Her destiny stolen? The Divine Witch Ancestor has returned!

"Zhaozhao, I thought I had made it very obvious."

Gu Chen slowly walked up to her and looked down at her.

He raised his hand as if to touch her face, but Wu Zhao, snapping out of her daze, quickly turned her face away to avoid his hand.

A bitter smile crept onto Gu Chen's lips as he lowered his eyes: "But you seem completely oblivious..."

“You see, like now. I told you, and you started avoiding me.”

Wu Zhao felt a tickle in his ears and couldn't help but retort, "What? I didn't! I was just... a little surprised for a moment!"

What kind of situation hasn't the Shaman seen? It's just being confessed to suddenly!

It's definitely not because I'm afraid that I backed down!

Her blustering yet cowardly demeanor brought a hint of amusement to Gu Chen's eyes, but his expression remained quite downcast.

"I know you're a sorcerer, and you wouldn't look at an ordinary person like me differently—"

"What ordinary person?!" Wu Zhao's eyes widened. "If you're an ordinary person, then there are no special people in this world!"

"If it weren't for you being by my side the whole time, I wouldn't have recovered so quickly—oh dear!"

Realizing they had let something slip, they quickly covered their mouths.

Gu Chen looked up at her. "So... you've been using me all along?"

"Those intimate moments, and those accidental kisses...were all fake?"

After saying this, Gu Chen's whole demeanor became somewhat depressed.

Even the purple aura that had been excitedly clinging to Wu Zhao suddenly wilted and returned to Gu Chen.

"No!" Seeing him about to leave, Wu Zhao quickly grabbed Gu Chen. "Well, I only benefited a little from your luck, but I didn't break my promise and protected you properly, did I?"

Fearing he couldn't explain himself clearly, Wu Zhao even poked Gu Chen's thigh.

"Look, you've stood up now, so it's okay for me to accept a small reward, right?"

Slightly flustered, Wu Zhao raised his hand and gestured, emphasizing, "It really is just a little bit, it's not like I'm using you! Besides, I didn't do it on purpose, it's just... well, that's how I restore my power..."

"I really didn't mean to take advantage of you..."

Gu Chen sighed.

"...So before, you held me captive in order to restore your power?"

Wu Zhao nodded guiltily.

"You kissed me because of this?"

Wu Zhao remained silent, then weakly said, "...Mm."

"Have you regained your strength now?"

Shaking his head quickly, Wu Zhao replied, "No!"

After a moment of silence, Gu Chen finally said, "Will you still need me to help you regain your strength in the future?"

“Of course…we need to,” Wu Zhao said softly.

Gu Chen moved his arm, which was being held, and broke free from Wu Zhao's grasp.

Just when Wu Zhao thought she had angered him and was at a loss, she was suddenly pulled into Gu Chen's arms.

His embrace was warm, and a surge of vitality and good fortune rushed into Wu Zhao's body.

"Zhaozhao, I'm willing to help you regain your strength. I only have one request: just... don't leave me."

Wu Zhao was taken aback.

She never expected that Gu Chen, who was like a chosen one of heaven, would react this way.

Could it be that... being obsessed with love is really hereditary?

Just then, Gu Chen's slightly amused voice came from beside him: "And..."

"Zhaozhao, next time you want to kiss me, you can be more direct."

Wu Zhao: ! !

Why do I feel like I'm being manipulated again?

Hiding in the kitchen, Ni Bo watched the two hug each other with a smile, and couldn't help but wipe away a tear from the corner of his eye.

My dear wife, my husband is truly different from before. If you were watching from heaven, you would surely be happy for him.

He didn't inherit that cold-hearted person's temperament, but he's exactly like you...

……

After returning to the Gu family's villa, Wu Zhao actually rested well for two days.

Even Helan Jue's desire to see her was stopped by Gu Chen.

It wasn't until the third day, after Wu Zhao had rested enough, that he allowed Lan Yao to let Helan Jue, who had been guarding outside, in.

Looking at Helan Jue, who was unshaven and looked haggard, Wu Zhao couldn't help but say, "You haven't been getting much rest while I was away, have you?"

He Lanjue nodded with a wry smile: "How could I possibly get a good rest? Every time I close my eyes, it's a nightmare. Miss Wu, please help me, I really have no other choice."

He had stayed in the capital for too long, which aroused suspicion in his family.

These past few days I've been calling him repeatedly, urging him to come back, and even using his parents' words to pressure him.

However, ever since Helan Jue learned that his marriage had been a scheme, he had been so harmed that he forgot the most important person in his life.

He simply cannot face his wife at home now, or rather... he can no longer regard her as his wife.

Wu Zhao turned the ring and took out a Yin spirit from it.

The spirit, now restored, glared at Helan Jue with a resentful expression. If it weren't for his upbringing and family discipline, he would have looked like he wanted to teach his father from his previous life a lesson.

He Lanjue felt a cold wind blow past, and for no reason, he felt a chill.

Wu Zhao pinched a talisman and threw it into his arms, "Here, take a look for yourself."

Completely bewildered, Helan Jue looked up with the talisman in hand, only to meet a pair of bloodshot eyes filled with rage.

He Lanjue: !!

"Father, what are you doing! Don't you want your child anymore?!" The spirit accused him after realizing he could see her. "I've waited for you all these years down there, and you didn't marry Mother, but instead married the woman who almost caused Mother to miscarry in my past life!"

The more he talked, the sadder he became. If it weren't for the fact that spirits can't shed tears, he probably would have been in tears by now.

"I knew you didn't like me, but I was born from my mother's womb, I'm your own child!"

He Lanjue was speechless after being confronted, and could only weakly say, "I didn't... how could I not like my own child..."

"Really?" Wu Zhao raised an eyebrow at him after hearing the spirit's accusation. "Hmm... If Ji Weiyu had a difficult childbirth and almost died after giving birth, what would happen to this child..."

Before she could finish her question, Helan Jue immediately said, "He dares to make his mother have a difficult childbirth?!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he felt the spirit's gaze become even more furious.

Feeling somewhat guilty, Helan Jue shrank back onto the sofa, hunching over and trying to shrink herself down.

“It seems your parents are truly in love, and you were just an accident…” Wu Zhao smiled.

The playful banter eased the tense atmosphere for a moment, and the spirit regained its composure after venting some of its dissatisfaction.

He bowed deeply to Wu Zhao and said, "Thank you for saving my life. He Lanxi is extremely grateful."

"Please take care of my parents' affairs..."

He Lanjue quickly replied, "Yes, yes, please help me, I'll do anything you ask!"

Wu Zhao then said, "There's nothing much to do, but it's probably not enough for just the two of you. I need you to bring your current wife to see me. Of course, how you get her here is your business."

"Until then, it's best not to let your wife notice anything amiss."

After giving his instructions, Wu Zhao pointed at Helanxi, who was floating in the air, and asked, "Are you going to take him away?"

"I'm not sure if there's any danger at home, so let him stay here for the time being?" He Lanjue asked.

Wu Zhao didn't mind; he could just let him stay in his ring.

He Lanjue then left with peace of mind.

Just as Wu Zhao put the spirit back into the ring, his phone, which was on the coffee table, rang.

A message from Wu Xingyun popped up.

"Grandma, come quick! My brother is in danger!"

Something happened to Wu Liufeng? Was it done by the Nie family?

Wu Zhao's face darkened, and he stood up abruptly.

"Blue Obsidian, prepare the car, I'm going out!"

Wu Zhao wanted to see what the Nie family was really up to!