Gu Jingping stopped kneeling and stood up to face his father.
“You’ve never cared about me at all! It’s been like this since I was a child. When I was little, you sent me to that awful TV show and made me stay in the mountains for a month. Do you know how I survived that month? Do you know how bad the food was? How bad the clothes were? How bad the accommodations were? Every night when I went to sleep, rats would run onto my bed and bite me. I was so scared that I couldn’t sleep. I cried and screamed, but no one paid any attention to me. When I tried to run away, the crew caught me and brought me back, and they even criticized me in public for being dramatic…”
"Aren't you just being dramatic? Why did I send you there? Don't you have any self-awareness? Don't you know how naughty you were when you were little? You'd hit this person today and scold that person tomorrow. I sent you to a prestigious school where everyone has a high social status. Who do you think you are?"
"Did I want to go there? You didn't even ask for my permission. I didn't want to go to that kind of school at all. Everyone there looks down on me. Do you know what they say about me? They call me an illegitimate child, a bastard!! They say I was born to a mistress!"
*Smack!*
Gu Jingping was slapped hard across the face, but it wasn't Gu Zhendong who did it; it was Cao Xue.
"Jingping! You've gone too far!"
Gu Jingping covered his face and glared hatefully at his mother.
"Am I being unreasonable? Ha! I'm being unreasonable? You're the ones who are unreasonable. You're the ones who gave me this shameful identity. Mom, you can certainly stay home and be a rich housewife, but do you know how many scornful looks I've suffered outside? You don't understand any of this, none of you understand!!!"
Gu Jingping was also touched by his own words, and his eyes reddened as he spoke. There are no absolute villains in the world.
Gu Jingping has done many bad things. He has done a lot of bullying and oppressing, and he often bullies men and women. However, the reason why he developed this kind of personality is due to his childhood environment.
Gu Zhendong only recognized him when he was about to graduate from elementary school.
When he was little, he was often called a fatherless wild child.
When he finally met his wealthy father, he naturally wanted to settle old scores. However, his moment of glory was short-lived, as he was soon bullied by other small groups.
The people at the elite school mocked him for being the child of a mistress, saying he wasn't legitimate at all. At that time, Gu Zhendong's mind was mostly on Gu Jingyan.
He would take Gu Jingyan with him to every occasion but not him. Every time he wanted to go with him, he would be refused. Gu Jingyan would look at him with great contempt at those times.
That disdainful look still haunts him, so he has hated Gu Jingyan since childhood. He hates Gu Jingyan, but he also hates Gu Zhendong, and he even blames his mother.
When he returned from that program, he still felt a strong sense of hatred. However, something else happened at that time: Gu Jingyan broke his leg. When he was a child, he didn't know that it was his mother who did it.
I only learned this when I was a little older.
After Gu Jingyan broke his leg, his father began to focus on him. However, by then, Gu Jingyan's personality had already been formed, and he found it difficult to learn business matters.
If his mother hadn't comforted him and instilled in him the idea that he was the heir to the Gu Group, he wouldn't have obediently complied.
But the more he tried to prove himself, the more likely he was to make mistakes. Each time he made a mistake, he would carefully admit it. This repeated cycle left him with no sense of security.
Now, he has lost his position as general manager, lost his status as the heir, and is being whipped in such a humiliating way. He has broken down mentally.
That's why he said those things without considering the consequences.
It is very difficult for parents and children to understand each other.
He thought he was speaking from the heart, but in Gu Zhendong's mind, Gu Jingping was rebelling against patriarchal authority and had a dark heart.
"You unfilial son? I don't value you? If I didn't value you, would I have tolerated you making so many mistakes? If I didn't value you, would I have forgiven you time and time again? Fine!! Now you're blaming me, very well! Get out of here right now! I'll freeze all your bank cards. If you're so capable, find another way out for yourself and don't come back begging me!"
"Fine, I'll get out!! I refuse to believe I can't survive without the Gu family!!"
Gu Jingping turned to leave, but Cao Xue quickly grabbed her son.
She cried out, "Jingping, don't be impulsive!"
He then turned to look at Gu Zhendong; "Brother Dong, I've followed you for so many years, and even if I haven't done anything great, I've still put in a lot of hard work. You can't treat our son like this. Please forgive Jingping one more time."
“I’ve given him so many chances already. This time, I won’t give him another one. If you plead for him again, you can leave!”
Gu Zhendong had clearly made up his mind, turning his back to them.
Gu Jingyan, standing nearby, was overjoyed. It felt so good! This mother and son had finally gotten their comeuppance; they should have done this a long time ago.
Cao Xue, tears streaming down her face, dared not speak. If the two of them went out like this, they would have nothing left. She wasn't that impulsive.
But Gu Jingping was impulsive.
He shook off his mother's hand, snorted heavily, and went out.
When Gu Jingping left, Gu Zhendong sighed deeply and returned to his study.
Not long after, Gu Jingyan followed him in.
"Dad, calm down. Your brother was just angry when he said that. Don't take it to heart."
Gu Zhendong looked at his son sitting in a wheelchair, shook his head slightly, and sighed.
"Jingyan, I did all that just now for you, do you know that?"
"Ah? Dad...I..."
“Son, I’m entrusting the Gu Group to you from now on. Your brother is narrow-minded and impulsive; he won’t amount to anything. I misjudged him before. Now that I’ve chosen you, I must help you eliminate this danger. His departure is a good thing; he won’t affect you anymore. Just do your job well. The Gu Group is the culmination of generations of our Gu family’s hard work; I can’t let it have any problems.”
To be honest, Gu Jingyan was touched by Gu Zhendong's words, but that was all.
He still remembered the ruthlessness of his father when he was kicked out of the house, and the look of disgust in his father's eyes when he wanted to come back to report the news and ask his father to make him the general manager.
To put it bluntly, he understood that his father didn't love him that much. Rather, he was more useful than Gu Jingping now. Gu Jingping had fallen out with the Li family, and if he continued to stay with the Gu family, it would easily make the Li family target them.
His father kicked him out, which, frankly speaking, was still for his own benefit.
In the father's heart, the bond between father and son was far less important than the future of the company.
Haha, thankfully he feels the same way now.
The bond between father and son is not as important as the company.
He wants the company, and he will never again build trust on family ties.
"Dad, I understand. I will do my best and make the Gu Group great. I will not let you down."
Gu Zhendong nodded.
"That's my good son!"
...
In the bedroom, Cao Xue lay on the bed, weeping.
I just called my son several times, but he didn't answer.
After crying for a while, she gripped the sheets tightly, her eyes filled with resentment.
"Gu Zhendong, Gu Jingyan, you are so heartless! I swear, no matter what, I will make you pay for what you did tonight!!!"
Cao Xue wiped away her tears, then sat up, picked up her phone, and made a call.
...
The next afternoon.
When Gu Jingyan was on his way home from get off work, he collided with a small truck. Fortunately, several taxis saw the accident and rescued him, taking him to the hospital.
The driver in the same car as him wasn't so lucky; he was killed instantly, without even a chance to be saved.
At the hospital.
Gu Zhendong looked at his unconscious son with great anxiety.
"Doctor, how is my son?"
"Mr. Gu, don't worry, we've checked him out. His injuries aren't that serious, and he'll wake up soon."
"That's good, that's good! Thank you, doctor."
Cao Xue, standing beside her, also forced a smile; "Thank you, doctor."
She was very disappointed that she hadn't been able to kill Gu Jingyan. That kid was just too tough; he had dodged her once before, and he had dodged her again this time.
Why were those damn taxi drivers so kind?
Now everyone's defiant towards old ladies, right? Why would you save a disabled person?
The two were still in the ward, unaware that Xiao Dingdong was standing anxiously at the door.
When Cao Xue turned around, she frowned slightly; "What are you doing here?"
Gu Zhendong turned around at this moment.
I was also a little unhappy when I saw Xiao Dingdong.
The two had seen Xiao Dingdong once before at the door, so they knew who she was.
Xiao Dingdong was very nervous, worried, and a little scared.
She frantically picked up her writing tablet.
"How is Jing Yan?"
"This is none of your business. Don't come here. Get out!"
Cao Xue said impatiently.
Gu Zhendong tacitly accepted his wife's attitude and did not stop her from urging Xiao Dingdong to go out.
Xiao Dingdong was thus kicked out of the door.
As she left, looking at the unconscious Gu Jingyan, she felt extremely wronged and worried.
At this moment, Gu Zhendong thought of a question.
When his wife returned, he said, "It's time to find Jingyan a marriage partner."
Cao Xue was very unhappy, but on the surface she still complied.
"Brother Dong, you're right. Why don't we hurry up with Jingping's plans too? Jingping's all grown up now..."
Cao Xue wanted to secure a marriage partner for her son.
But Gu Zhendong snorted; "Don't mention him to me now. We'll talk about him later. Let's take care of Jing Yan's matter first."
Cao Xueqiang suppressed his dissatisfaction and could only nod.
Two hours later, Gu Jingyan finally woke up. His first instinct was to ask, "Dad, did anyone come to check on me?"
At the moment he was hit, Gu Jingyan thought of the time when he broke his leg.
He was terrified, and he also recalled the time when he broke his leg and everyone abandoned him.
This also included his girlfriend, Lin Mengya.
Having survived this ordeal, he hoped that someone would still care about him.
That person is his current girlfriend, Xiao Dingdong.
Gu Zhendong hesitated for a moment, then shook his head.
"No, no one is coming. Jingyan, just focus on recovering. By the way, I just discussed it with your mother. You're not getting any younger now, it's time for you to get married. I just called your Uncle Lin, Mengya, do you remember him?"
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