Love is a mistake that cannot be escaped

"Okay."

I blurted it out almost immediately, then realized I'd agreed too quickly. I glanced at Gu Yichen with a guilty look; his expression remained indifferent, revealing no emotion.

Lu Mingxuan's girlfriend? Could it be her? That name that haunts me is like a thorn, deeply embedded in my heart.

"I have something to do, I'll be leaving now." Gu Yichen suddenly spoke, his tone icy, and turned to leave before we could react.

"Yichen..." I wanted to call out to him, but I was interrupted by his resolute back.

"What's wrong with him?" Lu Mingxuan asked, his tone tinged with doubt.

"It's nothing. He's been busy with work lately, so he's probably a little tired."

I forced a smile to hide my inner unease.

After Lu Mingxuan left, I returned home feeling uneasy, but Gu Yichen had not yet come back.

Looking at the empty room, a strange sense of panic welled up inside me.

"Ding-dong—" The doorbell rang suddenly. I went to the door and looked through the peephole. It was Du Yue!

My heart sank suddenly and an ominous premonition came over me.

I took a deep breath, tried to calm myself down, and opened the door.

"Xiao Yan, I've come to see the cute kids." Du Yue walked in with a fake smile on her face, carrying a basket of fruit.

"Why are you here?" I asked coldly, with a hint of wariness in my tone.

"What? Aren't you welcoming me?" Du Yue said, feigning grievance. "I'm also a grandmother of this adorable child. Can't I come and see my own grandson?"

I suppressed my anger and remained silent. Du Yue, this woman, appears kind and approachable on the surface, but is actually very cunning; I must be wary of her.

I suppressed my anger and forced a smile: "How could that be? The little one is overjoyed to see you." As I spoke, I turned to the little one playing in the living room, "Little one, come here, look who came to see you?"

The little girl heard my voice and ran over excitedly. When she saw Du Yue, her little face was full of confusion: "Who are you?"

Du Yue's smile froze for a moment, but quickly returned to normal. She put down the fruit basket and reached out to hug the little girl: "I'm your grandma, don't you remember me?"

The little girl took a step back and hid behind me, peeking out her little head and looking timidly at Du Yue.

"Little one, don't be rude." I gently patted his head, then turned to Du Yue and said, "He's still a child, please don't mind."

"It's alright, it's alright, kids are all like that."

Du Yue chuckled dryly, her eyes flickering, seemingly lost in thought.

“Little one, this is Daddy’s… friend. You should call her Grandma Du.” I considered my words carefully, but ultimately decided against using the title “Grandma.”

Du Yue's expression changed slightly, but she quickly concealed it and said with a smile, "Yes, I am Dad's friend. You can call me Aunt Du."

The little boy seemed to accept the title "Auntie" more readily. He peeked out from behind me and called out in a childish voice, "Hello, Auntie Du."

Du Yue's smile finally became more genuine. She took out an exquisite box from her bag and handed it to the little girl: "This is a gift from Auntie. Do you like it?"

The little one looked at me, and only after I nodded did she take the box and politely say thank you.

Du Yue's gaze remained fixed on the adorable child, her eyes filled with a complex emotion.

She suddenly asked, "Little one, do you know anything about your father's past?"

My heart sank. I looked up at Du Yue, and a sly glint flashed in her eyes.

My heart skipped a beat, and I was about to speak when the little one asked first, "What happened to Daddy before? Was Daddy Superman before?"

His innocent words made Du Yue's smile freeze for a moment.

I secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly picked up the conversation: "Yes, Dad used to be a superhero, he..."

I fabricated some "heroic deeds" of Gu Yichen when he was a child, trying to steer the conversation in a lighthearted direction.

Du Yue tried to interject several times, but I skillfully blocked her each time.

However, Du Yue did not give up.

She looked at the adorable child and said with feigned regret, "It's a pity, even superheroes make mistakes. You know, your dad used to..."

She deliberately lowered her voice, but didn't finish her sentence, leaving a meaningful pause.

I noticed that the smile on the child's face disappeared, replaced by a hint of confusion and unease.

My heart sank. Du Yue was deliberately trying to instill some negative information in the child and damage his image in the child's mind!

"Aunt Du, what are you saying?" I suppressed my anger, but tried to keep my tone calm. "The little one is still young, there are some things he doesn't understand yet."

"I just want the little one to understand his dad better," Du Yue said with a forced smile. "After all, some things can't be hidden."

I took a deep breath, about to retort, when I heard the little one timidly ask, "Mommy, did Daddy do something wrong before? Did he not want us anymore?"

My heart felt like it had been pricked by a needle, a sharp pain shooting through me. I knelt down, looked into the child's eyes, and said earnestly, "No, Daddy never abandoned us. He just..."

I paused, and the image of Gu Yichen's sharply defined face and the sadness hidden deep in his eyes came to mind.

“He had just encountered some difficulties that forced him to leave us for a while. But he always loved us and missed us.”

The little one looked at me with a mixture of understanding and confusion, a hint of unease still lingering in his eyes.

I pulled him into my arms, gently patted his back, and said softly, "Dad loves you very much. Everything he does is to give us a better life. You have to believe in Dad, and you have to believe in Mom, okay?"

The little one nodded, buried her head in my arms, and stopped talking.

At that moment, the study door was suddenly pushed open, and Gu Yichen walked out.

His face was terribly grim, and his eyes were flashing with furious flames.

"Du Yue, what exactly are you trying to do?!"

I stood up and stood firmly beside Gu Yichen. Meeting Du Yue's feignedly innocent gaze, I said, word by word, "Aunt Du, you should apologize to the little boy for your behavior. He's still a child and shouldn't be bothered by these unfounded things."

Du Yue's face stiffened. She wanted to say something, but Gu Yichen had already stepped forward, silencing her.

He exuded a cold aura, his eyes were sharp, and his tone left no room for doubt: "Leave here, and you are not allowed to set foot in this house again without my permission."

Du Yue was clearly intimidated by Gu Yichen's imposing manner. She opened her mouth, but in the end, she said nothing and left angrily.

After seeing Du Yue off, I looked at Gu Yichen with concern. His face was still gloomy, and his brows were filled with deep sorrow.

I know that Du Yue was just the trigger; what really bothered him was his complicated relationship with his family.

"Let's find some time to have a good talk." I held his hand, hoping to give him some strength.

Gu Yichen grasped my hand in return, the coldness in his eyes softening slightly. He nodded: "Okay."

We decided to find a suitable opportunity to have an open and honest talk with Gu Yichen's father and lay everything out in the open.

I believe that as long as we work together, we will definitely be able to overcome the current difficulties.

However, the night before we were about to confront Gu's father, Gu Yichen suddenly received a phone call.

The voice on the other end of the phone was extremely anxious, with barely concealed panic in its tone.

"Young Master, something terrible has happened! The Old Madam..."