Old Gu asked, "So what do you plan to do?"
Gu Zhizhou pondered for a moment: "I think we should arrange for Shao Yuan to stay with you first. After all, he is your grandson. During his stay here, he can also get to know you better. I will find a way to appease Qin Lin."
Old Gu thought for a moment and said, "Go and talk to your mother. If she agrees, let the child stay with us for the time being."
"Thank you, Dad."
"Your most important task right now is to find A-Ye's whereabouts. As long as A-Ye is safe and sound, we can overlook the mistakes you made in the past. But you must remember this: A-Ye is my most valued grandson."
"Dad, I understand."
*
living room
Grandma Gu sized up Pei Shaoyuan in front of her.
"You chose to come back at this time because you want to reunite with your father or because you hate him for abandoning your mother back then?"
Pei Shaoyuan looked at Madam Gu with a calm expression.
“I never met my father when I was a child. In my mind, the role of father was completely unfamiliar. So for a long time, I hated the word ‘father’ and even felt extremely inferior, feeling like an alien.”
Pei Shaoyuan chuckled lightly: "Growing up in this environment, I couldn't help but hate him. So, I found out who my father was a few years ago, but I never thought of coming over to acknowledge him."
Madam Gu asked softly, "Why have you decided to come and acknowledge us now?"
Pei Shaoyuan remained silent for a long time before coldly saying, "Because of my mother, I want to ask this man on her behalf why he left her without a word back then."
Gu Zhizhou walked out and happened to hear Pei Shaoyuan say those words.
He walked over, his eyes filled with apology.
"It's right that you hate me. I let your mother down back then. I'm sorry to her. I can't make it up to her properly in this lifetime. So, I will use the guilt I feel for her to make it up to you."
"Ha, how are you going to make it up to me? You can never make up for the ridicule and insults I suffered. Gu Zhizhou, I appeared in front of you just to disrupt your peaceful life. Why is it that while I was living in hell on earth, you had a wife and children, and a harmonious family life?"
"Shao Yuan, what do you want me to do? I'll do anything as long as it makes you feel a little better."
"Heh, you'll do anything I ask? Fine, then I want you to reveal my identity as soon as possible, so everyone knows that I, Pei Shaoyuan, am just like Gu Jueye—you, Gu Zhizhou's, son!"
"Give me a little more time. Once I've sorted everything out, I will definitely reveal your identity."
Pei Shaoyuan sneered.
"If Gu Jueye were standing here today, would you still have so many concerns?"
“Your situation is different from A-Ye’s.”
"It's different. He's the son you and your wife had, the rightful heir of the Gu family. As for me, I'm just an accident that happened because of your past infidelity. To put it bluntly, even if my identity is made public, I'll still be an illegitimate child. Heh, I really don't care about your so-called compensation."
Upon hearing this, Madam Gu's face immediately turned cold.
“Child, even if you are full of resentment, you have to admit that your existence was indeed an accident, and the fact that you are an illegitimate child cannot be changed. Although I sympathize with the suffering you endured in your childhood, since you have chosen to come to the Gu family and reunite with your father, it means that you are prepared to face everything.”
Madam Gu's voice wasn't loud, but it exuded an air of authority from the inside out.
"Moreover, your father has already explained that under those special circumstances, tensions between the two countries were escalating and relations were deteriorating. He had a national responsibility to bear, and choosing to conceal his name and identity was something he had to do. Afterwards, he searched for you and your mother, but there was no news of you."
"It's not that your mother misjudged someone, but rather that fate was cruel and she had no choice in what she did."
Pei Shaoyuan fell into deep thought.
He had always believed that Gu Zhizhou had abandoned his mother, which was why he had harbored resentment towards him for many years.
He had hated this man for so many years, and now he was suddenly told that there was more to the truth than met the eye, leaving him momentarily confused.
Old Master Gu said, "Your sudden appearance did catch us off guard, but now that we've confirmed you're our grandson, we'll never let you wander off alone. Do you have a place to stay now?"
Pei Shaoyuan paused for a moment: "I just returned from abroad and am currently staying at the Haiyue Hotel."
"Hmm, do you have a job?"
"Work as the design director in a company."
Old Master Gu said, "So, you're going to leave China?"
"I didn't come back just to reunite with my family. The headquarters is expanding its market in China, and I was selected to work in China for three years."
Old Gu nodded: "I'm very pleased that you have a good job. Living in a hotel all the time isn't a long-term solution, so why don't you move in with us for now?"
Once your job is stable, if you wish to live alone, I will arrange accommodation for you near your company.
Pei Shaoyuan said, "I came to the Gu family to acknowledge my kinship not because of the Gu family's status, but because I am capable of managing my own life. I have already found a house through an agent, and I will be moving there soon."
“You young people have your own ideas, so just do as you say.”
Pei Shaoyuan bowed politely to Grandpa Gu and Grandma Gu, saying, "Grandpa, Grandma, I'll head back now."
Being suddenly called "Grandpa" and "Grandma" by a stranger made both Grandpa Gu and his wife feel a little strange.
After Pei Shaoyuan and Gu Zhizhou left.
Old Gu fiddled with the string of beads in his hand, his eyes lowered, looking preoccupied.
"Are you worried about Seventh Brother?"
"Sigh, one problem after another. I wonder what that brat was up to in the Kunlun Mountains?"
"Don't worry, Seventh Brother is a lucky man, he will definitely come back safely. Right now, I'm more worried about Pei Shaoyuan."
Old Master Gu looked at Old Madam Gu with a puzzled expression: "What are you worried about?"
"Maybe I'm overthinking it, but I always feel that this child's sudden appearance here is not as simple as he said."
"What he said today didn't seem to have any problems."
"The more problems seem to be solved, the more likely they are to cause big trouble. I hope I'm just overthinking it."
"Let's wait and see. Hopefully, this time he's coming back with the best intentions."
*
Gu Zhizhou and Pei Shaoyuan left the old house together.
How did you get here?
Pei Shaoyuan looked ahead: "Take a taxi."
"Let me take you home."
"No need, I've already called a car on my phone."
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