Chapter 389 You are lying to me

After Gu Mian arranged everything for Lan Jing, he went straight back to Yunyue Bay.

As soon as I got home, Li Tingshen called.

"Honey, are you done?"

"Just got home."

"You are tired today, take a good rest."

Gu Mian sat down on the sofa, "Ting Shen, actually there are some things that you don't have to worry about so much for me, you can just tell me directly."

"...Wife, what do you mean?"

Gu Mian took a deep breath and suppressed the tears in his eyes. "Grandma Song's daughter is already dead. The one at the funeral today was not her daughter at all, right?"

"How do you know that?"

"Gu Xingzhi left no one alive to make me suffer. After he was sure that Grandma Song was dead, he silenced her." Gu Mian's tears fell uncontrollably. "He sent me photos of the scene where Grandma Song's daughter died. It was horrible to watch..."

"I'm sorry..." Li Ting's deep voice was full of powerlessness, "It's my fault for not saving her earlier..."

"It has nothing to do with you." Gu Mian raised his hand to wipe away his tears, but he couldn't wipe them away completely. "Before that, we didn't even know that Grandma Song had a daughter. The culprit was Gu Xingzhi."

"He wants me to suffer, wants me to become as hateful as he is, but I won't do as he wishes." Gu Mian's eyes were filled with cold determination. "The more painful it is, the calmer I will deal with it. I won't give him the chance to hurt me again!"

"Gu Mian, you are right." Li Ting said in a deep voice, "Killing him is not the goal, saving ourselves is."

"It's easy to die together, but it's not worth it."

Gu Mian choked up and said, "If you have any problems in the future, you can tell me directly. Although I am fragile, I am not that weak. Give me some time, I can slowly accept it."

"Okay, no matter what happens in the future, I will not hide it from you." Li Tingshen said softly, "Be obedient, take a hot bath now, and then go downstairs to eat."

"I see."

"Be good, go ahead."

......

Lan Jing was placed in the laboratory, but her movements were restricted and someone was watching her 24 hours a day.

The difference is that she is now refining insects, which saves her from the physical torture she had before.

The program saw her concentration from the surveillance video and asked, "Madam, do you think what Lan Jinghao said is credible? She won't cheat you, right?"

"I didn't think about whether she was trustworthy or not." Gu Mian said calmly, "I just need to see my gains and losses."

"After Grandma Song passed away, the pace of refining worms has obviously slowed down. If this continues, we will only become more and more passive."

"Lan Jing is really good at refining worms. With her help, I can save a lot of trouble. Why not do it?"

The programmer nodded, but still worried, "In fact, Mr. Li thinks so too, but I'm still worried that Lan Jing has good intentions but ulterior motives."

"Her every move is within our surveillance range, nothing will happen to her." Gu Mian said, "And I can't help but be on guard against her. I won't come into contact with her easily. If she gets desperate and takes the opportunity to kill me, it will be a bad ending."

"That's what I'm worried about, just keep it in mind."

"Don't worry."

......

On the weekend, Mr. Ye asked everyone to go back to the Ye family for a dinner.

Except for Li Tingshen, everyone else is here.

Although the matter of Gu Mian has not been resolved, Mr. Ye looks very happy today.

He raised his glass and made a speech, "I called everyone back today because I have good news to announce. Yi Huan is pregnant again. Our Ye family is going to have another baby."

Ye Huaizhi smiled faintly and said, "Jun Lin, didn't you say that you and Yi Huan had broken up? How come someone died again?"

"Accident." Ye Junlin replied indifferently.

Ye Huaizhi picked up the wine glass and said, "Congratulations, you're going to be a father again."

Ye Junlin raised his glass and clinked it with his, "Thank you."

"It's indeed a happy event." Tang Yuanyuan said with a smile, "I'll buy a gift for Yihuan someday."

Xu Yihan nodded and said, "Thank you."

"Mianmian, why do you seem to have lost some weight?" Tang Yuanyuan looked at Gu Mian, "I brought you some supplements. I'll have someone deliver them to you later."

"Thank you, cousin." Gu Mian responded politely, "You are so thoughtful."

"We're all family, you're welcome."

The smile on Grandpa Ye's face deepened. "I am very pleased to see you brothers and sisters getting along so well."

"I called you back today to announce an important decision."

"In order to continue the family business, the Ye family has been inheriting the family business for generations. As a member of the Ye family, you are born to work harder than others to become the heir."

"Jun Lin is excellent, but Huai Zhi is not bad either. It's just that Grandpa must choose someone to inherit the family business."

"A few days ago, Mianmian talked to me about this and felt that it was very unfair. Healthy competition is of course a good thing, but the rise and fall of a family does not only depend on the ability of the heir alone, but should be the cohesion of the whole family."

"Grandpa has reflected on this and discussed it with Junlin, and they have made a decision together."

"I will make a will. When I am dead, the shares of the Ye Group will be inherited by the four of you in a fair manner, without any partiality."

"Four people?" Ye Huaizhi was shocked. "Grandpa is referring to me, Jun Lin, Mian Mian and Ye Zi?"

"Exactly."

With a clang, the chopsticks in Ye Zi's hand fell to the ground, and he looked confused, "I... I have a share too?"

Old Master Ye said, "Girls in the Ye family originally had no inheritance rights. They could only receive a generous dowry when they got married."

"Mianmian has criticized me. In today's society, men and women are equal, so Ye Zi, not only can you inherit Grandpa's estate, you don't even need to get married. You can be a rich woman for the rest of your life."

Ye Zi was so excited that she burst into tears, "Really...really?"

"It's true, but the premise is that you have to be a good person and not do anything harmful to your family, otherwise Junlin has the right to take back your shares at any time."

Ye Zi nodded heavily, "Grandpa, I will never hurt anyone in my family!"

She turned her head and looked at Gu Mian with gratitude, the admiration in her eyes almost overflowing.

Gu Mianchong smiled at her.

"Mianmian said that she doesn't need to inherit my inheritance, so when the time comes, she will take out all her shares and distribute them to the younger generations."

"Whether you want to manage the group together or split up, Grandpa won't be in charge. Grandpa just hopes that each of you can live well and happily, so that Grandpa can rest assured in heaven."

Gu Mian picked up some food for Grandpa Ye and said, "Grandpa, a harmonious family brings prosperity. My brother and Huaizhi will take care of the group. Your job is to stay at home and enjoy your old age. Live a long life."

"Okay, I'll listen to Mianmian." Old Master Ye said with a smile, "Then let's raise our glasses again to celebrate the birth of this important decision in our family."

We had a very enjoyable meal.

After dinner, Ye Huaizhi found Gu Mian in the garden with a bottle of wine and two wine glasses.

"Mianmian."

"Brother Huai."

"Shall we have a drink together, brother and sister?"

Gu Mian smiled and said, "I'm happy to accompany you."

The two of them sat down at the outdoor table and chairs nearby. Ye Huaizhi poured out two glasses of wine and said, "Why did you make such a suggestion to Grandpa?"

"You know, no one can change the current status quo. The Ye Group will always be the dominant force."

Gu Mian took a sip of red wine and said, "Brother Huaizhi, have you ever thought that maybe my brother doesn't really want to be the heir?"

Ye Huaizhi was surprised, "Did he say that himself?"

Gu Mian nodded. "My brother said that he knew from the time he was old enough to understand that his mother was crazy and his sister was lost. He had to be strong enough to take good care of his mother and find his sister."

"So he worked very hard to become the heir, not for this position, but for mom and me."

Gu Mian's eyes were moist. "Although mom is not awake yet, I'm back. She doesn't need to bear such heavy pressure anymore."

"And brother Huaizhi, although you have always been competitors, you are also brothers. We are all family, so of course there is no need to care so much."

"Money, fame and fortune are things you can't bring with you when you are born and can't take with you when you die. Between these things and family, family is of course more important."

Ye Huaizhi was silent for a long time before he spoke, "Mianmian, actually I..."

"Brother Huaizhi." Gu Mian immediately interrupted him, "Whatever happened in the past is in the past and it's no longer important."

Ye Huaizhi drank the red wine in the goblet in one gulp. "Okay, let's not talk about the past. But the fact that Junlin can become the heir shows that his ability is better than mine. No matter how Grandpa distributes the inheritance, Ye Group will be run independently by Junlin alone, and I will never interfere."

Gu Mian laughed, "My brother probably doesn't want to do that. Why should he go to work alone?"

Ye Huaizhi laughed, "Yes, if he needs it, I will do my best to assist him."

Gu Mian raised his glass and said, "I thank you on behalf of my brother."

"I should be the one thanking you."

......

After returning from Ye's house, Gu Mian sat in front of the dressing table and took off her earrings.

Li Tingshen called via video.

"My wife seems to be in a good mood."

"The Ye family is more harmonious than ever before. Of course I feel better."

Gu Mian did feel relieved.

The Ye brothers did not fight openly, but they did fight secretly.

Since Ye Junlin doesn't value the Ye Group, he doesn't mind ending the secret fight between brothers in this way.

So the brother and sister discussed it and made a decision.

It is not easy to become family in this life, and we should not become enemies for material things.

"That's exactly what we should do." Li Ting smiled deeply and said, "If your brother thinks the Ye Group is too small, he can come to the MS Group and I'll give him my seat."

"You wishful thinking. My brother should have his own life, instead of living for mom and me all his life."

"That's true."

Gu Mian sighed, "I really hope that Mom can regain consciousness soon and our family can be truly reunited."

"Haven't you been studying your mother's condition?"

“Yes, but it didn’t work.”

"Mom has been like this for more than a day or two. It will take time to heal. You have to give yourself time."

"I know, I believe that one day, my mother will wake up."

"I believe you, too."

......

With Lan Jinghao's joining the laboratory, the breeding of worms went smoothly.

In less than half a month, Lan Jinghao asked someone to contact Gu Mian and asked her to come for inspection.

Gu Mian arrived as promised.

Lan Jing was quite proud. "Gu Mian, no matter how good you are in other aspects, don't even think about surpassing me in raising pigs."

"Indeed." Gu Mian smiled, "You are indeed amazing, otherwise Ting Shen and I wouldn't be like this now."

Lan Jinghao smiled faintly, "Compared to the snakes that were planted on you, the poisonous snake you want is actually the simplest one. You only need to feed it with the most poisonous poison. It's a piece of cake... Do you want to use this snake to study how to remove the snake poison?"

"No," Gu Mian said truthfully, "I'm going to fight poison with poison, and take it to kill the insect in my body."

Lan Jing frowned, "How do you know this method?"

Gu Mian was curious, "It looks like you know it too."

"No!" Lan Jinghao immediately denied, "I'm just curious, how did you come up with this method?"

"Grandma Song brought a lot of medical books about insects, and there are records in the books."

"Just because it's written in the book doesn't mean it will succeed." Lan Jinghao said seriously, "This extreme method can kill you if you're not careful!"

"Are you concerned about me?" Gu Mian raised his eyebrows. "Why do I feel that you are not so kind?"

"I'm just stating the facts." Lan Jinghao coughed lightly to ease the embarrassment, "Gu Mian, you have to think it through."

"I've thought it through clearly. Death is better than being controlled by Gu Xingzhi and unable to reunite with my husband." Gu Mian smiled, "I'm not afraid of death at all, but if I succeed, everything will be over."

"So this is what you were thinking..."

Gu Mian looked at her and said, "You can go back now."

"... back to where?"

"Of course you will go back to where you came from. Don't worry, I will tell my men to just detain you, not to harm you."

"If the insects in my body are released, I will keep my promise and release you, and give you a sum of money, but if I fail..." Gu Mian smiled, "Then I will be dead, and I will not be able to control how I deal with you. Ting Shen has the final say."

"But you can rest assured. Since it is recorded in medical books, there is still a chance of success."

"Let's take a step back. Even if this insect can't kill the insects in my body, I still have a way to detoxify it. And I think that since its toxin is so strong, I might be able to do it."

A barely perceptible light flashed across Lan Jinghao's eyes. "Are you going to take the worm now?"

"Of course."

"I'll help you."

Lan Jing took out the worm from the container, but instead of handing it to Gu Mian, she suddenly pulled out a lighter from her pocket and said, "Don't move!"

Gu Mian frowned, "Lan Jing, what do you want to do?"

"Gu Mian, you are not so naive as to think that I really want to cooperate with you, right?"

Gu Mian's brows knitted tighter, "So you are lying to me?"

"Yes, I was very curious about your next move, so I pretended to make peace, just to see what you were up to. I didn't expect you to be so smart and actually thought of this method to get rid of the insects."

Gu Mianrao looked at her with interest, "Judging from your current reaction, this method is indeed feasible..."