As soon as Gu Yanjing mentioned the M Continent Prison, Meng Qian’s face turned pale.
She instinctively grasped onto Gu Linhai’s hand and couldn’t help but tremble.
Gu Yanjing pretended not to see her reaction, holding a teacup and took a small sip of tea.
After a while, Meng Qian slightly recovered, and with a trembling voice, said, "Yanjing, do you have any way? You should have some influence at Yujing Manor."
Gu Yanjing paused for a moment and said, "Second Aunt, I’m afraid I can’t help with this."
The last bit of hope disappeared from Meng Qian’s face as she stared blankly at Gu Yanjing.
Gu Yanjing showed no change in expression, his demeanor indifferent and inscrutable. He said, "Since its establishment, Yujing Manor has always operated independently. It doesn’t attach itself to any power nor does it give face to any. I’m afraid that even if I personally went, it wouldn’t be of any use." Fınd the newest release on 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭·𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦·𝘯𝘦𝘵
Meng Qian’s face was bloodless, staring blankly at Gu Yanjing.
Gu Linhai, his hand grasped, looked at Meng Qian, then to Gu Yanjing and said, "Is there really no way?"
Gu Yanjing looked at Gu Linhai and asked, "What did Dong Qian do?"
Gu Linhai sighed slightly and said, "I don’t know. By the time we got the news, Dong Qian had already been taken away. After much inquiry, we found out it was Yujing Manor."
Gu Yanjing was silent for a moment and then said, "Second Uncle, there’s something I’ve always wanted to say."
"Go ahead," said Gu Linhai.
Gu Yanjing said, "Dong Qian’s plight today is a path he’s walked himself; it’s no one’s fault but his own."
Gu Linhai and Meng Qian remained silent, not saying a word.
Gu Yanjing added, "He’s always causing trouble, and you’ve always bailed him out. But there will be times when you can’t bail him out, and he’ll just have to bear the consequences himself."
Meng Qian’s face was deathly pale, yet her eyes were increasingly red-rimmed.
Gu Linhai said nothing more.
Neither did Gu Yanjing.
Su Qi stood behind him, expressionless and quietly.
After a while, Meng Qian still didn’t give up and asked, "Yanjing, is there really no way? The Gu Group also has influence on the M Continent. Does Yujing Manor not give them any face? Do they really feel no apprehension?"
Gu Yanjing still didn’t speak.
Meng Qian continued, "Or, or...whatever Dong Qian did, we will repay it a hundredfold, a thousandfold. Just let him go, just as long as he doesn’t go to the M Continent Prison."
Listening to her, Gu Linhai’s eyes faintly trembled.
Gu Yanjing said, "Second Aunt, if there were any room for negotiation, Yujing Manor wouldn’t simply take him away."
He finished speaking, and said no more.
Seeing that he wasn’t speaking, Su Qi immediately picked up the conversation and continued, "Second Madam, Yujing Manor doesn’t act recklessly. Before taking President Dong, they would certainly have investigated his identity and considered his relationship with the Gu Family and the Gu Group. It seems that President Dong did something that made Yujing Manor willing to become enemies with the Gu Family just to take him away."
"What could he have done?" Meng Qian’s voice choked with sobs.
Gu Linhai frowned and said, "They’re willing to become our enemies, which just means they don’t regard the Gu Family at all. I’d say, just take the person back by force. Show them that the Gu Group is not just for show, not something that can be easily manipulated."
Meng Qian looked at Gu Yanjing, deeply hoping he would agree.
But Gu Yanjing looked up at Gu Linhai without speaking.
The provocation was useless against Mr. Gu.
Feeling the gaze on him, Gu Linhai also looked at Gu Yanjing.
Gu Yanjing’s gaze was indifferent, no different than usual, devoid of emotion, as if he was merely watching him, listening to him speak. Yet, it was still terrifying.
Gu Linhai felt uncertain under his gaze, pretending calm on the surface and said, "I’m just saying it out of frustration, you’re the head of the Gu Family, the decision is yours."
Gu Yanjing looked at him, paused for two seconds and said, "Second Uncle. The Gu Group’s attention is all focused on Ghost Street right now, there’s likely no extra energy to deal with Yujing Manor."
It was already quite a euphemistic statement, yet coming from Gu Yanjing’s mouth, it still felt icy and indifferent.
All of Meng Qian’s hope was extinguished.
Gu Linhai said nothing more.
Meng Qian lowered her head and wiped away her tears.
Su Qi came forward and placed a box of tissues in front of Meng Qian.
Meng Qian took a tissue and wiped her tears, saying, "Yanjing, can you ask someone to find out what exactly Dong Qian did?"
Gu Yanjing said, "I can."
"Thank you," Meng Qian thanked him.
Gu Yanjing did not agree, nor did Gu Linhai and his wife stay for long before leaving.
Gu Yanjing saw them to the door, and after they left, he went straight upstairs back to his room.
He entered the bedroom and looked at the small lump on the bed.
Qiao Yuxian had wrapped herself completely in the blanket, curling up in the middle of the bed, a small ball.
Gu Yanjing watched for a moment, slightly raised an eyebrow, walked to the bedside and sat down, lightly patting her on the buttocks through the blanket: "Awake?"
The lump shifted a bit, and it seemed like a hand was covering its buttocks.
But the person remained pretending to sleep, not speaking.
Gu Yanjing tousled her head through the blanket, "Pretending to sleep after eavesdropping."
"Who eavesdropped?" Qiao Yuxian’s voice came muffled from beneath the blanket, "I was obviously sleeping."
"Hmm," Gu Yanjing said, "The door was ajar."
Where he sat downstairs today, he could look up and see the upstairs room. He noticed his room’s door was slightly open.
"I was listening openly," said the discovered Qiao Yuxian.
"So, hiding is..." Gu Yanjing asked again.
Qiao Yuxian: "......"
Gu Yanjing waited for a while, and seeing she made no move, he simply pulled her out from under the blanket and placed her on his lap.
Qiao Yuxian instinctively wrapped her arms around his neck and looked at him.
Gu Yanjing kissed her eyes, "What did you hear openly?"
"Heard that Dong Qian was taken by Yujing Manor," Qiao Yuxian said.
"Happy?" Gu Yanjing asked.
"Happy," Qiao Yuxian said, laughing, "Such scum, keeping him around only harms society. Sending him to the M Continent Prison is too lenient."
Gu Yanjing’s mouth curved slightly upward,
Qiao Yuxian, hugging his neck, looked at him, "But I’m a bit curious, what did he do to alarm Yujing Manor?"
Gu Yanjing looked at Qiao Yuxian, and after a moment, he raised his hand, brushing her cheek with his thumb, and said lightly, "He wanted to kill the mistress of Yujing Manor."
Qiao Yuxian’s eyes widened in shock, her lashes fluttering as she blinked, "Who would give him the guts to even think of killing the mistress of Yujing Manor?"
"So, he must die," Gu Yanjing said those five words with indifference.
With five words, Dong Qian’s fate was sealed.
He kissed Qiao Yuxian’s lip corners.
Qiao Yuxian was kissed, and suspiciously looked at him, "You knew Yujing Manor was arresting Dong Qian?"
Gu Yanjing remained silent.
"And you knew why," Qiao Yuxian said.
Gu Yanjing still said nothing.
Before Qiao Yuxian could finish her sentence, Gu Yanjing interrupted her naturally, "Hungry? What do you want to eat?"
"Hungry. That’s what woke me," Qiao Yuxian’s attention was instantly diverted, "Suddenly craving pasta. Really craving it."
Gu Yanjing carried her towards the bathroom, "First, let’s freshen up, I’ll have Aunt Mei make some."