Madam Gu scoffed coldly, "What’s the matter? Do you think the Gu family would fear them?"
Gu Chengzhao said calmly, "Of course not."
The Yu family has the backing of the Four Seasons Army, but the Gu family also has the weight of its scientific achievents.
"However, Mother, the marriage contract between the Gu family and Professor Yu was ant to be a secret. How could the Yu family have discovered it? Could it be that Professor Yu really..."
Gu Chengzhao had always focused single-mindedly on his work, paying little attention to the political machinations of prominent families. However, he deeply admired Professor Yu Yisen, a monuntal figure in the field of physics. He had often sent his assistants to inquire about Yu Yisen’s whereabouts, but regrettably, every attempt had yielded nothing.
He had a nagging feeling in his heart: perhaps Professor Yu had already fallen victim to the Yu family’s sches.
The Yu family’s actions were ruthless and domineering, a fact Gu Chengzhao had long resented. Now, they were using the marriage contract to force the Gu family’s hand—utterly despicable.
Did the Yu family even understand? This marriage contract wasn’t about the Yu na—it was about Yu Yisen himself.
Madam Gu sighed, "I’ve secretly sent people to investigate. After the explosion in the lab years ago, Yisen injured his leg and was imprisoned by the Yu family. All these years have passed; who knows what his current situation is."
Both of them knew in their hearts that it didn’t look promising. Otherwise, the Yu family wouldn’t dare show up now. They were undoubtedly confident that Yu Yisen had no heirs and couldn’t expose their lies.
This was the shaless modus operandi of the Yu family: flaunting their authority with reckless impunity.
"Mother, no matter what, we must rescue Professor Yu," Gu Chengzhao said.
There was one thought he didn’t express: If alive, they must see him; if dead, they must recover his body.
"Doing so will inevitably pit us against the Yu family. Are you prepared for that?" Madam Gu asked him seriously.
Gu Chengzhao replied firmly, "Mother, I’ve been waiting for this day. The ti has co."
The lab explosion case from years ago was riddled with inconsistencies. For years, he had been secretly gathering evidence. Those sordid sches concealed in the fog—it was ti to bring them to light.
Madam Gu nodded affirmatively, "Since you have a plan, I won’t interfere. Just rember one thing: your mother and the Gu family will always be your strongest support. Go ahead and do what needs to be done."
As she spoke, Madam Gu didn’t exclude Gu Bichen from the discussion. He was growing up, and it was ti he learned a few things.
At that mont, a woman’s exaggerated shouting ca from outside the door: "I want to see Auntie! Why are you stopping ?"
Madam Gu’s blood rushed to her head the mont she heard the voice.
The housekeeper entered and said respectfully, "Madam, Mrs. Xu is causing a scene, demanding to see you."
"Tell her to get lost."
Amo raised an eyebrow. The madam had always doted on this niece’s granddaughter.
As the housekeeper was about to leave, Madam Gu suddenly said, "Tell her to get lost—and bring her in here."
"Auntie!" Yao Huia rushed in, visibly surprised to see Gu Chengzhao and Amo present, but she quickly composed herself and greeted them, "Uncle, Aunt."
Amo cleared her throat lightly, trying to hide her discomfort.
A young cousin close to her age calling her "Aunt" made her feel suddenly twenty years older.
Yao Huia paid no attention to Amo’s expression. She hurried to Madam Gu’s side and, in a piercingly sharp voice, cried, "Auntie! The Yu family deceived so cruelly..."
The young man standing behind Madam Gu watched her silently, his gaze unsettling her and making her words falter, instinctively tinged with guilt.
Madam Gu asked with an air of composure, "What did they deceive you about?"
Yao Huia thought Gu Bichen hadn’t had a chance to inform Madam Gu yet. Feeling relieved, she quickly said, "It was Madam Yu who deceived . She told that the Yu family and our Gu family had a marriage pact, but needed a proper occasion to announce it. Then she encouraged to bring it up during the Yu family’s plum blossom banquet. I thought that with her status, Madam Yu wouldn’t lie to , so I agreed without question. If Bichen hadn’t publicly exposed the truth, I would still be oblivious—and nearly caused harm to Bichen. Auntie, I’m so sorry..."
Madam Gu grabbed the tea cup on the table and hurled it at Yao Huia. She couldn’t dodge in ti, and the cup hit her forehead, leaving her screaming in pain.
Pointing at her, Madam Gu scolded furiously, "Yao Huia, ask yourself—does your conscience hurt when you say this? You felt neglected by , couldn’t gain anything from , and went looking for another pillar to lean on. Wei Zhuhua used you, and you eagerly offered yourself up to be her puppet, shooting wherever she directed without a single thought about whether it would jeopardize the Gu family. I know you’re foolish, but I never thought you’d be this foolish!"
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