Chapter 14

Chapter 14

“So, that’s the reason you ran away from the wedding?”

After hearing the whole story from beginning to end, Gu Weizhi looked at me deeply.

I nodded through tear-blurred eyes. It hadn’t been easy to speak aloud about that case from years ago.

“I… I almost died at the hands of a rapist. The first brocade pouch saved me.”

That memory gave me a sense of surreal, magical trance.

“Because it was so unbelievable, my mother even thought I was suffering from delusions. That’s why I never told anyone. It’s only natural if you don’t believe me.”

“I believe you.” He pulled me into his arms, soothing me with a gentle touch. “If you’re willing to tell me, I’m willing to believe. The world is a vast place; nothing is impossible. This is far more convincing than Su Wanru’s claim that you had a new lover elsewhere.”

I finally managed a tearful smile.

Su Wanru insisted that there was nothing but a blank piece of paper inside the brocade pouch, but I didn’t believe her.

However, Gu Weizhi sent both pieces of paper to an identification center. The results showed that the blank piece of paper was actually the genuine one.

My mind was a mess, filled mostly with confusion.

Why would Grandma leave me a blank piece of paper?

Grandma had Miao ethnicity blood. It was said that her ancestors included a Wuzhu who could predict fortune and misfortune. However, the more accurate the prediction, the greater the toll it took on the person making it.

“Could it be because she lacked the physical strength at the time?”

Gu Weizhi shook his head. “No,” he speculated. “She likely anticipated that Su Wanru would swap the brocade pouch, so she left the blank paper behind.”

My heart trembled.

“The word ‘RUN’ that Su Wanru swapped in might have been what she truly wanted to tell you.”

“She simply used Su Wanru’s hand to give you the real message.”