Then Gu Xinyue's father said to the person on the phone, "I've run into a problem and I need your help."
The person on the other end said something, and Gu Xinyue's father's face immediately changed. Then he said fiercely to the person on the phone, "Don't want to help? Fine, but if you don't help me, I don't mind exposing everything you did back then. I'll take someone down with me even if I die."
The person on the other side seemed to be frightened.
All you can hear on the phone is the other person's breathing.
After a while, Gu Xinyue's father continued, "A wise person knows when to yield. It's not convenient to talk about this over the phone. Let's meet at our usual place tomorrow. You must remember to come."
After saying that, Gu Xinyue's father hung up the phone. His expression was different now; he looked like he had won.
He was certain that the other party would help him resolve this matter.
At the banquet at the same time.
Lin Mei suddenly noticed that her husband, Su Qingsheng, had been somewhat restless ever since he received a phone call.
He was chatting and laughing with people just a moment ago, but now he's sitting in a corner, lost in thought.
Lin Mei felt that something was very wrong.
Did something happen that she doesn't know about?
So Lin Mei greeted the wealthy ladies around her and turned to leave.
As a result, Lin Mei stood next to Su Qingsheng for a long time, but he didn't see her.
Lin Mei was a little angry, but this was not the time to be angry.
She bent down and gently asked Su Qingsheng in his ear, "Honey, what's wrong? You seemed a little uneasy after answering the phone. Did something happen?"
Su Qingsheng was initially flustered.
He relaxed a little when he saw it was his wife.
To avoid his wife noticing, he pretended to be calm and said, "It's nothing, just a little business problem. I can handle it."
However, Lin Mei did not believe what her husband said. After being married for more than ten years, they knew each other very well.
Her husband was clearly hiding something, but he was unwilling to tell her.
And all of this was caused by that phone call just now.
At that moment, Lin Mei couldn't help but recall the gossip about wealthy families that she and the other women had been discussing earlier. One of the women had said that Mrs. Zhang had suddenly sensed something was off about her husband after a phone call, so she became suspicious and had someone follow him. She discovered he was having an affair, and they were currently arguing about divorce. Her husband refused to divorce her and even physically abused her. This was why Mrs. Zhang hadn't come to their gathering today.
After hearing this, the wealthy women started gossiping.
Lin Mei didn't say anything after hearing that.
In this circle, Lin Mei's status is merely that of a supporting character; no one cares what she says.
But now, thinking back to that phone call...
Lin Mei suddenly felt that her husband might be having an affair.
And that call was from another woman.
Lin Mei didn't want to become the target of gossip among the wealthy women tomorrow.
Lin Mei wanted to find Su Qingsheng immediately to get to the bottom of things, and suddenly lost all interest in attending the party.
"Honey, I want to go home."
"Aren't you still going to chat with your sisters?"
"I'm not going to chat anymore. I suddenly feel a bit tired. I've already told them we'll reschedule for another day."
"Let's go then. Wait for me at the door while I get my clothes."
After saying that, Su Qingsheng went to the waiter to retrieve their clothes, and then left with Lin Mei.
Lin Mei was initially reluctant to come to such events, but her husband, Su Qingsheng, encouraged her to do so, telling her to cultivate good relationships with the wealthy women, as it would benefit their future business.
That's why Lin Mei started frequently attending various events.
Later, it was discovered that when those wealthy women sat together and had nothing to do, they talked about nothing but gossip about the rich and powerful.
Lin Mei became interested.
From being unwilling to taking the initiative.
Sitting in the car, Su Qingsheng thought about the phone call he had just received. For some reason, he felt that the task the other party was asking him to do wouldn't be easy. However, if he didn't comply, the other party would definitely expose what he had done back then, and then he would be truly finished.
In truth, Su Qingsheng had already begun to regret his actions over the years. He hated himself for being so blinded by greed, listening to the Gu family, and thinking that by scheming to remove his elder brother from his position in the Su family, he could take that position himself. From then on, he became the sole ruler of the Su family.
Looking back now, I realize how incredibly foolish I was.
He followed the man's plan to bring down his elder brother, but he never expected that when he actually succeeded, the Su family would fall into decline. The Su family was expelled from the four great families of Kyoto, while the Gu family took advantage of the situation to rise to power.
He then realized that the Su family was now in a situation where everyone's fate was intertwined, whether it was prosperity or ruin.
He was already deeply intertwined with the Su family.
If the Su family perishes, he will perish as well. If the Su family prospers, he will prosper.
Unfortunately, he realized it too late.
Later, he unexpectedly learned that this was a trap set for him by the Gu and Tang families. They deliberately let the Gu family get close to him and drag him into it.
He went inside without thinking.
They almost destroyed the Su family's century-old foundation.
Fortunately, although the eldest brother suffered a great calamity, he was still clear-headed at the time and did not abandon the Su family. He decisively withdrew from the struggle among the four powerful families. From then on, the Su family kept a low profile, and in this way, the Su family was able to save itself.
After that, Su Qingsheng stopped having any contact with the Gu family.
And he was told seriously that he should not contact him again.
Unexpectedly, more than a decade later, the Gu family contacted him again.
Su Qingsheng always felt that some kind of conspiracy was waiting for him.
Unfortunately, he still doesn't know why that person contacted him. When he finds out, he almost regrets answering the call. If he had known it was related to Su Ya, he would have preferred to let her expose what happened back then.
My father and elder brother Su Qinghai will definitely forgive me for the sake of our family.
So even if they find out about that thing, he will still have a sliver of hope.
But Su Ya, that oddball, is a different story. Ever since Su Ya's identity as a miracle doctor was exposed, Su Qingsheng has been thinking every day about whether he has offended her, fearing her revenge.
But in this world, there are no two kinds of medicine: one is "if only I had known," and the other is "regret medicine."
At the same moment, Su Ya smiled as she looked at the information on her phone.
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