"Dad, please don't smoke. You just had surgery not long ago, and the doctor told you not to touch tobacco or alcohol. Have you forgotten?"
Meng Aiguo awkwardly put down the cigarette he had just lit. Under his daughter's stern gaze, he sheepishly put the cigarette down as well. He just couldn't refuse other people's kindness. Really, how come she was even fiercer than her mother?
After exchanging a few words and saying goodbye to the people in the hall, Meng Tian stiffly returned to her bedroom. As soon as the door closed, she almost collapsed to the ground, dropping all the bags she was carrying.
Who is that middle-aged man? Why is he so scary?
When the family gathered for dinner that evening, Meng Tian casually asked about the man from earlier that day.
"Huh? You mean him? His name is Gu Bai, he's the confidential secretary to the city's top official. What's wrong? Why did you suddenly ask about him?"
Is your surname Gu?
"His surname is Gu? And he's related to the Zuo family?"
When Gu Zuozuo was mentioned, the whole family paused, their chopsticks in hand. Meng's mother even teared up when she thought of her best friend and goddaughter.
"Honestly, why didn't you bring Zuo Zuo back with you? How is she going to get through the New Year all by herself this year?"
Meng Tian sighed and rolled her eyes. What kind of talk was that? Did she think she could just bring it back whenever she wanted?
“If my dad hadn’t broken his leg while riding his bike, and if you hadn’t sent me two telegrams in a row, I wouldn’t have come back. You know how right Zuo Zuo is.”
Mother Meng sighed. She was worried that the girl, who couldn't cook, would be bullied.
"You didn't tell her your dad broke his leg, did you?"
"Don't worry, I didn't say anything. I didn't even give a hint. I just said I was homesick, and she didn't suspect anything."
That's good, that's good. Zuo Zuo's life is too hard. If she knew that her husband Meng had an accident, she would probably be very worried.
"Dad, haven't you said yet that person is the Gu from the Gu family?"
"Yes and no. He's from a collateral branch of the Gu family. Gu Zuozuo should call his mother 'cousin'. His father married into the family, and he took his mother's surname, so he also has the surname Gu. However, it's said that he doesn't have much contact with the main branch of the family, and after the Gu family had their troubles, they had even less contact."
Meng Tian nodded thoughtfully and didn't ask any more questions, otherwise her father would think she was up to something.
"While you're still here, go with your mom to the department store to buy some clothes for Zuo Zuo. She's still growing, and her clothes will be too small by spring."
"Luckily, I grew up with her since I was little, and Mr. and Mrs. Gu have been very good to me. Otherwise, with the way you dote on someone else's daughter, believe me, I would be heartbroken to death."
Mr. Meng chuckled, flicked his daughter's forehead, and spoke with a doting tone.
"If I didn't know you had lots of things you bought for Zuo Zuo in your bedroom, I would believe you were really jealous."
Meng Tian: ...?
At this moment, the man who had already left the Meng family was sitting leisurely in the dimly lit room, with an old figure sitting opposite him. The tea set in his hand was emitting wisps of white smoke, and the aroma of tea filled the air.
"The orphan girl from the Gu family hasn't returned?"
"No, only the girl from the Meng family came back. The other girl from the Qi family is said to have returned to the capital. The people watching her say she went back to the Sun family."
"Hmph, then we've wasted our time. Meng Aiguo's leg was broken for nothing, it was a waste of our time."
The man sipped his tea leisurely, listening to his complaints without getting angry, only letting out a cold laugh.
"I told you before, it's useless for you to touch those two from the Meng family. Gu Zuozuo went to the countryside, which is a hundred and eight thousand miles away from them. Even if she heard that the Meng couple had an accident and panicked, would you be able to see anything from such a distance?"
At this point, the man chuckled.
"Those people who are still eyeing the legendary wealth of the Gu family are all useless. They've been searching for so long and still haven't figured out the truth. What good would it do to kill the Gu family couple? In the end, not only did they expose the mole they'd been hiding for years, but their stronghold was also raided, and they don't even know that their master is about to be exposed."
He didn't expect to find out where the map the Gu family had hidden was from those people; the real clue was still with that orphaned girl from the Gu family.
"Tell the people below to speed up the search. With one incident after another happening over there, I'm afraid this fire will spread to us. It's best to be careful in everything."
The old man opposite nodded, as if he had suddenly remembered something, and then looked up at the man opposite him.
"Zhu Qiang is dead. His death was very suspicious. His flesh was almost completely rotten before he breathed his last. Gu Qingshan, that wolf in sheep's clothing, is also about to die. Who do you think was behind this?"
The man swirled his teacup, his expression thoughtful.
Someone with such great abilities is definitely not an unknown nobody, nor is they someone whose power is not equal to his; they must be part of a group.
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