Defrosting The Cold Young Master
Chapter 1254: 1258: Unfortunate, Not a Sin

Chapter 1254: Chapter 1258: Unfortunate, Not a Sin

Indeed, the knife plunged by one’s kin cuts the deepest.

Because one can’t even seek revenge or vent their anger.

Gu Chi was well-versed in battlefield first aid, which is why he expertly treated Duan Yanbing’s wound without calling for a doctor.

After Gu Chi finished treating Duan Yanbing’s wound, Gu Junzhu asked Gu Chi to help Duan Yanbing change into a clean set of clothes.

After Duan Yanbing sat down again, he was then asked to recount the events.

Duan Yanbing, not daring to meet the eyes of Gu Junzhu and Ye Xingbei, hung his head and said softly, “I’m sorry… Lian Jinshang was sent by my father…”

“My father thought I was fond of Beibei… He had once separated from my mother due to a misunderstanding… I think his mindset now is twisted, paranoid and pathological…”

“I’ve told him many times that my affection for Beibei is nothing more than sibling love.”

“I enjoy staying with Fifth Brother and Beibei because I feel they are my family…”

“Roaming alone on the outside makes me feel lonely, without a reason to live. Being with Fifth Brother and Beibei gives me a sense of home.”

“I now consider the Gu Family as my own family, and Fifth Brother, Beibei, Xiao Shu, and Xiao Yue as my kin; you all are my entire reason for existing in this world.”

Duan Yanbing’s expression became increasingly pained, “But he doesn’t understand! With his pathologically obsessive love for my mother, he stubbornly thought that I was in love with Beibei; due to a series of misunderstandings, he never got my mother, never grew old with her, so he wanted to help me obtain Beibei, to have a lifelong bond with her.”

“He completely ignored my wishes, couldn’t hear my explanations, and was convinced that I loved Beibei, concocting schemes and exhausting all tricks to help me plan, trying to separate Fifth Brother and Beibei.”

“Thus, he sent Lian Jinshang, hoping that Fifth Brother would fall for her and be with her, so that Beibei would leave Fifth Brother, and I would have the opportunity to have Beibei…”

His emotions were in disarray, thus his account was a bit disjointed, but everyone present was intelligent enough to comprehend.

Gu Junzhu’s expression remained calm, without any change.

Ye Xingbei listened, dumbstruck, with an incredulous look on her face.

She was so shocked that she was speechless for quite some time before she looked at Duan Yanbing and asked, “I remember you were an orphan, when did you suddenly get a father?”

Duan Yanbing then recalled that when he explained his reunion with his father to Fifth Lord of Gu, Ye Xingbei was not present.

So, he explained it again to Ye Xingbei.

After he had finished speaking, he bent his knees and knelt down again, lowering his head, “Fifth Brother, Beibei, I’ve let you down… Although I was unaware of these events beforehand, and I definitely did not betray you, these acts were carried out by my father for me.”

“I just went to look for him, trying to retrieve the antidote for Fifth Brother, but he said that even he doesn’t know where the antidote is for the poison Lian Jinshang used, I…”

He was so ashamed that he was at a loss for words, his voice choked up, unable to continue.

Gu Junzhu stood up, walked over to him, took hold of his arm and helped him to his feet, “You’ve said it yourself, you were unaware of these matters, and ignorance is not a crime; you also did not betray me and Beibei… I don’t blame you.”

He couldn’t blame Duan Yanbing.

This was the brother with whom he had shared life and death.

They had fought back-to-back, entrusting each other with their lives without hesitation.

Having such a crazed and obsessive father was Duan Yanbing’s misfortune, not his fault.