Chen Yao glanced at Du Juan's pregnant belly. "You want to be acknowledged by the Gu family, but Gu Fei can't have any stain to his name; otherwise, he won't be able to marry a lady from a wealthy family of equal status. They want to do away with you, but they also want the child in your belly. They're trying to have their cake and eat it too, if you ask me. Tsk, tsk, how tough for them."
Du Juan's face paled slightly. Chen Yao continued as if she hadn't noticed, "That's why someone clever thought to send you to me. That way, you'll be under the Gu family's care, and I naturally won't just stand by and watch as the child is born without a guardian in the Gu family. They've been wanting to get us to adopt their children and were worried we wouldn't take them in, so this child of Gu Fei's—his genuine flesh and blood—is the perfect candidate, and this will resolve all their troubles. What a smart person indeed!"
