The whole family died tragically? The eldest daughter is the most powerful in the capital after her

He paused, his voice lowering slightly, "She never really trusted me."

Lin Ruoxue frowned slightly and asked tentatively, "So you are not only angry about her drinking the contraceptive medicine, but also because she doesn't believe you?"

"Yes." Gu Nanyuan raised his eyes to look at her, his eyes were complicated, "I loved her with all my heart and soul, and never let her feel that I was an unreliable person. But what about her? Because of what happened to my second sister, she believed that I would be like other people... This is not her misunderstanding of me, but a denial of our relationship."

"Prince..." Lin Ruoxue sighed softly, raised her hand and touched her chest, as if she was choosing her words, "Ruoxuan's concealment did disappoint you, but she did this more because she was afraid of losing you. I know you are sad, but this sadness should not cause the relationship between the two of you to stalemate."

Gu Nanyuan didn't respond, but just clenched the teacup, with some fatigue in his eyes.

Lin Ruoxue looked at his expression and continued, "Ruoxuan is more conflicted than you think. She is afraid that she will disappoint you if she doesn't want a child, and she is also afraid that her concealment will hurt you. She feels deeply guilty, but she doesn't know how to face it. Nanyuan, you should listen to her voice more instead of shutting yourself up in disappointment."

Gu Nanyuan frowned slightly and said in a low voice: "I know what you mean, but her distrust makes it hard for me to completely let it go. I don't want to lose her, nor do I want the stalemate between us to continue, but..."

"Prince." Lin Ruoxue's tone suddenly became serious, and she looked directly into his eyes. "What is the most important thing between husband and wife? Communication! If you are not willing to listen to her true thoughts and are only immersed in your own emotions, how can you solve the problem?"

Qi Zeshen also said, "Nanyuan, after all, it's not that you don't want a child, you just want one later. It's not a big deal, why do you have to make everyone unhappy?"

Gu Nanyuan frowned slightly, his eyes fell on the table, with hesitation in his expression.

Qi Zeshen put down the teacup: "Ruoxuan didn't dare to tell you directly because she was afraid that you would be angry. Let's put it this way, your current attitude just proves her worries, don't you think?"

These words made Gu Nanyuan raise his head slightly, a struggle flashed in his eyes, but he did not refute.

Seeing this, Lin Ruoxue smiled and took over the conversation: "In fact, you should think about it from another perspective. Ruoxuan cares about you very much. She hides it from you not to hurt you, but because she cares too much about your feelings and is afraid of disappointing you. She may not even realize that this fear is because she loves you."

Gu Nanyuan's eyes moved slightly, and the coldness between his brows gradually dissipated a little. There was a hint of self-mockery in his tone: "If she really loves me, how could she lack trust in me?"

"Loving someone doesn't mean you won't be afraid." Lin Ruoxue sighed softly, with a distressed tone, "She is a sensitive person. She has seen too many tragedies in other people's marriages, so it's inevitable that she will have wild thoughts. But she has never thought of leaving you, right? If you think about it carefully, every action she takes is because you are the most important to her."

"It's so important that even I don't dare to face it." Qi Zeshen nodded aside, with a teasing look in his eyes, "Nanyuan, you are too stubborn. You know Ruoxuan loves you, so why can you ignore her for so many days?"

Gu Nanyuan couldn't help but smile bitterly at these words: "I just..."

"It's just that you have a knot in your heart, feeling that she has never firmly believed in you, right?" Lin Ruoxue's tone was gentle, but she hit the nail on the head, "But the problem is that there is no natural tacit understanding between husband and wife, and sometimes trust is cultivated slowly. You have given your heart, so don't test her with the cold war. It will only make both of you more painful."

Qi Zeshen interrupted and consoled her: "Nanyuan, you don't want to lose her, do you?"

This sentence made Gu Nanyuan's expression change slightly. He lowered his head and thought for a moment, then nodded slowly: "No."

"Since you don't want to, then solve the problem." Lin Ruoxue continued to persuade, "A cold war is never a solution. It will only make misunderstandings worse. Instead of tormenting each other, it is better to have a good talk and speak out your heart."

Gu Nanyuan looked up at her with a relieved look in his eyes, and said softly: "I understand, thank you."

Lin Ruoxue breathed a sigh of relief: "That's right, the most feared thing between husband and wife is estrangement. The sooner you break this barrier, the better off you will be."

The night wind was getting colder. Gu Nanyuan pushed open the door and looked around the room.

"Everyone go down." He ordered in a low voice. Although his tone was calm, it carried unquestionable majesty.

Hongya and Luqiao looked at each other, bowed, and hurriedly retreated, not daring to stay any longer.

The room fell silent, with only the slight flickering of the candle flame as the only sound.

Lin Ruoxuan sat at the desk, her fingers gently stroking the paper on the table, with deep fatigue between her brows.

Gu Nanyuan walked to the opposite side of her and fixed his eyes on her: "We should have a good talk."

Lin Ruoxuan raised her head and looked into his eyes without any emotion.

She slowly pushed aside the roll of paper in front of her and whispered, "Since we want to talk, why not read this first."

Gu Nanyuan frowned and reached out to take it.

With just one glance, the expression on his face quickly turned cold.

"Divorce letter?" He looked up at her, disbelief flashing in his eyes, "What are you doing?"

Lin Ruoxuan lowered her head, her eyes fell on her fingers, and said calmly: "It's not a fuss, but a decision I made after careful consideration."

She raised her head, looked him straight in the eyes, and said in a restrained voice: "I have seen your attitude these days. I know that you are disappointed and I am in pain. A cold war is not the outcome of my life. If we are destined to never go back to the way we were before, then it is better to divorce and let each other go."

These words were like a bucket of cold water poured on Gu Nanyuan's heart. He clenched the divorce agreement in his hand, and a sneer rose from the corner of his mouth: "Do you really want to leave me?"

Lin Ruoxuan lowered her head, her tone becoming a little more powerless: "It's not that I want to leave, but I know that if we continue like this, both of us will suffer. You want a child, but I can't get out of my own shadow. As time goes by, the resentment will only grow deeper. Instead of that, it's better to do it now..."

"That's enough!" Gu Nanyuan slammed the divorce papers on the table, his tone revealing suppressed anger, "Do you really have no feelings for me at all? You just want a divorce, don't you care about me at all?"

His eyes were piercing, as if he wanted to see deep into her heart.

Lin Ruoxuan's fingertips trembled slightly, and tears welled up in her raised eyes, but she stubbornly refused to let them fall.

She was silent for a long time, and finally spoke, her voice so low that it was almost inaudible: "I don't want to divorce, but I really can't get over the shadow in my heart. I can't have a child now, and I don't know when I can do it. Maybe I will never be able to get over this hurdle in my lifetime..."

She sniffed, her tone full of self-blame: "Nanyuan, I don't want to delay you. If I can't give you a child in my lifetime, what will you do? Will you wait for me forever? Will you have no complaints about me?"