Chapter 98: The Academic Prodigy's Dark Moonlight (9)
Wen Wan really liked this bracelet, looking at it countless times along the way. "Tong! Isn't this bracelet beautiful?"
The system said for the eighteenth time, "[It looks good.]"
Seeing his host like this, he still had to emphasize, "Host, you must remember, all of this is for the sake of completing the mission. Please don't fall for the male lead, okay? Our goal is to keep the plot following its original outline, to help the male lead find redemption, and then become a tycoon in the internet industry, reaching the pinnacle of life and achieving success in both career and love."
Wen Wan touched the bracelet and suddenly felt that her system wasn't very good at talking.
"So, will Gu Sheng still miss the college entrance exam?"
System: [Of course, after all, this is a turning point in his life. What we need to prevent is his suicide; we don't need to interfere in anything else.]
The system's inner monologue: Please, just follow the plot! Don't cause any trouble.
Wen Wan frowned. "Do you know how important the college entrance exam is to Gu Sheng? If I can help him take the exam and become a computer science student at A University, he will pursue a career in the internet industry. Isn't that enough?"
[No, host, you must understand that a person's fortune can change due to a small variable.]
Wen Wan didn't want to do it, and she clutched the blue crystal on her bracelet.
...
After the monthly exam, it also meant that there were only a little over a hundred days left until the college entrance examination. The atmosphere in the class became even more tense, and Gu Sheng gave Wen Wan more study tasks. However, Wen Wan was in a bad mood because of what the system said.
Looking at Gu Sheng, who was constantly doing practice questions, working so hard in the hope of improving his grandmother's and sister's lives through the college entrance examination, did she really want to do that?
"What's wrong? You should be looking at the exam paper, not at me," Gu Sheng said, her ears turning slightly red.
"Gu Sheng, I have a question for you."
"Um."
Is the college entrance exam important to you?
Upon hearing this question, Gu Sheng turned to look at Wen Wan and said, "The college entrance examination is not only important to me, but also to you."
"What would make you give up the college entrance exam?"
Gu Sheng: "No."
The college entrance examination is the shortcut he can think of to give his family the best life, and Gu Sheng will not give up.
Wen Wan grabbed Gu Sheng's wrist and said, "Promise me one thing: no matter what happens or what you go through, don't give up on the college entrance exam. I hope to see you get into the Computer Science Department of A University one day."
Why are you asking me that?
Wen Wan turned her head back to continue doing practice problems. "It's nothing. I still have a lot of problems to do. I need to hurry up and finish them."
The system screamed in Wen Wan's head, "[Host, what are you doing?! Do you know what mission failure means? Are you out of your mind?!]"
Wen Wan didn't know what she was doing, but she just didn't want Gu Sheng to give up the college entrance examination.
Grandma Gu's illness has now been treated, and Gu Zhengguo is still in prison and cannot get out. There is one last reason that led to Gu Sheng's suicide: her biological mother came back and took Gu Shuyun away.
However, that was after the college entrance examination. Wen Wan originally thought there was no need to rush, but she did not expect to meet that woman, Gu's mother Liu Meiyun, in advance when she went to Gu Sheng's house for tutoring.
Gu Sheng wasn't there, so Gu's mother bought a lot of things for Gu Shuyun, while Gu's grandmother sat silently to the side, creating a strange atmosphere.
Upon seeing her, Gu's mother asked, "You must be Xiao Sheng's classmate, Xiao Yue? Come in and sit down."
Wen Wan asked, "Hello, Auntie, where's Gu Sheng? I've come to learn from him."
Wen Wan noticed a slight change in Gu's mother's expression. "Xiao Sheng is throwing a tantrum with me. He's just a child."
Xiao Shuyun was initially happy to receive her mother's gift, but after her brother left, she became less happy. Seeing Wen Wan come over, she grabbed Wen Wan's hand, seeking reassurance, "Sister."
Gu's mother is very beautiful; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to give birth to two beautiful children, Gu Sheng and Xiao Shuyun. Although she is almost forty years old, she still looks like she is thirty. She dresses fashionably, with big wavy curls, exquisite makeup, and all the clothes she wears and the handbag next to her are designer brands.
It's clear that Gu's mother is doing very well after leaving the Gu family.
So, did she come to take Xiao Shuyun away?
Wen Wan, holding Xiao Shuyun's hand, quickly asked the system, "What's going on? Why did Gu Sheng's mother arrive early?"
System: [I don't know.]
The system also wanted to warn the host, "Perhaps because the host is unwilling to follow the original plot, other plotlines will pull Gu Sheng back to the original storyline. That's why I'm advising the host not to easily change the plot's development."
Nonsense, there's no such reason at all, but in order for the host to do the task in a good manner, the system still made up a reason.
Wen Wan had no idea she had been deceived. "So even if I don't stop Gu Sheng from taking the college entrance exam, Gu's mother will come, or there might be other things that will stop Gu Sheng from taking the college entrance exam?"
System: [Yes.]
Wen Wan looked at Gu's mother and felt a chill run through her heart in an instant.
Wen Wan didn't want to stay here anymore. "Grandma and Auntie, since Gu Sheng isn't here, I'll go home first."
Grandma Gu said, "Be careful on the road." She did not leave Wen Wan behind.
Wen Wan left Gu Sheng's house, then took out her phone and called Gu Sheng, but no one answered, so she sent a text message instead.
【Where are you? 】
I'm so worried about you. Could you please let me know where you are?
A few minutes later, Gu Sheng replied, "[Classroom.]"
Wen Wan quickly took a taxi to school and went to the classroom. She saw Gu Sheng doing practice problems and he seemed to be fine. However, Wen Wan noticed that his notebook had been torn.
Are you alright?
Gu Sheng: "You saw her?"
Wen Wan nodded. "I went to find you for tutoring, and I saw you."
“She is my biological mother, but she abandoned me and Shuyun. Shuyun was less than a year old at the time. She left resolutely. I don’t hate her. My father was like that. He would abuse his family when he drank and he was a gambling addict. No one could stand him. So it was her choice to leave. I don’t hate her.”
Gu Sheng's eyes were red. "But it's been twelve years. She hasn't asked about me at all, not even a single message. I finally raised Shuyun to adulthood, and now she suddenly appears and wants to take her away. Why should she?"
Wen Wan hugged Gu Sheng, "Why did you take Shuyun away? Why...don't you want me?"
Wen Wan knew that back then, Xiao Shuyun was too young to understand, but Gu Sheng already knew. He knew why his mother didn't want him, so at a young age he had to take care of his grandmother, raise his younger sister, and face Gu Zhengguo from time to time. Xiao Shuyun had Gu Sheng to protect him, but Gu Sheng had no one to protect him.
Even when Gu's mother finally returned, she only wanted to take Xiao Shuyun away. He was abandoned once again. Wen Wan felt heartbroken whenever she thought of little Gu Sheng helplessly facing all of that.
Hot tears soaked Wen Wan's shoulders as she patted Gu Sheng's back.
"Grandma loves you very much, and Xiaoshuyun loves you very much too. No matter what happens, their love for you will never diminish."
"But Shuyun is leaving."
Wen Wan: "She won't leave, I promise you."
Once Gu Sheng calmed down, she didn't get up immediately because she felt a rare sense of shame.
He actually cried, and he cried so bitterly.
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