"Three years ago..." Gu Wangchuan's eyes began to tremble slightly, and he had an urge to leave immediately, not wanting to hear any more. But his body sat there stiffly, unable to move.
After staring at him, Lin Hui's eyes dropped again, "That day, he went out for a morning jog, but never came back."
Gu Wangchuan closed his eyes for a moment, clenching his fists so hard that his knuckles turned white.
Lin Hui looked at him, the son of the man she loved most, and the bastard who hurt her daughter, but she couldn't tell where the source of this complicated causal relationship was, who should be blamed, and who should be hated.
Who should be forgiven?
"He..." Gu Wangchuan opened his mouth with difficulty, but couldn't say a complete sentence.
He had hated this man for more than ten years, and now he learned that he...
This was like a joke played by God on him. One second, he was a punisher, and the next moment, he was standing on the judgment seat, knowing how wrong he was, but it was too late.
"He passed away peacefully." Lin Hui said softly, taking out an old photo from her purse and pushing it over, "This is the photo he always kept in his wallet. Now, I will give it to you.
"
He took it with trembling hands, and when he saw the photo of himself and his brother on it, his eyes were moist, he lowered his head, and his shoulders shook from time to time.
Lin Hui stood up and said, "Don't think too much. I'm sending his ashes back this time. By the way... I'm just looking at you for him."
Gu Wangchuan raised his head, gritted his teeth, and spoke with difficulty, "Where is his tomb?"
Lin Hui looked at him deeply, then walked towards the door, "If you want to go, come with me to see him."
Driving to the cemetery area, when he saw his father's tombstone, Gu Wangchuan narrowed his eyes, as if even if he saw it with his own eyes, he couldn't believe the fact that he had been gone for three years!
"He has been talking about you. Now, you are finally here. Let's have a good conversation with him." After Lin Hui finished speaking, she slowly walked down the mountain road, leaving Gu Wangchuan alone with his father.
This person he has hated for so long is the person he loves most in the world.
When Lin Hui walked to the bottom of the mountain, she stopped, turned around, and saw the man at the top of the mountain kneeling in front of the tomb. At that moment, her eyes were replaced by a mist...
Now, do you know what true regret feels like?
Remember this feeling, it will make you miserable and heartbreaking!
Gu Changtian and Aunt Hua faced the dinner that had already been set on the table, looking at their watches from time to time, "What's going on? Why hasn't Wangchuan come back yet?"
Aunt Hua hurriedly said, "I'll make another call."
Aunt Hua picked up the phone and it rang for a long time, but no one answered.
"You haven't picked up yet?"
Seeing Aunt Hua nodding, Gu Changtian's face darkened, and he picked up the chopsticks, "No need to wait for him."
Aunt Hua sighed secretly, knowing that the master had just come back, and she specifically wanted to have a meal with the eldest young master, but who knew that the eldest young master just refused to answer the phone, thus letting the master down.
Gu Changtian had something on his mind and didn't eat much. After eating, he got up and didn't go for a walk in the garden. He went straight upstairs to his room.
When Gu Wangchuan came back, it was almost early in the morning. Aunt Hua heard the sound of the car and went downstairs with her clothes on. No matter what she asked him, he always remained silent.
When they came upstairs, Gu Changtian's door opened. He stood at the door with a straight face, "Wangchuan, come to my room. I have something to ask you." After saying that, he turned around and went in.
Gu Wangchuan stood at the door with a tangled expression, as if his feet were rooted, and he didn't want to step in at this time.
"Why are you still standing there? Didn't you hear what I said?" Gu Changtian gradually became angry.
Gu Wangchuan gritted his teeth and walked in.
Gu Changtian sat on the wicker chair and stared at him. Seeing his eyes slightly lowered and his face a bit pale, he frowned and asked, "Why are you not in the company this afternoon? Are you... feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"
After all, Gu Wangchuan had just been discharged from the hospital not long ago, and Gu Changtian was still very considerate of his grandson's health.
Gu Wangchuan slowly shook his head, never raising his eyes.
"What's the matter?" Gu Changtian squinted his eyes suspiciously, and he could tell that something was wrong with him. He had watched his grandson grow up, and he knew him very well.
Gu Wangchuan clearly wanted to say no, but he just wanted to treat what happened today as his own secret. Even if he resented and resented it, it was better than losing such a person forever. But he saw his grandfather's arrogance.
, when he always said the right thing, he couldn't do it.
Seeing his grandson staring at him with such a strange look, Gu Changtian was unhappy, "Wangchuan, do you think that now that your wings are strong and you have the company, you no longer need grandpa, that's why you are so rude?"
?”
Gu Wangchuan looked at him with a completely unfamiliar look, "Grandpa, why do you want me to marry Xiaoyue?"
Gu Wangchuan is not stupid. Before meeting Lin Hui, he could have concluded that his grandfather was because of Xiaoyue's talent, but now, he began to doubt it.
Lin Hui left, but she still has a daughter. As the heir to the Lin family, what grandpa wants to get can also be realized with her daughter. It will not cost him at all! Moreover, he holds this trump card in his hand.
, he is not afraid that Lin Hui will cause trouble again! Therefore, he knew all this, but deliberately let things develop to this point!
Hearing his grandson's question, Gu Changtian's face darkened in displeasure, "How many times do you want me to say this? Xiaoyue is a rare talent, and this child is willing to endure hardships and make progress. He will definitely become a helper in your career!
I have said this a long time ago, but you didn't listen! Now, she has gone out to start her own business, and within three years, she will become your biggest competitor! It is too late to regret it now! "
"Help?" Gu Wangchuan lowered his eyes and curled his lips unconsciously, "Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it. She may be my helper, or she may destroy the entire company.
Didn't Grandpa think of this?"
Gu Changtian was stunned, "Wangchuan, what do you mean? What, have you heard anything about it? Will what she wants to do be detrimental to GL?"
Gu Wangchuan slowly shook his head, "If you wanted to do it, you would have done it long ago. Why wait until now?"
Hearing something in his words, Gu Changtian frowned, "What exactly do you want to say today?"
"Grandpa, I just want to know, is this really the reason why you want me to marry Xiaoyue?"
Gu Changtian narrowed his eyes, "What are you suspecting?"
What he wanted to say, but in the end, Gu Wangchuan just shook his head and laughed, "It's nothing. Grandpa, I'm very tired, so I'll go back and rest first."
It's not an excuse, but I'm really tired...
Without further words, he turned around tiredly and returned to the room.
Gu Changtian stared at him, suddenly feeling a bad feeling in his heart.
Why is he asking this for no reason?
Could it... have something to do with her?
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At the hotel, the doorbell rang.
Lin Hui walked over and opened the door. When she saw the person standing outside, she raised her eyebrows in surprise, "Is that you?"
Gu Xicen stood quietly at the door and nodded politely at her, "Sorry for being abrupt. I just came here to ask some questions."
Lin Hui glanced at him and stepped aside, "Come in."
"Thanks."
When Gu Xicen walked in, Lin Hui made tea for him, brought it over and said, "This is your father's favorite drink, Longjing. Try it."
Hearing her frank mention of her father, Gu Xicen's eyes darkened and she didn't say anything. She pressed him over and took a sip.
Lin Hui sat opposite him, crossed her elegant legs, looked at him with cold eyes, and suddenly said, "Compared to your eldest brother, you are more like your father."
Putting down the tea cup, he said, "I have no impression of him."
"Haha," Lin Hui smiled, "even the tone of your speech is similar."
Gu Xicen raised her elegant and clear eyes, looked directly at her, and asked without any nonsense, "Why do you want to come back?"
"you do not know?"
He shook his head, "I won't waste my time investigating people I'm not interested in."
Lin Hui burst out laughing, and her mood seemed to become happy all of a sudden. She said with a half-smile, "Xicen, you are really like your father, even your personality is very similar. He is also like this, he only cares about the people he cares about.
Gradually, her smile faded and she looked at him calmly, "Are you serious about Xiaoyue?"
Gu Xicen didn't even hesitate and nodded frankly.
To him, this is a fact, a fact as simple as breathing, eating, and sleeping. He does not need to expend much effort to prove anything to others.
Lin Hui looked at him, pondered for a long time, stood up again, took the tea cup away from the table, poured him a glass of red wine, smiled slightly, "This is more suitable for you."
She was wrong. He was different from his father. Compared with his father who was difficult to let go, he was obviously much more decisive, and he would not have secretly carried the guilt for more than ten years...
Gu Xicen also took it without saying anything.
Lin Hui smiled and said, "Now, even if I object, does it not work?"
Gu Xicen spoke calmly, with a hint of domineering, "From the day you left her, you and her only have a medically recognized relationship."
Lin Hui was startled. She didn't expect that this young man would deny her role as a mother as soon as he opened his mouth!
She didn't say a word of rejection for such an offense. She felt a variety of emotions in her heart, including disappointment and relief. She had tasted each of them for a long time.
She looked at him and said, "You have become the master of my daughter."
Gu Xicen smiled lightly, "She can't live without someone who protects her. If you don't want to do this kind of thing, then let me take over." He raised his eyes and looked directly at her, "As long as I take over
If you don't do it, no one else can interfere. No matter who it is, I won't agree to it if it hurts her."
Lin Hui was startled for a moment, then smiled helplessly, "So, are you here to warn me today?"
He did not deny it, "If we can reach a consensus in this way, I won't mind your understanding."
Lin Huizhen was more and more impressed by him. From what his father described, he was just a quiet boy. Who would have thought that the man in front of him actually showed his domineering power in An Ran. If Xiaoyue is handed over to such a person,
Should I be worried?
Lin Hui lowered her eyes and said calmly, "You are Gu Wangchuan's younger brother and Gu Changtian's grandson. Why should I trust you?"
Gu Xicen smiled slightly, "But he is also the son of the man you love."
Lin Hui's heart trembled, and there was something strange in her eyes. She quickly covered it up. She got up, opened the window, and let in the spring breeze. She stood there comfortably, with a slight smile on her lips.
"Xiao Yue still blames me?" she asked.
Gu Xicen came over and stood next to her, "She is your daughter, you should understand her."
Hearing what she said, Lin Hui smiled, with light eyes, lowered her head, and murmured, "She is really not like me at all. She has been kind since she was a child. Others called her a wild child without a father. She
No one will be angry."
Gu Xicen closed her eyes, "It's not that she isn't angry, but that she doesn't want you to be sad, so she acts like she doesn't care."
Lin Hui trembled and bit her lip, "Really? This silly kid..."
Even if she was injured, she would still smile silly and say that those people were just joking with her.
It turned out that it was just because I didn't want her to be sad.
How old was she at that time...
She took a deep breath, suppressed the emotions in her chest, and looked up at him, "Did Xiaoyue tell you this?"
He shook his head, "She never mentioned anything to me about her childhood."
"So, you know her better than I do." She murmured, lowering her head and smiling, "I really feel a little guilty in front of you."
"No need," Gu Xicen said lightly, "In the future, I will make up for her what she has lost."
Hearing what he said, Lin Hui felt a little sour, as if she was really going to lose this daughter...
However, even if not, what can she do?
Move back in with her and mend the rift between mother and daughter?
No, she won't.
She understands this feeling better than anyone else. The shadow of childhood can never be repaired.
Lin Hui knew very well that Xiaoyue now had her own life and no longer needed her.
She lowered her head and smiled in relief, "Xicen, fortunately you are not like your grandfather."
Gu Xicen looked at her with clear eyes, "I just want to say one thing."
"Okay, tell me." Lin Hui was in a good mood and was willing to chat with him for a while.
He said word for word, "Don't provoke Xiaoyue anymore, stay away from her, and don't take advantage of her again."
The smile on Lin Hui's face froze for a moment, but soon it returned to its original state. No matter what he knew, this was originally her decision, "Don't worry, I promise you."
Gu Xicen nodded, "Then I won't bother you."
Just as he was about to leave, Lin Hui stopped him, "Xicen!"
As soon as he turned around, he felt warmth flowing down his nose. Lin Hui quickly grabbed a tissue and handed it over, asking worriedly, "Why do you get nosebleeds?"
He took it and wiped it casually, "It's okay."
She shook her head and said disapprovingly, "Young man, don't be so careless. This kind of thing is big or small. If you have time, go to the hospital for a checkup." After a pause, she said, "I hope you can accompany me.
The people around my daughter will stay with her longer and stop letting her be so lonely."
Gu Xicen looked at her deeply and responded, "I understand."