601 The Secret About the Past 219 (2/2)

Xu Baizhi's tone was cold and austere, sounding extremely firm.

Xu Youran stared at Military Commander and Madam Xu, hoping for them to say something. However, they did not utter a single word at all.

Realizing that the situation seemed to be rather awkward with everyone standing around, Madam Xu had no choice but to say to Xu Youran, ”I'll get your father to move your household register back under your own name. You shall have an independent register. How does that sound?”

”Mother… are you guys thinking of abandoning me now that you've found your biological daughter? I know I was at fault for lying and creating so much trouble for you guys, but I've really considered you guys to be my parents,” said Xu Youran.

”But you're still not our biological child at the end of the day. Youran, regardless of what you've done over the years, it has all come to a balance. You may have filled the voids in our hearts that came from losing our daughter, but at the same time, you've also hindered us from finding her sooner. Touch your heart and ask yourself, how well have we been treating you over the years? You'd better know your limits,” said Madam Xu, after which she entered the house with Xu Baizhi, hand in hand.

Everyone else followed suit, leaving Xu Youran to stand there alone.

From behind, turning as pale as a sheet, she watched as their figures faded into nothingness gradually.

In that moment, she knew that she would no longer have anything to do with the Xu family.

Xu Youran sat down quietly the moment she reached home.

She felt as if her heart was being stabbed a million times at the thought of Military Commander and Madam Xu's aloofness, as well as Xu Baizhi's hostile attitude toward her.

At the same time, she was also deeply filled with regret.

She'd thought to herself that, perhaps, she could have still remained as the Xu family's daughter if she had not exposed her true identity to Mr. Jin back then, which had led to the Xu family finding out about her being an impostor.

However, there was no antidote for regret in this world.

If she had been kicked out of the Xu family, so be it. No one would be able to belittle her once she becomes the matriarch of the Gu family!

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As much as Lin Shishi was innocent and naive, she could not help but begin to find something unusual about the fact that she had been strangely falling asleep right after taking a shower every night, ever since the day of her wedding.

They had never once gotten intimate with each other ever since they were married.

Lin Shishi was ill at ease.

Why is Tuoba Gucheng reluctant to touch me?

Was it only because she was often asleep?

After much thought, she decided that she would do her best to stay awake at all costs tonight. Thus, she did not drink any milk after taking a shower.

Tuoba Gucheng noticed that the glass of milk was left untouched on the table when he came out of the shower. He maintained his composure and proceeded to lie down beside her as per normal.

After a long while of silence, Lin Shishi could no longer endure and leaned closer to hug him. ”Hubby, we haven't consummated our marriage ever since the day of our wedding. It's all my fault for falling asleep way too early every night. I've decided not to sleep tonight and instead experience what it's like to get intimate with my husband. Also, I'll let you do whatever you want with me.”

Tuoba Gucheng was not at all enticed or aroused by her words.

However, he knew that this day would arrive sooner or later.

The only reason he would concede was because she was the wife he had wedded through an arranged marriage.

She was the daughter of the Lin family, and he could not neglect her even though he neither fancied nor detested her.

Thus, he lowered his head to give her a kiss on her forehead and turned to pin her beneath himself.

Lin Shishi's long locks cascaded between the pillows, exposing her exquisite and delicate shoulders. She gazed at him coyly with a look of pure innocence in her eyes.

”Do you fancy me?”

”Yes,” Lin Shishi answered with a nod.

”What do you like about me?”