Gu Guotai said wearily, "Fine, you go back and reflect on yourself, and stop causing trouble all day long! Chengqiao, you come with me to the study."
But Hou Jinhua stood her ground, refusing to leave. She still wanted to take Gu Jing back home with her. If she left him with Gu Guotai, who knew how many beatings her son would endure and how much grief he would suffer.
She deeply regretted it and wished she had come alone yesterday. If it weren't for her insistence that her son accompany her, he wouldn't have been detained by Gu Guotai to suffer hardship.
Seeing that she wasn't moving, Gu Chengqiao didn't bother with her and, heavy-hearted, followed Gu Guotai upstairs.
Once they were in the study, he heard Gu Guotai ask with a tired voice, "So, what else have you been hiding from me? When Shen Tang was with the Gu Family, didn't you say you had nothing to do with her?"
