Gu Xinfei listened to the entire story.
She looked at Gu Yibo in disbelief, "Then, you're just abandoning Mom?"
"I believe that the law is just," Gu Yibo patted her shoulder, speaking earnestly, "Xinfeng, if you want to go abroad, Dad can arrange it.
If you want to develop your career in-country, Dad can also do my best to provide opportunities for you.
All Dad hopes is that you never become like your mom.
To be human, you must maintain a kind heart!"
Gu Xinfei trembled all over.
Suddenly, she felt very cold.
Gu Yibo took off his overcoat and draped it over his eldest daughter's shoulders, "Xinfeng, you're not a child anymore, you should start to understand, now come back home with Dad, rest for a bit, and then consider what to do next."
Gu Yibo's gesture of draping the overcoat was very careful.
A lot had happened lately, Gu Xinfei could hardly accept it, and even he himself was somewhat overwhelmed.
When he recalled Gu Xinfei's birth, that tiny bundle, how adorable she was.
How did she grow up to change so much?
Gu Xinfei felt the warmth from her father's tenderness.
Wrapped in the overcoat, shivering, she looked all the more pitiable.
Biting her lip, with tears in her eyes, she asked shakily, "Can I inherit the Gu family business?"
Gu Yibo's face grew stern, and after a moment of silence, he shook his head, "No."
Tears streamed down Gu Xinfei's face once more, "Is it because I'm not your biological child?"
Gu Yibo shook his head, "Xinfeng, the Gu family business is my life's work.
I'm looking for the most suitable heir, not my own blood to inherit it.
If you were more suitable than Zhouzhou, even if Zhouzhou were my biological child and you were not, I would not hesitate to give the Gu family business to you."
Gu Xinfei didn't understand, "Why am I not suitable? Why do you think Zhouzhou is suitable? She clearly doesn't understand business, she studied broadcasting and journalism! I studied business management!"
There were some things Gu Yibo had never said to Gu Xinfei.
Because he feared hurting her self-esteem.
But now, Gu Yibo still chose to face it head-on, "Xinfeng, you lack integrity."
Gu Xinfei's pupils constricted!
In her mind, she suddenly recalled Song Zhen's words to her: Gu Uncle is tired of your act!
She covered her mouth, heartbroken, "You, I hate you!
Wh-why did you give birth to me?
Without the love of a biological father, without an inheritance, without a worry-free life—if you couldn't provide these, why did you bring me into the world?
I hate you, I hate you all—
Wh-why?
You brought me into the world, raised me, but now you shirk your responsibilities!"
Gu Xinfei slowly crouched down on the ground.
Her hysterical crying filled the night, somewhat spine-chilling.
Gu Yibo was helpless.
He took a step forward, looking at Gu Xinfei, "Feifei, I feel very guilty right now, because I didn't raise you properly.
From childhood to adulthood, you showed maturity, obedience, and an understanding of the greater good. Sometimes, I could tell you were pretending, but I never exposed you, fearing to wound your pride.
That was indulging your temperament, making you more and more unrestrained.
I am responsible.
I am at fault.
However, there's something that Dad must tell you.
You may not have a biological father, but I gave you the love as if you were my own.
You did not inherit wealth, but I gave you over twenty years of luxurious and honorable life, and I'm willing to do my best to help you carve out your own career.
You're already twenty-five years old, an independent individual.
I don't have to support you anymore.
But I still hope you can turn back, and I still want to help you.
But if you take the wrong path, you must, like your mother, face the consequences of the law.
For the rest of your life, besides yourself, no one else is obligated to be responsible for you!"