Chapter 65

Generally speaking, Gu Zhongmao had actually only met Gu Chen twice. The young man in front of him, with his outstanding temperament and calmness, seemed to look the same as the Gu Chen in his vague memory, but his temperament was completely different from the impression of Gu Chen.

Gu Chen has always been timid and keeps his head down, not daring to look at people. How could he have such a wide network of contacts? And have such a pleasant conversation with these people?

And is this powerful figure who came from the mysterious Gu family that these people are talking about really Gu Chen?

Gu Zhongmao was puzzled.

In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through his mind -

This young man is not actually Gu Chen? He just looks like Gu Chen? Is this why Li Tingqin married Gu Chen as a substitute?

But there is no one in the world who looks so similar. This young man should be Gu Chen? Qi Yajun actually trained him to be very good, but just to get revenge on him, he deliberately let Gu Chen pretend to be mediocre and weak in front of him?

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But no matter what, the excellence of the young man in front of him is real, and the rumors seem to be true. He really is the mysterious and powerful Mr. Gu in the rumors!

At this moment, he finally felt that all his past cognitions had been overturned...

Gu Zhongmao took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and finally walked forward and said, "Xiao Chen..."

When everyone saw Gu Zhongmao appear, they frowned. Wasn't he the one who jumped up and down and said that Mr. Gu was his son? What was he planning to do here today?

Gu Chen looked back and said, "Hello, who are you?" There were too many people calling him today, but he actually didn't know many of them, such as the person in front of him, whom he had never seen before.

Gu Zhongmao was stunned, but he tried to show the father's love in his eyes and said, "Xiao Chen, I am your father. I haven't seen you for three months. I miss you so much..." But what's going on? The strangeness in Gu Chen's eyes was not fake at all. After three months, even his father couldn't recognize him?

Gu Chen looked at him and said in a daze, "So it's Director Gu. I've heard of your name for a long time." He had heard of Gu Zhongmao a long time ago, but today was the first time he saw him. The original owner's departure was inseparable from Gu Zhongmao's coercion...

Everyone's brows frowned even deeper. Mr. Gu's unfamiliar look showed that he didn't recognize Gu Zhongmao, but Gu Zhongmao's incident was so serious that even Mr. Gu had heard of the joke.

Gu Zhongmao tried to speak gently: "Xiao Chen, why do you call me dad like that? Are you ready to disown your father?" The current situation was completely different from what he had planned. In his impression, Gu Chen was weak and would obey as long as he saw his father. But now Gu Chen was so popular that he had to please him.

Hearing this, Gu Chen chuckled and said, "Mr. Gu, are you sure that I am your son?" He and the original owner have completely different personalities. As a father, can't he even tell this?

Gu Zhongmao's face changed slightly, and he tried to explain: "Did your mother tell you something? Xiaochen, you can't just believe your mother's one-sided words... She hates me in her heart, so she has never let you know the existence of my father. It's not that dad doesn't love you..."

At this point, he suddenly remembered, what about the person Qi Yajun promised to arrange for him? Gu Chen had never lived in the Gu family for a day, so he naturally had no evidence to prove that Gu Chen was his son, but Gu Chen grew up in the Cheng family, so Qi Yajun must have it. As long as Qi Yajun came forward, how could Gu Chen deny it?

Gu Chen shook his head and said casually, "Boss Gu, I'm not familiar with you. If you have time, why don't you take a look at the project that Gu is focusing on now?"

Gu Zhongmao's face changed instantly and he asked, "What do you mean?" He was very optimistic about this project and had invested heavily in it and promoted it personally. Now that Gu Chen suddenly mentioned it, he had a bad feeling. After all, the vision of "Mr. Gu" was hyped up as a legend in the circle.

Gu Chen looked at Gu Zhongmao's assistant and said calmly, "I just accidentally saw the expression of Director Gu's assistant and reminded him."

Gu Zhongmao glanced at his assistant, and sure enough, the assistant was looking at his phone, not knowing what message he had received, and looked flustered. Seeing Gu Zhongmao looking over, the assistant gestured to him to leave.

Gu Zhongmao was about to leave, but he was unwilling to do so. He turned around and said, "Xiao Chen, Dad doesn't understand. How could such an obedient child like you become like this?"

Gu Chen sighed softly and said, "Everything is just a matter of seeking benevolence and getting benevolence." Gu Zhongmao did not want this child and tried desperately to erase the child's existence, and finally he got what he wished.

Everyone thought that Gu Zhongmao was going to make a big scene here, and it would be very ugly. Li Morong even called the security guards over, but unexpectedly, Gu Chen persuaded them to leave with just three sentences?

Li Morong smiled and said, "Xiao Gu, why are you so honest? You even reminded him that there was a problem with the project?" Xiao Gu is still willing to help others. In Xiao Gu's opinion, since he has brought it up, it must be to the point.

Gu Chen smiled and said meaningfully: "I don't do this out of kindness." After all, this was President Li's work.

Everyone laughed and said, "We understand. We all understand." Isn't this just to get rid of Gu Zhongmao?

Gu Zhongmao left in a hurry, but after getting in the car, he did not immediately take care of the project. Instead, he called Qi Yajun and said, "Where is the person you arranged? If he doesn't come out, Xiaochen will really become someone else's son."

Gu Chen just sent him away like this, he was unwilling to accept it, it was clearly him who sent Gu Chen to the Li family, now he turned his face against him? He couldn't just leave like this, he had to let Qi Yajun make some trouble for Gu Chen.

However, Qi Yajun on the other end of the phone chuckled and said, "Old Gu... I did arrange for someone to sneak in, otherwise how could I laugh at you? You didn't even recognize your son in person, are you sure... Xiao Gu is your son?"

"You..." Gu Zhongmao immediately knew that he had been fooled, but why did Gu Chen and Qi Yajun ask the same question?

Qi Yajun added: "Do you really think I'd be stupid enough to let you use me as a pawn? Jump out and make a scene, causing estrangement between me and my son? I'll naturally stand on my son's side."

Hearing Qi Yajun repeatedly saying "my son", Gu Zhongmao suddenly had an idea and suddenly understood everything!

The reason why Gu Chen is so outstanding is actually because of Qi Yajun's silent training. Qi Yajun also instructed Gu Chen to hide his cowardly behavior in front of her. After he successfully married into the Li family, Qi Yajun wanted him to get rid of him and no longer have any contact with the Gu family... That's why they haven't been able to find him for more than three months.

But in the past three months, he has not seen Qi Yajun take the initiative to look for Gu Chen, which means that they must still be in private contact, and Gu Chen is also quietly seeking benefits for the Qi family. Therefore, Qi Yajun is not anxious at all.

So... is Gu Chen really his son?

Gu Zhongmao sneered, "Are you really not afraid of me doing a paternity test?"

"Xiao Gu is an adult. Do you think you can force him to do a paternity test?" Qi Yajun was not afraid at all. She chuckled smugly. "If you have the ability, take him to court and try using legal means. Then you can confirm whether he is your son."

Gu Zhongmao finally said angrily: "Bitch! I know you are provoking me, do you think this will work?"

Qi Yajun said in a brisk tone: "Old Gu, just tell me whether you will do it or not."

But even though he knew he was provoking him, Gu Zhongmao had to admit that if he really took Gu Chen to court, it would attract attention in the circle, and in the end the paternity test found that he was not his son, wouldn't that be a great shame? The Gu family still had some face.

Even if Qi Yajun's provocation succeeded, and he did so, and ended up in an ugly quarrel with Gu Chen, even if it was proven that Gu Chen was his son, he would alienate Gu Chen and push Gu Chen to Qi Yajun's side. What he wanted was benefits, and he wanted this outstanding son to be used by him, not to tear his face apart, hurt both sides, and offend the Li family.

It seemed that no matter what he did, Qi Yajun would win in the end.

At this moment, Gu Zhongmao finally felt a pang of regret. Xiao Chen was raised by Qi Yajun. He was afraid that Qi Yajun had brainwashed him since he was a child, allowing her to take advantage of him. If he had known that Xiao Chen would be so outstanding... he would not have let Qi Yajun take the child away. If he had kept the child by his side and raised him well, Xiao Chen would have become even more outstanding.

Besides, even if this son is not his own, but that sick and dead son of the Cheng family, he can still use it to control Qi Yajun...

Seeing that the assistant next to him was becoming more and more panicked, Gu Zhongmao could no longer argue with Qi Yajun. He cursed, "Get lost," and hung up the phone.

The assistant said anxiously: "Boss Gu, I just received news that CEO Li suddenly invested in Hengxin's project and just signed the contract this afternoon..."

Gu Zhongmao said, "Didn't we agree to sign a contract with Mr. Li tomorrow?" Hengxin's project was a competitor to theirs. If he invested in Hengxin today, he would not be able to sign a contract with them tomorrow. But he had to lobby for a long time to get this investment. The project he was optimistic about needed a large amount of capital investment.

Gu Zhongmao called Mr. Li and asked tentatively, "Mr. Li, shall we proceed with the signing tomorrow as planned?"

Mr. Li said frankly: "Boss Gu, I think you have heard about my signing with Hengxin, so you called me. I'm sorry, I really can't come tomorrow."

Gu Zhongmao asked: "Do you still have any doubts?"

Mr. Li said: "After careful consideration, I am more optimistic about Hengxin. Your project is not bad, but Hengxin's payback period is shorter, and I don't want to wait too long."

Gu Zhongmao persuaded, "But the prospects of our project are far beyond the reach of Hengxin. As long as we succeed..."

President Li interrupted, "It's impossible for every project to be like the Yun family, with Professor Gu helping out. To be honest, even if the Yun family all came from R&D, the project direction was too advanced, and they almost went bankrupt after focusing on it for several years."

Gu Zhongmao explained: "But our project is different from the Yun family's. The feasibility study in the early stage..."

Mr. Li said impatiently, "Okay, Mr. Gu, the main thing is that I have already invested the money. No matter how much more you tell me, I don't have another sum of money to invest. I won't waste your time. Can you find someone else?"

Facing the hung up call, Gu Zhongmao took a deep breath. It was Professor Gu again, and it was related to Gu Chen. Although he didn't understand what the relationship was between Professor Gu and Gu Chen, he felt that as long as Gu Chen was there, would he be afraid that he couldn't use this relationship?

He felt a deep regret. He actually gave such a son who could bring countless benefits to Li Tingqin as his wife? Just to be a vase in the Li family?

If this person can be kept by our side and trained, why worry about not being able to lead the Gu family to glory and turn the Gu family into a truly prominent family?

But he didn't have time to think about it for long, because his assistant said, "Mr. Feng's secretary contacted me and said that the meeting scheduled for the day after tomorrow conflicts with Mr. Feng's schedule, so Mr. Feng can't come..."

At the same time, Gu Zhongmao received another call from Mr. Ren, saying that he was preparing to withdraw his investment...

"What on earth is going on!" Gu Zhongmao suddenly remembered Gu Chen's light reminder, and his scalp instantly felt tingling.

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At night, the birthday party ended and Cheng Siyi and Qi Yajun waited quietly in the parking lot.

Finally, Cheng Siyi saw Gu Chen and Li Tingqin coming out side by side. He was a little stunned. He had heard of the legendary Mr. Gu a long time ago, but he did not expect that a person's temperament would change so much. Gu Chen never walked with his back straight in the Cheng family.

But he was different from Gu Zhongmao, so he would recognize Gu Chen's appearance. He got out of the car and walked up to him, saying, "Little Brother Gu, long time no see. We haven't heard from you in the past three months. My mother and I are very worried about you..."

Gu Chen had never met Cheng Siyi, but he could tell the man's identity from his address and said, "Are you Cheng...?" But he couldn't remember the original owner's brother's name for a moment.

Cheng Siyi said inexplicably: "Brother, I am Siyi..."

The woman in the car said, "Xiao Gu, stop pretending. I've already sent your father away. Mom has something to talk to you about. Please, Mr. Li, please step aside for a moment."

Gu Chen glanced at Li Tingqin, and Li Tingqin said, "Go ahead, I'll wait for you in the car."

After Li Tingqin got in the car, Cheng Siyi spoke sincerely, "Brother, can you please have a good talk with mom later? Mom is so sad all these years because your dad hurt her. You have to understand mom..."

Gu Chen did not respond to this statement. The original owner had indeed been very considerate, so he finally couldn't bear it and left.

Gu Chen stopped by the car window and said, "Hello, Ms. Qi."

Qi Yajun looked at Gu Chen while sitting in the car, and had to admit that the young man in front of her had an outstanding temperament, and was indeed as good as the rumors said.

"Xiao Gu, mom finally knows that you have been hiding your true abilities for so many years." She sighed and said, "Maybe you misunderstood that mom wanted Siyi to inherit the company, so you didn't dare to express yourself. However, it's not that mom is partial, it's just that it's the Cheng family's property, and mom doesn't want to be criticized."

"But I have been trying to make a living in the Cheng family these years, and I have been trembling with fear and treading on thin ice. I really have no time to take care of you. For this, I really want to apologize to you."

Gu Chen shook his head and said, "Ms. Qi, are you sincere?" It doesn't matter whether she is sincere or not.

Qi Yajun said: "Of course mom is sincere! Mom gave birth to you after ten months of hard work... When your father took you back, I thought he wanted to bring you back to live a good life. After all, you are still living under someone else's roof in the Cheng family..."

When Gu Chen returned home, she did not stop him. She knew that Gu Zhongmao was not a good person. She let little Gu experience it for himself, and little Gu would naturally become estranged from the Gu family.

"I didn't expect your father to be obsessed with profit..." She had already received news that there was a problem with the investment in Gu Zhongmao's project, and said, "Your father is also a fool. Marrying Li Tingqin is tantamount to seeking the skin of a tiger. He still wants to get benefits from Li Tingqin. It's good enough that he didn't go bankrupt because of Li Tingqin."

Gu Chen smiled. To some extent, Qi Yajun really understood President Li.

"But don't worry. Mom has already helped you drive Gu Zhongmao away. Mom doesn't need you to do anything for our Cheng family. As long as you are fine, it's fine. In front of Mom, you don't need to pretend like you do in front of your father..."

A child who has never received true family love, as long as he is given a little sweetness, he will naturally look forward to her approval. She used to control Gu Chen in this way. Even though Gu Chen is different now, she believes that his essence has not changed.

Gu Chen said coldly: "Ms. Qi, do you think your son really hasn't changed?" Can a mother really not recognize her own son?

Qi Yajun was stunned, not knowing why Gu Chen suddenly said this. She subconsciously said, "Even if your father says that you are unfilial and don't recognize your parents, but mom believes that you are still the good child you used to be..."

Gu Chen smiled and ended the topic, saying, "Ms. Qi, the equity structure of the Cheng family actually has a big problem. Old Master Cheng holds a large portion of the shares, and you and your youngest son only got two-fifths of your husband, Mr. Cheng's inheritance. You have been a professional manager for the Cheng family for so many years, how do you know that the Cheng family will not abandon you when you are no longer useful?"

Qi Yajun said: "Mom said that everything in the Cheng family belongs to your brother. As an outsider, mom has never coveted it..."

Gu Chen asked, “Really?”

Cheng Siyi, who was standing next to him, had an ugly expression when he heard Gu Chen's words. Qi Yajun saw Cheng Siyi's expression and said, "Siyi, are you hiding something from your mother? Tell me."

Cheng Siyi lowered his head and said, "Mom, actually, grandpa said today that he wanted to let my eldest brother join the company as vice president... I thought you were going to come and see little brother Gu, so I didn't tell you yet..."

Qi Yajun's face suddenly turned cold, and she said angrily, "The old man didn't even say hello to me and let Cheng Wenyao, that idiot, be the vice president?"

At this moment, she finally faced the young man in front of her who said such words so casually. She had a hunch that everything that happened at home was Gu Chen's attempt to go against her.

Gu Chen met her gaze calmly and said in a normal tone, "Since Ms. Qi has family matters, I won't disturb you."

Looking at his completely unfamiliar temperament and expression, Qi Yajun was even a little horrified. This child whom she had always ignored had been hiding for so many years without making a sound...

She asked sharply, "What are you going to do?"

Gu Chen sighed and said, "You can only get what you want."