75. Asking for divination in the temple, meeting an old lover
"say what?"
"He said he wanted to drag Miss Chu down with him. Anyway, he has nothing now, so he's not afraid that you would do something to him..." Cheng Quan said this in a panic, fearing that the boss would be angry.
Unexpectedly, Fu Rongshen remained calm, with a sneer on his face. "Attacking him? I've never really done anything to him before."
"I was thinking of taking the trouble to deal with him, but now that he has brought about his own destruction, everything will be easy now."
"Secretary Cheng, I remember he owed a lot of debts, right?" He said in a gloomy tone, "Those creditors are really good people. They are so kind to him."
Chengquan understood what he meant: "Yes, let's get in touch right away."
Waterside pavilion and palace.
"Are you saying that Aunt Gu has found out about you and your uncle?"
Fu Zhiju looked at her and frowned.
"Well," the girl said, her face pale and ugly, "I'm hiding it from my father now, but it won't be hidden for long."
She thought of the interview she had just seen. Fu Rongshen put the blame on himself. The online insults against her were almost completely deleted, but malicious messages against him also surfaced.
Things like "beast in human clothing", "pervert", "having an unclear relationship with the younger generation", etc. In short, the insults were unpleasant.
But he was not wronged.
"So you want to go back to Haicheng..." Fu Zhiju paused, "What about your uncle? Will he let you go?"
"Gu He did such a vicious thing, and I won't care about his life or death anymore. The agreement with my uncle at that time is invalid. He promised me to let me go back."
"The whole internet knows about you and Fu Rongshen now," Fu Zhiju held her hand and said worriedly, "Uncle Chu will beat you to death when he finds out... Do you want me to accompany you back to Haicheng? After all, Fu Rongshen is my uncle, and I can plead for you."
Chu Yanhui looked at her with red eyes and shook her head:
"This is my mistake, I'll handle it myself."
Fu Zhiju knew what she meant and didn't force her. He just hugged her tightly and said, "I'm here. I will always be with you and support you."
Chu Yanhui suddenly collapsed, revealing his vulnerability in her arms.
"When I saw Grandpa Fu's attitude after he found out about my relationship with my uncle, I knew what my parents were thinking. Zhiju, this is a shameful thing for both of our families..."
She choked and sobbed, like a helpless little animal.
"Don't worry, everything in this world is better than the worst case scenario we imagine. Maybe if you find a suitable reason to explain, your uncle and aunt will forgive you."
Fu Zhiju comforted her, but he was actually not sure because it was not a trivial matter.
This law could be applied to breaking a vase when we were little, but it is the most taboo thing in upper class society, which is generation chaos.
It is not only a matter of age gap being immoral, but also a provocation and trampling of certain ethical customs that have been passed down for countless years.
Even though Fu Rongshen has taken the responsibility on himself, Chu Yanhui will still not be free from gossip, and her parents will be looked down upon and not accepted by the public.
Furthermore, Uncle Chu's incident of angering Grandpa Chu to death was so well-known that every passing dog would bark at him. Now, decades later, time had finally faded the awkwardness of the past, but the child had once again caused such a shameful act, inevitably drawing scorn, ridicule, and curses once again...
That night.
Chu Yanhui told Fu Rongshen that he wanted to return to Haicheng.
Fu Rongshen said, "I'll go with you."
She almost immediately shook her head like a rattle.
"No……"
"I was the one who kept you by my side and forced you to maintain your relationship with me. How could I let you go back alone to face your parents?"
He spoke in a low voice, his usually steady expression no different at this moment.
She stopped talking.
She was ready to leave the port city, but something unexpected happened to her before she left.
——Gu He actually had the nerve to look for her.
She drew a fortune stick at the Water God Temple, took a bamboo slip with a message written in ink, and left the main hall. She went to the Wanyuan tree by the river and hung the slip on it. She closed her eyes, clasped her hands together, and prayed devoutly.
“I pray for the well-being of my parents, a peaceful and smooth future, and that I stay away from evil people…”
He read the signature again in a low voice.
"The villain, you mean me?"
A familiar voice came from behind her. She suddenly opened her eyes, turned around and saw Gu He.
Despite the June weather, he wore a mask, a black baseball cap, and a filthy, ragged tracksuit, zipped up to the top, covering his neck, as if afraid to see people. His hair was so long it covered his eyes; it hadn't been cut in ages, and it was tucked away like weeds beneath his cap.
The eye sockets are sunken, the pupils are cloudy and gloomy. Even without removing the mask, one can guess how haggard the face underneath is.
I smell bad. I don’t know how long it has been since I last took a shower.
The whole person was shrouded in decadence and resentment, completely different from before.
She was in a daze for a moment. If it weren't for the familiar voice, she really wouldn't have recognized that this was the young man who was full of vigor and vitality.
He is only four years older than her, but he seems several years older.
Chu Yan looked back at him and smiled: "I'm surprised you're still alive."
The bodyguard who was following her realized that this person was suspicious and blocked her in a safe area: "Ms. Chu."
She retracted her gaze and explained, "He is Gu He."
It would have been fine if he hadn't explained. As soon as he did, the bodyguard's hand had already touched the gun at his waist, and his whole body became tense.
He pressed the pager and asked the other two colleagues to come over.
I came here to draw lots today, and it's not appropriate to be disrespectful in front of the gods and Buddhas, so my employer only brought two or three bodyguards. I didn't expect that this beast would dare to show up in front of my employer after such a long time.
"surprise?"
Gu He stared at her carefully, as if he wanted to engrave her entire body into his mind, his gaze like the creepy drag marks left by a cold-blooded animal crawling over.
"When you contacted all the major media outlets in Hong Kong to slander and frame Gu's new drug for killing people, you already saw the end of me, right?"
Chu Yanhui seemed startled, then covered her lips and smiled, her body shaking with laughter: "Got it?"
No wonder he posted the photos, it turns out he knew what she had done.
There was a happy light sparkling in those pitiful almond eyes. The sunlight shone through the leaves of the giant tree and fell on her face. She was so innocent that she looked like an elf who had fallen into the world.
"I thought you would never know even if you died."
"Yeah, I never thought of that." Gu He took two steps forward with his lame leg and was embraced by three bodyguards. "If you go any further, I will be rude to you!"
"I wasn't this desperate even when I knew Huo Sisi was harming me, but you also betrayed me—"
His cloudy eyes were filled with hatred and bloodshot.
Chu Yanhui wiped away the tears from her eyes, her voice still tinged with laughter: "What's wrong with me? Do I deserve to be hurt by you again and again? Gu He, who do you think I am? Does the glory of the Virgin Mary only shine on you?"
"You swore a poisonous oath before, saying that if you loved someone else, your company would go bankrupt and you would die miserably. I was only helping you fulfill your promise. You are so selfish and vicious, yet you still expect others to be loyal to you? It's wishful thinking!"
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