Gu Qianqian came over again to take away Shu Juan’s soy milk bowl, not wanting to give her a single sip.
Unexpectedly, Shu Juan’s fingers were pinched around the rim of the bowl, and he couldn’t take it away.
Gu Qianqian puffed up with anger and said, “You’re filthy! Let go!”
The moment the words left his mouth, Shu Juan tossed the soy milk bowl upward and splashed it directly across Gu Qianqian’s face.
Gu Qianqian’s little face was covered in a mess of white, his mind completely blank, wearing a dazed expression.
Zhou Hui and Gu Jianguo were also startled.
Shu Juan pinched his little face and said, “Yours? Tell me, what here is yours? From head to toe, from your clothes to your underwear, from your backpack to your shoes—everything was given to you by me. Even you yourself came out of my belly!”
Gu Qianqian had never seen Shu Juan like this before. He was so frightened that he burst into loud, wailing tears.
Zhou Hui jumped up in fury: “Shu Juan! How can you call yourself a mother!”
Shu Juan ignored her completely and said to the crying Gu Qianqian, “Your father is so impressive, your grandparents are so dear. Go ask them—can you come out of their bellies?”
Gu Jianguo rebuked, “What nonsense are you talking!”
Shu Juan grabbed a tissue and wiped Gu Qianqian’s face clean, saying as she wiped, “Gu Qianqian, remember this from now on—nothing here belongs to you.”
Just then, Gu Hong came out, dressed neatly from head to toe. He had heard the commotion from his room, and now he glared at Shu Juan with a cold face, fury burning inside him. This woman had done something so shameless, and she still had the nerve to make a scene at home?
But before he could lose his temper, Shu Juan said to Gu Qianqian, “Alright, your father is here. Go run and tattle to your great father.”
Gu Qianqian saw Gu Hong as his savior and immediately charged toward him, wailing, “Daddy! She, she hit me!”
But before he could successfully throw himself into Gu Hong’s arms, Gu Hong quickly dodged aside. If he hadn’t grabbed Gu Qianqian in time, the boy would have fallen flat on the floor.
Gu Qianqian froze for a moment. Gu Hong frowned and said, “Qianqian, don’t rub yourself against Daddy.”
Shu Juan said, “Gu Qianqian, do you know why Daddy won’t let you touch him? Because he’s afraid you’ll dirty his neat suit. You’re too dirty.”
Gu Qianqian was stunned for a moment, then burst into even more heartbroken, desperate sobs.
Zhou Hui was about to explode with rage. “Shu Juan, stop driving a wedge between father and son! How dare you talk about your own son like that!”
Shu Juan said to Gu Qianqian, “It’s okay. You still have your beloved grandma. Remember to go to Grandma when something happens.”
Gu Qianqian turned and threw himself at Zhou Hui, wailing, “Grandma!”
Gu Hong straightened his suit and said, “Dad, Mom, I have an important morning meeting today. I need to leave first.”
Zhou Hui said, “It’s your promotion today, right? Go, go. Get on with your business.”
Gu Hong shot Shu Juan a furious glare and said, “Wait until I get back—I’ll settle the score with you!”
After Gu Hong left, Shu Juan also walked out the door.
She stood in front of a five-star hotel, took a deep breath, then walked straight to the front desk.
The receptionist stood up and said, “Hello, how may I help you?”
Shu Juan said, “Our company held a reception here the day before yesterday. Do you remember?”
That reception had been especially important for Gu Hong’s company. Besides the employees, they had also invited many heavyweight clients, so they had booked three floors of the hotel and held it with great pomp.
Of course the receptionist knew about it. She replied, “Yes, I remember.”
Shu Juan said, “I lost an important document at the reception. I don’t know where it fell. Could you help me check the surveillance footage to find it?”
The receptionist went to ask the manager, and then the manager brought Shu Juan to the surveillance room to review the footage.
Shu Juan stared at the images on the screen, her fingers clenched tightly.
The picture was crystal clear—Gu Hong was supporting her, who couldn’t even walk steadily, and personally escorted her into a certain room!
She wanted to see who had entered that room afterward.
The manager said, “Miss Shu, you’ve seen the footage. You didn’t have any documents in your hands the entire time. Could it be that you misremembered?”
Shu Juan stared at the surveillance screen and said, “Let’s wait a little longer.”
The manager seemed to realize that Shu Juan had ulterior motives. He directly turned off the surveillance screen and said, “Miss Shu, I’m sorry, but this corridor has people coming and going. To protect the privacy of other guests, I can’t let you keep watching.”
In the end, Shu Juan had no choice but to rein in her emotions and say, “Maybe I really did misremember. Thank you.”