Chapter 104: The Hundred and Fourth Melon
"Ms. Gu, why are you here with Aunt Sun?"
Lin Hexu looked at Gu Xicao with curiosity.
Gu Xicao casually picked up a piece of cake and said, "I just happened to meet you on the road."
Encounter by chance?
Lin Hexu didn't believe it.
He snorted and shook his head, "I'm not a child, I don't believe this, did you deliberately find a way to meet Aunt Sun?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he uttered an "ah", covered his head and looked at Lin Qian with an accusing look on his face, "Brother, why did you hit me?"
Lin Qianshi withdrew his hand as if nothing had happened and said calmly: "It's nothing, I saw a mosquito on your forehead."
"Mosquitoes? It's only February, where do the mosquitoes come from?"
Lin Hexu suspected that his brother was seeking revenge for personal gain, but unfortunately he had no evidence.
"Miss Gu, would you mind if you come over to talk with us?"
Just when Lin Qianshi and his brother were bickering, Zhao Pingyang and his son walked towards Gu Xicao, nodded to Lin Qianshi, and spoke to Gu Xicao.
Lin Hexu's eyes rolled and he felt something was strange.
Gu Xicao held the cake and raised her eyebrows: "Mr. Zhao, I'm not familiar with you guys, what can I say?"
"You tried every possible means to get in, isn't it just..." Before Sun Shimao could finish his words, he was interrupted by Zhao Pingyang's glare.
Zhao Pingyang smiled and said, "Miss Gu, if we are not familiar with each other, we will become familiar with each other after a few meetings. We are all business people, and we will have to deal with each other in the future. It just so happens that I have something to ask of you. The remuneration can be discussed. I hope Miss Gu will give me a favor."
He emphasized the word "remuneration".
Gu Xicao glanced at Lin Qianshi, put his things down, and said, "Okay, I'll go with you."
There was a hint of relaxed smile in Zhao Pingyang's eyes.
Lan Hexin saw from afar that Zhao Pingyang and his son were taking Gu Xicao away, and her tense nerves finally relaxed a little.
"Alan, why don't you go and accompany Xiaoyun?"
Sun Yunyin suddenly spoke, and Lan Hexin was startled. When she came to her senses and saw that it was her, she made up an excuse: "Isn't Xiaoyun putting on makeup? I can't help much if I go, so I might as well help greet the guests here."
Sun Yunyin stretched out the last syllable: "Oh, so that's how it is. Then please watch this side while I go upstairs to change my clothes. For an occasion like today, I still have to dress formally."
Lan Hexin wished this would happen and watched Sun Yunyin leave.
Zhao Pingyang and Sun Shimao and his son took Gu Xicao to the back garden. After checking that there was no one around, Zhao Pingyang looked at Gu Xicao inquiringly and said, "Miss Gu, you came to my son's engagement party today. It's not just to have a drink at the wedding, is it that simple?"
Gu Xicao smiled and said, "Mr. Zhao, you are a smart man, I won't say anything extra. You don't want me to come, there must be other reasons, it's not just a matter of standing in line. Your family and the Wang family don't have such a deep relationship. Young Master Sun and Wang Xueli don't have such a good relationship, right?"
Sun Shimao's eyelids twitched. Since there were no outsiders around, he no longer pretended to be frightened. Instead, he said with a dark face and gritted teeth, "So, you really know the secret of our family? You came here just to blackmail us?!"
“Hey.”
Looking at Sun Shimao's fingers, Gu Xicao raised an eyebrow, "Don't say such harsh words, any secrets, any blackmail, I didn't say anything. However, not saying it now does not mean that I won't say it later or in the future."
Zhao Pingyang and his son already had something to hide, and after hearing what Gu Xicao said, which seemed to have a lot of meaning, they couldn't help but feel uneasy.
Zhao Pingyang asked tentatively: "How much does Miss Gu know?"
Gu Xicao looked him up and down, then looked at Sun Shimao, "Not much, but just right. For example, Young Master Sun is your son, not Chairman Sun's son. For example, whose daughter is Lan Yun, and whose mother is Lan Hexin."
With every word she spoke, Zhao Pingyang's face became uglier.
No matter how hard you try, it’s useless!
When they knew that Sun Yunyin was going to meet Gu Xicao, they were afraid that the matter would be exposed, so they deliberately made trouble to transfer Sun Yunyin away, and asked Sun Shimao to use Wang Xueli as an excuse to prevent Gu Xicao from coming to the engagement party.
I thought this way I could at least delay it for a while, but I didn't expect that others already knew about it.
Sun Shimao bit his cheek, and a chill ran down his back: "Watch your mouth. If you dare to talk nonsense, I won't forgive you!"
"Shimao!" Zhao Pingyang shouted at Sun Shimao, then turned his head and pondered for a moment, "Ms. Gu is indeed worthy of her reputation. Yes, Shimao is indeed not Yunyin's son, but this matter is our family affair after all. As an outsider, why bother to meddle in it? As long as you are willing to turn a blind eye, I heard that you are now managing an investment company. I am willing to represent the company and cooperate with you in the future."
Tsk tsk.
Gu Xicao didn't know what to say.
This man is really smart.
Even at this time, he is still calculating. The company's cooperation costs the company's money, and he himself does not spend a penny.
"Not enough." Gu Xicao refused bluntly, "You only have this little sincerity, and you treat me like a beggar? I don't care about the investment, but how much money do you plan to pay to shut me up?"
She raised her eyebrows and looked at the villa behind her. "The Sun family is so big, and you used this method to calculate, replacing the prince with the son of Secretary Lan and the daughter of Chairman Sun, and you even planned to marry the daughter of the other party as your wife, just in case the matter is exposed, Chairman Sun will settle accounts with you. If you succeed, you can at least get billions of Sun family assets. You want to send me away for just a few projects, what do you think I am, a beggar?"
Zhao Pingxiang had beads of sweat running down his face. He was embarrassed and annoyed, "Miss Gu, your words are too harsh."
"Dad, stop talking nonsense to her. Gu Xicao, stop pretending. How much money do you want to shut your mouth!"
Sun Shimao was young and hot-tempered, and he didn't have much patience, so he couldn't help but question directly.
Gu Xicao said: "Then I want to ask how much you are willing to pay for this secret?"
"you!"
Sun Shimao was so angry that his lungs were about to explode.
Isn't it obvious that he is asking for too much?
Zhao Pingyang also looked surprised. Gu Xicao suddenly pulled the corner of his lips and showed a smile, "I'm just kidding. We are all people in the scene. Of course, I won't make things too ugly. Five hundred thousand, five hundred thousand to buy this secret, and I promise not to tell anyone about this matter again, how about it?"
Five hundred thousand?
Zhao Pingyang and his son looked at each other.
This price was much lower than they expected. They had originally agreed that if Gu Xicao could be bribed, they would agree to it as long as it was less than 10 million.
After all, compared with the Sun family's wealth, ten million is just a drop in the bucket.
"Five hundred thousand, that's what you said!"
Sun Shimao took out a checkbook from his pocket, quickly wrote down the amount, tore off the check, and said to Gu Xicao, "We can give you the money, but you are not allowed to mention this to anyone again, especially my mother!"
"Don't worry, I won't mention it!"
Gu Xicao raised her hand: "I swear, if I tell anyone that you are not Mr. Sun's biological son, I will die!"
Seeing Gu Xicao's decisive words, Sun Shimao believed it a little more, "It's better to do this, keep your mouth shut, this is none of your business!"
He threw the check to Gu Xicao.
Gu Xicao grabbed the check, took a look at it, and raised an eyebrow, "Mr. Sun, Miss Lan, you can come out now."
A rustling sound was heard.
Sun Yunyin and Lan Yun, with livid faces, walked out from the corner of the garden, followed by several relatives.
"Wife, Lan Yun, you guys..."
When Zhao Pingyang saw Sun Yunyin and Lan Yun and their group appear, his face suddenly turned pale, and Sun Shimao was so scared that the checkbook in his hand fell to the ground.
"What Miss Gu said turned out to be true. You switched my child with Lan Hexin's child!"
Sun Yunyin gritted her teeth, her eyes were bloodshot, she suppressed the anger in her heart, her hands were shaking.
"No, no, Yunyin, listen to my explanation!"
Zhao Pingyang's subconscious reaction was to deny it.
But the Sun family was not easy to fool. Sun Yunyin's uncle sneered and said, "Explain, how to explain? We heard it clearly in the back just now. You all admitted that Sun Shimao is not my niece's son, but Lan Yun is!"
"Yes, everyone heard it clearly, and no one said anything wrong about you! Zhao Pingyang, you are such a jerk, you know how our niece treats you, but instead of being grateful, you actually swapped my niece's biological daughter with your illegitimate child! By the way, that Lan Hexin must be Sun Shimao's biological mother, right? You two are really ungrateful!"
"Mom, it's not like that, it's not like that, I really am your biological son."
Sun Shimao became anxious and ran over to grab Sun Yunyin's hand, but was pushed away by Sun Yunyin.
Sun Yunyin looked at him, her eyes cold and filled with hatred. She asked someone to bring Lan Hexin over.
When Lan Hexin came over, she felt confused and was very dissatisfied with Sun Yunyin who treated her like a servant and summoned her when she wanted and dismissed her at will.
But when Lan Hexin saw the pale and frightened expressions of Zhao Pingyang and his son, his heart skipped a beat, as if he realized that something was wrong.
She forced a smile and said to Sun Yunyin, "Boss Sun, the engagement party is about to start, why are all of you here? Did Shimao and Xiaoyun have a fight? It's common for young couples to have fights. We have to consider the overall situation. So many relatives and friends are here today, we can't delay it, otherwise we'll be laughed at!"
No matter what Lan Hexin said, Sun Yunyin's eyes were fixed on Lan Hexin.
Lan Hexin's voice became softer and softer, and he even lowered his head.
"Come on, why don't you continue?"
Sun Yunyin narrowed her eyes and smiled with her face but not her heart.
Lan Hexin was full of grievances. "Boss Sun, what did I do wrong? Even if Xiaoyun did something wrong, it can't be blamed on me as a mother. I have said before that Xiaoyun and Shimao are not suitable. With her conditions, she can't even be a lover for the young master..."
Before Lan Hexin could finish her words, she was slapped hard in the face.
The slap stunned Lan Hexin, and Lan Yun also looked surprised, with a bit of heartache in her eyes, and she subconsciously wanted to move forward.
"You, you hit me?"
It took Lan Hexin a while to realize that she was slapped by Sun Yunyin. She covered her face and turned back to look at Sun Yunyin in a daze, with hatred in her eyes, "Why did you hit me!"
"Why should I hit you? Don't you know what you did?"
Sun Yunyin gritted her teeth, anger and hatred surged in her heart, she wished she could tear Lan Hexin to pieces.
"I know, what do I know? I've been busy for today's engagement party. Mr. Sun, you're a busy man, so I have to worry about these things."
The more Lan Hexin spoke, the more she felt wronged. It made sense. "If you are dissatisfied with Lan Yun, I told you at the beginning that I don't think this marriage is a good idea. You didn't tell me before, but now you are taking your anger out on me. Do you think this is appropriate?"
"Stop talking! Stop talking!"
Zhao Ping looked extremely anxious, and whispered to Lan Hexin with guilt and fear.
Lan Hexin became more and more annoyed, "Why shouldn't I say anything? Even if I'm her employee, I have reason to express my dissatisfaction!"
"Okay, okay, of course you can express your dissatisfaction!"
Sun Yunyin clapped her hands, "I have seen it, Lan Hexin, it would be a pity if you don't go into the entertainment industry with your acting skills. You don't have to pretend, I already know that Sun Shimao is the son of you and Zhao Pingyang."
Lan Hexin's pupils contracted, and the anger in her heart was instantly suppressed like a spring, and what surged up was panic and helplessness.
She looked at Zhao Pingyang with questioning and disbelief in her eyes.
Zhao Pingyang's face was pale, and although he didn't say anything, his expression clearly showed his agreement.
"Well, why don't you continue talking?"
Sun Yunyin pulled the corners of her lips and stared at Lan Hexin, "Don't you still feel wronged? Keep talking."
"Mr. Sun, there must be a misunderstanding here."
Lan Hexin didn't know what had just happened. Even now, he was still struggling, "How can the young master be my son? Lan Yun is my child."
Lan Yun looked at Lan Hexin and closed her eyes. "Mr. Zhao and Sun Shimao just said everything. Secretary Lan, do you still want to deny it at this time? Is it meaningful?"
What?
Lan Hexin felt a black screen before her eyes. She looked at Zhao Pingyang and Sun Shimao in disbelief. She couldn't understand why these two people would say this for no reason.
Sun Shimao was still struggling, holding Sun Yunyin's hand: "Mom, I don't recognize her. Who is she? How can she be my mother? You are my mother!"
Lan Hexin felt as if he had been slapped in the face, and his face turned blue and white.
Sun Yunyin looked at Sun Shimao and narrowed her eyes. She pushed Sun Shimao's hand away, looked around at everyone, and said to Sun Shimao: "Shimao, from what you said, you want to recognize me as your mother, right?"
Sun Shimao cried with snot and tears. Seeing that Sun Yunyin seemed to be softening, he nodded and said, "That's right, Mom. So what if Lan Hexin gave birth to me? You raised me. I grew up in the Sun family, and I only recognize you as my mother!"
"Well, my mother is being bullied, and you, as her son, should help her out. I won't make things difficult for you, right?"
Sun Yunyin smiled and patted Sun Shimao's hand.
Sun Shimao only wanted to retain his identity as the young master of the Sun family at this moment, so he didn't care about anything else. He quickly shook his head and said, "It's not difficult, it's not difficult."
"Then go give him two slaps."
Sun Yunyin pointed at Zhao Pingyang and said to Sun Shimao.
Sun Shimao followed the direction she pointed and was stunned when he saw Zhao Ping. His neck was stiff and he finally found his tongue: "Mom, that, that's Dad."
"So you mean you don't want to?"
Sun Yunyin withdrew her hand and stood up. "I thought you had some affection for me as a mother, but this is how it is. Shimao, then you and your father should get out of the Sun family. Your father has made a lot of money over the years, enough for you to be a young master."
Sun Shimao's head buzzed.
How can I leave the Sun family?
Sun Shimao has been pampered since childhood, and he spent money like water as an adult. He is used to being admired and envied. Zhao Pingyang has some money, but that little money is enough to buy everything.
Zhao Pingyang was shocked by Sun Yunyin's cruelty, "Yunyin, you..."
Sun Shimao stood up with his fists clenched, and without giving Zhao Pingyang a chance to react, he slapped Zhao Pingyang in the face.
Zhao Pingyang was not a good-tempered person, and it was totally unjust for his son to hit his father, so he started fighting with his son right away.
Lan Hexin saw it all and felt so distressed.
She covered her chest and looked at Sun Yunyin with tears in her eyes. "Sun Yunyin, you did it on purpose, didn't you? Why are you so vicious? Shimao has called you mom for so many years, and Pingyang is still your husband, why can't you be tolerant of them? Besides, Lan Yun married Shimao, and the family business will not benefit outsiders after all."
When Sun Yunyin heard Lan Hexin talking, she just felt disgusted.
My family has never treated Lan Hexin unfairly.
Lan Hexin's biological mother is a widow, raising an orphan and her two children. Life was difficult. If it weren't for the Sun family who took pity on her, they would have let her come in as a nanny and paid for Lan Hexin's schooling.
The best outcome for Lan Hexin is to marry a poor man, work hard and have children at the same time.
But this bitch is how she repays her family.
She hooked up with Zhao Pingxiang and used her position as a nanny to switch the two children. If Lan Hexin had been a little better to Lan Yun over the years, Sun Yunyin would not have felt so disgusted. But Lan Hexin has always been sarcastic and even suppressing Lan Yun.
Sun Yunyin used to think that Lan Hexin was disgusted with Lan Yun’s biological father’s irresponsibility and took her anger out on the child. Now she knows that Lan Hexin was clearly abusing Lan Yun on purpose.
Sun Yunyin pinched Lan Hexin's chin and said, "Lan Hexin, am I too nice to you? Do you really think that I, Sun Yunyin, can support the Sun family business and be a vegetarian?"
Her nails pinched Lan Hexin's chin, and the pain made Lan Hexin gasp, but she didn't dare to struggle.
Only then did Lan Hexin remember how Sun Yunyin had retaliated against her business rivals and traitors in the past.
A chill ran from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, and Lan Hexin finally felt afraid. "Mr. Sun, it's my fault. I apologize to you. Please let us go."
She looked at Lan Yun and said, "Ayun, Mom has brought you up to this age and has never treated you unfairly over the years. Can you please beg for mercy on Mom's behalf, ok, Ayun?"
Lan Yun looked at Lan Hexin, her dry lips slightly parted, a hint of hesitation on her face, "Mom."
A glimmer of hope burst out in Lan Hexin's eyes, and he looked at Lan Yun pitifully.
There was a hint of disappointment on the faces of Sun Yunyin and the Sun family.
"Do you know what kind of food I like?" Lan Yun asked.
Lan Hexin was stunned. "What, what dish? You——"
"If you can say it right, I can plead for you." Lan Yun looked at Lan Hexin expressionlessly, "According to what you said, you have raised me for more than 20 years, you don't forget this, right?"
Lan Hexin was speechless and broke out in a cold sweat.
Lan Yun sneered and said self-deprecatingly: "Look, for more than 20 years, if you had cared about me at all, you wouldn't be unable to name a dish."
"It's strange. How come Aunt Sun and the others are gone at this time?"
Wang Xueli and others were eating while talking, but no matter how long they waited, the Sun family members never showed up.
The other guests were also a little confused.
Lin Hexu listened to their words and whispered to Lin Qianshi, "Brother, do you think the engagement will not be cancelled today?"
Lin Qianshi scolded: "Don't talk nonsense."
"I'm not talking nonsense. Gu Xicao came here specially, which means something happened. And it happened to be at this engagement party. The two must be related."
Lin Hexu has been fascinated by Sherlock Holmes recently. He stroked his chin and looked thoughtful: "Maybe Sun Shimao has killed someone!"
Lin Qianshi: “…”
If he wasn't my biological brother, I really wouldn't want to acknowledge him.
"Auntie Sun!" Li Yali and others saw Sun Yunyin appear with Lan Yun and called out hurriedly.
Sun Yunyin and Lan Yun had already calmed down, and from the outside, there was nothing unusual about them.
She nodded to Li Yali and the others, took the microphone, and said to the guests present: "Dear friends and relatives, I am really sorry, something happened suddenly at home, and today's engagement party is cancelled."
The guests below couldn't help but burst into an uproar.
But the Sun family's servants had already come over to ask everyone to leave as instructed by their master, so no one dared to ask any more questions.
"What did I say? Something really happened!"
Lin Hexu suppressed his excitement, patted Lin Qianshi's arm and said.
Lin Qianshi was speechless. Seeing Gu Xicao appear, he hurriedly walked over and said, "Xicao, what happened?"
Lin Hexu hurried over and asked, "Yeah, what happened? Why did the engagement party get cancelled after you went with them?"
"Wouldn't it be better to cancel it?" Gu Xicao said, "I think Sun Shimao is not worthy of Miss Lan."
Lin Hexu asked gossipingly in a low voice: "So, you really know why it was cancelled. Did Sun Shimao do something shameful outside?"
Gu Xicao glanced at Lin Hexu and said with a half-smile, "Want to know?"
Lin Hexu nodded repeatedly.
Who doesn’t want to know this kind of big gossip?
"You'll know in a few days."
Gu Xicao teased him maliciously, "They are all leaving, let's go back too."
Lin Qianshi said: "Let me drive you back, it's just on the way."
On the way?
A question mark popped up on Lin Hexu's forehead.
Their home is in Victoria Peak and Gu Xicao lives in Mong Kok. What kind of road is this?
He protested, "No, brother, unless Miss Gu tells us what happened, we won't send her back."
"Then take a taxi yourself."
Lin Qianshi considerately took out a hundred yuan and stuffed it into Lin Hexu's pocket. "I'm not curious. I'll send Xicao back."
Lin Hexu: “???”
ah?
No, it's just that simple?!
There is no humanity for the opposite sex!
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