mesbooks Chapter 1350 Yunrui Enchanting: Eldest Daughter-in-law and Youngest Daughter
Chapter 1350 Yunrui Enchanting: Eldest Daughter-in-law and Youngest Daughter
The door of the Gu family's old house made a heavy metallic collision sound in the middle of the night. Su Xingya supported Gu Yunshu and stood under the porch. The shadows of the two were stretched out by the porch lights, like two shaky silhouettes.
Gu Yunshu's eyes were red and her nose was watery, obviously she couldn't help crying all the way; Su Xingya was wearing a neatly tailored black suit, with no expression on her face, only the tightly clenched handbag strap revealed her nervousness.
"Sister-in-law, Dad...Is he okay?" Gu Yunshu's voice trembled, and his cold fingertips grasped Su Xingya's wrist.
She ran around the entire afternoon today, and all the replies she received were, "I'm very sad to hear that. I'll come to the Gu family's hometown to visit in person after I'm done with my work." Those who usually fawned over her now avoided her like the plague.
Su Xingya patted the back of her hand and said in a calm voice, "Don't worry, Dad knows what's going on." Having said that, her heart felt like it was being gripped by an invisible hand - when she contacted a private detective in London that afternoon, the other party said that the Gu siblings were being held in different detention centers, and even their lawyer meetings were strictly restricted. This was definitely not the treatment that an ordinary case should receive.
Walking through the courtyard paved with bluestone slabs, the leaves of the old locust tree rustled in the night wind, like countless hands whispering in your ears.
There was only a floor lamp on in the living room, and the dim light enveloped Gu Mingcheng who was sitting on the sofa. His back was more hunched than during the day. The cigarette between his fingertips burned to the end, and the ashes fell on the dark wool carpet, leaving a small burn mark.
"Dad." Su Xingya spoke first and helped Gu Yunshu sit down opposite him.
Gu Mingcheng raised his head, his cloudy eyes bloodshot. When he saw Gu Yunshu's red and swollen eyes, his Adam's apple rolled violently: "Why are you crying? The daughter of the Gu family can't be so useless."
Gu Yunshu bit her lip and said nothing, but her tears fell even harder. She was the youngest daughter in the Gu family, raised with the utmost care. She had never seen anything like this before—her older siblings were detained abroad, her mother collapsed and was hospitalized, and her father had aged ten years overnight. The whole family was like a shabby ship, ready to capsize at any moment.
"Dad, you asked us to come here..." Su Xingya's gaze fell on Gu Mingcheng's slightly trembling hands. His knuckles were an abnormal bluish-purple color, and it was obvious that he was in extreme discomfort.
Gu Mingcheng put out his cigarette, took out a locked rosewood box from under the coffee table, and pushed it in front of the two of them.
"Inside is the deed to the old house, and a secret Swiss bank account. The password is your mother's birthday."
His voice was very soft, as if he was afraid of disturbing something. "If... I mean if, I can't hold on any longer, I'll leave these to you."
"Dad! Don't say that!" Gu Yunshu stood up suddenly, and the chair legs made a harsh sound on the floor. "You will be fine, and my brother and sister-in-law will be fine too. Our family will not be ruined like this!"
Gu Mingcheng looked at his little daughter's excitement and smiled tiredly, "Silly child, there will always be a day when we can no longer walk. The Gu family tree may look deep-rooted and lush, but in fact, it has been eaten away long ago."
He coughed twice, took out a small medicine bottle from his pocket, poured out a few white pills, and swallowed them with cold tea.
"Since they were able to produce details from so many years ago, it means they've been planting seeds in our midst for a long time."
Su Xingya tapped her fingers lightly on the wooden box, her mind quickly sorting out the information: "Dad, who do you suspect? Zhang Qiming alone could never know so many family secrets."
She had been married to Gu Yunqian for many years and had seen a lot of ups and downs in the business world with him. She knew that a frame-up of this level must be supported by a huge force.
"I don't know." Gu Mingcheng shook his head, the confusion in his eyes like the fog in late autumn. "But I know that their target is the entire Gu family. Yunqian and Yunxi are just the first step. Next is the company and the old house, the foundation of our Gu family's century-old roots."
He suddenly started coughing violently, his shoulders heaving violently. Su Xingya quickly handed him a tissue, only to find that the sputum he coughed up was tinged with blood. Gu Yunshu turned pale with fear, and he grabbed his father's arm and walked out: "Dad, let's go to the hospital! Now!"
"Sit down." Gu Mingcheng's voice was not loud, but it carried unquestionable majesty. "I haven't finished explaining what I need to say." He took a breath and looked at Su Xingya. "Xingya, you're the eldest sister-in-law. You've been running the company with Yunqian for years, and you're more stable than Xiaochengzi. If your mother and I are gone, you'll have to take care of the family."
Su Xingya's heart sank, and the chill from her fingertips instantly spread throughout her body. She knew the weight of Gu Mingcheng's words—he was practically handing the Gu family's future over to her.
"Dad, don't worry. As long as I'm here, I won't let the Gu family collapse." Her voice was steady, and the determination in her eyes was like tempered steel. "I've contacted Interpol and asked them to help investigate Zhang Qiming's relationships in London. We'll definitely find a breakthrough."
Gu Mingcheng nodded, and when he turned his gaze to Gu Yunshu, his tone softened a lot: "Xiao Chengzi, you are straightforward and impulsive. Listen to your sister-in-law more in the future and don't confront her head-on."
He took off a jade pendant from his neck and put it into his little daughter's hand.
"This is something your grandmother passed down. It's said to ward off evil spirits. Wear it and you'll be safe and sound."
Gu Yunshu clutched the warm jade pendant, tears falling like beads from a broken string: "Dad, I don't want this, I want my brother and sister-in-law to come back, I want my mother to wake up, I want our family to be the same as before..." She couldn't go on, she squatted on the ground with her hands covering her face, her shoulders shaking with tears.
Su Xingya walked over and patted her back gently.
Seeing her usually spoiled sister-in-law crying like a baby, her eyes became a little hot, but she could only hold it back - she couldn't fall down now, and no one in this family could fall down anymore.
The grandfather clock in the living room struck eleven, and the dull sound echoed in the silent old house, as if counting down for this belated exhortation.
Gu Mingcheng leaned on the sofa, his face as pale as a piece of paper, and his breathing became a little rapid: "The company's shares... I have asked the lawyer to notarize it, leaving 30% to Yunxi, and the rest... you three will split it equally... As for the remaining 10%..."
"Dad, it's too early to talk about this now." Su Xingya interrupted him, her voice deliberately calm, "Wait until my eldest brother and his wife come back, and let them handle these things themselves."
Gu Mingcheng didn't refute, but just closed his eyes tiredly.
The wind outside the window was getting stronger, and the branches of the old locust tree cast distorted shadows on the window glass, like countless claws scratching the door.
Su Xingya looked at the family photo hanging on the wall. The five people in the photo were smiling so brightly, as if it was just yesterday.
She remembered when she first married into the Gu family, Gu Mingcheng held her hand and said, "We in the Gu family don't seek wealth and fame, we only seek peace and safety for our family." At that time, she thought this was an easy thing, but now she understands how luxurious the word "safety" is in this treacherous business world.
"Sister-in-law, do we really... still have hope?" Gu Yunshu raised her tear-red eyes, her voice thick with despair. She had gone to ask her father's old subordinates for help today, but they refused to see her, sending only a message from the housekeeper: "The Gu family's fate is over. May everyone be well."
Su Xingya looked at her and suddenly remembered what Gu Yunqian often said: "The more you look like you're about to collapse, the more you need to stand up straight." She took a deep breath, her eyes becoming particularly firm: "Yes. As long as we are still here, there is hope."