No wonder it was she and Mo Huaixing who claimed Lin Shuang's ashes and buried her with Fu Cheng in the cemetery. At the time, Gan Tang thought it was Lin Shuang's dying wish, but she didn't expect that Lin Shuang's parents didn't recognize her at all.
"I don't believe there are parents like that in the world." Gan Tang released Mo Huaixing's hand and went over to verify it herself.
"Uncle and Aunt, do you know that Lin Shuang is dead?"
"She has nothing to do with us anymore." The two of them walked around Gantang as if they had seen something filthy.
Gan Tang retorted angrily, "She was heavily pregnant when she died. Aren't you worried about whether the child is still alive?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? What does the child of a criminal have to do with us?" The two left quickly, without even going home, afraid that the girl looking for them would remember their house number.
Gan Tang leaned on Mo Huaixing's shoulder, feeling a tightness in her chest.
"Sister Lin Shuang must have known that her older brother was in trouble, which is why she came to find her parents. But they..." If her closest relatives hadn't turned her away, she would have raised her child alone instead of choosing to go to Fu Cheng.
Not everyone in this world deserves to be a parent.
Perhaps pregnant women are more prone to sentimentality, for Gan Tang was still sobbing when she lay down on the bed. Mo Huaixing pulled her into his arms and gently comforted her, "Don't cry, or your eyes will get swollen."
Gan Tang said in a muffled voice, "Mo Huaixing, I had an ultrasound a few days ago, and it's a girl."
Mo Huaixing said, "Girls are good, just like you."
“But I still want a boy, but I don’t want to have another baby. Childbirth is so hard.” Gan Tang looked up at Mo Huaixing and revealed her purpose: “Once the baby is out of danger, let’s bring the baby back. We can treat them as twins, okay?”
“My Tangbao, you’re so good.”
Mo Huaixing lowered his head and kissed Gan Tang's lips, greedily inhaling her scent. He had once been a ray of light in her life, and now, she was a flame beside him, warming all his senses.
Gan Tang was a little out of control from his teasing, so she hurriedly pushed him away and warned him with dissatisfaction, "Watch your mouth."
Mo Huaixing said aggrievedly, "I didn't do anything!"
"You still dare to talk back." Gan Tang pushed his hand away, but still leaned against him, flatteringly saying, "Honey, come with me somewhere tomorrow!"
“Okay!” Mo Huaixing took her hair and curled it.
Gan Tang frowned: "Aren't you going to ask where we're going?"
"Aren't we going to the Chu family?"
How could he guess so accurately? Gan Tang slapped him across the face and said fiercely, "Go to sleep."
Back then, Mrs. Chu adopted her as her goddaughter and even gifted her a set of valuable family heirloom jewelry. Now, it's time to return it.
Fearing something might happen one day, Gan Tang placed the jewelry set in the foundation's office after acquiring it. The next morning, Gan Tang took it out and went to the Chu family with Mo Huaixing.
Mrs. Chu glanced at the jewelry on the coffee table, then looked at Gan Tang's swollen belly, and chuckled softly, "I never imagined you'd been lying to me all along."
"I'm sorry, Mrs. Chu." Gan Tang didn't know what to say, so she bowed deeply.
Mo Huaixing bowed to Gan Tang, "At that time, during our undercover work, she couldn't tell you the truth. She could only minimize the impact on the Chu Group in this way. Please forgive her."
“I know, Jiahe told me everything.” Mrs. Chu sighed and pushed the jewelry on the coffee table toward Gantang. “I told you, this is a gift for my goddaughter, so keep it.”
Gan Tang quickly waved her hand: "Mrs. Chu, this is too precious, I can't accept it."
Mrs. Chu was displeased: "You really don't want to acknowledge me as your godmother?"
Gan Tang was at a loss for words, but finally accepted the jewelry, thinking that she would give it to Chu Jiahe's daughter when he had one. Unexpectedly, Mrs. Chu produced an even bigger gift: a share transfer agreement.
"Your godfather asked me to give this to you."
When Chu Mingxuan initially transferred 1% of the Chu Group's shares to Lu Xintang, Lu Xintang disappeared after the Lu Group was seized, rendering the share transfer agreement invalid. Now, Chu Mingxuan has changed the name of the transferee to Gan Tang.
"No, this really won't do." Gan Tang waved her hands repeatedly in fright. No matter how valuable the jewelry was, it was just an object; this was shares in the Chu Group.
However, Mo Huaixing grasped her hand and said, "Take it!"
Even after leaving the Chu family residence, Gan Tang still felt uneasy and questioned Mo Huaixing with dissatisfaction, "Why did you make me accept it?"
Mo Huaixing explained, "Many people knew that Chairman Chu transferred the shares to you back then. If he takes them back, wouldn't that be admitting that he was deceived?"
Gan Tang said "Oh," and then said, "You mean, if he gives it to me again, people will think that he has always known about this and that he gave me the shares in the first place to protect me."
Mo Huaixing nodded. For Chu Mingxuan, a few shares were not as important as his own reputation.
Gan Tang's eyes lit up: "If I sell my shares, won't I become a rich woman?"
Mo Huaixing chuckled and tapped her on the head: "The Chu Group is not a listed company, so it cannot be traded."
Gan Tang pouted: "Can't I just do it privately?"
Mo Huaixing chuckled and pinched her nose: "Would you dare sell yourself?"
A familiar figure appeared before her, and Gan Tang hurriedly removed Mo Huaixing's hand, "Jiahe... Brother..."
"Okay!" Chu Jiahe nodded politely and walked straight inside, but he stopped shortly after. "Let's talk!"
It was the same beach where they had parted ways completely. But the person he wanted to talk to was Mo Huaixing.
Gan Tang leaned against a rock in the distance. She couldn't hear what the two were saying, but could see two tall, straight figures.
They were almost the same height, but from a distance, Chu Jiahe always seemed a little taller because his gaze was always naturally upward, like a white crane ascending to heaven; while Mo Huaixing's gaze was habitually downward, like an eagle overlooking the earth.
Seeing Mo Huaixing turn around and walk over, Chu Jiahe remained standing still, while Gan Tang walked over.
"Jiahe, I'm sorry, and thank you."
Chu Jiahe felt a pang of sadness. "Xin...Tang'er, why are you always so polite to me? Is it because the person I know is a fake?"
A beautiful coral fish swam freely in the sea. Chu Jiahe pointed at it and said, "The fish we see on the surface of the water is just its reflection, not the real thing. But doesn't it look like what you see? And what makes you think that I don't like the real you?"
Gan Tang lowered her head and remained silent, but tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.
Chu Jiahe continued, "Just because I don't delve into some things doesn't mean I'm a fool. I've always known you have secrets, but since you're unwilling to tell me, I respect your choice, just as I've kept your secrets the same way you kept mine."
Unexpectedly, the respect he thought he should uphold pushed his beloved girl further and further away.
Gan Tang looked at Chu Jiahe and choked up, saying, "Jiahe, you are too perfect. You are so perfect that every time I am with you, I feel ashamed of myself."
What reason could Chu Jiahe give? He couldn't convince himself: "What about him?"
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