Chapter 258 Shocking: Gu Mingxia's Choice
Gu Mingxia stared blankly at Uncle Gu. What kind of secrets could the Gu family's old house hold that required Gu Mingxia to be mentally prepared to accept?
For a moment, she really didn't know whether she could accept a secret she didn't know or an unexpected secret.
Uncle Gu said nothing, simply watching Gu Mingxia quietly. It was as if her choice to know or not to hear made no difference to him.
He was merely the guardian of the old house, not the true head of the Gu family, so Uncle Gu Qi in his straw raincoat chose to remain silent.
After all, if nothing unexpected happens, the next head of the Gu family will definitely be the eldest daughter of the Gu family in front of him, so why should he offend a future head of the family?
Since she wants to know, I'll just tell her. Anyway, these things have nothing to do with me.
If she won't say anything, then I'll just sit here. She'll always make the choice that's best for her.
Sure enough, not long after, Gu Mingxia finally made up her mind to speak.
"Seventh Uncle, go ahead and tell me. I promise I won't get excited no matter what I hear later."
Uncle Gu nodded, his brows furrowing as if he were pondering the past. Gu Mingxia's expression was solemn, her eyes equally serious.
"Young Miss, do you want to know about Gu Huaiyan's past or something else?"
"all."
Gu Mingxia spoke calmly. Although it was only the two of them, it still took a lot of courage to say it. Sure enough, Uncle Gu's lips trembled slightly, but he still managed to calm himself down, sighed, and said leisurely.
"Gu Huaiyan and your father are not born to the same father. Your grandfather married your grandmother six years after your grandmother passed away. At that time, your father was only six years old, and that was Gu Huaiyan. Who knew... sigh, it's also our fault for not noticing sooner, otherwise we wouldn't have let Gu Huaiyan develop such an incestuous relationship."
Uncle Gu sighed with self-reproach. If those people had discovered Gu Huaiyan's feelings back then, none of the subsequent events would have occurred, and they would never have acted like shrewish women.
"Seventh Uncle, this is not your fault. When it comes to matters of the heart, even if you find out, there's probably nothing you can do."
Gu Mingxia understood very well that matters of the heart were beyond human control. If they could be controlled, how could there be so many unhappy couples and doomed lovers in this world?
However, she felt that even if one's feelings cannot be controlled, they should at least be planned according to morality and ethics, otherwise wouldn't the world be in chaos?
"Hey, this is really the fault of us old fogies. If we hadn't talked nonsense, Huaiyan wouldn't have misunderstood."
When Uncle Gu said these things, his tone was full of self-reproach, which made Gu Mingxia frown involuntarily. How could such a thing be related to these people?
But she didn't speak. She just frowned and looked at Uncle Gu quietly, because she knew that even if she didn't ask, Uncle Gu would still answer her questions.
Sure enough, Uncle Gu just sighed for a while and then slowly began to tell the secret that had been buried deep in his heart.
“At that time, the Gu Group had just been established. Your grandfather was busy with company affairs all day long. Your father and Huaiyan were taken care of by your later grandmother. Your father was very good to Huaiyan and always doted on and protected her. Even if there was only one apple, he would always save it for Huaiyan. It was this excessive care that made Huaiyan always think that your father liked her when she grew up. She mistook the affection between siblings for romantic love between a man and a woman.”
When Uncle Gu said these words, his old face turned red involuntarily. He felt embarrassed to talk about the love between his brother and sister, but it was indeed the case that such a thing had happened in the Gu family. Although it was only Gu Huaiyan's wishful thinking, the subsequent developments exceeded everyone's expectations.
So many years have passed, and every time Uncle Gu thinks about such things, he is filled with guilt and torment. If it weren't for what they did back then, how could Gu Huaiyan have left the Gu family, and how could there have been no news of him for so many years?
"You mean my father fell in love with his own sister, my own aunt?"
Gu Mingxia was filled with unease and trepidation as she said those words. She didn't know what kind of answer she wanted to know, but she felt embarrassed just saying such a thing.
"No, that's not true. Quite the opposite. Huaiyan fell in love with Huaikun, and she loved him deeply. Her feelings were almost openly expressed, and almost everyone in the Gu family knew about it. Your grandparents scolded her, but it didn't work. She still loved Huaikun until the day your father and mother got married... Sigh, how can I possibly explain this to you!"
Uncle Gu sighed heavily. Gu Mingxia had a feeling that something big must have happened that day, otherwise Uncle Gu wouldn't have been in such a difficult position.
"Seventh Uncle, just tell me directly. Don't worry, I definitely won't get agitated. After all, so many years have passed!"
Gu Mingxia looked at Uncle Gu with a comforting expression. Perhaps it was because of what happened that day that her mother hated her father for a lifetime and was willing to fake her death to leave him!
As far as I can remember, my mother never said a bad word about my father, but she never said anything good about him either, and she was never truly happy.
Or rather, coming to the Gu family's old house today would allow her to find the real reason for her mother's faked death. Thinking this way, Gu Mingxia's heart was filled with excitement and unease.
"Sigh, forget it. So many years have passed, people will find out sooner or later anyway. At this point, I might as well give up my old face!"
Uncle Gu Qi made a big decision. He looked at Gu Mingxia calmly, his voice trembling slightly.
"On the day Huaikun and your mother got married, Huaiyan drank a lot of alcohol. To prevent her from causing trouble while drunk, your grandmother had many people watch over her, including me, your third uncle, and your fifth uncle. Actually, Huaiyan was very beautiful at that time, and many of the Gu family's sons considered her their dream girl. But you also know that the first rule of the Gu family is that people with the same surname cannot marry. Let alone half-siblings?"
At this point, Uncle Gu stopped, looked at Gu Mingxia, and sighed heavily. Every wealthy family has its secrets, and now that he had chosen to tell them, the pressure he had been feeling all along suddenly felt much lighter.
Uncle Gu glanced at Gu Mingxia, whose face showed no other expression, and continued speaking.
"Back then, we joked with Huaiyan, saying that Huaikun is married now, so you should hurry up and find someone to marry too. This can't go on, after all, he's your brother. But Huaiyan just looked at us drunkenly, laughing and crying, and finally said that she would never get married in this life, and even if she did, she would never find someone in Xiangcheng. She would go far away, so far that no one could find her! We joked, 'Why don't you go say goodbye to Huaikun tonight? At least he's the man you love.' Huaiyan said, 'Don't worry about it. Whether I say goodbye or not has nothing to do with you.'"
If those people hadn't made those jokes back then, perhaps Gu Huaiyan wouldn't have done those things, and he wouldn't have left the Gu family and disappeared without a trace for decades.
What happened next?
"No one expected that Huaiyan would go to Huaikun's new house that very night. Both of them got very drunk that night, and in their daze, Huaiyan pulled Huaikun into another room, and they did *that* kind of thing in a daze. By the time we found them, it was already the next morning, and the damage was done. Your mother was furious and turned to go back to Linghai's house. What could we do? Marriages between wealthy families don't usually involve much affection. Your grandfather immediately took Huaikun to apologize to your mother, and finally got her to agree not to go back to Linghai, but she had to send Huaiyan away."
Gu Mingxia simply couldn't believe that her own brother and sister would do such a thing. To be precise, she couldn't believe that her own sister would be intimate with her own brother, let alone on their wedding night!
This was absolutely explosive news. Gu Mingxia felt sorry for her mother and vaguely understood why she couldn't be happy no matter what her father did, after all, she was traumatized on her wedding night!
“At that time, Huaiyan was sent to the Gu family’s old house, but she went back after less than three years. By then, your mother had already given birth to you, and she lived in the Gu family villa. She watched Huaikun all day long and would occasionally stir up trouble between the couple, so Huaikun’s relationship with his wife was never good.”
"Then how exactly did my mother and Adong die?"
Gu Mingxia didn't care about the petty squabbles between Gu Huaikun and Gu Huaiyan; this was the only thing she cared about.
"Your mother didn't die at all. She just got tired of living in the Gu family, so she went to Huaiyan and asked her to fake her death to leave the Gu family. Huaiyan was naturally very happy that your mother was willing to leave Huaikun. After the two women discussed it, your mother's death happened."
Gu Mingxia had already thought of this when Uncle Gu Qi mentioned it. She bit her lip and pondered for a while before slowly speaking.
"What about A-Dong? Could he have faked his death?"
"Mingxia, if you listen to your Uncle Qi, don't ask about this anymore, lest you can't bear the truth when it comes out!"
"Seventh Uncle, whatever the outcome, I can accept it!"
Faced with Gu Mingxia's persistence, Uncle Gu could only sigh and ultimately chose to speak out.
"Adong... was killed by your father! Because... that child wasn't your father's child!"
"Seventh Uncle...are you insulting my mother?"
"Young Miss, if you don't believe these things, you can come with me to see the records of important events in the clan!"
Gu Mingxia remained silent. She knew that the Gu family had a record of major events in the clan, so she believed that her seventh uncle was not lying. But now, how should she choose?
"Seventh Uncle...do you have a photo of Gu Huaiyan? I received news that she...has returned to Xiangcheng!"
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