Yuzhen was speechless at Gu Bin's words, lowered her head, and remained silent for a long while.
Her shoulders trembled slightly, as if she was trying to suppress her emotions. After a long while, she slowly raised her head, her eyes filled with a stubbornness and determination. "No, we have no improper relationship with Wang Xiao. We have always treated him like a younger brother."
Gu Bin was so angry that his eyes widened. He really wanted to go up and crack open Yu Zhen's head to see if it was full of water.
He was so angered by Yuzhen's insane statement that he turned away from her, not wanting to say another word.
Yuzhen mistakenly thought that Gu Bin didn't believe her, so she hurriedly stepped forward, grabbed Gu Bin's arm tightly, and explained with a serious expression, "It's true, we really didn't do anything out of line."
"Moreover, every time we met, we brought him gifts; we never had any dirty thoughts."
Seeing this, Liu Yihong quickly stepped forward, gently pulled Yuzhen away, and asked with a hint of anxiety and helplessness in his voice, "Is this the problem now?"
Yuzhen, her face streaked with tears, cried out, "Isn't that right?"
“This concerns my and Chun’er’s reputation. Besides, what right does Wang Yindi have to hit someone without any evidence? If Chun’er’s face can’t be healed, she will have to take responsibility for Chun’er for the rest of her life!”
Gu Bin was trembling with anger and couldn't help but burst out cursing, "I really don't know if you're stupid or just plain naive!"
"Can't you see the problem here?"
"Wang Xiao has been using you all from beginning to end!"
"Don't give me any more talk about your close sibling relationship. Do you think he wouldn't know when his wife came to beat Wan Chun'er?"
"Look, so much time has passed, has he come out again?"
Yu Zhen opened her mouth to explain, but Gu Bin interrupted her directly, saying, "Your educated youth settlement has caused such a big commotion, the whole village knows about it. Wang Xiao isn't deaf, so why has he never shown his face!"
Yuzhen stood frozen in place, as if she had been frozen in place by a spell.
A hint of confusion and bewilderment flashed in her eyes.
Yes, why is that?
Her lips trembled slightly, and after a long silence, she murmured, "Perhaps it's because Wang Yindi didn't want him to come!"
"You don't know, Wang Xiao has no say in Wang Yindi's family. Although he's not a live-in son-in-law, he's practically one now!"
"Moreover, because of what happened last time, he moved into Wang Yindi's house early on, which caused Wang Yindi to treat him very badly."
Gu Bin was utterly dumbfounded, his face filled with disbelief. "Yuzhen, I really want to know how your brain works!"
"Even at a time like this, you're still trying to excuse him! Don't you value your own life at all?!"
The atmosphere in the hospital corridor was oppressive and tense.
Seeing this, Liu Yihong quickly stepped forward, gently patted the irritable Gu Bin a few times, turned to look at Yuzhen, her eyes filled with a hint of urgency and helplessness, and asked, word by word, "I'll just ask you one question: you keep saying that you and Wang Xiao are siblings, that you treat him like a younger brother, so are you related by blood?"
Yuzhen stood frozen in place, as if a scene had been suddenly etched into her memory, a hint of confusion flashing in her eyes.
She didn't understand why Liu Yihong asked that question. Didn't they have to be siblings if they weren't related by blood?
The feelings between people cannot be determined simply by blood relations.
But she also knew that Gu Bin and Liu Yihong were both very irritable, so she didn't insist on arguing with them, and just shook her head slightly.
Liu Yihong frowned slightly upon seeing this, his tone carrying a hint of seriousness and emotion, "If that's the case, then what kind of siblings are you!"
"Besides, even if they are siblings, they shouldn't get along like this!"
"Not to mention you're not even related!"
Yuzhen shook her head again, a hint of stubbornness in her eyes, and said softly, "I know! If Wang Xiao were my own brother, I would definitely treat him better. How could I let him live like this?"
"Fortunately, my brother is doing well at home and doesn't have to suffer the hardships of going to the countryside. He has a job now."
"Now I just need to save up more money, and then I'll use it together with my dowry to help him get married." As she said this, the corners of her mouth unconsciously turned up slightly, and her face was filled with a self-satisfied happiness, as if she could already see the wonderful scene of her younger brother getting married and starting a family.
Upon hearing this, Gu Bin's eyes widened instantly, his mouth slightly agape, looking completely dumbfounded.
He just stood there, frozen in place, as if struck by lightning.
After a long while, he let out a deep sigh, a sigh that seemed to contain a deep sense of helplessness.
Then, a sarcastic smile appeared on his lips, a smile that seemed to mock both his own impulsive and irritable behavior and the absurd reality of the situation.
Liu Yihong also sighed helplessly. He gently rubbed his temples, his eyes filled with exhaustion and understanding.
He finally understood why these two were so easily fooled by Wang Xiao.
The cause is here!
He frowned slightly and asked helplessly, "Yuzhen, how many sisters do you have?"
Yuzhen raised her head, a hint of pride flashing in her eyes, and answered without hesitation, "Five. I have three older sisters, but they are all married."
Liu Yihong narrowed his eyes slightly, a hint of doubt flashing across his face, before speaking calmly, "May I ask the names of your sisters? Including your brother, of course!"
When her name was mentioned, Yuzhen's eyes lit up instantly. She proudly raised her head, puffed out her chest slightly, and said in a voice full of pride, "Our sisters' names are all very nice. My two older sisters are called Yubao and Yubei, and my brother is called Yuzhu."
After saying that, she looked at Liu Yihong and Gu Bin with great interest, her eyes full of anticipation, as if waiting for their praise. "Isn't it beautiful? My dad said that my brother and I together are like precious pearls, and we are all his treasures."
As Gu Bin listened to Yu Zhen's words, an inexplicable anger surged within him. At that moment, only two words came to mind: "Hypocrisy!" Giving his daughter such a beautiful name, yet raising her to be a "Voldemort," was truly despicable to him.
He could easily imagine that this person had gained a lot of benefits from naming his daughter.
He will definitely cultivate an image of loving his children in public, and at home he will probably use their names to manipulate his daughter from time to time, paving the way for his only son.
Liu Yihong and Gu Bin exchanged a glance, and Liu Yihong understood the meaning in Gu Bin's eyes.
Liu Yihong shook his head slightly. He still felt that the truth was not what Gu Bin thought, so he cautiously asked again, "You and your brother have the same parents, right?"
Yuzhen nodded as if it were a matter of course, without the slightest hesitation in her eyes, as if it were an unquestionable thing.
The dim, yellowish light in the corridor cast long shadows of the group on the mottled walls, creating a surreal scene.
Gu Bin looked at Liu Yihong, raising an eyebrow with a meaning that was self-evident.
Liu Yihong smiled bitterly; the anxiety that had been hanging over him finally died.
So there really are such hypocritical and selfish fathers!
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