Chapter 213: Chapter 213

"Ye Hao, during this time, I’ve thought a lot. Maybe the days you were hypnotized were when you truly did what you wanted to do. Before, you might have stayed with me because you were afraid of hurting your parents. Later, it was because of your sense of duty as a soldier that we had some happy times together. Maybe that’s just my opinion. Since we’ve reached this point, let’s accept it calmly."

Ye Hao had imagined that when Gu Yi learned the truth, she might feel wronged, might cry, but he never thought she would analyze it so calmly.

"No, that really wasn’t my true intention, Yiyi. I swear on my honor as a soldier, please believe me, okay?"

After a long pause, Ye Hao slowly straightened up and said each word distinctly.

"But I don’t want to take any more risks."

Gu Yi looked up at Ye Hao and said.

She admitted that she loved Ye Hao more than her past life, but she was genuinely afraid.

She feared getting lost in the beautiful dream Ye Hao had woven for her, that one day, when Ye Hao got tired or bored, despite his sense of responsibility keeping him from suddenly leaving.

But what if he no longer wanted to make the effort to weave such dreams?

Gu Yi felt that instead of knowing the outcome, she should stay far from the dream and put her best effort into living each day practically and earnestly.

Moreover, she now has a baby.

In her past life, she was always waiting for Ye Hao to occasionally turn around, often neglecting Huanhuan because of him.

Since heaven has given her another life, she must make it up to her Huanhuan.

"Yiyi, I know you’re hurt. I’m not forcing you to forgive me, but I only ask one thing, please don’t refuse to see me, okay?"

As soon as Gu Yi opened her mouth, Ye Hao interrupted her.

"Yiyi, it’s my only request. I will show you my true heart, please don’t refuse me, okay?"

Seeing the slight sparkle in Ye Hao’s eyes, Gu Yi felt a sting in her heart.

Finally, she gently nodded her head.

"What’s your number here? I’ll note it down, but don’t worry, I won’t bother you unless it’s necessary."

Seeing Gu Yi’s softened response to his previous request, Ye Hao continued to play pitiful to gain sympathy.

Gu Yi sighed inwardly, feeling like she owed him in her past life.

Reluctantly, she recited her number to Ye Hao.

After Ye Hao went out, he held the piece of paper with the number tightly.

He and Gu Yi started their relationship due to pressure from their parents.

If it wasn’t for Gu Yi’s changes later, he wouldn’t have been proactive.

By now, the two would still be like strangers merely tied together by marriage.

Ye Hao understood his feelings clearly now.

He loved Gu Yi, and he wanted to spend every future day with her.

But Gu Yi had lost confidence in him, mainly because he hadn’t given her enough of a sense of security.

This incident made him see his own shortcomings.

This time, he was determined to earnestly pursue Gu Yi.

But first, he needed to address the root cause of the problem.

Ye Hao’s gaze turned cold as he looked ahead.

When he got home, Ye Qian and Ye Fu were back too.

Upon seeing him return, Ye Fu said nothing, just got up and went to the kitchen.

"Brother, what’s gotten into you? Why do you insist on divorcing your wife? She’s such a good person, where else can you find someone like her?"

Seeing her brother sit down, Ye Qian quickly said indignantly.

"Qianqian, I know I was wrong, I..."

Ye Hao hadn’t finished speaking when he instinctively sensed danger.

He quickly stood up, turned around, and caught the broom Ye Fu wielded.

"You brat, you still dare to block? You had a good life going, but you just had to cause trouble. Let’s see if I don’t beat you today."

Ye Fu shouted angrily at Ye Hao.

He forcefully pulled back the broom from Ye Hao’s hand.

Ye Hao, fearing his father might hurt himself, slowly let go and stood quietly in place.

Once Ye Fu got hold of the broom, he struck Ye Hao’s back forcefully.

Ye Hao stood motionless, letting his father hit him.

This made Ye Fu even angrier.

He continued to strike several more times.

"Dad, enough, please stop."

Ye Qian hurriedly went up to stop her father.

Hearing the noise, Ye’s mother quickly ran out from the kitchen.

"Dad, don’t be mad. It’s already come to this. Even if you beat Hao Hao to death, it won’t change anything."

Ye’s mother also helped hold Ye Fu’s hand back.

"Mom, Dad, I know I was wrong. I’ll make up with Yiyi, don’t worry."

Ye Hao looked at his parents, who were infuriated with him, and spoke as if making a promise.

"Now you want to reconcile, but it depends on whether Yiyi is willing. If I were Yiyi, I wouldn’t want to see you again."

Ye Fu threw down the broom, sat on the couch, and said with a gloating expression.

"Brother, it’s not that I, as your sister, don’t believe you, but that day, I saw that sister-in-law was genuinely heartbroken. Your path to winning her back might be tough. Besides, I think sister-in-law truly suffered a lot this time. When you were in the ICU for several days, she stayed outside throughout. Later on, she never left your side. But you, well, weren’t lenient with her and kept demanding a divorce. If it were me, I wouldn’t forgive you either."

Ye Qian thought if she were Gu Yi, she would have kept away from Ye Hao.

Listening to what his father and Ye Qian said, Ye Hao felt sweat drop down his forehead.

Shouldn’t they be closer to him? Why did they all stand on Gu Yi’s side? Even though everything they said was right, they were all speaking up for Gu Yi.

Couldn’t anyone say a few words to encourage him?

"Hao Hao, Yiyi is a good girl, kind-hearted too. If you’ve made up your mind and want to spend a good life with her, you must show 100% sincerity. You can’t make her sad again. Even though you’re my son, I won’t let you off either."

Ye’s mother saw Ye Hao’s regretful yet somewhat dejected look and quickly added.

Little did she know, as soon as Ye’s mother finished speaking, Ye Qian nodded her head vehemently beside.

Although Ye Fu didn’t say anything, his expression showed he agreed with what Ye’s mother said too.

Seeing his family all supported Gu Yi, Ye Hao understood it was because Gu Yi truly treated them with sincerity all along.

"Mom, I know. I’ll treat her well. Don’t worry."

Ye Hao looked at his parents and said seriously.

Later at night, after the Ye Family’s parents and Ye Qian returned to their rooms, and only Ye Hao remained in the living room.

He walked to the phone, picked it up, and dialed.

"Zhang Qing, it’s me."

"Captain, you finally contacted me. Where have you been recently? I finally gathered the crucial evidence, just waiting for your word."

The voice on the other end sounded excited yet a bit anxious.

"Some things came up recently. Since the evidence is gathered, once my current situation settles, we’ll start rounding them up. Let them be for a while longer."

They chatted for a bit more before hanging up.

Ye Hao sank into the couch, staring at the ceiling, wondering what Gu Yi was doing at that moment.