“We’re not related by blood. You’re just my friend. Who says you can’t marry my daughter?”
“I like you, not your daughter. Even if I like her, it’ll only be as a senior toward a junior.”
Gu Bailu touched her abdomen. “Don’t speak too soon, or your face might be slapped when the time comes.”
Who could say for sure what would happen in the future?
Gu Yunjing chuckled. “I haven’t changed after all these years, and I won’t in the future.”
Gu Bailu sighed. “Can’t you change? I’m willing to give you my daughter.”
“I won’t. You don’t have to do anything. Just live your life well.”
Gu Bailu shook her head. “I can’t live well. I’ve already taken back my memories.”
Gu Yunjing was stunned. “What did you say?”
“I got my memories back. I know what happened,” said Gu Bailu solemnly.
Gu Yunjing looked at her in disbelief. “You… You really know about the past?”
Gu Bailu nodded.
Gu Yunjing was at a loss. He got off the bed and almost fell. He asked in a panic, “Do you blame me?”
“What are you talking about?” Gu Bailu asked solemnly.
“I… I stabbed you,” Gu Yunjing said in a shaky voice.
He had never dared to let Gu Bailu recover her memories all these years because he was afraid that she would blame and hate him.
Back then, it was his sword that had sent her into the six cycles of death and rebirth, which was the most painful for humans.
“I don’t blame you, nor do I hate you. You’re so good to me and did everything for me. Why would I hate you?” Gu Bailu felt a weight on her.
She didn’t expect the past to feel so heavy.
Gu Yunjing heaved a sigh of relief and stood before her like a child who had done something wrong. “I… I’m actually very useless, so I could only watch them…”
“You didn’t do anything wrong. You’re the most innocent one in all this.”
Gu Yunjing looked at her worriedly. “Then… do you hate him?”
Gu Bailu shook her head. “For now, I don’t know. I probably do. Otherwise, why would I have done all I could to kill him back then?”
“I tried my best to stop the two of you from being together, but… I didn’t succeed,” Gu Yunjing said dejectedly.
Gu Bailu chuckled. “It took all I had to kill him back then. Now that we’re human, how can we get rid of him so easily? I don’t blame you.”
“What are you going to do now?” Gu Yunjing looked at her belly.
“Let’s maintain the status quo. For now, we’re in the same boat. If we get off, we’ll drown.”
Gu Yunjing sighed. “I don’t think your ill-fated relationship with him can be broken. Actually, when I look at the two of you sometimes, I think it’s beautiful.”
“Really? I think so, too. It’s so beautiful that I suspect the whole world believes him.”
“Actually, he really loves you…”
“Maybe, but so what? I don’t care for this sort of love.” Gu Bailu shook her head. “Forget it. Since we can’t break this ill-fated relationship, I’ll just let it continue. It’s a child of heaven and earth; I’ll just give birth to it.”
“Are you sure?” Gu Yunjing asked in surprise.
“Things have already come to this point. In any case, I’ll die when the baby is born. I haven’t found a solution yet. This might be the will of the heavens.”