Chapter 148 What Happened After I Died?

Chapter 148 What Happened After I Died?

The moment the door was pushed open, it was as if an old box had suddenly been unlocked, revealing someone sitting there, full of secrets, calm and unhurried.

The situation from the front lines hadn't reached here yet, and Chu Xu hadn't expected to see Gao Wenyan.

She had left in a huff but now stood frozen at the doorway, hesitating to enter.

Chu Xu turned to look at her, sensing something was amiss.

"What's wrong?"

When his voice softened, Gao Wenyan couldn't help but feel a pang in her heart.

As Chu Xu stood up, she threw herself into his arms, and for a moment, all the winter's chill seemed to melt away in that embrace.

"Did something happen?"

As he spoke, he paused, then reassured her, "Don't worry about your father and brother."

"It's my fault..."

"I had planned to tell you after today."

Chu Xu had intended to wait until the negotiations with Xie Wu and others were over before telling her, so as not to upset Gao Wenyan.

Unexpectedly, Gao Wenyan had received a letter from Zhu Yiqin first, and Zhu Yiqin never held back any information from her.

It was indeed his fault this morning, feeling jealous over a few words from a young man.

Seeing Gao Wenyan still silent, Chu Xu explained again.

"If you doubt me, it's understandable."

After all, it was his mistake.

But Gao Wenyan shook her head, looking up at him, and Chu Xu noticed her slightly red eyes.

Had she been crying?

Thinking about how it involved the Gao family, he could understand her distress, knowing how important the Gao family was to Gao Wenyan.

He wanted to comfort her further but heard her mumble, "Can you tell me how you used to get through it?"

"What?"

Chu Xu wondered if he had misheard.

She lifted his right hand, finding a mark identical to hers, but different in that next to his mark were three faint wavy lines.

Just as she suspected.

Gao Wenyan touched his palm lines and asked, "In the previous life, what happened after I died?"

The same shock now reflected in Chu Xu's eyes.

His gaze flickered, filled with disbelief.

He had never thought Gao Wenyan would find out, why...

"How did you know?"

Gao Wenyan wiped away the moisture from her eyes and asked, "Why did you hide it from me?"

If he had feared her distrust earlier, it might have been understandable, but their relationship had grown so strong since then.

Why did Chu Xu still keep it from her?

She didn't believe Chu Xu didn't know she had also reincarnated.

Given his intelligence, he likely confirmed it on the first day.

Yet, even the articulate Chu Xu struggled to answer this question.

How could he explain?

His deep affection had begun in the previous life, and fate had given him another chance to meet Gao Wenyan, to be close to her, and to continue that love.

He wasn't good at expressing his feelings, let alone saying them aloud to her.

"I... had no ill intentions."

Poor soul, he still didn't realize how much he meant to Gao Wenyan, only offering such a dry defense.

Gao Wenyan felt both angry and amused.

"Of course you had no ill intentions."

Otherwise, with the information he possessed, if they were enemies, Gao Wenyan wouldn't have had such a smooth journey.

She took Chu Xu's hand, which was still cold, as if the person who had just returned from outside was not Gao Wenyan but him.

Gao Wenyan gently warmed his hands and softly said, "You've always been for me."