Chapter 173 Lu Jiunian's Face-Slapping Scene
He really hated Shi Nianzhi for using laser to circle his face on the photo. To Gu Zichu, it was so glaring that he felt Shi Nianzhi was deliberately humiliating him.
Gu Zichu tensed his jaw and gritted his teeth. He was determined to crush Shi Nianzhi into the mud and make sure he could never be arrogant in front of him again.
Shi Nianzhi pressed the laser pointer and continued what had just been interrupted, "And Gu Zijian just happened to completely inherit his father's appearance, so Gu Zichu has a natural advantage, as he and Gu Zijian look very alike."
Shi Er's slender fingers tapped on the keyboard.
The photos on the projection screen changed again; this time it was a screenshot from a certain fundraising app.
At the top it says that the expected fundraising amount is 200,000 yuan, and 8,000 yuan has been raised so far. Below are the names of some fundraisers whose middle characters have been omitted.
Below that are the hospital diagnosis and a photo of Gu Zichu with an oxygen tube inserted at that time.
Shi Nianzhi pointed the laser pointer at the diagnosis report, "Unfortunately, Gu Zichu was diagnosed with a brain tumor when he was 18 years old. You can take a look at his diagnosis report and his condition. It is all written very clearly here."
Shi Nianzhi deliberately gave the reporters and shareholders time.
The room fell silent as everyone intently watched the enlarged screenshot on the projection screen.
Gu Zichu felt suffocated, as if his most shameful and unwanted past had been forcibly dug out from the darkest part of his heart and thrown into the sun to be exposed to the elements, still bearing his flesh and blood.
His carefully concealed and hidden shame was thus brutally and cruelly exposed.
It made him feel suffocated.
No----
Shi Nianzhi must have released these things to deliberately disturb his mind; he cannot fall for it.
He is Gu Zijian now, he is the real Gu Zijian. Those past experiences, those lowly deeds, are not his, not his at all.
Yes, none of them are his. Don't worry about them, don't worry about them at all.
Gu Zichu gradually calmed down.
The image on the projection screen changed again; it was a screenshot from a surveillance camera showing a woman kneeling with Gu Zichu at the gate of the Gu family's old house.
It was raining, and Gu Zichu kept his head down, while the woman's eyes were full of pleading.
Shi Nianzhi added regarding the photo, "Because they didn't have money for medical treatment, Gu Zichu was brought here by his mother to beg the Gu family for money, but they didn't get it. Look at the last photo."
The projection screen showed a black and white photo of a tombstone. Gu Zichu in the photo looked indifferent, without a smile, and his eyes were full of world-weariness caused by the crushing weight of life.
"Gu Zichu's illness worsened due to lack of timely treatment, and he eventually died."
As soon as Shi Nian finished speaking, the shareholders below began to whisper among themselves:
"It's only two hundred thousand. Even an illegitimate child is a member of the Gu family. Are you saying the Gu family won't give it to them?"
"The Gu family is too stingy; they just drove someone to their death like that."
"It's such a pity about this child, he's so young."
"Old Master Gu passed away too early. With Old Madam Gu in charge, what first wife can tolerate a mistress and a lover? We've all fought and schemed in the business world, so let's not be too moralistic in our thinking."
"But I feel it's such a pity. I'm getting old and have children and grandchildren around me. I don't want to see a young life disappear from this world because of money. When I go back, I'm going to set up a foundation, which can be considered as accumulating blessings for my children and grandchildren."
"But wasn't Gu Zichu dead? Who exactly was Nianzhi back then?"
Everyone was completely baffled.
Shi Nianzhi let them talk as they pleased, without uttering a single word.
As a son, Shi Nianzhi would not judge Madam Gu's actions.
Do not advise others to do good if you have never experienced their suffering.
When it came to what happened back then, both Gu Zichu's mother and Gu Zichu remained tight-lipped. The matter was so long ago that few people knew about it, and it was impossible to investigate further.
Gu Zichu's existence was kept very well hidden. If Gu Zichu hadn't fallen ill, neither Gu Zijian nor Gu Dongxuan would have known that such a person existed.
At that time, Gu Zijian wanted to help Gu Zichu, even though he was always advised not to get involved.
But just as he had once told Gu Zichu, it was too late.
Shi Nianzhi looked at Gu Zichu and asked, "Do you need to tell everyone what happened next, Gu Zichu?"
"What happened next? How would I know what happened next? I'm curious too. If you weren't involved, how could you know so much?"
Gu Zichu looked like he was determined to deny it no matter what.
In Shi Nianzhi's eyes, he was already somewhat insane.
Shi Nianzhi was too lazy to argue with Gu Zichu anymore. He said, "Let's talk about how Gu Zijian got into a car accident and became a vegetable. Does Third Master Lu want to talk about this?"
Lu Jiunian looked at Shi Nianzhi and said, "Zijian was in a hurry to get my wedding ring and got into a car accident on his way to the airport. He suffered a severe brain injury and became a vegetable. Therefore, he still has a surgical scar on the side of his ear."
Gu Zichu lifted his hair, revealing a pale scar.
"You say you're Gu Zijian, do you have any scars?"
Shi Nianzhi shook her head, "I didn't, because it was Gu Zichu who was sent into the operating room, and it was also Gu Zichu who became a vegetable and almost didn't wake up. It was Gu Zichu who had minor cosmetic surgery."
"You're the one who had minor cosmetic surgery!"
Shi Nianzhi looked at Gu Zichu and said, "It was you. You admitted at the press conference that you had minor cosmetic surgery on your nose. Have you forgotten?"
"That's because I was injured."
"......"
Gu Zichu was very agitated, "Are you out of things to say?"
Shi Nianzhi chuckled lightly, "Gu Zichu, aren't you curious why I know so much about you? Come in."
“The child is born.”
A hoarse, unpleasant female voice.
The reporter knew this must be a very important person, and automatically and consciously made way for him.
A woman covered in burn scars and disfigured was seen walking unsteadily toward Gu Zichu.
Gu Zichu felt as if he had thorns in his back, and cold sweat instantly soaked his body.
He seemed to be trapped in a nightmare, unable to move while remaining in the same position.
How could this be? How could this happen...?
Mei Yuan walked towards Gu Zichu, her hands covered in burns, and grabbed Gu Zichu's arm. "Zichu, come home with Mom."
"No!"
Gu Zichu's eyes widened. He didn't even look at Mei Yuan before forcefully shaking off her hand and hiding behind Lu Jiunian.
"You've mistaken me for someone else. I'm not Gu Zichu. The Gu Zichu you're looking for is over there!"
He was incredibly strong, and the push made Mei Yuan lose her balance and almost fall.
Shi Nianzhi gave Shi Er a wink, and Shi Er stood up and helped Mei Yuan up. "You don't even recognize your own mother anymore? Well, you haven't for a long time. Her burns are all thanks to you."
"You're talking nonsense!"
Gu Zichu became hysterical and said, "I don't even know her!"
Shi Er supported the grief-stricken Mei Yuan and questioned Gu Zichu, "Look into her eyes, and you say you don't know her."
Gu Zichu gripped Lu Jiunian's waist tightly, shrinking behind him, which made Lu Jiunian frown slightly.
Shi Er sneered, "Lu Jiunian, are you still protecting this beast who dared to kill his own mother? In your eyes, he and Nianzhi look the same, and you can't tell them apart. But how could someone who truly loves Nianzhi not be able to tell them apart? They could see the difference at a glance! I really don't understand how someone like you deserves so much love from Nianzhi!"
Shi Er was so jealous of Lu Jiunian. He was so bad and such a scumbag, but Shi Nianzhi still gave him the best of everything.
Lu Jiunian raised his hand and slapped Shi Er across the face. "Who do you think you are? What do you know? It's none of your business to judge my affairs. Who gives you the right to lecture me? If I hadn't sold you back then, you'd still be a worthless person. Did I give you any face?!"
Shi Er tilted his head slightly, blood trickling from the corner of his lips.
Shi Nianzhi's eyes instantly turned cold. He walked over, grabbed Gu Zichu by the collar, pulled him out from behind Lu Jiunian, and then slapped him across the face.
"This is my Gu family's place. I've tolerated you here long enough. Get out!"
Shi Nianzhi told Lu Jiunian to get out of here.
Lu Jiunian was humiliated in front of so many media outlets. He clenched his fist, turned around, and left with his men.
Gu Zichu suddenly grabbed Lu Jiunian's arm as if it were a lifeline, "Senior, please, please don't go. You said you would always stay by my side."
Lu Jiunian pulled Gu Zichu's hand away, "That's enough, Gu Zichu, the game is over!"
He left with his bodyguards without looking back.
Once on the first floor, Lu Jiunian took out his phone again. This family crisis of the Gu family had undoubtedly generated a lot of buzz and was probably being broadcast live.
Lu Jiunian wanted to search for it, but unexpectedly, his phone had no network or signal at all.
It turns out that Shi Nianzhi didn't want to bring this matter up online, so she installed a signal jammer.
Lu Jiunian was displeased, but he also wanted to find out the truth about some things.
The bodyguard took two steps, then looked back and saw that Lu Jiunian was holding his phone and hadn't followed. He kept looking back at the elevator door, his brows furrowed so deeply they could have trapped a mosquito.
Some of the bodyguards were quick-witted and resourceful, as if they had guessed something.
She ran over to Lu Jiunian and revealed the secret, "Third Master, if you put on your hat and mask and change your clothes to disguise yourself, there will be so many people in the conference room, no one will notice you."
Lu Jiunian looked coldly at the person who was fawning over him, "Who said I wanted to go back? If you say another word, believe me, I'll cut your tongue out!"
The bodyguard made an X with his finger and put it to his lips before quickly slipping away, taking the other bodyguards with him.
After all, we have to save face for Third Master.
Lu Jiunian walked out of the Gu family compound with a frosty expression.
After a while.
He changed his clothes, put on a hat and mask, and took an interview microphone with the logo of XX TV station before returning to the conference room.
Using his strong physique, he managed to squeeze to the front of the crowded throng, but he didn't dare push too far forward, so he found a good spot to see what was going on inside and stood still.
The face that Shi Nianzhi had slapped still stung faintly.
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