Young Master Gu, Please Be Gentle

Looking at the tightly closed door before him, Lu Jinwen’s body immediately became rigid.

It had been so many years.

It had been so many years since he had been locked out of the room.

In his entire life, no one had ever been so audacious to lock him out of the door, with the exception of … Lin Xuanji.

He could not even remember how many times she had locked him outside the door. Every night when he went over, she declined to see him and had locked the door from inside. He did not tire of doing so and persisted in knocking on the door repeatedly. If she still did not open the door, he would then pry it open.

Actually, he could have engaged a locksmith, who would be able to open the door in a few seconds. But this idea did not cross his mind at that point and thus he had taken his own tools and pried the door open.

The servants all knew that the door lock needed to be changed everyday. He was aware that the servants all talked about him behind hushed whispers. They said that he had trained himself to be a locksmith who could pry open doors.

“Oh? I listen to Mo’er. When Mo’er has acknowledged him, I will call him father,” Gu Mohan nonchalantly replied.

“…”

Lu Yan astutely changed the topic. “Actually, there’s a way to save Mo’er.”

After these words were uttered, Gu Mohan and Lu Jinwen quickly turned their attention to Lu Yan. “What way?”

“Have you all heard of Miao Gu ¹ ?”

Miao Gu?

“Actually, this Miao Gu is extremely dangerous and it can only be used to save a person’s life only as a last resort. However, Mo’er is now lethally poisoned and so we can only give it a shot. I’ve already sent someone to fetch Master Miao Gu. He will be here shortly. As for the details, let’s wait for the Master to come over first before discussing,” Lu Yan explained simply.

Gu Mohan nodded. As long as there was a way, he would be willing to give it a try. “Alright.”

A melodious cell phone ringtone rang. Gu Mohan had received a call.

“You all go ahead to talk. I’m going out to take a call.” Gu Mohan walked out of the room.

Lu Jinwen and Lu Yan remained in the room. Lu Yan walked to Lu Jinwen and softly said, “Uncle Jin, Master Miao Gu can also rouse Madam Xuanyin. Madam Xuanyin is going to wake up.”

These words tugged at Lu Jinwen’s heartstrings. He turned his head to look at Lu Yan.

Lu Yan nodded lightly. Yes, the day that Master Miao Gu arrived would be the day that Lin Xuanyin woke, after having slept for many years.

Lin Xuanyin would wake before Lin Xuanji returned.

…

At the ground floor of the apartment.

Gu Mohan wanted to take Tang Mo’er to his own company. The Rolls-Royce Phantom car was parked ahead. Yan Dong respectfully opened the backseat door and Tang Mo’er was about to get into the car.

“Mo’er, wait!” At this moment, she heard a voice that sounded urgent.

Tang Mo’er turned her head to look. It was Tang Hai.

Qin Yawen had also come. However, Qin Yawen’s face was pale and her clothes were in shambles. She looked like she had just been beaten up by someone and no longer portrayed the favorable image that she used to have in the past. Two bodyguards in black were pinning her, which made her unable to move.

Lu Qi’er arrived too. Terror was all over her face.

The whole family had arrived.

Tang Hai came forward. He looked at Tang Mo’er and pleaded in a hushed voice. “Mo’er, can Daddy ask a favor of you?”

Gu Mohan stretched out his strong arm to hold Tang Mo’er’s slender waist and curved his thin lips. “Mayor Tang, you know that you are not Mo’er’s father. You did not harm Mo’er like how Qin Yawen did, but that does not mean you have fulfilled your duties as a father. You used Mo’er to achieve your current position. What rights do you have as a father to ask a favor of Mo’er now?”

“I…”

Tang Hai was extremely embarrassed and his ears burned a bright red. He admitted that he had neglected Mo’er and was not a good father to her. Indeed, he really did not have the right to request anything from Mo’er now.

His position as a Mayor was achieved by making use of Mo’er, the daughter of the Lu family.

At this moment, two police cars came to a halt. A few uniformed policemen walked towards Qin Yawen. “Qin Yawen, we are now arresting you on the grounds of intentional murder. Please come with us to assist in our investigation.”

The police had come to arrest her.

No, she would not go.

The charge of intentional murder would be sufficient to imprison her and not even Gu Mohan or Lu Jinwen could help to release her. She would be in jail her whole life.

Qin Yawen struggled as if she were insane. She shouted, “No, I do not want to go. I did not kill anyone, you all have made a mistake… I do not want to go to jail, please don’t arrest me… Tang Hai, save me. I did all this for you and our daughter…”

Qin Yawen shot one last hopeful look at Tang Hai.