536 The Secret About the Past 154 (2/2)

She repeatedly woke up and fell asleep before waking up again.

At last, she woke up to find that it was already bright outside and that he was no longer beside her.

Mo Li felt lost and upset.

She could empathize with his feelings and had been very understanding toward him. Knowing that she could not be of any help to him, she tried her best not to get in his way or become a stumbling block.

However, she had feelings too.

She was only human, after all.

Mo Li sat by the bed, feeling a strong urge to cry all of a sudden, but she could not manage to.

Mrs. Ye pushed the door open and instructed, ”Why are you just sitting here and staring into space? I bought you some Chinese herbal medicine. I've already instructed the kitchen helpers to brew them for you, hurry and finish it.”

”Yes.” She stood up from the bed and proceeded to freshen up before making her way downstairs.

There was a large bowl of herbal medicine on the dining table.

”You have to drink a bowl of this daily for half a month. I've already made the calculations. It'll be nearing your ovulation window by the time you finish the medicine. There'll be a 95% chance that you'll carry a baby boy then.”

Mo Li did not utter a single word and chugged the bowl of medicine down in one sitting.

”Very good. You must drink it consistently,” Mrs. Ye said in delight.

”Xiaotian ought to drink it too, doesn't he?”

”No, it's especially meant for you. It's said to alter the pH levels of your blood and the environment inside your body. It'll be easier to give birth to a boy that way.”

Mo Li took a gulp of plain water to wash down the bitterness in her mouth. She did not know if the medicine would really work, but she yearned greatly to give birth to a son soon, so as to please her mother-in-law and her husband.

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”I noticed that you've been in high spirits the past few days. Is it because Jin Qingyan's mother is dead?” Gu Dongcheng asked while placing a glass of milk on the table.

Xu Youran looked at him and exclaimed, ”Of course. If it weren't because of her, would my mother have died back then? She's the cause of it all!”

”It's her retribution, I guess. She died of an illness.”

Xu Youran let out a sly, mysterious smile and said, ”That's just an excuse Jin Qingyan gave to avoid making his mother look bad.”

”What do you mean?”

”His mother didn't die of an illness. Hubby, you must've never expected this, but his mother died in my hands,” said Xu Youran, taking a few sips of milk.

”Why do you say so?” Gu Dongcheng asked in astonishment.

Xu Youran explained everything to him unhurriedly, after which she chuckled maliciously and said, ”Hubby, it's a tried-and-tested, foolproof method to harm the people you want to deal with. We'll be able to get rid of the thorns in our flesh without arousing suspicion at all.”

Gu Dongcheng was greatly taken aback. ”Is it really that potent?”

”Of course. I tried to seek the help of a medium to put a hex on your stepmother back then, but An Xiaoning managed to break the curse because the ritual was too short and simple. But things are different now. This method is way faster, and it has the ability to make one die a horrible and excruciating death in no time.”

Gu Dongcheng swallowed his breath and remarked, ”That's incredible. I used to think that such curses would only bring about pain and discomfort to the victim. I never knew they could be used to end lives.”

”That's what I call killing without a trace.” Xu Youran finished her milk slowly and slammed the empty glass onto the table before saying, ”I already have my next target.”

”Don't tell me it's An Xiaoning?”

”It's not her turn yet.” Xu Youran stood up and placed both arms around his neck. ”Hubby, the next in line is my father.”

”Put your father on hold for now. How about making Beicheng your next target? Kill your father after we've gotten rid of Beicheng and Lin Mingxi. Will that do?” Gu Dongcheng asked eagerly.

”That works too. After all, the Gu Corporation will belong to you once they're gone,” Xu Youran agreed.

Gu Dongcheng gave her a peck on her cheek, all worked up and excited. ”Honey, just how are you so capable?”

”Did you forget who I am? I'm your wife. Hubby, do you know your brother's birth characters?”

Shaking his head, Gu Dongcheng answered, ”I don't. I suppose only my parents know about it. I'm only three years older than him. I don't have any recollection of when he was born at all.”

”Okay, then your task now is to come up with a way to find out his birth characters. Your stepmother definitely wouldn't reveal them to you. It's time to dupe your father now. Ask him out for a few drinks together, get him drunk, and then sound him out. Once we have his exact birth timing and birth characters, it'll be easy to get hold of his clothes,” Xu Youran suggested.

”Alright. I was wondering why you called me home. Turns out it's because of this. Fortunately, I didn't make a wasted trip,” said a pleased Gu Dongcheng.