Love is a mistake that cannot be escaped

The old man in the photo had a kind face and did indeed resemble Gu Yichen somewhat, especially his eyes, which were deep and melancholic, as if they held endless stories.

I gripped my phone tightly and asked anxiously, "Who...who is this?"

Gu Yichen avoided my gaze, his voice low and hoarse: "I don't know him."

There was something fishy going on in his voice, so I pressed him, "You really don't know him? But..."

“Fu Yan,” he interrupted me, taking a deep breath, “I’m a little tired and want to be alone for a while.”

After saying that, he got up and left the room, leaving me sitting there alone, filled with doubt and unease.

In the following days, Gu Yichen became taciturn and often hid alone in his study, busy with something unknown.

I tried to talk to him about that email several times, but he always avoided the topic and even started to deliberately distance himself from me.

"Yichen, what's wrong? Did something happen?" I asked worriedly.

He simply replied, "I'm fine, you don't need to worry."

His eyes were cold, and his tone was distant, as if there was an insurmountable chasm between us.

My heart felt as if it were being gripped tightly by an invisible hand, and a suffocating pain spread through me.

That night, after putting the little one to sleep, I went to the study door and gently knocked.

"Come in." Gu Yichen's voice sounded tired.

I pushed the door open and saw him sitting at his desk, which was covered with documents, one of which was clearly labeled "Adoption Agreement".

I was shocked. Could it be...

Before I could even ask, Gu Yichen suddenly stood up, walked up to me, and looked at me with a complicated expression: "Fu Yan, I'm sorry, I've been lying to you all along. I'm not the Gu family's biological son, I'm just... an adopted child."

My head exploded with a "buzz," as if a thunderclap had sounded in my ears, making me dizzy.

What...what did he say? He's not the Gu family's biological son? Then...that old man in the photo...

“That email…” My voice trembled, and I could barely utter a complete sentence.

“It was sent by him,” Gu Yichen said painfully, closing his eyes. “He is my biological father.”

He took a deep breath and continued, "Back then, my mother had to send me to an orphanage for some reason."

Later, Du Yue found me. She persuaded my adoptive father to adopt me and promised to take good care of me. But…”

His voice choked up, and I saw his eyes redden and his hands clenched into fists, as if he was suppressing immense pain.

“She lied to me,” Gu Yichen’s voice was filled with hatred. “She plotted to frame my biological father, causing his family to be destroyed, and then brought me to the Gu family, making me believe that she was my savior, making me grateful to her and willing to risk my life for her!”

His pained expression pierced my heart. I wanted to comfort him, but I found that any words seemed pale and powerless.

So that's what he was hiding all along. No wonder he was in so much pain, no wonder he deliberately distanced himself from me.

“Yichen, this isn’t your fault…” I held his hand, wanting to offer him some comfort.

He abruptly pulled his hand back, took a step back, and avoided my touch.

“No, Fu Yan, you don’t understand,” he shook his head and smiled bitterly, “I’m not a real member of the Gu family, I’m just an abandoned child, I don’t deserve it…”

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a knock on the door.

"Daddy, Mommy, are you inside?" The child's innocent voice came from outside the door.

Gu Yichen took a deep breath to calm himself down, then turned around and opened the door.

"Baby, why aren't you asleep yet? It's so late." He picked up the adorable child and spoke gently.

The adorable child wrapped her arms around his neck, her big eyes darting back and forth between us: "Daddy, Mommy, did you two have a fight?"

Gu Yichen and I were both taken aback, then denied it in unison: "No."

"But you all don't look happy." The little girl pouted and said earnestly, "Daddy, you should smile more. Mommy says that people who smile a lot have good luck!"

As he spoke, he reached out his little hand and gently stroked Gu Yichen's cheek, comforting him like a little adult.

Gu Yichen was amused by the child's innocent words, and the sadness in his eyes faded a little. He kissed the child's forehead and said softly, "Okay, Daddy will listen to you, baby, and smile more from now on."

The little one nodded in satisfaction, then turned to me and said in a sweet, childish voice, "Mommy, smile too!"

I was touched by his heartwarming gesture, and the corners of my mouth couldn't help but turn up slightly.

"Okay, Mom smiles too."

Although the child's innocent words temporarily eased the awkwardness between us, I could sense that there was still an invisible barrier between Gu Yichen and me.

The adorable child's smiling face was like a ray of sunshine, briefly dispelling the gloom in the room.

But I know that some things can't be solved by simply saying "smile more".

Gu Yichen remained preoccupied, his brows furrowed with unyielding sorrow.

The next day, Lu Mingxuan and Gu Yichen arrived. They must have heard the news from Old Master Gu.

Lu Mingxuan, as always, grinned and said some silly things like "brothers are like hands and feet, women are like clothes" to try to make Gu Yichen happy, but was interrupted by the usually gentle Gu Yichen: "Brother, let those old things go. You will always be a part of our Gu family."

Gu Yichen could only smile bitterly, his eyes filled with even deeper loneliness.

I know he cares about me; he's afraid that his status might put me in a difficult position.

My heart felt like it had been pricked by a needle, a dull ache lingering within me.

And all of this seems to have been part of Du Yue and Lin Jiaojiao's plan.

They were like sharks that had smelled blood, eager to push Gu Yichen into the abyss.

Du Yue started whispering in Grandpa Gu's ear, saying that Gu Yichen harbored resentment and would sooner or later harm the Gu family; Lin Jiaojiao went even further in harassing Gu Yichen, even coming to me to provoke me, saying that I was a sparrow who had flown up to become a phoenix and was not worthy of Gu Yichen at all.

Looking at their ugly faces, I could no longer suppress my anger.

I told myself that I couldn't back down anymore, and that I had to face all of this with Gu Yichen.

I took a deep breath and dialed my lawyer's number. I wanted to find out the truth of what happened back then, and I wanted to make those who tried to harm Gu Yichen pay the price.

At the same time, I also want to prove to Grandpa Gu that Gu Yichen's abilities and value cannot be measured by the word "blood ties".

I went through old documents, piecing together the clues from back then bit by bit.

Time seemed to rewind to many years ago, to that stormy night when a helpless baby was abandoned at the Gu family's doorstep... I could almost see Du Yue's sinister eyes and hear her vicious curses.

"What are you doing?"

Gu Yichen's icy voice jolted me from my reverie. He stood in the doorway, pale-faced, his eyes filled with complex emotions. I put down the documents in my hand, walked to him, and grasped his cold hand: "Yichen, you have to believe me, I..."

Before I could finish speaking, I was interrupted by a rapid doorbell ring.

Gu Yichen withdrew his hand and turned to open the door.

A middle-aged man, a stranger, stood outside the door. He was dressed simply, but his eyes were unusually sharp.

"Who are you...?" Gu Yichen looked at him in confusion.

The man took a deep breath, his voice heavy: "I'm here to tell you the truth about your origins. You weren't abandoned; your biological parents..."