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Gu Fanghan was taken aback.

"Ah Yi, what brings you here?"

"If I didn't come, how could I hear these heartfelt words from you!"

Her husband had stormed off earlier, leaving her feeling resentful and aggrieved.

But she couldn't bring herself to ask him to return home.

This was the first time Cheng Yi had ever seen her husband so angry after so many years of marriage.

Over the years, Gu Fanghan has doted on her and always tolerated and protected her, no matter how spoiled she was.

Unlike other imperial sons-in-law, Gu Fanghan did not have a house full of concubines.

Since they got married, he has only ever had one woman.

This was the first time Gu Fanghan had disregarded her feelings and stormed off.

All of this is for that dead woman!

Were all those loving moments in the past just a lie?

Cheng Yi felt a chill in her heart; she was unconvinced.

It's utterly ridiculous that I, a dignified princess, am inferior even to a dead man...

Princess Chengyi glared at him angrily, then gave a chilling sneer.

"Gu Fanghan, we've been married for so many years, what have I ever done to wrong you?"

In your eyes, am I, the dignified eldest princess of the current dynasty, not even worth as much as a dead ghost?

A hint of helplessness flashed in Gu Fanghan's eyes as she said softly,

"Ah Yi, what are you saying? We've been husband and wife for so many years, don't you know how I've treated you...?"

"I have no idea!"

Princess Chengyi interrupted him sharply, staring at him coldly.

"Gu Fanghan, it was indeed I who asked the Emperor to arrange the marriage, but didn't you value my status and my ability to bring honor to you and your family, which is why you gave up that woman?"

Yin Liuli frowned upon hearing this.

Although she couldn't judge, Cheng Yi's words really hit home.

"Mother!"

Gu Jinyan's heart tightened, and he exclaimed.

Cheng Yi's face darkened, and she angrily flicked her sleeve.

"Yan'er! This is a matter between your father and me, and you have no right to interfere! Step aside!"

Gu Jinyan pursed his lips, about to say something, but was stopped by Gu Fanghan.

He gently shook his head, a hint of desolation lingering on his calm face.

"Yan'er, don't meddle in adults' affairs."

Gu Jinyan lowered his head and said, "Yes."

"Ah Yi! After all these years of marriage, is this how you see me?"

Gu Fanghan's voice trembled slightly, and her deep eyes suppressed surging emotions.

Cheng Yi gave him a heartbroken look.

"Isn't that right? You said it yourself, it's been over ten years, and you've never forgotten that dead man!"

Every year on the anniversary of her death, you always had an excuse to come home late, and no matter what, there was always a hint of loneliness in your eyes.

You forced a smile in front of me, but at her grave, you poured out your hearts to each other?

Gu Fanghan gave a bitter smile, her face filled with sorrow as she spoke.

"I go to pay my respects to Xiao Rong every year, but it's not as bad as you say."

I did not kill Bo Ren, but Bo Ren died because of me. If I had not wronged her, she would not have met such a tragic end.

The Sun family abandoned her outside the city, leaving her grave alone, unattended and neglected.

Only a heartless man like me could offer her a stick of incense on the anniversary of her death.

He thought he was explaining, but these words felt like countless silver needles piercing Cheng Yi's heart.

She laughed in her anger.

"Xiao Rong... Gu Fanghan, you call her that so affectionately? So the person in your heart will always be her, right?"

You two have known each other since childhood, childhood sweethearts. It was I, Cheng Yi, who cruelly severed your wonderful marriage, wasn't it!

Gu Fanghan, how much do you really love her? You still can't forget her after all these years!

Gu Fanghan shook her head bitterly.

"Ah Yi, you're angry right now, you won't listen to anything I say."

I don't want to explain anything. Let's talk about it after you've calmed down, okay?

Yin Liuli blinked, inwardly exclaiming:

Uncle Gu, you have such a good temper!

Faced with her calm and helpless husband, Cheng Yi not only failed to remain calm, but instead became enraged.

"What do you mean you don't want to explain? You just can't explain it!"

Gu Fanghan, I ask you, all these years, have you ever truly loved me?

"If I hadn't been a princess and hadn't asked my father for a marriage decree, would you still have married me?"

Gu Fanghan paused, gazing intently at Cheng Yi.

"Ah Yi, what's the point of saying these things now, other than hurting people's feelings?"

Answer me!

Cheng Yi stepped forward, her bloodshot eyes fixed on Gu Fanghan, her gaze aggressive and menacing.

"I want to know what kind of person I am in the heart of my husband, who has loved and cherished me so deeply all these years!"

Gu Fanghan simply watched her quietly.

How could he not love Ah Yi?

He was indeed resentful when he was forced to marry her, and he always cared about Xiao Rong.

But Ayi was deeply in love with him. Ayi was the one who cared for him and was the one who cuddled him tenderly in bed.

Ah Yi was the one who endured three days and three nights of pain to give birth to his child, almost walking through the gates of hell.

As they spent more time together, Gu Fanghan gradually put Xiao Rong in his heart and turned the page on their past.

He began to truly care for Ayi.

The air was deathly still, suffocating.

"Gu Fanghan, tell me the truth."

Cheng Yi bit her lip, her voice trembling as she spoke.

"From childhood to adulthood, whatever I wanted, except for the world, my father and mother would give me anything!"

I don't know where my husband's heart is after these eighteen years of marriage. I've never... I've never felt so defeated before.

Yin Liuli blinked.

Suddenly I understood why Princess Chengyi was so aggressive.

She was too proud.

Having lived a proud life for half her life, she suddenly realized that the most important person in her heart was someone else, and she couldn't accept that.

Cheng Yi gazed at Gu Fanghan, large tears rolling down her cheeks.

"Ah Yi, you're so silly."

Gu Fanghan sighed softly, raised her hand to wipe away Cheng Yi's tears, and said in a light voice,

"After all these years, don't you know how I've treated you? Xiao Rong... was my confidante when I was young, but that's all in the past."

And you are the woman I wish to grow old with, to spend my whole life with, and to be with you forever.

We're both in our forties now, how can you expect me to say something like that in front of the children...?

Princess Chengyi trembled slightly, unable to hold back her sobs.

"Really?"

Gu Fanghan raised her hand and rubbed her head, then nodded gently.

Gu Jinyan's tense face instantly relaxed.

Only a father with a mild and easygoing personality could tame such a difficult woman as my mother.

I learned something from this!

Although Liuli is not as spoiled and unreasonable as her mother, she is not much softer than her mother.

He'll know how to appease this girl if he accidentally upsets her in the future!

"Fang Han..."

Princess Chengyi stopped crying and started laughing, throwing herself into his arms and sobbing playfully.

"Don't lie to me! Don't lie to me! I..."

Before she could finish speaking, Yin Liuli caught a glimpse of a chilling aura rushing towards the two of them out of the corner of her eye.