Chapter 203 At Least Give Me a Chance to Make Amends

The funeral is over. May the dead rest in peace, and may the living continue their lives.

Gu Hancheng had been wanting to find time to have a good talk with Luo Zhiwei lately, but he hadn't been able to find the right time.

Now that everything was in the past, he felt that if he didn't speak up now, Weiwei might not give him another chance.

Luo Zhiwei turned to look at Gu Hancheng, her heart filled with mixed emotions. Although she was the one who sparked this incident, she was also a victim at the time.

Being kept in the dark for so many years is naturally different.

She nodded slowly, thinking that Gu Hanchi still had a letter in her hands, the contents of which she hadn't read yet, but she could give it to Gu Hancheng.

"Okay, let's go to the coffee shop up ahead then."

The two went straight to the coffee shop, and Lu Jingxiao simply followed behind them without even entering the coffee shop.

Gu Hancheng and Luo Zhiwei sat facing each other, looking very distant, like two strangers forced together, not knowing where to begin their conversation.

Luo Zhiwei broke the awkward silence by taking out the unopened letter from her bag: "This letter was written by Gu Hanchi. I haven't read it yet, so you can read it for me."

Gu Hancheng hesitated for a moment before immediately agreeing. He responded with an "okay" and opened the envelope.

There's nothing particularly special about the contents.

He simply explained things from the past.

He didn't believe Luo Huining would betray him at first, and he still didn't believe it when he saw her walk out of the hotel room. However, he couldn't control his physical needs and went to the bathroom midway through.

When they returned, the bodyguard said he hadn't seen anything, his tone very firm. Back then, those hotels hadn't started installing surveillance cameras yet, so he had no way of verifying it.

For so many years, he lived in hatred, hating Gu Hancheng's wrong orders that cost him his legs. He wanted revenge, torn between the betrayal of his beloved woman and the actions of his own brother who had caused him to lose his legs and then stolen his woman...

Therefore, if he's unhappy, no one else will be happy either.

Gu Hanchi wanted to make Gu Hancheng suffer for the rest of his life, preventing him from ever getting married or having children. So he had Gu Hancheng hypnotized, forcing him to live a life of torment and guilt...

But he worried that one day Gu Hancheng would discover Luo Huining and the child's presence, which would ruin everything. The best way... was to shut them all up.

In the letter, Gu Hanchi also explained how he arranged for Zhao Tingguo and Lin Wanru to drug Luo Huining, and how the two even took the drug themselves... They also took a lot of money from him.

That means...the couple knew from beginning to end that it was a slow-acting poison, yet they still gave it to Luo Huining, which means they committed intentional murder.

Gu Hancheng put down the envelope with mixed feelings, his expression gloomy. He couldn't help but feel a sense of blame, blaming his younger brother for being too ruthless.

They left themselves no way out.

“This letter can be given to the police, who can convict Zhao Tingguo and his wife, and your revenge will be complete.”

Luo Zhiwei was somewhat surprised, and she couldn't help but read the letter out of curiosity.

It was discovered that Gu Hanchi had indeed recounted the entire process.

The text also includes her confession, remorse, and apology.

Weiwei, after the truth is revealed, besides feeling sorry for my children and wife, the person I feel most sorry for is you. It is my fault that caused your tragedy. Your abuse may have been partly due to my encouragement. I am sorry.

By submitting this letter to the judiciary, along with the evidence in Lao Wang's possession, you will be completely free.

Finally, I have one more request: could I have the wedding dress your mother made? I want to go to your mother and beg for her forgiveness, beg for the children's forgiveness, and also want to continue the promise we didn't keep in this life...

......

I thought he had really repented, but I didn't expect that he was still thinking about his mother's wedding dress.

She can accept an apology, but a wedding dress? Absolutely not!!

She didn't even want Gu Hanchi to stand in front of her mother, as that would only remind her of unpleasant things.

Can't.

"I have received this letter. I will go to the judicial authorities. Thank you."

Luo Zhiwei's tone was very distant, without even a hint of blame or resentment; she completely treated him as an outsider.

"Weiwei, we're family, you don't need to thank me, I..."

“Mr. Gu, I know you are innocent in this matter, but I can't be so magnanimous as to pretend nothing happened... Based on your previous behavior, I don't believe that just because I acknowledge you back, I can truly understand fatherly love…”

She was already scared—scared of being betrayed by her family, scared of being utterly broken by them. She didn't need any more of that; she just wanted to live a good life.

“Weiwei, I know I hurt you before, but you… at least give me a chance to correct my mistakes. I don’t want to be sentenced to death. I want to fulfill my duties and responsibilities as a father. No matter how old you and Beixiao are, they are still my children.”

Gu Hancheng's face was full of sincerity; he genuinely wanted to acknowledge the child.

“I really don’t know how to be a father, because I didn’t experience it in my first fifty years. But I can learn in the future. I can learn from your second uncle, from… Lu Jingxiao’s father. Please give me at least one chance, I…”

Luo Zhiwei merely raised her eyes slightly, and the sincerity in them almost moved her.

She had been pampered by her mother since childhood, so she naturally longed for family affection. But... she was afraid, afraid that someone like Zhao Tingguo would appear again.

"I...you don't need to do this. Let things take their natural course. At least I can't accept you right now."

Luo Zhiwei knew that Gu Hancheng had been drugged, which led to his unscrupulous favoritism, but she couldn't get over it. She felt terrible and didn't want to forgive him.

Gu Hancheng was surprised that Luo Zhiwei had relented. To him, this was a concession. He thought that Weiwei's attitude would be very firm and that she would refuse sternly. Unexpectedly, Weiwei only said that she could not accept it at the moment.

This is a good sign for him, and he will work hard.

This answer was more than enough to make him overjoyed.

"Okay, okay, I understand. I will try my best and learn how to be a father."

His surprised expression made him look like a clueless fool...without any sense of authority.

Luo Zhiwei merely twitched the corner of her mouth: "Is there anything else you want to say? If it's just... these things, then I'll be going now."

Lu Jingxiao was still waiting for him outside; she wanted to go home.

"I... I have nothing more to say. I just want to make my stance clear and give me a chance to correct my mistakes."

Luo Zhiwei slowly stood up and nodded: "Okay, I understand. However, you can't just tell me about this. You also need to tell your brother. He's the one who needs your attention the most."

She was loved by her mother since she was a child, and Zhao Tingguo also acted like a father, so she had never suffered any grievances before her mother passed away.

But it was different for my older brother. Although my mother loved him, that Gu family... treated my brother very badly, and he was even bullied. My brother's childhood was not good at all.

"I will, I will. I came to find you first, and I'll go to your brother's company to find him in a little while. I won't show favoritism; I'll treat everyone equally."

He still has a chance, a chance.

This realization greatly excited him.

Luo Zhiwei's lips twitched, feeling that the person in front of her was an idiot. She then ignored Gu Hancheng and went straight to find Lu Jingxiao to go home!