Gu Momo's lips curled into a wicked, maniacal smile, and she suddenly increased the pressure on her feet:

"If you're going to say it, then say it already!"

Gu Zhenting felt as if blood was about to spurt from her kick; he coughed violently and then confessed honestly:

"Back then, your mother didn't marry me willingly. We didn't even get a marriage certificate. You could say that our so-called marital relationship wasn't even a real marriage, because we had neither the title of husband and wife nor the fact of being husband and wife!"

Although Gu Momo received the news directly from Gu Zhenting, she didn't seem surprised at all.

She narrowed her eyes. "So why did my mother stay with the Gu family back then? Hmm?"

Gu Zhenting couldn't stand Gu Momo's trampling any longer. He forcefully pulled his body away from Gu Momo's feet and said, trembling:

"When I met your mother, she was being hunted down! And she was heavily pregnant at the time, so I made a deal with her: she could help me live a good life, and I could help her escape the hunt!"

“That group of people were clearly highly trained experts, and they were divided into several groups. If she hadn’t followed me and hidden in the Gu family under an assumed name, you might not have even had the chance to be born!”

Gu Momo felt a sudden jolt; was she being chased?

Didn't Mom escape from the Rong family back then? Who could be hunting her down?

When Mom ran away from the Rong family back then, was it really just a simple act of running away from home, or was it because of some other unspeakable secret...?

Thinking of this, Gu Zhenting revealed a sneer on his face and sneered, "To be honest, I haven't let your mother down at all! It was just a transaction between us, why should I raise her daughter for her!"

Although he was indeed attracted to her mother's beauty and her incredible skill in dealing with assassins, which was so impressive that no normal man could resist her.

But who knew that after this woman entered into a fake marriage with him, she wouldn't even let him touch her!

It would be strange if he didn't hold Gu Momo accountable for this!

Gu Momo sneered, "My mother gave you enough money back then, but what did you do? You were scheming every day to sell me for money! In the end, you even embezzled the company my mother owned into your Gu family. What right do you have to pretend to be so high and mighty with me?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she couldn't help but kick Gu Zhenting in the chest. Dong Qingrun helped Gu Zhenting up with heartache.

"Gu Momo, why are you being so fierce to me!"

Gu Momo ignored them and waved to Li Zhanting's men, signaling them to release Gu Shanshan. Then she prepared to leave.

Unexpectedly, Li Zhanting's voice came from behind, "Mo Mo, I think you have something else to take care of."

Gu Momo turned her head curiously and met Li Zhanting's deep eyes. "If your mother is hiding a secret, then there must be something to prove her identity. She couldn't just disappear from the world for no reason."

Reminded by Li Zhanting, Gu Momo remembered.

Five years ago, when her mother was driven to jump off a building, she went to the funeral home only to find that her mother had already been cremated.

In the end, she could only leave with her mother's urn, but later she searched almost the entire house where she and her mother lived, but couldn't find anything about her mother, not even a single piece of clothing.

At the time, she just thought that it was normal because her mother often traveled abroad and didn't have much at home.

But now that I think about it, if Mom didn't leave anything in her room, was she afraid the murderer would use her as a clue to find her?

Thinking of this, Gu Momo looked at Gu Zhenting suspiciously.

The moment she raised her bright eyes, a chilling killing intent flashed across her clear gaze like a calm lake, instantly making Gu Zhenting tremble.

He practically crawled backwards on his bottom, "Gu Momo, why are you looking at me? I...I didn't do anything!"

A half-smile crept into Li Zhanting's deep eyes. He put his hands in his pockets, his cold gaze radiating the cruelty and bloodlust of a wild beast capturing its prey. "Is that so? So you don't care about Gu Shanshan's life at all?"

Gu Shanshan had just been dragged out of the lake in a disheveled state when she heard this sentence, which made her so angry that she almost fainted!

Why is it always her who gets unlucky?!

"You..." Gu Zhenting subconsciously wanted to refute Li Zhanting's words, but when he met Li Zhanting's deathly gaze, he was so frightened that he lost his soul.

There's nothing we can do about it; Li Zhanting's aura is just too strong!

“Yes, yes, yes, I’ll tell you! Your mother hid a box in the Gu family back then, but it was the only box there. She also instructed that you must not open the box until you find your biological father.”

Gu Momo's eyes lit up instantly, and she excitedly grabbed Gu Zhenting's collar:

"Where's the box? Hand it over right now!"

Half an hour later, Gu Momo and Li Zhanting successfully obtained the box from Gu Zhenting.

This is a sealed box made of special materials, engraved with various retro patterns. The craftsmanship is exquisite and meticulous, clearly the work of a master.

Gu Momo stared intently at the box in her hand, her eyes slightly moist with excitement.

The mother was being chased and told that the box could only be opened if her biological father was found. Was it because the mother was afraid that her biological father would be in danger?

What secret is hidden in this box?

She strained with all her might, trying desperately to open the box, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't open it.

Li Zhanting's deep gaze was fixed on the box. He looked thoughtfully at Gu Zhenting and asked, "Have you opened this box?"

Mentioning this matter, Gu Zhenting was furious. "If it could be opened, would I have waited until now?"

When he received the box, he was overjoyed, thinking it contained priceless treasures or land deeds and bank cards.

Who knew that even after spending more than 20 years and trying every possible method, he still couldn't open the box.

Gu Momo's expression became slightly serious. She pursed her thin lips, said nothing, and turned to leave.

Her mother's matter is more important now. She absolutely cannot wait until she finds her father before opening it. She has to find the Liuli Pavilion!

Gu Momo and Li Zhanting left quickly.

Dong Qingrun couldn't help but glare at Gu Zhenting reproachfully, "Honey, why did you confess everything Gu Momo asked?"

Gu Zhenting's dark eyes gleamed with a sinister smile as he sneered, "You think this thing is a good thing? When I took this abroad back then, I almost got myself killed! I barely managed to escape!"