Chapter 51: Adultery 18
From birth to now, Gu Rong has never celebrated his birthday.
Whether from a subjective or objective point of view, it is indeed inappropriate to celebrate the birthday of one's parents on their death anniversary, but what if it is not... what if Gu Rong should not have to endure all this?
"Mr. Gu?"
Xu Junyue called out from the other side.
Gu Yanchen came to his senses and said sorry.
"Thinking about how to celebrate my brother's birthday."
Gu Yanchen took the initiative to refill Xu Junyue's cup of tea.
Xu Junyue immediately held the teacup in his hands, and asked with some surprise and curiosity: "Is your brother's birthday coming up too?"
Gu Yanchen put down the teapot and paused for a moment, then looked up at Xu Junyue: "Anyone else has a birthday too?"
Xu Junyue then realized what he had said carelessly and said a little embarrassedly, "It's me. I have a birthday soon too, so when you mentioned your brother's birthday, I was curious and thought it was quite fate, so I asked."
As if he was afraid that Gu Yanchen would misunderstand him as trying to get close to him, Xu Junyue hesitated and wanted to explain.
Then Gu Yanchen said:
"Really? That's fate. My brother seems to be the same age as you. Junyue, when is your birthday?"
Xu Junyue was completely oblivious to Gu Yanchen's hidden meaning. He immediately stated the year and date, then continued, "I was a premature baby. I wasn't supposed to be born on this day, but there was no other way. My mom said I was too anxious and wanted to breathe fresh air, so she had to let me out. Haha, luckily I'm easy to raise and I'm still strong and healthy."
After that, Gu Yanchen never held anything with his hands again.
He was afraid that the trembling in his hands would be exposed when he picked it up.
Until he finished talking with Xu Junyue and until Xu Junyue left, Gu Yanchen sat in his seat and did not move for a long time.
It was easy to get Xu Junyue's sample, and it was also easy to find out which hospital Xu Junyue was born in. Gu Yanchen had no hesitation about this. He just found it hard to imagine how he would face Gu Rong after confirming the truth, and how Gu Rong had lived through all these years.
Gu Yanchen closed his eyes and finally made a phone call.
No matter what, we still have to get the investigation results first.
When I returned to the Gu family in the evening, Gu Zheyan and Gu Zhewan were still there, as were their two children.
Gu Zheyan has two children, an elder daughter, Gu Tingluo, who is about to graduate, and a younger son, Gu Tingcheng, who is only five years old. Gu Zhewan has only one son, Song Yunzhou, who is the same age as Gu Tingluo and is also about to graduate. His father, Song Yi, works in a private hospital under the Gu family and holds a relatively high position.
These days, the two of them have been showing filial piety to Gu Chengyuan with their children.
They all wanted Gu Tingluo and Song Yunzhou to join Gu's.
In fact, although Gu Chengyuan has not completely handed over power, Gu's company can be considered to be headed by Gu Yanchen. It's just that when Gu Rong first joined Gu's company, he worked hard to sit in the position of Junior General Manager Gu. Putting aside how much ability he has and how much effort he has put in, at least his attitude is there and there is nothing wrong with it.
But Gu Zheyan and Gu Zhewan thought that they should just give their children a position, but it cannot be too low or too biased, it must be suitable.
"What is appropriate?"
Gu Rong sat on the sofa and couldn't help but chuckled: "How about coming to Gu's as a senior executive right after graduation?"
Gu Tingluo was so embarrassed that he quickly said, "I didn't say I wanted to join the company. I didn't study a related major. I want to start my own business."
"You're a girl, and you're talking about starting your own business?"
After Gu Zheyan scolded Gu Tingluo, he couldn't help but cast his gaze towards Gu Rong, his face sullen, and said unhappily, "I say you should take care of yourself first. It's really rude to be so disrespectful to your elders all day long. Are you like this every time you go to the Tang family?"
Gu Rong's expression didn't change much, but Gu Yanchen's expression darkened in an instant.
"Second Uncle, sometimes it's better to listen to the opinions of the younger generation."
Gu Zheyan's face froze and he looked a little embarrassed. He had forgotten that Gu Yanchen loved him very much as a younger brother recently.
Does this mean he thinks it's okay for his brother to say that, or—
“Some things can’t be forced.”
Gu Yanchen changed the subject: "Ting Luo is already so old. Since he has his own plans, you should respect his ideas."
Gu Tingluo nodded quickly and whispered softly: "That's right."
It also changed the topic and gave Gu Zheyan a way out.
But Gu Zheyan's expression was still not very good. He said with a smirk, "As parents, we all have to make plans for our children. Yanchen, please be considerate of your second uncle. I was just worried that Ting Luo would be bullied outside. But then again, I didn't mean anything else by what I said before. After all, the date is almost here, right?"
After that, no one spoke.
Everyone knows what day it is.
Gu Rong’s birthday is also the death anniversary of their parents, Gu Zheheng and Tang Youjin.
Gu Zheheng and Tang Youjin have a very good relationship. Although the Gu family and the Tang family are just friends in a friendly relationship, they have been childhood sweethearts. When they grew up, they fell in love and got married, and everything went smoothly and they were very happy. However, the only accident happened and it took them both away.
Tang Youjin was the Tang family's beloved youngest daughter. A few years later, Tang Youjin's father also passed away due to illness.
Now the only one left in the oldest generation of the Tang family is Old Madam Tang, Xue Huaisu.
She is also the grandmother of Gu Rong and Gu Yanchen.
The day when Gu Rong visited the Tang family most often was before the anniversary of their parents' death.
This year is no exception.
After all, Gu Rong could only meet Old Madam Tang if he went to the Tang family at this time.
Gu Chengyuan sighed and looked at Gu Yanchen and Gu Rong: "This weekend, you two should go to the Tang family. Xiaochen, you go with Gu Rong."
"yes."
Gu Yanchen's response was extremely difficult.
He glanced at Gu Rong, but saw no expression on his face.
It seems that his heart has long been as calm as still water, without any fluctuations.
Looking at the others, they also looked accustomed to it.
By the weekend, there were only two days left until Gu Rong's birthday and their parents' death anniversary. Gu Yanchen took Gu Rong to the Tang family. Because they had been notified in advance that they would be coming, the Tang family had prepared early in the morning, but Xue Huaisu was nowhere to be found. It was said that he was in the ancestral hall worshiping Buddha and had not come out yet.
Gu Yanchen originally wanted to stay with Gu Rong and wait for Xue Huaisu to come out, but his cell phone suddenly rang.
He seemed to have sensed something, took out his cell phone and took a look, then told Gu Rong that he was going out to answer a call.
Gu Rong shrugged: "Go ahead."
Before going out with his phone, Gu Yanchen looked back and saw Gu Rong sitting alone on the sofa with his head down, not knowing what he was doing.
He doesn't accompany Gu Rong here every year.
Nor did I pay attention to how Gu Rong spent the day at the Tang family every year.
Looking at it now, Gu Yanchen couldn't help but think about it, but he didn't dare to think deeper.
The cell phone seemed to ring more urgently. Gu Yanchen took a deep breath and could only turn around and go out to answer the call.
"Hey, Mr. Gu, we got the sample you asked us to take. What do you want now?"
Gu Yanchen paused before speaking, "Go to Gu's private hospital and find Wen Jianshan. Ask Wen Jianshan to retrieve the samples my parents still have."
The person on the other side seemed to take a breath: "Mr. Gu, what do you mean...?"
"All you have to do is give the sample to Wen Jianshan."
"Okay, Mr. Gu."
The person on the other end of the phone didn't dare to say anything more and quickly hung up.
Wen Jianshan has worked in Gu's private hospital for decades and is deeply bound to the Gu family. Once Wen Jianshan knows something, it will definitely not be hidden from Gu Chengyuan.
Gu Yanchen took a deep breath, but he didn't think of hiding it from Gu Chengyuan.
He even hoped that Wen Jianshan could be faster and get the results as soon as possible.
"Why are you alone? Didn't you say Xiaochen was coming too?"
Not long after Gu Yanchen went out, Xue Huaisu came out.
Seeing Gu Rong sitting alone on the sofa, he frowned and said, "Since you are here today, why don't you go directly to the ancestral hall to find me so that I can burn some incense for your mother."
To show politeness, Gu Rong stood up and said, "It's not too late to go up now."
Xue Huaisu's face darkened: "What kind of attitude is this?"
Gu Rong: “?”
"What a perfunctory attitude! Do I need to remind you to burn incense for your mother?"
Xue Huaisu's hair was gray, but he looked healthy. When his face was expressionless, he looked serious and unapproachable. His attitude towards Gu Rong was distant, and there was even a hint of resistance and hatred, and his dissatisfaction was overflowing from his eyes.
"Don't forget what day it will be in two days."
Xue Huaisu stared at Gu Rong: "If it weren't for your mother, how could you come into this world?"
"Go to the small ancestral hall now, burn some incense for your mother, and then kneel down—"
"grandmother."
Gu Yanchen came in and interrupted Xue Huaisu directly.
Upon seeing Gu Yanchen, Xue Huaisu's expression softened considerably: "Xiaochen, you're here. What were you doing just now?"
"I went to answer a phone call."
Gu Yanchen pursed his lips, his expression looking somewhat ugly.
"Did something happen at work?" Xue Huaisu couldn't help but ask.
"Nothing."
Gu Yanchen uttered a few words from his throat, walked quickly to Gu Rong's side, and almost immediately turned his head to look at Gu Rong.
Still no change in expression.
Even when he looked over, she looked back at him calmly.
There were no emotional fluctuations, and no voice could be heard.
It seemed as if he was losing control of Gu Rong...
Gu Yanchen suddenly felt a great panic in his heart, and he could hardly control the expression on his face that he was trying hard to suppress.
"Xiaochen, take him to the small ancestral hall to burn incense for your mother."
Xue Huaisu couldn't help but complain after he finished speaking: "Really, you just sit on the sofa when you come. Every time I have to remind you to go to the small ancestral hall, my poor daughter, you were born at the risk of your life. Even if you don't have any feelings for your mother, you should know how to be grateful. If it weren't for you, my daughter might still have a chance of survival -"
"grandmother."
Gu Yanchen couldn't help but interrupt again.
He even suddenly realized that he had heard these words more than once or twice.
So how many times did Gu Rong hear these words during the days when he didn't accompany Gu Rong to the Tang family?
Is there always someone who keeps emphasizing in his ear that their parents died because of Gu Rong?
Not only in the Gu family, but also in the Tang family, in places where he couldn't see, when he didn't pay attention or even ignored it, how many such things had Gu Rong suffered?
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