48. Ex's relentless provocation
Half an hour later, in a quiet private room of a restaurant on Binjiang East Road, Ke Qi arrived as promised.
"Smack!"
She slammed her bag onto the table and stared intently at Fang Zeqing across from her. "Just tell me what you want to talk about."
"Qiqi".
It had been a long time since she last saw him. Fang Zeqing's beard was much unkempt, and now that he had been drinking, he looked even more dejected, but the look in his eyes as he looked at her was full of hope.
"Are you hungry? I ordered your favorite food..."
"Fang Zeqing," Ke Qi interrupted him, her tone devoid of emotion, "I'll only give you ten minutes. If you have something to say, say it now, or don't."
"As for the fact that I am a succubus~" Her round and innocent eyes were sharper and colder than ever before, "You can go ahead and tell people and see how many people will believe you."
"Qiqi~" Fang Zeqing smiled wryly, "You really have changed a lot since then."
The docile little lamb has grown thorns as sharp as those of that man, becoming aggressive.
It's often said that if you like someone, you'll be subtly influenced by them, and this seems to be true.
"Do you like Gu Zhao that much?"
A torrent of bitterness and jealousy surged within him. "How long have you known him? Do you even know him? Do you know what kind of person he really is? You..."
"Alright!" Ke Qi interrupted again, losing her patience. "Fang Zeqing, what exactly are you trying to say?"
“If you’ve come here specifically to speak ill of Gu Zhao, then I think this conversation can be discontinued.”
"Did I deliberately speak ill of Gu Zhao to you?" Fang Zeqing lowered his eyes and chuckled self-deprecatingly. "Qiqi, I do not like him, but I am not as free as you think."
He looked up. "You know that he's the second son of Gu Zhuoyan, the chairman of Shengyao Group, right?"
"I know," Ke Qi said coldly. "So what?"
"how?"
Fang Zeqing involuntarily raised his voice, "Then do you know what his brother Gu Ye, that cold-blooded capitalist, did in the past, and what he is doing now?"
Ke Qi frowned. "If you want to talk about Gu Zhao, just say so. Why bring up his brother?"
"Don't rush." Fang Zeqing smiled without any emotion. "You'll understand once you hear about his brother Gu Ye's deeds."
"Before Gu Ye came to power, he had a first love who was also a succubus."
He stated calmly, "Gu Ye treated her very well. Not only did he not mind her poor family background, but he also gave her everything he could."
"Give her whatever she wants, such as love, money, fame, or status, even his life."
"During that period, everyone in the elite circles of City A thought that she would inevitably become the eldest daughter-in-law of the Gu family and enjoy all the pampering and wealth."
"But in the end, her fate was tragic. Do you know why?"
Ke Qi stared into his dark, unfathomable eyes, quietly waiting for him to continue.
"Because she betrayed Gu Ye."
"But that was just a very, very small thing."
He stared into Ke Qi's eyes and said, word by word, "But Gu Ye showed no mercy and had her cut open alive, drained of her blood, skinned, and had her horns, tail, fangs, and all the other succubus organs removed."
"And then~"
He drew out the last syllable, and continued speaking as Ke Qi's increasingly frightened gaze grew.
"Gu Ye used what he had extracted from her to develop various new technologies, cosmetics, and special drugs for beauty, health, and longevity that are now sought after by hundreds of millions of people around the world."
"Since then, Shengyao Group, under the Gu family's name, has flourished in scientific research, medical care, and many other fields, and has reached a more prosperous stage."
“And he, Gu Ye, the eldest son of the Gu family,” he stared at Ke Qi, “stepped on the flesh and blood of his first love to become the most prominent new tycoon in the business world today. His ruthless methods are no less than those of his father, Gu Zhuoyan, back then.”
You probably don't know this.
Fang Zeqing looked at her gradually paling face and continued like a demon.
"The biological research institute that Gu Ye founded is still secretly capturing succubi for research, just like livestock in a slaughterhouse, with no human rights whatsoever."
"The Gu family are all birds of a feather, with the genes of cold-bloodedness, ruthlessness, and vindictiveness ingrained in their very bones. Gu Zhao is no better than his father and brother!"
"Qiqi~" The mockery on his face gradually faded, "If you go to the Gu family, it's like a lamb entering a tiger's den. You won't have a good ending, do you understand?"
Why should I believe you?
Ke Qi's heart was pounding. Her mind was filled with the bloody stories he had just told her about Brother Gu's deeds. She couldn't connect the two things with the gentle Mother An and Gu Zhao.
"Besides, Gu Ye is Gu Ye, and Gu Zhao is Gu Zhao," she insisted. "Those were things Gu Ye did, what does it have to do with Gu Zhao?"
"It doesn't matter?"
Fang Zeqing scoffed, "Qiqi, you're too naive. Do you know that Gu Zhao also has shares in the biological research institute under Gu Ye?"
Ke Qi was stunned. "What?"
"That's not all!" Fang Zeqing craned his neck and leaned closer, saying each word clearly, "As a family business of the Gu family, Shengyao Group has shares held by the Gu family in almost all of its businesses."
"In other words, they are all profiting from the suffering of others. Do you think they can be separated or distanced so easily?"
"Qiqi, don't be silly. Gu Zhao likes you now and is willing to spoil you, but what if he doesn't like you anymore one day? He might turn into a devil like his brother. What will you do then and protect yourself?"
"Leave Gu Zhao, Qiqi."
Fang Zeqing couldn't help but stand up, walk up to her, put his hands on her delicate shoulders, and said earnestly, "Leave that guy who harbors demonic genes, come back to my side, and I will do my best to protect you for the rest of my life."
“I don’t mind your succubus identity. In the future, we can have many beautiful succubus babies like you, and then…”
"Enough!"
Ke Qi slapped away his hand that was gripping her shoulder without any mercy, stood up and took a step back.
"I don't know where you learned these things, nor can I verify their truthfulness, but please remember this."
She stared at him. "A moment of infidelity can ruin a lifetime. Fang Zeqing, there's no future for us, so please stop indulging in pointless fantasies."
"And Gu Zhao is definitely not the demon you speak of."
"I will pretend I didn't hear anything about what happened today, and please don't bring it up again in the future, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble for my boyfriend and me."
The paleness on her face had gradually faded, replaced by a serious, earnest, and indifferent expression. "The matter between him and me is none of an outsider's business to comment on or interfere with."
"Outsider~"
Fang Zeqing repeated these two words, and after a long while, he laughed hoarsely, a laugh that was both self-deprecating and melancholic.
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