Chapter 59 I am the one who inherits the Gu family business.
In the ensuing silence, Chu Sheng burst out laughing. "Gu Heng, do you know what you're saying?"
Gu Heng replied, "Mr. Chu, please agree to let Xiangxiang marry me."
His words were so direct that they left no room for misinterpretation.
Chen Wanrou slammed her hand on the table and stood up. "Gu Heng, what nonsense are you spouting! Chu Xiang is your brother's fiancée. How can you say such things to your brother?"
Chu Sheng remained on the sidelines, having no intention of intervening. He wanted to see how Gu Heng would handle his mother's difficult behavior.
Gu Heng's voice was completely calm. He asked Chen Wanrou objectively and truthfully, "Do you think Xiangxiang should be reserving her position as a stepmother before she's even married?"
Chen Wanrou said in a cold voice, "Xiangxiang will not be a stepmother. That woman will not have the opportunity to give birth to the child."
This doesn't mean Chen Wanrou is cold-blooded. In fact, wealthy men who cause trouble outside the home and end up killing someone often choose to handle things this way. At most, they give a sum of money in compensation, and it's not a big deal.
Gu Heng looked up at his mother and said, "If Gu Jue can do it once, he can do it again. How many times can you clean up his messes?"
Chen Wanrou avoided answering, but instead said, "You've seen the changes in Gu Jue recently. He's settled down and is focusing on starting his own business. A prodigal son returning home is more precious than gold. As his older brother, it's one thing not to support him at this time, but to stab him in the back. Gu Heng, you've gone too far!"
Chen Wanrou stubbornly said, "I will absolutely not agree to Gu Jue and Chu Xiang breaking off their engagement. You should also give up your wishful thinking."
Gu Heng: "I'm sorry, your opinion will not be of any use."
Yes, Chen Wanrou is just a wealthy woman who lives a luxurious life every day. She can make her own decisions on some small matters in the Gu family, but she has no say in important matters at all.
Chen Wanrou's face grew increasingly grim. "No matter what, I am your biological mother, and I naturally have the right to say no in matters of your life."
Chu Sheng raised an eyebrow with interest. He loved watching the drama unfold. Anyway, his daughter was being fought over, so he wasn't in a hurry at all. "Actually, I think what Mrs. Gu said makes sense. If my daughter really gets together with you, then Mrs. Gu will be my daughter's mother-in-law. What if she exercises her rights as a mother-in-law and mistreats my daughter?"
Gu Heng said modestly, "I bought a property outside several years ago. After Xiangxiang and I get married, we won't be living in the Gu family home, so you can rest assured about that."
Upon hearing this, Chen Wanrou was even more furious. Gu Heng, her son, truly showed her no respect and didn't care about her feelings at all. She glared at her husband, who stood beside her like a meditating monk, and said, "Gu Chaoyang, as a father, are you just going to stand by and watch your son commit such an absurd act as stealing your brother's fiancée?"
Gu Chaoyang raised his eyelids slightly. "Whether Xiangxiang marries Gu Jue or Aheng, we are related to the Chu family by marriage, which is fine."
He doesn't like change. If Chu Xiang marries Gu Heng, he and Chu Sheng will still be in-laws, and their relationship won't change, which is fine.
Chen Wanrou: "What's so good about it? What kind of talk is this if word gets out! Does the Gu family have no shame anymore!"
Gu Chaoyang took a leisurely sip of tea. Everyone else present was using wine cups, while he was the only one using a ceramic teacup, which made him seem out of place. "Fame is fleeting and doesn't matter. In fact, if we're talking about who has disgraced the Gu family, Gu Jue, who had a child with another woman while already engaged, is the most shameful person."
Gu Chaoyang put down his teacup and said slowly, "Aheng is young and promising, and Xiangxiang is flawless. In order to make up for his younger brother's mistakes, Aheng developed feelings for Xiangxiang while taking care of her. The two young people were attracted to each other, which is quite a good story."
Yes, in this complicated relationship, Gu Jue is definitely the one at fault. He has been to the police station before, and now he has gotten another woman pregnant out of wedlock. It's not like the eldest daughter of the Chu family can't get married. Is it wrong for her to choose Gu Heng instead of Gu Jue?
Chen Wanrou knew in her heart that Gu Jue was morally untenable. She bit her lip and questioned, "You're right. If Gu Heng and Chu Xiang's affair were to become a popular story, what about Gu Jue? He would only become a laughing stock for everyone!"
Gu Chaoyang remained unusually calm. "Why should someone else's good daughter sacrifice her right to pursue marital happiness for the sake of Gu Jue's reputation?"
Gu Chaoyang looked at Chen Wanrou calmly, "If you want Xiangxiang to become the Gu family's daughter-in-law so badly, then even if she's with Gu Heng, she'll still be your daughter-in-law. Or is it that what you really want isn't Xiangxiang as a daughter-in-law, but just for Xiangxiang to become Gu Jue's wife?"
Gu Chaoyang said, "Chen Wanrou, have you ever considered that Aheng is also your son?"
Chen Wanrou was speechless. She subconsciously looked at Gu Heng, whose expression remained unchanged. Her lips moved several times, but she couldn't make a sound. In that instant, she forgot what she should say.
Chu Sheng smiled slightly and teased Gu Heng, "Although you said you would live outside with Xiangxiang after the marriage, you should still meet up and have a meal together during holidays, right? Your mother is so biased. What if my Xiangxiang marries you and she helps her younger son bully my daughter?"
Gu Heng replied, "I am the one who will inherit the Gu family business."
Chu Sheng paused slightly, then laughed with delight, "Gu Heng, how come I never realized you were such an interesting person before?"
Gu Heng inherited the Gu family business, and once Chen Wanrou and Gu Jue lost the Gu family's protection, they would be no different from ordinary people. Although Gu Heng's words were simple, the coldness and indifference they revealed were genuine.
Chen Wanrou felt like she was fighting a lone battle, but she knew that no one in the Gu family, except her, would truly care about Gu Jue. Chu Xiang was the most suitable candidate she had chosen for Gu Jue more than ten years ago, so how could she allow her to be taken away by someone else so easily?
Gu Heng has the favor of his grandfather and father, and so much praise from the outside world. He clearly has everything, so why does he have to go against a younger brother who can't possibly pose a threat to him?
Gu Jue has never been valued by the Gu family since he was a child. Now that his fiancée is about to be taken away by someone else, no one speaks up for him. Chen Wanrou's heart immediately turned cold. However, a mother's strength makes her even stronger, and she has even more courage to fight against this injustice to the end.
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