Misunderstand
"Ahem," Gu Nan scratched the ground with her toes, then lowered her head awkwardly, "Auntie."
Lu Yushi's gaze instinctively fell on Gu Nan, then quickly turned to Shi Nian'an: "Mom, you're awake."
Shi Nian'an smiled gently, nodded, ignored Lu Yushi, and walked briskly straight to Gu Nan without looking to the side. She wrapped Gu Nan's hand in her warm palm and said in a soft voice, "You must be Nan Nan."
His gaze swept carefully upwards, his eyes overflowing with affection: "No wonder when he was little..."
"Mom," Lu Yushi said abruptly, "It's getting late, I'll take you back to rest."
Gu Nan slowly turned around, curious about the remaining half of Lu Yushi's sentence that had been interrupted. Her gaze swept over Lu Yushi's profile. Clearly, now was not a good time to ask. She muttered something, hearing Shi Nian'an's teasing reproach.
"You know it's not early? It's almost midnight. What urgent matter requires Nan Nan to make such a trip at this hour?"
Lu Yushi: "..."
He died unjustly.
Their eyes met in mid-air. Gu Nan's throat tightened. Lu Yushi was already angry with her, and she couldn't afford to provoke him further. She quickly tried to smooth things over, her tone unconsciously hurried: "Auntie, you misunderstood. I didn't see the message he sent this afternoon. I rushed over and didn't notice the time."
Shi Nian'an smiled, patted the back of her hand gently, and said softly, "Just send him a message. Why did you have to come over? It's not safe to drive in this foggy weather."
Gu Nan lowered her head and remained silent, feeling indignant.
Thank goodness she made it this far. She was standing right in front of him, yet Lu Yushi still ignored her. If he had just sent her a casual message, he would have broken up with her immediately.
He responded softly, "Oh."
"Come on, Auntie will take you to your room," Shi Nian'an said, pulling her hand as she walked out. Seeing her expression, she misunderstood and smiled gently, offering quiet words of comfort.
"It's alright, don't blame yourself." She glanced back at Lu Yushi and said in a low voice, "He already knew you had something to do this afternoon, so he didn't blame you."
Gu Nan's gaze turned slightly cold, but she maintained a perfectly normal expression when communicating with a stranger: "You know?"
“Yes,” Shi Nian’an had never spent time with Gu Nan, so the fleeting coldness in his eyes was easily overlooked. She didn’t suspect anything and explained in detail, “After sending you a message this afternoon, Xiao Shi waited for almost two hours. When he saw that you hadn’t responded, he was worried and sent people out to look for you. When they found you having dinner with friends, he told Mrs. Wan to go home first. Don’t worry, he didn’t blame you. Everyone has busy times.”
The speaker meant no harm.
Gu Nan suddenly stopped in her tracks.
"Clang!"
The string in my heart snapped suddenly, my breath stopped, and my mind went blank.
Gu Nan subconsciously turned her head and stared at the figure who had sat back down behind the desk, her throat tightening.
Therefore, it's not tracking.
She misunderstood Lu Yushi.
With his hands clenched into fists at his sides, his heart felt as if it were being squeezed by an invisible hand, and his breath was tinged with a soreness.
"Did I say something wrong? Why do you look even worse?"
Gu Nan forced a smile and shook her head.
Countless questions stuck in my throat, exacerbating the throbbing pain in my heart.
Shi Nian'an rambled on and on, but none of it went into her ears.
She inexplicably let go of Shi Nian'an's touch and turned back to the study. The sound of her footsteps made Lu Yushi look up and meet her gaze. His expression was calm, and the light in his eyes was deep and profound.
Gu Nan opened her mouth, wanting to ask, "What exactly do you mean? Do you know that I had dinner with Shen Ming and watched a movie with Shen Manman? Do you really trust me and think I'm not the kind of person who would leak secrets, or do you have other plans?"
Did you really call me over today just to help Mrs. Wan regain her memories?
"Nannan?"
"You said you wanted to talk about something else, what was it?" Gu Nan asked directly, twisting her knuckles.
Lu Yushi's fingertips twitched. He didn't look at his mother, but his gaze lingered on Gu Nan for a long time.
I could see her white finger bones from straining so hard, her lips taut into a line, and the urgency surging in her eyes.
The indecisiveness and hesitation that had plagued him all afternoon finally came to a halt at this moment, and a rare softening appeared in his eyes beneath his sharp brows.
never mind.
Shi Nian'an grabbed Gu Nan's arm and whispered, "Xiao Shi has a meeting at 11:30. We can talk about it tomorrow, okay?"
Gu Nan moved her lips, but did not get an answer from Lu Yushi. Half-heartedly, she decided to go to the guest room.
"There's been a bit of a problem overseas, and Xiaoshi has been quite busy lately. It wasn't that I was intentionally neglecting you." Shi Nian'an was increasingly satisfied with Gu Nan. Her height, appearance, and personality perfectly matched her ideal daughter-in-law.
He thought to himself, "I was great in every way when I was little, except that I was too introverted. Having a lively girlfriend would be such a perfect complement to me."
He stared intently at Gu Nan, his mind racing from their grand wedding to her pregnancy and childbirth, from her youthful days to her twilight years—a truly fascinating journey.
Gu Nan hung her head, her mind a jumble of unresolved thoughts.
She should be aware of the issues abroad. Since Shen Ming was able to think of putting something in the computer case, he must have prepared a backup plan. Blockchain is not the Shen family's main industry, but in terms of new production capacity research and development, the Shen family is actually better than the Lu family.
Actually, before that, the two families were evenly matched. But ever since Old Man Lu designated Lu Yuanzhi as his successor, the Lu family has gradually shifted its focus to fast-moving consumer goods. After Lu Yushi returned to the group, although he tried his best to turn the tide, he was still several years behind the Shen family. In comparison, the Shen family was actually more superior in this regard.
"hiss--"
Gu Nan's eyes narrowed; she seemed to have forgotten something important.
With a few words, he coaxed Shi Nian'an to go back to rest, and then took out his phone to contact Jin Yan.
Walbus intends to move to the North City, but hasn't contacted the Lu family yet, which means...
"Old Val? He probably has some ideas. He seems to have offended someone recently and is busy. He doesn't have time to get involved in North City. It doesn't matter who he cooperates with. Old Val is probably just looking at who is more sincere."
The Lu family has a stronger influence in Beicheng, while the Shen family has a deeper expertise in research. There are advantages and disadvantages to choosing either family.
Jin Yan smiled maliciously: "However, if the old guy knew you were Lu Yushi's girlfriend, I guarantee he would absolutely, 80% choose to cooperate with Shen Ming."
Gu Nan: "..."
"Hey boss, how about it? Want to consider it? I still have some brothers who haven't returned to the country yet. I have a way to let the old man know you're Lu Yushi's girlfriend without anyone knowing. Beicheng will definitely be in an uproar. When they're fighting to the death, we can sit back and reap the benefits."
"...You should do yourself some good deeds."
"I'm a little dazed. I can't believe I've ever heard the words 'accumulate virtue' from your mouth in this lifetime."
"Jin..."
"Boss, I'm serious." Jin Yan stated the facts and reasoned, "Old Val is currently too busy to deal with anything else. Once he finishes his current matters, his next step will be to choose to cooperate with either the Lu family or the Shen family, and the next step after that will be to target us. The Lu family is already powerful, and cooperating with Old Val to make up for their weaknesses would be like adding wings to a tiger, wouldn't it?"
Jin Yan became more and more excited as he spoke: "Why don't we help the Shen family now and create a balance for them, so that the Lu and Shen families fight each other?"
"What nonsense are you spouting?" Gu Nan rubbed her hair in frustration. "I'm hanging up."
“Wait a minute,” Jin said quickly, “Boss, Old Val’s ultimate target is you. If we don’t step down Lu Yushi now, we’ll have no chance to turn things around if Lu Yushi and Old Val cooperate happily in the future.”
"You're talking more and more nonsense."
"It's not that I'm talking nonsense, but Old Val is going all out to get you, even if it means both of us are seriously injured. If he pays Lu Yushi a hefty price to do so, and Lu Yushi and he work together from the inside, you won't even have time to escape."
Gu Nan blurted out, "Lu Yushi isn't that kind of person."
As soon as the words left his mouth, his expression changed.
Jin Yan teased, "Knowing him so well, you wouldn't really..."
This is even more annoying.
"Hang up."
The call ended and the phone automatically returned to the dialer. Shortly after, the screen turned off, reflecting Gu Nan's face, which was clouded with worry.
Lying in bed, when she opened her eyes, she saw Jin Yan's words; when she closed her eyes, she saw Lu Yushi's face.
She rolled over, buried herself under the blanket, and covered her face with the pillow.
I felt a tightness in my chest, unable to go up or down.
"Lu Yushi! What exactly do you want?"
After growling, she curled her lip. It was she who had deliberately approached him, so it seemed she couldn't blame Lu Yushi.
"Ugh, this is so annoying."
But Jin Yan was still unwilling to give up.
[Didn't you ask me to investigate the events surrounding Lu Yuanzhi and Lu Yushi back then? It's been too long, and many truths are unknown, but I do have a general understanding of the situation.]
[During the power struggle between the uncle and nephew, Lu Yushi apparently lost and was sent abroad to set up a branch company. I heard that he had a tough time in the early years, which may have sown the seeds of hatred?]
[What the two of them were thinking is impossible to find out. Anyway, after the branch company expanded, Lu Yuanzhi, as the general manager of headquarters, went to inspect it, and the two had a rather unpleasant argument in the office.]
However, only the two of them were in the office at the time, so no one knows what the argument was about. Anyway, when the cleaning staff went in later, they heard that the office had been completely smashed, and there wasn't even room to step inside.
Gu Nan glanced at the message and said irritably, "Have you become this gossipy now?"
Jin Yan was so engrossed in his own story that he continued posting.
However! On his way back that afternoon, Lu Yuanzhi was shot and wounded by thugs and dumped in an abandoned chemical plant. He suffered six gunshot wounds to his legs and hands, his throat was corroded by chemicals, and he had multiple fractures throughout his body.
Isn't it strange? The road Lu Yuanzhi took is usually teeming with Lu family bodyguards, but that day, there wasn't a single person there. At the time, only Lu Yushi and Lu Yuanzhi were abroad. Who do you think could have moved the bodyguards?
I secretly found photos of Lu Yuanzhi at the sanatorium. To be honest, I think Lu Yuanzhi probably preferred death to prolonging his life.
Gu Nan: [Blocked.]
[...]
Before being blocked, Jin Yan sent one last message.
[A ruthless person like that, no matter how close you are, if things get to the point of confrontation, and he finds out you're cooperating with Shen Ming, do you think he'll let you off the hook? Lu Yuanzhi is a living example. When that happens, it'll be too late for regrets, boss!]
Out of sight, out of mind, Gu Nan turned her phone face down and tossed it onto the bedside table.
With a "smack," he didn't care whether he was hurt or not, and went straight to sleep.
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