Chapter 98: It Was All Because of Love

Chapter 98: It Was All Because of Love

Two events occurred the night before Gao Wenyan went to see Chu Xu.

The first was when Gao Wenting managed to unlock the puzzle box.

It was already late at night when Gao Wenyan had just lain down and was awakened by him.

"This thing is ingenious; only from a specific angle, not a degree off, can it be separated."

Gao Wenyan leaned over to look, and indeed, the bottom of the puzzle box had been separated.

"Did you find anything?"

"There's a ring."

"What?"

Gao Wenting opened his hand, revealing the ring in his palm.

She was shocked, taking it to examine closely. It was made of ivory, with intricate patterns that matched her memories from her past life.

Who could it be!

Gao Wenyan felt a surge of panic. She had thought this life would be safe, but both Wang Yong's death and the reappearance of the ring reminded her that it wasn't over yet.

"What's wrong?"

Gao Wenting thought it was good news, so why did Gao Wenyan suddenly look troubled?

"Give this to Brother."

Her mind was in turmoil, hoping another person might provide more help.

With the ring incident, sleep was out of the question for the night. As she tossed and turned, Gao Wenyan discovered the second event.

After returning to the capital, she had assumed the ring was also Wang Yong's doing, as he served the Emperor constantly, and handling an imperial gift was reasonable.

Thus, investigating the ring was delayed.

But then Wang Yong died, and the box was given as a reward, with the ring inside unchanged.

So, she needed to quickly connect with the princess who was now Consort Li.

She usually avoided interacting with the noble ladies of the capital, let alone the palace concubines.

Many names flashed through her mind—Li Wanqing, Zhu Yiqing... none were ideal choices to quickly bridge her to Consort Li.

However, she heard that Princess Wen An had always been close friends with Consort Li...

Following this line of thought, she naturally turned to Chu Xu.

What could be faster than this?

Finding a method should have made her happy, but Gao Wenyan felt strangely stifled.

She realized she wasn't entirely willing.

In the long night, she pondered this "unwillingness," thinking that resolving it would convince her to act.

Instead, she came to understand something else.

For instance, learning that she was the girl Chu Xu kept in his sachet made her genuinely happy.

Because Chu Xu liked her.

So she felt joy.

This was a completely different feeling from her past "liking" Lin Yishan.

It wasn't just about looking forward to where they could go tomorrow or admiring how great he was.

It was a more complex emotion.

Her heart felt like a tree full of pear blossoms, softening whenever he looked at her, almost melting.

And when he mentioned other girls, she felt a tightness.

It was all because of love.

Realizing her feelings, Gao Wenyan was momentarily stunned.

She never imagined liking Chu Xu, feeling jealous because of him, or being unable to sleep.

Once she recognized this "unwillingness" stemmed from her own emotions, Gao Wenyan became resolute.

She needed to cut off these hindrances.

Nothing in this world was more important than her family, including her feelings.

She liked Chu Xu, but that didn't stop her from using him.

Gao Wenyan thought this way, but when she saw the light in Chu Xu's eyes shatter bit by bit, she lost her composure.

"If this is what you wish, I will help you."

She could endure Chu Xu's resentment and coldness, but she couldn't bear the relief in his eyes.

Thinking that from now on, his gaze would follow someone else, Gao Wenyan felt even more unwilling.

So, she could not let others experience it first.

Chu Xu has liked her for so many years, and she likes Chu Xu too. Why can't she kiss him first?

Thus, Gao Wenyan reached out and grabbed him.

"Chu Xu."