Chapter 173 Family Scandal, Xiaxia, you've really disappointed me.
Xu Ruixuan made no attempt to hide the sarcasm in his words. Gu Mingxia merely frowned slightly. She really hadn't expected Qin Yueru to be involved with Gu Mingcheng. Given Gu Huaikun's temperament, there was no way such a dirty thing could happen in the Gu family. Was she too ignorant of that person, or was he just getting old and deliberately indulging Qin Yueru's behavior?
However, no matter what, Gu Mingxia was still very angry, at least she felt ashamed of Qin Yueru and Gu Mingcheng's blatant affair.
"Does Mr. Xu think that someone who abandons their dignity to become someone else's mistress has much sense of shame?"
After Gu Mingxia finished speaking, she got into the car. Xu Ruixuan glanced at the couple who were still hugging each other and looked very excited not far away, and his lips were full of sarcasm. These wealthy families are indeed a place where filth is hidden. Has Gu Huaikun really become so old that he allows his woman and nephew to have an affair?
Where is Miss Gu headed?
After getting into the car, Xu Ruixuan leaned back in his seat and asked a question without making a sound. Gu Mingxia glanced at the shameless couple embracing outside and then drew the curtains with disgust.
“Return to Maoguang Group.”
There are some things she can't get involved in. Thinking about what Gu Huaikun said at the hospital, perhaps he had his own reasons for faking his illness. Gu Mingxia wondered if she should try to put herself in his shoes.
"Then you can take me back to L'Oréal headquarters while you're at it."
He was already seated and buckled up, could she really kick him out? Gu Mingxia said nothing, looked straight ahead, started the car, and drove out of the vacation villa. The two didn't speak to each other the whole way until they arrived at the L'Oréal headquarters, when Gu Mingxia stopped the car and spoke softly.
"Mr. Xu, you may get off the car now."
Xu Ruixuan glanced at Gu Mingxia, whose expression was serious, raised his eyebrows slightly, and got out of the car without saying anything. Just as he was about to close the car door, Xu Ruixuan looked at Gu Mingxia's profile.
"I'll be flying abroad in the next few days, so let's continue with the model selection in a couple of days and have them set up the outdoor locations first."
"good."
Xu Ruixuan's understated thoughtfulness touched Gu Mingxia, but since there were some things he hadn't brought up, she wouldn't expose them.
Be careful on the road.
When Gu Mingxia left L'Oréal headquarters, she sped towards the villa on the hillside. The image of Qin Yueru and Gu Mingcheng embracing kept flashing before her eyes. For some reason, she now particularly wanted to go back and see Gu Huaikun. Perhaps no matter how she tried to avoid him, there was an unbreakable blood tie between them, which made Gu Mingxia always want to go and see him as soon as possible when he was in trouble. Even if she didn't say anything, just sitting with him would make her very happy.
Where is my dad?
Upon entering the villa, Gu Mingxia saw Lin Fu walking towards her and asked anxiously.
"The master is in the Orchid Garden."
As soon as Lin Fu finished speaking, Gu Mingxia had already started walking towards the Orchid Garden. When she entered the garden, she saw Gu Huaikun sitting in a wheelchair, holding a large photo frame and wiping it continuously.
"Alan, I'm sorry for what I did to you before. What you didn't know back then was that I married you not for the sake of a marriage alliance between the Gu and Nan families, but because I truly loved you. You probably don't believe me, but we're both so proud that even if we loved each other, we would never admit it. So, every time you argued with me, I would find another woman to annoy you. Didn't you ever notice that one or two of those four women's features were very similar to yours?"
Gu Mingxia looked at Gu Huaikun, who had his back to her. The photo in the frame was his wedding photo with Nan Lan. The two of them were wearing classic wedding attire, the woman in a phoenix coronet and embroidered robe, and the man in a bright red wedding dress. Both of them had happy smiles on their faces, and they looked exceptionally happy and warm.
Gu Mingxia didn't feel anything when she first saw this photo, but now when she looks at it again, she feels that Gu Huaikun's eyes were so gentle that they could melt your heart. In the past, her mother always said that he had no choice but to accompany her to take this photo in order to appease his parents.
But is it really acting? Then what about the happiness in the eyes and on the faces of those two people in the play?
"Dad, why don't you come into the living room? It's so hot in here."
"What's so hot about it? I just suddenly wanted to come see your mom today. Look, wasn't your mom very beautiful back then?"
Gu Huaikun presented the photo frame to Gu Mingxia like a treasure. She sat down in a chair and placed the photo frame on her lap. The photo showed a woman in a new wedding dress with beautiful features, her eyes full of affection, shyly glancing at the groom. Her beautiful face radiated happiness that could not be hidden.
"Mom has always been beautiful. But Dad, you were also very handsome and manly when you were young, definitely outshining all the young heartthrobs today."
Gu Mingxia reached out and touched Nan Lan in the photo, but when she saw her signature big eyes, something seemed to flash through her mind so quickly that she couldn't grasp it.
"I'm getting old! But your mom also praised me for being handsome when she first got married, though she didn't say it directly, she told me it in a letter."
"Mom was probably shy; women back then were quite reserved."
Speaking of the past, Gu Huaikun's pale face showed happiness. The happiest thing in his life was marrying Nan Lan at his parents' behest. After their marriage, they did indeed enjoy a carefree and happy time. But the person he wronged the most was also Nan Lan. She was the daughter of a wealthy family, and naturally, she was very proud. She looked down on his extramarital affairs for business purposes, and the two of them argued countless times, hurting each other. The more she disliked it, the more he kept different women in the Gu family. Finally, after Mingdong was born, she moved to Lan Garden alone, and from then on, there was no happiness between them. This kind of life eventually led to her dying in depression.
"Your mom wasn't shy at all. She was the first woman in Xiangcheng to wear a bikini back then! You have no idea how many men were waiting at the swimming pool to see your mom's charm."
When this was mentioned, Gu Huaikun's eyes shone with pride, and Gu Mingxia also smiled.
"I didn't realize Mom was still so enthusiastic. Dad must have had a lot of rivals back then."
"No, that's not true. Your maternal grandparents immediately took a liking to the Gu family's background, so we got married when your mother was twenty."
Recalling this, Gu Huaikun's eyes dimmed slightly. Gu Mingxia didn't ask any further questions, but simply put down the photo frame in her arms and looked at him with a serious expression.
"Dad, didn't you ask Second Uncle to take Gu Mingcheng to the Philippines?"
"Yes, if your second uncle manages those industries in the Philippines well, he can ensure that his family will have no worries about food and clothing for three generations."
"What about Qin Yueru? Dad, what...do you think of Qin Yueru?"
Hearing Gu Mingxia mention these two people, Gu Huaikun was somewhat puzzled, but after thinking for a moment, he still spoke up.
"Although Yue Ru is somewhat fond of money, she is still quite law-abiding."
"Does Dad know where she went today?"
Gu Mingxia's words made Gu Huaikun's brows furrow slightly. He looked at his daughter with some confusion and thought for a while before speaking.
"She probably went out to buy clothes today."
"Dad, do you really trust her that much? Do you know what I saw today?"
She still felt she should tell Gu Huaikun what she had seen; avoiding things was never her style.
"Xiaxia, what exactly did you want to say when you came here today?"
If Gu Huaikun still can't understand the meaning behind Gu Mingxia's words by now, then he has truly wasted his life.
He looked at Gu Mingxia seriously, his previously somewhat cloudy eyes now becoming crystal clear. Gu Mingxia lowered her head and pondered for a moment, then looked up at Gu Huaikun with a calm expression in her eyes.
"Today I went to a holiday villa in the suburbs to set up an advertising scene. On my way back, I saw Qin Yueru and Gu Mingcheng hugging and kissing. It would be no exaggeration to describe the scene as a passionate embrace."
"Xiaxia, I know you don't like Yueru, but she is still my woman. You don't need to slander her like this, do you? Besides, Mingcheng is your older brother. Don't you think it's going too far to say such things?"
Gu Huaikun's answer completely surprised Gu Mingxia. She looked at the person opposite her as if he were a stranger.
In his eyes, Gu Mingxia saw anger and blame. She suddenly felt like a joke. She had come all this way, afraid that he would be deceived and hurt, but he didn't believe her when she told him.
"Dad, do you mean I'm spouting nonsense and slandering Qin Yueru and Gu Mingcheng in front of you? Do you think I need to do that?"
“I don’t know what your purpose is in doing this, but Yue Ru has been by my side for so many years. I can’t say I fully understand what kind of person she is, but I know her pretty well. As for Ming Cheng, I watched him grow up. Yue Ru is his elder, and he wouldn’t do such a thing.”
Gu Huaikun glared at Gu Mingxia with displeasure in his eyes. Gu Mingxia felt a chill in her heart at his reaction. After all, she was his daughter. Did he really prefer to believe an outsider rather than her?
"Dad, I'm your daughter. You trust others but not me?"
"Enough! I don't want to hear you talk about Yue Ru and Ming Cheng anymore. From now on, you only need to take care of myself. You don't need to worry about the Gu family's affairs!"
After Gu Huaikun finished speaking, he turned his wheelchair around and pushed it out. Gu Mingxia was stunned on the spot, but she quickly reacted, walked a few steps to him, and looked at her father with a cold expression.
"Are you trying to cover up the truth? Dad, I know this is a family scandal, but you absolutely cannot let Qin Yueru stay by your side any longer!"
"Enough! If you really have nothing better to do, go and flirt with your Xiao Yan. I don't want to hear you say anything bad about Yue Ru and Ming Cheng anymore! Xia Xia, how did you become such a gossipy person who talks behind people's backs? You really disappoint me!"
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