"What did you say?"
Madam Song was stunned.
She never expected to hear such words from Gu Qianying.
But Gu Qianying was calm and composed, speaking with utmost seriousness: "Madam Song, you heard correctly. I am speaking clearly, and my intention is unambiguous. Only by resisting, by taking control of your own destiny, can you change all of this."
As she spoke,
Gu Qianying returned the letter and hairpin that Madam Song had given her.
She looked at Madam Song and said, "Madam Song, only in this way can you escape your predicament, and only in this way can you be reborn. I can also help you cure your illness, allowing you to live as a normal woman."
Hearing Gu Qianying's words, Madam Song wept.
She grasped Gu Qianying's wrist and looked at her, "Divine Doctor Gu, can I really do it?"
Gu Qianying nodded, "Yes, believe in yourself. You can definitely do it."
Over the next half hour, Gu Qianying took Madam Song's pulse, administered a few acupuncture needles, and wrote a prescription.
After half an hour, Madam Song's complexion had improved slightly, but her illness was not something that could be cured instantly.
It would require the aid of herbal medicine and daily acupuncture. To this end, Gu Qianying made an appointment with Madam Song for future treatments.
However, at this moment, seeing the red wedding dress displayed behind Gu Qianying, Madam Song became worried again.
"Divine Doctor Gu, I can try to delay my marriage and ask for more time, but... this is ultimately not a solution. Perhaps..."
Madam Song had chosen to resist, but at this moment, she was still concerned about Gu Qianying and her daughter.
"It's alright, Madam Song. I know what you want to say. Don't worry. Just do as I say."
Gu Qianying comforted Madam Song. As they were speaking, someone approached.
Gu Qianying, who practiced martial arts, quickly recognized the footsteps.
She then gave Madam Song a look, and Madam Song understood immediately, quickly hiding.
The maid, who had fainted, had just woken up when Gu Qianying struck her unconscious with a palm, causing her to fall back into a deep sleep.
As the door was pushed open, Gu Qianying turned her gaze to a man dressed in luxurious attire.
Upon seeing the man's face, Gu Qianying's lips curved into a cold smile, "Eldest Young Master Song, long time no see. Weren't you at the Bai Li manor? When did you return? Oh, I shouldn't ask that. I should ask you directly."
"Eldest Young Master Song, what? Couldn't keep up the pretense at the Bai Li manor? So you've returned to the Song family?"
At the Bai Li manor, she had already seen that this person was not as simple as he appeared.
Song Wuji, who walked in, paid no mind to Gu Qianying's sarcastic words.
"It seems Miss Gu has long guessed my true purpose for going to the Bai Li manor."
Song Wuji walked to the table and took a seat.
The person behind him quickly brought over fine tea.
"Miss Gu, do you enjoy tea?"
Song Wuji personally poured a cup of tea for Gu Qianying.
Gu Qianying looked at him coldly, not sitting down, and said with a cold tone, "I'm sorry, although I enjoy tasting tea, I don't like drinking Bi Lu Chun!"
Her words carried a double meaning.
Song Wuji understood.
He smiled, finished the tea in his hand, and placed the empty teacup down. "Since Miss Gu has already seen through my identity, let's get straight to the point."
With that, Song Wuji gestured to the person behind him.
His subordinate brought over a brocade box and placed it on the table, then stood aside.
Song Wuji personally opened the brocade box and pushed it towards Gu Qianying.
At this moment, Gu Qianying was standing, but when she saw the jade pendant in the brocade box,
Her eyes turned cold. She then sat down opposite Song Wuji, looking up at him with a cold expression.
"Eldest Young Master Song, you have quite the methods!"
It was a small jade pendant engraved with the character "Yi." This jade pendant belonged to her son, Little Yi Hao!
"May I ask... is Miss Gu willing to have tea now?"
Song Wuji's words were laced with a strong threat.
Gu Qianying sneered, remained silent, and directly downed the almost-cold tea in front of her.
She placed it down heavily, and Gu Qianying met Song Wuji's gaze directly, "Eldest Young Master Song, let's cut the pleasantries. What exactly do you want?"
Song Wuji had kidnapped her son, Little Yi Hao.
It seemed the situation at the Bai Li manor was not good either.
"Miss Gu, I know you are a smart person. I believe... you know what I want."
Song Wuji did not state his intentions clearly, but he was certain that Gu Qianying knew his objective.
"Fine. Hand over my son, and I will give you that book."
Hearing this, Song Wuji smiled again. He was not in a hurry and poured himself another cup of tea.
"Miss Gu, I not only want what you have, but I also want..."
After drinking the second cup of tea, Song Wuji looked up at Gu Qianying and said word by word, "I want you!"
"Heh!"
This time, it was Gu Qianying's turn to laugh.
She pointed to the tray with the wedding dress on the table behind her.
"Eldest Young Master Song, are you blind? Don't you know that your father has taken a liking to me? Father wants to marry me..."
"But Miss Gu doesn't want to marry me, her father, does she?"
Song Wuji interrupted her with a smile.
Gu Qianying looked at him.
"Otherwise, why would Miss Gu be discussing with my mother how to rescue my sister, and how to make my mother resist me? Isn't that right?"
Gu Qianying frowned. She glanced towards the screen.
Song Wuji remained seated, "Mother, how long do you intend to hide?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Madam Song emerged from behind the screen.
Seeing her walk willingly to Song Wuji's side,
Gu Qianying understood everything, though it was within her expectations.
"Madam Song, Eldest Young Master Song, it seems... I've been meddling where I shouldn't have!"
"Miss Gu, how is it meddling? After all, your arrival at the manor was part of your plan. Curing my mother was also part of your plan, and making my mother resist my father was even more so. I... initially thought Miss Gu was a weak and compassionate ordinary woman."
"At that time, I thought that besides compassion, Miss Gu was also a woman who loved money..."
"But later, I realized I was wrong. The reason Miss Gu was brought back to the manor by my father, along with her two close friends, was not because Miss Gu was powerless to resist, but because you deliberately allowed it."
As he spoke, Song Wuji met Gu Qianying's gaze.
Gu Qianying: "Oh? Eldest Young Master Song, why do you think so?"
"Miss Gu is a martial artist, and your martial arts skills are very high. Am I correct?"
Gu Qianying raised an eyebrow. She glanced at the maid, who had woken up after being knocked unconscious by her, and smiled, "So that's how it is. It seems Eldest Young Master Song's disguised persona is no less than others."
She sat down opposite Song Wuji, "You've captured my son and are trying to force me to marry you. I don't believe someone as cunning as you, Eldest Young Master Song, truly fancies me. Eldest Young Master Song, why don't you be direct? What exactly do you need me to do?"
Madam Song's maid was actually Song Wuji's person, and she was also skilled in martial arts.
Madam Song's act of feigning weakness was also Song Wuji's idea.
It seemed... this Song Wuji before her was truly a cunning old fox.
Not only that, but this Song Wuji had also deceived everyone with his disguise.
And this "everyone" included Song Gang!
With half a cup of tea remaining, Song Wuji dipped a finger in the tea and wrote a line of words on the table.
"Miss Gu, these are my conditions!"
As Gu Qianying looked at the line of words Song Wuji had written, her pupils contracted sharply.