Chapter 68 Chapter 68 Chapter 68
Faces flashed through Gu Ting's mind. She had met her biological mother? So, was she really abandoned?
But Yan Xiu continued, "Qin Wei only had one child with one woman. This woman's name was... Meng Silian."
Gu Ting instantly remembered who Meng Silian was. Last November, she was hit by a car the day before she went to work at her new company. The crazy woman driving the car was having a mental breakdown at the time. Her name was Meng Silian.
The police said that Meng Silian was single and had been sent back to her hometown. In other words, she and Qin Wei were likely to have separated.
According to the comparison of their financial resources, the person who bribed Luo Yuan to harm him several times should be Qin Wei.
When Gu Ting came to his senses, he found himself laughing, as if he had heard something very funny.
But it's really funny. It turns out that she is not an orphan, but her parents just don't want her anymore.
Not only did they not want her, but no one knew what kind of mistake she had made that made Qin Wei and Meng Silian hate their own child so much that they wanted to kill her. Did they wish she would die?
Gu Ting is very confident in her IQ, otherwise she would not have been able to get into a good university while working and earn a considerable scholarship. But she racked her brains but couldn't figure out why?
And why?
Seeing Gu Ting's reaction and expression, Yan Xiu regretted it almost instantly, as if something was tightly wrapped around his heart, making it difficult for him to breathe.
A rare expression of composure appeared on his face, and he apologized, "Tingting... I'm sorry, I should have found a better time to tell you."
Gu Ting took a deep breath, shook his head, and a smile appeared on his face: "Don't say sorry, you haven't done anything to hurt me. Thank you for telling me the truth directly. I dislike lies and deception more than being hurt."
She stroked her forehead and closed her eyes, saying, "I'm a little tired today. Let's talk later."
Yan Xiu looked at her deeply and said gently, "Okay, you should rest early. Also, don't worry too much about the past. The present is the most important thing."
The two ended the call.
Gu Ting had a full schedule today and was indeed a little tired. She fell asleep soon after returning to the bed. However, the dream she had that night was a little scary, making her feel even more terrified and frightened than when she was trapped in the hopeless cycle of reincarnation.
After waking up in the middle of the night and unable to fall asleep again, Gu Ting sat on the sofa in the living room on the second floor for a while. Instead of thinking of changing places, he fell asleep. When the dawn broke and the sun rose in the east, Gu Ting woke up and, not surprisingly, caught a cold.
I met with Zhou Jing's assistant and others in the morning. Zhou Jing commented: His smoky voice is very attractive, as if he has changed his personality.
Gu Ting: "..."
Then she arrived at the advertising shooting site, and the organizer's boss who came secretly came and heard her voice. He was shocked by her beauty and invited her on the spot to use her current voice to record a game theme song, today, and she could name any price.
Gu Ting again: "..."
Because the other party gave too much, Zhou Jing decided on the spot to postpone today's schedule and let Gu Ting only be responsible for recording the song of the organizer's father today.
Gu Ting said for the third time: "..."
He brainwashed her every day, asking her to be responsible for every business matter, never delay it, and never be perfunctory. He even wanted her to not go to the toilet for 8 hours and devote herself to the work. It turned out to be a liar!
Gu Ting's singing level can be described in one word: terrible, totally unworthy of her beautiful face. Even if Zhou Qing invites a famous vocal teacher to help her cram, it will only mean that there will be one more person in the world who is hurt by her devilish voice.
Gu Ting's voice got worse from singing too much, and she was anxious to run away, thinking that she shouldn't earn this money. However, the worse her voice got and the hoarser her singing became, the more the young boss liked her, and he almost begged her to sing.
Gu Ting for the Nth time: "..." His taste is really unique, worthy of being a veteran who has been abroad.
When it was time to get off work, Gu Ting didn't want to sing anymore. If she continued singing, it would not be a matter of her voice being hoarse, but a matter of her completely losing her voice.
Later, someone suggested to the small boss that he could buy Gu Ting's voice and use AI to produce a single. This would not only save time, but also solve the problem of Gu Ting's off-tune voice. The single would definitely sound good, killing two birds with one stone!
When the young boss heard this, he was amazed and immediately clapped his hands in agreement.
Gu Ting, who paid the bill and left work, said: "..." No wonder they have to collect taxes from the 208s. This money comes too easily.
Gu Ting got off work smoothly and drove her Wuling Xguo alone back to the high-end villa area where her new home was located. The property management of the community was strict, so she didn't have to worry too much about being followed by fans, unless a fan spent a huge amount of money to buy a villa worth tens of millions just to chase the star...
Well, there's nothing she can do about it.
Gu Ting felt that such a thing would never happen, so when she returned to her door and saw a blurry figure standing in the sheltered corner downstairs, her expression froze.
"Tingting, it's me." Yan Xiu walked out from the shadows.
He was wrapped tightly in a silver-gray windbreaker, and his breath was cool as he approached Gu Ting. It seemed that he had been waiting for a while.
"Aren't you still busy with your work in Country X?" Gu Ting took two quick steps to open the door, and asked curiously, "The community doesn't allow strangers to enter casually, so how did you get in?"
Recently, she overheard Du Kaifeng say that he was busy helping Yan Xiu move. Yan Xiu should have just got off the plane not long ago, but he appeared here at this moment. She had some vague guesses in her mind.
It was cloudy today and the wind was blowing from the northeast, making it very cold. Yan Xiu followed closely behind her, striding into the gate with two long steps. It seemed that he was indeed cold.
"I just moved here and came to take a look on my way."
The room was heated, and it immediately became warm. Gu Ting took off her coat and prepared to pour some water, but Yan Xiu got there first and said, "Your cold is so severe, have you taken any medicine?"
Gu Ting took the water and sat down on the sofa, saying nonchalantly, "It's just a minor cold. It will be fine in a couple of days."
She knew her body very well, having lived like this for years. Besides, a cold would be cured in two days with medicine or without medicine, so it was not worth making a fuss about.
Gu Ting glanced at him and changed the subject: "Houses here are not cheap. You are in the early stages of starting a business. Don't you spend money frugally? As a shareholder of the company, I can't help but feel a little worried."
Yan Xiu sat down across from her, looked into her eyes, and smiled faintly, "My pockets are cleaner than my face right now, so how can I afford to buy a villa? Fan Jie rented it to me at a friendly price, which is barely acceptable."
Gu Ting understood that Fan Jie and Yan Xiu were friends, and it was he who helped her find the new house.
"So, we are neighbors again?" Gu Ting joked.
Yan Xiu clenched his fist and coughed lightly, and his earlobes turned slightly red.
The living room was quiet for a while. Yan Xiu took out a small square box from the pocket of his windbreaker. "During the holidays abroad these days, I bought a gift for our company's major shareholder. It represents our company's small token of our appreciation for you. Please accept it."
Gu Ting suppressed her laughter and said in her duck voice, "You're welcome. I invested in your company because I believe in your ability and that you will definitely help me make a lot of money."
As Gu Ting opened the gift and admired it, Yan Xiu said, "I remember when I was little, whenever my grandfather went abroad or on business trips, he would always bring me gifts and toys. You know, before I was five, my toys wouldn't fit in two rooms."
Gu Ting paused and looked up at him.
Their eyes met, and Yan Xiu smiled, but it was a bitter smile. "I've always felt that besides my parents, my grandfather was the person closest to me in this world. My parents told me so, and I've always believed it. So even after my parents passed away, my grandfather wouldn't let me cry, wouldn't let me show the slightest bit of vulnerability in front of others. I also thought that my grandfather cared about me. He was just used to wearing a hard shell, used to hiding all his emotions deep in his heart, pretending to be indestructible."
"At that time, I felt very sorry for my grandfather. He was the only one I could trust. So even when he told me to fight my second uncle for management rights and my cousin for inheritance rights, I thought he was afraid that I would suffer in the future, that I would be bullied by my second uncle's family and have no foothold in the company. He favored me because he cared about and protected his eldest son and only child."
At this point, his eyes suddenly turned cold. "A few months ago, my bodyguard was inexplicably transferred away, and someone leaked my whereabouts, leading to my easy capture by a group of criminals. These criminals were full of nonsense and demanded money, but in fact, they didn't want money, they wanted my life!"
"And the one who really wants me dead is my grandfather."
Gu Ting held the water for a long time without moving, and was really stunned by the news.
"Your grandfather... once wanted to kill you?" It sounded too fantastical, and she really couldn't understand it.
She blurted out excitedly, "Has the world gone mad, or have we encountered even the most insane people? My biological father is clearly wealthy and lives a carefree life, yet he ignores me and even harms me! I have no grudges against my mother, yet she drove her car and tried to run me over. And your Yan family is a top-tier wealthy family, so why can't they tolerate a poor, parentless person like you?"
She really couldn't figure it out.
Yan Xiu looked up at the light above his head and joked, "Maybe I'm not pitiful enough. A truly pitiful person should have nothing, so others don't even bother to think of hurting him. Or maybe I'm too disobedient. I can never do what he said, abandoning all feelings and fighting my second uncle until death. I can't do anything in the business world and only care about profit. Because my grandfather came from this path. He believed in the spirit of the wolf, but I didn't want to and couldn't do that. He was so disappointed in me that he would rather let me die to make way for the future heir of the company. Or maybe some of my suggestions touched the cake of the management... All of these are possible. I'm too lazy to pursue it. It's meaningless."
Gu Ting was speechless: "...Just because of these, you don't even want your own grandson's life?"
Yan Xiu raised his lips. "After being immersed in the vortex of profit for too long, you'll abandon more and more things, and your humanity will become increasingly weak. Everyone has their own face. I respect this fact. All I can do is protect myself and prevent myself from becoming someone so utterly unrecognizable that even I don't recognize myself."
The tone suddenly changed: "The most important thing is that no one else's love in this world can compare to loving yourself."
The look in his eyes as he looked at Gu Ting was as gentle as that of an elder who had gone through many hardships and was giving earnest advice.
Gu Ting's heart seemed to be touched by something and was shaken for a long time.
After an unknown amount of time, Gu Ting smiled again: "So you came to see me as soon as you got off the plane, just to be my teacher and guide me."
Yan Xiu just smiled but said nothing. He didn't rush here as soon as he got off the plane. It was obvious that he was worried about someone, so he left his work and rushed back, and he would have to rush back again tomorrow.
However, Yan Xiu did not intend to tell the truth. Sometimes, for the happiness of the major shareholders, it would be okay to work harder.
Seeing that Gu Ting's mood had obviously improved, he found an opportunity to say, "Last month's auction was delayed due to company matters. There will be another one next week, and I heard that Qin Wei is also invited."
Gu Ting: "..." Desensitization treatment can't be so fast, right?
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