100 Days Of Escaping My Wedding
Chapter 295: Can You Give Me a Hug?

Chapter 295: Chapter 295: Can You Give Me a Hug?

"Is this the child?" Gong Hannian asked.

"Yes!" Gu’s mother still looked somewhat awkward, "I’m truly sorry, Xiao Shen also feels very sorry for you. He even said to make it up to you, he would remain unmarried for life! You’re a good girl, and it’s our loss that you can’t become a Gu Family bride!"

"Auntie, please don’t say that!" On the surface, Gong Hannian smiled generously and virtuously, but inside she scoffed, What a vow of lifelong bachelorhood!

"It’s my own lack of capability, if only I had been able to bear a child for Sean, maybe we wouldn’t have ended up here today," said Gong Hannian with a despondent expression.

The implication of her self-deprecating remark was clear—she lacked Gong Xiaoqiao’s tactics to secure Gu Hangshen’s child.

"Hannian, I have an unreasonable request," Gu’s mother hesitated before speaking.

"Please say it, Auntie. If it’s within my power, I will definitely agree."

Gu’s mother thought for a moment, "About that case with Xiaoqiao, could you... could you dismiss the lawsuit? I believe there must be some misunderstanding! Regardless, Xiaoqiao is after all your sister! There’s no need for the family to get into such a state. It’s better not to air our dirty laundry in public if it can be settled privately. It’s been so long, drawing so much attention is ultimately not a good look!"

There was another reason Gu’s mother didn’t voice—she couldn’t let the child live under the shadow of having a murderer for a mother.

"Sister?" Gong Hannian muttered with a touch of scorn.

Gong Hannian didn’t expose her thoughts, "Auntie, it’s not that I won’t dismiss it, it’s just that this matter has such a big impact. It’s not only about me anymore, but it’s also connected with other cases. I’m afraid I can’t be of much help!"

Gu’s mother, a bit disappointed after hearing this, didn’t know what more to say.

"This child is so adorable! May I hold him?" asked Gong Hannian.

Gu’s mother naturally couldn’t refuse, and handed the child over to her.

"Auntie, are you stewing something in the kitchen?" Gong Hannian inquired.

Gu’s mother, catching the smell of something burning, clapped her hands, "Look at my memory, the soup in the kitchen! Please look after Xiao Nian, I’ll go check!"

"Go ahead! I’ve got him," Gong Hannian replied.

Gong Hannian looked thoughtfully at the child, her expression showing a hint of excitement, "Xiao Nian?"

Could this name mean...

Just as she was pondering, the little one in her arms who had been looking at her with big, round eyes suddenly burst into a loud cry without any warning!

Gong Hannian was startled, and at that moment, Gu’s mother had already hurriedly run out from the kitchen.

Even Gu Hangshen upstairs was disturbed...

"What’s going on?" Gu’s mother rushed out, not even managing to put down her spoon.

"I...I don’t know," Gong Hannian said, looking inexplicably at the child in her arms.

Gu’s mother quickly set down the spoon and took the little one, seeing him cry so heartbreakingly as if he couldn’t catch his breath, her own heart nearly broke.

"Xiao Nian is good, Xiao Nian don’t cry! Good boy, what’s wrong, tell Grandma. Are you uncomfortable? You can’t speak, and that’s worrying me to death!" Seeing the baby crying like this, Gu’s mother was close to tears herself.

"What happened?"

At this moment, Gu Hangshen came downstairs, and upon spotting the unwelcome guest, his eyes turned cold.

"I don’t know what happened. The soup in the kitchen was ready, so I went to look, leaving the child with Hannian. He was fine when I left, but then he suddenly started like this!" Gu’s mother’s tone clearly conveyed her suspicions towards Gong Hannian.