Chapter 1296 Weird Atmosphere (Welcome to the End of the Full Story)
How long had it been since anyone mentioned Gu Wanqiu in front of her? Eleven years had passed, and he had thought his heart had long been as cold as a wall of iron, but he hadn't expected that when he heard the name Gu Wanqiu, his heart would still shrink uncontrollably.
Li Jinxing, who is already 44 years old, has some gray hair on his temples.
He controlled his voice and said, "I told you not to mention her..."
"Why can't I mention it? Are you feeling guilty? You treat us like this now, are you trying to prove that if you were an emotionless machine, you would be able to protect my mother?" Li Siyan thought of his mother. How long had it been since he mentioned her?
Now he has forgotten what his mother looks like, he only knows that she looks very similar to her sister.
But his sister is very beautiful. That is the original Gu Wanqiu, and the one who lives with them is the Gu Wanqiu who has had plastic surgery.
She was not that pretty and her voice was not that nice, but she always looked at them tenderly, and then told them stories and sang to them in her hoarse voice.
When we are good to them, we are especially good to them. When we are bad to them, we cheat them and take advantage of them.
But Siyan never blamed her for lying. He just felt sorry for her, missed her, and wanted to see her again.
Thinking of Gu Wanqiu, a sense of strength arose in his heart. He raised his head and spoke in a sarcastic voice.
"Stop dreaming. Do you really think you can protect her? You were the one who hurt her the most. If you were kind to her, you wouldn't have chained her up. She wouldn't have jumped off the building, let alone left the three of us. She even died quietly, unwilling to stay by your side."
"How do you know she's dead?"
"She is buried under that camellia tree, right?" Li Siyan turned his head, pointed at the tree, and said in a trembling voice.
He didn't know it when he was a child, but as time went by, he noticed more clues. For example, Li Jinxing, who didn't care about anything, was most concerned about the camellia tree. He would say all kinds of things to the camellia tree, especially on September 30th every year, he would sit under the camellia tree for a long time.
The seedling that was once there has now grown up and can provide shade. In late autumn, it will be covered with white camellia flowers.
Li Siyan knew that her mother liked camellias and had not forgotten that September 30th was her birthday.
Now that he has grown up, thanks to Li Jinxing, his abilities have grown stronger day by day, and he can investigate some things. He found the people who used to work at Qiule Manor, and also met He Tian and Zhou Yi whom he hadn't seen for a long time. He didn't ask, but tried to test them, and learned from them that Gu Wanqiu had died a long time ago.
Not long after she left, she died.
When Li Jinxing suddenly changed his personality, rumors spread that it was because of 35-year-old Jiang Yun. Even now, everyone working at Qiule Manor thought so.
But the truth is that because of Gu Wanqiu's death, he failed to protect the people he loved, nor could he protect the people who loved him. What a waste he is.
In order to prevent his two children from becoming such "wastes", he forcibly changed his educational methods, and in the end they became so ugly that even he himself could not recognize them.
"Someone come here!" Li Jinxing shouted with a cold face.
The bodyguards outside walked in, and the servants in the hall hid stiffly aside, not daring to speak. They were used to such scenes, but they would get nervous every time they saw them. They didn't know how many people had resigned because they couldn't stand Li Jinxing's changeable mood.
"Would you like to go down by yourself, or should I ask someone to invite you down?"
They were locked up in the basement again. They used to be locked up for one night, but now the shortest is 24 hours a day, and the longest is 72 hours. They only give them water but no food.
The process is different, but the ending is the same. He has no right to choose. When he grows up, he understands how cowardly Li Jinxing is. This time, he can't argue with him and still chooses to escape.
Li Siyan looked like Gu Wanqiu when he was a child, but now his appearance has changed and his overall features are about 70% similar to Li Jinxing.
Especially when he was mocking Li Jinxing: "My mother is so pitiful. She died because of you, and even after her death, no one knew of her existence. Whether she was alive or dead, she was a joke. You can't even acknowledge her, so how can you say you love her?"
After saying that, Li Siyan turned around, got into the elevator and went to the basement. This time he would probably be locked up for seventy-two hours.
Watching the elevator close, Li Jinxing stood there in a daze for a long time, then leaned back and fell with a scream. Fortunately, there was a sofa behind him, so it didn't hurt much.
Butler He rushed over to him and asked, "Boss Li, are you okay?"
"I'm fine, you all go out, I want to be alone."
Everyone in the hall had left. Li Jinxing sat on the sofa for an unknown amount of time. He looked up at the camellia outside and thought to himself, did I really do something wrong?
No, he is not wrong. If he is wrong, then what is the point of all these years of persistence!
Li Siyan was locked up in the basement again. Even though he had been locked up in this place many times, he would still be scared for a short time when he came in, and then he would slowly adapt to this place.
He knew how difficult seventy-two hours would be. The basement was pitch black, he had no idea what time it was, and there was nothing to eat. All he could do was sleep and daydream. Darkness could magnify a person's fear infinitely.
This time it should be far more than seventy-two hours. Li Siyan has no strength left and doesn't know how long it will take for him to get out. He even wondered if Li Jinxing would let him die here if he made him angry this time.
If Li Jinxing didn't say anything, no one would dare to release Li Siyan.
Butler He felt a little distressed watching Si Yan grow up, and tried to plead for mercy, but every time he met Li Jinxing's eyes, he swallowed back the words that were on his lips.
Li Siyan didn't expect that the person who came to see him would be his younger brother Li Sixu.
Li Sixu took a flashlight and turned on the wall lamp. The basement had been converted into a cage. Once he entered, he was locked up and couldn't get out. He could only wait for someone outside to use the key to open the cage door.
Li Sixu stood outside the cage and patted it with his hand: "Brother, I'm here to see you."
Li Siyan, who was curled up on the ground, finally reacted. He raised his head and saw Li Sixu outside. There was no trace of worry on his face.
"Do you regret it now? I told you not to contact that girl, but you refused to listen. Do you really like that woman, or are you using this method to rebel against your father?"
Li Siyan didn't say anything. He was so hungry that he had no strength and even tinnitus.
Li Sixu squatted down and continued, "Actually, I think what Dad said is quite right. I agree with him. When we don't have the ability, we shouldn't get involved in emotions. It will become a burden to us. If he and Mom hadn't met, Mom would be alive now, and Dad would probably be stronger than he is now."
"Brother, I'm actually very envious of you because Dad pays more attention to you than me. You've always been better than me. How many times have you beaten me in competitions since we were little? I've been locked up here longer than you. How much effort do I have to put in to surpass you? But no matter how hard I try, Dad only has eyes for you. He wants to give the inheritance to you. Why? I'm obviously his son too. Is it just because I'm younger than you?"
"I listened to him so much and kept everything he said in mind, but you actually fell in love with a useless woman at this time. You really disappoint me."
Li Siyan didn't expect that his younger brother actually thought this way. Over the years, he could feel that the distance between him and him was getting farther and farther. He always comforted himself that this was just a superficial phenomenon. The two grew up together and they cared about each other in their hearts.
But obviously not.
Now he looked into Li Sixu's eyes and saw clearly that his brother hated him, just like the hatred he had seen on Li Jinxing's face.
"Brother, I am no longer the same person I used to be. I will no longer stand behind you. You are a waste if you act on your emotions. I will definitely be better than you in the future. I will make Dad notice me and then hand the Li family over to me. I will always carry his values with me, including towards Gu Sui. Gu Sui is really lucky because she is my mother's biological daughter. Dad loves her so much. It would be better if she died."
How could Li Sixu become like this? Li Siyan looked at him in disbelief. When he stood up to leave, Li Siyan asked, "What do you want to do?"
"Do what my father wants me to do." This sentence is ambiguous.
Not long after Li Sixu left, someone else came down and took Li Siyan out. Only then did he realize that he had been locked up here for almost four days, a full 90 hours.
Lu Weiwei left, and Li Siyan returned to school after a good rest, as if nothing had happened. Since that meeting, when Li Sixu saw him again, he no longer called him brother, but called him by his name directly.
Everyone saw this change, and the family members did not find it strange. It seemed that they had already anticipated that the two brothers would become enemies one day in the future.
Gu Sui is not close to her two brothers. She also wants to get close to them, but they ignore her every time. The eldest brother is okay, but the second brother always looks at her with hatred.
She didn't understand, so she once chased her second brother and asked him if he hated her.
Li Sixu said directly: "Yes, I just hate you. If you didn't exist, Mom wouldn't leave. You are a disaster!"
These words shocked Gu Sui. She wanted to ask for clarification, but he stopped talking. She also didn't dare ask her father, for fear of being locked up in the basement like her two brothers.
Like Li Jinxing, Li Sixu also found an outlet for himself, and that person was Gu Sui. He couldn't bear to see her doing well. They shared the same blood, but Gu Sui lived a much better life than them.
Is it because she was born to Gu Wanqiu? Or is it because of that face?
Although the Li family is rich and powerful and ranks first in everything, they have no feelings. Their home is not like a home. The pathological family affection makes no one want to go home.
Gu Sui wanted to change this situation and tried everything, but all her efforts ended in failure. Housekeeper He also advised her to give up.
Li Jinxing's views over the years have been nothing more than satisfying his own selfish desires. No one knows why, but it has been ingrained in him. Because of him, the ones who have been most affected are her two brothers, especially the second brother Sixu.
Gu Sui didn't want to become like them. She once said that she loved her father the most and promised her father that she would stay here and not get married and stay with him forever. Now she wants to go back on her word. She doesn't want to stay in a home without any human touch and doesn't want to be trapped in a cage like a bird.
When I was twenty years old, my two older brothers were twenty-six years old.
My eldest brother is married. He and his wife seem to be a good match, but for some reason, there is a sense of incongruity when they are together.
To put it nicely, they respect each other like guests. To put it bluntly, they don't love each other enough.
Gu Sui knew that his elder brother Li Siyan chose to get married because the sister-in-law he chose was helpful to him, and their marriage was arranged.
Why be with someone you don't love.
Li Jinxing said to her: "When two people are together because of interests, their relationship will be stronger than love."
Gu Sui didn't want to become like this. If she married someone, she would definitely marry her because she loved the other person very much.
Gu Sui desperately wanted to meet someone who could take her away from here.
Li Jinxing seemed to have noticed her thoughts and was testing her to see if she wanted to get married.
Gu Sui never panicked. Facing Li Jinxing's temptation, he didn't know how to hide it at all, and his thoughts were revealed in a few seconds.
Li Jinxing was not angry either. He was more tolerant towards his daughter than towards his two sons.
"Don't worry, Dad will find a suitable person for you."
What is appropriate? Is it a marriage of convenience like my eldest brother?
Although Gu Sui promised him when she was a child that she would not marry and would stay here with him for the rest of her life, how could he take a child's words seriously? Li Jinxing knew that he could not keep Gu Sui, and that he would get married one day.
Instead of letting her just marry someone casually, it’s better for him to prepare in advance.
"Xiao Sui, Daddy has found a boyfriend for you, you will definitely be very satisfied." Li Jinxing took her to meet the so-called "boyfriend"
At first glance, Gu Sui was stunned. The man in front of her looked exactly like Li Jinxing when he was young. He looked even more like him than her elder brother Li Siyan. In addition to the facial features, the temperament was also similar. It was obviously imitated, but he could only imitate the appearance, not the eyes.
"This is the new boyfriend I found for you. Didn't you say your favorite person is Dad? If you're going to find one, you have to find someone as good-looking as me. This guy is as good-looking as me. If you think there's anything wrong with him, you can get plastic surgery again."
Gu Sui's eyes were filled with fear of Li Jinxing. She had never felt so terrified of Li Jinxing's morbid desire for control as she did at this moment.
The bursting pressure seemed to crush her to death.
Just because of a casual remark from childhood, Li Jinxing actually remembered it until now, and according to her words, he found a man to train. Not only did he create a face similar to his own, but he also made the man imitate his every move.
She just said that she wanted to find someone as handsome as him, not someone who was exactly like him.
How could she possibly be with such a person? She was afraid that they would have nightmares and would not be able to do anything intimate. After all, once she looked at his face, she would think of him as her father, and would have nightmares if she looked at him for too long.
Gu Sui's face turned pale and he felt cold all over.
Li Jinxing became more and more satisfied the more he looked at her. She was indeed the person he had chosen personally. They looked so well matched standing together. When the two faces were put together, it was as if he and Gu Wanqiu were together again.
He burned all of Gu Wanqiu's belongings, and now only three children related to her are left. It is undeniable that the reason why he was good to Gu Sui was, firstly, because she was born to Gu Wanqiu, and secondly, she looked very similar to Gu Wanqiu, so he could look at her face and miss her.
Gu Sui was frightened by Li Jinxing. Her face turned pale and her eyes were as red as a rabbit. She had never thought that such a thing would happen. How could she refuse?
Having been brought up in pampered conditions, she had a natural fear of Li Jinxing and had never disobeyed him. She also listened to her father and did whatever he said, but she really couldn't accept the man named Yanquan.
When she thought about obeying Li Jinxing's wishes and being with this man, she burst into tears of fear and cried out with trembling lips: "Dad..."
"Don't be afraid, Dad is here. Being with him is like seeing your dad. Even if I die, I will be relieved. Also, don't have children... Giving birth is painful. If you want a child, adopt one." Li Jinxing gently touched Gu Sui's hair. It was a very warm scene, but the atmosphere became weird.
"Xiao Sui, I have prepared so much for you, aren't you happy?" he asked softly.
Gu Sui, Gu Sui... Her mother gave her this name so that she could live as she pleased, but her life was never perfect.
In order to live freely in the future, Gu Sui tried to rebel against his father for the first time: "I am not happy, I don't want to be with this person."
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