'Just pretend and make it seem like you believe.' Long Yifan said.
'But why such secrecy?' Gu Jichun asked curiously.
Long Yifan calmly told them everything about what he knew, and for a moment, the entire Gu Family fell silent. Then they acted like Long Yifan had told them to.
"Gu Jin has lost her emotions." Long Yifan said loudly.
"What? Again?" Gu Jichun cried. "Then we must find a cure quickly!"
"Yes," another family member said. "We cannot let her suffer again!"
While everyone acted out the scene, Long Yifan sighed quietly in relief. Everything was going according to plan. It had been a close call, but they had managed to fool Lady Ling once again.
Days passed, then weeks. For the next two months, Gu Jin and Long Yifan continued their act.
They showed distance and coldness before others, but in secret, they stayed close and prepared for what was coming. Lady Ling, however, was growing restless.
By the start of the third month, she finally lost her patience.
