Chapter 1191: Gu Ming also holds resentment in his heart

Yes, Gu Ming harbors resentment in his heart.

Gu Ming is caught between the pressure of the clan elders and Yang Meiyin forcing him to marry because of her pregnancy. If only Hai Xue had held on a bit longer and stood by him to defend their family, perhaps it wouldn’t have fallen apart. At the very least, with him around, Yang Meiyin wouldn’t have had the opportunity.

Upon seeing the divorce agreement signed by Hai Xue, his resentment towards her hit a peak. If she had agreed to divorce, what was left for him to hold on to?

Therefore, fueled by anger, he signed his name on the divorce papers.

At the same time, he knew full well the depth of Hai Xue’s love for him. If she believed her presence might ruin his future, she would certainly leave.

Retirement alone wouldn’t affect him too much, but being discharged would be devastating. Hai Xue’s decision to leave must have been based on the belief that staying would impact his future rather than the clan elders’ claim that she left because he got too close to Yang Meiyin.

So, Hai Xue’s departure wasn’t just because of the family, Yang Meiyin, or her status, but also because of a Gui Xiaofeng?

Hai Xue nodded, "Yes. Gui Xiaofeng told me I was discharged and almost accused of being a spy. She suggested I leave and go back to the countryside to lay low, and even helped me buy a train ticket—"

Back then, if Gui Xiaofeng hadn’t told her she was discharged and almost labeled a spy, and if not for Old Sir Ye’s help, she wouldn’t have just left Gu Ming so readily and returned to Hai Village.

Indeed!

Gu Ming was speechless at Hai Xue’s actions, "Why didn’t you come to me and ask?"

"You were on a three-month mission then, even I didn’t know where you were, how could I ask?" Hai Xue replied discontentedly, "I was terrified and at a loss at the time. Someone gave me advice supposedly for my own good, so naturally, I listened."

"For your own good?"

Hai Xue gave a bitter smile, "Now I know she harbored ill intentions. But back then—" She was so confused that she couldn’t tell.

Gu Ming suddenly felt deep hatred for Gui Xiaofeng: His decades of emotional desert life were all thanks to her.

Hai Xue remembered something, "Right, I have that golden lock, and Gui Xiaofeng knows it. Do you think the incident with my gold lock being exposed was her doing?"

It turns out that the source of all his and Hai Xue’s tragedies stemmed from Gui Xiaofeng.

He would never let her go!

Hai Xue was puzzled, "Wasn’t it Yang Meiyin who sent the people to expose my overseas connections? Did Gui Xiaofeng tell Yang Meiyin about my golden lock?"

She recalled something else, "At first, the people of Hai Village didn’t know I was ’discharged’ and returned. They thought I was just retired and treated me like any ordinary member.

But when Gui Xiaofeng came to see me, she ’accidentally’ let slip in front of the villagers, letting them know I was ’discharged.’ So—"

Hai Xue stopped, but Gu Ming understood: Because of Gui Xiaofeng’s ’accidental’ leak of false information, Hai Xue’s life in Hai Village likely became difficult.

In fact, though it was Gui Xiaofeng’s careless revelation that exposed Hai Xue’s discharge from the army, she never blamed Gui Xiaofeng back then.

To Hai Xue, her discharge was something that couldn’t be hidden for long and would eventually come to light, so Gui Xiaofeng’s ’leak’ just made the village aware of it sooner.