Early the next morning, the sky just began to lighten.

Gu Jin and An Mingji got up together.

Last night, they had a deep discussion and finally decided to sleep together.

Early in the morning, they hurriedly got up to pack their few belongings.

Chen Hong knew they were returning to Wanhai City today, so she got up early to make breakfast.

After Gu Jin and An Mingji finished packing, they carried their luggage into the main hall.

On the table inside the room were egg pancakes, soy milk, and tea eggs.

Chen Hong had just placed two bowls of soy milk on the table, saw the two, and smiled, "Just in time, eat while it’s hot, don’t miss the time for the bus."

"Thank you, Aunt!"

Gu Jin put down the luggage and went with An Mingji to the table to have breakfast.

After breakfast, Old Master Gu and Gu Decang also got up.

None of them mentioned what happened at the An Family last night.

Until Gu Jin and An Mingji left the house, the old master only said to call home often.

"Got it, Grandpa." Gu Jin nodded and responded with a smile to the elder. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

The two of them took a car to the county and left.

On the An Family’s side, however, they were in a negative state the whole night.

An Guoliang was completely ruined, and as much as An Hanyi once loved An Guoliang, now he despised him.

The bloodline of the An Family was considered broken.

The son didn’t even know who ruined him and became a laughing stock for the whole village.

Because of this useless son, he even got into a fight, banged his head, and got covered in injuries.

"My son, my dear heart, Mom will definitely avenge you—"

Li Xueqin held the pale-faced, unconscious after being medicated, An Guoliang like a madwoman, muttering nonstop.

Seeing the mother and son like this, An Hanyi was extremely irritable.

A waste, unable to pass on offspring, what use is he!

He reached out and pulled Li Xueqin off the son’s bed, "Come back to the room with me! I refuse to believe I can’t have another son!"

Since An Guoliang was ruined, he would have another son.

The bloodline of the An Family couldn’t end with him.

"No! Liang’er! My son!"

Li Xueqin clung tightly to the bed head, refusing to leave.

This truly angered An Hanyi.

He took off his belt and whipped it onto her body.

"You vile woman! Now I still can’t handle you!"

"Ah! Stop hitting! Ahhh—"

Li Xueqin’s screams resounded.

In the adjacent room, An Jiayue, hearing her mother’s terrified voice, hugged herself tightly, not daring to step out of her room.

Soon, she heard a change in her mother’s voice in her brother’s room, no longer miserably pained, it changed tone.

As a grown girl, she naturally understood what was happening.

She was already engaged to the village chief’s grandson, He Jiaxing, and would be married next year; she was not an ignorant little girl anymore.

An Jiayue was filled with panic and unease, and now she eagerly looked forward to next year’s wedding, to quickly marry into the He Family.

...

Everything in Qingshan Village was temporarily unrelated to Gu Jin and An Mingji.

This time, the memories of their visit back to the village were truly unpleasant.

After several hours of car rides, they finally returned to their home in Wanhai City.

As they stepped into the house, Gu Jin released Duoduo from the space.

"Awuu awuu—"

Duoduo joyfully circled around Gu Jin and An Mingji, very merrily.

"Awuu awuu—"

Returning to the familiar home, An Mingji completely relaxed.

To him, this was home, a place for him and Ajin, an impregnable sanctuary.

He reached back to close the door, pushed Duoduo, who was pouncing on him, aside, changed into slippers, and walked into the hall.