The handsome guy next door loves to flirt.

Chapter 284 Aunt

The servants said that Gu Jianguo was in the backyard. He was too old to go far away, and besides, he had been injured in his early years and could not walk on one leg. He was old and needed servants to push him in a wheelchair whenever he went out.

When Yun Shu arrived, he was feeding the goldfish. Seeing him like that, she felt a little reluctant to ask him about Gu Lian.

"You're here. What brings you here?"

Ah Zhong reports on Gu Cheng's recovery every day, so he doesn't know why Yun Shu came to visit.

"Grandpa...you and Grandma only had my dad and my second uncle?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Jianguo frowned and immediately became serious.

"You want to ask about Gu Lian."

As the saying goes, experience truly matters. When Gu Jianguo heard Yun Shu ask him how many children he had, he immediately thought of his daughter whom he hadn't seen for over twenty years.

"Has Auntie never come back?"

"Don't call her aunt, that kind of daughter is too family-oriented to be wanted!"

“But Grandpa, she’s back now!” Yun Shu said, pouting.

"Come back? Even if she comes back, I won't let her come here!"

"Grandpa, not only has she come back, but she has also bailed out Yun Huan, who caused Xie Yao to lose her child. I don't know what she's up to. She seems to be very dissatisfied with the Gu family and wants to help Yun Huan fight me for the family fortune!"

"That rebellious daughter, she still has the nerve to come back... and Ah Cheng's child... is gone!"

Yun Shu nodded. "That afternoon, Xie Yao was kidnapped by Yun Huan's men. By the time I got there, it was too late. She was taken to the hospital, but they couldn't save the baby. The four-month-old baby was a boy!" Yun Shu sighed after she finished speaking.

Upon hearing this, Gu Jianguo's eyes reddened. Acheng's child was gone... gone... his own son had no descendants. He swayed and was about to faint.

"Grandpa!" Yun Shu rushed over to see him, and the servants around Gu Jianguo immediately fed him medicine.

It took Gu Jianguo a while to recover, and his face wasn't so pale anymore.

"You said Gu Lian came back and bailed Yun Huan out, helping her fight you for the Gu family's assets. Humph! I know why she did that. It's because she hates your father. Back then, your father and I ruined our reputations because of an unplanned pregnancy and wanted to kick us out of the Gu family. Your grandmother wouldn't allow it and suggested we have an abortion and break up with that man, but she refused and ran away. Later, your father caught her." Gu Jianguo paused for a moment before continuing, "That man was severely reprimanded by your father, and someone was taken away to another place, warning him that if he dared to return to Nancheng, he would be killed. After Gu Lian was caught, she was already over seven months pregnant, so they let her give birth. But after Gu Lian finished her postpartum confinement, the whole family discussed sending the child away so that Gu Lian could remarry. At that time, very few people knew that Gu Lian was pregnant and had given birth. They even had someone come to their home to help with the delivery. Those were chaotic times, and with something like this happening in the family, if others found out, it would implicate the whole family..."

"What about that child... was he really given away?"

"Hey... If we had given the child away, none of this would have happened... After Gu Lian finished her postpartum confinement, one night Gu Lian ran away with the child again, so we could only tell the outside world that she was going to marry a poor man and that her family refused to cut off all ties. We never expected her to come back?"

"Is this the first time she's come back? Didn't she say she was coming back when Grandma passed away..."

“I lied to her because I didn’t want her to be too heartbroken or disappointed in her daughter… Gu Lian never came back. I didn’t want your grandmother to leave this world disappointed in her daughter and to hate me… Be kinder to her!” Gu Jianguo said self-deprecatingly. His wife had misunderstood him many times in her life, and he didn’t mind her misunderstanding him again. No matter what, she was the woman he loved most.

After listening, Yun Shu felt that Gu Jianguo seemed somewhat unfamiliar to her at this moment.

"Grandpa, are you still angry with Gu Lian?"

"Her... never mind, I don't want to deal with her right now, but if she does anything to harm the Gu family, I will definitely step in to stop her!"

Gu Jianguo recalled the request Yun Shu's grandmother had made to him before she passed away: if Gu Lian were to return one day and hadn't done anything to harm the Gu family, then he shouldn't hurt her again. If she encountered difficulties, he should help her, as compensation for the harm he had caused her back then. If she were to return seeking revenge, then Gu Jianguo could do as he pleased.

Grandma Yun Shu might have forgiven her daughter at the last moment, and she thought her daughter was coming back to see her.

“Grandpa, she’s bailed Yun Huan out now. I’ve heard she has a lot of influence behind her. I know about her past now, and I think she’s definitely coming back to cause trouble for the Gu family.” Yun Shu wasn’t as carefree as Gu Jianguo thought. The woman was helping Yun Huan as soon as she came back, which clearly meant she was going to make trouble for them.

"She... she probably blames us for forcibly separating her from that man back then, for not letting them be together, and for making her abort the child... She doesn't even consider what kind of family the Gu family is. Being pregnant out of wedlock will involve many people. At that time, your father had just returned, and we couldn't let her cause trouble... Even now, no family would want their daughter to be pregnant out of wedlock."

Hearing Gu Jianguo's words, Yun Shu thought of how Xu Ruo had acted, and how even someone like Xu Yang had been so angry that he slapped Ming Yuan. Gu Cheng's disappointment and dislike for Yun Huan stemmed from the example of his sister's behavior. That's why he was so angry about his own daughter's premarital indiscretions—she had secretly registered her marriage with Ming Kun, and she had slapped her in return. Now, she understood Gu Cheng somewhat. He didn't want the Gu family's reputation to be damaged again because of something like this, so he was determined to protect the Gu family's reputation…

“Ah Shu, don’t blame your dad. He’s strict with you, but it’s not easy for him either. He was trying to force you to marry into the Sheng family, especially after meeting Xiao Mingkun. He hesitated a lot and came to me saying he regretted it… He regretted marrying Li Meng and forcing you into the Sheng family. He even agreed to you being with Xiao Mingkun back then. It was me who forced him later…”

"grandfather……"

"In the Gu family, Grandpa was the worst person, which is why he's getting his comeuppance now. Don't blame your father later. Men have to support their families and protect their reputation; he works very hard... Meeting a woman like Li Meng was his misfortune, and it was the same for Li Meng; they both suffered..."

This was the second time Gu Jianguo had spoken so much to Yun Shu.

Yun Shu got married. Now, thinking back on what Gu Cheng had done to her, she realized she hadn't known much about him before she was eighteen. It wasn't until she went to university and lived at the Gu family home that she discovered how domineering he was. But as someone who had lived a second life, she ignored it until he forced her to marry into the Sheng family, at which point she felt intense resentment towards her nominal father. Now, hearing Gu Jianguo's words, she didn't hate him as much anymore. In fact, she had already stopped hating that man the moment she took over the Gu family business.