As his biological mother, Mu Ziqi rushed towards Gu Qingyan without hesitation, trying to grab his hand and stop him from doing something crazy. Grandpa also reacted, his face filled with worry and anger. He shouted at Gu Qingyan and quickly walked towards him, leaning on his cane.
Gu Qingyan took a few steps back, pressing the glass shards deeper into his skin. Blood gushed out instantly. He waved the shards to stop Mu Ziqi from getting closer and shouted, "You forced me to do this!" His voice was filled with pain and sorrow: "How could you do this? How could you be so cold-hearted? Wanqing is the person I love most. I can't watch her disappear like this! I must find her!"
"Qingyan, do you really have to do this?" Mu Ziqi looked at the constantly swirling shards of glass, her heart turned cold, and her voice trembled slightly.
Grandpa rushed to Gu Qingyan's side and grabbed his wrist tightly, trying to make him release the shards of glass. "Qingyan, you can't do this!"
Gu Qingyan was already furious. He struggled to break free from his grandfather's hand, and the next second, a shard of glass slashed his grandfather's arm.
Blood immediately stained Grandpa's sleeve. He gasped in pain, but didn't loosen his grip on Gu Qingyan's hand. Instead, he held on even tighter and angrily rebuked him:
"Qingyan, you've gone mad! Look at what you've done!"
Grandpa's voice was filled with pain, his eyes brimming with disbelief as he looked at the child he had always loved and raised, utterly disappointed. His voice echoed in the empty room, each word striking Gu Qingyan's heart like a heavy hammer.
When Mu Ziqi saw her grandfather injured, she was heartbroken and rushed over to slap Gu Qingyan hard.
A crisp clap rang out in the air, and Gu Qingyan staggered back a few steps, startled by the slap. He covered his cheek, stunned. Looking at his mother's angry and pained eyes, and his grandfather's injured and bleeding hand, his anger vanished instantly, replaced by endless guilt and self-reproach.
He quickly stepped forward to support his grandfather. "Grandpa, are you alright?" His voice trembled and was weak, filled with worry and unease. Then he turned to Mu Ziqi and said, "Mom, I'm sorry, I... I don't know what I'm doing."
Mu Ziqi remained silent, her heart filled with utter despair for her son.
The butler, Uncle Chen, walked in at that moment and gasped upon seeing the scene. He immediately sent someone to call the family doctor and rushed over to help stop the bleeding. Before the doctor arrived, he quickly examined Grandpa's injuries and began treating the wound, disinfecting and bandaging it with practiced speed.
Gu Qingyan's hand trembled, and shards of glass fell to the ground. Gu Qingyan knelt down, bowing his head and apologizing, "Grandpa, I'm sorry, I was wrong." His voice trembled as he apologized, "I shouldn't have treated you like this. I was just... just in too much pain. I'm sorry." His voice was full of regret and self-reproach, each word seeming to be shouted from the depths of his heart.
"Is that a reason?" Mu Ziqi slapped him again with all her might, the force so great that Gu Qingyan's face twisted to the side. Her face was filled with anger and disappointment, tears welling in her eyes. She roared in anguish, "Gu Qingyan! I'm telling you, if you continue like this, get out of the Gu family and never come back! We don't have an unfilial son like you!"
"What good is admitting your mistakes?" Mu Ziqi was truly disappointed this time. She looked at Gu Qingyan and shouted with exasperation, "I'm asking you for the last time, are you still going to go find Xiao Wanqing?" Her voice was filled with despair and helplessness.
Gu Qingyan suddenly raised his head, his eyes filled with determination: "Mom, these are two separate matters! I was wrong about Grandpa, and I admit my mistake. But I will not give up on Wanqing!" His voice revealed his deep affection and unwavering devotion to Xiao Wanqing.
"Very good, very good!" Grandpa was sitting on the sofa having the housekeeper stop the bleeding when he heard this. He stomped his cane hard. "Very good, really. What sins has our Gu family committed to produce two siblings like you who can't distinguish right from wrong, good from evil!" His face was full of anger and disappointment, and his eyes even glistened with tears.
After saying that, he said to the butler, "Bring in the bodyguards from outside. I was thinking of bringing people to watch over him and prevent him from leaving. Now, that's fine, no need for that. Throw this unfilial son out of the house and never let him set foot in the Gu family again! And he will never be allowed to touch the Gu Group again!" His voice was full of authority and determination.
The butler froze on the spot, looking at his grandfather's angry expression and Gu Qingyan's desperate eyes, not knowing what to do.
"What are you all standing there for?!" Grandpa urged angrily, "Get him out of here right now!"
A flicker of pain and struggle crossed Gu Qingyan's eyes, but he gritted his teeth and said, "Grandpa, Mom, I know I was wrong, I really regret it. But I have to do what I have to do about Wanqing. Ever since the moment her brother saved me when I was little, I have felt a responsibility towards her."
"Just responsibility?" Grandpa sneered. "Let me tell you, Qingyan, if you dare to step out of this house today for that vicious woman Xiao Wanqing, I'll pretend I don't have a grandson like you!"
Gu Qingyan's heart was breaking. Looking at his grandfather's angry eyes and his mother's disappointed expression, he knew he had no way out. He took a deep breath and slowly stood up. His eyes were filled with determination and resolve: "Grandpa, I'm sorry to have disappointed you. I said I had to go."
Indeed, I admit that this is not just a matter of responsibility.
I love Wanqing, I've loved her for many years, but I've never dared to face my own heart. I know it's too late to say anything now, but when I find her, I will come back and kneel down to apologize to you all.
"No need!" Grandpa waved his hand, shook his head in disappointment, and said with heartache, "Go, I'll pretend I don't have a grandson like you! Zhi Qiu has suffered too much!"
"What wronged her?!" Gu Qingyan was turning to leave, but when she heard her grandfather's words, she immediately stopped. "Grandpa, she's living a good life in the capital. She has her father's love, her brother's protection, and a man who would risk his life for her!"
What did Wanqing have? She was all alone at the bottom of the sea; she had suffered so much! Thinking of her being so badly injured in front of me and me being unable to save her, I truly cannot forgive myself!
"Get out of here!" Grandpa was so angry that he threw his cane away.
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