Chapter 259 Confrontation: Aunt and Nephew Face-to-Face
Uncle Gu was clearly surprised by what Gu Mingxia said, but he didn't ask her where the information came from. He just frowned, and then suddenly seemed to think of something and slapped his thigh.
"There aren't any individual photos. At that time, Huaiyan was focused on Huaikun, so naturally she wouldn't give any solo photos to others. But there is one group photo. Wait a moment, I'll go find it."
Uncle Gu Qi got up and walked unsteadily into the inner room. Gu Mingxia watched his back, then suddenly buried her head on the table and put her hands in her hair. If everything Uncle Gu Qi said was true, then how could she accept that her own father had plotted to kill her beloved and protected younger brother?
Should she go all out to seek revenge on Gu Huaikun, or smile and pretend nothing happened? Even if that younger brother didn't share the same father as her, they still shared the same mother, and were ultimately blood relatives. Gu Mingxia felt that making such a choice was truly difficult, but what could she do? She would eventually have to face this issue; it was only a matter of time!
"Miss, look, this is Ah Xin! I wonder if she has changed at all over the decades."
Uncle Gu walked out quickly, holding a yellowed old photograph in his hand. Gu Mingxia immediately got up to greet him, and when she took the photograph, her originally calm face immediately turned ugly.
The photo shows a group of people surrounding a drunk woman in red. The bitterness on her face is obvious, but her eyes are looking elsewhere. Even though she is drunk, she is still more beautiful than the other women.
"This photo of Huaiyan was taken on your father's wedding day. Your father was at the next table toasting, so her gaze was always elsewhere. But even so, she still captivated a group of young men and older men!"
Uncle Gu's face was slightly flushed, as if he was reminiscing about his youthful days, but Gu Mingxia's eyes seemed to be fixed on the photo in front of her.
Although the woman in the photo looked drunk, Gu Mingxia couldn't forget her features and appearance.
If she remembered correctly, this woman's appearance was almost identical to that of Alice, whom she had seen at Xiao Yan's villa. Although Alice looked a bit older, Gu Mingxia could still tell from the outline that the two people were the same person.
If Alice is Gu Huaiyan, does that mean Xiao Yan already knew her identity?
Thinking about this, Gu Mingxia felt an indescribable sadness in her heart. It turned out that he had been hiding more than one thing from her!
The thought that Xiao Yan had been deceiving her all along caused Gu Mingxia a heart-wrenching pain, as if being gnawed by millions of ants. It turned out that their relationship had deteriorated to such a point of distrust!
"Seventh Uncle, this... is Gu Huaiyan?"
Seemingly unwilling to believe it, Gu Mingxia pointed to the woman in the photo and asked Uncle Gu Qi in confusion. Uncle Gu Qi squinted at it for a moment and nodded firmly.
"That's right, this is Huaiyan. She was the most famous socialite and beauty in Xiangcheng back then. I can't be wrong!"
Yes, you can't be wrong, she's always been the one who's wrong!
Gu Mingxia put down the photo, closed her eyes, and the image of Alice she had seen at Xiao Yan's villa that day floated before her eyes again. Perhaps Alice already knew her identity; she was just laughing at her!
Back then, she and Nan Lan were vying for Gu Huaikun, and now her daughter is fighting with her for Xiao Yan! How the tables have turned!
"Seventh Uncle, how did you determine that Adong was... killed by my father's scheme?"
Gu Mingxia didn't want to think about Gu Huaiyan, because thinking about her would remind her of Xiao Yan's betrayal, which was the last thing she wanted to think about.
But Gu Mingxia immediately regretted asking the question. Her own father had killed her younger brother. How ironic!
Uncle Gu was taken aback, seemingly not expecting Gu Mingxia to suddenly change the subject. However, being an old man who had lived for decades, he quickly recovered.
"This... this is what Huai Kun told us old folks back then. It wasn't exactly a setup or a trap. He just accidentally learned from Nan Lan's phone call that A Dong wasn't his biological child. So when A Dong had a heart attack, Huai Kun chose to ignore it. As a result, not long after, A Dong died in front of him."
It sounds unbelievable, but it really happened to them. Gu Mingxia could never have imagined that the gentle and kind Nan Lan would cheat on Gu Huaikun; it was such a shocking thing!
"Then why didn't you discover it before? Why did you only take action after my mother died... after she faked her death for so many years?"
“Huaikun didn’t know before. It was when he went to Lanyuan and listened to a recording of your mother’s phone call that he overheard her mentioning Adong’s background. You should know Huaikun’s temper, so… he decided then and there that he would no longer keep this son who had been making him wear a green hat.”
When Uncle Gu said these things, it felt like they happened just yesterday, but in fact, many years had passed.
If Gu Mingxia hadn't come to ask, Uncle Gu thought he would have forgotten all of this long ago, but the truth is that he has always kept it firmly in his mind and can't forget it even if he wants to.
"Seventh Uncle, thank you for telling me so much."
Gu Mingxia felt she should leave. She had suddenly learned so much today and needed to go back and process it all, otherwise she felt she would go crazy.
"After holding it in for so many years, it's finally a relief to say it out loud."
"Then I won't bother you any longer, Uncle Qi, you should get some rest."
After getting up and leaving Uncle Gu's room, Gu Mingxia stumbled and almost fell down the steps, but fortunately Song Jia caught her arm in time.
"Goddess, you have to be careful when you walk. Don't get distracted, or you'll fall and it could be serious."
"It's okay, let's go back."
She just felt a little tired. Everything she learned today was completely beyond Gu Mingxia's imagination. She never expected that the truth about what she had been longing to know would be such a cruel reality.
Gu Mingxia couldn't help but ask herself, if she had known the truth was so cruel, would she have insisted on investigating it from the beginning?
Maybe yes, maybe no! But Gu Mingxia knew one thing for sure: if she didn't find out the truth about everything, she absolutely couldn't live on in a daze.
"Goddess, should we go back to the old house or somewhere else?"
Song Jia noticed the dazed look on Gu Mingxia's face when she came out of the house, so after getting into the car, he asked her a question with great tact.
Yes, where can she go now? Back to her family home? The murderer who killed her brother lives there, but where else can she go besides her family home?
Xiao Yan's villa? That's where a woman who hurt her mother lives. Gu Mingxia was now experiencing a decision paralysis. After a dozen minutes, a resolute glint flashed in Gu Mingxia's eyes.
"Go to Xiao Yan's villa."
"Goddess, you've figured it out! That's right, a baby still needs a father after birth, otherwise how pitiful would a baby from a single-parent family be! Whatever conflicts a young couple has that they can't overcome, they'll make up before they get out of bed, won't they?"
Gu Mingxia sighed. Having a gossipy and meddlesome driver was truly a miserable thing. After listening to Song Jia finish rambling, Gu Mingxia finally had a chance to speak.
"Song Jia, if you don't speak, no one will think you're mute. Focus on driving, okay?"
"Okay! I won't say it, I know if I say too much, the goddess will be shy!"
Gu Mingxia simply ignored Song Jia's unreasonable and unconventional thinking and quietly looked out the window.
She went to Xiao Yan's villa, not to reconcile, but to confront Gu Huaiyan and find out where Nan Lan had gone all those years ago.
Soon, the car drove into Xiao Yan's villa. Gu Mingxia entered the villa with ease. As soon as she entered, she saw Alice coaxing Tina to read a book. When she looked up and saw that it was Gu Mingxia, a hint of mockery appeared on her lips.
"Miss Gu, is there something you need here in the middle of the night?"
Aren't you going to invite me to sit down?
"Sit." Alice said simply, then, noticing Tina staring intently at Gu Mingxia, she gently tugged at her sleeve. "Tina, Mommy and Miss Gu have something to discuss. Would you like to go upstairs first?"
"No, I want to sleep in Brother Xiao's room."
"Okay, take the book. Mommy will check on you to see if you're asleep after I'm done with my work, okay?"
"Okay, then Mommy and Sister Gu can talk. Tina will go to bed first."
"Okay, goodnight, baby."
After watching Tina enter Xiao Yan's room, Alice's gaze finally fell on Gu Mingxia, immediately landing on Gu Mingxia's protruding belly. So she was pregnant with Xiao Yan's child! No wonder he was so adamant about leaving. It was truly...a miracle that Xiao Yan, after taking BH19, could still get Gu Mingxia pregnant!
"Miss Gu, is there something you need so late? Would you like a drink?"
"Should I call you Mrs. Morgan, Miss Gu, or Aunt?"
Alice was taken aback and immediately realized that Gu Mingxia already knew her identity. She simply looked up at Gu Mingxia, who had a calm expression, without admitting or denying it. Instead, she tilted her head back and drank the red wine in her glass in one gulp.
"It's just a matter of how you address her. Miss Gu can call me whatever she likes. Isn't it better to be casual?"
"Really? I still feel more comfortable calling her 'Auntie,' don't I? But I only heard about Auntie's great deeds today, and they're something that just no ordinary person could have done."
"Really? It's just some old stories from when we were adults. I didn't expect anyone to still remember them. Isn't that surprising?"
"Of course, not every younger sister has the courage to seduce her older brother, right, Auntie?"
"Young lady, you should watch your mouth, otherwise it's not good for the baby in your womb."
"There's no need for you to worry about that, Aunt. I think all of us in the Gu family are free from any taboos. Don't you agree, Aunt?"
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