Defrosting The Cold Young Master-Chapter 1981 - 1985: Why Would I Make You Choose Between Us?

"Don’t speak so harshly," Gu Junzhu said, "Xiao Shu is Bai Mengluan’s child. In this process, you unknowingly provided an egg, and nothing else is related to you. This doesn’t mean you had a child with another man."

"So... you still mind, right?" Ye Xingbei lowered her eyes, her mood very downcast.

"To say I don’t mind at all would be a lie," Gu Junzhu said, "Of course, it bothers me. There’s a strong sense of resistance and discomfort, but..."

He held Ye Xingbei’s hand, gazed at her face, and said earnestly, "But this resistance and discomfort won’t affect my feelings for you and Xiao Shumiao... How we were before, is how we are now... I’m indeed a bit unsettled now, but once I calm down, I might even feel fortunate that Xiao Shumiao is your own flesh and blood."

Ye Xingbei looked up at him, "Really?"

"Really," Gu Junzhu assured seriously, "Do you think there’s any need for me to lie?"

Ye Xingbei nodded, "I know, this kind of thing, anyone would need time to digest, to accept... No matter what you’re thinking, please be sure to tell me... if you can’t accept Xiao Shu..."

Gu Junzhu interrupted her, "If I can’t accept Xiao Shu, you’d leave me with Xiao Shu, right?"

Ye Xingbei looked away, avoiding his gaze, tears shimmering in her eyes, "Please believe that it’s the choice I least want to make... I will try my hardest to have you accept me and Xiao Shu staying by your side..."

"If I still can’t accept it, you would leave with Xiao Shumiao, you’d break up with me..." Gu Junzhu chuckled, "I understand, this is motherly love. Even if, like before, Xiao Shumiao was just your adopted child, if I made you choose, you’d still choose Xiao Shumiao over me... But why should I make you choose?"

He wrapped Ye Xingbei’s hand tightly in his, "Beibei, love is giving, it’s considerate, it’s magnanimous. If I were such a narrow-minded man, making you choose one out of two, I wouldn’t be worthy of your love."

Ye Xingbei looked at him, tears finally fell from her eyes, "I’m so sorry... I’m sorry... I’m really sorry... I’m happy that Xiao Shumiao is my own son, yet I’m also troubled by having such an intimate relation with a stranger..."

"It’s okay, don’t cry," Gu Junzhu leaned down and gently embraced her, "I’ve said it before, how we were before, is how we are now. This won’t affect our relationship in any way, nor will it affect my relationship with Xiao Shumiao."

"Really?" Ye Xingbei’s voice was choked, she looked up at him.

"Is my credibility so low in your heart?" Gu Junzhu raised his eyebrow at her.

"No, it’s not..." Ye Xingbei couldn’t help smiling through her tears, she reached out and hugged him, "Gu Junzhu... Thank you... The luckiest thing for me in this life is having you and Xiao Shu..."

Gu Junzhu chuckled and gently patted her, "Stop overthinking, you need to rest well now."

"Mm..." Due to her injury, Ye Xingbei’s mental and physical state were quite poor.

Gu Junzhu said no more, and she soon fell into a heavy sleep.