The woman had her hair neatly tied in a ponytail and wore exquisite makeup, making her look like a completely different person from before. However, powerful makeup skills can indeed transform a person into two different people.
Su Ziqing recognized this woman not by her face, but by her eyes!
The woman dragged Su Ziqing and threw her onto a chair.
It was a real dragging, without any manners or etiquette. Su Ziqing even compared it to the kidnappers from last time, saying, "Look, this is what a real kidnapping is like."
The last one was really too 'gentlemanly'.
The woman glanced at Su Ziqing, but only for a moment, before turning to leave.
"What do you want?" Su Ziqing asked.
Nobody paid any attention to her.
The door slammed shut, and Su Ziqing watched as two men tied her hands and feet to the chair; she was now unable to move.
The curtains are drawn here, and I don't know where I am. It's very quiet outside. I don't know if it's because of good soundproofing or because I've been taken to a remote place.
Perhaps because she had been kidnapped before, she was surprisingly calm now.
She felt that the last time she was kidnapped, she was almost killed, but this time... it must be that they want to use her as a bargaining chip?
She thought of the capital city.
I thought of Gong Chengjue, and the current power struggle within the Gong family.
I thought of Gong Changming.
…………………
Beijing
Gong Changming was still impeccably dressed in a suit. He had been at the pinnacle of life since birth, a level that ordinary people could never reach. His upbringing was unmatched by most people.
He was neither flustered nor surprised when the Gong family "invited" him back.
When he saw Gong Chengjue waiting for him, he even had a calm demeanor as if everything was under his control.
Gong Chengjue gave him a deep look and reminded him with a cold laugh, "Gong Changming has been expelled from the Gong family with the consent of the family head and the family."
Gong Changming showed no surprise whatsoever upon hearing this news.
He looked like a confident negotiation expert, glancing at the Gong family members beside him, and said, "A glass of red wine."
The Gong family almost complied with his request. If Gong Chengjue hadn't reminded them, they would have forgotten for a moment that Gong Changming was now practically on the verge of being kicked out of the Gong family.
Gong Changming calmly sat down on the sofa to the side, then chuckled softly, "What, you don't even have the right to have a drink anymore?"
Gong Chengjue told everyone to leave.
Gong Changming raised an eyebrow. "Is this exercising the power of the family head ahead of schedule? Even if it's a trial, there needs to be a witness, right?"
“It’s not necessary for you,” Gong Chengjue said coldly.
"Is that so?" Gong Changming placed his hands in front of him, and seeing that Gong Chengjue was still standing, he invited Gong Chengjue to sit down as if he were the host.
"How can we talk without sitting down?" Gong Changming lit a cigarette and blew a smoke ring. "I thought you were waiting for me here because you wanted to talk to me."
Gong Chengjue pursed his lips, sat down with a cold face, his heart burning with anxiety, but he could only pretend to be calm.
He listed Gong Changming's crimes one by one, from his initial sabotage to try to make him fight with Gong Chengkun, to Gong Changming's completely unscrupulous secret deal three years ago.
From business to personnel matters.
Gong Changming listened indifferently for a long time before exhaling a smoke ring and looking at Gong Chengjue with amusement. "Do you think that as a large family, how many people are truly clean?"
"Whether it's clean or not, I don't know, but someone like you with no bottom line is someone the Gong family cannot tolerate," Gong Chengjue said coldly.
Gong Changming sneered, "Is that so? Then do you know that the Gong family once..."
"I don't know what the Gong family was like in the past, but the Gong family is definitely not good now." Gong Chengjue interrupted him, not wanting to bring up any old grievances.
Gong Changming took another drag of his cigarette. "Do you know why you're sitting across from me and talking to me like this?"
Gong Chengjue looked at him with a cold gaze.
"You think you're smart? You think you're capable? No, it's all just the old man's favoritism towards you, Gong Chengjue. From the very beginning, the old man wanted to make you the new head of the family!!" Gong Changming gritted his teeth as he mentioned this.
He stubbed out his cigarette, a hint of resentment in his eyes. "You're just a greenhorn, what makes you think you can sit on equal footing with us? Because of your high level of education? Ha!"
"You think I want this?" Gong Changming laughed. "But I'm your uncle!"
Anyone with ambition wouldn't give up something that's within easy reach. In terms of status and position, he's definitely ahead of Gong Chengjue, isn't he?
Gong Chengjue simply met his gaze coldly, completely ignoring his somewhat distorted face.
"But the old man's favoritism borders on madness. Ask the rest of the Gong family yourself how many people respect you!" Gong Changming roared at him. "I have no objection to my elder brother becoming the head of the family, but you? You're overthinking it."
"Whether the Gong family submits to me or not, you can ask them yourself; that would be more convincing. Speaking of which, shouldn't I thank you for your help, Uncle?" If it weren't for his relentless pursuit, we wouldn't have won people's hearts so quickly.
Gong Changming took a deep breath. He didn't want to appear as a villain; he felt that he was the righteous one.
The outcome is determined by the winner, and he hasn't lost yet.
He looked at Gong Chengjue defiantly, "Do you know why the old man dotes on you so much?"
Gong Chengjue looked at him expressionlessly.
"Because this was the only condition your mother met before leaving the Gong family." Gong Changming laughed sarcastically. "Gong Chengjue, do you think the old man loves you? He's the one who kicked your own mother out of the Gong family!"
Gong Chengjue's heart suddenly clenched.
“Your mother gave birth to you, but you don’t even have the right to be registered under her name. In the family tree, and in the eyes of outsiders, who is your mother? Gu Mingyin.”
Seeing the slight change in Gong Chengjue's expression, Gong Changming felt extremely satisfied. He hated Gong Chengjue's cold face the most.
It's disgusting that someone so young is so scheming!
"You think the old man treats you specially? Let me tell you, he can even abandon his own son, how could he possibly love his grandson?" Gong Changming lit another cigarette. "What, interested in hearing about your mother?"
Gong Chengjue could find nothing about his biological mother.
All he knew was that his mother's marriage to his father was not recognized by the family because of their family background.
No one in the entire family dared to utter a single word of criticism.
but!
He looked at Gong Changming coldly and said, "No interest." He would not give the initiative to Gong Changming.
"What interest could I have in a woman I've never met?" Gong Chengjue said coldly.
"Really? Don't you want to know where she is?" Gong Changming stared intently at him. "Don't you want to know how she's lived the rest of her life because of the old man's decision?"
Gong Chengjue still didn't react, only letting out a soft chuckle.
"And what about your beloved woman?" Gong Changming asked casually.
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