Running Into Each Other (continued)

Therefore, know when to stop.

Gu Anqi glanced at Xu Weibei and told Gu Wanning that he was going home first.

Gu Wanning hurriedly said, "Big brother, you should go ahead and get busy. I did this on a whim, don't let it interfere with your important business."

Xu Weibei thought to himself, "They're finally gone."

He should have left long ago; he's just an eyesore here.

Gu Anqi went back and called his third brother Gu Anfang: "Go, go help Gu Wanning."

"What would I do if I went to see her?" Gu Anfang sat on the edge of the bed, wiping his sword, refusing to move.

"The Marquis has arrived and is helping with the work."

"Let them come, what's it to me?"

"He harbors ill intentions towards Gu Wanning." Gu Anqi said solemnly.

"Gu Wanning doesn't have good intentions towards me either," Gu Anfang scoffed. "Have you forgotten that she deliberately scalded me with hot water?"

"That was because you deliberately provoked them with your words. You were both at fault. And at that time, you felt that Wanqing had been wronged. Now that time has passed, the two of them have reconciled. Why are you, a grown man, so petty and still holding a grudge?" Gu Anqi said disapprovingly.

"We just don't get along. I can't afford to offend her, so can't I just stay away from her?"

Gu Anqi knew his third brother was stubborn, so he could only try to appease him. He took a breath and said, "I know you side with Wanqing. But Gu Wanning suffered so much injustice at the Estate. We kept it from her all along. She feels that the twins are treated so differently, and she harbors some resentment. It's... we should blame her."

Ultimately, the scales in their hearts tipped in favor of Gu Wanqing.

In order to prevent her from getting hurt, he hurt Gu Wanning again.

At the time, no one considered things from Gu Wanning's perspective; they only thought that her return was enough for a happy family reunion.

Gu Anfang remained silent, but her expression still looked awkward.

"Alright." Gu Anqi patted his shoulder. "Get up and go help. The Marquis is here and helping. I don't want him to exert himself; he's doing it so Gu Wanning can repay him with her feelings."

Gu Wanning has already made it clear that she will not accept it; otherwise, why would she have gone to such lengths to get a divorce?

When it comes to matters of the heart, Gu Wanning is very strong-willed, unyielding, and cannot tolerate any grievances.

This also includes family affection.

She still maintains a distance from her family.

But all I can do is try my best to make it up to her.

"Alright, I'll go." Gu Anfang couldn't stand his older brother's "ideological education" the most, so he put down his sword, stood up, and walked out.

"You go ahead, I'll go get some water and then."

Gu Anqi actually wanted to go back and tell his father, so that he would also be aware of the situation.

Gu Anfang walked with a brisk pace, his expression conveying his reluctance and his own emotions.

As he entered the courtyard and walked around the screen wall, he bumped into his Third Concubine, who was carrying a basin of water and was about to go out to empty it.

The Third Concubine fell to the ground, and a basin of water was spilled on both of them.

Third Concubine, in particular, was almost completely soaked.

"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry." Although Gu Anfang had a bad temper, he was reasonable. Seeing that he had caused trouble, he was so anxious that his face turned red. He wanted to help him up, but due to the strict separation between men and women, he didn't know what to do with his hands.

"What's wrong?" Er Ya walked over.

"Er Ya!" Gu Anfang as if grasping at a straw, "Quick, quick, help this girl up. I didn't mean to, I... I wasn't watching where I was going."

It's all his fault.

He felt really bad for soaking someone in the middle of winter.

The Third Concubine, in particular, was so thin and frail that she looked especially pitiful.

Er Ya quickly helped Third Concubine up, "Are you alright? Did you break any bones? This is our Third Master, always so impulsive and getting scolded by the Old Madam..."

"I'm fine." Third Concubine's face flushed slightly. "Er Ya, could you lend me a set of your clothes? I didn't bring any clothes with me when I went out..."

"You can't wear my clothes, I'll find a girl's for you to change into. Come on, hurry inside, don't catch a cold. Third Master, don't just stand there, your clothes are wet too, go back and change!"

Gu Anfang then belatedly realized that his robe, from the waist down, was almost completely soaked.

Hmm, it looks like he peed.

Gu Wanning found some of her own clothes for her Third Concubine to change into, and then told her to stay warm on the kang (heated brick bed) wrapped in a quilt, while Er Ya went to make ginger soup.

"Sister, I'm not that precious," the Third Concubine said apologetically, seeing Gu Wanning busy for her.

"It's okay, warm yourself up before you come down. My third brother is a reckless idiot, I'll go and scold him later."

"Third Master didn't mean it; he was frightened by me too." Third Concubine found it somewhat amusing to recall Gu Anfang's flustered state.

Unexpectedly, the third son of the Chief Grand Secretary was completely unpretentious.

"He's a grown man, he won't be scared. It's good that you're alright, go and rest. I'll go check on the sugar cooking."

This was the first batch, so she was especially careful.

"Um."

When Gu Anfang changed his clothes and came back, the first batch of sugar had just been boiled and poured out, and was set aside to cool and solidify.

Upon hearing Gu Wanning say that she was going to make a second batch, he grabbed the wooden bucket before Xu Weibei and poured all the filtered sugarcane juice into the pot.

Xu Weibei, who had grabbed nothing, said, "..."

@#￥%...

I wanted to curse, but I held back.

Apart from Gu Wanning, there's not a single good person in the Gu family.

But Gu Wanning, by sheer coincidence, listened to them.

Thinking of this, Xu Weibei suppressed his anger and said to Gu Anfang, who completely ignored him, "Third Brother is here."

Gu Anfang glanced at him sideways. "Who's your third brother? You're so old, I'm two years older than you."

Xu Weibei: "..."

Everyone lowered their heads to suppress their laughter, but Gu Wanning felt embarrassed.

"My Marquis, you are a guest, I'm sorry to trouble you with your work. Let my third brother handle it. If you have something to attend to, please go ahead and do your thing."

"I'm fine."

Gu Wanning: Never mind what I said.

She didn't look at Xu Weibei, but stared at the candy next to her.