Chapter 176 I Spoil You

Gu Dongxuan angrily threw down his suit jacket and looked at Shi Nianzhi, "He's acting like a mad dog now. What's wrong with him? Is he trying to bite our family?"

Seeing that Gu Dongxuan was so drunk that he could barely walk, Shi Nianzhi quickly went over to help him.

He helped the person onto the sofa, his eyes lowered in a knowing tone, "He's targeting me. You don't need to be so angry with him. I'll go and meet him tomorrow."

Gu Dongxuan slumped onto the sofa and waved his hand, "Your brother here has some ability. I can stand up to him. You don't need to see him. I know you don't want to see him, little brother. No matter what, I don't want you to force yourself."

After Gu Dongxuan finished speaking, he pursed his lips, turned to his side, and drifted off to sleep.

Shi Nianzhi's gaze softened. He went upstairs and after a while, he took a blanket and covered Gu Dongxuan with it.

......

Gu Zichu sat on the sofa, opened the news, and saw the news that Mei Yuan had been arrested.

His eyes were red as he stared at the television.

Lu Bing came out of the room, glanced at the TV, and raised an eyebrow slightly. "He's quick on his feet. What are you planning to do next?"

Gu Zichu's face was very ugly. "What do you mean, what should we do? I wasn't involved in what happened back then. Why should I be afraid of something that has nothing to do with me?"

"That's your mother."

"She brought this upon herself. When she stood at the shareholders' meeting and accused me, her own son, she should have known this day would come. Is it my fault? If I could, I would rather she had never given birth to me! What kind of life have I lived since I was a child! I finally got the life I wanted, but she dragged me down with her. It's ridiculous, utterly ridiculous!"

Gu Zichu stood up, his eyes filled with ruthlessness, then walked into the room and slammed the door shut.

Lu Bing stared at the closed door, then looked at the television.

His eyes, as black as ink, seemed to be scheming something.

Gu Zichu sat on the bed, his hands trembling slightly before he buried his head in his hands. Then, as if he had figured something out, he opened the door and went out.

Seeing that he was about to leave, Lu Bing called out to him again, "Where are you going?"

"I want to go abroad, I want to go as far as possible."

“If I were Gu Zijian, I would have already suspended your ID card and all the bank cards under your name. You can’t even buy a plane ticket to go abroad, so where would you go? Don’t forget, the identity of Gu Zijian was canceled when you faked your death.”

"Can't you get me an ID card?"

“I’ve already taken care of it for you, but I’m being suppressed by Lu Jiunian at every turn. It will take me a while to get the identity forged for you sorted out. You’d better pray that the police don’t come knocking on your door during this time.”

"Why are the police looking for me? I haven't broken any laws!"

Are you sure you haven't broken the law?

"I don't."

Lu Bing chuckled and patted Gu Zijian on the shoulder. "Don't forget, you once hired someone to kill someone."

"My mom made it!"

“If I were your mother, and I’m so disappointed in you right now, I’d expose you. Anyway, attempted murder only gets you a few years in prison. Given how utterly disappointed you are in her, she might even want to send you in jail for a few years to make you change your ways!”

Gu Zichu's eyes were red as he retorted to Lu Bing, "Impossible! My mother—my mother wouldn't do that, I'm her son! She wouldn't just ruin me like that!"

"Won't she? Didn't she ruin you once before? Sometimes, with coercion and bribery, what wouldn't your mother, that half-mad woman, do?"

Lu Bing appeared nonchalant, yet every word she uttered was like a veiled attack on Gu Zi.

"impossible!"

Lu Bing patted Gu Zichu's trembling shoulder, which was shaking with fear, "Don't take it too seriously. The worst that can happen is that you get arrested by the police and go to jail. Even if you get a ten-year sentence, you're still young. You can start over when you get out."

Gu Zichu seemed to be defeated by these few words; he looked as if he could not stand and was about to fall down.

A sly smile lurked in Lu Bing's eyes as he reached out to support Gu Zichu. "What's wrong? Why are you trembling like this? Are you scared?"

Gu Zichu looked up, her eyes red-rimmed, a tear rolling down her cheek.

He murmured, his voice filled with utter despair, "Start over, how do I start over? Struggle in the mud? Every day I give it my all, just hoping not to sink, not to die, is that it?"

Gu Zichu seemed trapped in some terrifying memory, and his whole body was trembling violently.

He said he never wanted to live a life of mere survival in this world again, without passion or dreams, living like a walking corpse, exhausting all his strength just to keep himself from dying.

He never wanted to live a life of begging for a single yuan again!

That kind of life was so dark and devoid of any light; not even the smallest glimmer of light, like a firefly, ever entered his world.

Lu Bing reached out and pulled Gu Zichu into his arms, gently patting his back. "It's all because the Gu family went too far. Gu Zijian is so ruthless, leaving you no way out."

What seemed like words of concern actually concealed so much instigation and sowing discord.

Gu Zichu leaned stiffly against Lu Bing's chest, his face covered in cold tears, his eyes filled with hatred instead of grief.

Yes, it's all them!

Gu Zijian looks so much like him, and they're both that person's sons, so why do they live such different lives? Why?!

If he insists on killing him, then he'll take him down with him.

Gu Zichu gritted his teeth, his hatred palpable.

Lu Bing smiled. The Gu family members are all too proud to die a glorious death, rather than live a humble life.

If Gu Zichu were to die along with Gu Zijian, Lu Jiunian would likely be devastated and crippled.

They are all people who are too emotional, and people who are too emotional will lose miserably.

Lu Bing couldn't wait to see that day.

......

Gu Dongxuan has a bad stomach; he drank too much last night and is in excruciating stomach pain this morning. After all, he's getting on in years, not a young man anymore, and with all the socializing he does, his body can't keep up.

Shi Nianzhi didn't ask him to go to the drinking party that evening; he went by himself.

Gu Dongxuan was still worried about this and that.

Shi Nianzhi said, "Isn't it going to be me who takes over the company in the future? I need to gain experience."

When Gu Dongxuan heard that Shi Nianzhi wasn't going to dig up the grave, his happy smile stretched to the back of his head. What was there to stop him from doing that?

When Shi Nianzhi arrived, Lu Jiunian was already there.

He walked over and shook hands with Lu Jiunian as if it were a routine matter, then exchanged a few pleasantries with a smile.

Lu Jiunian held Shi Nianzhi's hand, his thumb gently stroking Shi Nianzhi's knuckles, his tone full of teasing.

How was your day?

Lu Jiunian chatted with Shi Nianzhi with a smile, as if they had never been strangers.

Shi Nianzhi smiled and said, "Okay."

He tried to pull his hand back, but Lu Jiunian held on tightly.

Shi Nianzhi looked up at him and asked, "How was your day, Mr. Lu?"

"not good."

"Yeah?"

Shi Nianzhi gritted her teeth slightly and forcefully pulled her hand back.

“I’m not happy every day you’re not by my side.”

Lu Jiunian pulled Shi Nianzhi's hand toward him with tremendous force, as if he wanted to pull Shi Nianzhi into his arms.

Everyone at the table watched the two of them, their clasped hands tugging and pulling at each other across the table...

Because they didn't know the truth about the real and fake Gu Zijian, they all blushed with embarrassment.

Are couples these days so good at flirting? They've taken it from home to the dinner table.

Unexpectedly, people were subjected to public displays of affection at a dinner party, leaving everyone feeling quite envious.

But no one dared to say anything more, after all, neither of these two people alone was someone they could afford to offend.

Someone stood up and said, "Mr. Lu, Mr. Gu, standing like this for so long must be tiring. You could sit down..."

You can even playfully hold hands while sitting down.

Lu Jiunian tried to sit down and continue holding hands with Shi Nianzhi, but Shi Nianzhi was already impatient. He picked up a glass of red wine from the table and splashed it on Lu Jiunian's face.

"release!"

Shi Nianzhi slammed the wine glass down on the table with a loud bang, showing no restraint whatsoever.

There were many gasps around.

It was quite a sight to see everyone staring wide-eyed, just waiting to see how Third Master Lu would unleash his fury and teach people a lesson.

After all, everyone knows that Master Lu has a bad temper.

As a result, everyone saw that Lu Jiunian first let go of Shi Nianzhi's hand, then wiped his face with a napkin, and sat in the main seat without saying a word.

His face didn't reveal any emotion.

Shi Nianzhi also sat down. He frowned as he looked at his hands, which had been gripped red by Lu Jiunian.

He regretted not being polite to Lu Jiunian. He figured that since they were both doing business in the capital, they would run into each other all the time, so being polite would be a way of giving the other person face.

I never expected that he would be so ungrateful, but Lu Jiunian is so shameless!

He was used to it.

"Looking for death, huh? He'll play along."

After the dinner party, the foreign technician still signed a contract with Lu Jiunian.

Shi Nianzhi drank quite a bit, but this time it wasn't something that could be signed just by drinking. He still couldn't compete with Lu Jiunian, that shrewd fox, in business negotiations.

It's normal for the other party not to trust you.

Shi Nianzhi vomited while lying on the sink, and after he finished, he turned on the tap.

He turned around, leaned against the sink, put a cigarette between his lips, and lit it with his eyes down.

The moment I lit my cigarette, someone snatched it from my lips.

Before me was a man's shirt; if I got closer, I could smell the odor of smoke and alcohol, but more than anything, there was a familiar scent.

"Why are you showing off if you can't drink? You're just too competitive."

Lu Jiunian held the cigarette Shi Nianzhi lit between his teeth, then reached out and hugged Shi Nianzhi's waist.

He pulled Shi Nianzhi into a tight hug and said, "I'll take you home."

Shi Nianzhi pressed his hand against Lu Jiunian's chest and pushed him away a little. Because he had drunk too much, his steps were a little unsteady, and he had to hold onto the sink to stand up.

His cold gaze swept over Lu Jiunian, "What kind of act have you been putting on for me day after day?"

Lu Jiunian said earnestly, "I want to start over with you and make up for everything I owed you and everything you didn't have."