Gu Fanyan was startled. Could there be some hidden story behind this?
But it's possible that Gu Zheng was deliberately being mysterious.
Her face remained calm. The more curious she was, the more smug Gu Zheng would become, wouldn't he?
"No matter your background, if you do something wrong, you must be punished!"
Gu Fanyan said, "Furthermore, let me tell you, the information you obtained regarding Lin Zhibai's accounts is actually fake."
"It was Lin Zhibai and I who fooled you."
"Adding the information I found at your house, it proves Lin Zhibai's innocence without any problem."
Gu Fanyan said to Gu Zheng, "You'd better take care of yourself."
After saying that, she turned and left.
"Bang! Bang!" Gu Zheng suddenly stood up and smashed the glass, but the sound stopped abruptly because he was immediately subdued.
"Gu Fanyan," Gu Fanyan vaguely heard his roar, "I am the eldest young master of the Gu family, I am..."
Gu Fanyan's heart stirred slightly, but she didn't stop and continued walking forward.
But his words were deeply imprinted in Gu Fanyan's heart.
Is he the eldest son of the Gu family?
She's the eldest daughter of the Gu family, so could he be her brother?
Father does indeed show unusual favor to Gu Zheng. Could Gu Zheng be Father's illegitimate son?
The men in this circle are rich and charming, so having illegitimate children isn't even considered a scandal.
No, Gu Fanyan immediately dismissed this idea; she was quite confident in her parents' feelings for each other.
Therefore, Gu Zheng could be Gu Fanchu's older brother.
Gu Fanyan didn't know much about Gu Fanchu's father.
But these kinds of things are easy to investigate.
Gu Fanyan picked up the phone and called her assistant, "Could you please pass on a message to Lin Zhibai for me?"
The assistant immediately said, "I heard that Young Master Lin's condition is better. Miss, would you like to come and see him in person?"
"I'm not coming." Gu Fanyan hung up the phone.
She returned home and rested for about ten days.
During this time, no one in the family mentioned anything about Lin Zhibai.
The weather was nice that day, and Gu's mother specially invited her to have afternoon tea with her.
There were several plates of pastries on the table, which looked like they were very sweet.
"Mom, you're still recovering from your illness, these pastries aren't suitable," Gu Fanyan reminded her.
"Don't try to persuade me, I've been craving this for so long." As she spoke, Gu's mother asked the housekeeper to pour her some coffee.
“Miss, I reduced the sugar by half when I made these, so it’s alright if you eat a little less,” the nanny said.
Gu's mother picked up a lemon cake roll and stuffed it all into her mouth in two bites, not missing a single bite.
"No, no," Mrs. Gu frowned, "With half the sugar, it doesn't taste right at all."
"When a person is sick, there is no joy in it at all. Every day, they have to take medicine and get injections, and their mouth is always bitter."
“I’m doing well. My husband checks in on me every day, and my old girlfriends come over to play cards with me anytime. But some people are in a terrible situation. They’re lying in hospital beds, and their fiancés haven’t even come to visit them once.”
Who would believe that if I told them?
Gu Fanyan was speechless. "Mom, you don't need to beat around the bush like this and be sarcastic towards me, do you?"
"You don't like sarcastic remarks?" Gu's mother said, "Then I'll be frank with you. Zhibai has been injured a lot this year. Isn't it all because of you? Have you cared enough about him?"
"Why do you keep suspecting him and Sheng Xin of having an affair? If he and Sheng Xin were to get together, it wouldn't be your business."
This is a rant from her own mother, pretty harsh.
"Mom," Gu Fanyan said, feeling quite aggrieved, "you're not on my side."
“I’ll side with whoever is right,” Gu’s mother continued. “You’re a good child in every way, except you don’t like to say what’s on your mind and make others guess.”
"Wasn't this the reason you and Lin Zhibai had a falling out a few years ago?"
"What happened in the end? Who got hurt?"
Gu's mother's eyes reddened, for the suffering Gu Fanyan had endured, and also for the grandson she had never met.
Ultimately, Gu's mother understood her daughter and felt sorry for her.
"Cough cough cough!" Mother Gu coughed as she got emotional.
Gu Fanyan quickly stepped forward and patted her mother's back. Once her mother calmed down, she said, "Don't be angry anymore. I'll go to the hospital to see him."
She drove to the hospital alone and parked in the parking lot next to Inpatient Building 3.
As soon as I got out of the car, I saw Lin's mother walking over with the driver.
Coincidentally, Lin's mother's car was parked next door.
"Auntie," Gu Fanyan greeted.
Lin's mother's eyes were filled with reproach, but in the end she could only sigh softly, "Zhibai's old wounds haven't healed, and now he's been injured again. He's never been like this before in his life."
“Auntie, the person who injured him has been arrested,” Gu Fanyan replied.
Lin's mother sensed a hidden meaning in her words; the word "this time" carried a hint of resentment.
Indeed, the person who injured Lin Zhibai "last time" is now free to move around.
"What exactly is going on between you, Shengxin, and Zhibai is none of my business," Lin's mother bluntly stated. "I only care about my son's health and safety."
Before the car drove away, Lin's mother left one last sentence: "Fanyan, has your mother ever taught you how to protect your core interests from other women? It's a necessary course for a young lady like you."
"Also, Zhibai isn't at the hospital today, so you don't need to go upstairs."
How to protect yourself from other women?
Harm core interests?
For a young lady like her, what are her core interests?
When Gu Fanyan arrived at the ward, Lin's mother hadn't lied to her; Lin Zhibai was indeed not in the ward.
"Miss Gu!" Lin Zhibai's assistant exclaimed in surprise, "You're here!"
"It's good that you're here! Young Master Lin has been looking forward to your visit every day!"
Gu Fanyan glanced at the hospital room: "Where is he?"
The assistant looked troubled: "I don't know either. Young Master Lin didn't say anything when he left."
Gu Fanyan was not mistaken; this assistant was Lin Zhibai's most capable one.
If he says he doesn't know where Lin Zhibai went, he must be lying.
“Oh,” Gu Fanyan replied softly, “I’ll wait for him.”
She sat down on the sofa.
If she sits here for an hour, her assistant will definitely call Lin Zhibai.
Sure enough, her assistant brought her a cup of coffee and quickly left.
One hour.
Two hours.
...
The situation was beyond her expectations.
Several people came in during that time to change her hot water, but it wasn't the same assistant anymore.
Lin Zhibai never appeared.
Gu Fanyan walked out of the ward and stood in the corridor looking outside.
Strangely, Lin Zhibai's most trusted assistant didn't leave; instead, he stood in the garden, surrounded by several people talking to him.
Gu Fanyan quietly went downstairs and overheard their conversation.
"Young Master Lin didn't go to the company."
"I've asked at home, but they're not there."
"We've searched everywhere we can, but we haven't found him."
“Miss Gu…” Someone spotted her.
Everyone turned their heads away, lowered their eyes, and remained silent.
Only the assistant said, "Miss, we really don't know where Young Master Lin went."
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