Some things were too mystical, and he feared that Luo Fenghe would suspect there was something wrong with his mind upon hearing them, so he tried to explain them using the least mystical terms possible.
Luo Fenghe was his fiancée, and he didn’t want her to hold any prejudice against the young girl.
Listening to Gu Huaijin’s explanation, Luo Fenghe seemed somewhat confused but didn’t press further, merely saying, "It’s good you’ve changed back, I still prefer that young girl from before."
Seeing this, Gu Huaijin let out a sigh of relief. It was good she didn’t press for more; if she really had, he wouldn’t have known how to continue explaining.
"By the way, who do you think might have cast the evil?" Gu Huaijin asked, looking at Luo Fenghe.
"Someone who loves you, wants to make you stop loving me, and wants me dead," Luo Fenghe said, her eyes slightly downcast.
Gu Huaijin fell silent upon hearing Luo Fenghe’s words.
He had guessed this point, which is why he had just said that everything had arisen because of him.
On the way to Jiang City, he had been thinking about who could have done it.
He had a few suspects in mind, but determining the real perpetrator would require further investigation.
"I’m sorry," Gu Huaijin said, sitting down on the edge of the bed and reaching out to grasp Luo Fenghe’s hand.
Luo Fenghe instinctively tried to withdraw her hand.
"You’ve suffered," Gu Huaijin tightened his grip, dominantly preventing Luo Fenghe from pulling her hand away.
Seeing she couldn’t withdraw her hand, Luo Fenghe stopped trying and instead spoke softly and gently, "It’s the person with the evil intentions who is to blame, not you. Why are you apologizing?"
At her words, Gu Huaijin tightened his grip on Luo Fenghe’s hand a bit more, "That being the case, let’s not discuss this for now. It’s time we seriously discussed our matter."
Gu Huaijin said, lifting his eyes to meet Luo Fenghe’s, "Can the annulment you mentioned before be considered void?"
Luo Fenghe’s eyelashes trembled slightly, and she lowered her eyes, whispering, "That Heartless Curse consumes the threads of affection, so how is it that your threads of affection haven’t been completely devoured?"
Hearing Luo Fenghe’s words, Gu Huaijin’s hand tightened further, "It does consume the threads of affection, but there’s no helping it, every time I see you, they grow back."
Gu Huaijin’s voice was filled with unprecedented tenderness, "I’ve told you, I fell for you at first sight. So, whether it was ten years ago or today, ten years later, I still feel a flutter the moment I see you."
"So, can we not annul our engagement for now? If you no longer have feelings for me, then I will pursue you again."
After speaking, Gu Huaijin looked earnestly at Luo Fenghe.
What he didn’t say was that even in those two years, he had fallen for her over and over again.
At the time, he had not understood why.
Every time he saw her, it wouldn’t take many days before he could feel his affection for her waning, which is why he would visit her every few days.
He thought about letting go, but he couldn’t bear it, couldn’t bear to stop liking her.
Luo Fenghe, seeing his expression, suddenly smiled a little. Although she had grown haggard, her smile was still as gentle as ever, "Of course, we can’t annul the engagement."
Gu Huaijin looked steadily at her, a question in his gaze as he sensed she had more to say.
"If we annulled the engagement, Qiqi’s sister-in-law might end up being someone else. I’ve had my eye on that place for a while now."
So, you just purely want to be my sister’s sister-in-law?
Gu Huaijin fell into a long silence.
He began to contemplate the fact that he needed to rely on his sister to hold onto the one in his heart.