Episode 221: Guilt, the acting is really good.
Gu Huaikun was unaware of Ah Xin's thoughts. He was still grieving in his old bedroom.
That night, the father and daughter were both lost in their own thoughts, neither knowing what the other was thinking. The next day, Ah Xin prepared a sumptuous breakfast for Gu Huaikun early in the morning.
"Dad, let's have breakfast. When I was in Canada, I met a very long-lived old man who told me that eating a light breakfast like this every morning is very good for your health."
When Gu Huaikun Yao arrived at the restaurant in his wheelchair, A Xin was carrying a plate of salad to the table. After putting down the plate, she wiped her hand on her apron, then came over with a smile and nudged him, happily introducing each dish on the table.
"This is a broccoli, lettuce, and celery salad, which can effectively suppress high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and high blood sugar. This is fresh multigrain soy milk, which can cleanse the intestines. This is a vegetable and chicken mini-boiler that I made first thing this morning, which is nutritious but not oily. This kind of breakfast is both nutritious and not monotonous, and it's much healthier than the sandwiches, hamburgers, milk, and fried eggs that maids make all day long!"
"You...did all of this?"
Gu Huaikun looked at A Xin in disbelief. Nowadays, very few girls are willing to cook anymore. Even Gu Mingxia had never cooked a meal for him in the past twenty years. He never expected that A Xin would have this idea. It's really... unexpected!
"Of course, you can ask the maid if you don't believe me."
"Yes, sir. The second young lady got up at five o'clock when we went to work. She went to the market early in the morning to buy organic fruits and vegetables. She even said that she would take care of your three meals a day from now on! Sir, you are so lucky to have such a filial daughter!"
The servants spoke highly of Ah Xin. In China, regardless of the family, filial piety is highly valued, especially by wealthy and powerful families, who place even greater emphasis on it than ordinary families.
"You've worked hard, please sit down and eat with us!"
"As long as you eat healthily, I don't mind getting up a little earlier."
After Ah Xin sat down, she served Gu Huaikun a bowl of mixed grain soy milk and then picked up a few small steamed buns for him.
"You...do this often?"
Looking at the delicate white steamed buns in front of him, Gu Huaikun didn't pick one up to eat but instead asked A Xin a question.
"It wasn't often. You know, I used to have to deal with a lot of wealthy businessmen. Some of the older ones liked this kind of thing, not because they wanted to eat it, but because they wanted to see someone do these things for them!"
Ah Xin sipped her soy milk and said nonchalantly. When she picked up some food, she noticed Gu Huaikun's furrowed brows and smiled slightly.
"But I did it sincerely for you! Of course, the past is the past. From now on, I will stay by Dad's side and I will never suffer again!"
Gu Huaikun didn't say anything, but silently picked up a small steamed bun and put it in his mouth. One bite filled his mouth with fragrance, and the taste was unforgettable.
"It tastes very good."
After eating two small steamed buns, Gu Huaikun put down his chopsticks and looked at A Xin with a kind expression, his usually cold face showing a slight warmth.
"Cut off those shady characters outside as soon as possible! The Gu family can still support you! After a few years, people will gradually forget about your past, and with the Gu family as your backing, you will still be able to have a happy marriage."
That's definitely true. As long as the Gu family is willing to support someone, there will definitely be many people who won't mind Ah Xin's past and will marry her openly!
"Are you disgusted with me? Are you planning to send me away so soon?"
Ah Xin picked up two more steamed buns for Gu Huaikun, and looked at him with a smile. Gu Huaikun smiled, which was rare for him. This was the first time he had smiled at Ah Xin since she returned to the Gu family.
“What father would despise his daughter! As long as you’re willing, you can live in the Gu family for the rest of your life. But if I make you stay as an old maid for the rest of your life, I’m afraid your mother will blame me in the afterlife.”
Living in the Gu family for the rest of her life? Does that mean she'll live under Gu Mingxia's nose forever?
I'm sorry to Mom? If you had even a shred of affection for Mom, how could she have been killed by Gu Mingxia? Gu Huaikun, you really don't feel ashamed saying these things. But fine, since you want to put on an act, I'll play along!
"As long as you don't mind me, I'll stay by your side for the rest of my life and never marry!" Ah Xin leaned closer to Gu Huaikun, took his arm, and rested her head against him, speaking in a slightly coquettish tone. "Besides, with my body like a withered flower, who would want me? Even if they were to marry me for the sake of the Gu family, it would only be for money. Rather than that, it's better for me to stay by your side and take good care of you!"
Ah Xin's words made Gu Huaikun pause. His daughter, a member of the prestigious Gu family, had become a socialite among the wealthy. This gave him an indescribable feeling, but more than anything, he felt guilty towards Ah Xin. He unconsciously reached out and gently patted her head.
"You will never suffer again. With the Gu family by your side, you will never have to suffer like before!"
Ah Xin didn't speak, but there was a hint of mockery and coldness at the corner of her lips. Was she feeling guilty? Did she want to make amends?
Unfortunately, no matter what she does, can her mother come back to life? Can the suffering she endured be erased? Can it change the fact that she will never be a mother? If none of these things are possible, then all compensation is meaningless.
"A loving father and a filial daughter, it seems I've come at the wrong time!"
Gu Mingxia stood outside the restaurant door, coldly watching the two of them. When Gu Huaikun saw her coming, he hurriedly adjusted his wheelchair. However, A Xin did not get up but remained seated, her hand still entwined around Gu Huaikun's arm.
"A father and daughter should always be a picture of loving father and filial daughter. How come it sounds so awful coming from my sister's mouth? Dad, don't you agree?"
Ah Xin turned her head and asked Gu Huaikun softly. He already disliked Gu Mingxia's coldness, but after seeing the indifference in his eldest daughter's eyes, he frowned slightly and patted Ah Xin's hand.
“Ah Xin got up early this morning to prepare breakfast for me. Don’t come over with that sour look on your face. If you don’t like coming back, you don’t have to come back anymore.”
"What, are you kicking me out of the Gu family?" Gu Mingxia took two steps forward and sat down on the sofa in the dining room. "But even if you try to kick me out, I'm not leaving. What can you do to me?"
"Sister, you're not right. Dad said if you keep coming back to the family with such an unfriendly attitude, you don't need to come back. When did he kick you out? Please don't misunderstand what Dad means!"
Ah Xin got up and sat down next to Gu Mingxia. Looking at her pale face, her gaze unconsciously drifted to her still flat stomach.
Why is it that Gu Mingxia can be a mother while I have lost the right to be a mother forever?
Why should she, as the daughter of the Gu family, be able to inherit the Gu family's assets, while I have to fawn over Gu Huaikun like a beggar?
But Ah Xin refused to accept this evil. There was nothing Ah Xin couldn't do in this world. Everything in the Gu family could only belong to her. No one else had the right to possess these things except her!
"Really? I never would have guessed. You've become such a dutiful daughter. Gu Mingxin, your acting skills are truly superb!"
"Sister, what are you saying? I don't understand at all. What acting? How come my genuine kindness to Dad is considered acting in your eyes?"
Ah Xin frowned, looking at Gu Mingxia with a puzzled expression. Her aggrieved look made Gu Huaikun frown as well. He had seen this expression on another woman before, no, not just one, but two!
He not only betrayed Nanlan, but also Baihua, who was deeply in love with him. Because of him, the two cousins always wore such a wronged expression, just like Axin is now.
"I'm warning you, don't try that trick on me! With me around, you won't get any benefits from the Gu family!"
"Sister, what are the benefits? You should know that I'm not short of money, even though you might find the source of that money shameful. But I earned it by using my body, and I don't feel ashamed to talk about it! But Dad, do you also think I only came to Gujia for money?"
Biting his lip, tears welling in his eyes, Gu Huaikun suddenly slammed his hand heavily on the dining table.
“Gu Mingxia, if you didn’t like it, no one would have invited you here. But since you’re here at the Gu family, speak properly! A-Xin is your sister. Does an older sister talk to her sister like that?”
"Sister? Have you been brainwashed by her lately? Have you forgotten that I almost died from poisoning because of me, your dear sister? You're only concerned with criticizing me, but have you asked her if it's possible for a sister to poison her older sister and try to kill her?"
Gu Mingxia felt really pathetic. She originally came to remind Gu Huaikun to guess Feng and A Xin, but she didn't expect that Gu Huaikun was now wholeheartedly on A Xin's side.
Anyway, she didn't want anything from the Gu family, so what did it matter to her whether it was taken by Cai Feng or snatched away by A Xin?
"That's enough! You're the one who wronged your aunt first. Ah Xin is your sister, can't you be a little more lenient with her?"
Gu Huaikun just didn't like Gu Mingxia's stubborn and proud nature, which was just like Nan Lan back then!
"Fine! Gu Huaikun, don't blame me for not reminding you when you cry in the future. The daughter you think is good is actually single-mindedly trying to take away the Gu family's property!"
After saying that, Gu Mingxia got up and tried to leave, but a sudden pain in her stomach made her face turn pale.
Seeing her pale face and her suddenly bent body, Gu Huaikun felt a pang of heartache in his eyes, but before he could speak, A Xin suddenly buried her face in her arms on the table and started crying.
"I know my past was shameful; I survived by selling my body, but I didn't want to! I have no home, no mother, and I don't even know where my father is. I...I...Dad, I should leave, so my sister won't keep saying I want to harm you and steal the Gu family's property!"
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