Chapter 122 Grandfather and Grandson

Gu Jianjun was calculating in his mind.

However, to his surprise, after listening to his words, Gu Yanxiao nodded and said, "Second Uncle is right. In that case, I will go back tomorrow."

"What? You...you're going back tomorrow?" Gu Jianjun's expression twisted in shock.

In his opinion, given Gu Yanxiao's personality, he shouldn't be so easy to talk to!

What about the so-called "straight man of steel," who would rather break than bend?

Why have you become so timid?

That shouldn't be happening!

"What's wrong? Why does Uncle look like that?" Gu Yanxiao asked, feigning ignorance.

Su Xiangwan chuckled and said, "Yan Xiao, does your second uncle think that it might take too long for you to go back tomorrow? Why don't you make a trip there this afternoon? Don't keep them waiting."

Hearing this, Gu Yanxiao hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Although going in the afternoon is a bit too rushed, there's still enough time. I'll do as you say and go this afternoon!"

Just like my wife said, although we're a bit rushed, if we act quickly, we can still come back and have dinner with her.

"afternoon……"

Gu Jianjun felt a bitter taste in his mouth, as if he had something to say but couldn't express it.

In his original plan, he was just going through the motions so he could go back and report to Old Master Gu.

How did time end up like this?

If Gu Yanxiao reconciles with Grandpa Gu after returning this time, their relationship will be restored.

Then he and his son...

"Is there anything else, Second Uncle?"

Just as Gu Jianjun was filled with bitterness, Gu Yanxiao's gaze swept over him indifferently, and he politely addressed him as his second uncle.

But the implication of seeing the guests off was not concealed at all.

Gu Jianjun's lips twitched, a sinister glint flashing in his eyes, but his smile remained: "It's alright. I'll go back and tell the old man that we're waiting for you to return this afternoon, Yan Xiao!"

As for Su Xiangwan, he selectively ignored her, as if she didn't exist.

Looking at Gu Jianjun's back, which was clearly so angry that the veins on his forehead were throbbing, yet he still pretended to be nonchalant.

Su Xiangwan curled her lips in a mocking smile and looked at Gu Yanxiao: "Are you really going to the Gu family's old house this afternoon?"

Hearing Su Xiangwan add the words "Gu Family" before "Old House," it was clear that she had completely separated the Old House from them.

Gu Yanxiao smiled indulgently, gently stroking her hair that was draped over her back to comfort her, and said, "Since Gu Jianjun has already come to our door, it means he already knows about my joining the special forces! In that case, it's time to lay some things out with him!"

Su Xiangwan nodded, understanding that when Gu Yanxiao said "some things," he meant the things that Gu Jianjun and Zhu Cuihua had instructed Lai Tou and Gou Sheng, as well as the Cut-Tail Society, to cause trouble for them.

They're not the type to stay silent when they're wronged.

The reason I waited until now was simply because I didn't want these disgusting people to delay Gu Yanxiao's surgery.

Now, Gu Yanxiao has not only fully recovered, but has also joined the special forces, so she has no worries at all.

Then, it's time to settle accounts after the fact.

Although he had decided to go to the old house, Gu Yanxiao still had lunch with Su Xiangwan and took a walk with her in the yard until Su Xiangwan fell asleep before they arrived at the Gu family home.

After learning that Gu Yanxiao would be returning in the afternoon, Old Master Gu didn't even take a nap and just waited for him.

Unexpectedly, Gu Yanxiao didn't arrive until almost three o'clock in the afternoon.

"grandfather."

Gu Yanxiao, carrying a file bag, bowed respectfully to Old Master Gu.

Grandpa Gu looked at him with displeasure, his gaze lingering on his expressionless face for a long while.

He is still the same grandson who has been growing up and training by my side since he was seven years old.

They've only been apart for a few months.

But for some reason, when they met again, Grandpa Gu felt that his grandson had changed a lot.

"I heard you returned to Beijing half a month ago. Why didn't you come home? And now you're staying outside. If outsiders see you like this, won't they laugh at you?"

Old Master Gu spoke with a distinctly authoritative tone.

Gu Yanxiao slowly raised his eyes, looked at the old man sitting on the sofa, and said, "Grandpa seems to have forgotten that he announced to the public several months ago that he had severed ties with us!"

Old Master Gu choked, his face suddenly darkening, and his voice turning colder: "Yan Xiao, I always thought you were a smart and sensible child."

"Sensible?" Gu Yanxiao's lips curled into a mocking smile: "So, if I'm sensible, then I should be willing to sacrifice my life for the honor of the Gu family without any regrets."

“I’m sensible. I should not complain even if I am injured and can no longer play a role, even if I am immediately abandoned by the Gu family for whom I have devoted ten years.” “I’m sensible. So now that I have risked my life to have surgery and am useful again, I should come back immediately, just like I did in the previous ten years, and continue to fight for the so-called Gu family’s reputation.”

"Only in this way can we be worthy of Grandpa's words 'sensible,' right?"

For the first time, Gu Yanxiao so ruthlessly revealed the truth that Old Master Gu had been doing but wouldn't allow anyone to say.

After hearing his words, Old Master Gu's face turned as ugly as could be.

"Gu Yanxiao!"

He suddenly raised his voice, as if it would shatter the roof: "What nonsense are you talking about? I know that what I did the other day made you feel bad, but in the end, I was only doing it for the sake of the family. You have always been a reasonable person who considers the big picture. How could you become so insensible now?"

Gu Yanxiao remained completely unmoved, his expression unchanged, as if discussing something unrelated to himself: "Grandpa's 'being reasonable' is because this matter is inherently unreasonable. Grandpa's 'considering the big picture' is because I am completely outside of this big picture. Today, if I continue to be the 'reasonable and considerate' person Grandpa speaks of, will Grandpa immediately demand that I leave the special forces?"

"You..." Old Master Gu was like an inflated balloon that had suddenly been punctured, his aura instantly extinguished.

He looked at Gu Yanxiao with a mixture of surprise and anger: "How could you say that? Who have you heard talking nonsense about? Yanxiao, don't listen to outsiders' attempts to sow discord..."