Chapter 20 Secret Between Spouse

Early that morning, Zhu Mingyang and Yan Zhanjin bid farewell to Chen Dandan at the gate of Jinfeng Sector.

Chen Dandan whined, "Shixiong, I will visit you soon."

Yan Zhanjin, "Take care of Ma ge. We promised Batu that we will keep an eye on him."

Chen Dandan smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will make sure he eat three meals every day. Shimu said he is in seclusion, I will write to you."

Yan Zhanjin, "Take care."

Chen Dandan hugged Yan Zhanjin tightly and she said, "Shixiong, I know you don't like martial arts, but I will protect you when I get better."

Yan Zhanjin pulled away and tapped her forehead lightly, "Silly girl, men protect women, it's never the other way around." He smiled at her. "I'll leave now." He quickly walked down. On the stairs, he meet Zhu Mingyang, and the two men walked down the stair together.

Gu Yingjie watched Zhu Mingyang and Yan Zhanjin walk down the mountain path happily.

Yuan Chaomei looked at Gu Yingjie and asked, "Are you sure you made the right choice for him?"

Gu Yingjie looked at Chao Mei and said, "I believe this is the right choice. He is very happy."

Yuan Chaomei, "He is happy, but you are suffering."

Gu Yingjie smiled at Yuan Chaomei, "Were you the one who taught me this?"

Yuan Chaomei smiled at Gu Yingie, "I hope Zhu Xiong will not hate me."

Gu Yingjie replied, "If there is a person he hates, let that me be." He looked at Zhu Mingyang and Yan Zhanjin despairing from his sight. He turned around and started walking back. "Chaomei, we live in an era when our parents choose our life partner for us. They think they made the best choice to ensure our happiness, but they didn't realize that the choice they made was not what we wanted." He stopped and looked at Yuan Chaomei. "Do you miss him?"

Yuan Chaomei looked at Gu Yingjie and she sighed, "Every day."

On the wedding night, Gu Yingjie sat at the table and looked at the bride sitting on the bed. Before Gu Tingfang and Yuan Zixin arranged the wedding, he only met Yuan Chaomei twice.

Gu Yingjie said, "You can lift your own veil. I can't see, so I am not able to do that."

Yuan Chaomei lifted her veil and said, "It is not my choice to marry you. You can do whatever you want with this body, but I have written another person's name in my heart."

Gu Yingjie sighed, "Don't worry, I don't want your body or your heart." He got up from his seat. "Please help me take off these clothes."

Yuan Chaomei walked slowly towards the young handsome man. She took off Gu Yingjie's clothes.

Gu Yingjie smiled and said, "Help me sleep in the armchair over there."

Yuan Chaomei held Gu Yingjie's hand and helped him to set on to the wooden arm chair. She felt bad and she asked, "Child Gu, I apologize for my impulsiveness."

Gu Yingjie, "You are not the only one who was forced into marriage." He smiled. "What is he like?"

Yuan Chaomei chuckled, "A gentleman does not seek fame and wealth. My father does not approve of our marriage because of his pitiful statue. My father told him that the only way my father will allow him to marry me is he must be greater or equal to my father."

Gu Yingjie, "And then."

Yuan Chaomei, "He left me. He promised that when we meet next time, he will be more famous than my father." She smiled and sat in the long armchair with Gu Yingjie. "I haven't seen him since. He learned that I have been betrothed to you. He wrote to me and explained that even though his statue is higher than my father, he doesn't want to go against the Gu family. He wrote on his letter that he didn't want to put my happiness in his hands. He wished me a happy marriage." She paused for a moment then she continued. "A few years ago, my sister told me that he is a leader of some clan and many people respect him."

Gu Yingjie, "That's good."

Yuan Chaomei, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't talk to you about another man on your wedding night."

Gu Yingjie, "Yuan Xiaojia, don't worry. I don't plan to marry any woman in my life. I will let you go when I finish my task."

Yuan Chaomei, "What kind of task."

Gu Yingjie, "Don't worry, it is safer for you to not intervene in this kind of matters. The less you know, the safer you are."

Yuan Chaomei, "Then I won't ask anything. Sometimes if you want to express yourself, I am a very good listener."

Gu Yingjie looked at Yuan Chaomei and said, "Chaomei, thank you for being by my side when I need to express myself. All those years, I didn't know how to repay you."

Yuan Chaomei said, "Yingjie between us, there should be no thank you or sorry."

Gu Yingjie, "If I may ask, how do you found out about Mingyang and me?"

Yuan Chaomei chuckled and said, "Is the way Zhu-xiong, look at you." Yuan Chaomei frowned, "If Zhu-xiong found out, he will be very angry with you."

Gu Yingjie said, "He will not be angry with me because he found his happiness."

Gu Yingjie saw the two servants approaching them, and he grabbed Yuan Chaomei's hand.

Yuan Chaomei then said, "Lao gong, do you feel better with the fresh air?"

Gu Yingjie smiled and said, "My dear, I feel better, thank you."

Yuan Chaomei, "Should we head back?"

She took Gu Yingjie's hand and walked towards the two servants.

Maid, "My lady, the horse carriage is ready."

Yuan Chaomei smiled, "Lao gong, slowly watch your step."

The people of Gu Household bid farewell to the people of Jinfeng Sector. Then approaching from the road were Fu Yuanjun and the ten elders of Tianshan.

Kuo Jing Song saw Fu Yuanjun and the ten elders of Tianshan, he walked over to greet him. At this moment, the maid was helping Yuan Chaomei up the steps and into the carriage.

Fu Yuanjun asked, "How does Kuo Shifu feel?"

Gu Yingjie saw that Yuan Chaomei stopped and stared at Fu Yuanjun until Fu Yuanjun and the ten elders of Tianshan followed the disciples to rest. Then she climbed into the carriage and looked out the window quietly.

The carriage moved, and she wiped her tears with her sleeve.

Gu Yingjie looked at her and asked, "Is he Fu Yuanjun?"

Yuan Chaomei replied, "Yes."

Gu Yingjie, "Did your dad tell you how successful he is now?"

Yuan Chaomei, "No."

Gu Yingjie smiled and said, "Fu Yuanjun is the leader of the Tianshan Sector. In the martial arts world, he ranks fifth. In the six sectors, he ranks second after the Shaolin monks. His statue is higher than your father."

Yuan Chaomei, "No wonder he wrote me that letter. Today he is different from yesterday."

Gu Yingjie quoted, "This tells us that blowing someone else's candle will not make your light brighter." He also looked out the window. "If we are separated from someone for more than three days. After we meet again, we must reassess."