Chapter 100: Old Master Gu Is Suspicious Of Gu Shen
"I hope that's the case. Then why haven't you come out to clarify it? After all, the longer this matter drags on, the greater the impact on the Gu family."
"What's the rush? You'll see the news online soon."
Gu Shen nodded, then chuckled. "I heard that the family members of the victim kept complaining that they didn't get any compensation at all. I was thinking of helping Uncle to compensate and shut those family members up."
"I don't need help from a cripple. I already gave them the compensation, or else..." He suddenly paused, not expecting himself to say it out loud.
He raised his head and looked over. He wanted to turn around and run. Gu Shen looked very calm, but his eyes were too scary. There was killing intent hidden within.
"Gu Sheng, everything you said just now is a lie. Why are you lying to Father," Gu Ling finally found an opportunity to speak. Her tone was sharp and unkind, "You can't even handle this kind of thing properly. You even want to drag us into this. How embarrassing."
Yan Xi frowned when Gu Ling suddenly jumped out.
Gu Ling and Gu Shen had always been enemies. Why was she suddenly on his side?
Although Yan Xi had no clue, Gu Shen was perfectly aware of what Gu Ling was trying to do.
"Uncle, if the news of finding a scapegoat to take the blame is exposed, it will further damage the Gu family's reputation. Now, other than turning yourself in, there's no better solution. I believe you don't want to implicate the Gu family, do you?"
Gu Sheng was scared. He raised his voice. "You are trying to ruin me. Gu Shen, let me tell you something, there is no way I will go to jail, so don't ever think about it."
"I was just thinking about the big picture."
"That's enough." Gu Hai thumped the floor with his walking stick. He looked at Gu Sheng and smashed the teacup at him.
"Look at yourself. After everything you've done, you still want to push the responsibility away."
Gu Sheng instantly lowered his head. "I... I've already settled everything. Those people won't say anything, as long as-"
"Alright, I'll send someone to handle this matter." Gu Hai glared at Gu Sheng angrily and then looked at Gu Shen. "You, come with me to the study room."
Yan Xi pushed Gu Shen into the study room. Because she was worried, she did not leave and stood silently behind him.
Gu Hai allowed Yan Xi to stay as she once saved his life.
"Gu Shen, you must have felt hard done by today. However, it is because you took over some of your uncle's companies that he was angry at you. Don't hold it against him."
Old Master Gu seemed to be comforting Gu Shen, but in fact he was trying to help Gu Sheng.
When Yan Xi heard that, she couldn't help but sneer. Gu Hai was really biased! Gu Shen and Gu Sheng were all his family. Why did he like that useless trash so much?
Gu Shen shook his head. "I understand. I won't blame him."
"It's good that you understand. You are all members of the Gu family, you must always think about the big picture." Gu Hai changed the topic. He was obviously very suspicious of Gu Shen. "I haven't asked you. When did you know about this?"
Yan Xi's face turned cold. At this moment, he was still suspicious of Gu Shen, wondering what he was up to.
Gu Shen smiled. "I've been busy with the company recently. I saw the news online."
"I heard from Gu Sheng that you've been reforming the two companies recently. Any progress?"
"Not yet, I'm sorry to disappoint you."
Gu Hai was just casually asking, he did not expect Gu Shen to implement change. "You've worked hard recently. Rest early tonight."
"Okay, I will."
Yan Xi complained as she pushed Gu Shen out of the study room. "Everything he said back in there indicates that he's suspicious of you."
Gu Shen smiled. "You did well today. At least you didn't act impulsively."
"Being impulsive will only make things harder for you." Yan Xi's tone was firm. "I said I'll protect you, so I naturally won't cause you trouble."
Gu Shen's heart melted. He was about to speak when a figure blocked their way.
"What did Grandpa just tell you?"
Gu Ling, who had obviously been waiting for a long time, looked slightly anxious.
Gu Shen glanced at her and answered truthfully, "He suspects that it was me who let out the news to intentionally ruin uncle."
Gu Ling sneered, "I knew he would be suspicious. Then what did you say?"
"I replied honestly."
"What do you mean?" Gu Ling asked, her voice rising, "What did you say exactly?"
Chapter 101: The Poor Little One Who Has No One To Love Him
Gu Shen looked at Gu Ling and smiled, "Why are you in such a hurry?"
"Gu Shen!" Gu Ling looked around and suppressed her anger. "We are in the same boat now. If the boat capsizes, it will do us no good."
"So you know that too." Gu Shen smiled sarcastically. "Don't worry, Auntie is safe now. You can continue whatever you want to do."
"Really?"
"You and I are in the same boat," Gu Ling forced herself to believe it.
She was silent for a moment before suddenly looking at Yan Xi, "By the way, I just received a batch of luxury goods from my shop. I'll send them to your villa tomorrow as an apology for what happened last time."
Although Gu Ling apologized, her attitude was still arrogant. If it weren't for the fact that she had something to ask of Gu Shen, she would not have given anything to Yan Xi.
Since it was not a sincere apology, there was no point in accepting it. Yan Xi rejected frankly, "Auntie, thank you for your kindness, but I don't need these luxury goods now."
No need? Gu Ling was stunned for a moment and scolded Yan Xi in her heart.
"That's true. I'm quite forgetful lately. I keep thinking about how poor you looked when you first came to the Gu family." She chuckled. "But now that you're with Gu Shen, you should have a lot of those luxury goods. You're really lucky."
"Alright, I'm leaving. Gu Shen, remember to inform me if anything happens."
Yan Xi pouted and thought to herself, who do you think you are to ask Gu Shen to tell you what happens?
When they returned to their room in the old mansion, Yan Xi asked, "What does Aunt want from you that made her apologize to me?"
Gu Shen had no intention of hiding it. "Because of the conflict between her and Gu Sheng, Gu Sheng wants to kick her out of the board of directors. If she wants to stay, she can only beg me."
He paused and said, "That doesn't count as an apology. She'll come apologizing again in a few days with a more sincere attitude."
"That's not important!" Yan Xi asked. "So are you going to help Auntie?"
Gu Shen did not speak.
Yan Xi sensed something unusual from his silence. She widened her eyes and asked in a low voice, "Do you want to kick both of them out?"
Gu Shen smiled and did not deny it. "It's not suitable to talk about these things here."
Yan Xi covered her mouth, then said angrily, "But Grandpa is really biased. What does he mean when he said he knows you've been wronged, but don't blame your uncle. I just don't understand why he is so biased towards Uncle when Uncle is such a useless person and even killed people."
The more Yan Xi spoke, the angrier she became. "And he even suspects you. How biased!"
Gu Shen had experienced this many times and did not feel much about it. However, when he saw the pain and anger in Yan Xi's eyes, he lowered his eyebrows and said softly, "I'm already used to it. Let them be suspicious."
"No way! Why are you letting them suspect you!" Yan Xi angrily paced back and forth in the room and then went back to Gu Shen's side.
"When we were in the main hall just now, Auntie was even more anxious than you are. How about we put the blame on Auntie. Anyway, Uncle can't put the blame on you. You're also a member of the Gu family, so why should you let them take advantage of you"
What Yan Xi said was exactly what Gu Shen was about to do.
However, he kept it from telling her for the time being.
"They won't believe it. Let's leave it at that."
"But you'll always be treated unfairly like this." Yan Xi's heart ached. "The Gu family will be biased against you because of these things. Over time, it'll be more and more disadvantageous to you. Also, I don't want to see you like this."
"It's fine." Gu Shen looked at her and the corners of his lips curled up. "It's always been like this."
"Why are they doing this?" Yan Xi lowered her head, feeling sadder and sadder. Gu Shen had lost his parents when he was young, but not only did his relatives not care about him, but they also made him suffer all the time, forcing him to learn to be wary of people since he was a child.
If there was someone he could fall back on, he would not have to rely himself on everything.
Yan Xi felt a stinging sensation on her nose. She rubbed her eyes and said sulkily, "If they don't treat you well, I'll treat you well. I'll make it up to you for them."
Gu Shen wiped away the tears at the corner of her eyes and said, "Alright, I know.. Why are you crying?"
Chapter 102: You Want To Help Me?
Yan Xi quickly held back her tears, but she was still not in a good mood. She mumbled and badmouthed them.
"Grandpa is so stupid. He clearly knows that his son is useless, but he still insists on giving him some important tasks. Also, that uncle of yours is a good-for-nothing. He only knows how to cause trouble and wants to implicate you..."
"That's enough." Gu Shen covered her mouth. "You're in someone else's house and you're still talking bad about them. Aren't you afraid of being beaten?"
"What am I afraid of? Don't I have you?"
As she spoke, her warm and moist breath landed on his palm, making him feel itchy.
He was about to retract his hand when he felt something soft touch his palm. He looked at her and saw Yan Xi blinking at him innocently.
"I didn't do it on purpose." Yan Xi quickly changed the topic. "Are you tired? I'll go make the bed now."
Gu Shen didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Go ahead."
Yan Xi took a long time to make the bed. Thinking that it was no longer awkward, she pushed Gu Shen over and carefully helped him onto the bed.
"Help me get my pajamas." Gu Shen was still wearing a suit that was not suitable for sleeping.
"In the wardrobe?" Yan Xi searched around and found a set of gray pajamas. The top was easy to change, but the pants were not.
Gu Shen's legs were weak now and it was not convenient for him to move. Yan Xi immediately leaned over and placed her fair hand on the back of Gu Shen's hand.
"Let me help you."
Yan Xi happily assigned the task to herself, then she soon ran into trouble. She barely managed to put one leg in, but the pajama pants were too high, so she could not put the other leg in. She could only pull down some more and pull the pajama pants to the thigh.
Bring rubbed against as Yan Xi pulled his pants up and down, Gu Shen's lower body started to stand up.
Gu Shen's breathing tightened and he held Yan Xi's hand. "Don't move, let me teach you."
Yan Xi looked at him nervously. "Am I hurting you?"
"No." Gu Shen's voice was getting hoarse. "Help me lie down and then pull the pants up."
"Okay." Yan Xi was flustered and finally pulled up his pajama pants, but Gu Shen's lower body was already bulging. She stole a glance and whispered, "Um, Gu Shen, do you want me to help you?"
"No need. Go to sleep." He restrained his desire and turned off the lights in the room.
When the light disappeared, the other sensations in the darkness became more obvious. Yan Xi secretly moved closer to Gu Shen and asked again, "Are you really ok?"
"Yes, I am."
"Oh."
Hearing the disappointment in her voice, Gu Shen chuckled. "Do you really want it so badly?"
"What are you thinking about?"
Gu Shen gritted his teeth. "Want to help me! Now's not the time. You have to wait."
Did this kind of thing have to be done at a specific time? Yan Xi did not understand, but she could tell that Gu Shen was rejecting her. A psychologist once said that when a person felt inferior, they would constantly avoid one thing.
So, was it because Gu Shen was small down there? It shouldn't be. It felt very big when she accidentally touched it.
As she went on thinking, Yan Xi slowly drifted into a deep slumber. After making sure that Yan Xi was asleep, Gu Shen let out a groan and pushed himself to the bathroom.
After washing up, Gu Shen did not return to the bed but looked at his legs quietly.
He wanted to stand up and communicate more with Yan Xi.
After sleeping until the latter half of the night, Yan Xi woke up in a daze. She was very thirsty, but when she looked around, she realized that there was not a single bottle of water in the room.
Having no choice, she tiptoed out and went to the kitchen downstairs to get some water.
The kitchen was ventilated and the two big windows were facing the garden. Yan Xi took out a bottle of water but heard a man's ruthless voice coming from outside.
She subconsciously squatted down to hide herself.
"Alright, what are you panicking for? This old man won't just sit back and watch me die. Take more money and make those ungrateful people shut up."
"By the way, find out if Gu Shen is involved in this. This good-for-nothing looks honest usually, but who knows what he's up to behind the scenes."
"My father doesn't care about him. If he did, he wouldn't have given my hotel to him. Gu Shen is the only one who thinks highly of things that no one wants."