"Even if you regret how you've treated Gu Ruochu, please don't go near her in the future. You didn't take care of her when she was born, nor did you give her any motherly love. There's no need for that now."
Huo Nanchen got up from the sofa. His figure was like a sculpture, and he looked at Zhang Yuan coldly.
"Many years have passed since you abandoned Gu Ruochu. You are aware of the pain you've caused her. Right now, you're the last person she needs to deal with. Now that you know that Ruochu is your daughter, you don't have to lay your hands on her anymore. I won't pursue the matter of the shooting. You can continue to live peacefully with your family. Ruochu has no intention of interfering with your precious little family."
After Huo Nanchen finished speaking, he ignored Zhang Yuan and left.
The middle-aged man who had been hiding in the closet slowly emerged and walked towards Zhang Yuan to console her.
Zhang Yuan's body was trembling. She did not mind living with Ning Tangxi and Ning Zongxuan. She had watched the children grow up. However, Gu Yanwei did not have the right to continue staying in the Ning family.
She had almost killed her biological daughter because of Gu Yanwei.
Zhang Yuan suddenly felt relieved. It was fortunate that Gu Ruochu had not been in the car at the time of the attack.
The middle-aged man did not know what to say to comfort her. He sat silently beside her, and the atmosphere remained tense.
Zhang Yuan could not get Huo Nanchen's words out of her head. He had made her feel powerless.
It was clear that she was the cause of Gu Ruochu's misfortunes.
Zhang Yuan did not dare to imagine how Ning Tang would react if he knew the truth.
The rest of the Ning family was still in Country M. Ning Tangxi called her mother's phone nobody answered the phone. Ning Tangxi wanted to know if her mother had handled the situation with Gu Ruochu.
Zhang Yuan had returned to Nan Cheng with the intention of getting rid of Gu Ruochu.
Ning Tangxi had secretly been delighted by the thought of her mother driving a wedge between Huo Nanchen and Gu Ruochu.
However, Zhang Yuan had been in Nan Cheng for a few days, and there had been no news about Gu Ruochu's demise.
As Ning Tangxi tried to get her mother on the phone, she saw Ning Zongxuan walking towards her with a dark expression. Her brother had always had a gentle tempered. Ning Tangxi could sense that a storm was brewing.
"Brother, what's wrong?"
"Tangxi!"
Ning Zongxuan suddenly reached out and grabbed her shoulder. Ning Tangxi stared at him in shock. "Brother, what's wrong?"
"The housekeeper just called. She said that Huo Nanchen visited our home."
"What was Nanchen doing at the Ning family home?"
When he saw Ning Tangxi's clueless expression, Ning Zongxuan gritted his teeth. "The housekeeper said that she overheard the conversation between Huo Nanchen and our mother. It turns out that Gu Ruochu is Zhang Yuan's illegitimate daughter!"
Ning Zongxuan had never expected that his mother would fool around with someone else. His father had always treated her so well, yet she had cheated on him with a wild man.
Ning Tangxi's heart thumped when she heard the news.
In the upper-class society, illegitimate children were filthy and shameful. Gu Ruochu would be criticized and mocked by everyone.
Ning Tangxi smiled when she had the thought.
"Brother..."
Ning Tangxi was about to say something when her father approached them. Ning Zongxuan could not stand the thought of his mother humiliating Ning Tang, and he asked curiously, "Father, when will mother come back? What is she doing all alone in Nan Cheng?"