Grandpa Gong thought he had misheard. "What did you say?" Break up? What breakup?
Didn't he want to be with her? He even said he wanted her and didn't want any of his assets.
Gong Chengjue lowered his eyelids slightly, not wanting to offer too much explanation, and simply said, "She and I... are not a good match."
Gong Changhong looked at Gong Chengjue, his face expressionless.
“Miss Su is indeed not very suitable to inherit the title,” Gong Changfan said.
The atmosphere inside the car suddenly became tense. The old man coughed again and took a breath. "Call Su Ziqing over."
"Grandpa..." Gong Chengjue frowned slightly, somewhat disagreeing.
"Proliferate!"
“Grandpa,” Gong Changfan immediately responded.
"Call Su Ziqing and ask her to come to the Gong family."
Gong Changfan glanced at the old man, then at Gong Chengjue. Finding Su Ziqing was certainly easy, but... why call her to the Gong family?
Especially at this time.
"Oh." Gong Changfan agreed and looked at Gong Chengjue, "Chengjue, Miss Su's phone number is..." Of course, if he didn't tell him, then he would have to ask someone else. Finding Su Ziqing's number was a very simple matter.
"I'll do it," Gong Chengjue said helplessly, not daring to provoke the old man at this moment.
When Su Ziqing received Gong Chengjue's call, she breathed a sigh of relief. She knew it; he was just saying it without any real intention of breaking up.
He only brought up breaking up because he was afraid she would be in danger.
However, Gong Chengjue only said that the old man wanted to see her...
Um?
Gong Chengjue's voice sounded heavy and suppressed on the phone. Could it be that the old man's health had deteriorated again?
"I'll send someone to pick you up." Gong Chengjue didn't offer much explanation, only instructing Su Ziqing to come to the Gong family.
"I'll drive there myself." Su Ziqing didn't ask any further questions, but she had a vague feeling that the old man might not be doing well.
She hung up the phone, went back to the dressing room to change her clothes, grabbed her bag, and was about to leave when Feng Xixuan called out to her, "Su Ziqing~!"
Is she trying to stand him up again? We agreed to go out together today!
Su Ziqing felt a little guilty, but she still said, "Old Master Gong may have encountered some problems and asked me to go to the Gong family."
Feng Xixuan sneered, "What does the problem with the Gong family patriarch have to do with you?"
Su Ziqing: "..."
"You and Gong Chengjue aren't even boyfriend and girlfriend anymore," he reminded her.
Su Ziqing didn't speak or explain. She opened the door and walked out, saying, "Senior brother, I won't talk to you now. We'll talk when I get back."
Feng Xixuan: "..."
……………………
Gong family
When Su Ziqing arrived at the Gong family, the scene she had worried about did not appear. There was no sign of the old man being unable to walk or his condition deteriorating.
On the contrary, the old man seemed to have a good appetite and was sitting in a dining chair eating.
Gong Chengjue, Gong Changfan, and Gong Changhong sat with him.
"Master, Miss Su has arrived." The butler led Su Ziqing in.
With a kind and gentle expression, Grandpa Gong said to Su Ziqing, "Come, girl, come and have a meal with this old man."
Su Ziqing walked towards the dining table.
The butler pulled out the chair next to Gong Chengjue and let Su Ziqing sit next to him.
Su Ziqing glanced at Gong Chengjue, who didn't say anything, but there was none of the previous flirtatious exchange between them. He was as indifferent as if they had really broken up, and that was it.
Su Ziqing felt something was off, but she sat down first.
"I heard that the old lady of the Su family just passed away?" Old Master Gong said.
Su Ziqing nodded, "Mm."
So, presumably, Old Master Gong knows everything he should know, and also knows things he shouldn't know.
For example, she forbade Old Madam Su from even burying herself in her own family's ancestral grave.
Is the old man here to oppose her and Gong Chengjue? If so, it wouldn't be surprising.
She glanced at Gong Chengjue out of the corner of her eye, but he didn't look at her at all, nor did he offer any hints.
Su Ziqing: "..." Is it just my imagination? Why does this seemingly relaxed meal have an inexplicable sense of heaviness?
But Grandpa Gong doesn't seem to be in any condition.
She didn't think of it as a final burst of energy before death.
"Su Tianhao is in prison?" Old Master Gong asked again.
Su Ziqing hummed in agreement again.
The Su family's affairs are no secret; if Old Master Gong wanted to know, he could easily find out with a simple investigation.
As for the reasons behind it, that's unclear. However, there are rumors circulating in City A that Su Ziqing is extremely ambitious. In less than a year, she brought down two of her uncles and ruthlessly sent them to prison...
Okay, Su Ziqing doesn't have a good reputation in City A right now, with people saying she's too ruthless and such.
However, Su Ziqing didn't care at all. When had her reputation ever been good? When the rumors spread that she was a jinx to her family, her reputation was already... bad.
And she couldn't possibly explain it to the outside world.
"I didn't realize you were so decisive at such a young age." It was hard to tell whether Old Master Gong's words were a compliment or an insult.
Su Ziqing glanced at Gong Chengjue and thought that she should explain things to the old man.
"Thank you for your praise, sir. I just did what I was supposed to do." Su Ziqing took it as a compliment.
Grandpa Gong smiled, "Girl, I suddenly like you a lot."
Su Ziqing blinked. "I like myself very much too."
"Hahaha." Old Master Gong laughed, seemingly in a good mood, and looked at Gong Chengjue, "Chengjue said you two broke up?"
"I didn't agree," Su Ziqing said coolly.
Gong Chengjue then looked at Su Ziqing with a warning look in his eyes, but Su Ziqing pretended not to see it.
“When couples have disagreements, they sometimes say hurtful things like ‘let’s break up.’ I’m sure the old man understands that,” Su Ziqing said with a smile.
"Look at this girl, how frank and open she is, while you, a grown man, are all shy and hesitant." Old Master Gong was now displeased with his grandson.
Gong Chengjue: "..."
"These two are Chengjue's uncles, this is Chengjue's second uncle, and this is his youngest uncle. He will be the head of the Gong family from now on," said Old Master Gong, pointing to Gong Changfan.
Su Ziqing called out to the two men "Uncle Gong" one by one.
"I promised Chengjue that I would hold an engagement ceremony for you, but now..." I'm afraid we won't be able to wait until that day.
Old Master Gong didn't finish his sentence, but looked at Gong Changfan and said, "Changfan, Miss Su is the granddaughter-in-law I've chosen. The family must hold a grand ceremony for Chengjue's engagement."
Why does it sound like Old Master Gong is giving his final instructions?
Su Ziqing looked at Gong Chengjue, whose expression remained grave.
"Grandpa, there will be an engagement ceremony, but the engagement partner..." Gong Chengjue began, but was interrupted by the old master Gong.
"I think Miss Su is very good, and she's a perfect match for you." Old Master Gong showed unprecedented liking for her.
“Grandpa, her family background is too ordinary,” Gong Chengjue said calmly.
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