Isn't this just an undeserved disaster for Lu Linghong? It had nothing to do with him originally. This wasn't an accident; it was an arrogant act of human intervention!

Pouring oil to cause a fatal car accident, in broad daylight...

Putting aside her identity, just look at Lu Linghong. The Lu family is a prominent family in the capital. Lu Linghong is the heir of the Lu family. Knowing his identity, she still wanted to harm him and didn't take him seriously. How arrogant and heartless must the person who did this be?

And yet, the Gong family didn't tell her about this, and even tried to hide it from her? Regardless of whether it was for her sake or not, this treatment of being kept in the dark was something she couldn't help but mind.

She is neither an appendage of the Gong family nor an appendage of Gong Chengjue!

Seeing that Su Ziqing's expression was not good, Xiang Liyi explained again, "Miss Su, this matter..."

“Madam Gong,” Su Ziqing said coldly, looking at Xiang Liyi, “thank you for your thoughtfulness, but I mind being deaf.”

Xiang Liyi: "..." Su Ziqing is angry.

She could only vent her anger on Gu Mingyin, "Sister-in-law, you know perfectly well that Miss Su is pregnant, and all you can do besides get angry is to stay upset. What good does it do you?"

“Why do you say that, sister-in-law? Even if there’s no other way, as the person involved, you definitely have the right to know. You don’t care that Chengjue isn’t your child, but I am his mother.” Gu Mingyin replied innocently.

"What mother? You're just..." Xiang Liyi almost blurted out Gong Chengjue's identity.

They didn't know if Su Ziqing knew Gong Chengjue's identity, but some things, even if the whole world knew, couldn't be said so openly.

To the outside world, Gong Chengjue is the eldest son of Gu Mingyin and Gong Changzhou, and the rightful eldest grandson of the Gong family.

His identity was set by the old man, and no one can change it!

Gu Mingyin raised an eyebrow. "But what?"

Xiang Liyi swallowed her anger and said, "Why don't you keep Miss Su company?" She needed to tell Gong Changfan.

As Xiang Liyi left the ward, Gu Mingyin looked at Su Ziqing with a concerned expression. However, before she could say anything, Su Ziqing spoke first, "Madam Gong, please speak frankly."

“Ziqing, you’ve misunderstood me. I know you’re worried about Chengjue, and I know the Gong family will keep everything from you at this time. I’m here to give you some information,” Gu Mingyin said earnestly. “Chengjue is my child, and we are the ones who are most worried about him.”

Really? Su Ziqing asked skeptically.

Gu Mingyin continued, “The Gong family has many members and many factions. Inheriting the title is important to them, but it is not the only important thing. They have too many things to consider. From the perspective of the big picture, only we, only we truly regard inheriting the title as the only important thing.”

Gu Mingyin's eyes reddened, and her voice choked with sobs, "If Changzhou were still alive, how could he have let Chengjue go to such a dangerous place..."

Su Ziqing remained skeptical, though she didn't show it on her face.

It's clear that Gu Mingyin is truly capable of both advancing and retreating, and she doesn't 'compromise' herself at all.

The characteristic of most wealthy women—being obsessed with appearances but lacking substance—is surprisingly absent in Gu Mingyin.

But such people, to put it nicely, are shrewd and pragmatic; to put it bluntly, they are... opportunists.

With her husband gone and her own son unable to secure a useful position under her uncles, her actions were understandable.

Compared to his brother-in-law, Gong Chengjue, the nominal eldest son, was certainly more likely to "marry into the imperial family".

Gu Mingyin had never done anything that would anger heaven and man, and now that the Gong family is in this state, her little bit of stepmotherly deeds seem not worth mentioning.

"Madam Gong, you know better than I how Chengjue gets along with his father. There's no point in bringing this up now," Su Ziqing said calmly, not wanting to see Gu Mingyin continue her act.

“They’re just stubborn.” Gu Mingyin wiped away her tears. “Changzhou still loves Chengjue very much, but he just doesn’t know how to express it.”

Su Ziqing didn't comment. Gong Chengjue also had feelings for his father, but their way of getting along was really... She also didn't comment on that.

“No matter what, Chengjue is the eldest son and grandson, and his status is different in a large family.” Gu Mingyin said seriously, “Although Changzhou seems to dote on Chengkun more, if it is really dangerous, he would rather send Chengkun than send Chengjue, the eldest son.”

Su Ziqing didn't know if it was really true; perhaps it was.

Gu Mingyin had laid enough groundwork by establishing Gong Chengjue's importance to them, and then finally said what she had been wanting to say most, "Ziqing, I know you're not an ordinary person, you and that Mr. Feng..."

As Gu Mingyin spoke, her eyes were fixed on Su Ziqing. It seemed that if she said anything inappropriate that caused Su Ziqing's expression to change, she would immediately stop.

Seeing that Su Ziqing showed no displeasure at mentioning Mr. Feng, she continued, "You two are such good friends. I heard the Su family suffered losses before, which shows your strength is extraordinary. Could you ask Mr. Feng to help you this time?"

“I don’t know the exact location,” Su Ziqing said. “The Gong family is still hiding it from me.”

“We know,” Gu Mingyin said. “The Gong family will definitely keep this a secret for the sake of the bigger picture. I’m just afraid that the longer it drags on, the more detrimental it will be to Chengjue’s safety.”

Gu Mingyin looked at Su Ziqing very seriously, "I know you may not believe what I'm saying, but Miss Su, Chengjue and Chengkun are brothers, and we've been entangled for a long time."

Su Ziqing remained silent.

“I’ve managed the Gong family’s affairs before, and I know their style of doing things very well. Look at Xiang Liyi, the matriarch of the family, appearing here…” Gu Mingyin looked at Su Ziqing and continued to persuade her, “To be frank, do you think you’re qualified to be treated like this by the matriarch of the Gong family?”

Gu Mingyin's words may have been meant to sow discord, but she was also half right.

The Gong family is a large family, and Gong Chengjue is not Gong Changfan's biological son, so they certainly wouldn't consider things the way a biological son would.

Everything was considered with the overall situation in mind.

"I understand." Su Ziqing didn't tell Gu Mingyin the truth; she had also contacted Feng Xixuan.

She also wanted to use her cheat code at this moment, but... she was in standby mode.

“I suspect that the fourth brother was behind this,” Gu Mingyin suddenly said.

Su Ziqing was taken aback by her sudden remark.

“Gong Changming suffered a great loss.” Gu Mingyin looked at Su Ziqing, as if afraid that she didn’t understand, and asked, “How much do you know?” If she didn’t know, she would have to start from the beginning.

Su Ziqing hadn't expected Gu Mingyin to know so much, so she shared some of what she knew, but didn't say too much.

However, Gu Mingyin truly knew a lot!