"Okay, then I'll be frank. In a month, your sister's coming-of-age ceremony will be held, and you must attend."
Gu Yuqing was a little stunned when she heard this request which was far different from what she expected.
"That's it?"
"What do you mean by just that?" Gu Zongyan was slightly annoyed. "This is your sister's coming-of-age ceremony. I just talked about filial piety and brotherhood for so long, didn't you listen at all..."
Gu Yuqing said, "When I became an adult, I never heard of any coming-of-age ceremony."
This sentence made Gu Zongyan silent.
Looking at Gu Zongyan's expression, it seemed that he was in pain with a bit of guilt, which made Gu Yuqing feel a little embarrassed.
She actually didn't care much about the coming-of-age ceremony. In her opinion, it was just a bunch of people in a small circle flattering each other, wasting her precious time and life.
She just said it casually, but she didn't expect that it would actually arouse Gu Zongyan's guilt, and he began to reflect on himself for not treating everyone equally.
After a long while, Gu Zongyan finally calmed down and said:
"Yuqing, it's not that I don't value you. You have to know that I was quite busy in my early years. For this kind of..."
"Okay, okay, I don't care." Gu Yuqing interrupted him impatiently.
But those were just some words to shift the blame. If Gu Zongyan had sincerely comforted her, Gu Yuqing's attitude would not have been so bad.
"Gu Chengxi invited me before, and I promised her that she would go." Gu Yuqing frowned and continued.
Hearing this, Gu Zongyan became happy again.
"That's good. You have to know that your sister actually cares about you very much."
Gu Yuqing remained silent.
The trouble is, she has to invite a dance partner to attend her coming-of-age ceremony which has so many broken rules?
After Gu Zongyan left, Gu Yuqing planned to call Chen Ya immediately to ask about the game flow.
At this moment, the phone screen lit up, and when Gu Yuqing saw the name of the caller, her face suddenly darkened.
She walked to the office door, locked it, and checked it twice before answering the phone.
"Hello? Mom."
"It's me. ...I know."
“…”
After hanging up the phone, Gu Yuqing felt a little uneasy.
A hemp rope always breaks at the thinnest part. The busier you are, the more things you will have trouble getting rid of.
After fixing her makeup, Gu Yuqing drove to the place where she had agreed to meet her mother.
The so-called mother was not the one Gu Zongyan had just married. Gu Yuqing had only ever called that person "Auntie" and never "Mom".
The person who was going to meet Gu Yuqing was her biological mother.
Gu Yuqing's biological mother has the same delicate face as Gu Yuqing, and her expression still carries an indelible aura of a queen.
But the difference is that Gu's mother is old and has obviously been damaged by alcohol. Her skin has aged badly and she can only be seen as a beautiful woman, which is far inferior to Gu Yuqing.
After talking with the mother for a while, I found that she didn't have anything important to say. She just missed her daughter, and she missed her so much that she kept holding her and chattering until six o'clock in the evening.
If it dragged on any longer, Beichen would be off work soon. Gu Yuqing asked to leave several times, but her mother ignored her. Finally, she couldn't bear it anymore and stood up with her bag.
"Mom, I really have to go."
Gu's mother suddenly grabbed Gu Yuqing's hand very hard, which scared Gu Yuqing.
"You haven't forgotten that day, have you?"
Gu Yuqing was confused for a moment and asked, "Which day?"
The expression on Gu's mother's face suddenly became a little crazy:
"The day I pulled you up to the rooftop, I asked you if you were scared. Do you still remember?"
Gu Yuqing seemed to have suddenly returned to her teenage years.
"If you were in that situation now, would you still tell your mother that you are not afraid?"
Gu Yuqing stood there, not saying a word for a long time.
The two of them were in a stalemate for a long time, and Gu's mother finally let go of her eagle-claw-like hand and reached out to touch her head.
"Did I scare you? It's okay. Mom just wanted to remind you not to forget your original hatred."
Gu Yuqing's throat rolled over, and after a moment, she nodded blankly.
"Um."
"Go ahead."
Gu Yuqing turned around, took out her keys and walked towards her car.
On the way, her mind was full of thoughts, which were mixed up by her mother's words.
As the saying goes, if you have a stepmother, you will have a stepfather. Gu Zongyan is not the kind of person who can escape this.
Gu Yuqing has been able to maintain her status until today, and her biological mother played an indispensable role, or rather, the shocking jump that might have happened back then also played an indispensable role.
For thousands of days and nights before, Gu Yuqing had never doubted that she was still as fierce as the adolescent girl she was back then. As long as her mother said a word, she would dare to jump from the building.
However, when her mother asked her that question just now, she hesitated.
She couldn't tell whether her body and mind had been corrupted by her current affluent life, or whether she had gradually reconciled with the world as she grew older.
What frightened her most was the image that appeared in her mind when she thought of herself standing on the roof...
It’s Chen Ya.
…
It was seven o'clock in the evening when Gu Yuqing finally rushed back to Beichen Company.
Because she was nervous, she didn't call Chen Ya. As a result, she was even more nervous now.
According to Beichen Company's previous corporate culture, employees would have left work early at this time.
But based on Gu Yuqing's understanding of Chen Ya, that person should still be in the company.
After taking the elevator upstairs and entering the office area, Gu Yuqing was surprised to find that Beichen Company was actually fully staffed tonight for the first time ever.
And it seems like everyone is very excited?
Gu Yuqing walked towards Chen Ya's office in a daze. The large display screen at the door was already crowded with people, chattering, and she couldn't hear what they were saying at all.
She glanced at the numbers on the screen. There were so many numbers, so many single digits, it was difficult to count them.
At this moment, Gu Yuqing already had a premonition. A very good premonition.
Pushing open the door of Chen Ya's office, Gu Yuqing saw Chen Ya still sitting steadily behind the desk and asked loudly:
"How much water is flowing? How much water is flowing?!"
The hall, which was originally very noisy, suddenly became quiet.
The employees all stood behind him, looking at this side with their mouths open.
Chen Ya stood up, slowly straightened his clothes, then slowly walked towards her and said:
"I told you, the real impact will come in a month."
Gu Yuqing felt her mouth was a little dry: "I don't care! Tell me how much water is flowing now!"
When she asked Chen Ya to help her put on her shoes before, her tone was not so firm.
Chen Ya could only answer: "Currently it's 15 million...US dollars."
Gu Yuqing's brain seemed to be stuck, and she couldn't figure it out after trying to convert it in her mind for a long time.
"Huh? One thousand five hundred... dollars?..."
At this time, Lu Keke stood behind Gu Yuqing, clenched his fists and said loudly:
"Sister Yuqing, ignore him! He's just showing off! It's over 100 million!"
"Converted into RMB, it's more than 100 million!" End of this chapter
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