The five elders thought that Ruan Xueling was seriously injured in a car accident because the car was out of control, but Gu Yang and the others knew that it was because Xiaoxiao from Utopia intervened temporarily.

After Gu Zhaoming and his family came to Beijing, the fifth elder was also willing to compensate them. He took the initiative to help Gu Zhaoming get back the property and real estate that were kept by the Elders' Council, and asked his wife and daughter-in-law to help Ruan Xueling more in social occasions.

Of course, Ruan Xueling herself came from a wealthy family and was acquainted with Tong Wan, so it was certainly not a problem for her to socialize with the wealthy ladies in Beijing.

The fifth elder felt guilty towards Ruan Xueling and Gu Yang and Gu Jin whose college entrance examinations were almost affected, but he did not regret it.

Everything he did was for the family, even if there were sacrifices, it was justified.

"Zhao Ming, I know you will blame me and the Gu family, but the Gu family has a century-old foundation. Don't forget the expectations your grandfather has placed on you." The fifth elder knew Gu Zhaoming's character very well and was afraid that he would abandon the Gu family and leave like he did before, or even destroy the Gu family.

Gu Zhaoming felt angry and unwilling to accept the fact that he had been deceived and that everything he had done since returning to Beijing was part of the Fifth Elders' plan.

But now that he has come this far and become the head of the Gu family, he will not give up the power he has obtained even for the sake of his children.

"Fifth Uncle, go and turn yourself in." Gu Zhaoming turned around and faced away from him.

The fifth elder felt much older in an instant, "Okay."

No matter what, he was the mastermind behind hiring someone to kill someone, and he cannot escape responsibility.

He almost caused Ruan Xueling to die, but he did not ask Gu Zhaoming to forgive him.

Gu Zhaoming suddenly asked: "Does the old man know about this?"

The fifth elder said, "The old man doesn't know. Like you, he has always believed that it was Zhaoan and the old lady who did it."

Whenever the Gu family has a new head of the family, the Elders' Council will select new elders from among the children of the same generation as the head of the family to form a new Elders' Council.

During this period, the new Presbyterian Church had been almost formed.

The news that the fifth elder suddenly surrendered himself and was imprisoned caused quite a stir within the Gu family. No one had expected that the car accident that the new mistress of the Gu family had encountered was actually caused by the fifth elder in order to force the head of the family to return to Beijing.

But the news was blocked from the outside.

Gu Zhaoming felt very complicated and uncomfortable.

When Gu Zhaoye learned that the crisis of their third room was resolved, he specially brought two bottles of his treasured wine to drink with him, "Brother, I know you are upset, and I will drink a few glasses with you so you won't feel bad."

"Leave your things here, and you can go."

Gu Zhaoming remained cold towards Gu Zhaoye.

Gu Zhaoye put down the wine awkwardly. Although his son asked him to have a good relationship with his eldest brother, he was still very afraid of him.

Gu Zhaoming did not have the habit of drowning his sorrows in alcohol. He would have a couple of drinks and then continue working on his business.

In early March, the spring breeze is warm and the snow and ice melt away.

Gu Yang and her classmates have started school.

Tong Jiayin used to live in the same dormitory with them, but now Tong Jiayin is in jail, so only Gu Yang, Gu Jin and Qiao Manman are left in the dormitory.

Ning Gui, who lived next door, asked the counselor to change dormitories and ended up sharing a dormitory with Gu Yang.

Her desk was neatly arranged, full of books and materials on physics. After putting her things away, she started reading and studying.

When Qiao Manman dragged her suitcase into the dormitory, she leaned over to take a look and was immediately shocked: "Fuck, Ning Gui, you are too eager, aren't you? It's only the first day of school, and you're already studying! You are worthy of being a college bully!"

Ning Gui smiled a little embarrassedly and said, "The early bird catches the worm."

Qiao Manman put his arm around her shoulders in a familiar manner, "Isn't this the course for this semester? Are you the early bird that catches the worm? Are you not the roc that spreads its wings?"

(End of this chapter)