Chapter 345: The Confronting Between Father and Son
Gu Zijin stepped on the accelerator and soon the car stopped in front of the Gu Family’s mansion.
When Ye Han saw that her son came back home, she was overjoyed. She quickly walked up to greet him, “Zijin, you’re back.” But then she noticed that Gu Zijin didn’t look happy, “What’s wrong?”This text is property of Nô/velD/rama.Org.
Seeing Ye Han, Gu Zijin’s expression softened a little, but it was still visible that he was mad, “Mom, where is Dad?”
Ye Han was shocked. She didn’t want her husband to have any more conflicts with her son, “Zijin, what happened?”
Gu Zijin didn’t want to say too much, “Nothing. Is he in the study? I’ll go up to see him!” He went upstairs as he spoke.
When he arrived at the door of the study, Gu Zijin opened the door and walked in without knocking. As expected, Gu Heng was sitting in the study, reading a book.
Seeing Gu Zijin come in, Gu Heng didn’t show any panic. He only frowned slightly and asked in a stern voice, “Where are you manners? Who told you to come in without knocking on the door?”
Seeing that his father interrogated him before he questioned him, Gu Zijin laughed angrily, “Dad, where are my manners? Shouldn’t you be the one to answer that? Am I not a child of the Gu Family? Weren’t you the one who taught me manners?”
Hearing Gu Zijin’s sarcastic tone, an emotion finally appeared on Gu Heng’s poker face. He stood up angrily, “Gu Zijin, so you think you’re a fully-fledged man. You’ve got the nerve to talk to me like this!”
Ye Han, who had followed her son upstairs, could tell that her son and husband were about to quarrel. She quickly went forward to stop them, “Come on, what’s wrong with the two of you? Why does it sound like a quarrel every time you talk to each other? Why do you act like you were enemies?”
Gu Zijin controlled his emotions and softened his tone while talking to Ye Han, “Mom, Dad and I have something to say. You should go out first.” He didn’t want his mother to know what Gu Heng did to Qin Xuan. Moreover, it wasn’t the right time to tell everyone his real relationship with Qin Xuan. He must find the most suitable timing to show the world that Qin Xuan was his wife.
Ye Han meant to say more but Gu Heng also said, “You should go out first.”
Since Gu Heng said so, Ye Han knew that she couldn’t stay. She had no choice but to leave the study. But before she left, she didn’t forget to remind Gu Zijin, “Zijin, don’t make your dad mad. His condition isn’t good.” Ye Han knew their temperament and she was afraid that neither of them would compromise.
Hearing that, Gu Zijin calmed down a bit. After all, Gu Heng had been unconscious for so many years and he was afraid that he would fall ill again, so his tone was not as aggressive, “Dad, you should know why I am here.”
Gu Heng sensed the change in Gu Zijin’s tone. Looking less angry, he sat down and said, “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
Gu Zijin frowned. He did not have the patience to beat around the bush. He said bluntly, “Have you gone and seen Muxuan?”
Gu Heng frowned, but he still remained calm as he said, “So what? I’ve investigated it. Xiaoxin is the child of our Gu Family. I asked her to give Xiaoxin to us. Is there anything wrong with what I did?”
Gu Zijin drew his eyebrows closer, and his breathing became faster due to fury. “So, you went to see her and humiliated her by offering money to her in exchange for her child?”
Gu Heng sneered, “That is what that woman told you? She is indeed not simple, as she is able to fool you like that.” Gu Heng was well aware of his son indifferent personality. Now that he saw him questioning him for a woman, his contempt for Qin Muxuan grew even more.
Gu Zijin continued to ask, “And you told Yan Yuxiao to kidnap Muxuan and even planned to have someone rape her?!”
For a moment Gu Heng was stunned and didn’t respond. “What are you talking about?”
“Yan Yuxiao kidnapped Muxuan, Xiaobai, and Xiaoxin. Do you know that?”
Hearing this, Gu Heng finally got it and a trace of anxiety appeared on his face, “Are Xiaobai and Xiaoxin alright?” Although Gu Heng hated Qin Muxuan very much, Xiaobai and Xiaoxin were the members of the Gu Family and his grandchildren. He cared a lot about their safety.
Gu Zijin secretly sighed in relief when he heard what Gu Heng said. It seemed that the kidnapping had nothing to do with Gu Heng. Just now he had let anger get the better of him. Now that he calmed down and thought about it carefully, even if Gu Heng hated Qin Muxuan, he would never do anything to harm Xiaobai and Xiaoxin.
“They are fine.”
“That’s great,” Gu Heng let out a sigh of relief, “What on earth had happened?”
Gu Zijin told him what Yan Yuxiao had done.
As he listened, Gu Heng’s face grew darker and darker. Originally, because the Yan Family and the Gu Family were both aristocratic families, and Gu Zijin was a little ruthless towards what the Yan Family. Gu Heng felt a little guilty towards Yan Yuxiao, but now that weak emotion had long disappeared. Whatever Yan Yuxiao was up to, she shouldn’t have involved the children of the Gu Family.
“What will you do about Yan Yuxiao?”
“I’ve already sent someone to deal with her.”
Gu Heng nodded slightly, “Mmm, do what you should do. Show other people that they should never try to harm the children of the Gu Family!”
Gu Zijin was a little surprised. He was worried that his father would ask him to let Yan Yuxiao go for Elderly Lady Gu’s sake. It seemed that he was overthinking. After all, his father and he were on the same side when it came to protecting the descendants of the Gu Family.
Moreover, he had let Yan Yuxiao go too many times, and that was why she could get away with it every time. It was also because of her that he and Muxuan had been separated for so many years. Now he would make her pay for all of it!
Gu Heng continued, “Though no harm has been caused this time, it doesn’t mean they’ll be so lucky in the future. Go bring Xiaoxin here as soon as possible. The child of the Gu Family isn’t staying with the Gu Family. Instead she’s staying with that wanton woman. It isn’t right!”
“Dad, Muxuan is Xiaoxin and Xiaobai’s mother. I know very well what kind of person she is!” Gu Zijin immediately retorted.
Gu Heng was so angry that he almost coughed up blood. He pointed at Gu Zijin and said, “What do you know? I think you are completely enchanted by that woman! Eight years ago, she slept with you because of money. Three years ago, when she was pregnant with your child, she eloped with another man. And you say she’s not a wanton woman?!”
Gu Zijin knew that Gu Heng had some misunderstanding about Qin Muxuan, but he did not expect it to be so deep. He frowned and said, “Muxuan is not the kind of woman you think she is, and this is between me and her. I hope you won’t disturb her anymore!”
“Okay, now that you’re fully fledged, you won’t listen to me anymore, but I’m telling you, Xiaoxin must stay in our family!”
Seeing that Gu Heng insisted, Gu Zijin was silent for a while before he said, “I will bring Xiaoxin here.”
When he heard Gu Zijin saying that, Gu Heng looked less angry, “You’d better do what you said.”
Gu Zijin nodded. He’d already made up his mind that he’d make Qin Muxuan his wife. When that came true, Xiaoxin would also return to the Gu Family.
Of course, Gu Heng didn’t know what Gu Zijin was planning to do. He only thought that those words he just said still meant something to his son.
After his talk with his father, Gu Zijin rejected Ye Han’s request that he should stay for dinner and left the Gu Family’s mansion. He was in a hurry to see Qin Muxuan and his two children.