Gu Qinghe gave Gu Qingyin a difficult choice. They stood there, staring at each other for a moment.
Gu Qingyin's fists remained tightly clenched, as if she were holding onto something.
She couldn't choose between her mother and the Gu Clan.
Wang Yunxi had raised her since childhood with gentleness and care. Gu Qingyin loved her.
But she also couldn't abandon the Gu Clan. Gu Zhen had invested greatly in her. She couldn't let them down.
Gu Qinghe remained silent, watching her sharply. After a long moment of thinking with her eyes closed, Gu Qingyin slowly opened them.
"I'm sorry, Brother."
"I love Mother, but I'm bound by my responsibility to the clan," she said.
Gu Qinghe stood still for a moment. He took a deep breath and exhaled slowly.
From the beginning, he had already expected that Qingyin would choose the Gu Clan over their mother.
He even wondered if he should continue carrying the Gu surname.
