Chapter 11 Smashing People
From childhood to adulthood, Gu Jue was always compared to Gu Heng. Compared to his perfect older brother, Gu Jue seemed insignificant. It could be said that Gu Jue had always lived in Gu Heng's shadow.
Gu Jue hates being compared to Gu Heng the most.
Of all people to mention, Chu Xiang had to bring up Gu Heng. Wasn't she just trying to annoy him?
If this engagement isn't dissolved, he's not human!
After returning to the Gu family with a cold face, Gu Jue made a scene, ignoring Chen Wanrou's advice and insisting on breaking off his engagement with Chu Xiang.
Chen Wanrou shouted, "You cannot break off your engagement with Chu Xiang!"
Gu Jue really couldn't understand what kind of spell Chu Xiang had cast on his mother, otherwise why would his mother be so determined to have Chu Xiang as her daughter-in-law? He angrily questioned, "Am I your son or is she your daughter? Why are you forcing me to marry her!"
Chen Wanrou said, "Gu Jue, don't be confused. I'm your mother. Would I harm you? You and Xiangxiang are childhood sweethearts. Our two families know each other well and are a good match. If you don't marry Chu Xiang, do you want to marry that Ruan Ruan?"
Su Ruanruan.
The name itself made Chen Wanrou feel a wave of nausea.
As for marrying Su Ruanruan, Gu Jue had never even considered that possibility. He was still in a stage of interest in Su Ruanruan that he didn't even understand himself. But since his mother had brought up Su Ruanruan, Gu Jue said rebelliously, "So what if I marry Su Ruanruan? I'd rather marry a beggar woman on the street than marry Chu Xiang!"
Gu Jue is now stubborn; no matter what Chen Wanrou says, he insists on doing the opposite.
Helpless, Chen Wanrou made a phone call to her husband, sobbing, "Gu Chaoyang, come back right now!"
In another city, Gu Chaoyang was fishing with his younger brother in his mountain village when he received a call from his wife. Afraid of scaring the fish, he asked slowly, "What happened?"
Chen Wanrou: "Gu Jue has been blinded by other women and insists on breaking off his engagement with Chu Xiang!"
Gu Chaoyang: "If the child is disobedient, just give him a beating."
Chen Wanrou: "Your son is such a big guy, how could I possibly hit him!"
Since Gu Heng took over the Gu family, Gu Chaoyang has been living a carefree life. His material needs have been met, so he has begun to pursue spiritual fulfillment. He goes to the Buddhist temple to pray today, the Taoist temple to burn incense tomorrow, and if he is in a good mood, he will even go to the church to meet God.
If you had to describe Gu Chaoyang's mindset in one word, it would be "peaceful".
Chen Wanrou knew that Gu Chaoyang was an unreliable person, so she said in an annoyed tone, "Gu Chaoyang, don't forget that your son's engagement with Xiangxiang was arranged by you and the Chu family. If your son really breaks off the engagement, I'd like to see how you face your friends!"
Gu Chaoyang and Chu Xiang's father have been friends for decades. If Gu Jue does something wrong, Gu Chaoyang will really lose face.
Gu Chaoyang had no choice but to say, "Alright, alright, I'll call Aheng and have him come and teach my brother a lesson."
Chen Wanrou was waiting for Gu Chaoyang to say those words. To be honest, Chen Wanrou felt a chill down her spine when she saw her eldest son's stern face. Although Gu Chaoyang was a hands-off father, Gu Heng would still listen to him.
At the villa, watching Gu Chaoyang call Gu Heng and then hang up, Gu Muxi asked, "Big brother, what happened at your home again?"
Gu Muxi is Gu Chaoyang's younger brother. He is quite old and has never married or had any children. Now he just travels around and writes, living a carefree life.
Gu Chaoyang said, "It's just that kid Gu Jue has gotten into trouble again."
Gu Muxi said, "Gu Jue is still young and just loves to play. You and your sister-in-law shouldn't be angry. Gu Heng is sensible, so let him take care of his younger brother more."
Gu Chaoyang cast the bait and said casually, "Gu Jue is just Aheng's younger brother, not Aheng's son. How can he be controlled by Aheng every day?"
Gu Muxi smiled but didn't say anything.
The farce in the Gu family continues. In short, Chen Wanrou refuses to agree to Gu Jue's request to dissolve the engagement. She tries to persuade Gu Jue with all her heart, but it only makes Gu Jue more disgusted with Chu Xiang.
Gu Jue angrily declared, "If you keep forcing me to marry her, I'm running away from home!"
Chen Wanrou was terrified. She had spoiled Gu Jue since he was a child and always indulged him. Even though Gu Jue was a troublemaker, he had never run away from home. Her heart as a mother was truly broken.
"Gu Jue, do you have to be so angry with me?" Chen Wanrou pressed her hand to her chest, her eyes brimming with tears. "I'm doing this all for your own good!"
Gu Jue said coldly, "I've had enough of you all saying it's for my own good. No one can force me to do things I don't want to do. Chu Xiang wants to marry my older brother, right? Then let my older brother marry her!"
Gu Jue walked to the front door and opened it. He immediately saw the young man in a suit and leather shoes. He froze, and his arrogance disappeared. He stammered, "B-Big Brother."
Gu Heng's expression was indifferent, and his dark eyes revealed no emotion. It was impossible to tell how much he had heard. His calmness only amplified the sense of impending danger.
Gu Jue has been afraid of his older brother since he was a child. Sometimes when he makes a mistake, his parents say they will hit him, but it's just talk. Gu Heng will actually hit him. When Gu Heng disciplines Gu Jue, he doesn't care whether his parents will feel sorry for their youngest son.
When Chen Wanrou saw Gu Heng, it was like seeing a savior. She walked over to Gu Heng, sobbing, and said, "Aheng, please help me persuade your brother. Xiangxiang is such a good girl, but he's been bewitched by other women and insists on breaking off the engagement. How can that be? They haven't been engaged for long, and now he's saying he wants to break off the engagement. Isn't that just making a laughing stock of us?"
Gu Heng walked into the house and said, "We can talk about it at home."
There's no need to make a fool of ourselves in front of outsiders.
Gu Jue stood at the door, hesitant to move, but Chen Wanrou half-pulled and half-pushed him into the living room. Afraid that Gu Jue would say something about running away from home again, Chen Wanrou quickly closed the door.
Gu Heng first took out a tissue to wipe Chen Wanrou's tears, then looked at Gu Jue, who had a stubborn expression, and asked, "You want to break off your engagement with Miss Chu?"
Gu Jue nodded with a forced smile, "Yes."
He can be arrogant towards his own mother, but subconsciously he can't bring himself to be bad when facing his older brother.
Gu Heng sat down on the sofa, reached out and arranged the tea set on the coffee table before asking in a low voice, "Is it for that Miss Su?"
Gu Jue frowned, afraid that Gu Heng would cause trouble for Su Ruanruan, so he said, "It has nothing to do with others. I just don't want to be with Chu Xiang. I don't like her."
Gu Heng: "If you didn't like it, why did you get engaged in the first place?"
Gu Jue said irritably, "Isn't that because my parents both want me to get engaged to Chu Xiang?"
Gu Heng noticed a flaw in one of the cups. He picked it up and examined it closely. "You're an adult. If you don't want to, you can refuse."
Gu Jue disagreed, "Anyway, you all want me to get engaged to someone of equal social standing so that we can arrange a marriage for business purposes within the company. Even if I don't get engaged to Chu Xiang, one day you'll just put some Wang Xiang or Zhao Xiang in my hands."
Yes, for many protagonists in domineering CEO novels, having a fiancée is just because they don't have anyone they like, so they just follow their family's arrangements and get engaged without a second thought. Once they meet their true love and have someone they like, they will do anything to break off the engagement.
Gu Jue said, "I have the life I want now. I don't want to be your puppet anymore. I don't think Chu Xiang is a good person either. She even said she would rather marry my older brother just to disgust me."
Gu Heng paused slightly in his hand holding the cup.
Chen Wanrou corrected her, "Xiangxiang only said that because you made her angry!"
Gu Jue scoffed, "I don't care if she's gone crazy from anger. Big brother, don't let her seemingly unassuming and kind-hearted nature fool you. She deliberately took Mom to Su Ruanruan's shop and embarrassed Su Ruanruan in front of so many people. She's too scheming..."
Before Gu Jue could finish speaking, a cup suddenly flew over and hit him on the forehead, then fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.
Gu Jue covered his head, his eyes blank. After a while, he felt a pain and his figure swayed.
Chen Wanrou was stunned for a moment, then cried out and hurriedly helped Gu Jue up. Seeing a bump on Gu Jue's forehead, Chen Wanrou yelled at Gu Heng, "Gu Heng, what are you doing!"
Gu Heng pulled out a tissue to wipe his hands, his slow and deliberate movements exceptionally elegant. He didn't even glance at Gu Jue and his mother, who was on the verge of a breakdown, but said indifferently, "Mom asked Dad to call me back just to teach him a lesson, didn't she?"
Chen Wanrou is genuinely anxious now, because Gu Jue had a bottle smashed on his head not long ago!
She was both angry and anxious. "Gu Jue is your brother. How can you lecture him like this?"
Chen Wanrou looked at her youngest son with teary eyes, "How are you? Does your head hurt? I'll call an ambulance!"
Gu Jue came to his senses, clutching his throbbing forehead, his face extremely pale. "Big brother, I know you look down on me. Don't worry, I'll leave the Gu family now and won't get in your way anymore."
Gu Heng hadn't laid a hand on Gu Jue since he was twelve years old; this was the first time in so many years.
Chen Wanrou held Gu Jue's hand tightly, preventing him from leaving. She said to Gu Heng, "Are you really only happy when you force your brother away?"
Just then, a rather loud commotion suddenly came from the courtyard.
Chen Wanrou: "What's wrong?"
Gu Jue also noticed the situation over there, and he had a bad feeling.
Gu Heng said gently, "Don't panic, it's a small matter. I'll have someone smash all the motorcycles in the garage."
Gu Jue's face stiffened. He loved racing, and those motorcycles were his treasures. He was furious. "How could you smash my things!"
Gu Heng dared to smash even Gu Jue's things, so why wouldn't he dare to smash his?
not to mention--
Gu Heng: "All the money in this house is earned by me. Isn't every single thing you buy paid for with my own money?"
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