The CIVIC Tower, 198th floor
Gu Ling was having trouble today, her mom was here.
"You damn girl how long are you going to work for that beast. What sort of potion has he poured into your mind to betray your own family?" Zhao Lang lectured her.
"Mom!!, please calm down. Okay. It was not me who left the Ancient Group, it was my father who dismissed my position." Gu Ling said while rubbing her eyebrows.
This had been going on for 2 hours. At first, she asked for money in her name, so Gu Ling could only say that she could use her card which had about 1 million in it. But this was far from enough, only after Zhao Lang was out of reason did she tell the truth.
It turns out she was here to poach her to Gu Tianchen's company. She also accused Lei Feng of all the charges. Gu Ling was closer to him than her own family so she argued with her mom.
This made Zhao Lang's attitude worse than before, she played all sorts of emotional drama and even shouted about her being unfilial and betraying her family. Threatening that she would go to the media and defame them.
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Lei Feng was watching all this from his office. He handed a package to someone from Uncle Xu's company and asked him to hand it over to the CFO in person.
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"Mom, I am an employee here and I do not have any money on me. I can take care of you if you are facing financial difficulty but under no circumstances will I give you money to feed that adult baby son of yours." Gu Ling released the final ultimatum.
Zhao Lang was so angry that she stood up and wanted to smack this rebel child but a sudden knock on the door interrupted her rhythm.
*Knock Knock*
"Come in." Gu Ling said.
"Ms. Gu there is a package for you. Please sign here." The employee said politely.
"Thank you" Gu Ling picked up her pen and signed the delivery note.
Zhao Lang was agitated standing there so she reached out and snatched the package out from her daughter's hand and tore it open.
There were a lot of documents in it and they scattered on the table. The employee wanted to help but thinking of her position in the company she let him leave.
She quickly grabbed a few documents on the table and sat back on her chair. Only then did she realize her mother was still there standing looking at a photo that fell out of that package.
Zhao Lang took support from the table and sat down with a thud.
Her face was devoid of any blood. Her hands were shaking.
Gu Ling walked behind her to look at the photo. What she saw made her feel weak in the knees.
It was the photo of Gu Tianchen, Gu Feitian, and Lin Fang hugging each other like a happy family. She scrambled the rest of the papers and there were more photos of them.
Lei Feng had collected a lot of proof in the last 6 months after confirming what had happened in the past.
There were a lot of photos there of those three including them going shopping, and having dinner. Gu Tianchen was not even part of most of these photos. It was just Lin Fang and Gu Feitian. Both of them were gob smacked by so much information.
There was a medical report at the end of the lot. It was titled
*thud*
she fell off the chair.
Gu Ling kneeled to check on her and saw the crumbled report in her hand. It said: 99% DNA match between Gu Feitian and Gu Tianchen and 99.9% DNA match between Lin Fang and Gu Tianchen.
Gu Ling felt the world collapsing, she staggered and almost hit the table. She looked at her mother again and called others for help. Soon both daughter and mother were escorted to the hospital by the employees.
After some time when the condition stabilized, Gu Ling knew things would turn ugly so she sent them back.
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4 hours later, the Private ward of the Tertiary Hospital
Zhao Lang opened her eyes and saw Gu Ling sitting by her bed. She was on call with Gu Meng asking her not to worry.
"Where are we?" Zhao Lang asked in a weak voice.
Realizing that her mom was awake, Gu Ling said, "Are you feeling Ok? You fainted in my office so I had to take you to a nearby hospital. The doctor said it was due to a sudden rise in blood pressure and emotional fluctuation."
"Oh. Did you call home?" Zhao Lang was relieved to know everything was okay.
"I informed my third sister and Dad. They will be here in the morning." Gu Ling replied.
"What about Tianchen? He.." Zhao Lang asked out of habit but stopped after reminding herself of the document she saw in her daughter's office.
"Who sent you those documents? Are you spying on your own family?" Zhao Lang asked in an angry tone feeling betrayed.
"No! Why would I do that? I asked the employee but he said there was no sender address on it." Gu Ling said in a flustered tone.
"Mom, I think you should ask Dad about this when he comes here in the morning," she added.
"Are you still trying to separate your parents?" Zhao Lang was angry. The machine started beeping due to rising blood pressure. The nurse came in and told Gu Ling not to disturb the patient.
Gu Ling was disappointed by her attitude, so she went to the sofa and closed her eyes.
'Maybe I should.'
Gu Tianchen came in the evening but Zhao Lang was sleeping. So, he went back.
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Gu Jing'er and Gu Feitian came in the morning. Gu Jing'er was consulting the doctor while Gu Feitian was just sitting there with Gu Ling. His son was also there but he was unable to find opportunities to show his love for her 'mother'. He felt a slight change in Zhao Lang's attitude towards him but he thought it was just temporary.
Gu Jing'er came back and explained the situation in simple words. The Doctor asked her to take some medicines for a week and take care of her mental health. She asked, "What happened, mom? Why did you suddenly faint?"
"Nothing" Zhao Lang did not want to touch that topic.
Gu Ling on the other hand was waiting for the opportunity, when Gu Jing'er and her dad looked toward her she told the whole story. She was showing the pictures and documents while observing her father's face.
The more she talked about it, the uglier his face became. He was sweating in a 16-degree Celsius room like he ran a marathon. Gu Tianchen was shaking while averting his eyes, trying not to make eye contact with anyone here.
Zhao Lang originally had some hope but it was all gone now. If anyone was most shocked in that room right now, then it must be Gu Jing'er. She came to know about this matter just now and as a medical practitioner, she knew the reports were genuine.
They all looked at the Father-Son duo looking for answers, Gu Feitian knew there was no comeback so he just threw the papers in the air, "This is all BS. You don't believe it, do you?"
He looked at them but even he didn't believe his words.
Gu Ling looked at Zhao Lang and made a gesture. Zhao Lang was conflicted but she knew if she fell soft at this moment, she and her daughters would regret it for the rest of their lives.
She gritted her teeth and said, "I want to, So prove it to us. Bring that B!tch Lin Fang here and everything will be good."
Gu Feitian knew if he did that he would be done for, he signaled his son but he was hiding in the corner trying to look sad, as if this was the first time he came to know about this. Looking lost.
Zhao Lang was staring at her husband, waiting for him to agree that she would believe him. But it never came to it.
Gu Feitian just stormed out of the ward saying, "You all want to piss me off!!"
He knew that even if he managed to save this relationship somehow, it would lower his position in the house. He planned to transfer some assets in his son's name so he could save himself some money in case things went south.
Gu Tianchen was sitting on pins and needles, he came near the bed and tried to hold Zhao Lang's hand, tears streaming down his face.
Zhao Lang's face also showed some pain but she gritted her teeth and issued the eviction order.
"Get Out!!"