Chapter 235: Sibling Rivalry
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Feng Yuanxi’s breath caught, his unease evident as he cast a fleeting glance at Gu Qingluan.
If the person he cared most about were to share their affection with someone else someday, he’d surely feel unhappy.
Would Xiaonan be angry if he knew that his mother was also his?
Gu Qingluan offered him a reassuring look and calmly explained, “Xiaonan, I forgot to introduce you earlier. This is your older twin brother.”
“Impossible!” Gu Xiaonan dropped his chopsticks and stood up, his eyes wide with disbelief.
Feng Yuanxi felt disheartened.
Was Xiaonan really unable to accept this?
Gu Qingluan’s brows furrowed lightly. Xiaonan wasn’t usually so narrow-minded.
She was about to say something to console him.
But before she could speak, Gu Xiaonan spoke up, “Why should he be the older brother? I’m the older brother! I’m the older one!”
Bother Gu Qingluan and Feng Yuanxi were speechless.
Did he not accept the idea of having an extra brother, or was he merely disputing his birth order?
“Why aren’t you surprised, Xiaonan?” Gu Qingluan asked, puzzled.
Gu Xiaonan pouted. “What’s there to be surprised about? Yuanxi and I look so much alike. Since Mom says he’s my brother, then he’s my brother. But Mom, 1 want to be the older one!”
Gu Qingluan looked at him, then at Feng Yuanxi, her thoughts suddenly stirred. “Yuanxi, have you also undergone a change in appearance?”
Feng Yuanxi nodded. “Yes, both Father and I wore masks. I forgot to tell you.”
He removed the mask from his face.
Gu Qingluan’s eyes revealed amazement.
She hadn’t expected that they truly looked so much alike. If Xiaonan hadn’t mentioned it, she would have mistaken him for Xiaonan.
Wait a moment—
“Have you two seen each other’s real faces before?”
The twins exchanged a glance, guilt flickering in their eyes.
They had swapped identities and deceived her for quite a while.
Gu Qingluan saw their guilty expressions and crossed her arms over her chest. “Are you two hiding something from me?”
“Nothing!” Gu Xiaonan picked up his chopsticks and scooped up some noodles. “Let’s eat first, if we wait too long, the noodles will become sticky.”
Feng Yuanxi also buried his face in his bowl, tacitly playing along.
Watching the two conspiring youngsters, Gu Qingluan was both exasperated and amused.
She couldn’t even get angry. She felt her heart brimming with joy—a happiness she had never experienced before.
Children had their secrets. Gu Qingluan wouldn’t pry.
She only hoped that her two children would lead happy and healthy lives.
If anyone dared to harm her children, they’d have to face her wrath!
At bedtime, Feng Yuanxi wanted to sleep with Gu Qingluan.
She couldn’t refuse his longing gaze.
Seeing this, Gu Xiaonan also wanted to sleep with her.
From a young age, he had been compelled to sleep in a different room from his mother, yet deep down, he also longed to share a bed with her.
With the sudden addition of a son, although Xiaonan hadn’t said much, Gu Qingluan worried he might harbor resentment. Thus, she didn’t turn him down.
One adult and two children lay on a single bed.
Luckily, her bed was spacious; otherwise, there wouldn’t have been enough space to accommodate them all.
Gu Xiaonan, having slept for a few hours after drinking, wasn’t sleepy.
He thought of their earlier topic. “Mom, am I the older brother?”
“You’re the younger brother!”
“Why should I be? I’m the older one! I want to be the older brother!”
“Because Yuanxi came out of my womb before you did.”
Hearing this, Gu Xiaonan slouched, disheartened. “Anyway, I won’t call Yuanxi my older brother.”
Whether he called him that or not, he couldn’t change the fact.
Turning over, Gu Xiaonan asked curiously, “Mom, why didn’t you ever mention Yuanxi before? Why did he get separated from us? Is Yuanxi’s father also my father?”
Feng Yuanxi, who had always been hesitant to inquire, found himself unable to contain his breath, his gaze fixed on Gu Qingluan with nervous anticipation.
Why hadn’t Mom been with them? Did she not like him?
“This is a long story, but it’s time for you both to know.”
Gu Qingluan didn’t underestimate their understanding due to their age, yet she had shielded them from knowing the truth about everything.
Her two sons were intelligent, and the more they knew, the better prepared they would be.
She would do everything to protect them, but sometimes she couldn’t cover all angles, leaving room for enemies to exploit.
If her sons could fend for themselves and stay vigilant, they could protect themselves in dangerous situations and buy time for rescue.
Gu Xiaonan knew that there was enmity between the Gu family and his mother, especially from Gu Lingxue, his second aunt, whom his mother despised deeply.
But he could never have imagined the extent to which that malicious woman had harmed his mother.
Thankfully, his mother was strong. Otherwise, both he and his mother might have perished at the hands of Gu Lingxue’s wicked servants.
He clenched his fists, his eyes turning red.. “Mom, rest assured, once I’m at the Qiankun Academy, I’ll definitely annihilate that wicked woman!”