Take care of the family.

The atmosphere was weird and complicated. The expressions of the three people were different, but they had one thing in common - their faces were full of resentment and jealousy.

Gu Mingren sat on the sofa, holding a glass of wine in his hand, with a complicated and distorted expression on his face.

He took a sip of wine, but his eyes were fixed on the live broadcast screen which had gone dark, as if that was the entrance for him to peek into the resources in Gu Man's hands.

"Nuclear technology, future technology, apocalyptic passage..." He murmured in a low voice, with greed in his eyes.

What she holds in her hands is of inestimable value... If we can get those technologies..."

He seemed to have seen the illusion of money and power appear before his eyes. His breathing became rapid and his eyes were so hot that they seemed to burn through the screen:

"If I get these technologies...even the most powerful financial groups in the world will have to rely on me!"

His voice became more and more excited, his fists clenched, and his eyes were filled with a crazy desire.

"She's my daughter!"

Gu Mingren suddenly stood up and spoke loudly, as if he was trying to find an excuse for himself.

"She should be my chess piece. I gave her life. How can everything she has achieved now not belong to me?"

Sitting next to him was his stepmother Lin Miaolu, whose face looked extremely ugly.

"Gu Mingren, you are not ashamed to say that?"

She gave him a cold look, her tone full of sarcasm.

"It's easy for you to say that. She has already announced that she has severed ties with you! Will she give you your daughter back?"

Although her tone was mocking, her expression was even uglier and her eyes were full of flames of jealousy.

"That woman Xu Mengyu... on what basis?"

She gnashed her teeth, her voice full of resentment.

"How could she win against me? I stole her man and bullied her daughter... How come now, it's her daughter's turn to stand at the top of the world?!"

She became more and more angry as she spoke, her fingers clenched around the pillow beside her, her eyes filled with uncontrollable jealousy:

"Why can my children, Lin Miaolu, only follow others, while her daughter can become the savior of the future? This is not fair!"

She took a deep breath, turned her eyes, and looked at Gu Mingren with a sneer:

"If she can say anything to get you to the top, remember who kicked the kid out of the house."

Gu Mingren's face darkened, but he did not refute.

Gu Xiaoya, who was sitting next to him, had a distorted face and could hardly control her emotions.

She slammed the phone on the table with force, making a loud, sharp bang:

"Why! Why her?"

"I have worked so hard for so long, wanting to become a household name, wanting everyone to know my name..."

She covered her face, her eyes filled with jealousy and hatred.

"But Gu Man did it so easily... She is not only a public figure, but also the savior of the future. Countless people are willing to give everything for her words!"

The jealousy in her eyes almost burned her to death:

"How can she stand at the top of the world while I can only watch her shine!"

She turned her head sharply and looked at Gu Mingren, her voice filled with madness:

"Dad, how can she have all this? We have to take her down!"

Lin Miaolu's eyes flickered as she looked at Gu Xiaoya, then at Gu Mingren, and said in a low voice:

"She is the focus of the world right now. Do we have to stand against her? Why not try another approach?"

She narrowed her eyes and sneered:

"No matter how successful she is, she is still your daughter. As long as she recognizes you, you are father and daughter. Who can separate you? At that time, even the resources in her hands will be yours."

Gu Xiaoya was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized something, and her eyes became even gloomier:

"Yes! Dad, as long as she recognizes you, she can't escape from our grasp!"

Gu Mingren remained silent for a while, and the greed on his face became more intense.

His eyes became stern, as if he had already regarded Gu Man as a commodity to be sold at a price.

"Yes, my daughter, no matter how far she runs, she must come back."

"We went to her and told her that we were her only real family."

He paused, and a cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth:

"As long as I get the resources she has, the whole world will have to listen to me."

Lin Muyu's office was brightly lit, but he was sitting in a large office chair, covering his face with his hands. His expression was complicated, with regret and unwillingness in his eyes.

Gu Man on the screen still looked calm and composed, with a calm expression, yet with an innate radiance.

The live broadcast that just ended has set off a frenzy that has swept the world.

With a casual understatement, she connected two eras and became the savior that all mankind looked up to.

Lin Muyu stared at the screen. The face that was once so familiar to him now seemed far away.

"Gu Man..."

He murmured softly, as if calling out, or chewing on the name.

His memory dragged him back to that scene many years ago - at that time, Gu Man was still an inconspicuous girl.

She has a quiet personality and is always the least noticeable one in the crowd, but she managed to attract his attention.

The Lin family and the Gu family had a long history of friendship, and the engagement between him and Gu Man was made based on the tacit understanding of both families. Although she was not dazzling at that time, her calmness and focus fascinated him.

He even remembered the way she occasionally looked up at him, her eyes as clear as a mountain stream, with a hint of shyness.

He originally thought that this engagement would be a natural and happy ending.

until--

Gu Xiaoya's appearance.

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Lin Muyu's hands clenched slightly, and her joints made slight sounds.

Gu Xiaoya's charming and carefully dressed face reappeared in his memory.

With a warm smile and a sweet voice, she approached him step by step, using various means to make him restless.

"Mu Yu, how can you be with a woman like Gu Man? She is not worthy of you at all."

At that time, he was young and frivolous, and felt that Gu Xiaoya's words seemed to hit the nail on the head.

He did find Gu Man too dull and even a little boring at one point.

What he needs is a woman who can stand shoulder to shoulder with him in social occasions, not a fiancée who buries herself in work and is not good at speaking.

The appearance of Gu Xiaoya just fulfilled all his fantasies. She was passionate, knew how to act coquettishly, and was willing to humble herself for him.

So, one day he broke off the engagement with Gu Man.

"I'm sorry, Manman, I think we are not suitable."

That day, she stood in the sun, her face pale, but she didn't cry.

She just looked at him quietly, as if she was looking at a stranger.

"What's the reason?" she asked.

"I think our personalities don't match. Xiaoya is more suitable for me."

He spoke softly, but with a kind of superior certainty.

She was silent for a moment, nodded, turned and left.

He remembered clearly that when she left, her back was straight, clean and neat, and she didn't look back.

"But now..."

Lin Muyu stood up suddenly, his hands heavily on the table, his chest heaving violently.

He looked down at Gu Man on the screen of his mobile phone. That cold face seemed to be mocking his stupidity back then across time.

Now, she has become the focus of everyone's attention.

She changed the rules of the world with a live broadcast. Her name was remembered by everyone, and countless people followed her.

And he... was just a loser regretting in front of the screen.

He rubbed his forehead painfully, and the image of Gu Xiaoya in his memory reappeared.

Her once sweet smile has now turned into a glaring sarcasm.

She is now just a vain and jealous woman. The initial enthusiasm has long faded, and what remains is only endless calculations.

"Gu Xiaoya..." He gritted his teeth and whispered, with a hint of coldness in his eyes.

"Gu Man is my real fiancée! I was really blind at first!"

Lin Muyu slowly raised his head and stared at the night sky outside the window, his gaze becoming more and more determined.

"Gu Man, I must win you back."

He muttered to himself, his tone filled with morbid obsession and madness.

"No matter what it costs, no matter what it takes... I will have you back."

He picked up his phone and made a call. His voice was low and calm.

"Go check on Gu Man's current situation. I want to know where she is at all costs. Also... help me clean up Gu Xiaoya."

A hesitant voice came from the other end of the phone: "Master, will this happen--"

"Don't waste your words."

Lin Muyu interrupted coldly,

"I want to save my engagement. She is mine and no one can take her away from me!"

After hanging up the phone, he sat down again, stroking the dreamy photo on the screen of his mobile phone with his fingers. His eyes were deep, and a dangerous and crazy smile slowly appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Gu Man, you belong to me, from the beginning."