Chapter 241: A mother with a criminal record (two chapters in one)
Du Guanghan sat alone for half an hour and finally made up his mind.
As the old saying goes, once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. Giving up halfway will only make things worse.
He called the bald man again and said, "Contact the professor at Ocean University and ask him to approach Lu Youyou in the name of academic discussion and persuade her to give in."
The bald man agreed readily, saying that the professor was his old friend and these things were easy to communicate.
Soon Du Shuang also learned the results of the inquiry and was naturally very dissatisfied. She talked to Du Guanghan again and forced him to continue to find a solution.
She returned home in the evening with a lot of resentment, and was stunned the moment she entered the door.
Gu Bohuai, whom I hadn't seen for three days, was sitting on the sofa with a cup of tea in front of him. There was no heat at all and no one knew how long he had been sitting there.
Du Shuang's irritable expression froze on her face, and her guilty conscience gradually revealed itself. She clenched her fists, and her suddenly accelerated heartbeat made her forget what to say.
After living together for so many years, Du Shuang was still very sensitive to Gu Bohuai's emotions. At least she could feel that the atmosphere was not peaceful at the moment.
She calmed herself down, and while changing her shoes, she sorted out her words, then spoke as usual.
"You're back. Have you eaten yet? We have dumplings at home. Do you want me to cook some for you?"
A normal greeting deserves an equally normal response, and most of the time you'll hear "It's too late, let's not eat."
But today, Gu Bohuai didn't say anything. He just sat there and watched Du Shuang approach step by step.
Du Shuang's body became increasingly stiffer. She realized something was wrong, but now she could only hold on.
She tried to control her wrist from shaking, but several drops of tea still splashed out when she poured it.
Gu Bohuai still didn't say anything. Du Shuang didn't even dare to pick up the cup. She clasped her hands together to prevent the trembling of her fingertips from being revealed.
"What's wrong? Don't you want to eat dumplings? How about noodles with soybean paste? I still have some hand-rolled noodles that I made this morning."
Du Shuang repeated to herself a thousand times, hoping it wouldn't be that thing. Unfortunately, the opposite happened. Her fantasy was shattered by the first sentence Gu Bohuai said.
"I didn't know your hand was so long. You have the final say on Xiao Wenyu's affairs."
Du Shuang's mind went blank for a second and her heartbeat instantly jumped to her throat.
She no longer had the energy to manage her expression, so she could only force a smile and reply, "What are you talking about? How could I possibly care about Xiaowen Yu's health?"
Gu Bohuai smiled and said, "Really? What hatred do Du Guanghan have with Lu Youyou that would warrant such a false accusation against her?"
"Lu Youyou? What happened to her? We haven't even talked a few words, how could she be related to me and my brother?" Du Shuang couldn't admit it.
"you do not know?"
Gu Bohuai's voice was still elegant and charming, but to Du Shuang's ears it sounded like a death warrant.
Du Shuang suddenly raised her head, trying to see more information from Gu Bohuai's eyes.
She thought that she had not exposed anything, and Gu Bohuai had never come back, so he should not know about this.
Du Guanghan did not personally intervene. It was Jiang Yu who was on the stage from beginning to end. This person had nothing to do with them, so it could not be blamed on her eldest brother.
"Is there something wrong? I know you want to take the child back. It's human nature for blood relatives to be together. I didn't say anything. I even took the initiative to build a good relationship with them, but unfortunately they didn't want to see me."
After saying that, Du Shuang also laughed at herself and said, "As for Hongying, she has always wanted to learn from Xiao Gu. I think she was implicated by me."
She even brought up her daughter to support her story, hoping that Gu Bohuai was just suspicious but had no evidence.
Seeing that she kept talking about other things, Gu Bohuai stopped beating around the bush.
"Xiao Wenyu wanted to control Lu Youyou by claiming plagiarism, and you told me that Du Guanghan had no idea about it? You planned it very carefully, even taking the Sun family into account, but you didn't realize that a coincidence that was too much of a coincidence was not a coincidence."
The fig leaf was exposed, and Du Shuang could hardly continue to act. She only managed to straighten her back with a breath and not collapse: "Old Gu, just tell me, what's going on? What plagiarism?"
Seeing that she was stubborn, Gu Bohuai took out a document from his handbag and said, "Take a look."
Du Shuang didn't want to accept it, but the situation now didn't allow her to refuse.
Her worries came true. The document organized the whole incident in chronological order. The relationship between the two newspapers and the Sun family was also recorded. The time when the reporter received the field assignment, the first draft and the final draft were all included in it.
There was no explicit statement that this matter was related to the Du family, but this meaning was conveyed between the lines.
Du Shuang was not so stupid as to do this. She knew very well what Gu Bohuai meant by putting out such a thing.
But how could she be willing?
If Lu Youyou was not convicted and Gu Qingye was left unscathed, she might even be implicated. This was absolutely not allowed.
"We have been married for many years. Don't you have the slightest trust in me? It must be me who caused Lu Youyou's accident?"
Her eyes were red and wet, and her face was full of grievance.
"I know that everyone thinks that stepmothers and stepsons don't get along naturally, but am I so confused about the overall situation? What good will it do me if the Gu family's reputation is damaged?"
Gu Bohuai said nothing. Du Shuang was secretly anxious and could only continue to shirk responsibility.
“My brother is not in charge of funding approval, so how would he know? If someone goes to file a complaint, they can just say it’s related to him, right?
As for the Sun family, they do have a lot of grudges with Lu Youyou. Sun Jinhai's grandfather has only one grandson, so it is not impossible for him to vent his anger for the younger generation.
I have been taking care of my family for so many years and have never cared about anything outside. I am not afraid of belittling myself. Do you think I have such ability? ”
Gu Bohuai said, "You interfered with public affairs for your own selfish reasons. Are you sure that you can't be found out? What about your brother? Does he not care?"
Du Shuang was speechless. She had thought about this a long time ago. The worst outcome would be that the case would be traced back to Du Guanghan. As long as she denied it, no one could do anything to her.
Gu Bohuai seemed to see through her plan and sneered: "Du Shuang, sometimes evidence is important, and sometimes evidence is not important at all."
Du Shuang's heart tightened when she suddenly heard her own name, and she subconsciously looked at Gu Bohuai.
Many years ago, she dreamed every day of those eyes as calm as the sea, but now when she looks at them again, there are still huge waves hidden beneath the calm sea surface.
Du Shuang didn't dare to think too deeply. What did it mean that evidence was not needed? It was not needed to convict her, or... it was not needed for divorce?
"What do you mean?" She stared into Gu Bohuai's eyes.
Gu Bohuai didn't want to play along with her any more, so he issued an ultimatum.
"Don't forget your identity. You still have two children. Hongying and Yuanzheng don't need a mother who has committed a crime and has a stain on her reputation."
Du Shuang finally couldn't sit still anymore. She couldn't believe that things were getting out of control. She didn't even dare to listen to Gu Bohuai's answer, for fear of hearing the two words she least wanted to hear.
"I don't know what you are talking about. I don't know what the Sun family did. As for my brother, there must be some misunderstanding. You know who he is. He is just a marginal person in the village."
Du Shuang got up hurriedly: "I'm tired, I'll go back to my room first."
She didn't want to stay even a second longer, for she was afraid she would collapse on the spot if she continued.
Gu Bohuai did not stop them. The things that needed to be confirmed already had answers. If the Du brothers and sisters did not stop, the last sentence would not be just talk.
Du Shuang locked herself in the room and heard the sound of a door closing downstairs, then the car lights came on and the vibration of the engine gradually faded away.
She had never thought that one day she would hope that Gu Bohuai would not come home. How could her life become like this!
Why did Song Jinshu oppose her when he was alive, and leave behind an evil child after his death to make her restless!
Du Shuang swept everything in front of her to the ground like a madman, leaving broken porcelain all over the floor, as if mocking her life which was on the verge of collapse.
She picked up the phone with trembling hands, not sure if she was more angry or scared.
"Hey, wait for me at home, I'll come to you now!"
Du Guanghan put down the receiver in confusion. His wife Lu Yanping asked, "Is it Du Shuang? Why are you coming here at this time? Is there something urgent?"
Du Guanghan shook his head: "How should I know? Don't worry about it. I'll take her out and talk to her later. By the way, you should keep an eye on Lanlan. Girls shouldn't stay out all day long. They'll become wild!"
Lu Yanping was unhappy when she heard this: "How dare you say that about your own daughter? She was just having a meal with friends, what kind of words are you talking about?"
"You know what kind of friends they are, male or female, so don't cause any trouble that you will regret later."
Du Guanghan thought of Du Shuang again. His younger sister was born late, and Du Shuang was the only girl in the family for a long time, which made her spoiled. If she had not insisted on her own way, there would not have been so many things later.
Du Shuang came quickly, greeted Lu Yanping absentmindedly, and left with Du Guanghan.
It was still the outer house, and the young woman was not surprised at the two people who came over temporarily.
He served tea and snacks quietly, and then left quietly, as if there was no one in the room.
Du Shuang never took the young woman seriously, but compared to Lu Yanping who asked all kinds of questions, this woman was undoubtedly more comforting.
Du Guanghan saw that she looked unhappy and asked anxiously, "What happened?"
Du Shuang didn't want to say a word and just pushed the file over.
When Gu Bohuai left, he left this thing on the coffee table. She saw it when she went downstairs and pinched her palm.
What did he mean, warning her with this document?
How could she accept that a couple of more than 20 years were no match for Gu Qingye, who just showed up late? !
Don't think that she doesn't know that Gu Qingye hasn't acknowledged his relatives yet, otherwise, after such a long time, Gu Bohuai wouldn't have no reaction at all.
She was no longer willing to admit that Gu Bohuai and Song Jinshu were a legal couple back then. If Gu Bohuai had acknowledged Gu Qingye, there would be no need to hide the fact. If others told others, they would only congratulate him for having a promising son.
He has never said anything, which can only mean that he is a "good son" and still refuses to admit it.
Du Shuang didn't know the specific reason, but she hoped that Gu Qingye would be noble all his life and no one would compete with Gu Yuanzheng.
Her mind was in a mess and she was suddenly awakened by the sound of a teacup falling to the ground.
Du Guanghan was grimacing from the burns, but he didn't care at all. He looked at Du Shuang in panic, and his voice was shaking.
"Sister, don't scare me, what is this, what is this..."
Du Shuang was furious: "You can't read? Do you want me to read to you?"
What a loser, he's so scared even before anything happens!
Du Guanghan actually wishes he was illiterate.
There was no heading for the letter, and no signature at the end, so he couldn't tell where it came from. But he wasn't stupid, and he knew that the only person who could make Du Shuang come to his house that night was Gu Bohuai.
This is like a nuclear bomb hitting you right in the head.
Although he is the eldest brother-in-law, he has always been afraid of this brother-in-law. He was already terrified when he attacked Lu Youyou this time. Now he was told that Gu Bohuai already knew about it, and knew it in such detail. This...
Du Guanghan's mind went blank and he looked at Du Shuang unable to say a word.
What should he do? Is it too late to stop now?
Jun Zhengwen is indeed a two-system company, but does he dare to gamble his official hat against Gu Bohuai's methods?
If he dared, he wouldn't have clung to Du Shuang for so many years.
Du Shuang was overwhelmed when she saw Du Guanghan like this. How could she have such a brother!
"When I ask you what to do, why are you in a daze?"
"I……"
Du Guanghan's heart was still in his throat. The only thought in his mind was to stop quickly and pretend that nothing had happened.
Jiang Yu quickly sent the person abroad. He accepted the loss and insisted on not leaving any evidence behind.
As for the Sun family, Lu Yanping had only mentioned it to them at the beginning, and their willingness to take the bait had nothing to do with him.
He poured out all his thoughts, fearing that if he spoke too slowly, Gu Bohuai would suddenly appear out of nowhere and cause trouble for him.
"No future!"
Du Shuang couldn't help it, she slapped the table and said out loud what she had been holding in her heart for a long time.
Du Guanghan was stunned, and couldn't help but feel angry.
Who is he working so hard for? Du Shuang never said thank you and always just complained. If you have the ability, don't look for him!
Now that he's been implicated, and he hasn't even said a word of objection, she's already started scolding him!
Du Guanghan endured and swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth. Now was not the time to quarrel. The important thing was to solve the problem.
"Now that my brother-in-law knows about this, this matter can't go on any longer. He gave you this thing instead of taking direct action. He has already saved your face. You must accept this step."
Even if Du Shuang disagreed, he would not continue. The matter had been made clear, and he could not use an egg to hit a stone.
Du Shuang knew it in her heart, but she couldn't swallow it.
She remained silent and Du Guanghan had to continue to persuade her even though he had to pinch his nose.
"Listen to my advice. If you stop now, you can still keep the peace on the surface. Your brother-in-law knew about it so quickly, so he must have set his sights on the couple."
The more Du Shuang listened, the angrier she became. Haha, he was letting go, but how? Was he paying attention to them, or keeping an eye on her?
Seeing that she was unmoved, Du Guanghan had no choice but to continue to increase his bet.
"There's something I haven't told you yet. Lu Youyou is unusually calm. Either he has evidence, or he has something to rely on, or even... both."
Du Shuang finally raised her head: "Why didn't you say so earlier?!"
Du Guanghan choked: "I..."
"Speak up, why didn't you say it earlier?!" Du Shuang growled.
Du Guanghan didn't want to care about it anymore and just gave up.
"I'm just thinking about taking it one step at a time. Even if I can't bring her down, I can ruin her reputation. Even if she still has evidence, as long as I can't expose Jiang Yu, I can't completely clear myself."
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