Who You Are Book 2

Chapter 26 - The Head

A mourning warmth filled the eyes that Jin Guangyao looked at her with, "A-Su, back then, I really didn't have another path to walk. I wanted to keep you in the dark for your whole life. I didn't want you to know about this. Now, though, it's been entirely ruined by the one who told you. You think that I'm dirty. You think that I'm disgusting. All of these are fine, but you're my wife. How would others see you? How would they talk of you?"

Qin Su buried her head into her arms, "Stop talking, stop talking, stop reminding me!!! I wish I never knew you, I wish that I'm not related to you at all! Why did you approach me in the first place?!"

After a moment of silence, Jin Guangyao answered, "I know that you won't believe me, no matter what I say, but it was sincere, back then."

Qin Su sobbed, "... You're still speaking such blandishments!"

Jin Guangyao, "I'm speaking the truth. I've always remembered that you have never said anything about my background or my mother. I'm grateful for you until the end of my life, and I want to respect you, cherish you, love you. But, you have to know that even if A-Song hadn't been killed, he had to die. He could only die. If we let him grow up, you and I..."

With the mention of her son, Qin Su couldn't bear it any longer. With a raise of her hand, she slapped him on the face, "Then who's the one that did all this?! Just what can't you do for this position?!"

Without any avoidance, Jin Guangyao accepted the slap. A crimson handprint immediately appeared over his fair cheek.

...

"I would have done more than that!" Nie Mingjue stated, "he killed his son!"

"It will be said later, but Qin Su and Meng Yao have the same father," Lan Xichen stated, "not that I am making excuses for him to kill a child..."

"What!?" Wen Ruohan asked, "gross."

"They were siblings this whole time? Meng Yao knew, and she just now found out through the letter, potentially?" Nie Mingjue inquired.

Lan Xichen nodded.

"That is crazy," Nie Mingjue said.

"Tell me about it," Lan Xichen said.

...

Jin Guangyao, "What are you talking about? You must be feeling quite unwell. Your father has already gone to journey and cultivate. I'll send you off sometime soon as well, and you can enjoy being in your father's company. Let's finish this quickly. There's still quite a number of guests outside. There's still the Discussion Conference tomorrow."

Things were already like this, and he was still thinking of the guests outside and the Discussion Conference tomorrow!

Although he said that he was going to allow Qin Su time for resting, he ignored all of Qin Su's pushes of refusal and helped her up. Wei Wuxian didn't know what he did, but Qin Su suddenly collapsed, robbed of all energy. Thus, just like this, Jin Guangyao half-dragged his wife into the layering curtains. Paperman Wuxian snuck out from below the table and followed them. He saw Jin Guangyao, whose hand was placed over a full-length mirror made of copper.

A moment later, his fingers somehow entered the mirror, as though they broke into the surface of a pool of water. Qin Su's eyes were wide open, still crying. She could only watch as her husband dragged her into the mirror, unable to speak or shout. Wei Wuxian knew that the mirror definitely couldn't be opened by anyone aside from Jin Guangyao himself. Such an opportunity was now or never. Roughly calculating the timing, he quickly leaped inside.Behind the copper mirror was a secret room.