Chapter 510: Chapter 510: The Fake Young Master
Capital.
Ever since that night’s family banquet, Gu Qiang hadn’t slept soundly when she returned ho.
She was certain, absolutely certain, that the person Old Madam and Old Sir Gu had brought out that night was not Gu Yu.
Or rather, he wasn’t the Gu Yu from before.
This thought lingered incessantly in her mind and she couldn’t discuss it with her husband.
After all, it was about the Gu Family’s secrets, and Jin Shijie was, no matter how one looked at it, an outsider.
With no other options, she had to call her son over.
“You usually have a good relationship with Gu Yu, don’t you? These past few days…”
Jin Siyue, who was normally carefree, suddenly turned solemn at this mont and even showed signs of impatience.
“Mom, what are you trying to say?”
“Can’t you see sothing’s off?” Gu Qiang’s eyes widened. “That person we saw that day wasn’t Gu Yu at all!”
“Mom!” Jin Siyue said in a low voice to stop her. “Be careful with your words. Maybe it’s just as maternal grandmother said, that Gu Yu kid went abroad and got plastic surgery.”
Gu Qiang was even more incredulous, looking at her son before her, she felt a sense of unfamiliarity.
No, it seed like ever since they returned from the Gu Mansion that day, he had been acting odd, not his usual loud self, and he hadn’t been going out much either. It made Jin Shijie praise him in front of her these past days, saying he had beco much more sensible and attributing it to Gu Yu’s influence.
The more Gu Qiang thought about it, the more wrong it seed. She imdiately went to the walk-in closet to search for her bag.
“No, I must make another trip to the Gu Mansion.”
She had to find out what exactly was going on!
In the bedroom, Jin Siyue hesitated to speak and then grabbed his hair in frustration.
The truth was, he was certain that the current Gu Yu was not the Gu Yu of the past.
Because the person now was terrifyingly fearso.
Just thinking about what happened that night gave him lingering fears.
He had gone to confront this impostor Gu Yu in anger, but the other party had calmly fiddled with the filigree ring on his hand.
Then, in the next mont, right under Shang Shaobai’s eyes, he smiled and drove the ring’s hidden needle into his neck.
He was in excruciating pain, unable to make a sound, just convulsing continuously.
That man touched his neck while smiling, his eyes as white as snow sparkling with a chilling coldness.
“You’re the 59th person to taste this hidden needle, oh no, I should say the 32nd, since in the third era, I used it to send you to et the King of Hell. So, Jin Siyue, don’t say what you shouldn’t say, don’t do what you shouldn’t do.”
He couldn’t quite rember what happened after that, only that the other party claid he wanted to catch up with him, so he took him away while Shang Shaobai looked on with confusion.
When he ca to his senses again, he was in the guest room in the back yard, with the impostor Gu Yu’s figure gone, leaving only He Pingzhang with his smiling face.
The man jovially told him his neck wound had been treated, and the poison cleared, apologizing profusely with an air of sincerity, explaining that the young master was inexperienced and hoping he’d be magnanimous and not hold a grudge.
Jin Siyue knew full well that He Pingzhang wasn’t actually apologizing, he was essentially threatening him not to spread the word of what had happened.
But he had no choice, considering He Pingzhang was Old Sir Gu’s trusted confidant, practically Old Sir Gu’s eyes. He might not take the impostor Gu Yu seriously, but he couldn’t ignore Old Sir Gu.
He could also sort out the situation clearly.
It seed that Gu Yu had offended soone he shouldn’t have and had been dealt with abroad. Old Sir Gu, fearing that there was no one to succeed him, and facing several collateral relatives coming over to fight for the family’s wealth, had found a stand-in to play the false young master.
Hmph, did he not take him, his own grandson, into his eyes?
Even with a stand-in, what could it do? Sooner or later, he would grab hold of the other party’s weak spot!
…
Thus, Gu Qiang hurriedly returned to the Gu Family.
Old Sir Gu and Old Madam Gu happened to be dining in the back hall, with a table laid out with eighteen courses of food. They were almost done eating, with servants attending to them as they used tea to cleanse their hands.
When the servant ca to pass on the ssage that Gu Qiang had arrived, the two were not surprised, but rather seed as if they had expected this.
Old Madam Gu picked up her handkerchief, dried her hands, and stood up, “I’ll go have a look.”
Old Sir Gu nodded, took the cane He Pingzhang handed him, and walked towards the side room.
At first, Gu Qiang didn’t say much, only passing on several valuable supplents to Old Madam Gu, then instructing the people beside her on how to steam and cook them properly.
Old Madam Gu smiled and said, “You are still as thorough as before.”
Gu Qiang took her hand, “After all, I am your only daughter. How can I not be thorough with my own mother?”
While speaking, she glanced at the garden and the sky, “With the weather getting warr in a few days, I’ll accompany you for a walk. Once it cools down again, you won’t be able to co out for fresh air.”
“That’s good.”
Gu Qiang chatted about trivial family matters, casually and intermittently, until finally she subtly broached the topic of her visit.
“By the way, why haven’t I seen Yu’er? Didn’t he join you for the al?”
“Yu’er went to Jiucheng this morning and has been busy until now; he hasn’t co back yet.”
Gu Qiang’s heart skipped a beat.
Jiucheng was the largest company under Gu Group, specializing in pharmaceutical manufacturing and research and developnt, with a history of at least two to three hundred years.
Back when her older brother was still around, Old Sir Gu wasn’t even confident enough to entrust Jiucheng to him. Now, this Gu Yu, with an unclear identity and having returned for only a few days, was already starting to take charge of Jiucheng’s affairs.
What exactly had happened in the family?
Gu Qiang’s eyes whirled rapidly, but her face remained calm, “Ah, it seems Yu’er’s half-year abroad wasn’t in vain, he’s beco much more stable. My brother in heaven can rest in peace now.”
Sighing, Gu Qiang continued, “It’s just that my brother was not fortunate, leaving us so early. Yu’er was only two years old at the ti. But this child is also blessed with a strong will to live, surviving even an airplane crash. You have no idea, when I first heard the news, I was so scared I felt like I lost my spirit, thinking I might not even get a last glimpse of my nephew. But later on, he pulled through and after recuperating abroad for two years, he even ca back looking hale and hearty…”
Old Madam Gu pretended not to understand the hidden aning in Gu Qiang’s words and rely offered a few token responses before starting to yawn.
“I overindulged at lunch and now I’m actually feeling sleepy. Ah Qiang, help back to my room to rest. You should also say goodbye to your father before heading back. You’re already married, and if you linger here too often, the Old Madam of the Jin Family will be unhappy.”
Gu Qiang’s face darkened sowhat.
Old Madam Gu was clearly sending her away.
But she had no choice and could only acquiesce with an “Eh,” before helping her into the room. Then she proceeded to the study to bid farewell to Old Sir Gu.
She and Old Sir Gu had always had a cold relationship, feeling her scalp tingle from ten miles away at the sight of him coming over, and this ti was no exception.
After saying a quick goodbye, she hurriedly left the study, but as she turned around, she bumped into a familiar figure.
It was Gu Yu.
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