After the divorce, the CEO forced me to have his child.

Chapter 438 Gu Zhiyao, I love you!

Just then, Niu Niu and Chen Chen returned.

Seeing this, He Yi couldn't wait to shout, "Dad, you're here too! Whose red envelope is this? It's also a bank card. Did Dad give it to Mom?"

"Hmm." He Yi's expression softened slightly.

"Wow, that's great! Mom, you should put it away quickly. Dad said that the red envelope represents his love and blessings."

Love and blessings?

Gu Zhiyao gave him a cold look.

He Yi was also staring intently at her.

She turned her gaze away and started chatting with Niu Niu, saying, "Mommy would like your red envelope even more."

Niu Niu was taken aback for a moment, then quickly handed over the red envelope, saying, "Happy New Year, Mom! May you have peace and safety every year!"

Gu Zhiyao smiled with satisfaction, taking the red envelope while affectionately patting the little girl's head, "Thank you, darling!"

Later, Niu Niu also gave He Yi a red envelope, and Chen Chen naturally did too. This was the first time He Yi had received red envelopes from his son and daughter. He was very touched, but also felt complicated. This strengthened his belief that he wanted Gu Zhiyao to change her mind and return to his side.

In the afternoon, Gu Zhiyao took the children to visit their maternal grandmother for the New Year. The old lady prepared generous red envelopes for Chenchen and Niuniu, but gave Gu Zhiyao a jewelry box instead.

“These are all pieces of jewelry that your mother wore back then. She ran away from home in a fit of pique and didn’t take them with her. Now your grandmother is entrusting them to you, which means you are helping your mother keep them safe. They can also be passed down to Niu Niu in the future, and passed down from generation to generation.”

Looking at the valuable jewelry and the old lady's sorrowful expression, Gu Zhiyao accepted it with tears in her eyes.

The old lady continued to talk to Gu Zhiyao about her daughter until Niu Niu came over and coaxed the old lady, and the atmosphere returned to a cheerful one.

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Gu Zhiyao and Aunt Zhang went to Zheng Zhihe's newly opened supermarket.

Although Gu Zhiyao had seen her father in photos, seeing him in person still stirred her emotions.

My father is 55 years old, but he is well-maintained and doesn't look old. He is gentle and refined, with a commanding presence. He must have been even more handsome when he was young, which explains why my mother was so captivated by him.

The middle-aged noblewoman standing next to her father was his second wife, Zhao Guilan!

Zhao Guilan also possessed a noble air and radiant beauty, clearly indicating a life of luxury and happiness.

Seeing them standing together like a perfect couple, beaming with joy, Gu Zhiyao couldn't help but think of her lonely mother, and a wave of grief washed over her. She instinctively clenched her hands, almost rushing over to them.

"Zhiyao, remember why we're here today. No matter what you're thinking, don't act impulsively. Let's think things through carefully!" Aunt Zhang noticed her fluctuating emotions and whispered to her, holding her arm.

Gu Zhiyao took a deep breath, nodded to Aunt Zhang, and they left the crowd after the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Unbeknownst to Gu Zhiyao, just as she turned to leave, Zhao Guilan suddenly looked in her direction. Upon seeing Gu Zhiyao's familiar profile, she froze instantly.

"What's wrong?" Zheng Zhihe asked, noticing his wife's unusual behavior, and then followed her gaze. "Is something the matter?"

Zhao Guilan looked away and said casually, "Oh, no, I just saw someone who looked very familiar."

"Someone who looks familiar? Didn't you just arrive here? How come you see someone who looks familiar?"

"You must have mistaken someone else, or it's just someone who looks similar. It's okay."

When Zheng Zhihe heard his wife say this, he didn't think too much about it and said, "Come on, let's go inside."

Zhao Guilan smiled at him and took his arm as they entered the supermarket.

Gu Zhiyao was still unable to calm down, so she went to her mother's grave again.

Looking at her mother's gentle, smiling face in the photo, tears streamed down her face. Then she began to tell her mother about these things, and she cried even harder. Just when she was about to collapse, He Yi rushed over and caught her in time.

The familiar scent startled Gu Zhiyao at first, then she looked up and stared at him blankly.

He Yi reached out and gently wiped away the tears on her face, asking, "What's wrong?"

Gu Zhiyao remained silent, but perhaps still grieving, she nestled against his chest without resistance for the first time, continuing to weep.

He Yi held her in his arms. After a while, it started to rain. He Yi picked her up and ran to a large tree nearby.

The rain intensified, and soon everyone's clothes were soaked. He Yi took off his coat and wrapped it around Gu Zhiyao, while covering Gu Zhiyao's head with his shirt.

Gu Zhiyao had already come to her senses and instinctively refused, but He Yi held her down, saying, "What if you get sick? Chenchen and Niuniu will need you to take care of them, and they will be sad."

Gu Zhiyao stopped resisting and looked at him quietly.

He Yi's eyes were deep and dark, and even through the layers of rain, the burning light in them could not be blocked.

Gu Zhiyao turned her face away.

No one spoke, and the only sound was the pitter-patter of rain. Later, the rain subsided and then stopped completely.

He Yi took the suit and shirt from Gu Zhiyao, touched her relatively dry clothes, and said, "Luckily, they're not wet. Let's go back first. I wonder if it will rain again later."

With one hand holding his soaked clothes and the other holding Gu Zhiyao's hand, they returned to the car.

He Yi immediately turned on the air conditioning, then took a towel from the trunk and handed it to Gu Zhiyao, "Quickly wipe yourself down."

Gu Zhiyao stood there stunned, staring blankly at his almost completely soaked appearance, his hair still dripping wet.

"what happened?"

"I don't need it, you can wipe it yourself," Gu Zhiyao said hesitantly.

He Yi was taken aback at first, then his dark eyes lit up, and his tone became excited, "You wipe first, I have another towel."

Just in case, he did keep two towels in the car.

Gu Zhiyao accepted it.

She was hanging her head and silently drying her hair when suddenly he took the towel from her and started drying it for her.

“I…I’ll do it myself,” Gu Zhiyao said.

But He Yi ignored her and continued to wipe her down, saying in a deep voice, "When you were pregnant, we went out to see the flowers, and it happened to rain, so we all got soaked."

In less than two seconds, these images flashed through Gu Zhiyao's mind. Even though it had been a very long time, she remembered them very clearly.

Yes, that period was the sweetest time.

He took such good care of her as he did today, preferring to get soaked himself so that she could stay dry. She felt sorry for him and offered him her towel, but he frowned and said he didn't need it, adding that she was pregnant and what if she caught a cold?

Those heartfelt and captivating words are deeply imprinted in my memory.

His acting was so convincing that she believed he genuinely cared about her, valued her, and loved her.

Gu Zhiyao emerged from her reverie, a bitter smile playing on her lips.

"What's wrong?" He Yi noticed her unusual behavior.

Gu Zhiyao stared at him intently at his face, which seemed unchanged and was exactly the same as in her memory. This time, she did not say anything to him that they were irreconcilable.

Suddenly, He Yi's face gradually moved closer to hers, and his lips gently touched her cherry lips.

Gu Zhiyao snapped out of her daze and prepared to resist, but he had already taken his leave of her lips, his handsome face filled with a pleasant smile as he stared intently at her.

Gu Zhiyao bit her lip.

"Gu Zhiyao, I love you!" He Yi leaned in again and kissed her ear. "I will wait for you to change your mind. I will definitely wait for you!"