novelhk Chapter 161 The truth back then
Chapter 161 The truth back then
"Xiao Mo and my old man are in the study. I'll go call him right away."
Old Mrs. Gu stood up immediately, her face full of joy.
With Grandpa Qi around, the old man will definitely not be able to get angry anymore. With the addition of Master Cui, even if the old man is unhappy, he will have to be nice to Xiao Mo in the future.
Old Mrs. Gu was in high spirits and went to the study on her own without anyone else's help.
Gu Cheng followed immediately. Mo Mo was alone with his grandfather inside, and he was almost worried sick.
Before she could knock on the door, Qi Mo came out smiling, supporting his old man.
"Grandma? Gu Cheng? Why are you at the door?"
The two people at the door were more surprised than anything else when they saw them.
Gu Cheng and Grandma Gu immediately pulled Qi Mo over and checked him up and down.
"Does it hurt anywhere?"
"Show it to grandma quickly."
Qi Mo didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Grandpa Gu, whose expression had improved, looked very bad again.
"Am I some kind of beast?! I just spoke a few words to...my grandson. What do you mean by this?!"
As soon as he finished yelling, the other two were even more surprised.
However, this time, both of them were concerned about Grandpa Gu. Grandma Gu no longer had a confrontational attitude and asked worriedly, "Are you... are you feeling unwell? I'll call Doctor Sun!"
Gu Cheng didn't care about anything else and quickly supported his old man.
After returning home, he spoke for the first time: "Grandpa..."
Old Master Gu clenched his teeth instantly, clenched his cane again, said nothing, and his face flushed red.
Qi Mo smiled and envied Grandma Gu, explaining to Gu Cheng, "Grandpa just gave me a black card, saying it was a meeting gift, and a key to the vault. I think it's the same one that my second brother and his wife prepared. Gu Cheng, we've all become small wealthy people after going home."
Gu Cheng and Grandma Gu stared at Grandpa Gu in amazement.
Grandpa Gu said angrily, "Xiao Mo! What did you promise me before? Didn't you promise me not to tell?!"
Qi Mo stuck out his tongue and shook his head proudly.
"If you're cute, you should say it out loud. You clearly had a hidden secret back then, but you kept it a secret for all these years. I get it! Is Grandpa waiting for everyone to find out and feel guilty? Oh, Grandpa is so scheming!"
Of course Qi Mo knew that Grandpa Gu didn't mean that. Grandpa Gu looked tough and inflexible, but in fact, he was a soft-hearted old man just like his own old man.
I just went in and didn't encounter any difficulties as I imagined, nor did anyone else do anything as I was worried about. Instead, after I closed the door, I only saw a regretful old man and the guilt that was about to crush him.
"Your name is Qi Mo, right? The old man asked you to come in because he wanted to get straight to the point."
"You say."
"You said you have no car or house, so you're interested in my grandson just for his money?"
Qi Mo shook his head. Although his family was not in business, the savings of his ancestors were enough for him to live a peaceful and happy life.
Grandpa Gu obviously didn't believe it.
Before Qi Mo could even begin to argue, Grandpa Gu pulled out a black card from his pocket, stuffed it directly into Qi Mo's arms, and fiercely instructed him, "You can tell the truth! The money in here is enough for you to spend for the rest of your life. I have only one request: since you've deceived my grandson so completely, please deceive him for the rest of his life! Otherwise, I will never let you go! The power of the Gu family is not something a child like you can withstand!"
Qi Mo looked at the black card in his arms, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
He has no car or house, but that doesn't mean he can't have one.
It’s completely possible to buy a house or a car with the profit from your live broadcast.
However, from this incident, Qi Mo once again confirmed that the old man was not unable to accept Gu Cheng as everyone said.
He asked curiously, "You obviously love Gu Cheng so much, why don't you just say it directly?"
Mr. Gu's defense was instantly broken.
"I want you to take care of it!"
Qi Mo became even more curious, and he approached Grandpa Gu with a smile. Without the fear he had before, he said frankly: "Honestly, it's a good thing that Gu Cheng is not like you. People who say one thing and mean another are the most annoying~"
"Who is saying one thing and thinking another? What do you, a junior, know? I am... I am..."
The old man was suddenly stuck, his eyes full of embarrassment at being exposed, and his voice, which had always been full of energy, lost its confidence for the first time.
Qi Mo sighed, helped the old man sit on the chair, and just like he had helped Gu Cheng to calm down, he gently helped the old man to calm down, and said helplessly: "It's guilt."
"I......"
"Grandpa Gu actually loves everyone very much, but you also know that what you did was wrong, so now you won't explain it at all? Only when your family members speak harshly to you do you feel that life is not so difficult?"
This is what Qi Mo discovered at the beginning.
Although the old man looked dissatisfied here and resentful there, there was clearly no hostility in his eyes.
What made Qi Mo feel even more strange was the attitude the old man showed when facing Gu Cheng.
Gu Cheng didn't call anyone, and the old man didn't start scolding directly.
Gu Cheng confronted him head-on, but the old man didn't say what he would do, which made him very angry.
Qi Mo knew that this old man who had the final say had been in charge of the Gu family for many years. If he really wanted to take action against him or teach his grandson a lesson, there were simply too many things he could do, but he would rather make himself tremble with anger than say any substantial threats.
This is obviously inconsistent with the identity of a person in charge of a large group.
So Qi Mo concluded that there might be something wrong with what happened back then, which is why he followed the old man directly into the study.
As Gu Cheng's partner, he wanted to know everything his partner had experienced.
But he didn't expect that the old man would come up and conclude that he was deceiving Gu Cheng, but still give him money to deceive Gu Cheng for the rest of his life?
This can basically be called spoiling.
Qi Mo finally confirmed that this tough-looking old man must be feeling very guilty.
The old man probably wants to be treated like this by his family. He relies on his family's scolding, disregard and targeting to continue living. Otherwise, the guilt in his heart alone will crush him.
But in Qi Mo's opinion, this practice does no good to anyone except self-torture.
If Gu Cheng really didn't care about Grandpa Gu, how could he not even call him Grandpa?
"Don't think you know everything! How much can a child like you know about my affairs?"
"Well, I don't know. Can you tell me? At most, I promise not to tell anyone else!"
Qi Mo patted his chest and made the promise, but secretly turned on the recording.
Doesn't that count as what you said?
This is what Grandpa Gu said himself.
Old Master Gu looked at Qi Mo with a clear and encouraging gaze. Years of inner torment made him unable to hold back and he told everything that had happened.