tone was pleading.

Gu Huaijin sat for a long time, kissed her on the lips, then stood up and left the room.

Hearing the sound of the door closing, Jin Mingzhu opened his eyes and regained his composure, thinking that his aunt and Gu Huaijin must have said something that caused him to lose control.

The beginning of her relationship with Gu Huaijin was one of exploitation and blackmail, so how could they be happy?

After a while, my aunt came in with some porridge, carefully cooled it, and fed it to Jin Mingzhu's lips:

"Come, have some porridge."

Jin Mingzhu felt a little embarrassed. She was so old but her aunt still treated her like a child.

"Aunt, I can do it myself."

Madam Sheng pulled the bowl back and said with amusement:

"You're still shy. Open your mouth and let your aunt feed you."

Jin Mingzhu had no choice but to open her mouth and swallow it. Her empty stomach felt warm again and her body gradually warmed up.

Mrs. Sheng coaxed her to finish the whole bowl of porridge mouthful by mouthful.

He then took her for a walk in the backyard and carefully explained to her every plant and tree in the backyard.

Then her aunt pulled her to sit in the pavilion and pointed to the lake:

“Remember this lake?”

Jin Mingzhu raised a faint smile and responded:

"How could I not know? I almost froze to death in the lake when I was a kid."

Madam Sheng felt a little distressed when she heard this, but she continued to ask:

"Do you remember who rescued you?"

Jin Mingzhu shook her head. She only vaguely remembered sinking into the icy lake, filled with despair and fear. An agile figure shone into the darkness like a ray of light, ran towards her without hesitation and rescued her.

"Are you okay? Wake up!" The man in her memory had a handsome face, his expression was full of worry, and he kept patting her face.

Seeing her slowly waking up, he let out a long sigh and lay down weakly beside her.

From then on, she never came to Beijing again, nor did she see that man again.

Seeing that her aunt brought up the old matter again, Jin Mingzhu asked:

"I don't know him, but I'm very grateful that he risked his life to save me. The one who appeared in the backyard at that time must be the gardener's child, right?"

Madam Sheng shook her head and said:

"No."

"Where is he?" Jin Mingzhu was a little confused. If it was possible to find him, Jin Mingzhu also wanted to say thank you to that person.

Madam Sheng held Jin Mingzhu's hand and said solemnly:

"Xianxian, the person who saved you was Gu Huaijin."

Jin Mingzhu was stunned and stood there, then denied:

"No, it won't be him."

Madam Sheng tightened her grip and explained:

"The Gu and Sheng families have always been good friends. We were hosting the banquet that day. Huai Jin came with his parents and saw you fall into the lake, so he saved you."

Jin Mingzhu struggled to free his hand and said weakly:

"Aunt, you are lying. It can't be Gu Huaijin."

Madam Sheng sighed and looked at her seriously:

"After the accident, you fell seriously ill, and she also fell seriously ill for half a year. We visited her many times."

"Xianxian, the person who saved you is Huaijin."

Jin Mingzhu was shocked by the truth of the accident and leaned weakly on the railing. She and Gu Huaijin actually had such a deep connection.

Mrs. Sheng touched her shoulder with some concern.

"Xiao Xiao, are you okay?"

Jin Mingzhu nodded, and Mrs. Sheng continued:

"Huai Jin was raised as the heir of the Gu family. He has always been cold-hearted. But he was willing to risk his life for you. I'm afraid he had feelings for you at that time."

“That’s how many things happened later.”

Jin Mingzhu closed her eyes weakly, she refused to believe that all this was somehow connected.

Madam Sheng's eyes flashed with a trace of heartache, and she held Jin Mingzhu's hand tightly and advised:

"Xianxian, you have been a smart person since you were young. The current situation cannot be changed. Gu Huaijin will never let go."

Jin Mingzhu shook his head and asked:

"Aunt, I don't know what to do?"

"Whenever I return to Gu's house, I feel suffocated and depressed; Gu Huaijin has driven away everyone around me. He wants me to submit to him, to be obedient to him, and to obey his every word."

"Aunt, I am a living person! Not a puppet on strings." Jin Mingzhu burst into tears.

Madam Sheng wiped away the tears from her eyes distressedly and advised:

"When you are poor, you must think of change, and change will lead to success. This is the truth that your aunt taught you since you were a child. Why are you confused now?"

"Xianxian, you can't torture yourself anymore; only by being open-minded in difficult situations can you find a way out."

"In this case, you have to rely on yourself to fight your way out. Don't let yourself become depressed and fall into depravity anymore." Mrs. Sheng advised earnestly.

Jin Mingzhu nodded. It was not that she did not understand what her aunt said, but she just couldn't help feeling depressed and gloomy.

"Aunt..." Jin Mingzhu threw herself into Madam Sheng's arms.

Madam Sheng hugged her, patted her on the back, and continued:

"There are two paths. One is to accept the reality and live a good life with Gu Huaijin. The second path will be very difficult. Use your intelligence and you can do it. Find a way to leave him. Wan Wan."

Having said this, Jin Mingzhu raised her tearful eyes and nodded firmly.

"Xianxian, take good care of yourself. Your well-being is your aunt's greatest hope." Mrs. Sheng suddenly felt dizzy and fell backwards.

Jin Mingzhu supported her aunt, sat back down, and asked worriedly:

"Auntie, what's wrong with you?"

Madam Sheng looked a little pale, thinking that the cancer cells in her body were causing trouble again. She shook her head and said:

"It's okay, I just didn't get enough rest last night."

Jin Mingzhu felt guilty for making her aunt worry about her. She went forward and hugged her aunt, saying:

"Aunt, I'm sorry."

Madam Sheng covered her hand and said softly:

"It's okay, Xianxian, it has nothing to do with you."

Jin Mingzhu spent three carefree days in Sheng's house, learning to cook, drinking afternoon tea, reading books and newspapers with her aunt...

Three days later, Gu Huaijin came to Sheng's house to take her back.

Jin Mingzhu hugged her aunt reluctantly and said:

"Aunt, I'm leaving now. I'll come back to see you in two days."

Madam Sheng's eyes were red, and she said sadly:

"Nian Nian, be well and come visit your aunt more often."

Gu Huaijin stepped forward and explained:

"Aunt, we will come to see you more often."

Then he stretched out his hand, his brows looked solemn, and said gently:

"Honey, let's go home."

Jin Mingzhu gently placed her hand on his, Gu Huaijin held her fingers together, and led her out.

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