Chapter 12 Chapter 12 This was the first time she heard Gu Yang talk about...

The Ying family’s old house was actually very close to where Gu Yang lived, but Liu Chaoyin and his wife moved out a long time ago and started their own business.

He said it was to make it easier for the two of them to be alone, but this was obviously Liu Chaoyin's excuse. Unlike her lover who is simply trying to control her, Ying Xueying's parents are both savvy people who have experienced countless business battles and are difficult to fool.

For someone like Liu Chaoyin, who has a head full of evil thoughts, living under the other person's nose naturally makes it inconvenient to do anything.

But the place where Ying Jiayi asked Gu Yang to come today was the Ying family's old house.

"I haven't been here for a long time." Gu Yang looked around the surrounding scenery, "The last time was when your grandfather celebrated his 60th birthday."

"What you're talking about happened eight years ago." Ying Jiayi laughed sarcastically, "Can you believe it? The last time I came here was the same time as you."

"Huh? Why?" Gu Yang tilted his head.

Ying Jiayi took a deep breath and said, "It's not my dad... Forget it, let's go in first."

In just a few days of not seeing each other, Ying Jiayi has undergone earth-shaking changes. She is no longer the wealthy young lady who could be seen through at a glance. Her temperament has become more settled.

"Isn't this Xiaoyang? She's here to visit us today." Ying Xueying was originally standing on the terrace in a daze. Her face was very pale and her eye sockets were still red and swollen, but when she saw her daughter coming over with her classmates, she quickly put on a smile on her face.

"Hello, Auntie." Gu Yang greeted, "Jia Yi invited me to come over and sit for a while."

Even if he could no longer read the air, he could still feel how tense the atmosphere was here.

Isn’t it said that family disgrace should not be made public? Why did Ying Jiayi call him over now?

Ying Jiayi and her mother looked at each other, saw each other's puzzled eyes, and shook their heads gently.

"It's so windy outside, please come inside quickly to avoid catching a cold." Liu Chaoyin stood at the half-open door and greeted them warmly with a smile.

But no one paid any attention to him. Ying Jiayi had a sullen face and helped her mother walk inside.

"Xueying, I want to talk to you about your health..." There was no embarrassment on Liu Chaoyin's face. When Ying Jiayi's mother passed by, he whispered, his words full of pleading.

Ying Xueying wanted to say something but stopped herself. But after looking at Ying Jiayi who had a cold expression, she finally lowered her head and walked into the room without saying a word.

Neither the mother nor the daughter stopped for him, but Gu Yang, who came in last, stopped in front of him for a few seconds.

It was an undisguised look that looked him over from head to toe. Liu Chaoyin had been extremely worried these past few days and had not slept well. His face was extremely haggard and he did not even have the energy to shave when he woke up in the morning.

Disgust flashed in his eyes.

Liu Chaoyin hated rich young men like Gu Yang who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths. They never had to worry about money, but apart from having better luck when they were reborn, how could they compare to him?

When he was in high school, he had a crush on the prettiest girl in his class, but that girl ended up dating a rich guy, and he was convinced that the only reason that rich guy won him over was because of his filthy rich money.

Later, I don’t know if it was because of premature love, but the rich guy and his goddess both failed the college entrance examination. On the contrary, he performed exceptionally well.

But before he could feel proud of himself for long, he saw the news in class that Fu Ge was going to study abroad.

This incident almost made him grit his teeth, and he was not very excited when he received the admission letter. Like a dark mouse, he spied on the rich guy's circle of friends every day, watching one after another sharing of his life abroad, and then he realized that his failure in the college entrance examination did not bring any impact to the other party.

His goddess would occasionally appear in the circle of friends who hurt him, and this made him even more defenseless.

No one knew what made him feel that way, but he impulsively applied for a one-year exchange student program and went to a country that he had never been to but was extremely familiar with.

Although he didn't have to pay tuition, the exchange rate and spending power meant that the rent and daily expenses alone were enough for him to bear. He was busy running back and forth between his job and school every day and had no time to enjoy the so-called study abroad life.

But it didn't take long for him to realize what a correct decision he had made, a decision that changed his life.

Ying Group is a leader in the hotel industry, with businesses ranging from five-star hotels to fast-food chains, and its businesses are rooted in many countries.

Even Liu Chaoyin, whose family was not in business, could feel that compared with its size, Fu Ge's assets were nothing.

And when he came to power later and easily took over Fu Ge's family company, he understood this even more.

He thought of it from the first time he saw Ying Xueying.

That was his Tower of Babel, his only lifeline to cross the class barrier.

In the living room, Mr. Ying and his partner sat on the sofa in the middle, and he threw the documents in his hand on the coffee table.

The moment he saw those documents, Liu Chaoyin's eyes darkened, but his expression remained calm.

Gu Yang has 200 degrees of myopia and doesn't like to wear glasses. He couldn't see the words clearly. Just as he was about to move closer, Ying Jiayi stood up and took all the words and handed them to him.

"This is not appropriate." The two old men looked at him with burning eyes, and Gu Yang declined modestly.

"Look." Ying Jiayi said calmly, "I originally asked you to come to the scene to eat melons."

There was a faint sense of madness hidden beneath this calmness. Gu Yang looked around, saw her solemn grandparents, her haggard father and her dazed mother, and suddenly laughed.

At least at this moment, he felt that he and Ying Jiayi could resonate with each other.

He lowered his head and glanced over the documents in his hand.

It is a certificate of change of holders of scattered shares. Some of them have undergone several changes, but the final name is Liu Chaoyin.

Liu Chaoyin secretly breathed a sigh of relief. A lot of things had happened in the past few days. His daughter's attitude towards him plummeted, his wife returned to her hometown without saying a word for some unknown reason, and his work in the company was also questioned and investigated by the board of directors.

It turns out it was all because of this incident.

As he collected more and more shares, his actions would be discovered sooner or later, but he still wanted to take a gamble.

Even though the money he can earn now is something he never dared to imagine before, people will want more when they have power, and his current position of being neither high nor low is too uncomfortable.

"Dad, Mom, these were originally the gifts I intended to give to Xueying. The scattered shares cannot show my sincerity, so I have been collecting them quietly over the years." Liu Chaoyin smiled again. He had this kind of elegant charm that made people want to listen to him. Ying Xueying was a little moved.

[Ying Jiayi actually discovered her father's true identity before the college entrance examination. Why is it different here? 】

[But it’s better this way, there won’t be so many bad things later. I don’t know if she has discovered that her mother’s cancer was not accidental at all, but because of the ingredients Liu Chaoyin added to the supplements over the years. 】

[Moreover, Liu Chaoyin secretly replaced the annual physical examination report. He had known for a long time that Madam Ying had cancer, but he had never told her. Instead, he waited for the disease to worsen. It was really unscrupulous for a son-in-law to do this. 】

"Enough." Ying Jiayi interrupted Liu Chaoyin's speech. Her head was aching badly. The truth was too cruel and made her on the verge of falling apart.

She remembered clearly that no matter how busy he was at work, her father would always personally cook a bowl of tonic for her mother to nourish her body. This used to be proof of the couple's love in her eyes, but now it has become a joke.

She used up her last bit of strength to look at her grandparents.

Liu Chaoyin looked in astonishment at his daughter, who was spoiled but always respected him.

Mr. Ying understood. He followed the agreement he had made with his granddaughter and issued an ultimatum: "It's useless to say more. I have already made a judgment in my heart."

"The group will hold a board meeting in a few days, and it's time to change the position of president."

"Wait, Dad, is there something wrong with what I did? I have been working diligently for so many years. Even if I have no credit, I have worked hard--" Liu Chaoyin wanted to move forward anxiously, but was stopped by the bodyguard who came in after hearing the noise.

"Also, we should reconsider your marriage with Xueying..."

"Dad..." This time it was not only Liu Chaoyin who spoke, but also Ying Xueying who called out subconsciously. Old Master Ying's expression remained unchanged and he continued, "We have already drawn up a detailed prenuptial agreement for this matter, and there is no objection. You just need to leave the house with nothing. You should focus on other things."

"For the sake of our long-standing relationship as father-in-law and son-in-law, I will remind you that the group will sue you for embezzlement and other crimes. You should hire a lawyer."

Liu Chaoyin's eyes were red with anger as Mr. Ying uttered one sentence after another. He looked at Ying Xueying in disbelief. The latter didn't dare to look him in the eye. She just looked at her parents and then at her daughter helplessly.

"Okay, that's enough for today, let's get him out." After Mr. Ying gave the order to leave, two strong bodyguards carried Liu Chaoyin out, completely ignoring the incoherent words he was saying.

After everyone left, the room became completely quiet. The mines had been cleared, and Ying Jiayi gently nudged Gu Yang from below, asking him to go out and avoid them first.

Ying Xueying then spoke: "Dad, Mom, how did it come to the point of divorce? Chao Yin was just..."

"You just collected scattered shares for so many years?" Old Madam Ying said in a deep voice, "You are quietly trying to rebel?"

"Xueying, your husband is not honest." Old Master Ying said lightly.

"But how can you be sure that he must have done something..."

"Mom, it's not grandpa and grandma. I'm the one who makes the decision." Ying Jiayi said tiredly, "I'm sure of it, very sure."

Ying Xueying looked at her daughter who had grown up a lot overnight and was speechless for a moment.

"It's your daughter. Jiayi reminded us of Liu Chaoyin's private actions. She was also the one who proposed to confront him in court today. She wanted to confirm some things. If she could confirm them, she would ask us to expel your husband from the Ying family."

Madam Ying asked again, "Did the Gu family remind you of this?" She was surprised at first that her granddaughter actually brought the Gu family's child here at this time, but she also knew that the other party was not someone who could not make sense.

"I can't tell you more, but these are all true." Ying Jiayi stood up with the help of the backrest. She turned her head away reluctantly, "Please check the supplements that Liu gave my mother. There are problems in them. It may reveal something very important."

After explaining all this, she quickly ran out to get some fresh air. She was afraid that if she continued to think about it, her mentality would completely explode.

Gu Yang was standing outside on the terrace enjoying the breeze. He crossed his fingers, leaned his elbows on the railing, and watched Ying Jiayi approach him: "Is it over?"

"It's the end, this is just the beginning." Ying Jiayi whispered, "Gu Yang."

"Um?"

Ying Jiayi silently said thank you in her heart. No matter what the reason was, it was indeed Gu Yang who prevented her from what could have been a very tragic ending.

Everything is fine now. Mom's cancer was diagnosed in the early stages, and her grandfather has not yet resigned from the position of chairman. He still has absolute say and can cut the Gordian knot quickly.

"How about today's gossip? Is it exciting enough?" She didn't know if it was because the person in front of her was Gu Yang, she could actually make a joke to herself.

"It's OK."

Gu Yang's calm reaction gave Ying Jiayi the motivation to continue: "Sure enough, we shouldn't believe in the love story between a poor boy and a white, rich beauty."

"If my mother hadn't been studying in France at the time and hadn't accumulated so much pressure due to language issues, she wouldn't have been able to open up to a compatriot who spoke her native language."

"Did your parents also meet in France?" Gu Yang's expression was a little subtle. He muttered, "Does this place have any special magic?"

"What do you mean?" Ying Jiayi asked subconsciously.

"My parents also met when I was studying abroad. It was said that they fell in love at first sight and got married very quickly."

Ying Jiayi was stunned. This was the first time she heard Gu Yang talk about his parents.

"I don't think I've heard much about your mother."

"She died too early, and she didn't know anyone here. Isn't that normal?" Gu Yang's tone was nonchalant, as if he was telling a story that had nothing to do with him.

It’s not that she had never heard of it before. Ying Jiayi suddenly remembered the gossip she had heard a long time ago.

It is said that the brothers of the Gu family once had a falling out in public over a woman, which made the older generation of the Gu family very unhappy.

Later, the eldest son of the Gu family died in an accident, and the woman passed away soon after.

"Everyone said it was suicide at the time, but there must be a hidden story." Ying Jiayi carefully observed Gu Yang's expression. All the dark secrets of the rich and powerful that I had guessed about flashed through my mind.

She shouldn't have asked this question, but the person in front of her happened to be Gu Yang, whose thinking was different from that of ordinary people.

One dares to ask, the other dares to answer.

"It's not that complicated," Gu Yang smiled at her, "He just committed suicide."

“I saw it with my own eyes.”