Chapter 248 Dad, I'm sorry
Gu Suixing realized he had miscalculated; he had let his father strike first, and it seemed he couldn't escape this calamity today.
Hearing her father's loud voice, which refused to give up, Gu Suixing resignedly came out of the kitchen.
Gu Zhenjun pointed at his son with a pained expression, "You can deal with the mess this brat made. Beat him or scold him as you please."
Gu Suixing opened his mouth, "...Dad!"
Gu Zhenjun glared at him, "Don't call me Dad, I don't have a son as shameless as you!"
Gu Suixing: "..."
Gu Zhenjun even found the stick and personally handed it to Xie Chaoyin, saying, "Go ahead and hit him."
Xie Chaoyin didn't take the stick, and said calmly, "He's not my son, why would I hit him?"
Gu Zhenjun was stunned for a moment.
Gu Suixing pondered those words repeatedly, finding them increasingly hurtful. He felt it would be better to let Xie Chaoyin personally beat him up.
Who shouldn't be physically disciplined? Outsiders.
Gu Zhenjun also realized what was happening and was immediately furious.
I'm angry that this brat is shameless, and I'm also angry that he's not shameless enough. The child is so old, and he can't even get a proper title. He's useless!
Gu Zhenjun gritted his teeth and shouted, "Kneel down!"
Gu Suixing then knelt down before his father-in-law.
Xie Chaoyin didn't even lift his eyelids, "Don't kneel before me."
Gu Suixing didn't move.
Gu Zhenjun looked at his son, hesitated for a long time, but still brought the stick down.
If the past few days were just minor skirmishes, then today Gu Zhenjun is serious.
One blow after another, right in front of Xie Chaoyin, were delivered with heavy force, without any hesitation.
Gu Suixing remained silent, but Gu Zhenjun's eyes reddened, and his hand trembled every time he raised the stick.
No matter how much he complains about him, he's still his own son.
Having raised his son for over a decade, no matter how unruly the brat was or how angry he was, Gu Zhenjun had never laid a hand on him this hard.
The stick was ostensibly hitting the son, but it also struck his heart.
Xie Chaoyin wasn't trying to punish the boy at all; he was clearly punishing him.
For a moment, the only sound in the ward was the sound of sticks hitting flesh.
Gu Suixing was in so much pain that he broke out in a cold sweat. His handsome face was tense, but he refused to cry out in pain.
Gu Zhenjun still felt sorry for his son and was wondering whether he should take the blame for his son and give himself a few slaps as well.
Gu Suixing suddenly spoke up: "Dad, I'm sorry."
Gu Zhenjun secretly breathed a sigh of relief, stopped his movement, and said sternly, "You're not apologizing to me."
Gu Suixing: "I didn't tell you either."
Gu Zhenjun: "?"
Gu Suixing looked at Xie Chaoyin with a sincere expression: "Dad, I know I was wrong. I can't change what happened in the past. I'll accept whatever you do, even if you scold or hit me. I swear I will treat Lu Nian well from now on. You can rest assured and leave her to me."
Xie Chaoyin: "..."
Gu Zhenjun: "..."
The ward suddenly became eerily quiet.
Gu Zhenjun's expression was somewhat indescribable; he instantly felt that all the fatherly love and heartache he had just shown had been wasted.
Xie Chaoyin said nothing, got up and walked out.
Gu Suixing immediately stood up, holding onto the stool. "Dad, let me see you off."
Gu Zhenjun watched helplessly as his own son, whom he had raised, chased after another man, calling him "Dad" repeatedly. His fists hardened.
So what's the point of having a son?
Other people's daughters are like "water spilled out after marriage," but his son hasn't even married a girl yet, and he's already rushing to "splash" himself out!
As Xie Chaoyin left the ward, he paused. "No need to see me off."
Gu Suixing knew that Xie Chaoyin really intended to leave. Enduring the pain, she leaned against the wall and asked, "Aren't you going to wait for Lu Nian to come up?"
Xie Chaoyin paused for a moment, then gently shook her head. "The suitcase I left on the sofa contains gifts for her and Rui Rui. Please give them to them for me."
Gu Suixing: "Dad, be careful on the road."
"..."
Xie Chaoyin, unable to bear it any longer, turned around and said, "There's more."
Gu Suixing listened attentively with a humble expression.
"Don't rush to claim kinship." Xie Chaoyin said, word by word, "Don't love me, it won't lead anywhere."
Gu Suixing: "………………"
Xie Chao ignored his adopted son and entered the elevator without looking back.
Although she hadn't planned to wait for her daughter and grandson to come up, Xie Chaoyin still ran into them when she went down.
Huo Yao asked, "Are you leaving?"
Lu Fengqing looked at Xie Chaoyin without saying a word.
"Hmm." Xie Chao responded, then suddenly bowed deeply to Huo Yao. "I'm sorry. The car accident was caused by me; I'm the one who caused Zhenjun's death."
The car accident six years ago was caused by him; the other driver intended to hit his daughter, and Gu Zhenjun became a vegetable while trying to save her. He thanked Gu Zhenjun but didn't apologize because Gu Zhenjun was at fault, and he harbored resentment towards him.
As for the second car accident in August this year, it was also caused by him, and Gu Suixing was the one who was injured. However, this one was different from Gu Zhenjun's one. Gu Suixing saved not only his daughter, but also the mother of his own son. This was the right thing to do.
But Huo Yao was innocent from beginning to end, and he should sincerely apologize to her.
Huo Yao paused for a moment, then said calmly, "It's all in the past."
As long as Gu Zhenjun can wake up, she can overlook the matter.
Xie Chaoyin took a deep breath, straightened up, looked at Lu Fengqing, and softened his gaze. "I'll go back first."
Lu Fengqing was stunned for a long time before giving a dry "oh".
Rui Rui waved, "Grandpa, bye-bye."
"Bye-bye." Xie Chaoyin glanced at his little grandson and didn't linger any longer.
Even after his figure disappeared from sight, Lu Fengqing was still looking in the direction he left.
Huo Yao suddenly asked, "It looks great, doesn't it?"
Lu Fengqing: "?"
"Speaking of which, in my memory, Xie Chaoyin has always been a very polite person. At least that's how he is in front of others."
As Huo Yao recalled, she said, "He was very popular when we were in school. Eight or nine out of ten girls in our school liked him. It's no exaggeration to say that the number of people who wanted to pursue him could circle around City A twice. But he was such a polite person that he would never embarrass anyone, so that those who were rejected by him didn't even have a chance to blame him."
This was the first time Lu Fengqing had heard of these things, these past events that couldn't be found in encyclopedias.
Besides curiosity, Lu Fengqing felt a strange sensation rising in her heart, something she couldn't quite explain.
Seeing that Lu Fengqing wanted to hear more, Huo Yao continued, "The first love letter Zhenjun wrote to me was delivered to me by him."
"Back then, I was arrogant and looked down on those scions of aristocratic families. Even though Xie Chaoyin was surnamed Xie and the Xie family had a righteous reputation, I still couldn't stand him."
"When Xie Chaoyin handed me the letter, I thought he wrote it himself. Before I could refuse, he said that he was delivering the letter for his good friend. There were many people watching at the time. Luckily, he spoke up early. Otherwise, it would have been embarrassing if I had refused and then realized that I had rejected the wrong person."
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