Gu Yunbai felt his scalp tingle upon hearing this.
The Ji family is someone he can't afford to offend. He originally thought that Ji Yanchen was just playing around with Shi Miao, but he didn't expect him to be so protective of Shi Miao.
Gu Yunbai was now filled with remorse. He shouldn't have spoken so definitively last night. "Miaomiao, Daddy was confused last night. Daddy is sorry. You will always be the eldest daughter of the Gu family, and your grandfather certainly doesn't want you to leave the Gu family."
"Gu Yunbo, even the Great Wall isn't as thick-skinned as you." Shi Miao raised her pretty eyebrows slightly and waved her phone in her hand.
Gu Yunbai's face stiffened, realizing that Shi Miao was referring to the recording. He said awkwardly, "Miao Miao, what do you want me to do to come back? I'll agree to anything you ask."
Yun Rujin grabbed his arm, her delicate eyebrows furrowed, and said in disbelief, "Yun Bai, are you crazy? Why are you begging her to come back?"
Shi Miao glanced down at Gu Yunbai, raised her chin slightly, and said casually, "Then would you be willing to publicly admit that Gu Yanxin has no blood relation with the Gu family and let her leave the Gu family?"
"Dad!" Gu Yanxin's pupils suddenly contracted, her palms almost bleeding from gripping the fabric, her eyes red as she looked at Gu Yunbai.
She hadn't expected Shi Miao to be so ruthless; once she left the Gu family, she would truly have nothing left.
She now wished she could skin Shi Miao alive and drink her blood.
"Yunbai, don't be confused! Where can Xinxin go if she leaves the Gu family? Don't you want our mother and daughter to live?" Yun Rujin was so anxious that she was about to cry.
Gu Yunbai hesitated for a moment when he saw the mother and daughter with tears in their eyes.
After all, he had watched Gu Yanxin grow up since she was a child. Even if you raise a dog and keep it by your side for a long time, you will develop feelings for it, let alone a father and daughter who have been together for more than ten years.
"It's pointless. I'll let her off this time for Grandpa's sake, but there won't be a next time." Shi Miao lifted his eyelids and glanced at Gu Yanxin, his dark eyes only showing a faint glimmer of light, icy cold to the bone.
“Miaomiao…”
Gu Yunbai still wanted to rekindle their father-daughter relationship, but Shi Miao left without looking back.
Gu Yanxin bit her lips until they bled, her gaze as vicious as if it were poisoned, staring at the departing figures of Shi Miao and Ji Yanchen.
"Xinxin, are you alright?" Yun Rujin finally breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Shi Miao leave.
The malice in Gu Yanxin's eyes vanished in an instant, and she weakly said, "Mom, I'm fine."
She looked at Gu Yunbai with red eyes, her voice choked with sobs: "Dad, maybe I should move out. If I stay here, it will only exacerbate the conflict between you and my sister."
"What nonsense are you talking about, child? Shi Miao has already severed ties with us. You are the only daughter I, Yun Rujin, have!" Yun Rujin frowned and hugged Gu Yanxin tenderly.
Gu Yunbai's brows had been furrowed ever since Shi Miao left.
He rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on, and said wearily, "We can't afford to offend the Ji family. Ji Yanchen's intention is clearly to protect Shi Miao. Xinxin, you should transfer schools. I'm afraid you'll have another conflict."
Yun Rujin could hardly believe what she was hearing. She raised her voice and said, "Yun Bai! No. 1 High School is the best school in H City. Where are you sending Xin Xin to? Why aren't you letting Shi Miao leave? Without us, would she have been able to get in with her terrible grades?"
"Enough, shut up. This is all the work of your good daughter." Gu Yunbai was annoyed by her noise and slapped Yun Rujin to the ground.
Yun Rujin sat on the ground, covering her face, her eyes filled with disbelief. She never expected that after so many years of marriage, Gu Yunbai would hit her for Shi Miao.
Gu Yanxin knelt down and helped Yun Rujin up, pleading through tears, "Dad, hit me if you want, it has nothing to do with Mom!"
Gu Yunbai's heart softened when he saw her tear-streaked face. He pinched the bridge of his nose and said in a soft voice, "Dad is planning to send you to study in the capital. You will live with your aunt then."
Gu Yunbai also has a younger sister named Gu Wanqing, who is now a teacher in the Music Department of Tsinghua University and the president of the Piano Association.
She simply ignored Gu Qingshan's advice and insisted on marrying an illegitimate son of the Qin family in the capital.
Gu Qingshan threatened that if she married into the family, he would disown her as his daughter.
Who knew that Gu Wanqing would rather sever ties than not marry that illegitimate son, so she has never returned to H City all these years.
She only occasionally keeps in touch with Gu Yunbai.
Gu Yanxin's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and she was overjoyed.
If she went to the capital, wouldn't she be able to come into contact with high society? The capital and H city are thousands of miles apart, and no one would know about her plagiarism. She could also continue learning the piano. Unexpectedly, she turned misfortune into blessing.
"I know Dad still loves me, and I will listen to Auntie." Gu Yanxin stood up and hugged Gu Yunbai's arm, acting coquettishly.
She had hardly ever seen Gu Wanqing since she could remember, and she only knew about her from Yun Rujin. She didn't know if this aunt was easy to get along with.
Yun Rujin had calmed down by now. She murmured, her voice weak, "But will your sister help us?"
Gu Yunbai rubbed his throbbing temples and said wearily, "You don't need to worry about that. I'll take Xinxin to complete the transfer procedures tomorrow."
Yun Rujin nodded. "Okay."
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