Marrying this man seemed like a dream in retrospect. She was just a wandering soul who had woken up from sleep. She no longer wanted to be as confused as before. Since marrying him was something she had to do, there was nothing good she could do.
Resistant.
She is a common person who can see through the warmth and coldness of human emotions.
But... Gu Ci is like a piece of ice wrapped in flames.
She knew how good he was to her.
"Grandpa Gu, have you ever loved anyone?" she asked.
"I'm so old, of course I've loved them. Unfortunately, the people I love have left me now. And it's almost time for me to go see them."
When she heard this, the hand she just stretched out trembled slightly.
Could it be that Mr. Gu already knew that he was dying?
Her strength had been condensed, she gritted her teeth and decided to give it a try.
While Mr. Gu wasn't paying attention, she turned her power into silk threads and fed them into his body bit by bit.
But no matter how much I invest, it's like nothing happens.
She held on while chatting with Mr. Gu. The more she persisted, the more her heart grew colder. Could it be that she couldn't save this old man?
Suddenly, Mr. Gu grabbed her wrist: "Don't waste your efforts."
Cheng Lu was taken aback.
The old man smiled softly: "You are different from others. They all say that I am in very good health, but I am the only one who knows that I am already a dying person and can only survive for a few days."
"Grandpa Gu..."
"I'm not satisfied with you being my granddaughter-in-law, but the situation has ended and I can't change anything. You... seem to be pretty good, and you are even willing to save me. I'm afraid I will feel sorry for you."
"What?"
Before Cheng Lu could react, Mr. Gu suddenly coughed twice and spit out a mouthful of black blood!
The blood stained the hem of her skirt, which was extremely dazzling.
He held her hand tightly, and his voice was hoarse and weak: "Gu Ci is a poor child. I must remove all obstacles around him. If you really can... Haha, I'm sorry, kid."
Before Mr. Gu could finish speaking, he fell down under the bed with a thud.
"Ah!!" A scream outside the door broke the silence, "Killing people!!"
Cheng Lu panicked: "I didn't do it, it wasn't me."
Gu Feng and others came after hearing the sound. When they saw their old father lying in a pool of blood in the room, the faces of the Gu family members changed.
"Catch her, she is the one who plotted to kill our old man with bad intentions! This murderer!!"
Gu Bai gave an order, and Cheng Lu's hands were clasped tightly behind his back.
She still stood stubbornly.
"Why don't you kneel down! You don't even let the elderly go, and you still have the nerve to show such an expression?"
Gu Feng rushed over and kicked Cheng Lu hard on the calf.
"Kneel down!!"
There was a burst of pain, and the bones were about to crack.
Cheng Lu still refused to bend his knees and stared at Gu Feng: "I didn't do it."
"Then why did you suddenly appear in my dad's room? Didn't you want to do something evil?!"
"I just want to treat Mr. Gu, and have no other intentions. I was just about to check the old man, and he suddenly became ill and died. The most important thing to do now is to send the old man to the hospital for a check-up. Maybe he can be saved."
She was shaking all over in pain, and she gritted her teeth to say every word.
"Nonsense! My dad is in good health. Everyone saw it at today's family dinner. How can he say that he can't do it if he doesn't? He's still making excuses!"
Gu Feng kicked her legs hard again.
One of her knees could no longer bear the pain, so she slowly knelt down...
Suddenly, Gu Ci's voice came from the door.
"What are you doing?"
Cheng Lu immediately looked over subconsciously and saw the tall and eye-catching person standing behind the crowd.
It’s Gu Ci!
"Gu Ci, you came just in time. This woman tried to kill your grandfather, but we caught her on the spot!"
Gu Feng rushed to him, "We must catch her and bring her to justice!"
His eyes looked at Cheng Lu, cold and calm, without revealing any flaws.
Only the clenched fists hidden in his sleeves revealed his nervousness and worry at this moment.
"Is there any evidence?"
"What more evidence do you need? She was with the old man at that time. The old man didn't like her, so he couldn't invite her to the room, let alone let her treat his illness. Besides, everyone has seen your grandfather's condition today, how could he say no?
Is it gone?"
Gu Feng kept saying one thing after another, almost without pointing at Cheng Lu's nose and scolding him.
Cheng Lu tried to calm himself: "I didn't do it. I followed Mr. Gu to the room. I just wanted to help him treat his illness. I had no other ideas."
She looked at Gu Ci without blinking, "I was wronged."
"Bah! Are you still being wronged?"
"That's enough." Gu Ci said coldly, "Send the old man to the hospital for rescue first."
"Aren't you going to call the police?" Gu Feng was surprised, "No, this little girl is the murderer, we must call the police and deal with it! Gu Ci, don't be deceived by her appearance, this girl is just doing it with all her intentions."
Gu Ci's eyes were like abyss.
Just looked at her quietly without saying a word.
At this moment, Cheng Lu's heart was in his throat.
She hurriedly defended: "It's really not me..."
Gu Ci's words were frosty: "Take her away and keep her under guard. There is no need to call the police for the time being. We will wait until the results from the hospital come out."
"Gu Ci..."
"No need to say any more, just do what I want."
Gu Feng was anxious: "How could you not call the police?! This little girl is deliberately destroying our Gu family!"
Before she finished shouting, Gu Ci lowered his eyes and glanced coldly.
"I have signed the document that grandpa gave me. From now on, I am the leader of the Gu family. If you don't want to, you can leave. You are free to call the police, but the next thing can be done according to your ideas.
, then it’s hard to say.”
"You..." Gu Feng got stuck.
She pursed her lips bitterly: "Okay, you don't have to call the police now, but we have to take this girl away. You are very doting on her. Who knows if you will take away the entire Gu family and step on your grandfather?"
Live happily with this woman!"
Gu Ci: "Okay."
Cheng Lu looked at him in disbelief.
He just left her to the Gu family?
My heart was trembling slightly, as if it hurt like hell to move.
"Gu Ci, I don't want..." She held back her tears, "I don't want to be with them. I want to go home. You can keep me in Chenyuan."
Gu Ci looked away: "Let her live in the room I lived in before, and I will arrange for someone to take care of her food and daily life. You don't have to worry about these little things."
After leaving these words, he walked up to her and gently touched her shoulder.
Their eyes met, and just as Cheng Lu was about to speak, he had already turned around.