Love is a mistake that cannot be escaped

The person lying in the hospital bed was actually...

It turned out to be my first love, Jiang Hao, who was imprisoned because of me!

Time seemed to stand still; I stood there, stunned, my mind blank.

Before I could even react, Du Yue had already noticed my presence. She suddenly raised her head, her gaze sharp as a knife, piercing straight at me.

I knew something was wrong and turned to run away, but it was too late.

"Fu Yan, you really are a persistent ghost!"

Du Yue's gritted teeth sounded behind me, followed by a sharp pain.

Before I could react, she shoved me hard to the ground.

"You still dare to show your face here? Do you know that if it weren't for you, Jiang Hao wouldn't be in this state now!"

Du Yue roared hysterically, her eyes filled with flames of hatred.

I struggled to explain, but my throat felt like it was blocked by something, and I couldn't make a sound.

"Aunt Yue, please don't do this..."

A weak voice came from above the hospital bed. I looked up and saw Jiang Hao struggling to get up, but Du Yue pressed him down.

"You lie down! This is none of your business!"

Du Yue rebuked, but her tone carried a subtle hint of gentleness.

"Yan Yan... are you alright?"

Jiang Hao turned his head with difficulty, his gaze falling on me with a hint of worry.

"I am fine."

I shook my head and tried to get up, but then I felt a sharp pain in my ankle. I must have twisted it when Du Yue pushed me down.

Gu Yichen sensed something was wrong and rushed in, helping me up.

"How are you?"

He asked with concern, his gaze sweeping over my swollen ankle, his face instantly darkening.

"I'm fine, don't worry about me, little one..."

I grabbed his hand and said anxiously. Lu Mingxuan's panicked voice kept echoing in my ears. My heart felt like it was being tightly gripped by an invisible hand, and I almost suffocated.

Gu Yichen's expression also turned serious. He immediately dialed a number and ordered in an icy tone, "Send someone to find out where Mengwa is right now!"

A panicked voice came from the other end of the phone: "Mr. Gu, something terrible has happened! The young master... he's gone missing!"

Gu Yichen picked me up from the ground and quickly walked out.

I gripped his sleeve tightly, my heart pounding with anxiety.

My adorable baby, please don't let anything happen to you!

Along the way, we kept making phone calls to everyone who might know the whereabouts of the little girl, but to no avail.

My heart sank, and an ominous premonition enveloped me.

"Don't worry, we will definitely find him."

Gu Yichen held my hand tightly; his palm was warm and dry, giving me a sense of strength.

I don't know how much time has passed, I only know that my phone has been ringing off the hook, but I still haven't received any good news.

Just when I was about to despair, Lu Mingxuan finally called.

"Yan Yan, listen to me, Mengwa... he's alright, he's with me now."

Lu Mingxuan's voice carried a hint of weariness, yet it couldn't hide his excitement.

I breathed a sigh of relief, and tears welled up in my eyes.

"Thank goodness, the little one is alright, thank goodness..."

After hanging up the phone, I immediately urged Gu Yichen to pick up the adorable child.

He looked at me, his eyes filled with heartache and self-blame.

"I'm sorry, it's all my fault, I didn't protect him well."

I shook my head, forcing back my tears, and said, "It's not your fault, it's all my fault. I didn't take good care of him."

Gu Yichen didn't say anything more, but simply held me tightly in his arms.

I know that he, like me, felt deeply guilty and remorseful.

After this experience, we cherish each other even more, and we cherish the time we spend with the adorable child even more.

Du Yue's remaining forces have been eliminated, and the mysterious person also seems to have disappeared. Everything seems to be developing in a positive direction.

Lu Mingxuan and Gu Yichen gradually emerged from the shadows, and they began to cheer up and try to live their lives.

Looking at them, I felt genuinely happy.

Sunlight streamed into the room, bathing everything in a warm glow.

As I watched the adorable children playing by the window, a smile involuntarily crept onto my lips.

Over this period of time, he has finally emerged from the shadows of the past, and the bright smile of a child has returned to his face.

"Mom, look!"

The adorable child held up the drawing in his hand and excitedly showed it to me.

In the painting, the three of us are holding hands, our faces beaming with happiness.

My heart warmed, and I stepped forward to gently hug him. "Baby, thank you."

"This is our family, and we will stay together forever and never be separated."

His youthful voice was filled with determination.

"Okay, we'll never be apart."

I kissed his forehead, but my eyes welled up with tears.

Having gone through so many ups and downs, I yearn for a peaceful and stable life more than ever before.

However, Gu Yichen was not as optimistic as I was.

After dinner, he pulled me into the study, his brow furrowed.

"Yan Yan, although things have been calm on the surface lately, I feel like something's not quite right."

My heart tightened, and I grasped his hand. "You mean... the mastermind hasn't been caught yet?"

He nodded. "Yes, and I suspect he might be right next to us, we just haven't noticed yet."

His words sent chills down my spine. For some time now, I've been deliberately avoiding thinking about it, thinking that as long as I don't provoke him, everything will return to normal.

But Gu Yichen's words were like a bucket of cold water, pulling me back to reality from my fantasy.

"Then what should we do now?"

I asked somewhat uneasily.

A glint of light flashed in his deep eyes. "We can't just sit idly by during this time. I've already arranged for people to investigate the background of that mysterious force, and I believe we'll have results soon. In the meantime, we also need to strengthen our own defenses and ensure that the children don't suffer any more harm."

I nodded, but my heart felt as heavy as if a huge rock was pressing down on it.

I know that the peaceful life is only temporary, and a bigger storm may be waiting for us.

But I will no longer be as weak as before. I will strive to become stronger and, together with Gu Yichen, protect our hard-won happiness.

Gu Yichen is right. Rather than waiting to be killed, it is better to take the initiative.

I started to sort out what had happened during this period, trying to find some clues.

Gu Yichen also used his connections in the hope of finding out the true identity of the mastermind behind the scenes.

One evening, while I was organizing the documents I brought back from the company, a photo fell out of the document bag.

I bent down to pick it up, but the person in the photo gave me a jolt.

The photo is a bit blurry, but I recognized him at a glance. He was someone I met by chance at an academic conference a few years ago. He claimed to be a representative of an investment company, but I remember Gu Yichen saying that the company was a shell company under Du Yue's name!

Could it be that……

My breathing quickened suddenly. Could it be that the mastermind behind all of this was...?

I didn't dare think any further and immediately grabbed the photo and rushed to the study. Gu Yichen was busy at the computer. Seeing my flustered state, he immediately stood up and asked, "What's wrong, Yan Yan?"

I took a deep breath, trying to calm myself down, and then handed him the photo. "Look at this person, do you remember him?"

Gu Yichen took the photo, examined it carefully for a while, and his brows gradually furrowed. "It's him..."

Before he could finish speaking, the study door was suddenly pushed open from the outside, and a familiar voice rang out in the doorway: "It seems you have found the answer."

I turned around abruptly, my heart pounding as if it were being squeezed tightly, almost stopping.

Standing at the door was none other than Lin Jiaojiao!