Chapter 356 – My wife is about to take my last name. Oh so happy, yay! (1)
Besides, it was but the outcome of a fortune telling. Who could say how reliable that was?
He looked with difficulty at Gu Shishi who was sitting on the couch with her legs crossed.
"It is such a simple favor that we are asking from you. All it will take is half a day of your life and you will be able to safe another one. You can get a divorce in China then get remarried again overseas. I will take care of all expenses that will be incurred.
"Miss Gu, is that necessary to be so cruel even toward a stranger?
"I can gift you a mansion. You can pick from any of my properties.
"Or, I can fight for 5% of the Gu's shares for you from Uncle Gu."
She was a daughter of the Gu's. If she was unhappy with her share of the inheritance, naturally, she should be getting it from the Gu's.
Covered in cold sweat, Huo Wencheng finally cleared his mind.
It wasn't that he didn't love Wushuang but Gu Shishi was a Gu and she was their responsibility.
Had the Gu family did a better job at taking care of the matters between their two daughters, they never would have run into this situation today.
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If money was what Gu Shishi was after, she should get them from the Gu family!
"Or perhaps, Uncle Gu had something else in mind?"
Huo Wencheng turned to look at Mother Gu as he spoke.
Mother Gu was, after all, a pampered housewife and didn't understand the dark competitions between men in the business world.
She only felt that the suggestion made a lot of sense when she heard Huo Wencheng's suggestion. She was completely oblivious to the fact that he had switched the responsibility and damages entire with merely a few words.
She nodded quickly. "I'll go talk to your dad as soon as I get home, Shishi. You, too, can pick a mansion from the Gu family's property that you like. It's all up to you."
Huo Sishen was the only one looked at Huo Wencheng with sarcasm. He despised Huo Wencheng's so called love and his uselessness.
Huo Wencheng almost lost his self-control under Huo Sishen's contemptuous look.
Gu Shishi, on the other hand, had finally used up all the energy in her game nor did she want to purchase more diamonds for extra tools.
So she turned her attention back to the two sitting in front of her. She was taken aback a little when she heard what they were saying.
"You want to give me houses?"
Mother Gu was pleased. "As long as you agree to get a divorce, we will even give you two."
The Gu's were a big family and had owned a lot of properties.
Gu Shishi blinked her eyes and turned off the screen of her cellphone.
"But, don't these properties belong to me to begin with?"
The smile froze on Mother Gu's face.
"The inheritance will go to the children after their parents passed away, right?
"By law, Gu Wushuang is not an heir of the Gu family and I am the legal heir of the Gu family's inheritance."
Having said that, Gu Shishi blinked.
This was the first time it had occurred to her that she was actually quite wealthy.
That was a very novel thought.
She turned around and tugged on the sleeve of the man who was sitting properly next to her.
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The boss must know this better than her.
"Am I right?
"Hubby?"
She was still very respectful to the boss in front of others.
She would reserve his nicknames like Huohuo when they were alone.
Huo Sishen's ear turneded slightly red.
He stroked her on her head.
"Mmmhmm."
"Barring a will that says otherwise."
"Oh."
Gu Shishi shrugged.
"So, my birth mother is threatening me to get a divorce with what is mine?
"And if I don't get a divorce, she will be giving them all to Gu Wushuang? And I don't even get a penny?"
Mother Gu was stunned speechless.
She had never thought about it that way.
It was not uncommon for siblings in families like theirs to fight over the inheritance in any sort of ways both in the open or behind the scenes.
It was a real and cruel issue.
Never mind that her real daughter had no emotion attachment with Gu Wushuang, even brothers who had grown up together could turn into enemies over inheritance!
The purpose of her visit today was not to start a fight between the two girls!
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Mother Gu's intention was to play on Gu Shishi's emotions and wanted to convince her real daughter to do something nice for Wushuang!
"What are you talking about, Shishi?
"Do you really want your mother to get down on her knees and beg?
"We are talking about a signature versus a life. Please, I beg of you, okay?"
Mother Gu's eyes were filled with tears again.
Gu Shishi was amazed.
How could she cry on demand like that?
Gu Shishi didn't have that talent at all. She could only pull it off under the influence of her Drunk halo.
Respect!
Seeing that Gu Shishi was quiet, Mother Gu thought that she had finally successfully moved her a little.
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She quickly gritted her teeth and made like she was about to kneel.
Huo Wencheng, too, was no fool. He quickly stopped her!
"Aunty, do you want Shishi to be bashed by others in the future?
"No elders should get onto their knees in front of their younger generations.
"Get up quickly! Or Shishi will be labeled as un-familial in the future – "
A glass shattered right next to his feet before he was done talked.
The warm water spilled all over the place!
"Who said you can call her Shishi?"
Huo Sishen's voice was particularly cold.
They were trying to push his girl right in front of him?
Did they think that he's a dead man?
"Throw them out," said Huo Sishen as he waved his hand.
These people from the Gu family could be so annoying!
Siyi started to walk up immediately after Huo Sishen was done saying it.
Nevertheless, immediately after he had started, he heard Gu Shishi's voice stopping him from doing what he was about to do.
"Wait a minute – "
Gu Shishi couldn't help but stood up while putting one hand over Huo Sishen's.
Biting down on her own lip, she had never looked more serious than she was right now.
She couldn't let him throw them out.
All these years, he had suffered enough for having bad reputation. So much that nobody dared to get close to him.
The situation had finally improved some as of late. Did she really want the un-familial label to be placed on him?
As annoying as those from the Gu family were, others would still think that they were Huo Sishen's mother- and father-in-law.
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If his mother-in-law was thrown out and in the eyes of the others, not knowing the whole story, would only call him disrespectful and un-familial to his elders.
"Let them keep on talking."
Gu Shishi squeezed the boss's big palm.
Huo Sishen gave her a deep and meaningful look.
Gu Shishi, on the other hand, lifted her little chin and hugged his arm that he had lifted up.
"Let her kneel."
Mother Gu, who had been trying to avoid Siyi, was stunned when she heard that. So much that even her tears forgot to roll down her cheeks.
Even Huo Wencheng was stunned.
"She wanted to get down on her knees then, as her children, we must be familial and no go against her wish.
"If that is her wish, we shall let her kneel!" said Gu Shishi crisply.
If others were to label them as un-familial, they could just label her as one.
She refused to let him block in front of her.
She would not let his name be tainted again because of her!
She was to take over all everything that the original owner had left behind the moment she had transmigrated over!
She was to take over the original owner's unhappiness and mistreatment, along with her being unfamilial.
"Just stay kneeled."
Gu Shishi waved at Mother Gu casually with her arm that was not wrapped around the one of Boss Huo.
The original owner was dead.
She could atone for her sins on her knees!
Mother Gu's body shook. "You, you... ..."
Even Huo Wencheng roared in anger. "Gu Shishi, she is your mother no matter what!"
Gu Shishi tossed away her cellphone and picked up her manga again from the end table.
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She flipped through it and yawned.
"Perhaps, her strong love for her daughter will truly move me.
"And, perhaps, I would seriously give your suggestion a thought.
"Such as –"
Mother Gu pushed away Huo Wencheng's hands while trembling. "Okay, fine, I will kneel... ..."
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Gu Shishi flipped to the next page on her manga and saw the bathtub scene between the male and female leads. She couldn't help but made the tsk, tsk noise.
One star!
The female lead had her period during the most critical moment?!
Had the author considered what that was like for the readers?
To think that she has had such high hopes!
"Shishi... ... forgive your mother. I am not playing favoritism. The truth is that... ..."
Gu Shishi flipped through the next few pages quickly.
Sadly, it didn't look like there would be any X-rated scene in this issue.
She would just have to read the following issues in a little while.
She sighed when she put away her manga.
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Looking back at the tear-stained elegant and Huo Wencheng in his wrinkled suit in front of her, she had suddenly lost all interest in them.
"Madam Gu, I mean, Mrs. Gu, you really don't need to cry in front of me.
"The more you cry, the more awkward I feel.
"Gu Wushuang is your daughter, I'm not. I really don't feel any motherly love coming from you.
"Must I give away my entire fortune to a beggar on the street simply because she was cold and hungry?
"You have working arms and legs yet you count on a stranger to save you? What kind of crazy logic is that? I'm not a doctor. You should be crying at the hospital instead!"
Gu Shishi turned her down bluntly.
She was done with the mess.
Mother Gu looked up with her tear-stained face and still didn't want to give up. "You, too, are you blood and flesh. It isn't that I don't love you; I just didn't have the time just yet. Besides, as long as you get a divorce temporarily... ..."
Gu Shishi waved her hand. "Stop repeating yourself. It's getting old quickly.
"How many episodes have Gu Wushuang had since I have come over to Young Master Huo's place?"
Mother Gu was taken aback a little. She thought Gu Shishi was envious of Gu Wushuang and responded to her quickly.
"Wushuang has chest pain and shortness of breath a lot. We have been to the hospital three times in the middle of the night. There were four regular checkups a month, and our family doctor had come over three times as well... Wushuang really is ill."
"Oh." Then, pointing at herself, Gu Shishi asked, "Do you know how many times I have been sick since I have been here?"
Mother Gu stopped talking abruptly.
No, she didn't know.
There was a shred of embarrassment and, perhaps, – a hint of guilt on her tear-stained face.
"I... Shishi, you never told Mom."
Gu Shishi waved her hand again. "Then, do you know how many times Wushuang goes out shopping with her friends every week? Do you know how many dresses and purses she buys or how many times she dines out with her friends?"
Mother Gu's eyes lit up a little. "Of course not. I don't pay attention to all the details. I don't have that much time. I only see her coming home after she had gone shopping. I didn't really ask."
See? She overlooked Wushuang sometimes as well.
Just like how she had overlooked her own daughter.
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But—
A very sarcastic smile appeared on Gu Shishi.
"Or should we say that it happens too often for you to keep track? She has so much clothes that she can't even fit them all into her closet? I will venture to guess that she also switches out her clothes every season? And, a lot of her clothes she will only wear once and give them away immediately if she doesn't like them?"
Mother Gu had a bad feeling all of a sudden.
She wasn't sure why just yet.
Sure enough, Gu Shishi gave her a sarcastic look and was cold like she was merely looking at a stranger.
"Then, do you know that your own daughter only had a 3-digit amount in her saving when she arrived here? And everything in my suitcase were clothes that Gu Wushuang no longer wanted and none of them your own daughter could afford?
"And, do you know that their sizes are very different?
"Your real daughter has bigger breasts, skinnier waist, and longer legs... wearing her clothes was very unpleasant!"
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"Shishi... I, I was not aware of that!"
Mother Gu was frantic.
"I really didn't know about it. I had Zhang-ma took care of all of those for you!
"And, yeah, yeah, I've fired Zhang-ma already. I have heard from Wushuang that she hadn't been very respectful to her employers. It really wasn't my idea to give you used clothes!"
Even Huo Wencheng, standing next to her, had a brief moment of a stiff look.
She wasn't trying to be a mother to her; she was trying to be her enemy.
Never mind about getting a divorce in order to save Wushuang, Gu Shishi might not consent to even something much more minor!
Gu Shishi waved her hand casually.
She was only mad for the sake of the original owner.
She hadn't lost anything by the hands of this woman.
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She couldn't be bothered with whether there was or was not any mother-daughter love.
She had none of those as far as she was concerned!
"As such, pardon me for not able to feel that so-called motherly love from you.
"I can donate money for a stranger out of compassion. I'm not a stingy person. You can have my entire asset in my pocket – 50 yuan. Take it. That will be my contribution.
"As for a divorce...?"
Gu Shishi rolled her eyes.
"Mrs. Gu, starting from the day that you have decided to abandoned me, everything that I wear, eat, drink, use, a place to stay are provided to me by this man sitting right next to me.
"He is the one who takes care of me when I am sick and also the one who sends me gifts when I feel down.
"So, do you get it now?
"I will give up the entire world before I leave him.
"Oh, and you are asking me to sign some papers... ugh, you really should have thought it through first, alright? A divorce? No way in hell! Now if you are asking me to change my last name to Huo tomorrow – I'd love to!"
The tall and strong man next to her shuddered.
Mother Gu, who was kneeling on the floor, almost collapsed.
By the time Gu Shishi was done talking, Mother Gu almost collapsed onto the floor.
As much as she hadn't done much for Gu Shishi, Gu Shishi was, after all, the daughter that she had given birth to. Nobody wanted to be enemies with their own children and everybody wished only that their children would be filial after they have reached adulthood.
Parents would grow old. Many families had a lot of children so they would be surrounded by children after they had grown old and it would be lively around them. And that their children would always stand up for them if necessary.
But... Mother Gu had turned very pale right now.
It seemed she had just realized what kind of a mistake she had made and what she had lost.
Some things in life have no second chances.
At least, this was not something that could be fixed in a relatively short time.
Gu Shishi had no emotional attachment to her.
It was because she had given up on her from the very beginning and neglected her entirely.
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She was getting back from her how she had treated her.
"Shishi..."
Mother Gu was crying for real this time.
She was shocked.
She now understood that she did not remotely measure up to Young Master Huo in her daughter's mind.
Not even close!
Her words held no weight!
What about her Wushuang then?
Mother Gu felt a sense of desperation!
She could hear a sigh coming from next to her.
Huo Wencheng helped her up.
"Let's go, Aunty.
"We should let the doctors know to proceed with the operation while Wushuang is still in a stable condition."
Mother Gu was pale and she shuddered.
She had to give up on this?
She was so certain that she could convince her real daughter when she was on her way over.
Who would have thought that any possibility of this happened had been nipped in the bud by herself a long time ago?
Her love for one child had killed her love for another. It even killed the possibility of Wushuang being saved today.
Mother Gu felt cold all over.
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What would she do if the surgery didn't go well?
She would lose her only filial girl!
Even if she was to do her best to be nice to her real daughter, would Gu Shishi ever forgive her and be filial to her?
"Shi..."
She lifted up her tear-covered face and was shocked.
She felt as though she had been struck on her chest.
The way that Gu Shishi was looking at her, she might as well be looking at a complete stranger!
A rude stranger making an unreasonable request!
Mother Gu was completely disappointed.
Wushuang was all she had left!
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Wushuang was the only child who would love her, would understand how nice she was, understand where she came from, and to take care of her when she grew old!
Gu Shishi, her real daughter, would never take care of her when she grew old. She would only be tossed into an old and decrepit nursing home all alone... this child hated her!
Mother Gu's hands trembled and she gripped onto Huo Wencheng's hands as though they were straws for a drowning person.
"Shishi, it's okay if you don't look at me as your mother.
"But I am begging you to save Wushuang! I can guarantee you half of the inheritance!"
Mother Gu repeated herself.
But her look and her mentality had changed completely.
Before this point, she was going to play the emotion card, thinking that she could have two daughters taking care of her. What she couldn't get from one, she could get from the other.
But now, looking at the way that Gu Shishi was toward her, she now think of Wushuang as her only daughter.
She couldn't let her only daughter die!
She couldn't risk any possibility of the surgery failing!
For the sake of Wushuang's safety, she was willing to pay any price!
Wushuang's future was her future!
"I mean it! Or, any other conditions that you may have!"
Mother Gu emphasized.
Huo Wencheng frowned a little. He had no way of knowing the thoughts that had gone through Mother Gu's mind but, after listening to what she was saying, couldn't say that he agreed with her approach.
Huo Sishen looked even more sarcastic than he was earlier. He was going to have Siyi throw them out again but stop himself for once.
He looked at his little delicate wife who was sitting next to him tenderly, obviously waiting to see there was anything else that she wanted to say.
He would never had done something like that before now.
Huo Wencheng had been focusing on the two of them and he, too, was surprised when he saw that.
Nevertheless, when he looked up and saw the red lips and white teeth on Gu Shishi along with her bright face, he felt a mixed of emotions.
He had looked down on this girl back then. She had a strong sense of country on her. It wasn't so much that he looked down on a common person, but that her vanity was seeping out of her. Her intention of wanting to get into prestigious family was only too obvious and repulsive.
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He was very displeased by her obvious efforts to get close to him.
Who would have thought that her temperament would have changed so drastically in just a short six months?
She was poised, not afraid to speak her mind, and her logic was sound. Even when she was playing on her cellphone, her confidence was radiating from her, making her hard to be glossed over.
She didn't just listen to her elders blindly nor was her clouded by the materialistic good placed in front of her.
She had obviously changed a lot from before!
Had she not gotten engaged and married so soon, she would most likely be well sought after by all the rich boys.
She was pretty; she had inherited Mother Gu's delicateness.
She was healthy; that part was already better than the fragile Wushuang. She was also more poise in her temperament. She possessed the quality to be the head female of a prominent family.
She made a very good candidate as a wife and a mother for a prominent family!
Huo Wencheng frowned.
Was she the product of his cold and impersonable brother?
It sure sounded like it from what she had said earlier.
He had wined her, dined her and handheld her?
Looking at his expressionless Big Brother, Huo Wencheng sank into a deep thought.