readsfreenovel Chapter 133 Preparing to Leave
Chapter 133 Preparing to Leave
"Brother, I won't care about them anymore. Don't worry."
What has all these years of being soft-hearted brought her?
A wicked husband?
Or are they selfish and self-serving children?
If that's the case, she should really think about her own future.
Having already escaped that cannibalistic den of demons, she shouldn't go back into it.
Gu Song nodded in satisfaction: "To avoid them coming back and embarrassing everyone, I'll arrange for you to stay at a country estate for the next couple of days. Go there and stay for a while. Consider it a change of scenery."
Gu Shuang knew that her brother was thinking of her, and although she was reluctant, she nodded firmly: "Okay, I'll go back to the courtyard to pack my things later."
She has lived here for so long, and it's really hard for her to leave suddenly.
However, she also understood that if she continued to stay here, she would probably cause unrest in the Gu family.
The only option now is for her to leave first.
As for those ungrateful children...
Since they want to drag her, their own mother, into this mess, they shouldn't blame her for disregarding the bond between mother and son.
Gu Shuang wiped away her tears, her eyes gradually hardening.
She struggled to stand up from the chair, but because she had been crying for so long, her vision blurred and she almost lost her balance.
Gu Song quickly got up to help his sister, and sighed deeply: "You're still young, take advantage of this time to plan for yourself."
Whether she wants to live her life alone or remarry, it doesn't matter.
As her older brother, he would support her decision.
The brother and sister helped each other walk out, just like when they were little and had just learned to walk.
When Wei Dongning returned to her room, she was still in a daze for a moment.
She was also prepared to kneel in the ancestral hall as punishment.
To her surprise, Gu Song didn't blame her at all; in fact, he thought she had gone too far.
In this whole affair, even the most innocent person, Gu Peiyan, was scolded.
The world seems to have gone mad; she needs to calm down.
"Xiao Fu, is my bathwater ready?"
"Alright, young mistress, I added some fresh flower juice to it. Go and soak in it. I'll go prepare some clean clothes for you."
Wei Dongning walked into the bathhouse in deep thought, and only after sitting in the bathtub did she sigh with satisfaction.
Let bygones be bygones of what happened today.
Knowing Gu Song's attitude, she was determined not to show any mercy next time.
Xiao Wu followed her into the bathhouse and projected everything that had happened in the ancestral hall onto the screen for Wei Dongning to see.
When he saw that Gu Shuang had indeed chosen not to stay there any longer, he still didn't quite understand: "Why? She was a victim too."
“But she is also the mother of the perpetrator. These two identities put her in a difficult position, and all she can do is leave.” Wei Dongning scooped up a handful of water and poured it on her shoulder: “Otherwise, if she has to see me, the innocent victim, every day, she will feel guilty to death.”
Moreover, they also need to give an explanation to the Marquis's mansion regarding this matter.
Xiao Wu understood somewhat, but was still reluctant to see Gu Shuang leave: "Auntie's cooking is truly indispensable."
"Little glutton. How about I send you over to keep your aunt company for a while? You can go whenever you want to eat, and come back when you're full. Anyway, you can switch between your two forms at will."
"Ningbao, I've discovered you're a genius." Xiao Wu's round eyes sparkled with excited green light: "How come I couldn't think of such a great idea?"
"You made such a decisive decision, aren't you afraid of hurting your father's feelings?"
“My dad? As long as I’m still in this little world, he won’t care where I am.”
It can't be lost.
Wei Dongning crossed her arms and looked at it with amusement: "I didn't say your biological father, I said your cousin, Gu Peiyan. And you call her aunt, which is a generational difference."
Xiao Wu was a little bewildered: "Ah, this..."
It began to regret why it hadn't changed its mind when he claimed to be its father.
"Alright, I was just teasing you." Wei Dongning took her hand out of the water.
Using the remaining water droplets on their hands, they splashed all over Xiao Wu's body.
The kitten's habits made Xiao Wu stop his wild thoughts.
While licking its fur, it cursed inwardly: "You're so mean, how dare you bully such a simple, kind, delicate, cute, and understanding little kitten like me."
"I thought you could come up with a lot of ways to praise yourself. Turns out you can't."
"How could that be? My vocabulary is incredibly rich! Beauty that could make fish sink and geese fall from the sky, beauty that could shame the moon and make flowers blush, beauty that could topple kingdoms and cities, beauty that could make a flower bloom... Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and pear blossoms can bloom on thousands of trees."
Xiao Wu became increasingly confused about what he was saying, and only realized how outrageous his words were when he heard Wei Dongning's muffled laughter.
It was so busy arguing with Ningbao that it forgot it should have searched for those kinds of words first.
Now look what's happened; they've lost everything, both inside and out.
Why should a little kitten suffer such injustice?
After Xiao Fu brought the clean clothes, Wei Dongning sent him away.
Half an incense stick's time had passed and she still hadn't called him in, nor had she heard the sound of water. Anxious, he knocked on the door: "Young Madam, are you done washing? Do you need some hot water?"
Hearing Xiao Fu's call, Wei Dongning was afraid that she would actually push the door open and shouted loudly to the outside, "No need, I'll be done washing soon."
Xiao Fu had no choice but to pull her hand back from pushing the door open again: "If the young mistress needs more water, just call me."
As a result, nearly half an hour passed after Wei Dongning said "immediately".
By the time she came out of the water, it had almost cooled to room temperature.
Xiao Wu looked at Wei Dongning, who was wrapped up tightly in a dry cloth, and teased her, "Ningbao, other people's 'on the spot' is a few minutes, but your 'on the spot' is almost the time it takes to ride a horse around the capital."
Wei Dongning immediately put on a shy expression: "What you said makes me embarrassed."
"Ningbao, you've been soaking for too long; your face looks a little swollen."
"No way?" Wei Dongning was so anxious that she wanted to go find a mirror to check her reflection.
Based on her experience, soaking for a while shouldn't cause swelling.
But just as she took a step, she suddenly realized what she had done, scooped up a handful of water, and was about to splash it in Xiao Wu's direction: "You're saying I have a big face?"
Xiao Wu dodged very quickly, and the handful of water didn't even splash on its fur: "Hehe, I didn't say that. You'd better change your clothes quickly, or I won't be responsible if you catch a cold."
Fortunately, spring is almost here, and there is a stove for heating in the bathroom.
Wei Dongning didn't feel cold at all.
They still chose to make peace with it first.
After quickly drying off and changing clothes, I sprayed some water on Xiao Wu's face when it wasn't looking.
"You cheated, you attacked from behind, you have no sportsmanship."
"Hehehe, come and hit me!"
When Xiao Fu came in, the human and the cat had already declared a complete truce.
Wei Dongning sat in front of the screen drying her hair, while Xiao Wu leaned over the tub, tidying up his messy fur.
Xiao Fu took the towel from her to dry her hair, feeling the warmth of the water droplets dripping from her hair, and still couldn't help but nag, "Young Madam, why didn't you call me in to add some hot water? What if you get sick from the cold?"
Wei Dongning knew she was in the wrong: "Okay, Xiaofu, just this once. Please don't tell Gu Peiyan."
She didn't want to listen to his lectures before going to sleep.