After receiving Aunt Hua's call, Gu Xicen had a vague premonition in her heart.
On the other end of the phone, Aunt Hua had obviously cried, and her voice was a little hoarse: "Second Young Master, if you have time... just go home and see the master more often. I'm afraid his body is..."
Gu Xicen's heart became heavier and heavier.
"I understand, Aunt Hua."
After hanging up the phone, he did not tell Lin Yuer, but arranged the matter and took Ying Er to Gu's house.
Aunt Hua welcomed him into the door, "Second Young Master, since you left that day, the master's situation has not been very good... Second Young Master, no matter what he has done wrong, he is old after all, so you should be accommodating to him...
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Gu Xicen listened and nodded.
Arriving at the door of Gu Changtian's room, Aunt Hua gently opened the door and said, "Second Young Master, please go in and see him."
Gu Xicen walked in. Gu Changtian was lying on the bed. His cheeks were much thinner than in the past few days, and his face was sallow and ugly. He walked over gently, sat opposite, and called: "Grandpa?"
Slowly, Gu Changtian opened his eyes, saw him, and raised his hand with difficulty, "Xicen..."
Looking at the skinny hand, Gu Xicen held it.
Gu Changtian's breathing was a little rapid. He wanted to sit up, but couldn't find the strength.
Gu Xicen quickly helped him up, put a pillow behind him, turned around, poured him a glass of water, and handed it over.
After drinking some water, Gu Changtian calmed down and raised his eyes again, looking at him with complex eyes: "Xicen, don't hate grandpa..."
Gu Xicen lowered his eyes and sat down, "Grandpa, I don't hate you."
Gu Changtian shook his head, "As for your father, don't hate grandpa..." He looked away, his eyes became a little unfocused, and he stared at something for a long time, unable to move away, and murmured: "This
How can there be a father in the world who doesn't love his son? I just care too much and miss him too much... I have no choice but to get him back... because... I'm afraid, afraid that he will know what happened.
You will be disappointed in me as a father..."
Gu Xicen listened, his brows furrowed, his handsome face looking particularly determined.
"Zhenghua... is a very kind child... He can't tolerate a grain of sand in his eyes, so he is not suitable to survive in the mall... I have understood it a long time ago, but I only have such a son, and I can't just turn a blind eye
Seeing that I have no successor...Lin Hui..." When the name "Lin Hui" was mentioned, Gu Changtian's eyes dimmed, and slowly he said: "Lin Hui hates me, she wants to kidnap me
Taking away my only son, I can't let her do this..."
"For so many years, I often dream about her father. He always stares at me coldly without saying a word... Every time I wake up, I'm covered in cold sweat..." Gu Changtian then turned around.
, his eyes were covered with mist, "Am I wrong to do this? If it weren't for me, Bian Yujing would have been ruined in his hands long ago. It was me who carried forward his ancestral business, why does he still hate me? He just
Isn't it good to study his spices honestly? And Zhenghua, why can't you understand my painstaking efforts? He followed that woman so decisively... As soon as he left, it lasted for so many years..."
Gu Xicen took a deep breath and looked at his grandfather. His old face and white temples had long since lost their former strength and sharpness. The person in front of him was just a helpless old man.
"Grandpa, no matter how glamorous you dress up the things you robbed, they are not yours after all."
Gu Changtian's gaze gradually lowered and he closed his eyes. He said, "I know, you are all complaining about me..."
"Grandpa, no one is blaming you now... The person blaming you is actually you."
Gu Changtian looked away, tears trickling down the corners of his eyes.
He has been strong all his life, unwilling to succumb to others, always thinking of getting ahead and starting from scratch. At that time, he didn't care about any means at all. As long as he could succeed, all sacrifices would be worth it. Now, he has everything,
Even a hundred years later, he is still the founder of the Gu family foundation. He should feel at ease when he is respected by future generations.
But as soon as he closed his eyes, those things and people from the past appeared in front of him, always disturbing his peace.
People really like to mess around. The more times like this, the clearer the mind becomes. Things he once thought were logical and logical are now magnified and spread out in front of him. And he is like a spectator.
He suddenly remembered that the last time he saw Lin Nanxiao was also the last time he went to ask for the Lin family's formula.
Lin Nanxiao's angry look, even today, he could not forget.
He said, the only thing I, Lin Nanxiao, have done in my life to be sorry for the Lin family is to treat you as a close friend of life and death!
At that moment, he left in a hurry without even mentioning a word about the formula.
He could not face Lin Nanxiao's disappointed and angry eyes.
The past is embarrassing, it is a stain in his heart, a stain that he is never willing to admit.
After a long time, Gu Changtian opened his eyes. He looked at Gu Xicen and asked slowly: "Tell me again, what is the name of the child?"
Gu Xicen replied: "Shangglu, Gu Shangglu."
"Phytolacca..." After murmuring, Gu Changtian smiled. This was the first time in a long time that he showed a smile. He said, "It's the name of a traditional Chinese medicine, right? Haha, it's pretty good."
"Well, I got it for you."
"In the future...don't tell Phytolacca that his great-grandfather...is a thief."
Gu Xicen was shocked and looked at her grandfather. Although he was smiling, there were already tears in his eyes.
"Also...just blame me, don't blame your brother..."
Gu Xicen pursed her lips and nodded: "I understand."
He knew that his grandfather had always valued his elder brother. No matter how angry he became after knowing the truth, he was after all the successor he had cultivated for more than 20 years and invested so much effort into. He didn't just have to hate him. Besides, the whole thing
In this incident, his eldest brother was also the victim.
"I'm tired..." His voice seemed labored, he closed his eyes and his breathing became heavy.
"Grandpa, please rest." Gu Xicen took out the pillow and let him lie down. Then, he left the room and called Aunt Hua to take care of grandpa.
After walking out of Gu's house, Gu Xicen felt particularly heavy.
"Master Cen, shall we go back now?" Ying Er asked.
After thinking for a moment, he said: "Go to GL Company."
Ying Er was stunned, "Why do you want to go there? Is it just the two of us? Do you want to call more people over?" Of course he knew that Gu Wangchuan had taken over the territory! He would definitely be in danger if he rushed in like that.
!
"No need." Gu Xicen leaned back on the chair, closed his eyes lightly, and said firmly: "He can't do anything."
Now that Mr. Cen had spoken, Ying Er had no choice but to bite the bullet and drive to the GL headquarters.
When he received a call from Gu Xicen, Gu Wangchuan was surprised for a moment, but soon he calmed down again, as if nothing happened, and asked calmly: "What do you want from me?"
"I'm downstairs in the company."
"Oh? Then why don't you come up?"
"No, I just want to tell you something. Is it convenient for you to come down?"
After a pause, Gu Wangchuan smiled slightly: "I'll talk about it after I finish handling the matters at hand."
Without giving the other party a chance to answer, he hung up the phone, and the smile on his face disappeared at that moment.
"Master, our people just sent news that Gu Xicen went to the Gu family this morning." Across the way, Jia Xi reported.
Gu Wangchuan raised his eyebrows, stood up and walked to the window. He knew that it was impossible to see the people downstairs clearly from such a high floor, but he still looked persistently.
"Master, could it be that he knew about Gu Changtian's will? That's why he went back to find out?" Jia Xi guessed.
Gu Wangchuan didn't even think about it, he shook his head and said, "I know Xi Cen, he doesn't take things like the Gu family seriously."
Jia Xi didn't speak anymore, just waiting for his order.
After a long while, Gu Wangchuan looked away and turned around: "I'll go down and see him."
Jia Xi frowned and disapproved: "Master, this is very dangerous, it might be a trap."
Gu Wangchuan got his suit jacket and walked straight to the door: "When you leave, be careful and beware of being followed."
Seeing that he insisted on going his own way, Jia Xi frowned even more, but could not stop him. He had to inform the people downstairs to protect Gu Wangchuan secretly.
Gu Xicen sat in the car and waited quietly.
Ying Er's eyes widened and he stared at the surroundings warily, "Young Master Cen, if something happens later, you leave first and I'll take the lead!"
Gu Xicen burst into laughter: "Relax, this is the Gu family's property, no matter how bold my eldest brother is, he will not harm the company here."
"That's hard to say! If a person becomes crazy, he can do anything!" Ying Er just didn't have a good impression of this new leader of the mercenary group!
At this moment, Gu Wangchuan walked out of the building.
Seeing him, the smile on Gu Xicen's face slowly disappeared, and after saying "Wait for me here," he opened the car door and walked out.
Gu Wangchuan slowed down his steps and walked up to him. His calm look was not like the one he had seen on the battlefield a few days ago. He was very natural and also very... unfamiliar.
"Why don't you go up? You should be very familiar with this place, why are you so indifferent?"
Gu Xicen shook his head, his handsome face always showing a hint of alienation, "Go back and see grandpa, he is not in good health."
"Oh." Gu Wangchuan's reaction was very cold.
Gu Xicen pursed her lips, tightened her jaw a little, and raised her eyes with a hint of coolness, "Growing up, grandpa has liked you the most. Go back and see him, don't let him worry."
"Haha," Gu Wangchuan smiled, his smile full of self-mockery, looking at Gu Xicen, he said, "Like me?" Sighing, he nodded again: "Yes, he likes me, that's because,
I am the grandson of the Gu family, the heir to the Gu family! What now? What status will I go back as? An illegitimate child? Or... an evildoer?"
It's really ironic to say it out loud.
He once personally called his child a bastard...
Now, he is the real bastard.
Life is full of unpredictable reversals. Everyone is a winner, and everyone is a loser. The line between winning and losing depends on how you bet. He has lost bets again and again, and has missed many important things in life.
Now, he will never lose again!
no way.
"Is this how you think about yourself?" Gu Xicen's tone became cold, and an angry look appeared on her face.
"What else?" Gu Wangchuan stood opposite him, smiling but not smiling, as if he didn't care about the topic between the two of them at all, very calm and casual.
"It's enough for grandpa to have you. After all...you are his only relative."
After Gu Wangchuan said this, he turned to leave, but Gu Xicen grabbed his arm.
At this moment, Yingji in the car became nervous, holding the gun in his hand and not daring to relax for a moment.
At the same time, the mercenaries secretly protecting Gu Wangchuan also quietly pointed their guns at Gu Xicen, and would shoot him as long as he made the slightest movement!
Gu Wangchuan lowered his head, looked at the hand holding his own, and the corners of his mouth raised without warmth: "You came here to see me today, do you want to tell me what family love is?"
"It doesn't matter how you treat me! But, Grandpa can't!"
Gu Wangchuan sneered and threw away his hand mercilessly: "You don't need to worry about grandpa's affairs."
He then strode away, and Gu Xicen stood behind him, frowning: "By doing this, you are just repeating the mistakes that grandpa made, and your own mistakes!"
Gu Wangchuan kept walking until he disappeared from his sight.
Turning around, he clenched his fists and hit the roof of the car.
"Master Cen, let's go." Ying Er stuck his head out and whispered.
After taking several deep breaths, Gu Xicen got into the car.
Standing in the lobby on the first floor, watching Gu Xicen's car leave, Gu Wangchuan's eyes gradually narrowed, and the complexity in his eyes was covered up by a coldness.
Why come to him at this time? Grandpa... didn't he make a will and want to leave everything to him? He has become the winner at this stage, shouldn't he enjoy the joy of victory?
"Master..." Someone approached from behind.
Gu Wangchuan adjusted his mood and turned around, "Get the car ready, I want to go back to Gu's house."
Jia Xi frowned: "Master, going back at this time is a bit..."
Gu Wangchuan's eyes turned cold, "Jia Xi, are you worrying too much?"
Jia Xi didn't say anything more and went down to prepare the car.
Soon, Gu Xichuan returned to Gu's house, but he sat in the car and didn't move. He just looked up at the all-too-familiar old house in front of him.
Once upon a time, he considered it a safe haven.
Until the door in front of her opened, Aunt Hua walked out, turned around and saw the car parked at the door. She looked over there curiously, and immediately shouted in surprise: "Young Master! Is it you? Oh my God.
, Great, young master, you are finally back!"
Gu Wangchuan then slowly walked out and called "Aunt Hua".
"Young master, why didn't you come in when you came back?" Aunt Hua stepped forward and held his hand, as if she was afraid that he would run away: "Come in with me quickly. If the master sees you, he will be very happy!"