"Mr. Miya?" Sakai asked, puzzled.

Do as instructed.

"yes."

………………………

Su Ziqing returned from the courtyard house and stood on her own balcony, enjoying the breeze, her long hair flowing and her skirt fluttering, but her eyes were always looking into the distance.

Feng Xixuan poured two glasses of red wine and handed one to her.

Su Ziqing took it and took a small sip.

Even though she knew that Gong Chengjue said those words on purpose, she still felt very upset.

Looking back on the time from when they first met until now, whether it was her or him, all sorts of things really happened one after another, it really seemed like they were born to be incompatible.

She forced a smile and said, "Maybe I really am a jinx; whoever is with me will be unlucky."

"Clang." Glasses clinked together. Feng Xixuan rolled her eyes at her. "Do you Chinese people believe in this stuff?"

Sometimes you just have to believe it.

Feng Xixuan took a sip of wine. "Idiot."

"Are you related to Gong Chengjue?" he asked with a sarcastic smile. "It's not even close to being related."

“At this point, shouldn’t you say definitively, ‘Yes, I am the one who brings bad luck to my family’?” She looked at him, her smile bitter. “That way, there would be no future for me and Gong Chengjue.”

"Although I dislike Gong Chengjue, I have no interest in rubbing salt into your wounds," Feng Xixuan said calmly. "The Gong family is indeed going to form a marriage alliance with a prestigious family in the capital."

Upon hearing this, Su Ziqing's eyes widened. "Impossible..."

Was Gong Chengjue just lying to her?

Feng Xixuan gave her a deep look.

Seeing his serious expression, Su Ziqing didn't even blink. "Senior brother, are you kidding me?"

"no."

“I don’t believe it.” She shook her head. “Gong Chengjue wants to break up with me just because he doesn’t want me to get involved in danger. As for the engagement…”

“As for the engagement, it’s of course because he needs to get engaged,” Feng Xixuan continued.

She thought Gong Chengjue was just saying it to annoy her on purpose.

How could he possibly... get engaged to someone else?

Feng Xixuan had already inquired and confirmed that the Gong family was indeed going to form a marriage alliance with a prestigious family. However, the Gong family had not yet confirmed which family it would be, but Gong Chengjue himself had admitted that it was himself.

Su Ziqing didn't believe it, and she shook her head again, "If he wanted to get engaged, he would have done it long ago... Arranged marriage is the kind of marriage he hates the most."

"Is that so? Perhaps there's no other choice now?" Feng Xixuan said calmly.

Su Ziqing: "..."

………………………

Grandpa Gong suddenly fell critically ill, and the hospital issued an emergency notice. In an instant, the entire Gong family gathered at the hospital.

Although the old man has already designated his fifth son, Gong Changfan, as the heir, and has clearly identified who will be in charge of the companies under the group, and even divided the family property, he still has hundreds of billions of assets under his own name that have not been designated to anyone.

This is all money, and real, tangible assets.

No one ever complains about having too much money.

Inside the emergency room, many members of the Gong family were gathered, but all maintained a somber expression.

Old Master Gong had always been in good health, but he was too old and had lost his eldest son. It could be said that the combination of grief and physical ailments caused his illness to strike like a landslide.

Gong Chengjue changed into dark clothes and rushed to the hospital. Judging from his complexion, no one could tell that he was injured.

Gong Changming glanced at him deeply, then looked away as if to avoid suspicion.

Gong Chengkun moved closer to Gong Chengjue and said, "Brother, Uncle was with Grandpa in the ward just now. I don't know what they said, but Grandpa was rushed to the emergency room for treatment not long after."

Gong Chengjue looked in the direction of Gong Changming with a blank expression.

Sensing Gong Chengjue's gaze, Gong Changming turned around, and their eyes met and clashed in the air.

"Ding." The elevator rang, and Gong Changhong rushed over without even having time to put on his military uniform.

The old man has received more than three critical condition notices in the past few days. Although he has pulled through each time, no one knows what the outcome will be this time.

"How is the old man?" Gong Changhong asked.

Gong Chengjue shook his head, and Gong Changfan walked over. "They are trying to save him, but the doctor told us to be prepared."

After saying that, he looked at Gong Changming, "Second brother, you were the last one to talk to Dad. Why did Dad suddenly..."

"What do you mean? Are you implying that I caused the old man's emergency treatment?" Gong Changming's face was grim as he glared at Gong Changfan. "The hospital has issued three critical condition notices this week. Is it my fault?"

"That's not what I meant..." Gong Changfan was a little embarrassed after being yelled at.

"So what do you mean?"

Gong Changming's attitude seems normal. Ever since the old man gave the inheritance rights of the group to Gong Changfan instead of him, Gong Changming has been in this attitude.

They thought that after Gong Changzhou died, it would be his turn, but no one expected that it would be Gong Changfan.

Gong Changming made no attempt to hide his anger; everyone in the Gong family could see it.

However, Gong Chengjue did not believe that Gong Changming's current exasperation was due to not receiving the legacy of an heir.

It's more like a guilty conscience.

"I...I was just asking." Gong Changfan is the youngest of the brothers. In the past, he was suppressed by the old man and his older brothers. Although he is now the head of the Gong family, he still can't always switch roles.

But after a moment, he realized that he wasn't the fifth brother anymore...

He then learned from Gong Changming's ability to change his attitude as easily as turning the pages of a book, and his face darkened. "Why is Second Brother so angry?"

"Gong Changfan!" Gong Changming had never been humiliated like this by Gong Changfan before. How dare he lecture him?

Once a younger brother, always a younger brother! Not to mention he's been a younger brother for decades.

Gong Changming, as the second son of the Gong family, sometimes didn't even give face to Gong Changzhou, let alone his younger brother Gong Changfan.

He immediately turned hostile when Gong Changfan dared to slap him in the face like this.

"Second Brother, Changfan is already the head of the Gong family." Gong Changhong spoke up at the right time, his words carrying the sternness of a soldier, and his military uniform made him appear even more dignified.

"Heh." Gong Changming snorted coldly.

"What do you mean, 'Uncle'? Although your younger brother is your brother, things are different now. Grandpa once said that in the Gong family, everything revolves around the head of the family," Gong Chengkun said coolly from the side.

Even if Gong Changfan is their peer or brother, if the old man lets Gong Chengjue take the position of family head, they will have to listen to Gong Chengjue, at least on the surface.

This family has stood strong for many years, and its family rules are exceptionally strict.

"When did it become your place to speak in the Gong family?" Gong Changming vented his anger directly on Gong Chengkun. "Do you think this is still the time when our eldest brother is still alive?"

"you……"

"The doctor is out." The operating room lights went out, timely ending the argument.

Everyone rushed forward to greet them.

The doctor took off his mask and shook his head. "The patient's condition is very bad. We have done everything we can. You... should prepare for the worst."