☆, Chapter 48: Big and Scheming
"What on earth did you put in that bowl of nourishing soup? Are you trying to kill me? Don't think you can get away with this!"
"I've put in a poison that will rip your intestines apart and slowly torture you to death, so you won't die too quickly." The old butler had walked up to him without him noticing.
With a clang, the cane in Mr. Gu's hand fell to the floor, and he fell back into the chair.
His strength was rapidly draining away, and Mr. Gu waved his arms.
"Give me the antidote..."
"Is there an antidote..."
He can't die, how can he die like this?
"Do you want the antidote?" The old butler's voice sounded like a devil leading people to corruption.
His wrist was grabbed, and the old butler stuffed a pen into his hand and slammed it hard on the desk, making a thud.
"Sign this will and I'll give you the antidote."
"Don't even think about it!" Old Master Gu squeezed out three words from between his teeth.
How could he possibly fulfill the wishes of these beasts?
The old butler was not angry, and even smiled peacefully.
"It doesn't matter. After you die, the inheritance will belong to the eldest young master anyway."
"The children your concubines gave birth to are all useless. They can't compete with the young master in a fight."
"You can just not sign it and dream of dying with all your wealth. In fact, the eldest young master will still get what he deserves."
"If you kill me, you won't be able to escape!" Old Master Gu was furious.
"I didn't intend to get away in the first place. What's the point of giving you my life? You're an old man with not much time left anyway. I think it's worth it to let me take you away."
The old butler's cold hand squeezed his wrist hard.
The pen that he had been holding tightly in his palm slipped out of his hand, and Mr. Gu felt the warmth of life slipping away bit by bit. He grabbed the pen from the table with his backhand.
"I sign... I sign... Can you give me the antidote? I know I was wrong. I will treat Guohao well in the future. Please give me the antidote..."
Before he knew it, Mr. Gu was in tears.
This was the closest he had ever been to death. He couldn't die. He had worked so hard to earn this fortune and this position of power...
He is different from the old butler, an old man whose life is worthless!
Old Master Gu softened his attitude and could no longer maintain his toughness. He admitted that he was scared. He wiped the water marks on his face, grabbed the stack of documents, and signed on the blank space.
One, two, three... He seemed to have never signed so quickly before.
The ease and comfort with which I dealt with my subordinates in the past seemed to no longer exist.
Old Master Gu quickly signed his name with tears streaming down his face, then grabbed the old housekeeper's hand and said, "Antidote...Give me the antidote..."
"There's no antidote at all." The old butler pried open his fingers one by one, smiling cruelly, "I lied to you."
“…” Mr. Gu was stunned.
"Just like you lied to the lady back then."
Butler Ning looked at him with a cold look, without any mercy.
"You said you would treat her well with all your heart for the rest of your life."
"You said you would never let her down."
"You said that you would calm down after giving birth to the young master."
As he spoke, Mr. Gu's eyes widened.
Besides feeling dizzy, his chest also began to hurt. Old Master Gu clutched the clothes on his chest tightly, pointing a trembling finger at the old housekeeper, speaking intermittently. "You...you...you dare to lie to me..."
The old butler slowly bent down and saluted him respectfully as he did before.
"You made so many promises, but you didn't keep any of them."
"I just lied to you once, why are you reacting so strongly?"
"You, you..." Old Master Gu's face turned purple, he couldn't breathe, his eyes rolled back, and he fell straight back on the chair.
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[Old Man Gu was pissed off to death! No, it should be said he was frightened to death.]
[Heart disease is most vulnerable to anger and fear. The old housekeeper was both angry and scared with him!]
[In fact, the old housekeeper hadn't given him any poison at all. He had simply put in a little bit of a sleeping potion. The combination of that potion and his rage caused him to feel dizzy, so he actually thought he was poisoned.]
[Old Man Gu scared himself to death. No wonder the hospital couldn't find anything. He died of a heart attack, nothing wrong.]
[The sleep-inducing medication he'd been taking was just a slightly higher dosage. Mr. Gu would occasionally take it. The doctor thought he was just suffering from insomnia, so he gave him a little more.]
[The old butler had no intention of paying him with his life, so he believed it.]
[Speaking of which, this old housekeeper is truly clever! With just a few tricks, he managed to get Old Man Gu to scare himself to death, and still get all the inheritance.]
[No, no, only 5% of the estate went to Butler Ning, the bulk went to Dad Gu. So the old butler really planned this for Dad Gu.]
[What's going on? I'm suddenly so moved.]
[My little master, this old slave has always stood by your side!]
[I have been patient for so many years, all for the sake of helping you plan!]
[Wait, that’s not right either…]
[The old housekeeper hates Old Man Gu so much because of Ruan Qiu. Is there some hidden reason behind this?]
[He said to Nguyen Thu…]
[Oh my god! I actually got an unexpected bonus.]
[It turns out the old housekeeper has liked Ruan Qiu for a long time.]
[Even before Ruan Qiu married Old Man Gu, the old housekeeper had already liked Ruan Qiu, but due to their different social status, the old housekeeper could only keep this affection in his heart and secretly protect Ruan Qiu.]
[So, I felt so resentful when I saw Old Man Gu abandoning me after having an affair with me. The white moonlight I held in my heart was trampled under your feet!]
[Watching my goddess becoming increasingly haggard, suffering in the deep courtyard, but unable to do anything, if I were in his shoes, I would also want to kill Old Man Gu.]
"That's the way it is, Master."
On the sofa, after Butler Ning explained, he found that Father Gu was in a trance and seemed not to be listening to him at all. He couldn't help but frowned and called out twice.
"Young Master? Young Master?"
Butler Ning glanced sideways at Mother Gu who was standing next to him, and found that Mother Gu also looked dazed.
"Young Madam?"
"Ah?" Father Gu came back to his senses and responded in a daze.
Housekeeper Ning looked at him and Mother Gu worriedly, "Young Master, are you feeling unwell? If you feel unwell, it's best to see a doctor as soon as possible. At your age, you can't take it lightly like a youngster."
"Ah, I..." Father Gu opened his mouth but didn't say anything.
Ever since Gu Ran started to investigate the truth behind Mr. Gu’s death, he never listened seriously to what Butler Ning said again.
All my thoughts are on Gu Ran.
The old housekeeper...
Ruan Qiu...
Those past events...
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