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Hearing him mention the incident from five years ago, Anhaoâs mind went blank. She gripped her phone so tightly that she almost crushed it.
She took a deep breath and suppressed her breathing.âWhy would my mother fall for a shameless person like you back then?â
âIâm shameless?â âAnhao, do you really not know how shameless your mother is?â Gu Tianming sneered. Back then, I didnât manage to find out anything about her. In the end, she died so cleanly. In the end, she forced a child with an unknown identity like you to me. Sheâs the real shameless one. She let you eat and drink for free in our Gu family for so many years. Now, Iâm just asking you to do one thing for me, and youâre so unwilling?â
Anhao was baffled.
Was Gu Tianming lying to her, or was there really something going on?
Back then, she was too young, and all the changes had caused her thoughts to undergo a drastic change. She did not understand what everything that had happened in the past represented.
However, when she heard Gu Tianmingâs words, she felt as if she was frozen from head to toe.
Before she could find out what he meant, Anhao frowned and asked, ââWhat exactly do you want me to do?â
âNothing much. Itâs just that youâve been like a loach that no one can catch these past few years. I plan to help you think about your future. Which university should you go to, study abroad, orâ¦â
âJust tell me what your purpose is. Donât beat around the bush! Did you really think I would believe that you would treat me so well?â
Gu Tianming immediately sneered.â You can come and see me in half a month. You donât have to get to the bottom of it. But Anhao, you have to remember that thereâs an adoption agreement between us. The reason why I didnât let you register in the Gu familyâs household register back then was to keep you in the Gu family under the name of adoption. An Ping thought that she had calculated every step accurately and was sure that I could not reject a child like you, but unfortunatelyâ¦l, Gu Tianming, have been in the officialdom for so many years. If I canât even deal with a cunning woman, I would have been locked up long ago.â
Anhaoâs expression changed. Just as she was about to speak, Gu Tianmingâs voice continued to come from the other end of the phone.
âWithin half a month, if you donât show up obediently, you will bear the consequences.â
As soon as he finished speaking, the phone was hung up without giving her any chance to speak.
Anhao slowly put down her phone and looked at the darkened screen. All kinds of greetings circled in her mind, and her heart was on tenterhooks. Which of Gu Tianmingâs words was true and which was falseâ¦
Fake DNA test?
Was she not Gu Tianmingâs daughter?
Then whose daughter was she?
Anhao had thought that she would be able to calm down as long as she ignored the Gu family. Suddenly, a bolt of lightning struck her and she almost lost consciousness.
âWhatâs wrong? Why do you look so pale?â
When Zuo Hancheng walked out from the front hall, he saw Anhao standing by the flowerbed in a daze. When he walked over, he saw her standing there motionless with a pale face.
While Anhao was still in a daze, he raised his hand and gently stroked her hair.
Anhao suddenly turned her head to look at him. When she felt the familiar warmth from Zuo Hanchengâs body, some color returned to her face. She shook her head gently and said,ââlâm fine.â n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
The usually unreliable little girl suddenly stood there calmly and quietly, saying that she was fine in such a tone. Zuo Hanchengâs eyebrows twitched, but he did not press her. Instead, his gaze stopped on her face, and then fell on the phone in her hand.
He took the phone from her hand and opened it to take a look at the recent call records. Then, his gaze calmly fell on her face again.âGu Tianming?â
Anhao really did not know how much of Gu Tianmingâs words were true and how much of them were fake, so she did not know how to tell Zuo Hancheng.
She could only say simply,ââHe asked me to see him at the Gu family or the City Hall.
Zuo Hancheng saw the hesitation and concealment in her eyes, but he did not ask further. He only lowered his gaze to look at the little girl who was about to hang her head to her chest.ââMeet him? It sounds normal, but whatâs wrong with your attitude?â
âI donât want to see him.â Anhao shook her head.â
âThen I wonât see you.â Zuo Hancheng answered very quickly. When Anhao raised her head to look at him, he pressed her head into his arms and patted her head gently as if to comfort her.âDonât forget that youâre Mrs. Zuo, not the Gu Anhao who used to live alone in the Gu family. You donât have to force yourself to do things that you donât want to do. If you have any problems, just look for me.â
Anhao closed her eyes. She had never felt such warmth and dependence before. She even wanted to stay in his arms forever.
She used to be nervous and afraid, but the warmth of Zuo Hanchengâs embrace made her feel more and more reluctant.
She rubbed her head against his chest childishly and said childishly, ââYes, if you donât want to do something, then donât do it. This is the most basic difference between a normal person and a fool. If I have to cross this bottom line, then Iâm no different from a fool.â
â Itâs good that you know. Donât do anything that will make me worry. Anhao, youâre no longer a child. I know that youâre very sensible. If thereâs anything, you can tell me. Donât keep it to yourself.âââ
This was one of the most thoughtful words that Zuo Hancheng had ever said to her.
However, at this moment, there was nothing more touching than these few words.
Anhao felt that her heart was getting more and more uncontrollable. She couldnât help but reach out to hug his waist and press her head into his embrace.â Zuo Hancheng, Iâve never expected to have someone who truly belongs to me by my side, but youâve always been so good to me. Youâve easily crushed the hard shell that I erected myself. If one day your embrace no longer belongs to me, will I become that child who canât bear the burden again?â
Suddenly, she felt a weight on her shoulder. Zuo Hancheng did not hug her back but placed his hand on her shoulder solemnly.
âMrs. Zuo, are you indirectly asking me not to hug someone else?â
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly lifted her chin and looked down at her. His dark eyes were deep and observant, as if he wanted to find the answer to her sudden heavy mood from the fog in her eyes.
Anhaoâs face turned red and she quickly stuffed her head into his arms again.
The heat on her face stuck to his chest and refused to move away.
Zuo Hancheng chuckled and hugged her body, which was rarely so proactive.ââMrs.. Zuo is much more pleasing to the eye when sheâs acting coquettishly than when sheâs rude and unreasonable, butâ¦Did Zuo Yue give you these earrings?â