By now, Chen Yanqin had also come to her senses. Stumbling into the room, regardless of who the other person was, she grabbed Gu Zhengwan into her arms.
She kept whispering Gu Zhengwan's name, pulling up the quilt to cover Gu Zhengwan's body and gently patting her on the back. It was hard to tell whether she was comforting herself or Gu Zhengwan.
"Waner, my Waner..."
"Mother."
Gu Zhengwan slowly opened her eyelids amidst the commotion. Just uttering a single word made her throat ache as if it were being torn apart. Her head was dizzy, and she couldn't remember anything. She only felt that her whole body ached as if it had been run over by a carriage.
Seeing Gu Zhengwan wake up, Chen Yanqin hugged her tightly and burst into tears, sobbing uncontrollably.
At this moment, Gu Jiangyue walked in. She simply couldn't miss such an interesting scene.
Gu Jiangyue pretended to be shocked and covered her eyes with her hands. Then she feigned surprise and asked,
"Sister, what on earth happened? Why is the Second Prince in your bed? Even though you two are already engaged, you shouldn't have done this..."
The room was deathly quiet. Apart from Chen Yanqin's sobs, only Gu Jiangyue's voice could be heard. Now, even those who initially didn't know who the other protagonist was understood what had happened.
Under Gu Jiangyue's insinuations, almost everyone mistakenly thought that Gu Zhengwan and Xie Chengrui had been unable to resist their passions and that both of them had been willing participants.
Gu Zhengwan stared blankly at Gu Jiangyue. Every word that came out of Gu Jiangyue's mouth was like a sharp sword, piercing through her ears and stabbing straight into her heart.
She remembered everything. It all started when she had written the letter to Qin Anjie. Then she had been knocked out by Gu Jiangyue and Xie Jiuan and thrown onto the bed, where she had had a night of debauchery with someone.
She had inhaled too much of the incense and couldn't remember who that person was. Now her head was splitting with pain. Looking at the bruises on her body, the scattered clothes all over the floor, and hearing the constant chatter outside the door, Gu Zhengwan could only collapse and beat Chen Yanqin, accusing her of not coming to save her last night.
Chen Yanqin also regretted her inaction and could only shed silent tears. They had only been separated by a wall. If only she had taken a look last night, Gu Zhengwan would have been able to escape. But her hatred for Gu Jiangyue had been so overwhelming that she hadn't been able to show up in time.
Gu Jiangyue stood by, watching everything. If Chen Yanqin had shown even a shred of pity for her, Gu Zhengwan wouldn't have ended up like this. In the end, it was all their own doing. If it had been Gu Jiangyue crying and wailing at this moment, they would probably only have felt the joy of a successful scheme.
At this moment, the other person lying on the bed sat up. He also bore the marks of last night. Rubbing his head, as if still a bit dizzy from the effects of the incense, he let out an impatient click of his tongue.
Both Gu Zhengwan and Chen Yanqin looked in the direction of the sound. When they saw that it was Xie Chengrui, they both stopped their movements, their tear - streaked faces filled with shock.
Wasn't it supposed to be Qin Anjie? Why was it Xie Chengrui!
Gu Zhengwan looked at Xie Chengrui somewhat helplessly. Although it wasn't Qin Anjie last night and it wasn't necessarily a bad thing for her that it was Xie Chengrui, the same couldn't be said for Xie Chengrui.
Gu Zhengwan's previously dull expression turned to panic. If the fact that she had procured the incense was discovered, what would Xie Chengrui think of her? What would the Gu Mansion think of her? What would the entire capital think of her!
Thinking of this, Gu Zhengwan stopped crying. She quickly turned to look at Xie Chengrui, hoping that he would see the pleading in her eyes and not reveal the truth.
Seeing that Xie Chengrui was awake, Gu Jiangyue naturally couldn't stay idle. She had to pour fuel on the fire and teach Gu Zhengwan a lesson. Otherwise, she would be too kind.
Xie Chengrui's head was still groggy, but he was slowly starting to remember what had happened last night. Before he could take any further action, he heard Gu Jiangyue speak.
Gu Jiangyue looked at Gu Zhengwan and asked Xie Chengrui in a tone of disbelief, as if she were standing up for Gu Zhengwan.
"Zhengwan, weren't you willing? Second Prince... How could you do this? You two aren't even married yet..."
Before Gu Jiangyue could finish her sentence, Xie Chengrui angrily interrupted her. The veins on one of his hands bulged as he slammed his hand down hard on the bed. His voice was filled with anger, completely different from his usual gentle and refined demeanor.
"Enough! I wasn't willing!"
Xie Jiuan stepped forward and shielded Gu Jiangyue behind him. However, Gu Jiangyue wasn't afraid of what Xie Chengrui might do. The more angry Xie Chengrui got and the louder his voice, the more people would know about this.
Gu Jiangyue was protected behind Xie Jiuan. Xie Jiuan's tall figure completely blocked her. Standing behind him, she felt a sense of security she had never felt before.
Gu Jiangyue's mood gradually improved. A smile played on her lips as she poked her head out from behind Xie Jiuan and looked at Xie Chengrui, feigning confusion.
"Then why did you two do such a thing?"
Xie Chengrui clearly remembered when Gu Zhengwan had thrown herself into his arms. But from the moment he had stepped into this room and smelled a strange fragrance, his head had gradually become heavy, and his vision had become blurry. However, he had developed strange feelings for Gu Zhengwan.
"I was drugged..."
Xie Chengrui seemed to realize something. He was about to blurt out that he had been drugged, but before he could finish his sentence, Gu Zhengwan grabbed his sleeve.
Xie Chengrui looked at Gu Zhengwan. Gu Zhengwan was wrapped up tightly, with only her hands clutching his sleeve tightly. Her eyes were filled with tears as she kept shaking her head at him.
Looking at Gu Zhengwan's expression and actions, Xie Chengrui understood the reason. He was extremely shocked, and his eyes were filled with rage, as if he could kill Gu Zhengwan at any moment.
Xie Chengrui opened his mouth and mouthed the question to Gu Zhengwan.
"You were the one who drugged me."
Xie Chengrui's expression was certain. Gu Zhengwan could only nod her head heavily with tears in her eyes. She hung her head and didn't even dare to look at Xie Chengrui.
But she had no other choice. If she didn't tell Xie Chengrui the truth, he would surely investigate further, and the Gu Mansion would also take it seriously. If they found out that she was the one behind it, she would be finished.
After getting Gu Zhengwan's answer, even though Xie Chengrui didn't want to believe it, the fact remained that Gu Zhengwan had been scheming against him. He now found Gu Zhengwan extremely disgusting. The love he had once had for Gu Zhengwan had almost completely dissipated at this moment.
Xie Chengrui scanned the room and looked at the people outside the door. His eyes were blood - red.
He suspected that these people had also been summoned by Gu Zhengwan in order to force him to marry her.
In Xie Chengrui's eyes, Gu Zhengwan was now no different from a venomous woman.