CHAPTER 197: CHAPTER 197: WILL YOU HELP ME?

"The northern lands border nomadic tribes, and in recent years, the border has not been stable. Every winter, they always find various excuses to harass the Yunyao border. Especially this year, as soon as the weather started to cool down, Beimu was already snowed in. There is a great chance of war this year, and Gu Bei left not to return to Prince Zhenbei’s Mansion but to follow Prince Zhenbei to the frontier. Moreover, the Prince Mansion is not peaceful; with both Prince Zhenbei and Gu Bei absent, Gu Nian, acknowledging kinship at this time will not benefit you..." Nan Jin Yu analyzed the pros and cons for her, word by word, persuasion in his tone without a hint of impatience.

Gu Nian smiled, "Nan, are you misunderstanding something? I just want to simply contact my brother, that’s all. I have no intention of acknowledging any kinship with Prince Zhenbei, nor do I plan to go to Prince Zhenbei’s Mansion!"

"Is there a difference?" Nan Jin Yu retorted, "If Gu Bei knows you’re still alive, do you think he’ll leave you here by yourself with peace of mind? By then, can you still decide on your own whether to stay or leave?"

Furthermore, Gu Bei has just been recognized back by the Prince Mansion, and every move will be highly watched. Who can guarantee they can contact Gu Bei without being discovered by Prince Zhenbei’s people?

"So, you’re saying I shouldn’t acknowledge my brother and let him think I’m dead, making him grieve alone!" she thought of young Gu Bei who killed so many people, just to know how much hatred is in his heart at this moment.

The greater the hatred, the greater his love for his mother and sister.

The original owner is dead, but she lives on with the original owner’s body. If she keeps it from Gu Bei, letting him wallow in hatred alone, how could she be worthy of the original owner?

"If you truly wish it, I can try to help you contact him," Nan Jin Yu said.

"Then... thank you, Nan." Gu Nian also knew that Nan Jin Yu only had her best interests at heart, but she couldn’t be selfish and think only of herself.

Thinking it over, Gu Nian said, "How about this, I’ll go back and write a letter. Nan, you figure out a way to get it to my brother. I just want him to know I’m alive. I don’t want him to become someone with only hatred in his heart. I want him to know he still has a sister waiting for him."

Gu Nian suddenly felt a pang in her chest, her nose tingling, feeling somewhat unwell.

Gu Nian didn’t understand why this was happening. So much time had passed, the original owner should have been long gone. Why does she still have such strong feelings for Gu Bei?

Noticing Gu Nian’s discomfort, Nan Jin Yu turned his wheelchair to her side, "Gu Nian, are you alright? Where do you feel uncomfortable?"

Gu Nian shook her head, "I’m fine, I’ll go back and write the letter now."

After speaking, Gu Nian was about to leave, but Nan Jin Yu grabbed her, "What are you going back for? I have paper and a pen here, just write it here."

"Alright then."

Gu Nian went to the desk and skillfully began to grind ink.

Once the ink touched the paper, it only elicited a snort of laughter from Nan Jin Yu.

Gu Nian blushed a little.

She knew her handwriting was ugly.

But is that really her fault?

Forcing someone used to writing with a ballpoint pen to write with a brush is torture, isn’t it!

Midway through writing, Gu Nian suddenly stopped, irritably crumpled the paper she was working on into a ball, and tossed it into the wastepaper basket beside her.

Looking up, she gazed pleadingly at Nan Jin Yu, "Nan, can you help me write it?"

Her handwriting was barely recognizable as words if she wrote just one or two; but once she wrote a lot, it was all a twisted mess on a single page, simply terrifying.