Seeking Happiness Chapter 135

Chapter 135 Old accumulated grievances

Everyone was silent, neither crow nor sparrow could be heard.

Zhou shi was so shocked that she even forgot to cry.

Fang shi was just standing there with her eyes blank and dull, completely confused about what was happening in front of her. She didn’t know whether this was a dream or reality.

Gu Da felt so bitter and hateful that he lost his voice and his hand trembling. He used all his strength and slapped Gu Xiren fiercely again. Gu Xiren didn’t ask for rcy but instead gave a cold glance with no resentnt in his eyes, only disdain and sarcasm.

Such an attitude was just asking to add fuel to the fire. Gu Da fiercely slapped Gu Xiren two more tis and angrily said, "Unfilial son! What did your eldest big brother do to you that you hate him so much to have him murdered?!"

Ever since the matter was revealed, this doubt had been pressed on Gu Da’s heart. Although he usually took care of business matters and didn’t care much about his family, he always felt that the family was serene. Every ti he heard of other family’s wife and concubines fighting with each other resulting in sobody’s death, or that the sons were fighting for properties resulting in the ruin of the family and its mber’s death, he (GD) felt deeply moved that he had managed his family quite well. But who had thought that he would be dealt such a heavy blow by the reality at this mont?!

The fact that brother’s killing each other was so cruel that he (GD) didn’t dare to think about it!

Gu Xiren sneered, "Naturally, he is always the best in your eyes. By virtue of his eldest son’s identity, his food and clothing were incomparable to others. He always had the smartest servant following him when he went out. As soon as he ca back, the whole family would revolve around him. Ever since young, as long as he liked sothing, the others could only watch. Fighting or quarrelling with him, no matter the reason, the one that had to be beaten, scolded or needed to apologize, even to kowtow would never be him (GXT)!"

"You..." Gu Da tried to interrupt him.

Gu Xiren just ignored him (GD) and continued, "The most repulsive thing is that you always compare to him when lecturing . What’s not as smart as him, not as filial as he is, not as good as he can study, not as good as he knows worldly wisdom? Even if so things were done better than him, it was nothing to you. Scolding was already light (punishnt). You often slap and point at to ask if I deliberately wanted to embarrass him (GXT), so that he can’t raise his head in front of people. Also, you scolded for being ill-intentioned and an, for being vulgar and venomous! Have you thought at that mont that it would also make embarrassed and that I also wouldn’t be able to raise my head in front of people?"

"Just because of these?" Gu Da glared at him: "Just because of these trivial matters, you lay a murderous hand on Xitian?"

"Trivial matters?" Gu Xiren smiled. He looked like he was ready to risk everything and without disguising his sarcastic words, he said, "In your eyes, those are naturally trivial matters. If he (GXT) had suffered so injustice, you would feel sad and help him get over his anxiety. When others suffered so injustice, it was justified in your opinion! It’s clear that both of us are your biological children, but don’t you think you’re too biased? To say that I’m heartless and vicious, wasn’t this forced out by you? I was a perfectly all fine human being, but why should I bear such a false reputation? I thought, don’t do it, or don’t rest, and make this reputation co true!"

Zhou shi couldn’t bear it anymore. She ca up to hold on to his sleeve and begged, "Don’t talk anymore! I know that these are all angry words. You didn’t do it. Get on your knees and beg master for forgiveness...."

Before she could finish speaking, she staggered back as Gu Xiren pulled back his sleeve.

Gu Xiren stared at her and said: "And you! I was aggrieved outside. I ca back to tell you but what did you do? Every ti you only know to drag out, let kowtow to apologize. If I don’t want to, you’ll personally press down my head and scold alongside master. Isn’t it enough for only you to be so submissive? Is it necessary for to follow you too?"

"I....," Zhou shi was shocked that her own son began to reprimand her. She felt deeply hurt and said, "I was afraid that you would get into trouble, afraid that you..."

Gu Xiren humphed once and interrupted her, "There are so many things that you’re afraid of! Your heart is full of trivial things. Even if others look at you longer, you have to speculate on yourself for half a day, talk about it all the ti! Even if you don’t feel tired, I feel exhausted for you!"

After Gu Xiren had said that, he didn’t look at Zhou shi anymore and sneered at Gu Da, "If it was just these things that I’ve been used to it since I was a child, I may even not be able to do it (murder). However, my eldest big brother who always watched being scolded, beaten, and wronged, not only did he not feel guilty, he even acted so fake like we were affectionate brothers in front of ! On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, he ca to and sincerely said that I’m old enough to get married...."

Gu Da trembled with anger and asked, "Was it wrong for him to care about you?"

"Care about ?!" Gu Xiren said sarcastically, "He wanted to be a matchmaker and let marry the daughter of shopkeeper Tong!” Who doesn’t know that his daughter has a fierce and unreasonable personality?! A word of discord, she can scold the person for an hour without stopping. He (GXT) glorified that by saying that a wife three years older than the husband ensures a richer life! By letting marry a fierce old girl; is this caring about or is he screwing ?!"

"It was my idea!" Gu Da angrily said, "Shopkeeper Tong has been in our shop for decades. We know him through and through! His daughter is a little fierce, but her family background is clean and her appearance is outstanding. Why isn’t she worthy of you?"

"Master’s calculation is too good. Fooling that I don’t know?" Gu Xiren wasn’t afraid and refuted, "It’s because shopkeeper Tong is being tempted by other shop’s owners. You’re afraid that he will leave and divulge the secrets of your business, so you intend to tie him up by ans of marriage!"

"But that doesn’t cause you grievance!"

"Doesn’t?" Gu Xiren sneered: "If eldest big brother isn’t married, will you let him marry the daughter of a shopkeeper?"

Gu Da choked a little bit and said, "He’s the eldest son, so we naturally should be considerate about his marriage!"

"That’s right! He was able to marry a noble’s daughter because of his status. In my case as a concubine’s son, I can only marry a daughter of a shopkeeper!" Gu Xiren raised his head and said, "Based on status, even if I’m a concubine’s son, I’m also shopkeeper Tong’s boss’s son. Where do you want to put this face? Or do you expect to live below people all my life? That way you’ll be satisfied?"

"I see...." After Gu Da heard this, he stared at him, "It’s not your eldest big brother that you hate the most, but !"

"That’s right!" Gu Xiren frankly admitted. "I hate you, so I ruined him. Who let you love him the most?! So, I let you have a taste of your child dying before yourself."

In a word, the ultimate resentnt was exposed in front of people.

Fang shi supported herself for half a day just because she wanted to listen to this clearly. After she finally understood everything, her mind went blank. As if she had all her energy drained from her body, she couldn’t stand anymore and directly fell to the ground.

"Eldest young mistress!" Yingluo couldn’t hold her anymore and panicked, but this sound did turn everyone’s attention to Fang shi.

Gu Da felt anxious and pain. He couldn’t care to deal with Gu Xiren for the ti being. He stamped his foot and shouted, “Doctor, why isn’t he here yet?!"

Shu Huan saw this chaos and couldn’t help but be glad that old madam hadn’t woken up yet. Otherwise, the family was really going to have another big funeral.

This was really the first wave hadn’t subsided yet, a new wave rose. She looked up at Gu Xiran and saw him standing in the panicked crowd, with frowned eyebrows and didn’t say anything.

Indeed, in this case, they were two outsiders that couldn’t do anything apart from watching as things were going. All these tragedies originated from years of accumulated resentnt, layer upon layer, unable to vent, unable to make peace with. Just like a turbulent gathering of small streams turning into great rushing waves. There would be a mont when the embanknt would be breached and be overflowed!