Gu Kaiping returned to the campfire, his thoughts a complete mess. He knew the Gu family was about to change, but he didn't know if this change would be for the better or for the worse.
"Husband, what are you thinking about?" Liu Yun had seen the father and son whispering to each other earlier. Now, seeing Gu Kaiping looking so distracted, she was even more curious about what they had been discussing.
"It's nothing," Gu Kaiping said, studying Liu Yun. The once-glamorous daughter of the Marquis Mansion now looked no different from the peasant women he had seen in the past.
Then he thought of Bai Suihe. Even on the road to exile, she kept herself clean and refreshed. In contrast, Liu Yun's hair was disheveled and her face was unwashed; he didn't even know how long it had been since she last groomed herself properly.
