Chapter 262: Join Him in the Act
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Gu Qingcheng stared directly at Gu Tianhao.
“Of course, I know.”
Gu Tianhao’s face stiffened, and he gave a look to the butler.
The butler quickly turned and left.
“Mr. Lu, please have a seat,” Gu Tianhao looked at Lu Chi, “Forget about bodyguards and such; a guest is a guest, let’s all have a simple meal together.”
“Lu Chi, the meals at the Gu family aren’t that great,” Gu Qingcheng said slowly, “The last time my husband and I sat at this table to eat, the food was poisoned. No, it wasn’t poison in the food, but that thing from last time. If you eat it and get sick, it’s not my fault.”
Lu Chi touched his nose, “Then I’d better not eat. I don’t have an antidote, and I’m afraid I might drop dead on the spot.”
Gu Tianhao looked at Gu Qingcheng with a complex expression.
Gu Qingcheng noticed the change in Gu Tianhao’s eyes; she knew he had already found out the truth about the food that day.
Gu Tianhao knew about the food incident that day, and that’s why he still couldn’t forgive Gu Mei for ruining his plans.
It was better when Gu Qingcheng didn’t mention it, but once she did, it infuriated him to the point of wanting to find Gu Mei right now and severely punish her.
But thinking of Gu Mei’s terrifying demeanor, he decided against it.
To this day, no doctor knew what disease Gu Mei had contracted. If it were a contagious disease and he got infected, that would be disastrous.
“Qingcheng, I swear on my life that tonight’s dishes are absolutely fine,” he assured Gu Qingcheng. “Let Mr. Lu sit down and join us.”
Gu Qingcheng rejected Gu Tianhao’s suggestion. “I’m not interested in eating, but I am interested in talking business.”
Gu Tianhao was so straightforwardly rejected by Gu Qingcheng that he looked awkwardly at Lu Chi.
Lu Chi didn’t look at Gu Tianhao but kept his gaze fixed on Gu Qingcheng.
Gu Tianhao, ignored by Lu Chi, looked even more embarrassed.
He was the chairman of Gu Corporation, always the one to show displeasure to others, and not the other way around.
Now, not only had he been disregarded by Gu Qingcheng, but even Lu Chi didn’t bother with him.
His anger had nowhere to vent. If not for the inheritance, he would have created an accident at the Peach Lotus Cup event to kill Gu Qingcheng, just like
Chu He!
What father? He, Gu Tianhao, never had a daughter like Gu Qingcheng in this lifetime!
At this moment, a wheelchair slowly approached. Qin Chong, looking withered and wearing an oxygen mask, was pushed in by Qin Jun.
When Qin Jun saw Gu Qingcheng, his face first showed hate and anger, but seeing Lu Chi there, he trembled with fear, remembering the kidnapping incident with Gu Qingcheng.
Gu Qingcheng looked over, seeing the scar on Qin Jun’s head from where she had hit him, hidden by a hat, and his panicked and fearful demeanor. She knew that Qin Jun’s embezzlement of a billion from the Qin Corporation hadn’t yet been discovered by Qin Chong.
Her gaze fell on the frail-looking Qin Chong, who looked as if he could die at any moment.
With Qin Chong present, she couldn’t speak harshly; if he got agitated and died from anger, her efforts to avoid causing his death would be in vain.
Lu Chi followed Gu Qingcheng’s gaze and glanced at Qin Jun and his father, then looked back at Gu Qingcheng.
“Qingcheng, your Uncle Qin is unwell, but he still wanted to see you,” Gu
Tianhao said to Gu Qingcheng, then looked at Qin Chong, “Ah Chong,
Qingcheng knows you want to see her, she came back specially to see you.”
After finishing, he added, “By the way, this is Mr. Lu Chi, the eldest son of the Lu family. He and Qingcheng are friends and came to visit with Qingcheng today.”
Qin Chong’s gaze was fixed on Gu Qingcheng, observing her dignified and elegant demeanor, a trace of maliciousness flashing in his eyes.
Gu Tianhao saw Qin Jun standing still and frowned, walking forward to push Qin Chong towards the dining table.
“Ah Chong, I specially asked the kitchen to prepare some dishes suitable for you today, try to eat a little bit.”
Qin Chong shakily removed the oxygen mask from his face, “Tianhao, you are thoughtful.”
“What are you talking about,” Gu Tianhao’s voice was gentle, “Let’s not be so formal between brothers.”
Gu Tianhao pushed Qin Chong to the dining table, then sternly said to Qin Jun, “Ah Jun, what are you standing there for? Come and sit!”
“Uh…” Qin Jun replied nervously, “Okay, Uncle Gu.”
He dared not look at Gu Qingcheng or Lu Chi, painfully making his way to the dining table to sit down.
A table filled with exquisite dishes, each person sitting with their own thoughts.
“Qingcheng, have some,” Gu Tianhao looked at Gu Qingcheng, “The food is
absolutely fine.”
Gu Qingcheng: “I’m not eating.”
Tonight, everyone was there to see Gu Qingcheng; if she didn’t eat, no one else could.
But they weren’t there just to eat. After observing Lu Chi for a while, Qin Chong asked, “Why doesn’t Mr. Lu sit down and join us for the meal?”
Lu Chi was indifferent, “I’m not eating.”
Qin Chong didn’t care about Lu Chi; he turned to Gu Qingcheng and said earnestly, “Qingcheng, it was Uncle Qin’s fault in the past, please forgive Uncle Qin.”
Gu Qingcheng was startled; she was surprised that the arrogant Qin Chong, who regarded women as possessions, would apologize to her.
Was the sun rising from the west?
Or had Qin Chong become senile? Or had he finally realized his mistake?
No!
She didn’t think any of these suited Qin Chong’s mindset, because she knew him and Gu Tianhao all too well.
Qin Chong humbling himself to apologize to her was partly because his heart disease might kill him at any moment, and since Qin Jun couldn’t hide the fact that she had hit him so hard in the head that he bled, he would definitely omit the kidnapping part and only tell Qin Chong about the injury.
So, if Qin Chong died, Qin Jun would be unprotected. She could beat Qin Jun to a pulp or even kill him. Qin Chong’s apology was to reconcile her with Qin Jun to prevent Qin Jun from living in danger.
Another part was that Qin Chong had always been in cahoots with Gu Tianhao. Gu Tianhao, not giving up on the inheritance, stopped playing good cop, bad cop with Qin Chong. They both acted as the good cop, creating an illusion that they realized their mistakes, slowly lowering her guard against them.
She wasn’t the old Gu Qingcheng, no matter how Qin Chong and Gu Tianhao acted, their goal was always her inheritance.
As long as she inherited, they would deceive her out of her inheritance and wouldn’t hesitate to kill her.
However, since Qin Chong and others wanted to play a game, she would play along, as long as it didn’t lead to Qin Chong’s death.
“Uncle Qin, you’re my elder, your apology really makes me feel uneasy,” she quickly put on an appearance of joy and excitement, letting them think she was easily deceived, “I’m not an unreasonable person, you were wrong in the past, so was I, so there’s no need to talk about forgiveness. The Qin and Gu families have always had a good relationship, I actually don’t want to have a conflict with Uncle Qin, it’s just… it’s just that Qin Jun and Gu Mei… he has disappointed me too much…”
Now it was Qin Chong’s turn to be stunned, seemingly not expecting Gu Qingcheng to suddenly forgive him.
Gu Tianhao was stunned too, not expecting Gu Qingcheng to reconcile with Qin Chong so easily.
“Uncle Qin,” Gu Qingcheng glanced at Qin Jun, saying apologetically, “Actually, I was the one who injured Qin Jun’s head, and even the viral video today was released by me.. Please don’t be angry with me, okay?”
