Gu Zhendong was so frightened that he dropped his whip and rushed over to check on his son's injury.
He touched his son's crippled legs with guilt.
Her eyes were a little red.
"Jingyan, how could you be so foolish?"
Gu Jingyan gave a wry smile.
"Dad, I can't feel my legs, but it's nothing to worry about. You don't need to worry about me."
Hearing him say that, Gu Zhendong felt even more guilty.
"Silly child, how could nothing happen?"
“Dad, please stop blaming my brother and Mom. I believe they were just joking. How could they really do something to harm me? We are a family. Now that the company is facing difficulties, we should maintain family harmony even more.”
Gu Zhendong held his son's hand tightly.
Tears streamed down my face from being moved.
"Okay! Okay! Okay! Dad will listen to you. If you say we won't hit you, then we won't hit you."
He turned to the nanny, Xu Ma, and called out, "Quickly, bring the first-aid kit!"
"Oh, yes, sir!"
Xu Ma quickly went to get the first-aid kit.
Her eyes reddened; "Young Master, how could you be so foolish? Your legs were already bad..."
She cried as she applied the medicine. Gu Jingyan was someone she had raised since he was a child. It was really too much to ask him to speak up for such a person after he had suffered so much injustice.
Cao Xue and her son were completely dumbfounded. In the past, they used to rely on this kind of self-inflicted injury trick. How did Gu Jingyan, that bastard, learn it?
"Brother Dong... Jingping is also badly injured..."
Cao Xue's words only made Gu Zhendong angrier.
"He deserved it. If Jing Yan hadn't stopped him today, I would have beaten him to death!"
When Gu Jingping saw his father's angry eyes, he shrank back in fright.
She glared fiercely at Gu Jingyan.
He knew Gu Jingyan was putting on an act, and he really wanted to expose him, but right now... it was best to keep quiet.
Gu Jingyan's actions moved everyone in the Gu family, who all came over to offer their concern and care.
Gu Zhendong stood up and looked at them.
I made a decision in my heart.
"Jing Yan, starting today! You are the General Manager of the Gu Group!"
Upon hearing this, Cao Xue and Gu Jingping disagreed.
"Dong-ge, you can't do this to Jingping!"
"Dad, please give me another chance!"
"Hmph! I've given you so many chances, but you just didn't cherish them!"
"Dad, let's talk about this later. After all, I'm disabled in both legs, and it would be a disgrace to the Gu family if I were to become the general manager..."
Gu Jingyan lowered his head, feeling very uncomfortable.
His shoulders kept twitching.
Others thought he was crying, but only he knew that he was about to burst into laughter.
It really proved Chen Zhe right; his crippled legs might actually be an advantage.
Seeing his eldest son still feeling inferior because of his appearance, Gu Zhendong felt even more distressed.
A large part of this inferiority complex was instilled in my son by myself. If I hadn't disliked him, he wouldn't have thought this way.
"Jingyan, you don't need to say anything. Now that I've made this decision, I won't change it!"
...
Gu Zhendong's guilt towards Gu Jingyan was genuine, and he announced it publicly at the morning meeting the very next day.
As Gu Jingyan's uncles, Ye Jiawen and his brother naturally supported the idea, but other shareholders and management still had their own opinions.
"Chairman, how about we discuss this later? Right now, it's better to address the company's immediate problems..."
"Yes, Chairman, we can talk about the general manager's matter later."
...
The voices of opposition from one or two made Gu Jingyan a little angry, but he still kept Chen Zhe's words in mind.
Since they look down on their own disability, then let's just use morality to blackmail them.
"What you uncles say makes sense. Dad, I also think I'm not suitable to be the general manager. If a disabled person is the general manager of the Gu Group, it will definitely be ridiculed by others. Anyway, I'm used to it. You should take back your decision."
Hearing him say that, the shareholders blushed.
"Jingyan, don't overthink it. We're not talking about your leg..."
"Yes, Jingyan, we absolutely did not mean to discriminate against you."
...
Neither of them wanted to be labeled as discriminating against people with disabilities, although that was what they thought in their hearts, but it was a different story when they said it out loud.
"Uncle Lin, Uncle Deng, I know you don't discriminate against me. You've both been very kind to me. I still remember when I was little, my mom brought me to the company to play, and you kept praising how cute I was. You also gave me lots of lucky money during holidays..."
Gu Jingyan's words stirred up memories for these people.
The thought of Gu Jingyan's deceased mother filled them with guilt. Gu Jingyan's mother was a good person and had helped them a lot in the past.
Now that I'm opposing her son, I feel a little guilty.
When Gu Zhendong heard Gu Jingyan mention his mother, his sense of guilt intensified.
Ye Jiawen felt a surge of resentment when he thought of his older sister.
He stood up and looked at the crowd.
Then he looked at Gu Zhendong.
“Chairman, although Jingyan has been disobedient in the past, he has never done anything wrong. His disability is not his fault. In particular, he had previously warned us to be careful that the Lijing Park development project might be halted. This time, he racked his brains to bring back good news about Lijing Park. All he has done is for the company. I hope that you can give Jingyan a fair chance, considering my sister's sake and the fact that our Ye family has worked like slaves for the Gu Group.”
"Awen, you don't need to say anything more. I've thought it through. This matter is decided, and your objections are useless!"
The group of people exchanged glances and then remained silent.
Gu Jingping stood to the side, so angry he was practically grinding his teeth to powder.
Gu Jingyan still managed to snatch the position of general manager.
He was unwilling to accept it; he was unwilling to accept it.
But what can we do now?
My father is furious right now, and he won't listen to anything I say.
Seeing Gu Jingyan's hypocritical excuses, Gu Jingping felt like vomiting.
[Damn! That acting is fucking amazing! How come I never noticed before?]
...
As Gu Jingping was packing his things, Gu Jingyan pushed his wheelchair in.
He smiled and gently closed the door.
"Hey bro, is everything all cleaned up? Don't forget anything!"
Gu Jingping glared at him fiercely.
"Don't be too smug. With a disability like yours, no one will really accept you as the general manager of the Gu Group. Just wait and see, I'll be back soon."
Gu Jingyan shrugged.
"Sigh, looks like you haven't had enough of being beaten up yet."
Hearing him mention what happened last night, Gu Jingping was quite indignant.
He put down what he was holding and came over to glare at him fiercely.
"You despicable scoundrel! If you hadn't framed me last night, how could I have ended up like this?"
Gu Jingyan looked at him with a cold laugh; "My good brother, how could I have framed you? I even took a whipping for you last night, and you don't even appreciate it?"
"Heh, only Dad would believe your insincerity! You can't fool me!"
"Oh dear, you saw through me. Tsk tsk, looks like my acting skills still need improvement. That's right, I did it on purpose. I know you weren't doing anything good last night. I was the one who suggested making the call, and I deliberately put it on speakerphone. I didn't expect you and your mother to be so eager for me to die. Tsk tsk, you two are really ruthless. But I'm not the same person I used to be. I'll sit in this position and coldly watch you die. I not only want you to die, but I'll also make you wish you were dead before you die. I'll have someone break your legs, and then I'll have someone humiliate your mother. Tsk tsk, she still has that figure..."
When it comes to sharp tongues, no one can compare to Gu Jingyan; he can drive someone crazy with just one sentence.
Gu Jingping had tried to hold back, but when he mentioned his mother, he couldn't hold back any longer.
He grabbed Gu Jingyan's collar tightly with both hands, then shoved him heavily to the ground. Not content with that, he went over and kicked him a few more times.
"You fucking bastard! I'll kill you right now!!!"
Gu Jingyan screamed shrilly, and started wailing. Soon, the security guards broke down the door.
Many people in the company witnessed Gu Jingping brutally beating Gu Jingyan.
Gu Jingyan cried and shouted at the same time.
"Don't hit me anymore. I promise to give you back the general manager's position. Don't kill me. I'm just a cripple. I can't threaten you..."
Gu Jingyan's beating of his disabled brother has angered many employees in the company.
They all gathered around, and within minutes they alerted Gu Zhendong.
Gu Zhendong brought a lot of people with him.
"You beast! You actually wanted to kill your brother!!"
He slapped Gu Jingping across the face.
Gu Jingping covered his face and roared angrily.
"It wasn't my fault!!! He was just cursing at me!! He said he wanted to break my legs, and he also said..."
"What else is there to say?"
Gu Jingping was too ashamed to say the last sentence.
"You beast! You can't even make up a story! You've completely disgraced the Gu family!! Get out of here right now!! Get out of the company, get out of my house! Don't let me ever see you again!!"
"Dad!!! Gu Jingyan is faking it!!! He's not as good as you think at all!!"
Gu Jingping pointed at Gu Jingyan and cursed, "He's a hypocritical scoundrel!! He's just putting on an act! Including last night!!"
At this moment, Gu Jingyan, clutching his legs with a sorrowful expression, said, "Dad, I'm fine. My brother is just having a hard time accepting it. It's okay, I won't take his position..."
Gu Jingping pointed at Gu Jingyan, his chest heaving with anger.
"You bastard, you're still pretending!!!"
*Smack!*
Gu Jingping received another heavy slap across the face.
"You beast! Kneel down and apologize to your brother!!!"
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