Ye Wan was in a bad mood. After returning to the Gu residence, she didn't want to eat and just wanted to go back to her room to sleep. This was how she had lived for the past ten years, alternating between hunger and fullness. Skipping a meal was completely normal for her.
Gu Yunting grabbed her and said, "Eat something before you go back to your room."
"I'm not hungry, I don't want to eat." Ye Wan truly didn't want to eat and had no appetite.
"You must eat." Gu Yunting dragged Ye Wan towards the dining room.
Nanny Sun hurried over, greeted them, and then gestured to the two of them. Gu Yunting and Ye Wan followed Nanny Sun's gaze and saw Madame Gu's personal maid pushing her over.
Gu Yunting released Ye Wan's arm. Ye Wan's face turned pale, and she instinctively took two steps back. Over the years, Madame Gu had left her with such a terrible impression that she was a little afraid of that woman.
"What is this pulling and dragging? Ye Wan, get out and kneel. Yunting, you come with me." Madame Gu's expression was indifferent.
Nanny Sun took the schoolbag from Ye Wan's shoulder. Ye Wan didn't look at anyone else and turned to leave the villa, kneeling obediently at the entrance.
Gu Yunting's expression was not good, but he didn't say anything. He followed Madame Gu to the study on the first floor. The servants all withdrew, leaving only the mother and son to talk inside.
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"Ye Wan, come in. Go and serve tea to Madam and Young Master." Madame Gu's personal maid gestured.
Ye Wan got up from the ground and took the tea with a blank expression. The maid warned, "Ye Wan, don't try to seduce the Young Master. You know Madam will never allow such a thing to happen."
"I know," Ye Wan replied indifferently, carrying the tea towards the study.
The maid: "..."
She hated Ye Wan's perpetually expressionless face the most. No matter what anyone said, she seemed indifferent, giving people a feeling of futility, like hitting cotton with a fist, making her increasingly detestable.
As Ye Wan approached the door, she heard Madame Gu say, "Aren't you being a little too good to Ye Wan? You provide her with good food, drink, and clothes every day. Have you forgotten how your sister died?"
Ye Wan involuntarily stopped in her tracks, her mood becoming heavy. The hand holding the tea tray tightened uncontrollably.
"I haven't forgotten, Mother. I'm doing this now precisely to get revenge on her more cruelly, to make her taste suffering. Back then, I was good to her so she would trust me, and only then could my torment of her be effective! Now she desires nothing and lives like a walking dead person every day. No one can make such a person suffer... The most severe torment is not physical; you should know this best... Making someone fall from heaven to hell is the most painful thing... Mother, please rest assured and take good care of your health. I will handle the rest."
Hearing this, Ye Wan's hands holding the tea tray trembled violently. She could no longer hold it, and with a bang, the tea tray fell to the ground with a loud noise, followed by the maid's scolding. Ye Wan ignored it all, turned around, and ran away quickly. She returned to her room, locked the door, and felt a strong suffocation in her chest. It was indeed all his trap, a conspiracy against her. How dangerous...
Gu Yunting heard the sound and immediately came out. He only saw Ye Wan's retreating back. His eyes became extremely dark. Madame Gu maneuvered her wheelchair out and said, "Your method was overheard by her. I'm afraid it won't work."
"Not necessarily. Women are all emotional," Gu Yunting replied faintly, feeling a bit annoyed but showing no outward change.