"It's late, you can sleep here tonight," Gong Changfan reminded him as he stood up as if to leave.
Gong Chengjue hesitated for a moment.
"It's rather lonely here with your aunt. After you and Miss Su have a few more children, it won't be so lonely anymore." And so, he continued to live his life of leisure and wealth.
Honestly, these past few months as head of the family have been the most arduous months of his life in decades.
How many more years does the old man want him to serve?
Haha, he didn't have that thought at all, okay?
However, what he considered poison was seen as honey by some, leading them down a path of no return.
The thought of his childhood friend and brother walking away into the darkness without looking back made it impossible for Gong Changfan to smile.
He glanced at Gong Chengjue and said, "I'm going back to my room now."
Unlike Gong Chengjue, he and Gong Changming and Gong Changsheng were always brothers and he would never change his mind, but it still pained him to think about it.
Gong Chengjue hummed in agreement.
He did so much, and every time something happened, he sent the evidence back to the Gong family. It is very clear to Gong Changfan and Gong Changhong that ordinary mistakes and one or two murderous attempts could save Gong Changming.
Even though they said the harshest things to the Gong brothers, Changming and Changsheng, there was still a hint of softness in their hearts.
As long as Gong Changming and the others realize their mistakes and turn back...
However, time and again, events have shown that Gong Changming and his group will not turn back from their misguided ways.
Back in his room, Gong Chengjue checked the time. It was already very late, almost midnight. He wondered if Su Ziqing was asleep yet.
He actually wanted to tell her about what happened today.
He now feels that perhaps talking to each other is the easiest way to make their lives inseparable, after all, they are currently in a long-distance relationship.
If no one says anything, how will anyone know what happened to the other person in another city?
With that in mind, he sent a WeChat message to Su Ziqing.
If she replies, he'll call her; if she doesn't, she's probably asleep.
Su Ziqing replied quickly, but she was putting on a face mask at the moment.
Gong Chengjue, unaware of the situation, dialed the number twice, only to have it hung up on both times. Hmm, could it be that she was still a little angry about his explanation tonight?
Thinking of this, he sent a voice message on WeChat, "Ziqing, what's wrong?"
Su Ziqing's hands were free at the moment, so she sent him a message, "I'm doing a face mask, so I can't answer the phone. What's up?" Didn't they just talk on the phone in the evening?
Why is this man so clingy these days?
Hearing that he was doing a face mask and not refusing to answer the phone because he was angry, Gong Chengjue breathed a sigh of relief. "Something happened that I wanted to talk to you about, but you're busy, so let's not talk about it."
Su Ziqing: "..."
She made a video call to Gong Chengjue via WeChat, her face covered with a white face mask, which looked rather frightening at first glance.
Gong Chengjue took a step back. "Ahem, didn't you say you weren't available to answer the phone?"
"Okay, hands-free is fine." Su Ziqing didn't seem to care at all about showing such an inelegant side in front of Gong Chengjue.
"What's wrong?" She casually tossed her phone aside, patted the face mask on her face, and began to massage gently.
Gong Chengjue had no intention of saying anything at this point, so he chatted with her about this and that, without realizing that what he was doing was inefficient.
Su Ziqing, however, thought he was just being nosy. "Mr. Gong, can you please keep your aloofness?" Talking about such trivial details of life is really distracting.
It's supposed to be a drama about a wealthy family, but they insist on taking a realistic approach. That's not good.
Gong Chengjue: "..." He blinked innocently, "Even if I'm aloof, I still need to eat and sleep, right?"
He had already taken his phone into the bathroom.
Su Ziqing didn't notice anything amiss at first, but then he... he actually started unbuttoning the buttons?
"Wait a minute." Does he know that we're on a video call right now?
"Hmm?" His slightly raised voice carried a hint of allure, and Gong Chengjue feigned ignorance, "What's wrong?"
"Do you want to take a shower?"
"yes."
"Then you go ahead and wash." She decisively pressed the call button. She wasn't about to watch his free performance!
How can he be so shameless now?
After Su Ziqing washed off the face mask and lay back in bed, she figured Gong Chengjue should have finished showering by now, so she called him. "What were you going to say to me?"
Gong Chengjue was indeed already in bed, holding a book and flipping through a couple of pages. Hearing Su Ziqing's words, the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up. "Can we video call?"
"No!" She was already lying down. "Hurry up and tell me!"
He probably wouldn't have thought to call her about something trivial; it's not like she wouldn't have thought of it.
"Another member of the Gong family died today." Gong Chengjue's tone was slightly heavy.
After giving a brief account of what happened, Su Ziqing turned over and thought for a moment before asking, "Do you think it might be Gong Changming who did it again?"
"He's gone mad to the point of resorting to any means necessary." Bottom line? Legal boundaries? He no longer cares about any of that.
"That's terrifying," Su Ziqing murmured.
This kind of ruthless pursuit of power and profit is chilling to the bone.
“It’s highly likely that he was the one who kidnapped you,” Gong Chengjue said.
The police have made no further progress so far and have told them to be prepared for the case to remain unsolved.
However, Gong Chengjue was still unwilling to let it go. He sent people to continue investigating in secret. They couldn't find out what was on the surface, but they could find out from Gong Changming.
And then he actually found some things.
Who has Gong Changming been in contact with recently, or which shady groups are at his beck and call?
In the end, it was indeed discovered.
"What do you mean?" Su Ziqing sensed the certainty in his tone. "Did you find out something?"
"Do you remember those two wanted men?" Gong Chengjue said casually. "They were hanging around in the capital for a while."
"He dared to run away to the capital while being wanted?" Su Ziqing was surprised and wondered if this bad guy was too bold.
Shouldn't wanted criminals be hiding? How dare they come to the capital?!
"Yes, my people happened to find out about our contact with the capital." Gong Chengjue said casually, but heaven knows he was almost turned upside down by the shady side of the capital.
Everyone was speculating about what had happened in the capital, as if someone was being purged.
He didn't explain any of this to her in detail, but simply summarized it in a brief sentence: "I just happened to find out..."
"Did you trace it back to Gong Changming?" Su Ziqing asked.
It's impossible for a low-ranking henchman to see Gong Changming. The most likely scenario is that he'll see one of Gong Changming's trusted subordinates' subordinates.
Gong Chengjue nodded.
"You must be careful. I'm afraid Gong Changming will use some tricks again," he earnestly instructed.
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