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Gu Xiaoxi fiddled with the dagger, feeling quite bitter inside. Instinctively, she threw the dagger in her hand, aiming it directly at the window where Fu Xin was sitting.

The close-knit family was suddenly startled by the sound of the window shattering.

Immediately after, they saw a dagger slashing through the bamboo window, then flying towards Fu Xin.

The sudden danger left everyone stunned.

Fu Qiuyi reacted the fastest, rushing forward to pull Fu Xin up and protect her in his arms.

The dagger, alarmingly close, flew past his ear and then vanished into thin air.

When everything returned to calm.

Fu Qiuyi was terrified to the core, and if not for the broken bamboo window reminding them, they almost thought their eyes had deceived them.

The dagger could slice through metal as if it were mud and moved very fast, but the most eerie thing was its sudden disappearance...

Fu Xin was so frightened that her legs went weak, not understanding what had just happened.

"Quickly go back! This place isn’t safe!" Without a thought, Fu Qiuyi decided to take his wife and child and leave.

Gu Xiaoxi had already returned to her little room, continuing to eat her crab.

The incident just now was a test for Fu Qiuyi, and after testing him, she felt an indescribable heartache.

He was good to his daughter, but unfortunately, that daughter wasn’t her.

Maybe, from birth, they were never fated to be together.

She also blamed her unfortunate fate, why did she have to go missing at three years old? Otherwise, that fatherly love should have been hers.

Heartache!

Heartache!

The more she thought about it, the more heartache she felt!

Gu Xiaoxi grabbed a bottle of wine, filled her cup to the brim, and drank it all in one gulp.

In the afternoon, she and Jing Rui practiced boxing, enjoying it thoroughly.

But even after the boxing session, she still felt down.

At dusk, she called Quan Shaoqing and asked him to take her to see the child.

She only wanted to leave Imperial Capital as soon as possible, the place that made her feel oppressed.

D State.

The morning sun was bright and the grapes in the vineyard had ripened.

The purple grapes hung on the branches in clusters, making the place look like an otherworldly paradise.

Xiao Lingling could now grab her toys and, holding onto the couch, move about.

On seeing her mother, she was so happy that she flung herself at Gu Xiaoxi’s feet, clinging to her trousers, repeatedly making single-syllable calls, "Mama mama..."

Gu Xiaoxi picked up the child and felt his increased weight, unable to resist pinching his little nose as a reminder, "You! You’re going to become a big fatty soon."

"My son takes after me with a tall build. He’s evenly chubby!" Quan Shaoqing then put down the baby supplies he was holding, took his son’s hand, ready to give him a kiss.

But Quan Jinling seemed quite reluctant to be kissed and dodged it!

He buried his little face in Gu Xiaoxi’s chest, rubbing against her soft bosom.

Quan Shaoqing’s face darkened instantly as he pulled him out from Gu Xiaoxi’s arms and held him close, "You little rascal, you’re only over seven months old and already learning to be improper. Who taught you to climb onto the chest to rub? "

Gu Xiaoxi was at a loss for words; what does a little child know?

Quan Shaoqing being so serious about it left her quite speechless.

"Aunt Lin, let’s go pick some grapes together! I think this year’s grapes look great," Gu Xiaoxi said cheerfully.

Aunt Lin nodded, picking up a basket and saying, "Yes, they are great! Lu Xi mentioned that he’s planning to hire a professional winemaker. He’s preparing to make some fine wine and store it away."

"What, is he thinking of starting a winery?" Gu Xiaoxi asked.

Lin Shu nodded, "With such a large vineyard, well-managed, starting a winery is no issue.

Besides, this variety of purple grape is rare, with a taste that is sour and sweet in perfect balance, plus the climate here is very suitable for fermenting wine.

When the time comes, you just wait to enjoy the fine wine. "

Gu Xiaoxi nodded, looking around, but didn’t see Lu Xi.

Aunt Lin quickly explained, "He’s gone to the town with Xiao Bai to buy some daily necessities. We’ve also run out of diapers for little Lingling."

Gu Xiaoxi smiled at the well-behaved little boy who had been scolded by Quan Shaoqing.

It was evident that Lu Xi doted on him a lot, even buying him diapers.

"Shaoqing, will you leave later?" Aunt Lin asked.

Quan Shaoqing, holding his son, nodded and said, "I can stay a while longer, otherwise this little guy will not know his limits."

"Come on, he’s still so young. It would be strange if he did know his limits!" Gu Xiaoxi turned around to join Aunt Lin in picking grapes.

"Yaya! Mommy..." Quan Jinling watched Gu Xiaoxi leave with a reluctant look. Clearly, he wanted to follow, but seeing his father’s stern face, he could only retract his hand, put it in his mouth, and looked aggrieved.

Quan Shaoqing was amused by his child’s cute appearance.

No matter how he tried to keep a straight face, he couldn’t keep it up.

He held his son in his arms, cleaned his dirty little hands, and followed Gu Xiaoxi saying, "Alright, let’s all go see Mommy pick grapes."

Gu Xiaoxi walked under the grape trellis, liking every bunch of grapes she saw.

Soon, she picked a basketful.

The grapes were so shiny and translucent that they made one’s mouth water just by looking at them, let alone tasting them.

Quan Jinling was excited and wanted some.

Gu Xiaoxi casually peeled one for him.

He bit into the grape and almost cried, his mouth stretched wide, it was so sour that he shivered.

Seeing his grimacing face, Gu Xiaoxi quickly threw away the grape and kissed her son’s little mouth.

The boy immediately smiled happily.

Quan Shaoqing was instantly unhappy again.

Although idle, he never saw his wife kiss him like that.

Unhappy! He disliked that his son was sharing his wife’s affection.

That night, Lu Xi returned with a car full of things, delicious food, and fun toys, everything one could want.

The house was almost turned into a children’s playground.

Quan Shaoqing had to leave early because he couldn’t delay any longer.

Gu Xiaoxi had one more day to rest, the day after tomorrow, she and Jing Rui had agreed to leave together.

Having stayed with Lu Xi for a day and a night, she spent a great day having a blast with her son.

Seeing her son living well there, she decided not to take him back with her.

As long as the "Nascent Soul" spell wasn’t removed, Quan Shaoqing’s curse wouldn’t be lifted. The child would continue to live outside, even potentially growing up and going to school outside.

This was the best protection for him.

Fortunately, Gu Xiaoxi and Quan Shaoqing would visit him and spend time with him whenever they had the chance.

The child was also familiar with them.

...

The time to meet Jing Rui had come quickly.

Quan Shaoqing personally delivered Gu Xiaoxi to Jing Rui, saying solemnly, "I’m entrusting her to Aunt Jing. Take care of her for me."

"Of course, you can rest assured, with me here she won’t have any problems," Jing Rui said as she took Gu Xiaoxi’s hand and said goodbye to Quan Shaoqing.

Jing Haoran gave Quan Shaoqing a sidelong glance, "Don’t worry, without you, I can take care of her."

"You’d better not need her to take care of you," Quan Shaoqing said expressionlessly, leaving Jing Haoran at a loss for words.

He covered his face and glared at Quan Shaoqing, "I’m breaking off friendship with you."

"That’s the ninety-ninth time now," Quan Shaoqing replied indifferently.

Jing Rui smiled without speaking and drove off.

Gu Xiaoxi looked back and waved goodbye to Quan Shaoqing.

They were nearing Qing State territory, close to the International Alliance.

The last time, Gu Xiaoxi had passed by there when escorting "Qing Lian."