Grandpa Gu had always been extremely protective of Gu Shaocheng, so before the incident involving the nanny, Aunt Lin, the outside world knew very little about this heir of a super-rich family. They only heard that he and his mother, who had been recuperating and receiving treatment abroad for many years, were both born with poor health.
Although he is the sole heir of the Gu family, his physical condition makes it difficult for him to shoulder heavy responsibilities. However, the group’s shareholders are not worried about this. Old Master Gu has long since trained professional managers who can support the Gu family after his death. Gu Shaocheng only needs to sit back and enjoy the fruits of his labor. Even other rich second-generation heirs would envy his good fortune in being born into such a family.
It wasn’t until news of Gu Shaocheng beating his nanny to the point of paralysis spread that the outside world realized that the heir the Gu family had been hiding was such a violent and ruthless scumbag who would even kill the nanny who had taken care of him since childhood.
It’s said that if you see one cockroach, it means there’s at least a whole bunch lurking in the shadows. Especially after the nanny paralysis case was first exposed, all the information online was quickly wiped out. Netizens could only try to decipher the mystery in various ways, or hang ladders outside to marvel at the Gu family’s extensive influence. All of this makes it hard not to wonder how many heinous things Gu Shaocheng did under the Gu family’s years of secrecy.
Therefore, the release of the video of Zhang Ma’s agonizing cries immediately ignited everyone’s anger:
[Is Gu Shaocheng really that lawless?!]
[Just heard some gossip: Apparently, this elderly woman was the nanny who took care of Gu Shaocheng’s mother since she was a child. How could she be so vicious? Isn’t this kind of beast punished? Is the law only for the rich?!]
[How dare you comment on the Gu family’s affairs? Your account is banned! /doge]
[The nanny surnamed Lin was paralyzed in the hospital for five years, while Gu Shaocheng was unaffected and lived a carefree life for five years. It will probably be the same this time. The topic will probably explode immediately. /shrug.jpg]
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However, to the surprise of netizens, not only did the events of account suspension, keyword banning, and comment deletion not occur, but more and more scandals about Gu Jia[1]family jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_1301760_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1301760_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], }); were exposed on the trending topics.
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Just as Yu Yuan had secured his glasses with a thin string, the nanny informed him that Old Master Gu had suffered a sudden heart attack and that Gu Shaocheng was taking him to the hospital to visit him.
Yu Yuan instinctively resisted. He had just arranged a video call with his adoptive mother with Ye Qiutang, and besides, he didn’t want to go out and meet strangers at all. But Gu Shaocheng was already waiting in the car, not giving him a chance to refuse. So he had to tell his adoptive mother that the training team would have a last-minute lunch together.
When Yu Yuan got into the car, Gu Shaocheng was leaning back in his seat with his eyes closed, resting. He didn’t react at all when he heard the sound. Yu Yuan automatically made quieter movements and saw that there was a partition between the front and back seats in the luxury car. He instantly relaxed a lot.
Although the space was cramped, being with my somewhat familiar father was clearly far better than being crammed into the same small space with the driver and bodyguard.
Seeing Gu Shaocheng taking a nap in the back seat, the Gu family’s driver drove the car extremely smoothly and steadily. Sitting in the spacious and comfortable back seat, one could hardly feel the inertial effect of sudden turns and stops.
Yu Yuan huddled at the other end of the seat, trying to minimize his presence. His black-rimmed glasses and cell phone successfully provided him with a temporary haven.
Just when Yu Yuan thought the journey would continue smoothly, Gu Shaocheng suddenly adjusted the back of his chair and sat up straight, his slender fingers constantly pinching his brow.
Gu Shaocheng didn’t notice Yu Yuan huddled to the side. A moment later, he dialed the phone with a gloomy expression. After a few busy tones, a kind and aged male voice came from the other end: “Young Master.”
Gu Shaocheng responded softly, “Mother… has she seen the news online?”
The person on the other end of the phone paused for a moment upon hearing this: “No, Madam has been painting the whole time.”
Thinking of his mother, who also suffers from severe mental illness, Gu Shaocheng lowered his eyes and remained silent for a moment: “Don’t let her see it yet.”
After receiving a response from the other end, the old butler still couldn’t help but ask with some concern, “Young Master, are you feeling any better lately? We were all very worried about you.”
Gu Shaocheng’s lowered eyes remained calm and still, and his tone softened slightly: “Thank you, Uncle Qin.”
Just when Yu Yuan thought he would say more, Gu Shaocheng hung up the phone and immediately turned to look at him, who had been secretly watching. Yu Yuan froze.
There was no other way; they were in a small, enclosed space together, and given his good hearing, he could hear their conversation clearly.
Yu Yuan was curious because he had searched for information about Gu Shaocheng’s biological mother but found nothing. There were only some unsubstantiated rumors online that she had rarely appeared in public before and had disappeared from the public eye after settling down abroad.
Gu Shaocheng’s father, on the other hand, was a professor at a prestigious university and a psychiatric expert. He was always flying around attending meetings and giving lectures, making him quite a prominent figure.
Caught red-handed eavesdropping, Yu Yuan awkwardly pushed up his glasses. He really hadn’t expected Gu Shaocheng to hang up so suddenly.
Seeing Yu Yuan wearing a pair of tattered glasses and looking silly, Gu Shaocheng suddenly snapped out of his painful thoughts and frowned: “What are those things you’re wearing?” It was the first time he had ever felt that wearing glasses could have such an abrupt and strange effect.
”Glasses…” Since he hadn’t confirmed the address with Gu Shaocheng yet, Yu Yuan hadn’t ordered them online. Wearing them would be enough to get through the next few days.
Gu Shaocheng’s face darkened upon hearing this. He realized that this conman was very good at using irrelevant answers to annoy people. Didn’t he know that this tattered thing was a pair of glasses?
He was indifferent to Yu Yuan’s appearance, but the person looked even sillier after putting on the glasses. Moreover, Yu Yuan was now someone he had trained, which made the tattered glasses even more unsightly.
Gu Shaocheng pressed the button next to him, and the partition had just slowly lowered halfway when Yu Yuan had already shrunk to the side and blended into the car door.
Gu Shaocheng pursed his thin lips and said to the driver, “Find the nearest optician to the hospital.”
Yu Yuan had to refuse softly, “No, no need… I’ll buy a new frame online…”
However, Gu Shaocheng did not give him a chance to refuse. With a look, the driver immediately responded. Gu Shaocheng raised the partition again. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Yu Yuan, who was clinging tightly to the car door, relax again. A dark glint flashed in his eyes, and he looked away the next moment.
Gu Shaocheng didn’t speak first, while Yu Yuan, though hiding in the shadows, was also eager to take the opportunity to bring up the matter of reducing the number of people at the villa.
He hesitated for a moment, but was still unsure about the soundproofing of the partition, so he cautiously held out his phone to Gu Shaocheng: “Can I…can I add you as a friend?”
Gu Shaocheng saw the other party’s QR code displayed on his phone screen, looked up at the expectant young man, paused for a moment, and then took out his phone to add him as a friend.
The name was a circle, and the profile picture was completely black. Gu Shaocheng glanced at it and turned off the screen, intending to put the phone away. The next moment, a message from a new friend popped up on the screen.
Gu Shaocheng frowned. Why did he have to send a message instead of saying what he wanted to say directly?
However, Yu Yuan kept sending new messages, so Gu Shaocheng unlocked the screen again and saw that Yu Yuan had sent over the several hashtags he had created for the public to condemn.
[Aren’t you going to clarify these things?] Yu Yuan felt that the video of Zhang Ma pushing people should be released, at least it could wash away most of the bad reputation on Gu Shaocheng.
However, Yu Yuan was unaware of the complex and intertwined nature of the Gu family. He raised this question merely to introduce the following: “[Online analysis suggests the whistleblower is the villa’s current nanny. Actually, I don’t think the family needs so many people; I can manage everything on my own…]”
Yu Yuan’s slender, pale fingers flew across the screen, a fluency that was completely different from his usual halting and hesitant way of speaking. He even hoped to replace both the nanny and the chef at the same time, and began to promote his home-cooked cooking skills.
Even though he solemnly assured that he could replace all the servants by himself, it was nothing more than a demolition effect. He first made demands that were difficult for the other party to accept, and then sought a compromise after being rejected.
Gu Shaocheng’s eyes darkened when he saw this. Regardless of whether it was for his own good or not, Yu Yuan was backed by the Wang family, who were in cahoots with his father.
Now that Yu Yuan has taken the initiative to request the removal of the maids from the villa, will the Wang family agree? Or is this a new development brought about by the flapping of butterfly wings?
Gu Shaocheng turned off the screen, glanced at the young man beside him who was anxiously waiting for his reply, and said coldly, “You want to dismiss everyone?”
Seeing Yu Yuan’s shoulders tremble in fright at his voice, something flashed through Gu Shaocheng’s mind, and a hint of amusement instantly appeared in his eyes.
Yu Yuan calmed his breathing and replied softly, “It’s not safe.”
Gu Shaocheng placed his hands naturally on his lap, his aloofness exuding composure: “That person has been fired.” He was referring to the nanny who leaked the video.
Yu Yuan nervously fiddled with his jeans: “From small things, one can see the big picture.”
Although everything is empty after death, he still felt that the less filth Gu Shaocheng had, the better. Leaving him with the safest and most caring filial child was enough.
Gu Shaocheng slowly turned to him: “After the dismissal, Grandpa will arrange another batch.” After saying that, he leaned down slightly and, as expected, saw Yu Yuan’s flustered expression behind his large glasses, with a hint of pleasure in his eyes from unexpectedly discovering something.
Yu Yuan was truly dumbfounded. He thought it would be good if the number of people could be reduced by half, but it turned out that they could replace all of them with new ones. Are wealthy families just burning money?
Gu Shaocheng paused slightly: “Unless…”
Yu Yuan slightly widened his eyes. Was there another way?
The man gave a cryptic smile, then placed his large hand on the side of Yu Yuan’s leg, and Yu Yuan could clearly feel the leather pad on his side dent under the weight.
Just as Gu Shaocheng, his body radiating heat, was about to press against him, he suddenly stopped, feeling the increasing trembling of the young man, and whispered in Yu Yuan’s ear, “Unless you’re being coquettish and want to spend some time alone with me.”
Yu Yuan’s downcast eyes were instantly brightened by the thought of “a world for two,” but what he imagined was a warm scene between father and son, where acting spoiled was no different from being pampered… And once Gu Shaocheng was gone, wouldn’t he be living happily alone? If that’s all it takes, then he’s absolutely amazing!
Since it concerned his future widowhood, Yu Yuan was overjoyed and didn’t even care about the discomfort caused by Gu Shaocheng’s inexplicable closeness.
But what Gu Shaocheng saw was Yu Yuan lowering his head and remaining silent. The playful look on his lips deepened: “Unwilling?”
Almost simultaneously, Yu Yuan excitedly exclaimed, “Are you going to start acting cute now?! What are your specific requirements? I’m afraid I won’t do it well, so I’ll prepare in advance…”
Upon hearing Gu Shaocheng’s new question, Yu Yuan paused, then shook his head in denial without hesitation, ignoring the fact that with Gu Shaocheng’s constant approach, the two were now almost touching.
Yu Yuan’s violent head-shaking became a powerful impact, accompanied by a muffled “bang,” as Gu Shaocheng’s jaw was almost shattered by Yu Yuan’s headbutt…
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