The Arch-Enemy Must Not Become a Wife

Chapter 296: Chapter 155: Ji Mingyu’s “Truth”

Watching Chu Xuan disappear into the wind and snow, Jiang Yiyi was very worried, wanting to find him and comfort him a bit.

But Floating Cloud Child shook his head and stopped her, "Let him be alone for a while first."

On the other side, Gu Haitang fainted in the snow, while Gu Jianjia came to pick her up.

Then, this Madam Gu said to the two clan elders and Floating Cloud Child, "I will leave the next matters to you, I’ll first take my daughter back for some rest."

Floating Cloud Child nodded; although the two clan elders felt awkward, they still had to stay and discuss the matter to avoid a genuine feud between both parties, including the Purple Heaven Jade Mansion.

As for Primordial Monarch Taixu, ever since Chu Xuan left, she also disappeared.

...

Honestly, the event happened too suddenly; although Ji Mingyu vaguely sensed before that Gu Haitang might be hiding something from Chu Xuan, she didn’t expect it would be so much.

The fault lies in her not being honest with Chu Xuan beforehand, and Chu Xuan is someone who has been hurt multiple times and lacks a sense of security.

Despite Gu Haitang’s multiple defenses, they sounded weak and powerless; if she had said it earlier, Chu Xuan might still believe her and not think she was just being perfunctory with the family.

But once exposed by others, any further explanations would be futile; Chu Xuan wouldn’t believe her, only thinking she was deceiving him again, especially after being tricked so many times earlier.

One could say Gu Haitang played a good hand poorly, a classic case.

Besides, Shangguan Yu and Celestial Evil Demon Venerable were life-and-death enemies back then, and Chu Xuan died at his hands, yet Haitang is a descendant of Shangguan Yu, several generations down the line? What a twist of fate!

If these two truly end up together and Chu Xuan’s celestial evil identity is revealed in the future, the Shangguan family would certainly go against him; how would Gu Haitang handle herself then?

Perhaps revealing it early is a blessing in disguise.

In short, today Ji Mingyu was very satisfied with Qingqing’s performance; she pretended to be calm, but her heart was joyous, almost saying out loud: Well done!

Ming Yu had originally planned to expose the truth to stop this wedding.

As for waiting until the wedding night to drug Gu Haitang and replace her herself...

Honestly, Ji Mingyu had considered it, but the consequences were too serious; she could hide it for a while, but not forever, and once Chu Xuan discovered it, he would not forgive her.

Moreover, Ming Yu didn’t want Chu Xuan’s single experience with her to be a substitute for another woman.

Yes, Ji Mingyu is still a virgin to this day; over six hundred years ago, she faithfully adhered to her promise: until Chu Xuan completely severed ties with other women, she would not give herself to him.

Chu Xuan never managed to fulfill this promise before his death, so Ji Mingyu remains a virgin.

...

At this moment, seeing Chu Xuan walking alone into the snow, leaving the Cyan Lotus Daoist Palace, Xiaoxue, who had been silently observing the situation, reminded again:

"Master, this is a golden opportunity!"

In Xiaoxue’s view, this opportunity was even better than the last; this time Chu Xuan seemed truly on the verge of shutting himself off emotionally.

If the master took advantage of the situation, told the truth, and gently comforted him, wouldn’t Chu Xuan immediately fall into the master’s arms?

Previously, with a great crisis resolved by Qingqing suddenly emerging, Ji Mingyu wanted to continue delaying.

But then she thought, no! I cannot repeat Qingqing and Gu Haitang’s mistakes; their error lies in distrust of Chu Xuan and failing to proactively admit the matter.

Once the truth is revealed, Chu Xuan will return to me, and we can live a life as heavenly companions.

If Chu Xuan truly locks away his heart and stops involving with any woman, then clearing the misunderstanding would be too late!

Not to mention, Ji Mingyu also fears experiencing the same situation as Qingqing and Haitang, making this an unparalleled opportunity that must not be lost; regardless of the Fifth Realm, just go ahead and speak!

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Actually, Chu Xuan’s heart wasn’t as closed off as outsiders might think; indeed, during the deepest despair, he felt as if the whole world had only him left.

But as that overwhelming emotion faded and he gradually calmed down, he laughed self-mockingly.

Regarding his celestial evil identity, Gu Haitang never asked, and Chu Xuan never outright lied to her.

Haitang didn’t even ask, "Are you the demon that our family is searching for?" She just silently concealed it.

If she had asked, Chu Xuan would indeed have told her the truth, since the relationship between the two had reached this point, some things needed to be known sooner or later.

In this regard, Chu Xuan wouldn’t deliberately deceive; he considers himself to have been relatively honest.

But concerning what actually happened between him and Pei Shurou in the subsurface secret realm, this Gu Haitang did explicitly question, and Chu Xuan did clearly lie to her.

Just on this point, he didn’t have the right to be so angry about Gu Haitang lying to him multiple times.

Actually, standing with his hands behind him, watching guests leave one by one, Chu Xuan had already sorted out this issue, but considering their identities, keeping a distance from Gu Haitang was the most appropriate choice.

The reason for severing ties is to avoid future difficulties for her; forcibly being together cannot bring happiness.

To this day, Chu Xuan still doesn’t know which parts of Gu Haitang’s words were true or false, nor does he know how much of his intelligence she has traded to her family.