Ch. 161..170
Chapter 161: His History Gu Shimo stared at the sentence,”You must be wary of others”, for a long time.
An incredulous guess jumped into his mind again.
He pursed his lips and dialed Ye Qingwan’s number.
After two rings, Ye Qingwan’s voice entered his ear.”
“Wanwan, what’s the important thing you mentioned? Tell me now.”
There was a moment of silence on the phone.
Then, he heard Ye Qingwan tell Gu Feng to turn back to the airport.
“Brother Shi Mo, wait for me. I’ll go back and tell you now.””
She did not simply want to go back and tell Gu Shimo about his background. She still wanted to accompany him to pick up Xiaoquan Gu.
She knew the pain of losing a loved one.
This kind of pain could not be differentiated between adults and children.
If she told him about his background at this time, he would lose his parents at the same time.
At a time like this, she couldn’t care less about whether her father’s death was related to Gu Xiaoquan. She only wanted to follow her heart and stay by his side.
Ten minutes later.
Ye Qingwan saw the man waiting at the entrance of the airport lobby as soon as she got off the car.
He was aloof and quiet.
His eyebrows were thin and his temperament was cold.
His entire body emitted an aura that kept strangers away.
Ye Qingwan’s heart suddenly ached.
She jogged in front of him, grabbed his cold palm, and called out,”Brother Shi Mo.””
Gu Shimo locked her gaze and said hoarsely,” Ziyang and Zuo Zhi are already here. They’re inside. Do you want to accompany me?””
“Okay, I’ll go with you to pick up Uncle Gu.”
Ye Qingwan’s nose was sore and her eyes were watery.
Gu Shimo held her hand and was about to walk in when Ye Qingwan forcefully gestured for him to wait.” Brother Shi Mo, I have something to tell you.”
“What?”
He stopped in his tracks and stared at her with a deep gaze.
“Zhao Qinlan isn’t your biological mother. She didn’t give birth to you. Your mother is the person in the photo I sent you. Your mother is my mother’s best friend. That’s why my mother told me to listen to you back then. It’s also because of this that Zhao Qinlan insisted that you marry Bai Shanshan despite knowing that she had another man behind your back.”
Ye Qingwan said everything in one breath.
Although now was really not the time to talk about such things.
However, she wanted to tell him more than ever.
She was afraid.
She didn’t know what she was afraid of.
She finished her sentence.
The surroundings were quiet for a while.
She only stared at the man’s cold eyes in front of her. Other than the initial shock, she could not see any other emotions in him.
She didn’t know whether he believed her or not, but she tightened her grip on his fingers.
She called out again,”Brother Shi Mo.”
Licking her dry lips, she said,” I’m telling the truth. When I saw the photo, I was just suspicious. Later, I secretly did a DNA test and found that you had nothing to do with her. I called Uncle Gu again and he admitted it himself.”
“You called my dad.”
Gu Shimo only asked this after hearing a lot.
Ye Qingwan looked at him blankly.”
“What did he say?”
“Uncle Gu said…”
“Brother, Wanwan.”
Gu Ziyang’s voice came from a few steps away. Ye Qingwan looked up and saw him striding over.
Gu Shimo turned his palm over and held Ye Qingwan’s hand in his.
She turned to look at Gu Ziyang.
“Brother, you can board the plane now.”
Gu Ziyang looked at their hands and asked,” Is Dad seriously injured? Have you contacted the hospital?”
“There’s no need to go to the hospital.”
Gu Shimo’s indifferent words fell into Gu Ziyang’s ears.
His face turned pale.
Her eyes widened in shock as she looked at him. Her voice trembled.” Brother, what do you mean?”
“The person who called said that Dad’s car collided with one or two large cars and fell off the cliff. The four people in the car died on the spot.”
Chapter 162: Why Did It Turn Out Like This? In this world, people died in car accidents every day.
However, only when the person who had suffered this was his own family, when the true loss concerned him, would he know that kind of pain.
Gu Ziyang’s endurance was obviously not as good as Gu Shimo’s.
His tears fell immediately. He choked and asked,” Brother, how did this happen?”
Gu Shimo looked at Gu Ziyang’s sadness and said calmly,” Let’s go and fetch Father.”
“Then I only told Mom that Dad was injured. Should I call Mom again and ask her to go with me?”
Gu Ziyang asked.
Gu Shimo’s expression changed slightly.” There’s no need. Let her wait at home.””
“Alright.”
Gu Ziyang thought that Gu Shimo was worried that their mother would not be able to take the shock, so he did not let her go.
—-
At this moment,
In the master bedroom on the second floor of the Gu residence.
Zhao Qinlan called Mu Wei into the bedroom for the second time.
Although she wasn’t wearing her pajamas this time, she was wearing a spaghetti strap dress, and it was empty inside.
Half an hour ago, Gu Ziyang had called to tell her that Gu Xiaoquan had been injured in a car accident. He and Gu Shimo had rushed over to pick Gu Xiaoquan up and bring him back to South City.
She was looking at the selfie that Mu Wei had sent to her.
It was different from the photo he had sent to his friends. The photo that Mu Wei had sent to her was taken alone. He was not wearing anything.
Other than his own photos, there were also screenshots of him doing that kind of thing with her sexy face when they were on the video call.
Every single one of them made her body heat up.
Therefore, when Gu Ziyang called, she only gave him a few perfunctory words.
After answering the call, she sent a message to Mu Wei.” Dean Gu was in a car accident. He might be back today.””
“Is it serious?”
Mu Wei replied instantly.
Zhao Qinlan replied,” I don’t know. Ziyang only said that he was injured. I didn’t ask.”
Mu Wei probed,” Then, I’ll go look for you now.””
Zhao Qinlan replied with an “okay”.
Mu Wei immediately came to her room.
Pushing open the door, he saw Zhao Qinlan standing in front of the mirror with one hand hooked into a sling. Mu Wei’s blood instantly surged in one direction.
He didn’t even bother to close the door. He rushed over and hugged her from behind, then entangled them together.
..
It wasn’t that Zhao Qinlan hadn’t looked for men other than Gu Xiaoquan all these years.
After all, she was treated coldly by him. No matter how hard she tried, Gu Xiao would not touch her. She was extremely unbalanced.
Therefore, she had gone to play these years, but it was not in South City.
Instead, she went on a trip to find a man.
After all, she didn’t have many opportunities. She had restrained herself for the sake of her image. At this moment, with Mu Wei…It was as if he had gone crazy.
After that, Mu Wei hugged her and said,” Madam, aren’t you going on a vacation? Let’s go now. That scumbag Gu Xiaoquan doesn’t cherish you. I’ll treat you well in the future.””
It was impossible for Zhao Qinlan to like a bodyguard like Mu Wei.
However, adult men and women did not necessarily have to like him when it came to such matters.
She was quite satisfied with him just now.
Hence, she nodded in agreement.” Alright, but are you sure you want to be good to me all the time?”
“I’m sure. I’ll treat you well for the rest of my life.”
As Mu Wei spoke, he pressed her down again…
If he wanted to leave, he would leave.
Zhao Qinlan lay weakly on the bed and called Mu Wei to book a plane ticket.
She wanted to go to A City for a vacation before Gu Xiaoquan returned.
That man didn’t love her, so she definitely wouldn’t think of fawning over him when he was hurt in exchange for his affection.
Mu Chuan booked a chance and found clothes for her to wear.
Zhao Qinlan put on her clothes and asked him to wait downstairs. She went into the inner room and opened the safe.
When she found a set of jewelry that she liked and put it on, she thought of the necklace that Gu Shimo had given her.
She returned to the bedroom, opened the drawer, and took out the necklace.
She looked carefully at the light twice and couldn’t find anything unusual inside. She couldn’t help but frown.
She looked up at the ceiling again. Thinking of the camera, her suspicion of the necklace deepened.
Chapter 163: Discovering the Listening Device Ten minutes later.
Zhao Qinlan went downstairs. Mu Wei was standing in the living room, admiring the suet jade ornament.
Hearing the voice, he turned his head.
Zhao Qinlan pointed at the necklace in her hand and then made a gesture to keep quiet.
Puzzled, Mu Wei stepped forward and took the necklace. His eyes lit up.
Although he did not know much about jewelry, he knew that this diamond was worth a lot.
“I suspect that this necklace is equipped with a listening device.”
Zhao Qinlan whispered into Mu Wei’s ear.
Mu Wei turned on his phone and typed for her. The two of them discussed and reached a consensus.
He couldn’t open it himself.
Zhao Qinlan found a jewelry store that she usually went to and asked someone to open it for her.
Sure enough, there was a miniature listening device inside.
After throwing it away, Mu Wei drove her to the airport and asked without any hesitation,” Gu Shimo gave you this necklace. Does that mean that he already knew about my background?”
“He probably doesn’t know. If he knew his background, why would he call me mom?”
Zhao Qinlan furrowed her brows as she pondered this question.
With Gu Shimo’s personality, if he knew about her background, his attitude would definitely change immediately.
“Did you say that Ye Qingwan went back to the Gu residence on the day you touched the safe??”
“Yes.”
“Is it possible that it was Ye Qingwan’s idea? Didn’t she always suspect you?”
Zhao Qinlan was enlightened.” You mean that Ye Qingwan asked Gu Shimo to give me the necklace, but in reality, she planted a bug and wanted to find evidence from me?”
“Yes, this is just a guess. I’m not sure. All in all, it was possible for Gu Shimo and Ye Qingwan.”
Mu Wei still had some brains.
He analyzed carefully.” Gu Shimo was bewitched by Ye Qingwan. It’s normal for him to listen to her.”
“I wonder if Ye Qingwan will tell Gu Shimo when she sees the photo.”
Zhao Qinlan gritted her teeth and said,” It seems that I have to bring forward my plan. If Gu Shimo finds out about his background, then there will be even less of a chance.”
“Gu Shimo is not easy to deal with. We have to plan this carefully. Moreover, we can’t just have one plan. We have to think of two plans. Since he cares about Ye Qingwan and Ye Zixi the most, it’s best to start with them.”
“..”
At the airport underground parking lot, Mu Wei unbuckled his seatbelt and pounced on Zhao Qinlan to kiss her.
She said,” Don’t worry. I will definitely help you get rid of Gu Shimo and let Young Master Ziyang take control of the Gu Corporation.”
“Ziyang is not willing.”
Zhao Qinlan answered gloomily. Facing Mu Wei’s hands, she looked around in panic.
“Don’t mess around. If someone sees you, you’ll be in big trouble.”
Mu Wei unbuckled her seatbelt and sat down.” As long as we get rid of Gu Shimo, Young Master Ziyang will be willing to manage the company.”
—-
Ye Qingwan, Gu Shimo, Gu Ziyang, and the others met Gu Xiaoquan at the funeral parlor in the county town.
He was covered in blood.
His appearance was so intimidating that no one dared to look at him directly.
Ye Qingwan only took a glance and looked away.
Gu Shimo let go of Ye Qingwan’s hand and knelt on the ground in front of Principal Gu. He had been suppressing his emotions all the way, but the moment he saw him, he could no longer control himself.
She called out,”Dad,” and started crying.
When Gu Ziyang heard Gu Shimo’s voice, he knelt down beside him.
She cried.
Ye Qingwan stood aside and wiped her tears.
In the ten years she was with the Gu family, the dean had always treated her very well.
That was why she had never been willing to believe that the entire school would kill her father for the sake of profit.
After a long time.
Gu Shimo suppressed his emotions and said hoarsely,” Dad, we’ll bring you home.”
His father had gotten into a car accident on the way to the train station.
In the end.
And it was for him.
His father was worried about him and Bai Shanshan, so he rushed back.
Another reason was that her father was worried about Wanwan after she found out about his background.
When Gu Shimo thought of this, the pain was unbearable.
Chapter 164: Be Psychologically Ready “Brother.”
Beside him, Gu Ziyang’s sobbing voice pulled Gu Shimo back to his senses.
He turned around and saw Gu Ziyang crying as he said,” Give Mom a call. We can’t keep hiding it from her. We have to let her be mentally prepared.””
Gu Shimo did not say anything. He just pursed his thin lips tightly.
His eyes were dark.
Zhao Qinlan was not his biological mother.
The picture of the man with the needle marks appeared in front of his eyes.
“Go ahead.”
Gu Ziyang was stunned.
He nodded.
He stood up and wiped his tears. He went outside to call Zhao Qinlan.
After Gu Ziyang left, Ye Qingwan handed Gu Shimo a tissue and knelt down beside him, reaching out to hold his hand.
Gu Shimo’s tall body stiffened slightly.
He did not turn to look at her. Instead, he looked at Gu Xiaoquan with sorrowful eyes.” He did it to return to South City.”
His voice was particularly hoarse.
It was mixed with a thick pain that could not be dispelled.
Ye Qingwan was shocked.
“Brother Shi Mo.””
“He wanted to go back because of me. Before I went on my business trip, he said that he wanted to go back to South City. I didn’t let him go back…”
If he had known that such a thing would happen, he would not have stopped it that day.
“It’s not your fault.”
Ye Qingwan looked at him in pain. She was in the same pain as him.
Gu Shimo asked softly,” Wanwan, did he tell you the story between him and my mother?”
“A little.”
“I remember Aunt Ye said that her surname is Tang, right?”
It had been so long that Gu Shimo could not remember clearly.
He had only heard Lu Yarou mention it once. At that time, Lu Yarou said that her best friend was the gentlest and most elegant woman in the world.
What was he thinking back then?
He felt that Lu Yarou was the most beautiful, gentle, and elegant woman in the world.
He didn’t have Zhao Qinlan’s irritability, sharpness, or her hysteria…
Ye Qingwan nodded and looked at Gu Shimo’s handsome face with tears in her eyes.
At this moment, his entire person was shrouded in sorrow.
She said softly,” Yes, your mother’s surname is Tang. Her name is Tang Ying. That night, Uncle Gu said that he and Auntie Tang were each other’s first love and they were deeply in love. However, your grandmother did not agree to him being with Auntie Tang and forced Uncle Gu to marry Zhao Qinlan, the daughter of the Zhao family.”
“So, he married Zhao Qinlan?”
There was not much emotion in Gu Shimo’s voice.
Ye Qingwan recalled what Gu Xiaoquan had said that night.
“No, Uncle Gu was adamant against it. Later, your grandmother drugged him and he had sex with Zhao Qinlan. He broke up with Aunt Tang because of that. However, Aunt Tang became pregnant and she returned to Southern City on the day of Uncle Gu’s wedding.”
“Auntie Tang is too deep. My mother also said before that Auntie Tang was trapped by love. After giving birth to you, she left without meeting Uncle Gu.”
“..”
“Brother Shi Mo, they are in love. Perhaps Uncle Gu wants to accompany Auntie Tang as soon as possible.”
“Is that so?”
Gu Shimo smiled bitterly.
After losing his father, he found out that his mother had died when he was born.
Not only that, he didn’t even know where his mother’s grave was.
“Wanwan, do you know where her grave is?”
This question stumped Ye Qingwan.
She was only eight years old when Lu Yarou died, so she didn’t tell her much.
However, she did not want Shi Mo to be too disappointed. After some thought, she said,”Brother Shi Mo, I can help you find it.””
“Yes.”
He stood up and helped Ye Qingwan up from the ground.
“Wanwan, thank you for telling me.”
Footsteps came from the corridor.
It was Zuo Zhi who had completed the procedures and arranged for a car to pick up Gu Xiaoquan.
In front of the elevator, she bumped into Gu Ziyang, who was on the phone.
His expression was a little strange.” Brother, Mom’s phone is off. Auntie said that she went on a trip.” They all suggested to me that she go to A City for a vacation this morning.”
Chapter 165: Waiting for Her to Turn On Her Phone After hearing Gu Ziyang’s words, Gu Shimo only responded with a faint “hmm”.
Gu Ziyang did not know what Gu Shimo meant. After entering the elevator, he called out again,” Brother.””
“What do we do now?”
“Wait for her to turn on her phone.”
Gu Shimo glanced at him.
Gu Ziyang nodded. That was the only way.
However, Zhao Qinlan did not turn on her phone.
When they returned to South City in the evening, Zhao Qinlan’s phone was still switched off.
At this moment.
Zhao Qinlan and Mu Wei were doing intense exercise in a hotel in A City.
After suppressing her emotions for so many years, Mu Wei seemed to have finally released her true nature.
It was even crazier in the city where no one knew him.
“We’ll be using a new number during this period of time.”
After the exercise, Mu Wei called the local business hall to send two new phones.
Their original phones had been turned off.
Just to do it here without being affected.
Zhao Qinlan was still a little worried about Gu Ziyang.” Ziyang will be worried if he can’t find her. Why don’t I give him a call?””
“What call?”
Mu Wei smiled and took the phone from her hand. He pushed her down again and rode on her.
He threw his phone on the small table beside him and stared at her body with fire in his eyes.” Ziyang isn’t a child. Besides, if you call him now, what if he asks you to go back and take care of Gu Xiaoquan?” That man has made you stay in the same position for so many years. I want to use this time to make up for it for you.”
He grabbed her with his hand.
Zhao Qinlan snorted.
She started to lose her mind again.” Then I won’t call him. I’ll just send him a message.”
“Yes.”
“Then take out your phone from before.”
“Wait a moment.”
“Why?”
“I don’t have time now.”
..
11 PM.
Zhao Qinlan used her previous phone to send a message to Gu Ziyang.
He told her that she wanted to stay in the city for a while, that he didn’t need to look for her, and that she would go back when she wanted to.
As soon as the message was sent, Mu Wei immediately turned off her phone.
She didn’t need to wait for Gu Ziyang’s reply, she just needed to tell him.
South City.
At the Gu residence.
In front of Gu Xiaoquan’s mourning hall.
When Gu Ziyang’s phone rang, he was about to get up to get some water.
After kneeling for too long, his legs turned weak.
When he stood up, his body fell down again.
Gu Shimo, who was standing at the side, held onto one of his arms and helped him stabilize his body.
Gu Ziyang opened the message and immediately told Gu Shimo,” Brother, Mom sent me a message. She said that she’s in A City and asked me not to call her. She’ll come back when she wants to.””
“Call her and tell her.”
Gu Shimo frowned with a dark expression.
There was already news on the Internet this afternoon. Unless Zhao Qinlan didn’t go online, it was impossible for her not to know.
Or did she hate Gu Xiaoquan so much that she wouldn’t even look at him even if he was dead?
Gu Ziyang responded and immediately dialed Zhao Qinlan’s number.
A moment later.
He heard a cold mechanical voice.” Sorry, the number you have dialed is currently switched off.”
“Brother, it’s switched off again.”
“Did she travel alone or did she have a companion?”
Gu Shimo asked coldly.
Gu Ziyang blinked and said hesitantly,” Mom might have brought Mu Wei with her. There was an incident in A City where tourists were bullied by local hooligans.”
The meaning of his words.
It was Zhao Qinlan who brought Mu Wei’s bodyguard on a trip.
There was nothing strange about that.
Gu Shimo did not ask further.
After a moment, he said,” Then let’s wait for her to turn on her phone or contact you before telling her.”
“Oh.”
Gu Ziyang went to the bathroom.
Gu Shimo instructed Zuo Zhi, who was beside him,” Find out where Zhao Qinlan lives in A City.”
“Yes, sir.”
The Left Executive responded and left the mourning hall to carry out his orders.
Gu Shimo looked at Gu Xiaoquan in the crystal ice coffin. He looked as if he was asleep after changing into the shroud.
Chapter 166: Can’t Stay Up Late When Ye Qingwan came in, Gu Shimo was the only one kneeling in front of the coffin.
Looking at his back view, her heart tightened. She came to his side and said softly,” Brother, Auntie has made some food. Go and eat first.””
He had not eaten a single grain of rice since breakfast.
How could he take it if he just drank some water?
Gu Shimo looked up and met Ye Qingwan’s concerned gaze. He could not bring himself to reject her.
“Alright, I’ll eat later. Wanwan, let Gu Feng send you back to rest.”
“I’ll leave after you eat.”
Ye Qingwan knew that he had no appetite, but he had to eat.
Thinking back to the time when her parents had left, he had always been by her side. She knelt down beside him again.
She said softly,” Zixi is already asleep. I’ll stay here with you to keep watch.””
“No need.”
Gu Shimo shook his head and stroked her cheek with his long fingers. He said in a low and hoarse voice,” Go back and rest. Your health is not good to begin with. You can’t stay up late.””
“Then eat something. I’ll get it for you.”
“I’ll eat when Ziyang comes back.”
A few minutes later.
Gu Ziyang came back from the bathroom.
Ye Qingwan accompanied Gu Shi Mo to eat.
Gu Ziyang watched them leave and suppressed the bitterness in his heart. He continued to call Zhao Qinlan.
It was still switched off.
Ye Qingwan accompanied Gu Shimo for supper before he forced her to go back to rest.
“Drive slowly and be careful.”
Gu Shimo instructed Gu Feng.
He then said to Ye Qingwan,” Send me a message when you get home.”
“Alright.”
Ye Qingwan nodded and sat down in the car.
Gu Shimo stood in the darkness and watched as Gu Feng drove away before returning to keep watch.
City A.
Zhao Qinlan, who had left South City, seemed to have gained a new life.
She slept with Mu Yuan until midnight. When she woke up the next day, it was already eleven o’clock.
When she opened her eyes, Mu Wei had already asked someone to send breakfast over.
He even placed her clothes on the pillow and helped her dress and wash up like a queen.
As the two of them sat in front of the floor-to-ceiling window to eat breakfast, she took out her new phone and prepared to browse the news and hot topics.
Before she could open it, Mu Wei snatched her phone away.
“What are you doing?”
” Let’s go on a vacation. Don’t pay attention to your phone. After breakfast, let’s go to the first scenic spot. These few days, when you’re outside, you can only see the beautiful scenery of A City. In the hotel, you can only see me or…”
Mu Wei’s overbearing words were quite pleasing to Zhao Qinlan’s ears.
Especially when he did not finish his sentence, he used his gaze to replace the ambiguity.
Zhao Qinlan couldn’t help but think of those intense scenes. She smiled and compromised,” Alright, then I won’t look at my phone for the next few days.”
“You’re not the only one who doesn’t look at it. I don’t know how to look at my phone either.”
He had specially bought a camera to prevent Zhao Qinlan from using her phone for the next few days.
He didn’t want her to see the news of Gu Xiaquan’s death.
Mu Wei was originally worried that Zhao Qinlan would be hard to coax because she loved the school too deeply.
It was as if the heavens were helping him now.
It killed all of them.
He believed that it wouldn’t be long before Gu Qinlan would listen to him.
At that time, he could take the Gu family’s assets…
He thought about how he was about to become a superior person. When he had money, he could have any young woman he wanted.
He excitedly threw away his breakfast and left his seat.
He pushed Zhao Qinlan onto the chair, snatched the milk from her hands, and pushed her in front of him.
“Hey, I haven’t finished my breakfast yet.”
Zhao Qinlan cried out in shock.
Mu Wei held her head and said,” Be good. You can eat later.””
..
This time, Mu Wei brought Zhao Qinlan to unlock a new position.
Zhao Qinlan asked him why he was so playful and if he had many women.
He pressed her down.” I haven’t had a woman since my wife died. All these years, my only idol is you. My biggest dream is to unlock the 108 styles with you.”
Chapter 167: Chapter 167: A scandal That night, Gu Shimo stayed up all night.
At three o’clock in the morning, he asked Gu Ziyang to go to bed.
He kneeled in front of the ice coffin and pieced together all the bits and pieces of the past few years. He figured out the true meaning of Zhao Qinlan’s seemingly strict or loving actions towards him.
As well as the two times he had been in danger when he was a teenager…
Zhao Qinlan’s attitude toward Wanwan was completely different from Xiaoquan Gu’s.
He hadn’t thought about it before, but now he understood that it was like this.
“Dad, you’ve been unwilling to come home all these years.”
He showed the photo on his phone to Gu Xiaoquan.” If you really loved her so much, why did you compromise and marry someone else back then, causing her to die tragically?”
—-
The night before the funeral.
Zuo Zhi told Gu Shimo,” Master, we’ve found out about Zhao Qinlan.”
“Where?”
Gu Shimo asked calmly.
A few meters away, Gu Ziyang was talking to a servant.
Zuo Zhi lowered his voice and said,” Shangri-La Hotel in A City. She and Mu Yuan are very close…”
“Mu Yuan?”
Gu Shimo’s long and narrow eyes narrowed sharply.
Zuo Zhi nodded.” Yes, I took a few photos.”
“My phone.”
Zuo Zhi respectfully handed over his unlocked phone.
Gu Shimo’s slender fingers swiped through the photos. Two of them were taken when they left the hotel, and one was taken when they entered the hotel. And during mealtimes…
“Get someone to take more useful photos.”
“Yes, sir.”
Zuo Zhi took the phone and went out to make arrangements.
Gu Ziyang walked over.” Should we get someone to find Mom and ask her to come back?””
Their father’s funeral was tomorrow.
If their mother didn’t show up, wouldn’t they become the joke of the entire South City?
Gu Shimo glanced at Gu Ziyang. Bo Yi pursed his lips into a thin line and turned on his phone.
She opened WeChat and saw the photo that he had sent to her from Zuo Zhi’s phone.
“Ziyang, when did Mu Wei come to our house?”
When he looked up at Gu Ziyang, the color in his eyes was bottomless.
Gu Ziyang was stunned for a moment, perhaps because he felt his coldness. He thought of what he had heard a few days ago.
He pursed his lips and said,” He came two days ago. That Mu Wei is Uncle’s confidant. I don’t know why he was willing to let him come to our house.”
“Ziyang, that day, you were outside Zixi’s school for an entire day.”
Gu Shimo changed the topic.
Gu Zishi did not follow him for a moment. He looked at him in shock. A few seconds later, he reacted and covered it up,”Brother, I did have an appointment that day.””
Gu Shimo’s long and narrow eyes narrowed slightly.
The aura around him turned cold.” You’re not good at lying.”
“Okay, it’s Mom’s idea. You know that she has always liked Bai Shanshan. She was afraid that you wouldn’t be willing to marry Bai Shanshan because of Wanwan. So, let Mu Wei take Zixi away to ensure that your wedding with Bai Shanshan can be completed.”
Gu Ziyang said in one breath.
Seeing that Gu Shimo’s expression did not change, he did not seem surprised at all.
He didn’t feel surprised, but he mocked himself.” Brother, did you know that I was a man?” Why do I have to say it out loud?”
“Because I don’t want to hear you lie.”
Gu Shimo sized up Gu Ziyang.
He had a gentle personality since he was young and did not lie.
It was also because of this that Ye Qingwan could not stand Gu Shimo’s strict demands over the years and spent more time with Gu Ziyang.
Most of the time, if Gu Shimo did not agree to something, she would look for Gu Ziyang to be the peacemaker.
“Brother, I don’t know why Mom likes Bai Shanshan so much either. Maybe she thinks that Wanwan lost her parents. Although the Bai family isn’t as good as our Gu family, they were still considered a wealthy family in Southern City before they went bankrupt. She was also a movie queen…Don’t be angry with her. No matter what she does, she’s still the one who gave birth to us and raised us.”
Chapter 168: Think About It Gu Shimo did not answer Gu Ziyang.
Even if he did not know about his background, Gu Shimo would not have allowed Zhao Qinlan to do those things.
“Ziyang, there’s something I don’t know if you’ve noticed before this. Although Dad just left, we can’t avoid what happened. We can only face it.”
“Brother, what’s the matter?”
Gu Ziyang was a little flustered by Gu Shimo’s words.
Gu Shimo lowered his eyes and forwarded the photo on WeChat to him.
She spoke again, her voice indifferent.” You see.”
Gu Ziyang took out his phone in confusion and logged into WeChat.
After a moment, his handsome face turned pale.
The hand that was holding the phone was trembling slightly. There was disbelief and pain in his eyes.
A hint of gloominess flashed across Gu Shimo’s eyes.
Although Zhao Qinlan was not his biological mother.
However, Gu Ziyang and he had a good relationship since they were young. He did not want this brotherly relationship to change.
It was because of Zhao Qinlan.
“Brother, did Zuo Zhi give this to you just now?”
Gu Ziyang’s voice didn’t sound like his.
He would never have thought that his mother and Mu Wei were together.
When Mu Wei came out of Zhao Qinlan’s room that day, he did not notice anything unusual.
However, due to the difference between men and women.
His father was at home again.
He still reminded her indirectly.
At that time, Zhao Qinlan denied it.
The corners of his mouth curled into a mocking arc.
In the past, when Zhao Qinlan suspected that Xiao Quan had a mistress outside and complained that he was not good to her, Gu Ziyang had always sided with his mother.
Because he felt that his mother was weak.
But now, he only felt his face burning.
Although Xiaoquan Gu did not return home all year round, it was purely because their relationship was not good, not because he had someone outside.
Now, Gu Xiaoquan had died in a car accident.
As his mother, Zhao Qinlan was having fun outside with her lover.
This was hard for the naive Gu Ziyang to accept.
“I couldn’t get through to you last night, so I asked Zuo Zhi to check. He gave me these photos just now.”
Gu Shimo looked past Gu Ziyang and behind him.
He said in a low voice,” If you want her to send Father off, I’ll arrange for you to fly to A City right now. Bring her back to the hotel she’s staying at.”
“Brother, why don’t you go?”
Gu Ziyang frowned.
Gu Shimo curled his lips and a mocking smile appeared on his face.” She won’t listen to me. Even if I go, I won’t be able to bring her back. She has always listened to you. Think about it. If you want to go, I’ll get Zuo Zhi to arrange it.”
Gu Ziyang frowned and looked at Gu Shimo in confusion.
“Brother, do you hate Mom for betraying Dad?”
He did not know if it was an illusion.
Gu Ziyang felt that Gu Shimo had been very cold for the past two days.
Especially when it involved their mother, Zhao Qinlan.
Gu Shimo raised his eyebrows and said nonchalantly,” There’s nothing to hate about things that can’t be changed.”
“Then, in your opinion, should we let Mom come back and send Dad off?”
Gu Ziyang could not accept Zhao Qinlan’s cheating.
However, this matter was too big, and he did not dare to make a decision.
Gu Shimo’s eyes turned cold.
“I don’t want her to come back.”
Gu Ziyang’s expression changed as soon as he said that.
He added,” You can decide on this matter. If you want her to send Dad on his last journey, then fly to A City overnight. If you don’t want to, then don’t go. We brothers will send Dad off tomorrow.””
Gu Shimo had let Gu Ziyang decide.
He didn’t want Gu Yang to hate him for not letting Zhao Qinlan come back to send off the school when he found out that they shared a father and a different mother.
“Brother, I’ll listen to you. If you don’t want Mom to come back, I won’t pick her up. The news of her father’s car accident was all over the news. She had only gone to A City, not to the primeval forest. If he wanted to come back, he would have come back even if he was overseas.”
Chapter 169: You Will Regret It One Day “Are you sure?”
Gu Shimo’s handsome brows were expressionless.
Gu Ziyang nodded.” I’m sure.”
“Ziyang, since that’s the case, we’ll leave her be for now. When Dad’s funeral is over, I’ll bring her back. If the scandal between her and Mu Yuan were to be exposed before we find her, no one can predict the consequences.”
“Brother.”
Gu Ziyang raised his voice.
“You’re not going to expose Mom and Mu Yuan’s scandal, are you?”
“I’m not that free.”
—-
On the day of Gu’s funeral.
Zhao Qinlan did not appear.
Only Gu Shimo brought Ye Qingwan, Ye Zixi, Gu Ziyang, and a few others.
And relatives and friends.
Zhao Wenjue arrived late.
In front of everyone, he asked Gu Shimo with an unpleasant expression,”Shi Mo, when are you going to let your cousin out?””
Gu Shimo looked at the mourning hall and ignored Zhao Wenjue.
Gu Ziyang, who was beside him, frowned and looked at Zhao Wenjue.” Uncle, Cousin was arrested for committing a crime. My brother is not a police officer. How can he care?”
Gu Ziyang was angry at Zhao Wenjue.
Because Mu Wei was Zhao Wenjue’s trusted aide.
He once felt that Zhao Qinlan wanted to touch Zi Xi because she was instigated by Mu Wei.
Mu Wei must have done all this because Zhao Wenjue hated Zhao Zhongtong.
Zhao Wenjue snorted coldly.” If it wasn’t for him acting behind the scenes, Zhongtong wouldn’t have entered. Ziyang, if you don’t want Gu Shimo, he’ll be an ingrate without a conscience.”
“Uncle, please mind your words.”
Gu Ziyang’s voice suddenly became stern.
He had always been gentle and rarely got angry with others.
But now, he looked at Zhao Wenjue seriously.” If Uncle isn’t here to send our father off, but to cause trouble, then please leave.””
“One day, you will regret protecting Gu Shimo like this.”
Zhao Wenjue really wanted to expose Gu Shimo’s background, but he remembered that the entire Gu Corporation was under his control.
His son, Zhao Zhongtong, was under Gu Shimo’s control.
He had to endure it.
“Whether I regret it or not is a matter between us brothers. Uncle, why are you in a hurry to sow discord?”
Gu Ziyang didn’t give in at all.
Zhao Wenjue was so angry that he glared at him and said,”Okay, okay.””
She said angrily,” I’ll wait for the day when you find out Gu Shimo’s true colors and beg me to help you. As for Principal Gu’s death, it was all because he was unfaithful to your mother all these years. He deserved to die.”
“Zuo Zhi, throw him out.”
Gu Shimo, who had been silent all this while, suddenly spoke.
Standing at the door, the Left Executive, who had long wanted to make a move but had not received any orders, replied,”Yes.”
He stepped forward and grabbed Zhao Wenjue’s arm without saying a word.
She threw him out.
Zhao Wenjue fell to the ground and screamed.
The others looked on, but no one made a sound.
The bodyguards that Zhao Wenjue brought wanted to come forward and fight, but the dozen bodyguards of the Gu family stepped forward at the same time.
That cold aura was overwhelming.
The bodyguards of the Zhao family gritted their teeth and did not dare to make a move.
Zhao Wenjue felt like he was half-dead from the fall, and he couldn’t feel anything below his waist.
When he was helped up, he could not even stand steadily.
He also didn’t have the strength to curse.
She glared at Gu Shimo’s back with a murderous look.
After a long while, she said,” Gu Shimo, you’ll die a horrible death.”
After he finished speaking, before he could be thrown out of the Gu residence again, he called for the bodyguards to help him back.
When Fu Yushen arrived, he happened to see Zhao Wenjue being helped away by the bodyguards.
The way her face was twisted in pain made Fu Yushen puzzled and curious.
When he entered the house and saw Gu Shimo, he asked,”Shi Mo, Zhao Wenjue was supported by someone just now. It looked like he had been beaten up. Could it be that you had beaten him up?””
At the door, Zuo Zhi’s mechanical voice sounded.” Chief Fu, my master didn’t beat Zhao Wenjue up. I threw him.””
Chapter 170: You Can Settle It Yourself Fu Yushen’s lips twitched.
He turned to look at Zuo Zhi and gave him a thumbs up.
“What was the result?”
Gu Shimo asked calmly.
Fu Yushen said,” It was a car accident.”
“Yes.”
Gu Shimo did not say anything else.
Fu Yushen looked at him and patted him on the shoulder. He said softly,” My condolences, brother.””
“..”
“If there’s anything you need me to do, just let me know.”
“Yes.”
—-
As soon as Zhao Wenjue got into the car, he called Zhao Qinlan.
In the end, his phone was turned off.
He then dialed the number of the man who was the most important.
Her phone was still switched off.
He was already in pain all over, but now he felt even more pain. He instructed the bodyguard beside him,” Find a way to contact Mu Wei and see what he’s up to.”
“Dad, Brother Mu seems to have gone to A City.”
“I don’t care where he went. Contact him and tell him to call me. Also, that ingrate Gu Shimo actually dared to ask his subordinates to throw me in public. I must take revenge for this.”
“Yes.”
“Keep an eye on Ye Qingwan and Ye Zixi. Once they are alone, bring them back to me.”
That bastard Gu Shimo had messed with his son and wanted the Zhao family to cover up for him.
Then, he also wanted Gu Shimo to cover the rear.
After saying that, he made another call.
After a few rings rings, the call was picked up and a respectful “Chairman” was heard.
Zhao Wenjue asked in a deep voice,” Has Qingyun Wan’s account been canceled?”
“Chairman, not yet.”
“Not yet. It’s so difficult for you to get a refund. Go now. You have to get the money back today. Otherwise, get lost.”
“Chairman, it’s like this. They said that they want to…”
“I don’t care what they want. Give me the money back. If not, you can stay in their company or get lost.”
With that, Zhao Wenjue hung up the phone.
—-
Ye Qingwan received Leng Xiaoduan’s call on her way back from the cemetery.
She said over the phone,” Sister Qingwan, the people from the Zhao Corporation put up a banner at our door, saying that we have to return every single cent to them.”
“I’ll go to the company later.”
After hanging up the phone, Ye Qingwan said to Gu Shimo,” Brother Shi Mo, I have to go to the company. You haven’t rested for the past two days. You should get some sleep in the afternoon. You can do anything else after you have rested.””
“Why are you going to the company?”
Gu Shimo’s eyes were dark. He was indeed very tired after guarding for two nights.
He really wanted to sleep.
Ye Qingwan grabbed his long and slender hand.
In order to accompany him, she let Zixi take another car.
“The Zhao family’s people put up a banner outside our office building, asking us to refund them every cent of the advance payment.”
“How much?”
“Five hundred thousand.”
Gu Shimo sneered.” Is the Zhao Corporation so poor?”
Ye Qingwan pouted.” Who knows?””
“Then give them every cent.”
“Ah?”
Ye Qingwan frowned and said unhappily,” No, we won’t give it to you. Then, we’ll give Bai Shanshan an interview with 500,000 yuan and write a copy for her…”
” You give it to them first, then turn around. I’ll let him send it back to you with both hands.””
A cold glint flashed across Gu Shimo’s eyes.
If Zhao Wenjue wanted to bully his people, he would let Zhao Wenjue know that the consequences would be severe.
Ye Qingwan was still unwilling.
Even if Zhao Wenjue went to court, he wouldn’t be able to win.
“Wanwan, you can’t be reasonable with people like Zhao Wenjue. Because he’s unreasonable.”
Gu Shimo’s long arm wrapped around Ye Qingwan’s slender waist and pulled her into his arms.
He lowered his eyebrows and pressed his lips against his forehead.” You haven’t had a good rest for the past two days. Go home and rest with me.” I’ll get that money back for you later.”
“I can solve it myself.”
“Wanwan, I know you have the ability to resolve this, but I want to stand up for you. Zhao Wenjue didn’t do it for the 500,000 yuan. He was deliberately looking for trouble because Zhao Zhongtong had embarrassed himself at the Gu residence today.”