"So today's action was a warning?" Su Ziqing felt a chill run down her spine at the thought of someone daring to take action in broad daylight, right in the city center.

These people have absolutely no regard for the law!

Gong Chengjue picked up a spoon with his uninjured left hand, took a sip of soup, and did not reply.

Whether it was a warning, a threat, or even an attempt to attack, it could all be interpreted as such. If he hadn't reacted quickly and held a bouquet of flowers in his hand to block it, that sharp knife would have pierced his body directly.

"Don't think too much, eat something first. You've lost weight in just a few days." Gong Chengjue didn't want Su Ziqing to worry too much, so he tried to change the subject.

The more Su Ziqing thought about it, the more troublesome things seemed.

Previously, it was a struggle for succession, but with Gong Changzhou's death, the position of successor fell to Gong Changfan, who was the least likely candidate.

Gong Changfan... is unmarried and has no children.

While many free-spirited rich kids marry late, some even getting married and having heirs in their fifties or sixties, Gong Changfan is quite different.

Su Ziqing suddenly recalled Su Tianhao's words.

The gambling king's daughter inherited the family business, but she has no children, so the family inheritance will eventually return to the family members.

Su Ziqing suddenly asked Gong Chengjue, "Chengjue, why did your grandfather choose your uncle as his heir?"

In terms of age and ability, Gong Changfan is quite far from being the successor.

Otherwise, when Grandpa Gong made this decision, it wouldn't have caught everyone off guard.

"Why are you suddenly asking this?" Gong Chengjue looked at her and smiled slightly.

"Your uncle doesn't have any children." Even if he had one now, it would be too late, because the Gong family's grandchildren, even those who have grown up, are not much different in age from Gong Chengjue.

Su Ziqing suddenly paused, then thought of a possibility.

Is the old man trying to indirectly hand over the Gong family to Gong Chengjue?

However, she ultimately did not ask the question, because at the hospital, Old Master Gong had asked Gong Chengjue about his choice.

She was also somewhat angry at Gong Chengjue for choosing her.

"Alright, stop thinking so much." Gong Chengjue teased her, "If you keep thinking like this, you'll start getting gray hair. Countless things happen in the Gong family over the years. If I thought about every single one of them like this, I would have been an old man long ago."

Gong Chengjue changed the subject, "Tell me about your case. Su Tianhao was only sentenced to 6 years. Are you satisfied with that?"

When Su Tianhao was mentioned, Su Ziqing's expression was no longer as angry as before, and she became much calmer.

She looked at Gong Chengjue and told him about her conversation with Su Tianhao at the police station.

"Six years is a bit short," she said.

"But this is a just outcome." I believe her parents would be happier to see this result than if she had sent Su Tianhao to prison in some other way.

As the two were talking, Su Ziqing suddenly received a call from her nanny in the countryside.

In other words, she was the nanny who looked after Madam Su and was responsible for escorting her to Madam Su's grave every day to apologize and repent.

"Oh." Su Ziqing listened to the message from the nanny with an extremely calm expression.

"Someone will go and handle it." After saying this, she hung up the phone, her expression leaving Gong Chengjue unable to guess her thoughts.

"What happened?" We were just chatting happily.

Su Ziqing didn't rush to tell him, but continued to feed him, as if she was afraid he would starve.

Only after Gong Chengjue had finished eating, and she herself had almost finished eating, did she wipe her mouth and say calmly, "The old lady committed suicide."

Yes, the old lady attempted suicide last time, but this time, she succeeded.

Gong Chengjue looked at her, "Trying to commit suicide again?" Even though she was 'confined' in the countryside, the old lady was still quite capable of causing trouble.

Su Ziqing stood up and smiled slightly at him, "This time the suicide attempt was successful." In other words, the old lady—is dead.

She took his coat and draped it over his shoulders. "I'm going back to the countryside. Why don't you go home and rest first? Let Assistant Lotte handle the company matters if possible."

“It’s nothing urgent, I’ll go with you.” Gong Chengjue grabbed her wrist with his uninjured hand. “You’re not allowed to refuse.”

"Domineering." She gave him a coquettish glance, but that also meant she agreed.

The suicide of Old Madam Su was certainly not a coincidence; it was Su Ziqing who had the nanny tell Old Madam Su about Su Tianhao's sentencing that day.

She wanted to see just how strong this 'murderer' was mentally, and how much of a blow he could withstand.

Did she think that by destroying the evidence, no one could do anything to her?

Su Ziqing felt that going up the mountain to repent was a lenient punishment, yet she still felt wronged.

Her eldest son went to jail, and her younger son followed suit. The Su Group, which she had always wanted, ended up being inherited by her. What do you think?

Suffering from a serious illness, they weren't even given the chance to receive treatment, and to make matters worse, it was the youngest son who made the decision...

Has it finally succumbed to the blow?

Su Ziqing didn't want to get her hands dirty. Even after destroying the body, she couldn't find any evidence to bring the old lady to justice. But heaven knows how much she wanted to send that old hag to prison after hearing the old lady curse her grandfather at his grave last time!

Enjoying your retirement? Dream on.

A life for a life!

Now that the old hag has finally died, Su Ziqing is not happy at all.

What's lost can never be regained.

Grandpa... her beloved grandpa is gone.

Mom and Dad are not coming back either.

Su Ziqing remained silent throughout the journey, staring out the car window like a puppet.

Forgotten memories suddenly flooded her mind.

She remembers when she was a child, her family went back to their hometown to pay respects to their ancestors. It was raining heavily during the Qingming Festival, and the mountains were shrouded in mist. She smiled and said, "The gods have descended to earth."

Su Family Old House

The car stopped in front of the house, and Su Ziqing composed herself and got out of the car expressionlessly.

Su Tianming and Su Tianhao are both in prison, but Su Tianming's wife, Su Tianhao's wife, and Su Ziqing's cousins ​​have all arrived.

Everyone was still present.

There wasn't a single cry heard in the old house; anyone who didn't know better would have thought the Su family was just a simple family gathering.

Upon seeing Su Ziqing, everyone in the Su family turned their attention to her.

The ostracism and ridicule that used to ensue have now been replaced by a tacit silence from everyone.

Su Ziqing is terrifying.

In less than a year, she sent Su Tianming to prison, then Su Tianhao, and now she's even driven the old lady to her death...

Thinking of the past ostracism against her and the reputation that she was a jinx to her family, everyone now wishes they could shrink back and make themselves less noticeable.

Su Ziqing didn't want Gong Chengjue to see the despicable behavior of these people in the Su family. She turned to Gong Chengjue and said, "Why don't you go for a walk? You must be tired after sitting in the car for so long."