Chapter 109 Furious Fight

A few days later, Gu Ningwei was called into Gu Zhicheng's office. He dismissed Secretary Xie and the others and closed the door. "I heard you're canceling the wedding? Is that true?"

Gu Ningwei nodded in agreement.

Gu Zhicheng obviously didn't expect him to admit it so quickly. He stared at Gu Ningwei blankly and couldn't say a word.

After a long while, Gu Ningwei finally spoke up. He said, "I've already informed He Lian."

"Have you notified He Lian?" Gu Zhicheng repeated. He couldn't believe it. At this critical juncture, the first installment of funds from the He family was about to be in place, but he was actually going to break the contract.

And in such a light and airy way.

I haven't discussed this with them in advance.

If Gu Zhiguang hadn't jumped up and down and yelled at him on the phone today, Gu Zhicheng would still be kept in the dark.

"Is there something wrong with your brain?" Gu Zhicheng muttered to himself, "Do you know what this means?"

"I know." Gu Ningwei answered firmly.

"You know this and you still do this? Are you deliberately trying to destroy this company?" Gu Zhicheng was furious.

"Dad, listen to me..."

Before Gu Ningwei could finish his words, Gu Zhicheng reached out and grabbed the teacup on the table and threw it at Gu Ningwei: "You bastard, what do you have to say?"

The steaming hot tea in the white porcelain cup splashed all over Gu Ningwei's face, scalding his skin.

The cup hit Gu Ningwei's forehead, and blood slowly flowed down from the black hair on his forehead.

Drop by drop, it dyed his pale face red.

Gu Zhicheng was also shocked by the scene in front of him. He stared blankly at his son with blood all over his face, unable to speak, with a look of panic in his eyes.

Gu Ningwei smiled and whispered, "It's okay, Dad. I'm your son. I owe you this."

Gu Zhicheng's face was gloomy, and he said nothing. After a while, he picked up his phone and called Secretary Xie: "Come in for a moment." After a pause, he said, "Bring something disinfectant."

Secretary Xie agreed and hurriedly asked the front desk to fetch the spare medicine box in the office. He held it in his arms and ran to the door of the chairman's office. He suddenly stopped, listened for any noise, and then carefully knocked on the door.

There was no sound from inside. Secretary Xie was stunned and looked at the secretary girl at the door of the chairman's office.

The other party shook his head, lowered his head, and dared not say a word.

Secretary Xie mustered up the courage to knock on the door again.

"Come in." This time, Gu Zhicheng's low voice was heard.

Secretary Xie pushed the door open cautiously and saw Gu Zhicheng sitting behind the big desk, his face gloomy and silent.

Secretary Xie breathed a sigh of relief. When he turned around and saw Gu Ningwei's face, he was shocked and almost screamed.

I saw him sitting on the sofa, covering his forehead. The tissue in his hand was stained with blood.

Secretary Xie's eyes met Gu Ningwei's, who smiled at him and shook his head to indicate that everything was fine.

When Secretary Xie saw the shattered porcelain pieces on the ground, he roughly understood what had happened and could only sigh in his heart.

He didn't dare to say much, but just moved closer to Gu Ningwei, "Mr. Gu, please take your hand away for a moment. I'll disinfect your wound. Don't let it get infected or inflamed, that would be troublesome."

"It's okay." Gu Ningwei pursed his lips and smiled, "I won't die."

"Ah..." Secretary Xie sighed, leaned closer and complained, "Why are you so stubborn, kid? Why don't you just say something softer..."

Gu Ningwei shrugged and obediently took his hand away. Secretary Xie stepped forward and wiped his wound with an alcohol cotton pad. Gu Ningwei hissed in pain and complained softly, "Uncle Xie, please be gentle."

Secretary Xie agreed with an "oh", wiped his wound carefully and gently, then found a bandage in the medicine box and put it on his wound, then stepped back a few steps and looked him over.

Fortunately, the wound was not deep and was close to the hair, so it could not be seen without careful observation, and it did not affect Gu Ningwei's handsome face.

After Secretary Xie finished doing this, he took a few steps back and stood awkwardly with his head lowered. He was in a dilemma and didn't know what other instructions Gu Zhicheng had.

The father and son had always been at odds, but this was the first time Secretary Xie had seen them get to the point of hurting someone in the office. He sat in silence, feeling uneasy, wanting to persuade them but not daring to.

"Tell me, what's your reason for canceling the wedding?"

After a long time, Gu Zhicheng said, "Speak clearly in front of Secretary Xie. He is the secretary of the board of directors and will be responsible for issuing announcements from now on. Let him hear whether you are right or not."

As he spoke, Gu Zhicheng leaned back on the big chair and said tiredly.

Secretary Xie looked up and glanced at Gu Zhicheng quietly, and found that his cheeks were sunken, his white hair was sparse, he was listless, and he looked very old.

Only those eyes still flashed with a shrewd light that was captivating.

Secretary Xie lowered his eyes and didn't look at him, not daring to ask or say anything.

Gu Zhicheng continued, "If you have any ideas, tell us all at once today. Don't always say that I'm mean to you. I only have one son like you, and I'm old. Sooner or later, I will hand over the company to you. But you're making such a fuss now. It seems that the company will collapse before I can hand it over."

Gu Ningwei remained silent.

Gu Zhicheng waited a bit longer, then urged, "Speak up! You must have a reason for doing this." After a pause, he became impatient again, "Don't talk to me about love or not. Life is the same no matter who you live with after marriage. Back then, your mother and I were also in love and got married, but then... we broke up."

"That's because you feel sorry for my mother." Gu Ningwei retorted to him.

Gu Zhicheng choked and frowned. He was about to get angry, but then he held back. He stood up and paced back and forth, trying to calm his anger. "Okay, you're brave enough to stand up for your mother. Even if I'm sorry for your mother, I admit it, but that's because the relationship between your mother and I has faded. This kind of thing wouldn't have happened when we first got married. Back then, we had a hard time starting our business. Your Uncle Xie was with us and he saw it with his own eyes."

He paused and sighed heavily, as if recalling the days when he and Su Xiu and others were struggling to start a business. At that time, they worked hard, started from scratch, and lived a hard life, but they were happier than they are now.

After all, no matter how difficult it was back then, we watched the business get better day by day. Unlike now, we are watching the company that we have worked hard for nearly 30 years is on the brink of a cliff.

I am in a state of panic and my son is not doing well.

The more Gu Zhicheng thought about it, the more upset he felt, the more disheartened he became, and he felt exhausted.

Secretary Xie glanced at his back, then glanced at Gu Ningwei and sighed, "Ah Wei, your father is in a difficult situation too. He had no choice..."

"My girlfriend is pregnant, and I can't abandon them and their child." Gu Ningwei took a deep breath and interrupted him in a deep voice.

"What?"

"Pregnant?"

Secretary Xie and Gu Zhicheng spoke out at the same time.

Gu Zhicheng suddenly turned around, staring straight at Gu Ningwei, frowning: "Pregnant? Are you sure it's yours?"

"Of course." Gu Ningwei rolled his eyes at him.

"Isn't it said that this woman... is a money-digger... will she?" Gu Zhicheng's words were on the tip of his tongue, but he held them back. He glanced at Secretary Xie.

Secretary Xie quickly took over the conversation: "Mr. Gu can confirm that there should be no problem."

Secretary Xie was also shocked by the news. He knew very well that although Old Gu was not very polite to his son, he was old and just liked children. Whenever he saw the children of his employees, he would stop and play with them. If an employee's child was cute and called him "Grandpa", he would be very happy.

He told Secretary Xie privately that whenever Gu Ningwei could bring home a grandson, he would recognize him even if they didn't get married.

Gu Ningwei rolled his eyes at Gu Zhicheng and shook his head. "What kind of gold digger? Who told you that? But Han is my employee. I know exactly what kind of person she is."

Gu Zhicheng thought about it and seemed to remember, "So that's why you bought the Zhening Company for her?"

Gu Ningwei was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. He regretted that he had made a feint to hide his tracks, but now it had become a stumbling block.

"I didn't acquire Zhening for her. It was all to trick people..." Gu Ningwei calmed down and explained his original idea to his father one by one.

Gu Zhicheng didn't say anything, but his expression softened a lot.

"But you can't judge a person by his appearance. It's hard to say whether he is using the child to threaten our family..." Gu Zhicheng was still hesitating.

"Tsk." Gu Ningwei said disdainfully, "She doesn't even want the baby. I finally managed to get her to keep the baby..."

"What? You still don't want a child? How can that be?" Gu Zhicheng got anxious when he heard that. He pointed at Gu Ningwei and said, "You better keep a close eye on her. Don't let her make any decisions on her own..."

Gu Ningwei smiled but said nothing.

"Boss Gu, this is a happy occasion." Secretary Xie quickly congratulated Gu Zhicheng and sighed, "Ah, after all this time, there's finally something happy happening. We have to celebrate..."

Gu Ningwei shook his head, "It has to be kept secret for now."

"Oh? Why?" Secretary Xie asked in confusion.

"Aunt Zhao said that the child is young and we must keep it a secret. This is good for the child..." Gu Ningwei used Aunt Zhao's words to explain. In fact, he was worried that Old Gu would not be able to control his mouth and leak the news.

"Who is Aunt Zhao?"

"Our nanny, she's taking care of Han Que at my place now."

"Hey, what does a nanny know? It's all feudal superstition." Gu Zhicheng said to Secretary Xie, "Think about it, how should we celebrate? Can I send a red envelope to the executive group?"

"Let's keep it secret for now." Gu Ningwei stopped him.

"Hey, what are you afraid of? If you're just telling your family, Secretary Xie is not an outsider." Gu Zhicheng excitedly picked up his phone and sent a message in the group, and also sent a big red envelope, completely forgetting that he was furious and had injured Gu Ningwei just now.

It was too late for Gu Ningwei to stop it.

When Gu Ningwei left the office, Gu Zhicheng was still immersed in the excitement of becoming a grandfather. He hummed a little tune and wanted to find a teacup to drink water, only to find that the teacup had been smashed by him.

Seeing this, Secretary Xie quickly asked the secretary at the door to make another cup of tea and bring it in. He then cautiously said to Gu Zhicheng, "So, do you think the wedding should be cancelled?"

Gu Zhicheng was stunned for a moment, as if he had been hit by a stick. An invisible hand suddenly wiped away the excitement on his face.

He groaned and looked at the messages in the executive group again. He saw that the red envelope had been snatched up completely, and below it were rows of emoticons of thanks and congratulations.

"Oh, oh, I was really confused. I didn't think of this just now." Gu Zhicheng regretted it. He muttered something, sat in the chair and thought, and instantly regained his serious expression: "Old Xie, what do you think?"

"I..." Secretary Xie lowered his head and hesitated.

"Just say whatever you want to say." Gu Zhicheng picked up the teacup and lowered his head to blew away the foam in the cup.

"Let's cancel my suggestion," Secretary Xie said. He looked up at Gu Zhicheng's face. Seeing that he didn't show any displeasure, he continued, "It's like forcing a cow to drink water. Ah Wei has never been an obedient child since he was young. The more you force him to do something, the more disobedient he becomes. He grew up with his mother until he came back..."

Gu Zhicheng put down the teacup, his eyes sinister, but did not interrupt him.

Secretary Xie mustered up the courage to continue his persuasion, "You two, father and son, finally have a chance to reconcile."

Gu Zhicheng's face was gloomy, and after a long while he said, "The child must belong to our Gu family. As for that woman..."

He paused and didn't continue.