Chapter 1311 - Trap 6
In the ward, the happy father and daughter would not know that right now out their door stood another person—it was Mu Lingshi’s biological father, Gu Qiwu.
Gu Qiwu stood there without moving as he silently watched this scene inside the room. He took in everything that happened, including their conversation.
As he watched them interacting happily, Gu Qiwu could not help but feel an indescribable feeling like something important had been stolen from him.
Stolen?
Perhaps it would not be suitable to use that term. When it came to his daughter, Mu Lingshi, he had to acknowledge that he never truly had her and his late son, Mu Lingtian. He never truly had them. It felt as if he had been dreaming, and in the dream, he seemed to own many things, but after he woke up, he was left with nothing…
Well if that was the case, what did Gu Qiwu truly have all these years?
Mu Zixi or Doris?
The children?
Or the Hui Gu Corporation?
No, he never truly had anything. He had always walked alone, truly walked the solitary path.
This sudden realization took him aback. He suddenly felt suffocated in his chest, and that grave expression of his could not hide the paleness that instantly showed. His world seemed to fall silent in that instant.
Ah Yong stood right beside Gu Qiwu, and he took in all of his reactions. He thought about it, then softly leaned closer to ask, “Boss, shall we go in too?”
He could tell that Gu Qiwu was not too happy, so he quickly made that suggestion.
The moment Ah Yong said that, Gu Qiwu slowly averted his eyes. He silently lowered his gaze and fell silent for a long while. Finally, he sighed and turned around abruptly before walking towards the corridor ahead.
“Boss?”
When he saw Gu Qiwu suddenly turn around to leave, Ah Yong was stunned for a bit. After a while, he chased after him.
Once they were out the door, Gu Qiwu got into the car, and Ah Yong swiftly followed behind. He looked at Gu Qiwu through the rearview mirror and saw his glum expression, yet he dared not say another word.
“Go straight to the meeting point,” Gu Qiwu coldly said and then lifted a hand to massage between his brows. He looked quite dispirited.
“Yes, Boss!” Ah Yong responded and looked at the chauffeur who quickly started the car.
The car slowly drove towards the dim roads ahead.
The stifled atmosphere in the car lasted for a while before Ah Yong could not help but speak up softly, “Boss, Miss Lingshi—”
Gu Qiwu, who was resting with his eyes closed, slowly opened them upon hearing Ah Yong. He turned his head to look out the window at the scenery that passed him by. Suddenly, there was a dazed look in his eyes.
“Mu Tangchuan, is indeed a really good father, to Lingshi,” he said though you could not quite hear his emotions through that tone.
However, he had to acknowledge that as a father, Mu Tangchuan was far better than he was.
Mu Lingshi was quite like Mu Zixi, sensitive yet strong. The fact that she could just cry out loud in Mu Tangchuan’s embrace was enough to show that Mu Tangchuan must have treated her extremely well…
When he thought about this, Gu Qiwu suddenly felt unhappy as too many conflicted feelings began to sprout in his heart. What should he do now?
Mu Lingshi was his daughter, but…
While Mu Tangchuan could do all of that, what about him?
What could he do?
The mottled shadows continued to flicker in from outside onto Gu Qiwu’s stern face which looked unfathomable, and his gaze changed with it too.
…
Perhaps, he should do a little something. If not for anything else…
He took a deep breath, and suddenly asked softly, “Have you tracked Doris down?”
“Boss, she’s already left the hotel. Our people are looking all over for her. It seems like a while back, she just met up with Miss Lingshi. As long as we follow Miss Lingsha, I’m sure we’ll be able to track her down very soon. Oh, right now Miss Lingsha and Qi Feng are falling out quite badly. Even Qi Qiming can’t bear to look on without doing anything. Do we want to have a talk with Master Qi Feng?” Ah Yong reported.
Gu Qiwu’s expression darkened. “Let them be. Lingsha’s mentality is becoming more inclined towards Doris’. Something’s going to happen soon enough. When I see Doris, I’ll talk to her about it.”
“Boss, but, Missus…Doris might not listen to you. I’m afraid she…”
“She probably hates me to the bones.” Gu Qiwu laughed in disdain.
Years ago, to achieve their goals, the two of them had been people who spared no tricks. Right now, it seemed like Doris was more vicious than Gu Qiwu, but now, what else could he do?
He was definitely not the kind of person who would sit and wait for his end!
“Boss, why do we need to meet her now?” Ah Yong actually did not understand it. Gu Qiwu had already ended things with Doris, so he did not understand his boss’s thought process.
“Ah Yong, you’ve been with me for many years now. What do you think I’ve gotten from fighting all my life?” Gu Qiwu’s lowered voice was heard.
When he said this, Ah Yong was instantly stunned. He looked at Gu Qiwu’s handsome face through the rearview mirror before responding, “Boss, you’ve got status and wealth, and the entire Hui Gu Corporation. You don’t need to worry for decades to come with the new developments.”
Upon hearing that, Gu Qiwu just shook his head and chuckled. “You’re wrong.”
“Wrong? Boss…” Ah Yong could not help but be confused.
He knew that his boss might not put a huge priority on wealth. Otherwise, he would not have donated so much money every year to organize charity events. He never quite understood Gu Qiwu. Gu Qiwu was an extremely complex person. Despite being by his side for many years, he never truly understood him.
“I didn’t get anything. Status and wealth are just empty things while I’ve gotten into a lot of trouble because of these. My woman, my wife, my daughter, and even my son-in-law are all thinking about how to scheme against me. I don’t want to be tricked, so I did it to them instead to protect myself.”
When Gu Qiwu said this, disdain flashed at the corner of his mouth, Ah Yong even magically found that his eyes seemed to flash with some sadness and helplessness…