Chapter 14

"Your fault!" Chen Jiaxin leaned helplessly on the sofa, her hands, as white as jade, continuously caressing her belly.

She ate too much! Chen Jiaxin realized for the first time that eating too much could be so uncomfortable.

"It's your fault, you ate so much that I barely got anything. I'm not blaming you, but you're blaming me! Is that fair?" The sight of Chen Jiaxin wolfing down her food gave Gu Fan a great sense of accomplishment.

"It's your fault, it's your fault, who made you cook so well!" Chen Jiaxin was completely unreasonable.

"You should hurry up and clean up the dishes. I've already cooked for you, so don't expect me to wash the dishes too!" Gu Fan sat on the sofa and said.

"Brother Gu Fan!" Chen Jiaxin's voice immediately softened, and she was about to start being coquettish.

"Don't try that on me, it won't work!" Gu Fan said with a stern face.

One mistake is enough, is Chen Jiaxin going to push her luck? Absolutely can't let her get away with it.

"Brother Gu Fan, please help me, look at me, I can't even move!" Chen Jiaxin said pitifully.

"Alright, then don't expect me to cook for you ever again!" Gu Fan was about to get up.

"Oh, Brother Gu Fan, how can I trouble you? I'll do it, I'll do it!" Chen Jiaxin quickly got up. Although she was already full, the thought of never tasting such delicious food again made her feel like the end of the world.

Good food can really change a lot of things. If Chen Wanqing saw Chen Jiaxin actually washing the dishes, she would probably be so surprised that her eyes would fall out.

Although...

"Be careful, okay?" Gu Fan was a bit helpless. This was the second time the bowl kissed the ground.

"This is my first time washing dishes, okay!" Chen Jiaxin was also frustrated. Why were these bowls so slippery when they got wet?

"Do you now understand how difficult it is for a woman to raise a child alone? And this is just the tip of the iceberg!" Gu Fan leaned against the kitchen wall, watching Chen Jiaxin's flustered movements.

"You don't understand!" Chen Jiaxin paused and said softly.

"I don't understand, I don't even have parents!" Gu Fan shrugged.

"Don't use that to provoke me!" Chen Jiaxin suddenly shouted.

"You have to accept this fact. At the very least, you still have a mother, a mother who deeply loves you!" Gu Fan said solemnly.

To resolve Chen Jiaxin's heartache, she needs to be deeply stimulated, and she must be emotionally agitated. Under a calm and composed state, it's hard for her to change.

"But where is my father? Where is my father? Why do other children have fathers, but I don't? Why don't you tell me?" Chen Jiaxin's eyes were red.

"Have you ever thought that by asking where your father is, you might be hurting your mother over and over again?" Gu Fan said coldly. "Under what circumstances would a mother hide information about her child's father? I'll tell you, it's when that man deeply hurt her. It's a huge scar, and your every action is like sprinkling salt on that wound!"

Chen Jiaxin was stunned.

"Think about it yourself. You're not a child anymore, you should be able to analyze some things." Gu Fan saw that this 'attack' was enough and immediately retreated.

Chen Jiaxin needs stimulation, but the intensity must be controlled. If it goes too far, the effect won't meet expectations.

"Is this girl going to do something rash?" Gu Fan muttered. He had already been sitting on the sofa for five minutes, and Chen Jiaxin was still in the kitchen with no sign of movement, which made Gu Fan a bit worried.

He quietly walked over and saw Chen Jiaxin standing like a statue, her eyes unfocused, clearly lost in thought.

"This is a good thing!" Gu Fan breathed a sigh of relief. Chen Jiaxin was thinking, and as long as she was thinking, it meant she was slowly changing.

Gu Fan knew that he couldn't make Chen Jiaxin let go of her obsession of over a decade with just a few words, but as long as there was a good start, there would be a series of developments.

The tutor turned into a psychologist, Gu Fan laughed at himself and leaned back on the sofa to think about some magic problems.

After about five more minutes, Gu Fan felt someone sit down on the sofa opposite him.

"Figured it out?" Gu Fan opened his eyes and looked at Chen Jiaxin, who had calmed down.

"No!" Chen Jiaxin shook her head.

"Take your time, no rush!" Gu Fan said softly. "Actually, you just need to understand that Chen Jie is really good to you. With this foundation, everything else can be gradually revealed!"

"You help me uncover everything, and I will unconditionally cooperate with you!" Chen Jiaxin's eyes were filled with a strong desire to know. She wanted to know why everything was like this.

"Unconditionally cooperate with me?" Gu Fan stared at Chen Jiaxin.

"Yes!" Chen Jiaxin nodded firmly.

"Then start by changing your attitude towards Chen Jie. I don't expect you to change completely all at once, but a little bit at a time, can you do that?" Anything is built up bit by bit. Expecting an instant change is mostly unrealistic.

"I'll try my best!" Chen Jiaxin gritted her teeth and said.

"Your academic performance too, gradually reveal it. This must be done slowly. Otherwise, if Chen Jie finds out that her daughter has been hiding things from her to this extent, it will be a huge blow to her!" Gu Fan reminded her.

"Blow?" Chen Jiaxin's eyes lit up.

"Dismiss those twisted thoughts. We need to explore the past, and everything is still unclear. If you become too extreme now... you'll regret it in the future! Some things, once done, can't be undone!" Gu Fan said seriously.

"Alright!" Chen Jiaxin nodded after a long pause.

"Good! Our agreement is thus reached. Next is... exploring your mother's past. You're sixteen, right? Sixteen years ago, no, seventeen years ago, where was your mother and what was she doing? Maybe we can find some clues from there!" Gu Fan snapped his fingers.

Actually, the best way is to directly ask Chen Wanqing.

But since Chen Wanqing hasn't revealed anything to Chen Jiaxin in all these years, even at the cost of making her daughter hate her, it's clear that the possibility of getting information from her is very low.

So, to truly resolve Chen Jiaxin's heartache and uncover the past, they have to search on their own.

"Seventeen years ago!" Chen Jiaxin's eyes lit up, but then she said dejectedly, "I, I don't know much about it!"

She had never tried to understand her mother. She was too busy hating her to care about the past.

"Not knowing is fine. We can search ourselves. I believe we can find some clues in your mother's room!" Gu Fan felt like he had quickly turned from a psychologist into a detective.

Chen Jiaxin's eyes lit up, thinking of Gu Fan's lock-picking skills. This seemed really feasible.

"But, but is it really okay for us to enter your mother's room privately?" Gu Fan asked hesitantly.

"You came up with the idea, are you going to back out now?" Chen Jiaxin widened her eyes.

"The idea was mine, but I was thinking from your perspective. Now, after calming down, I think..."

"There's nothing to think about. This is my idea, and I'm in charge. Is that okay?" Chen Jiaxin was impatient and didn't want to hear Gu Fan's rambling.

Exploring the past and uncovering all the secrets herself, just thinking about it made Chen Jiaxin feel extremely excited.

No matter how smart Chen Jiaxin was, even though she had self-studied up to university level, it didn't change the fact that her mind was still immature.

Gu Fan readily agreed!

It wasn't that Gu Fan lacked responsibility; he wanted Chen Jiaxin to take the initiative. And from what he could see, Chen Jiaxin's 'cooperation' was even better than expected.

At the same time, this also showed how important this matter was to Chen Jiaxin. If the outcome wasn't satisfactory—well, let's take it one step at a time.

With Gu Fan's help, the lock on Chen Wanqing's room door was easily opened.

It was a very cozy room, with a faint fragrance, just like Chen Wanqing's scent.

Everything in the room was neatly arranged, with no sign of disorder.

The scene of Chen Wanqing's undergarments scattered around, which Gu Fan had imagined, didn't appear.

For some reason, Gu Fan felt a bit disappointed...

Actually, Chen Jiaxin was also examining the room.

She had never been in here!

For other mother-daughter pairs, this would be impossible. But for Chen Jiaxin and Chen Wanqing, it was a fact.

"It should be here!" Chen Jiaxin's eyes flashed with a complex look, then she surveyed the room and focused on a desk.

This desk wasn't a vanity, but an office desk by the window, with various documents on it. It was easy to imagine that Chen Wanqing often worked here.

Gu Fan could see the complexity in Chen Jiaxin's eyes and sighed inwardly but didn't say much.

"Open the lock!" Chen Jiaxin searched and found only one drawer was locked.

At this point, Gu Fan naturally didn't hesitate. He lightly touched the lock and then pulled, and the drawer opened.

Chen Jiaxin's eyes widened in disbelief.

Although Gu Fan had demonstrated this ability multiple times, seeing it up close for the first time was still amazing. She couldn't find any other words to describe it.

Gu Fan smiled slightly. It wasn't that his skills were particularly high, but the effect of spiritual energy. Gu Fan condensed his spiritual energy into the shape of a key, and it naturally opened, very simple...

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