In the Gu Family villa, a curly-haired middle-aged woman angrily slamd her chopsticks onto the table, glaring at the man across from her with eyes that seed to be blazing with fire: "It’s all because of you, always spoiling that daughter of yours. Now look at what’s happened. Wanwan is in the hospital, life and death unknown, and Mingchen is about to join Xiao Heng as a companion inside!"
Gu Zheng frowned tightly: "Hasn’t Wanwan already woken up? How can it be life and death unknown? If she hadn’t hired soone to kill, she wouldn’t end up like this! And also, spare a few words; no one would think you’re mute!"
Ever since he received the news, Gu Zheng was already overwheld, and conveniently, the company encountered so unexpected incidents at this ti, requiring him as the chairman to stay and handle them.
He had hoped to find so solace when he returned ho from his wife, yet all he saw was her losing control and acting insane.
He clearly rembered that even when he first started his business, Li Yulan never treated him like this when he failed.
Since when did Li Yulan beco like this?
Li Yulan had been living in luxury within the Gu family for many years, and Gu Zheng had always treated her well, except for the incident when Gu Wanwan and Ye Mingchen’s affair was exposed. Rarely did he speak to her in such a tone.
Her lips moved slightly, but it took a while before she looked at Gu Zheng and cried, "Gu Zheng, is she really just your daughter? Xiao Heng has already gone in, and if Wanwan ends up in prison too, what do you want to do? What will you do? Can you really expect that backstabbing Gu Ningyue to return and support us in our old age?"
Gu Zheng raised his head impatiently, looking at Li Yulan’s teary eyes, yet there was no longer the youthful palpitations and compassion, only an indescribable weariness lingering in his mind: "Didn’t the police say the investigation is ongoing? If Wanwan didn’t hire soone to kill, and it was all Ning Yue’s setup, then there wouldn’t be a problem! If she really did, no one can save her!"
Li Yulan seed surprised by this answer, and for a mont, her whole body seed to lose strength, staring blankly at Gu Zheng who was eating with his head down: "You, you really just want to watch Wanwan’s life be ruined like this?"
Gu Zheng didn’t speak, rely continued eating the food in his bowl with a somber expression.
Currently, the business is facing a major error; if things don’t go well, perhaps half of the business he tirelessly built over decades will be lost.
This matter erged suddenly, adding to the continuous rainstorm, catching him off guard.
Li Yulan was still rambling, but Gu Zheng’s mind was full of company affairs, unwilling to heed her ’nonsense’ any longer.
Once he finished a bowl of rice, Li Yulan finally ceased her incessant persuasion, covering her face and crying uncontrollably.
Gu Zheng served a bowl of soup, looking at Li Yulan, the woman who had been with him since eighteen, bearing and raising his children, and suddenly a thought crossed his mind that he himself found unbelievable.
"Did you go to the company a few days ago?"
Li Yulan was still imrsed in her emotions, not truly hearing Gu Zheng’s question.
"Stop crying. I’m asking you, did you go to the company a few days ago?"
Only then did Li Yulan look up, her eyes red as she asked Gu Zheng: "Went twice, delivering lunch to you, why?"
Gu Zheng’s heart sank, his expression beca exceedingly serious: "From now on, you don’t need to go to the company anymore."
Li Yulan’s expression slightly shifted, "Why?"
Could it be, Gu Zheng has discovered sothing?
Seeing her reaction, Gu Zheng felt an even stronger sense of foreboding: "Stay ho and rest well. Whatever I want to eat, the assistant will buy it. You don’t have to worry."
Li Yulan’s cries gradually stopped, looking at Gu Zheng she said: "Then, I can’t visit you?"
Gu Zheng hesitated for two seconds, then nodded: "The company is a workplace, you don’t hold a position there. Constantly coming and going may cause unnecessary trouble."
If Li Yulan was suspicious before, now it’s almost certain: "Did sothing happen to the company?"
Gu Zheng gave her a deep look: "Nothing, it’s just a bit unstable recently; it’s better for you not to appear."
Li Yulan bit her lip, showing a face full of reluctance.
But having spoken to this extent, continuing might only end up making things worse.
Gu Zheng sat on the chair, looking at this woman who, since he was penniless, had borne and raised his children without complaint, now feeling doubt about her for the first ti.
Li Yulan was unnerved by Gu Zheng’s scrutinizing gaze, "Why are you looking at like that? Are you fed up with ? I’m just worried about Wanwan, what did I do wrong?"
For the first ti, she felt flustered, heart racing uncontrollably.
Gu Zheng, inexplicably, revealed a smile at the corner of his mouth.
A smile, yet more akin to a sneer.
"Speaking of which, every ti Ning Yue made a mistake before, it was you who stopped from blaming her. After that, Ning Yue beca even more daring and caused more problems."
"Yulan, does Ning Yue really have ntal issues? Why didn’t Ning Yue have any episodes after she left ho?"
Questions he never pondered about surged into his mind at this mont.
All those little details beca clear.
Unfortunately, it seems it’s already too late now.
"How, how would I know?" Li Yulan clenched her fist under the table, unsure whether it was due to the emotional upheaval from crying or her guilty conscience. Her lips trembled slightly: "You’ve seen how irrational Ning Yue can be; why doubt now? You know whether she’s ill or not! We’ve hired countless doctors for her!"
Gu Zheng stared into Li Yulan’s watery eyes: "But all those doctors were brought in by you. During several consultations, I wasn’t even there. Yulan, just one last ti; does Ning Yue really have ntal issues?"
As his words fell, Li Yulan covered her face and started crying again.
"I know I treated Ning Yue badly, and when you weren’t around, I indeed abused her. But who would like the child left behind by an ex? She looks so much like her mother; I simply couldn’t control myself." Li Yulan sobbed, filled with apparent regret: "But no matter how unpleasant she is, I didn’t have the ans to make her go crazy. Gu Zheng, do you really mistrust now? I’ve admitted to what I’ve done; how can I admit to the things I didn’t?"
Gu Zheng watched her shoulders trembling as she sobbed, recalling all the past events; she was indeed a woman possessing beauty and nothing else.
Else, he wouldn’t have chosen her to spite Gu Ningyue’s mother back then.
But what she couldn’t do, couldn’t she perhaps have soone else do it?
Ye Mingchen, this son-in-law, showed quite a prowess in pharmacology!
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