Rebirth: Solely Cherished by the Devoted Commander novel Chapter 278

Chapter 278: Chapter 278 Persuasion

Gu Junming comforted, "It’s all right, Grandpa. Today’s incident was just an accident. Now Auntie and my sister-in-law are both fine. My sister-in-law is already better, don’t worry."

"As long as they’re okay! Otherwise, I really wouldn’t know what to do." The old man was quite upset.

If this gets out, and people say that just because I wanted some dumplings, I almost caused my pregnant granddaughter-in-law to miscarry, wouldn’t that be a laughingstock?

When he expressed his worries, Gu Junming immediately laughed and said, "Grandpa, what are you thinking! It’s not that serious! It’s just some dumplings! I haven’t had home-cooked meals for ages. Thank you, Auntie, the filling is quite tasty. Grandpa, go to sleep."

"That’s good to hear, I’m heading to bed!" Gu Dongfang said as he left.

Sun Chan told Gu Junming, "I’ll go upstairs to check. See if my sister-in-law hasn’t eaten either? I’ll bring some dumplings over, and maybe some congee—should I make some?"

"No need to bother, there is formula in the house, just prepare some of that," Gu Junming said.

Sun Chan nodded, prepared a plate of dumplings and a cup of formula. As she was about to deliver it, she stopped, realizing something wasn’t right.

She couldn’t just care for her sister-in-law and ignore her mother-in-law, or that would cause more trouble later.

So, she prepared two portions and first took them to Gu Juntao’s room. Gu Zishan was outside, seeing Sun Chan busy around, hesitated for a moment, and didn’t go in, unsure what to say to his wife, and decided to sleep to avoid another fight.

Gu Juntao was there comforting his wife, Yang Hongying, who had already woken up. Upon hearing the commotion downstairs, she got anxious, wanting to go help several times, but Gu Juntao held her down on the bed.

"Please listen to me and rest well."

Yang Hongying protested, "I’m fine! It’s just a few dumplings, not serious."

"That’s not okay either," Gu Juntao insisted. "Don’t worry about my mom, everything’s fine. Just take care of yourself for our baby."

Yang Hongying felt uneasy, not understanding why hearing her mother-in-law’s words scared her into fainting. She didn’t realize she had mild depression and that any slight remark from her mother-in-law could greatly affect her mood.

"I’m really afraid my mother-in-law will blame me, call me pretentious..."

Gu Juntao suddenly held her tight, saying, "Don’t think like that, if there’s blame, it’s all on me. From now on, I’ll be with you during my breaks and won’t let you run around. Until you have the baby, I won’t let you come here freely!"

Just then, someone behind them said, "What’s that supposed to mean? Are you blaming me for calling your wife over? Is this place a dragon’s lair?"

The couple paused, then turned to see Wang Guihua weakly leaning at the door, teary-eyed. Her clothes were baggy like others, she had not been well—misunderstood by her husband, given the cold shoulder by her father-in-law—she had become skin and bones.

"You just hate me, always seeking chances to hurt your precious wife. I won’t see you again." Wang Guihua, now cold and disillusioned, felt that her son had utterly abandoned her for his wife. Her lifelong hopes dashed, she cried in heartbreak.

Gu Juntao quickly went to his mother’s side, "Mom, I didn’t mean that, don’t cry!"

"It’s your wife who’s instigating you against me!"

Yang Hongying also cried, "No, Mom, that’s really not what I meant..."

Wang Guihua said, "No need to say anything, Gu Juntao, just care for her from now on! Pretend I’m dead!"

"No, Gu Juntao, go and talk to your mom properly."

Gu Juntao now felt like dying, standing there in dejection, head throbbing.

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