Chapter 301: Chapter 302: Acceptance

Lin Youning knew her big brother misunderstood, yet she didn’t want to explain further. She also knew she wouldn’t be able to break free from his embrace, so she let him hold her.

Gu Yifeng, seeing her silent, grew even more worried. He just held her close without knowing what to say, feeling increasingly ashamed. Sister Ning regarded him as an elder brother, yet he harbored such feelings for her. He should feel ashamed when facing her and shouldn’t appear in front of her.

But just thinking of the possibility that Sister Ning would loathe him made his heart twist with unease. He couldn’t avoid appearing before Sister Ning, and he couldn’t bear to let her leave his side.

This was the second time he felt this way in his life. Gu Yifeng had been indifferent to matters between men and women for most of his life, not even considering women in his heart.

Yet he didn’t know why Sister Ning had found her way into his heart, seamlessly integrating into his life without him noticing.

If there was any hesitation before, at this moment, Gu Yifeng had made up his mind. He could give up everything but not Sister Ning.

He couldn’t allow Sister Ning to suffer any grievances either.

Things had come to this point; Gu Yifeng knew he couldn’t delay any longer, or he would never have the chance to confess to Sister Ning.

He pulled Sister Ning away from his embrace so they were face to face. “Sister Ning, listen to me. Every word you’re about to hear is true.”

“No, I don’t want to listen.” Lin Youning already guessed what her big brother was about to say.

Gu Yifeng, however, didn’t allow her to refuse. He trapped her body, forcing her to look at him, not giving her a chance to evade. “Maybe I felt sibling love towards you before, but unknowingly it has turned into romantic love. I don’t know when it started, but I know no one can take your place in my heart, not even Mrs. Dong, not even if she was always a step ahead of you, not even now when she is pregnant.”

Lin Youning was stunned. Her usually cold big brother actually spoke these words, yet this was not the moment she had hoped for such a confession.

Gu Yifeng, seeing tears in Sister Ning’s eyes, continued, “What I can do is from now on, be with only one person for a lifetime.”

“How is that possible? What about Mrs. Dong? You have a child together?” Lin Youning could hardly believe her big brother would make such a promise in front of her.

How could she monopolize her big brother?

What’s more, the matter of the past remained unresolved. Lin Youning knew there was no longer any evidence to prove what happened in their previous lives. It might just remain like a knot hidden in her heart.

She was not prepared to face her big brother now. Yet at this moment, her big brother confessed to her, and declared his feelings, she felt she had been forced to the edge of a cliff. At this moment, she had to make a choice, either give up avoiding or accept and forget the matters of the past life, regardless of what happened before. This life is a new beginning.

“Sister Ning, look at me. Standing before you now is not your brother; your brother is outside, worrying about you. Standing here is your husband, with whom you have exchanged vows. Mrs. Dong will always have her position as the Marchioness; it will never change, especially now that she’s expecting.” Gu Yifeng compelled her to face him. “Originally, I thought to take it slowly, wait for you to accept, then tell you the truth about everything. But I know I can’t wait any longer. From this moment, I want you to face everything too, you must face it.”

Meeting her big brother’s earnest gaze, and seeing the tension on his face, Lin Youning knew he was waiting for her response.

She had always harbored feelings for her big brother, long before he realized his feelings.

Now, hearing him say these words and make such a promise, she should be happy; she should let go of everything from the previous life. No matter what the truth is, just looking at her big brother’s character, she knew he couldn’t have done such things.

Yet so many things happened in a day. Even though Lin Youning had lived two lives, she felt entirely blank when it came to matters of the heart. Her hesitation, his struggle, his pain was all visible on her face. Gu Yifeng saw everything, and with a heartache, held her tightly in his arms.

“You like me too, don’t you?” Gu Yifeng’s voice was filled with excitement.

Only now did he realize how foolish he had been not to notice that Sister Ning also liked him. No wonder her face always had that struggling, helpless look. She must have thought he saw her only as a sister and so dared not express her feelings.

Gu Yifeng was very excited, this discovery made him wish to hold her tightly in his arms and never let go.

It turned out his little sister also liked him.

The sudden wave of happiness left Gu Yifeng unsure how to express it. In the end, he picked her up and spun around on the floor a few times before finally placing her on the bed.

He was visibly excited, “Little sister, little sister…”

He kept murmuring her childhood name.

Such happiness, such excitement, must mean deep affection.

Lin Youning gently leaned her head closer to her big brother’s chest. The matters of the past life had already passed; why was she still entangled in them? In this life, she had someone she loved, and he loved her in return, even making such a promise. Why was she still hesitating?

“Big brother…” Lin Youning murmured softly.

With that gentle word, Gu Yifeng knew that Sister Ning had accepted him and was starting to face their feelings openly.

“Alright, alright, everything is in the past. From now on, let’s live our lives well.” Gu Yifeng softly coaxed the little girl in his arms, a wide grin spreading across his face.

Meanwhile, outside, Zhao Housheng heard the Marquis’s joyful cheers coming from the room, followed by silence. He furrowed his brows tightly, unable to believe what he had just heard. The Marquis was always calm and collected; how could he act in such a manner?

Lin Youning’s heart also calmed down at this moment. Reflecting on her previous behavior must have worried those around her, so she gently pushed the man holding her, “Husband, let’s go downstairs.”

Lin Youning realized that at the moment she called him husband, her ears instantly heated up.

Unlike before, now this person was truly to become her husband.

Gu Yifeng nodded, “Your health is weak, meals must be on time. After such a long journey today, let’s rest here for the night and head into the city together in the morning.”

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