Cheating on her husband's mistress? I seduced her third son.

How could Gu Ruyan possibly apologize?

Especially since he bowed down to Su Yutang!

This is worse than killing her.

She flatly refused, clutching her chest as if she had suffered a great injustice, her voice trembling as she accused, "Chengyan! You are my son! You should stand by your mother's side! How could you... how could you help outsiders stab your mother in the heart? You three... you three are truly my good sons!"

She was so angry that her teeth chattered and her whole body trembled.

Su Yutang had long known that she would never apologize to her.

She raised an eyebrow at Gu Ruyan, a triumphant, provocative smile playing on her lips.

"Look! Look!"

Gu Ruyan seemed to have caught something incriminating, and immediately pointed at Su Yutang in a shrill voice.

"She's showing off to me! She's provoking me!"

Su Yutang deliberately flinched, then quickly threw herself into Gu Chengyan's arms, burying her face in his chest. Her shoulders trembled slightly, and a muffled, pitiful voice, choked with sobs, escaped her lips.

"Chengyan... I want to go home... Aunt Gu... she won't apologize to me... she's so fierce... will she... will she get someone to beat me up again like last time? I'm so scared..."

Gu Chengyan immediately tightened his arms around her, holding her tightly in his embrace, and gently patted her back with his large hand.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I'm here, no one can touch a hair on your head."

He looked up at Gu Ruyan and warned, "Mom, I won't allow you to hurt her, otherwise... you can pretend I'm not your son."

After saying that, he lowered his head and said softly to Su Yutang in his arms, "Don't be afraid, I'll take you home now!"

"I'll also give Tangtang a gift!" Gu Huaiye immediately stepped forward to state his position.

Gu Xizhou could only stand there, watching helplessly, his heart feeling like it was being repeatedly roasted on a fire.

Gu Ruyan watched this scene unfold before her, her three sons vying to protect that woman while treating her with cold indifference.

An overwhelming sense of anger, the humiliation of being defied, and a panic of impending doom intertwined and assaulted her senses.

She felt dizzy and her vision blurred. She staggered back two steps, barely managing to grab onto the cabinet next to her, pressing one hand to her temple.

"Chengyan...Mom...Mom is feeling really dizzy...Quick...Quick, help Mom up..."

Gu Chengyan glanced at Gu Ruyan, his first reaction being disbelief.

He believed that his mother was faking illness to avoid apologizing and to gain sympathy.

Even Gu Huaiye scoffed, his tone filled with undisguised disappointment.

"Mom, stop pretending. What's the point of using fake illness to avoid things? You're tired of it, and we're tired of seeing it. You can owe us this apology for now. We'll take Tangtang home first. Come back to us when you've thought things through and sincerely apologized to Tangtang. For now, just stay home and reflect on your actions."

After saying that, he gestured for Gu Chengyan to leave with Su Yutang, and then prepared to follow.

Gu Xizhou followed silently behind.

"You...you unfilial...son..."

Gu Ruyan was thoroughly enraged by Gu Huaiye's words. Already feeling dizzy and her blood rushing to her head due to emotional agitation, she was now so angry that her vision blurred and her chest felt tight. Before she could even finish her sentence...

"Bang!"

A dull thud.

She fell straight backward to the ground.

The sudden thud made the group of people who were about to leave stop in their tracks and turn around in unison.

Gu Chengyan and Gu Huaiye were stunned when they saw Gu Ruyan lying motionless on the ground. Doubt and worry made them hesitate.

Gu Xizhou's face remained expressionless.

Su Yutang quickly glanced at Gu Ruyan.

Her lips were as pale as paper, and her face had an ominous purplish-blue tinge; she didn't look like she was faking illness at all.

Rather than letting her brothers find out on their own, or later realize she was cold-blooded and indifferent, it's better to... take the initiative to be a good person, which will also make her seem generous and sensible.

She immediately reached out and nudged Gu Chengyan and Gu Huaiye, who were still frozen in place, her tone urgent.

"Chengyan! Huaiye! Don't just stand there, go and see Aunt Gu! She looks terrible. Whether she's faking it or not, you have to go see her. She's your mother, after all."

Gu Chengyan and Gu Huaiye exchanged a glance. Although they still had doubts, they quickly walked over.

Gu Chengyan squatted down and tentatively patted Gu Ruyan's shoulder.

"Mom? Stop pretending, get up, this trick won't work on us."

Gu Huaiye frowned and called out twice, "Mom? Mom?"

However, Gu Ruyan did not react at all; her body was limp, and she didn't even twitch her eyelids.

Gu Chengyan finally sensed that something was wrong.

He immediately reached out to help Gu Ruyan up and gently shook her.

"Mom? Wake up! Don't scare me!"

Gu Ruyan's head drooped limply.

Gu Chengyan's heart tightened, and he quickly put his index finger under her nose. Her breath was so faint that he could hardly feel it.

"Oh no!"

Gu Chengyan's face turned deathly pale. He looked up at Gu Huaiye and said, "Mom has really fainted! Her breathing is very weak! Quick! Get her to the hospital!"

The two brothers couldn't care less about anything else at that moment. They hurriedly worked together to lift Gu Ruyan up and carry her outside.

In the midst of the chaos, Gu Chengyan and Gu Huaiye almost simultaneously remembered Su Yutang, who was still standing to the side.

They paused, looking at her with somewhat bewildered expressions.

Su Yutang immediately waved her hand: "Don't worry about me, you guys hurry up and take Aunt Gu to the hospital. Aunt Gu absolutely cannot be hurt, go quickly."

Gu Chengyan gave a hurried explanation.

"Xizhou, please take Yutang home. Make sure she gets home safely!"

Gu Xizhou nodded immediately and answered quickly.

"Okay, brother, don't worry, I'll definitely get Tangtang home safely!"

The clear and natural "brother" made Gu Chengyan, who was in a hurry, pause for a moment.

As far as I can remember, this younger brother has never addressed him so proactively or so naturally.

Gu Huaiye said to Su Yutang, "Tangtang, you stay home and wait for me. I'll come find you after I'm done here!"

"Okay, you guys go quickly, don't waste time, saving lives is the priority."

Without further delay, the two brothers quickly took Gu Ruyan to the hospital.

Gu Xizhou walked up to Su Yutang, raised his hand and gently wiped the corner of her eye. Gu Chengyan and Gu Huaiye had already wiped away the tears, but he still wanted to wipe them away for her again.

He wanted to do it, but unfortunately, he had neither the right nor the opportunity.

His voice was soft, filled with undisguised heartache.

"I'll take you home!"

After saying that, without waiting for Su Yutang's reply, he bent down and picked her up in his arms.

"You've been standing there for ages, and you've been frightened. Your legs must be sore. I'll carry you."

Su Yutang nestled quietly in his arms.

His broad chest and steady, powerful heartbeat made her feel exceptionally at ease.

Gu Xizhou carried her to the car, opened the passenger door, gently placed her in the seat, and then bent down to fasten her seatbelt.

The two remained quiet throughout the journey, neither of them uttering a word.

The carriage was filled with low, soothing music, Harlem Yu's classic "Spring Mud".

"I can't forget the first time I saw you, your captivating eyes..."

[See you tomorrow, my darlings! In the next chapter, Gu Xizhou will be impersonating his older brother, Gu Chengyan...]