A trace of confusion appeared in Chu Lingjue's deep eyes.
"How did my wife get involved with 'Mr.'?"
"I'm also confused. I asked the young madam, but the young madam refused to say anything. It seems that there must be an ulterior secret between the young madam and 'sir'."
The butler's voice came slowly.
Chu Lingjue trembled deeply, his voice suddenly became extremely low,
"Tell me clearly, what do you mean there is an ulterior secret between my wife and that person?!"
"..." Unexpectedly, Chu Lingjue's reaction was so strong. Butler Cheng took a small step back in shock before saying,
"Master, the young lady should have a good face, a good body, and a personality. It can be said that she is loved by everyone. Lu Yichen, Jiang Yichen, and Chu Lingxiao are living examples. I am afraid that if 'sir' falls in love with the young lady, he will also Nothing surprising...
And if you think about it more deeply, you will find that 'Mr.' has always been very arrogant, and 'Mr.' actually took action in broad daylight to save the young madam. It is conceivable how important the young madam is to the gentleman——
I have investigated the young madam's background. The young madam cannot be a family member or friend like "Mr." Have a heart of admiration. "
At this moment, cracks appeared on Chu Lingjue's face that was as perfect as ice.
Chu Lingjue could not have imagined that Lu Yichen was still lingering in Gu Xiwan's world. Chu Lingxiao had never given up on Gu Xiwan. Now, there was a more troublesome "Mr." among his love rivals. .
Chu Lingjue's Adam's apple rolled slightly, and his voice became colder.
"You have ten days to find out the true identity of 'Mr.'
"ah?!
Young Master, for more than three years, you have been asking your men to investigate the background of 'Mr. "Butler Cheng had a grimace on his face.
Chu Lingjue's icy eyes narrowed into a long and narrow slit, looking even more profound and ruthless.
"Butler Cheng, you are the person I trust most, and you are also the trump card that I won't use easily. If you don't give me a satisfactory answer within ten days, you will never see me again in the future."
"this……
Young Master, you are really making things difficult for me. What do you want me to do... Young Master...
Master! "
Chu Lingjue started the car early and sped away close to Butler Cheng's body.
"well!"
Butler Cheng sighed helplessly.
It seems that in the next ten days, he will race against time and go all out like fighting a war!
…
Chu Lingjue had already driven away from the hospital. The street scene kept changing, but the blue eyes of "Mr." seemed to be always present in front of him.
"Sir" acts cautiously and is very good at concealing his whereabouts.
The only time Chu Lingjue met his husband was not because he found out the whereabouts of "sir", but because after Chu Lingjue's mentor passed away, "sir" also attended the funeral of Chu Lingjue's mentor.
That day, "Sir" covered most of his face with a mask and hat. "Sir" only met Chu Lingjue face to face and left in a hurry.
Chu Lingjue's mentor died in a bizarre traffic accident.
So far, Chu Lingjue has not found out how that bizarre traffic accident happened.
Although Chu Lingjue didn't know why "sir" appeared at his mentor's funeral, he subconsciously felt that his mentor's death must be related to "sir"...
Chu Lingjue’s mentor was Gu Xiwan’s biological father;
"Sir" is most likely related to the death of his mentor;
And now "Mr." has found Gu Xiwan again!
Chu Lingjue, who was extremely intelligent, had already keenly realized that this series of events could not be a coincidence, so Chu Lingjue gave the supervisor a death order.
Chu Lingjue only felt that something unusual was about to happen to Gu Xiwan.
Ten days!
If only he could stop that before it happened.
…
Usually, after a person experiences a major accident, he will be distracted by the accident for a long time, making it difficult to concentrate on other things.
Gu Xiwan is no exception.
Although she quickly returned to "Yipintang", however, she was sitting at her desk, holding the "Corporate Management Code" that she had read most of this morning, but she was distracted, and all she could think about was related to Things related to Gu Baixue.
"General Manager, you haven't left yet."
Accompanied by this respectful voice, a woman in her late sixties walked into the general manager's office with a broom in hand.
Gu Xiwan recognized this woman——
She was a part-time worker and would come back to "Yipitang" to clean after get off work every day. Gu Xiwan only knew her surname was Zhang. In the past, Gu Xiwan always called her Aunt Zhang.
"Yeah." Gu Xiwan put down the book and smiled politely.
"Aunt Zhang, didn't you always come by the time we get off work every day? Why did you come so early today?"
"It is late!"
The woman pointed outside the general manager’s office.
"You get off work at five o'clock every afternoon. It's already past five-twenty now. Everyone else has left, and you are the only one left. I saw you sitting in the office in a daze more than ten minutes ago, and I didn't have the heart to disturb you. You, I thought you would leave soon, but I didn’t expect that I had cleaned everything else except your office, and you haven’t left yet.”
Gu Xiwan picked up her phone and looked at the time. Sure enough, it was already five twenty-six.
Gu Xiwan didn't expect that Gu Baixue's death would have such a great impact on her. She actually sat there unconsciously for so long.
Gu Xiwan hurriedly packed her things and left.
…
About a quarter of an hour later, Gu Xiwan returned to the "Emperor's Residence".
As soon as she walked into the living room, butler Cheng greeted her with a big smile and asked respectfully,
"Young Madam, why are you back so late today?"
Gu Xiwan said lightly,
"On my first day at work alone in a quiet office, I lost track of time."
"Oh, that's how it is……"
The housekeeper didn't ask much, he just said,
"I want to tell you that I have handed Gu Shenhai over to the prosecutor's office in accordance with your instructions. After the people from the prosecutor's office looked at the evidence I submitted, they immediately detained Gu Shenhai. In my judgment, even if Gu Shenhai is not sentenced to life, He will be sentenced to at least twenty years in prison, and Gu Shenhai's retribution has finally come."
Gu Xiwan's heart turned over and over again.
Twenty years...
Gu Shenhai is almost fifty years old this year. Even if Gu Shenhai dies in prison, he will already be nearly seventy years old when he is released from prison.
And what is this compared to what Gu Shenhai did to her and her mother?
Gu Xiwan calmed down.
"Where's Gu Jiali?"
"Oh, after I handed Gu Shenhai over to the prosecutor's office, I let Gu Jiali go according to your instructions. Young Madam, there is no good person in Gu Shenhai's family. Each one of them is more vicious than the other. I think keeping Gu Jiali is a disaster. , why don't I dig into her background, find a reason, and put her in jail too."
The housekeeper was very worried.
In the past, he had dismissed Gu Shenhai's family because he thought they were clowns.
Not long ago, Gu Baixue kidnapped Gu Xiwan, causing Gu Xiwan and Chu Lingjue to almost be killed by an explosion. Housekeeper Cheng deeply realized that sometimes clowns can cause big troubles, and it is necessary to eradicate the roots to avoid future troubles. .
"No."
Gu Xiwan shook her head, her eyes filled with relief.
"Gu Shenhai, Gu Baixue, and Zhang Yulian ended up like this. It is the retribution they deserve. Although Gu Jiali has the same evil intentions as them, Gu Jiali has not done anything heinous like them. Let her be."
"..." Butler Cheng did not speak anymore, but looked at Gu Xiwan's face for a moment.
Gu Xiwan lowered her head shyly,
"Uncle Cheng, why are you looking at me like this?"
With the gentle smile of the butler,
“Just listening to you say these words, I suddenly thought of your dad.
Madam, your father has a clear sense of grudges and righteousness, and you are very similar to her. No wonder so many outstanding men are deeply attracted by your charm and can't stop lusting after you. "
What? !
Why are so many men attracted to her...
Why does it sound like she is very carefree and often takes the initiative to seduce the opposite sex?
At this time, Butler Cheng's voice sounded in front of Gu Xiwan again,
"By the way, madam, the young master will be very busy in the past few days. He may come home very late. You don't have to wait for him to have dinner with you. I also have very important things to do, so I won't accompany you."
After the butler Cheng finished speaking, he hurried away.
In the past, the first thing Gu Xiwan did after returning home was to accompany her mother. After the housekeeper left, she asked the maid who was making tea in the living room,
"Have you seen my mother?"
"Young madam, I was just about to tell you that your mother was sitting on the sofa next to me watching TV not long ago. Just a few minutes ago, she fell asleep again, so I helped her into her bedroom. , I think she should be sleeping now."
Gu Xiwan went upstairs.
Mu Yunian's bedroom door was closed tightly.
Because Mu Yunian's mental condition was very poor, Gu Xiwan had the key to Mu Yunian's bedroom so that she could go in and check on her mother's condition at any time even if Mu Yunian closed the door.
Gu Xiwan knocked on the door and whispered,
"Mom, are you asleep?"
"Yuxuan, did you hear what Wanwan said? It's Wanwan who's back!" Mu Yunian's voice came from the bedroom.
As soon as Mu Yunian's voice fell, Gu Xiwan heard the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground.
Gu Xiwan's heart suddenly rose to her throat, and she quickly opened the lock with the key.
The moment Gu Xiwan opened the lock, a heavier sound came from the room. Gu Xiwan panicked even more. She opened the door in a panic and saw a man in black climbing up the window sill.
"Who are you?! What are you doing in my mother's room?!" Gu Xiwan shouted in panic and ran towards the window.
Before she could reach the window, the man in black had already climbed onto the window sill and jumped out of the window.
Gu Xiwan quickly came to the window, stuck her head out from the window sill and looked around. It was empty outside, except for the cool breeze blowing the leaves flying around in the yard. Where was there a figure?
However, Gu Xiwan believed that it was not her hallucination.
Although she didn't see the face of the man in black, she saw that the man was tall, well-proportioned, and very majestic.
What's more, at this moment, a water glass and a vase were lying next to Gu Xiwan's feet——
The two sounds that Gu Xiwan heard outside the door were caused by the man in black accidentally dropping the water glass and vase to the ground when he was escaping...
"Wanwan, I have told you how many times I don't want you to break into my room anymore. Look at how careless you are. You scared your dad away!"
Mu Yunian sat on the edge of the bed dejectedly and said resentfully.
"Mom, my dad has already..."
Gu Xiwan wanted to say that her father was no longer alive, but when she saw her mother's pitiful appearance, she quickly stopped her words, sat next to her mother, gently held her mother's hand and said,
"Mom, that person can't be my dad's. When did he enter your bedroom? How did he get in? Did you see his face? Do you recognize him? Who is he?"
"..." After all, Mu Yunian was unconscious. How could she answer so many questions from Gu Xiwan at once? She just sighed and said regretfully,
"Wanwan, can I still lie to you? It's really your father who came back to find me. Why don't you believe what I say?"
Gu Xiwan, "..."
"Oh! Wanwan, you must learn a lesson this time and don't break into my room under any circumstances in the future. Do you understand?
Yuxuan, he is finally willing to come to me. Fortunately, he will definitely come again in the future. Yuxuan said that he will marry me as his wife and protect me for the rest of his life. Wanwan, your father is back to marry me. Yes. Your dad, we are no longer afraid of Gu Shenhai and Zhang Yulian bullying us..."
Mu Yunian shed tears as she spoke.
Gu Xiwan didn't know what to say for a moment.
As a doctor, Gu Xiwan believes in science more than ordinary people. She knows that people cannot be resurrected, that the man in black is definitely not her father, and that her mother must have missed her father too much to mistake someone else for her father. .
But, who could this “other” be?
Why was he so afraid of being seen by Gu Xiwan when he sneaked into his mother's room?
Gu Xiwan didn't notice that at this moment, a syringe was lying in the trash can next to the bed——
There was still a small amount of dark red liquid left in the syringe, and most of the red liquid originally contained in the syringe had been injected into Mu Yunian by the man in black before Gu Xiwan entered the door. in the body.
Later, Gu Xiwan learned that this red liquid was an extremely precious medicine that was very effective in treating patients with mental disorders...
…
Since Mu Yunian was not sleeping, Gu Xiwan took her downstairs to have dinner.
Gu Xiwan was delighted to find that although her mother was still confused and confused, her spirit was much better than before, and she could even occasionally speak a few coherent words——
This rekindled Gu Xiwan's hope.
Sure enough, as housekeeper Cheng said, Chu Lingjue had not returned home until Gu Xiwan went to bed. When Gu Xiwan got up the next day, a servant on the night shift said to her,
"Mr. Chu didn't come back until after two o'clock in the morning last night. He left before five o'clock this morning. Mr. Chu must have slept for less than three hours!
It seems that the reason why Mr. Chu is outstanding is not only because of his superior quality, but also because he has put in much more effort than ordinary people. "
Gu Xiwan couldn't help but feel distressed, but on the surface, she said calmly,
"No matter how good a person is, he will not succeed casually. He also needs to work hard."
Gu Xiwan was talking when she suddenly saw thick smoke billowing in a certain sky in the west through the floor-to-ceiling windows. She was immediately attracted by this scene, because Gu Shenhai and Gu Jiali's villa was located in the "Emperor Residence" To the west of the "Emperor's Residence", Gu Xiwan had seen the villa with a telescope when she climbed onto the roof of the "Emperor's Residence" one day in the past.
Perhaps it was a woman's unique sixth sense that was at work. Seeing the thick smoke, Gu Xiwan suddenly thought that something had happened to Gu Shenhai's family.
At this time, the cell phone in Gu Xiwan's pocket buzzed and vibrated.
It was actually a call from Lu Yichen.
Gu Xiwan answered the call, and Lu Yichen's voice filled her ears.
"Wanwan, did you know that Gu Shenhai's house is on fire."
"It's really Gu Shenhai's family..." At this point, Gu Xiwan was deeply shaken and said in shock,
"Lu Yichen, did you set the fire?!"
