Chapter 53 The Original Owner's Lonely, Tragic, and Short Life

"As for that weak, gentle, soft-hearted, and physically weak Gu Zuozuo you mentioned, she's dead!"

"She died the moment you took her parents away, the moment you abandoned her to live alone, the moment you left her to face wolves and tigers alone!"

"You dare to question me? What gives you the right to question me?"

Where were you when she was cornered at school and threatened with death? Where were you when the housekeeper tricked and coaxed her into almost losing her life? Where were you when she was so frightened by those monsters that she dared not go out and hid at home crying until she fainted? Where were you when she was tied up in the suburbs and almost raped to death by two men?

"Who do you think you are? What do you think you know? Your fiancé? Ha! Don't be ridiculous! When you knew she was frail and had a weak constitution, yet you still left her there alone and ignored her, don't pretend to doubt this and that! What right do you have!"

Gu Zuozuo's repeated questions left Xie Jinyu speechless. He truly knew nothing about these matters. He was only responsible for protecting Gu's parents. It was only because the two of them had an accident at the base that he was transferred away from them and sent here to carry out a mission.

"I remember the organization sent people to protect her?"

Gu Zuozuo slightly turned her palm, and green energy flashed at her fingertips. The transparent shackles on her body disappeared. Hearing his question, Gu Zuozuo smiled sarcastically.

"You don't mean the people in those compounds, do you?"

Seeing the mocking look in her eyes, Xie Jinyu knew there was something he didn't know.

"I don't know what you were thinking. You took away her parents without a word, leaving only an eleven-year-old girl at home. You didn't explain anything, and at that time, she didn't even know if her parents were alive or dead. She lived in fear every day, afraid that she would wake up one morning to find herself dead in the wilderness. As for your so-called protection, ha, those people probably misunderstood you. I didn't see any protection, but I did see plenty of people trying to find out about the Gu family's astonishing wealth!"

As for protection, apart from the Meng family, Qi Meng's uncle's family, and another Xiao family, the original owner really didn't receive much kindness from other people.

From the age of eleven to sixteen, everything she saw and heard in her life was malice and ulterior motives. If it weren't for the Meng and Xiao families withstanding the pressure and blocking most of the covetous eyes for her, the original owner probably wouldn't have lived to sixteen. It was these few acts of kindness that made her unable to let go of those people even after she died.

"Xie Jinyu, put away your arrogance. When you take Gu's father and mother for granted but don't care about their daughter, don't come here seeking validation with your high-sounding titles! The original Gu Zuozuo is dead! And you who stood by and watched are all responsible! So, the one who survived no longer needs your nominal protection!"

After saying that, Gu Zuozuo was about to turn and leave when, as if remembering something, she turned back and lashed out with a vine, striking his handsome face hard.

"And another thing! Don't try to disgust me by using my fiancé's name! Otherwise! I won't let you get away with this!"

Xie Jinyu touched the swollen, burning pain on his face, feeling a mix of emotions. He never imagined that the sweet girl that Professor Gu and his wife talked about every day would go through so much hardship and suffering. He wondered if it was because of those things that she had become like this.

"Captain, are you alright?"

Jiang Bei, who had been buried in the snow, crawled out from the thick layer of snow. He had heard the whole argument between his team leader and Gu Zhiqing from beginning to end. In his opinion, his team leader deserved it. He was so suspicious every day. The young girl was living her life peacefully, and he had to go and provoke her. Now look what happened! His face is swollen.

"Notify Li Yuze and have him investigate what those families who were entrusted by the organization to take care of Gu Zuozuo have been doing all these years!"

Don't enjoy the benefits and then turn around and drag the people who benefited from them down to hell.

"Captain, it seems the boss isn't in Haishi."

Xie Jinyu frowned, clearly unaware of this matter.

"Where is he? Wasn't he supposed to be on vacation?"

"Ahem... well... that aunt from the Zhao family went after them, and the eldest brother was so scared when he heard about it that he ran away."

Why is he running? Isn't that his fiancée?

The mere mention of the word "fiancée" made Xie Jinyu wince in pain. How did both uncle and nephew from the Li family end up with fiancées?

One is chasing her fiancé all over the country, while the other is slapping her fiancé's face with a vine until it's swollen with disgust. If only their personalities were reversed.

"Captain, don't think about it anymore. It's still daytime. Some dreams are better left unsaid at night."