Chapter 42 The Substitute You can use him to threaten my dad.
"Marriage?" Wen Han pointed at Gu Cheng and Wen Ruan in disbelief. "You don't mean those two, do you? They're not old enough yet."
“It’s okay.” Gu Cheng’s face was very ugly, but Gu Zong didn’t care at all. “We can get married first, and then register the marriage when we’re old enough.”
What's this? Because of yourself, you fast-forwarded straight to the finale?
Sigh, does this mean I won't have to see Wen Ruan anymore?
Wen Han was wondering whether this was a good thing or a bad thing when Gu Cheng suddenly flew into a rage: "Impossible! I will not do as you wish!"
Wen Han was genuinely surprised by Gu Cheng's reaction. Gu Zong calmly said, "This one is already useless, so we naturally need to hurry up and train the younger one."
Wen Ruan's face was paler than paper. Wen Han understood what he meant. Was Gu Zong planning to give up on Gu Cheng and instead raise the next generation?
Wen Han hesitated. Should he take the opportunity to tell Gu Zong that there was actually another ready-made Liu Chuanze?
"Gu Zong, what are you talking about?" A man suddenly barged into the ward, startling Wen Han.
This guy looks so much like Gu Zong! Except for his more impatient expression, they're practically identical, like twin brothers.
“Brother,” Gu Zong said coldly, “you don’t need to stand up for me during this period.”
"Brother?" Wen Han asked in surprise, "Is he your own brother?" Is it common for wealthy families to use their own brothers as substitutes?
With such a rough personality, no matter how you look at it, Wen Han glanced at Gu Cheng, then at Gu Zong's younger brother, then back at Gu Cheng. Gu Cheng reacted like a hedgehog whose quills had been stepped on: "What the hell are you looking at! Look again and I'll gouge your eyes out."
Wen Han said with dissatisfaction, "Will looking at you take away a piece of your flesh? Why are you in such a hurry? I didn't say anything."
Gu Zong asked, "Do you find it strange?"
"It's not strange, it's not strange at all," Wen Han quickly added. "My personality is nothing like my dad's. It's normal. I'm his biological child too."
Gu Cheng: "......"
Wen Ruan: "......"
Wen Han chuckled twice: "I'll go first, you two can continue chatting."
Having already turned her head away, Wen Han turned back again and said, "Um, if Wen Ruan and Gu Cheng get married, could you pay back the money he owes me? A few million should be a small amount of money for your Gu family, right?"
Wen Ruan was trembling with anger. If Gu Cheng hadn't been so weak, Wen Han would have suspected that he could actually jump up and fight her.
Gu Zong wasn't angry at all; instead, he smiled kindly: "Of course. Money is the last thing the Gu family lacks. But what about your father? Will he agree?"
"What does he mean?" Wen Han asked, puzzled. "Why do you need to ask what he means? Can't you threaten him? He has nothing anyway."
"Because you have nothing, it doesn't matter, does it?"
Indeed, if the Gu family had someone hold a knife to Wen Qingke's neck, this saintly Wen Qingke might not have given in.
“I also have a younger brother named Wen Ruo.” Wen Han said without hesitation, “You can use him to threaten my father. He’s an Alpha, so he’s definitely more important than me.”
The implication is that you shouldn't use me as leverage.
Gu Zong's younger brother finally couldn't take it anymore and pointed at Wen Han, yelling, "Don't you have any shame at all?"
"You're still acting as your brother's stand-in," Wen Han muttered softly. "At least I've always been myself."
These words struck a nerve with Gu Zong's younger brother, who immediately flew into a rage and rushed at Wen Han to hit her. Wen Han scurried around, and together with Gu Zong's younger brother, they made a mess of the ward. Now, Wen Han genuinely suspects that Gu Cheng is Gu Zong's younger brother's son.
"Gu Yuan, that's enough." The bodyguard stepped forward and stopped Gu Zong's younger brother. Gu Zong said coldly, "It's because you spoiled him too much that Gu Cheng turned out like this."
Gu Yuan retorted indignantly, "What did I do wrong? What did Gu Cheng do wrong?!"
Wen Han almost died laughing. He couldn't even distinguish between ABC and A, O, E, and then asked what was wrong.
The housekeeper came in with a dark face and said impatiently to Wen Han, "Your little boyfriend has been calling you from outside, saying he'll call the police if you don't come out soon."
"I already said, he's not—yes, it's my boyfriend who's urging me, I have to go."
Of the thirty-six stratagems, running away is the best policy; it's best to slip away as quickly as possible.
Seeing Wen Han run away, Gu Cheng said anxiously, "Why didn't you catch him? It must be his doing."
"Your fists are your own flesh and blood. Did he send you to hit someone?" Gu Zong said calmly. "If you're stupid, don't blame others."
——
As soon as Wen Han came out, she kicked Lin He.
"Ouch!" Lin He said, feeling wronged. "Why are you taking your anger out on me?"
Wen Han pulled him into the stairwell: "Did you know that Gu Zong has a younger brother?"
"younger brother?"
“I heard Gu Zong call him Gu Yuan.”
Lin He shook his head.
"That Gu Yuan has the exact same temper as Gu Cheng. Could Gu Cheng be his son?"
Lin He said seriously, "You can't spread these words around, you know?"
Wen Han complained, "That Gu Zong is much smarter than his son; he's already traced the problem back to Zhang Yongqi."
“He started from scratch, how could he be treated like a dog by you like Gu Cheng?” Lin He comforted him with a smile, “But in the end, you didn’t do anything substantial.”
"So what?" Wen Han's expression was not good. "If he wants to cause trouble, he has plenty of ways to do it."
"You were called out by me completely intact, which means he's too lazy to bother with you."
Wen Han felt a little better.
*
After Jingyu finished her IV drip, she could go home. Jingfeng learned about what happened to the Gu family and called Jingyu several times to make sure she was alright before she felt relieved.
For some unknown reason, Lin He insisted on going back with them instead of riding in his own car. Jing Yu, probably still weak from the IV drip, kept her head resting on Wen Han's neck in the car.
"What should we do?" Lin He sighed twice, deliberately leaning his head towards Wen Han, but Wen Han stopped him with her hand.
"I have to go to school again tomorrow," Lin He said with a smile. "Thanks to someone, I still have to deal with Zhang Huihui, this troublesome one."
"Let's break up."
What reason could I possibly have?
Wen Han scoffed, "You need a reason? Don't we just cut off contact directly?"
“You can put on a show with me,” Lin He sighed, “to make him back down.”
"I'll beat you to death," Wen Han said fiercely. "Why do you talk so much? Can't you let the patient rest for a bit?"
Jing Yu asked softly, "Did Gu Zong and the others give you any trouble?"
"It's not that it's difficult, but Gu Zong looks quite scary."
Wen Han frowned and said, "He also mumbled a lot of things I couldn't understand, saying that lilies of the valley are pure and humble flowers and not suitable for me. Was he implying something about me? Was he insulting me?"
"How could that be?" Jingyu gently touched his sleeve. "Don't listen to his nonsense. He's perfect for you."
Lin He kept rolling his eyes.
After dropping Lin He off at the location he specified, it was already past midnight. Wen Han was incredibly sleepy, and in her drowsy state, she heard Jing Yu whisper, "Wen Han, are you sleepy?"
"Um."
"Then I won't go back." Jing Yu's voice was light and airy, like a cloud. "Stay at my place, and tell your dad?"
"Okay..." Wen Qingke's voice came from the phone, "Hanhan, why aren't you home yet? Dad can't get in touch with you."
"It's too late, I'm going to sleep at my classmate's house." Wen Han's eyelids were already drooping. "Dad, you should go to sleep, don't wait for me."
Wen Han was unusually gentle, and Wen Qingke was immediately flattered: "Okay, what about Ruan Ruan? Is he with you?"
"I don't know, maybe I'm getting married..."
——
"Wen Han, it's time to get up." Jing Yu poked his cheek. "It's already 6:10."
Wen Han woke up with a start: "What?! 6:10!"
He slept forty minutes longer than usual! What am I going to do?!
"I've prepared your clothes," Jingyu reassured him, seeing his flustered state. "You'll have enough time."
Wen Han stared blankly at the clock above the blackboard, not expecting to arrive earlier than usual. He ate only a few bites of breakfast, and, fearing he would be late, urged Jing Yu not to eat anymore.
Being able to sleep until 6:10 every morning is such a blessing.
Seeing that Wen Han had already arrived at the classroom, Wen Ruo asked with a stern face, "Where was Wen Ruan last night?"
“Go ask Gu Cheng.” Wen Han shrugged. “Why? I told him to go home early, but he insisted on going to see Gu Cheng. Can you blame me?”
When Wen Ruo arrived at school, he overheard people discussing the incident at the Gu family banquet the previous night. He immediately thought of Wen Ruan and questioned her, "Was the Gu family's affair your doing?"
"What?" Wen Han laughed. "He should be grateful to me, because of me, Gu Cheng's father still wants them to get married."
Jing Yu turned to the side, leaned closer, and smiled, "Why didn't you tell me last night?"
"I was too sleepy, I forgot."
Seeing Wen Ruo seemingly frozen in place, Wen Han deliberately said, "Sigh, we'll soon be family, Wen Ruo, you should get along well with your brother-in-law from now on."
Wen Ruan appeared calm, except for a slightly pale complexion. Wen Ruo wanted to ask him something but didn't dare, and simply walked past him in silence.
"Hey, do you know that Gu Cheng hasn't been able to come to school for the past few days?"
Wen Han pricked up her ears to listen to their discussion: "It seems Gu Cheng has hit someone again, and this time it wasn't an ordinary person. I was eating gossip until midnight last night, and now I'm so sleepy."
Yang Lanjun seems to have somehow unlocked her inner magic, finally losing her allure for Gu Cheng. Now, she'll turn on anyone who mentions Gu Cheng in front of her. She even specifically told Wen Han that a high school senior, an Omega, has recently appeared who secretly harbors feelings for Gu Cheng.
He'll regret it someday.
"It's hard to say. If he's like Zhang Huihui, not even ten oxen could pull him back."
“Speaking of Zhang Huihui,” Yang Lanjun said softly, “when I entered the school, I saw that his eyelids were swollen very much.”
"You're finally free from suffering."
"He deserved it, even Wen Ruan's advice was useless." As soon as she finished speaking, Zhang Huihui rushed in and pounced on Wen Han amidst the surprised gazes of the whole class.
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