Chapter 918 - 912: My Mother is Xiao Qinqin
Jin Zijin was somewhat annoyed as he interrupted her, "Haven’t I told you many times? Nothing is more important than your life. Why do you always have to make people worry and be afraid? If something happened to you, what would you have me do?"
Gu Youyou was at a loss for words; he was right. The feeling of being cherished always warmed her heart. Faced with his questioning, she lowered her head.
She murmured softly, "I thought I couldn’t be too cowardly, to be beaten with a board and betray you."
Jin Zijin sighed and said, "I wish you were more cowardly. You’re a lady, not a warrior ready to die. It’s not shameful to fear death and cling to life. In such situations, to save your own skin, betraying anyone is acceptable. I don’t mind."
Gu Youyou felt somewhat stifled and asked, "So you don’t blame me for taking the Jade Pendant? I... I actually took it because I saw how much you treasured it before. I’ve been wanting to find a chance to return it to you. I’ve always carried it close to my body, sewn into my clothes. I never anticipated that Jin Fengzhao would be so sick, to strip my clothes from my body, and then... when she and the Empress were fighting, the Jade Pendant fell out."
Jin Zijin touched her face, which was red and somewhat swollen, and asked, "Did she do this?"
Gu Youyou also touched her own face and said, "She hit me once. Are you going to hit her back for me?"
A flash of anger flickered through Jin Zijin’s eyes as he gently covered her with the blanket, speaking in a low voice, "You rest now. Don’t go back today; I’ll notify the Lin Residence."
Gu Youyou watched him leave the room in a huff and felt a sudden lurch in her heart. Could he really be going to seek revenge?
Oh, that image, although satisfying, wouldn’t be very graceful. He wouldn’t lose his composure like that.
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