Chapter 57 In the end, I couldn't bear to part with it.

Back in the car.

Su Ruan was still somewhat depressed. The Song family's opponents were too strong, and she didn't know if the Song family could survive this crisis.

If it's really as Song Feiwan told her, that it's her illegitimate older brother who's come back to seek revenge.

So, can that ruthless illegitimate older brother let the Song family get through this crisis so easily?

She always felt that this encirclement and suppression was not simple.

Su Ruan was filled with gloom. After returning home, she didn't even eat dinner and went to her study to contact the overseas buyers.

He negotiated prices for each of the artworks he had accumulated and kept hidden away, preparing to sell them.

She needs to liquidate her funds as soon as possible; only with more money can she help her best friend in a critical moment.

Gu Jinyuan stared at the tightly closed door, squinting his eyes and grinding his back teeth.

For five consecutive days.

Su Ruan goes to the company during the day and handles business in her study at night. She even takes a nap at her desk when she sleeps.

Gu Jinyuan felt sorry for her health and repeatedly urged her to rest, but Su Ruan refused.

Gu Jinyuan was full of resentment. He hadn't expected Song Feiwan to have such a great influence on Su Ruan. She was actually willing to go to such lengths for a friend.

I wonder if one day in the future he will be able to receive the same treatment from her.

She cherished him wholeheartedly and planned for him with all her heart.

In the stillness of the night, Gu Jinyuan entered the study again.

Su Ruan yawned, rubbed some medicated oil on her temples, and forced herself to stay awake before throwing herself back into her work.

Gu Jinyuan forcefully stepped in front of the table, put his hand on Su Ruan's shoulder, and said coldly.

"Honey, you can't keep doing this. Your body can't take it."

Su Ruan smiled and said, "I'm fine, I can manage. The situation with Xiao Wan'er can change in an instant. If there's any further unexpected development, having more funds on my side might come in handy."

"Is she that important to you?" Gu Jinyuan asked, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Su Ruan thought he was being jealous again, so she reached out and touched his face. "Gu Jinyuan, I'm always completely open with my people. If you ever encounter a life problem you can't solve, I'll treat you the same way."

Gu Jinyuan's pupils contracted sharply. The goal he had just been hoping for had been achieved so quickly?

Or was it just this woman's excuse to deceive him?

But why was his heart pounding so hard? He felt as if he were immersed in soft, warm syrup, a sweet and warm current filling his entire body.

He had never felt such warmth in his entire life. He suddenly pulled Su Ruan into his arms and held her tightly.

A tear slipped unintentionally onto the ground.

Even if Su Ruan was just being perfunctory, he took it as true.

What's more, she herself is such a kind and dazzling little princess.

When he was a teenager, his mother forced him to return to acknowledge his father for the third time. After Song Zheng refused, his mother hysterically tormented him in the room.

He saw the crazed look in the woman's eyes, as if she were his enemy; she really wanted to kill him. He ran away without hesitation.

He had been wandering the streets for three days with nowhere to go.

They sleep in garbage dumps every day, competing with stray dogs for food.

Just when he was numb and desperate, Su Ruan suddenly appeared, carefully holding his hand to comfort him, taking him to the hospital to bandage his wounds, buying him new clothes, and even taking him to a fancy restaurant.

He crouched in a dark corner, watching the bright and cheerful girl being taken away by her family who had come looking for her, and she didn't forget to stuff all the money in her bag into his hand.

I'm afraid he'll go hungry again, I'm afraid he'll be miserable.

Before he left, the girl's worried gaze remained sealed in his mind for more than a decade.

Gu Jinyuan suddenly turned around and fled as if he were escaping. He went to the balcony, lit a cigarette, and put it in his mouth.

His trembling lips and fingers betrayed the turmoil in his heart.

It took him a long while to calm down his excitement.

Ultimately, I couldn't bear to see her anxious and stressed, damaging her health.

Gu Jinyuan took out his phone and sent a message: "Stop all attacks on the Song family and focus all your efforts on dealing with the Li family."

After sending the message, Gu Jinyuan gently blew smoke into the night sky, feeling exceptionally relaxed and at ease.

"It will be dawn soon."

......

The Li Group.

Li Yuyang flipped through the documents in his hand, his brows furrowing slightly as if he were quite surprised.

"Are you sure he has any connection with the Rothschild family?"

The assistant shook his head. "There's no concrete evidence, but our people abroad say they've seen members of the Rothschild family from afar. They just vaguely felt they resembled someone, but not quite."

After all, in the photos we secretly took, Gu Jinyuan smiled so brightly and innocently, unlike those crazy and sinister members of the Rothschild family.

Li Yuyang frowned even more deeply. "I don't want ambiguous answers. Have someone investigate thoroughly immediately."

The assistant immediately responded, but as he turned to leave, Li Yuyang called him back.

"This matter is very important, and I need to get an answer as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, the assistant immediately upgraded the matter to an S-level mission. "President, rest assured. I will handle this matter from beginning to end."

After he quickly left, Li Yuyang slowly shifted his gaze from Gu Jinyuan in the photo to Su Ruan.

This is a photo of two people smiling at each other under a sycamore tree.

Everything seemed so beautiful and sweet.

Even if they weren't real people, the atmosphere in the photo alone is enough to show the deep affection between the two, an atmosphere where no third party could interfere.

Su Ruan, this profile looks exceptionally friendly.

It gradually overlapped with an image from his memory...

Li Yuyang, who had been lost in thought for a long time, suddenly snapped back to reality, and his heart skipped a beat.

What exactly happened? Why did he find Su Ruan so cute and approachable, and so similar to a photo of his mother when she was young?

Li Yuyang remained silent for a while. He didn't believe that his momentary daze was accidental; there must be a secret he wanted to know here.

Considering the recent actions of the Su family, and the fact that Su Ruan is their adopted daughter...

An answer was on the verge of being revealed, and he excitedly got up, wanting to prove something. But then he thought of his mother, who had been bedridden for years after losing her sister, her frail body unable to withstand the slightest disturbance.

He slowly sat down again. "Don't rush, don't rush, there's still time."

......

"What did you say? Su Ruan is the daughter of the Li family?"

The plate in Gu Jinyuan's hand shattered with a crash, and Shen Zihuai's anxious voice came through the phone.

"Yes, boss. We also discovered this secret during our recent investigation of Su Maoshi."

"What exactly happened?" Gu Jinyuan asked sternly.