Qin Xiang's words made Gu Shilin stop in his tracks. No matter how much time passed, Gu Shilin would always be very concerned about his missing older brother, Gu Hanyu.
"Qin Xiang, what do you mean by suddenly mentioning my older brother?"
Tang Song knew that Ji Jianshen was Gu Hanyu. Shen Lin had previously instructed that this matter should not be told to Gu Shilin for the time being. When she saw Qin Xiang come, Tang Song immediately stepped forward.
“Mr. Qin, my boss, Mr. Shen, said that our affairs are none of your business.”
Qin Xiang raised his eyes and looked at Tang Song, amused. "Even now, Shen Lin isn't still thinking of keeping it a secret, is he? It's ridiculous. Does he think he can keep it a secret forever?"
“That’s our business, it has nothing to do with Mr. Qin,” Tang Song replied.
Gu Shilin frowned as he watched the two of them talking back and forth.
"Tang Song, don't speak." Gu Shilin looked at Qin Xiang. "Speak, what are you trying to say after all this trouble?"
Qin Xiang looked at Gu Shilin and said with a smile, "Young Master Gu? That's quite a... funny title."
"Qin Xiang, I'm asking you what you mean, so just say it straight to the point."
"Young Master Gu probably never imagined that being the second young master of the Gu family for over twenty years was actually an irony, since you're not Gu Qingyuan's son at all."
Gu Shilin stood there, stunned, and let go of Shen Lin's hand.
His expression was grim as he stared at Qin Xiang. "What nonsense are you spouting? Qin Xiang, say it again, or I'll beat you to death."
"What, are you getting angry?" Qin Xiang wasn't scared at all by Gu Shilin's words.
“Gu Shilin, accept the facts. You are not a child of the Gu family. And do you know who Ji Jianshen is? Ji Jianshen is Gu Hanyu, your older brother. He is back now, back to take back what belongs to him.”
Qin Xiang continued speaking, one sentence at a time, and with each word he uttered, Gu Shilin's expression grew increasingly grim.
In the end, Gu Shilin's face was completely bloodless. He kept shaking his head, "Impossible, impossible, I am a child of the Gu family. How could Ji Jianshen be my older brother? It's impossible."
Qin Xiang's smile widened as he looked at Gu Shilin, "Shen Lin knows these things, Ji Jianshen knows them, Song Zhengchu knows them, Ye Xinning knows them, and your mother Mu Mingwei knows them too. Gu Shilin, look how ridiculous you are. Everyone knows, except you. Gu Shilin, you're such a fool."
Enraged by Qin Xiang's words, Gu Shilin clenched his fist and punched Qin Xiang in the face.
"Shut up."
Qin Xiang took a solid punch, and blood quickly welled up from the corner of his lips. He raised his hand to wipe the blood away, and smiled in a sinister and terrifying way. "You don't believe what I said? Sure, then go ask Ye Xinning. I believe what my cousin said is definitely no different from what I said."
Qin Xiang glanced at Gu Shilin with disdain as she finished speaking, "Young Master Gu, you should cherish this opportunity to be addressed as such, because you won't have many more chances in the future."
After Qin Xiang finished speaking, he turned and left. He had achieved his goal of finding Gu Shilin today.
After Qin Xiang left, Gu Shilin clenched his fists tightly, his whole body trembling.
Tang Song tried to speak, "Mr. Gu, President Shen, he..."
"Was what Qin Xiang said just now true?"
Tang Song stammered for a long time without saying anything, mainly because President Shen was still drunk, and he was unsure whether to tell Gu Shilin about this.
Gu Shilin was now eager to know what exactly happened, and seeing that Tang Song didn't say anything, he nodded.
"Fine, if you won't tell me, then I'll go ask my second sister-in-law."
After saying this, Gu Shilin strode away and quickly disappeared from Tang Song's sight.
Tang Song wanted to chase after Shen Lin to ask what was going on, but Shen Lin was still too drunk to get away.
Tang Song had no choice but to take out his phone and call Ye Xinning.
The call went unanswered for a long time, and just as Tang Song was about to give up, the call was finally picked up.
“Madam,” Tang Song said, his tone respectful and polite.
When Ye Xinning received the call, she was stunned for a moment before realizing that it was Tang Song, who was beside Shen Lin.
"What's wrong, Tang Song? Is there something you want to say on your phone at this hour?"
"Qin Xiang found Mr. Gu and told him everything about Mr. Gu. Now Mr. Gu has gone to you to verify it."
Ye Xinning paused, holding the phone for a second before saying, "Okay, I understand. Let him come. I'll talk to him."
Hearing Ye Xinning say this, Tang Song was relieved. "Alright, then I'll leave this matter to you, Madam. Sir is very drunk, so I'll take him home now."
Upon hearing Tang Song say that Shen Lin was extremely drunk, Ye Xinning lowered her head and remained silent, saying nothing before hanging up the phone.
...
At the hospital, after hanging up the phone, Ye Xinning said to Ji Jianshen, "Gu Shilin is coming over. He must know about his background."
This was something closely related to Ji Jianshen, and Ye Xinning felt it was necessary to tell him.
"Um."
Upon hearing this, Ji Jianshen reacted calmly; he had already thought about this day long ago.
Ye Xinning pursed her lips. "I've never asked you before, what are your feelings for Shen Lin and Gu Shilin?"
Ji Jianshen smiled slightly, not looking at Ye Xinning, "What do you think? What do you think?"
Ye Xinning could tell from Ji Jianshen's rhetorical question.
"There's not much feeling involved, after all, Mu Mingwei did so many things and then abandoned you when you were so young."
Ji Jianshen lowered his eyes and looked at his palm. "Do you know? When she abandoned me, I couldn't even get enough to eat. I had to sell all sorts of things on the ship to make a living. You don't know how many times I was tied up and threatened to be thrown into the sea. You don't know how many times someone grabbed my hand and said they would chop it off."
With each sentence Ji Jianshen spoke, Ye Xinning could feel his aura grow even colder.
“During those days and nights, I kept thinking, why, why do other mothers love their children so much, but my mother can be so cold and heartless? Do you know? On those nights of hunger and cold, what kept me alive was this hatred. From that moment on, I thought, I must take back the Gu Group and take back what belongs to me.”
Ji Jianshen had never said these words before, and hearing them for the first time, Ye Xinning couldn't help but feel sad for Ji Jianshen.
Therefore, it is understandable if Ji Jianshen has no feelings for Shen Lin and Gu Shilin.
"When Gu Shilin arrives later, do you want to see him?"
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