Chapter 236 He only accepted the pleas of the Gu family.
In the ordinary ward, Luo Zhiwei saw Gu Hancheng sitting against the headboard, and her heart was filled with mixed feelings.
The man in front of her, they were clearly only family by blood... they hadn't seen each other for over twenty years.
She hadn't even responded to this father before.
But he not only saved her, he also saved Lu Jingxiao.
Gu Hancheng, lying on the hospital bed, turned to look at Luo Zhiwei and saw the worry in her eyes. He thought to himself, "It's all worth it."
"slight..."
Luo Zhiwei and Lu Jingxiao reacted and went to his bedside. Luo Zhiwei asked softly, "Are you alright? I'm sorry..."
“Silly girl, I’m fine. Whether you acknowledge me or not, I’m still your father, aren’t I? How could I let my daughter get hurt in front of me?”
Gu Hancheng's words completely broke Luo Zhiwei's composure, and the emotions she had been building up collapsed at that moment.
She suddenly knelt down in front of the hospital bed, holding Gu Hancheng's hand, her voice choked with sobs: "I'm so bad, and I still won't acknowledge you, why are you so good to me? I..."
Gu Hancheng raised his hand and carefully patted Luo Zhiwei's shoulder.
A sense of guilt welled up in his heart without his noticing.
“Weiwei, you can’t say that. This is my fault. If I had believed you and Gu Beixiao back then and suspected Gu Hanchi earlier, we might have been able to recognize each other much sooner.”
To put it bluntly, he is the one who caused this situation.
Therefore, it is only right for him to make any amount of compensation.
Weiwei's decision not to sentence him to death was already an act of great kindness and righteousness.
As a father, he was naturally excited.
Lu Jingxiao felt a pang of guilt as he watched Weiwei shed tears, as if he had been slapped in the face.
He just said that Weiwei was not allowed to cry, and look what happened, only a few days have passed and Weiwei is already crying like this.
With a dark expression, he scooped Luo Zhiwei up and tenderly wiped away her tears, saying, "Don't cry, it breaks my heart when you cry."
"Yes, Weiwei, don't cry. If you keep crying, your grandparents might scold me when they come."
Luo Zhiwei: "......"
Is this considered a consolation?
Sure enough, not long after Gu Hancheng finished speaking, a large group of people rushed in through the door.
The Gu and Lu families were all present, including Li Huaijin and Gu Youran.
Looking at the old man's stern face, Gu Hancheng felt a chill run down his spine.
"Dad, Mom... I'm alright now."
Grandpa Gu snorted twice: "Of course I know you're fine, you don't need any training!"
"This injury doesn't require you to stay in the hospital for long. In a week, you and Yulin will be put in solitary confinement."
Gu Hancheng nodded helplessly: "Yes, I understand."
This was due to their carelessness, which gave Zhao Yulan an opportunity to take advantage of them.
Liang Yu wanted to plead for them, saying that this was an accident and that the confinement was not an ordinary one.
The Gu family's confinement is not a place anyone can go.
My husband and son came out of there, and neither of them was in any good condition. They had to lie down for a long time afterward.
But just as she was about to open her mouth, the old man glared at her and stopped her.
She didn't dare.
Grandpa Lu didn't care about any of that; he just came to check on everyone and was glad that no one was hurt.
“Weiwei is the daughter-in-law of the Lu family. Lu Jingxiao failed to protect his wife and should be punished.”
What does Old Master Lu mean by this? Is he planning to send Lu Jingxiao to solitary confinement as well?
Gu Yulin was secretly delighted.
At least I have someone to keep me company.
Luo Zhiwei finally realized that all these people were to be punished under the arrangement of their elders?
Is that what you mean?
She quickly stopped her: "Wait a minute, why is it wrong? Why are you being locked up? Why are you being punished?"
“If they are all to be punished, then I should be able to escape too. I am the culprit. If I hadn’t met Zhao Yulan, none of this would have happened.”
Ultimately, it's her problem.
But they never said anything about punishing her.
What does that mean?
Grandpa Gu also looked at Luo Zhiwei with a serious expression, which could be considered an explanation. He said in a deep voice, "Weiwei, there is a reason why I punished your father and your brother. The Gu family members, even the future heirs, failed to protect you. Their indecisiveness led to this situation today, and they deserve to be punished."
“I understand that you are a girl and that you feel sorry for her, but this is the last time. If it happens again, you will be punished.”
He explained earnestly, "Weiwei, the Gu family has many enemies. The children of the Gu family should not have a compassionate heart. They did not handle this matter well and need to be punished. This is also a warning. I will let you off this time, but next time, I will not let you and your brother off either."
Luo Zhiwei: "......"
Lu Jingxiao lowered his head to comfort her, his voice very soft, as if he were coaxing a child: "Baby, confinement isn't that scary, it's only three days, it's nothing."
Luo Zhiwei: "......"
But he's still injured, can he be put in solitary confinement?
What if something bad happens to me?
"Grandpa...can we let this go this time? I don't want to..."
As if deliberately making things difficult, Old Master Gu slightly raised his head, his eyes cold: "Weiwei, in what capacity are you pleading for me?"
"What?"
“I can consider the plea of the Gu family’s children, but you… didn’t you refuse to acknowledge your relationship with Hancheng? Given the situation today, how I punish the Gu family is temporarily none of your business.”
He didn't want to force Luo Zhiwei to acknowledge her father, but now, she couldn't sever ties with the Gu family.
In addition, given the attitude shown by the Gu family at the engagement banquet, almost everyone knew that she was a member of the Gu family.
After Gu Hancheng was shot, his former enemies seemed to have caught wind of it and came looking for him.
The freedom and indulgence they wanted to give Luo Zhiwei were impossible to achieve.
Gu Yulin looked at the old man in shock. What did Grandpa mean by this? Was he planning to force Weiwei to compromise here?
“Child, I’m not forcing you to acknowledge the Gu family, but since you’re unwilling to admit you’re a member of the Gu family now, then… you can’t participate in making decisions about the Gu family.”
Grandpa Gu's tough stance displeased everyone.
Even his own wife couldn't help but scold him: "Gu Jianguo, you've really grown bold, haven't you? How dare you make things difficult for my granddaughter right in front of me, you..."
Madam Gu wanted to protect Luo Zhiwei, but Old Master Gu seemed determined to be tough to the end.
"Don't worry about it, I'm still in charge of this family."
After hearing this, Old Madam Gu had nothing more to say.
After being married for so many years, how could they not understand what their spouse was trying to say?
Then she really doesn't deserve to be his wife.
Gu Yulin was also somewhat displeased: "Grandpa, you're making things difficult for me, you..."
He said he wouldn't force Weiwei, but that meant something else entirely.
If this isn't coercion, then what is?
Gu Hancheng was also somewhat dissatisfied: "Dad, this is my daughter. Don't make things difficult for her. It's just confinement. I can go myself. Don't make Weiwei make any choices."
Aside from the fact that it sounded a bit awkward to put someone of his age in solitary confinement, he felt there was no problem with anything else.
But if Dad makes things difficult for Weiwei, that's a different story.
"Who calls the shots in this family, you or me? If I want to punish you, do you expect me to listen to an outsider unless someone from my own family pleads for me?"
Lu Jingxiao shielded Luo Zhiwei behind him, giving her a strong backing.
We will not give anyone the opportunity to hurt her.
“Grandpa Gu, what you’re saying is a bit too much. My Weiwei is just grateful. Since you treat Weiwei like an outsider, then I’ll take her away. As for what you do with her, we won’t interfere.”
As for the punishment he is to receive, he will accept it, but he absolutely cannot let anyone make things difficult for Weiwei.
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