Chapter 616: Name (3)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“Rong’er, you don’t have to worry about anything. Our marriage date is in three days.”
“You will be Princess Kang.”
“No one will laugh at you.”
His last words were very, very soft, almost a whisper, almost an oath.
Gu Yunrong was at a loss, not understanding what Chu You meant.
However, she quickly understood.
Chu You didn’t send her back to the Gu residence in Reed Alley. Instead, he sent her to the door of a small house in Copper Gong Alley in the west of the city.
This house had neither a plaque nor lanterns. He didn’t know which family it belonged to.
The carriage stopped quietly at the entrance of the house for nearly ten minutes before the door at the back of the carriage was pushed open from the inside.
A new red cloak appeared on Gu Yunrong’s body. She was personally helped down the carriage by Chu You. She looked lost and almost sprained her ankle when she landed.
Fortunately, Chu You supported her in time.
Gu Yunrong’s face was even paler than when she came out of the imperial prison. There seemed to be countless bees buzzing in her mind, making it impossible for her to think rationally. Her mind was only filled with the words Chu You had just said to her, echoing repeatedly.
“Second girl!”
After the door was opened, a middle-aged man in a gray robe rushed towards her happily and excitedly. He was energetic, and his footsteps were strong.
Behind the man was a large family. There was an old woman with white hair, a young woman in green in her twenties, and an eight or nine-year-old boy with a snotty nose. They shouted “granddaughter”, “second sister”, and “second girl” at the same time.
They all looked at her with burning gazes, their faces revealing mixed emotions of flattery, greed, flattery, envy, lowliness, and so on, as if they were looking at a shining golden Buddha.
Gu Yunrong seemed to have been struck by lightning and was stunned.
“Your Highness!” Father Li took two more steps towards Chu You and bowed respectfully and attentively to Chu You, his eyes surprisingly bright.
His daughter was really too capable. He was about to have a prince as a son-in-law!
Their Li family was about to ascend to heaven.
The other Li family members were completely intimidated by Chu You’s oppressive aura and didn’t dare to look at him directly at all. They only bowed.
Chu You said coldly, “No need for formalities.” He disdained to say another word to them.
“Second Sister.” The boy, Li Hao, sniffled. His oily and dirty hand grabbed Gu Yunrong’s sleeve, and he asked matter-of-factly, “Did you bring delicious snacks and preserves?”
“Second girl, I’ve finally seen you… You’ve grown so big.”
“Granddaughter, why are you only here to see Grandma now?”
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Their voices buzzed into her ears, and the smiles on their faces were exaggerated and fawning. They surrounded her.
Yellow teeth appeared between Father Li’s mouth and lips, and his body emitted an indescribable scent. Li Hao’s snot sucked in and almost dripped onto his lips. Aunt Li’s palm was rough and cracked like old bark, and the space under her nails was pitch-black. There were also two thick gray nails on her right hand.
“…” Gu Yunrong couldn’t look at them directly at all. It was as if her throat was being strangled. She couldn’t say a word, scaring her into taking a few steps back.
She had grown up in the Marquis Mansion since she was young. Be it when Gu Ce was alive or when she was raised in the Benevolent Harmony Hall later, she had always been pampered and noble. She had never seen such a lowly family.
She couldn’t help but bite the tip of her tongue. The tip of her tongue hurt, and the pain told her that all of this was reality.
These were her relatives in her bloodline.
From then on, she was no longer Gu Yunrong, but Li Yunrong.
In the past, she felt that it didn’t matter what her name or surname was. She was her, unique, and her name was just an external object…
She never felt that she owed Gu Yanfei anything. The one who switched the two babies was Mother Su, not her.
But just now, when Chu You told her in the carriage that she wanted to return to the surname Li and that she would get married from the Li family, she had a feeling that the world was collapsing. It was as if she was instantly swept into an unlucky bottomless abyss, or as if there were huge waves surging and rolling in her body.
From today onwards, she was Li Yunrong!
Only at this moment did she deeply realize this.
Her heart accelerated uncontrollably, and her breathing stopped. Even her back was covered in cold sweat.
She opened her mouth slightly and turned to look at Chu You. Her eyes were watery and her expression was helpless. Her stiff limbs were filled with rejection..