If Su Heyi had simply praised him, Gu Mo would naturally be pleased.
But there was something about the praise that made the head of the Gu family feel uneasy.
He was a man in his thirties; how could he be described as beautiful like a flower?
Such a compliment would be more fitting for Su Heyi, and it had nothing to do with him.
His expression twitched involuntarily, and to his surprise, Su Heyi noticed it.
She asked cautiously, "Mr. Gu, are you not happy?"
"No," Gu Mo stroked her chin, in a posture that was like teasing a small pet, "With you here, how could I be unhappy, huh?"
It was a sudden whimsy, one that only Su Heyi could inspire. In his life, apart from Su Heyi, no one else had ever been treated this way.
The Gu family had always been the most prominent family in Long City, dominating all walks of life for a hundred years. However, this also led to a complex internal situation within the family. Such a prestigious family, with its glamorous exterior, also had its rotten and dark innards, a fact known only to those born into it.
The previous heads of the Gu family had always been romantic, with countless concubines and illegitimate children aside from their legitimate wives.
This also led to increasingly fierce internal struggles over the family fortune. By the time it reached Gu Mo's father's generation, these struggles had become overt.
Gu Mo's mother was the second wife of Gu Mo's father. The first wife had passed away early, leaving behind a son and a daughter.
After marrying Gu Mo's mother, Gu Mo's father had no intention of changing his flirtatious ways and openly brought the third wife into the Gu mansion.
The third wife was also capable, giving birth to two more sons in just a few years. Including Gu Mo, there were quite a few potential heirs in their generation, not to mention that the Gu family had never stipulated that only direct descendants could inherit the family business. The most capable person could take the position of the head of the family.
Thus, a protracted struggle began. Gu Mo did not want to fight. He was born in such an environment and had a reclusive and unpredictable temperament. Not many elders believed in him becoming the future head of the family, and he was more than happy to sit back and watch his siblings fight to the point of bloodshed, with a cold smile on the sidelines.
But since he was born here, he had to face a reality: even if he did not want to fight, others would not believe it.
From childhood, he lived in a dangerous situation. Those monstrous relatives probably thought he was easy to bully, targeting him time and time again, repeatedly harming him, not wanting him to survive.
Although they were relatives, their relationships were like those of enemies with deep-seated grudges.
Gu Mo was forced into this war for the family fortune by those relatives, and only after witnessing his ruthlessness did they realize the magnitude of their mistake.
If they had left Gu Mo alone, he might have just used his business acumen to establish his own independent household, without involving much of the Gu family's affairs.
But they had to provoke Gu Mo, making him understand at a young age that no matter who it was, as long as they stood in his way, they should all be eliminated without mercy.
As for his legs, naturally, they had to be disabled because of those people...
After Gu Mo finished speaking, Su Heyi blinked her eyes, not knowing what she thought of, and her cheeks suddenly turned red.
Her skin was fair, as delicate and tender as ivory, so the flush on her cheeks was very clear.
"Mr. Gu, I'll go in first, take your time!" She ran off, and with Gu Mo's current condition, it was naturally not good for him to catch up with her.
But from Su Heyi's reaction just now, he had already figured out something interesting.
It seemed that his little white rabbit was not completely oblivious to everything.
At least she now understood the emotion of shyness, which was good.
Gu Mo promised Yang Er that he would no longer appear in Su Heyi's life, and from the next day on, he truly never showed up again.
However, before disappearing, Yang Er did one thing according to Gu Mo's instructions.
Su Heyi's aunt worked at the bus company, having secured a job there with the help of a friend.
The salary wasn't very high, but the benefits were quite comprehensive.
On this day, Aunt Su, Yang Cui, arrived at the bus company on time for work, and the other employees had also arrived.
Among Yang Cui's colleagues was her neighbor, who had recently seen Su Youyou being driven to and from work in luxury cars every day. The cars were parked right downstairs of their home, so naturally, many colleagues had witnessed this.
"Yang Cui, has your daughter started dating someone? Has she hooked up with a wealthy guy? I see luxury cars parked downstairs of your home every day. I asked my son about those cars, and they're very expensive, saying they cost millions!"
Hearing this, Yang Cui looked smug: "That's right, and there's more than just one. You just haven't seen them; there are so many cars."
"What kind of boyfriend has your daughter found, so wealthy?"
Yang Cui boasted without modesty: "Even if I tell you, you wouldn't know him. In any case, he's the wealthiest person in our Long City. What can we do if he's just so fond of our Youyou?"
She was still unaware of Su Youyou's failed attempt to seduce Gu Mo and probably truly believed that Su Youyou had successfully found a wealthy and powerful boyfriend like Gu Mo.
As Yang Cui was showing off, a sudden commotion arose from outside.
"What's going on out there? Who is it, and who are they cursing?" A colleague, puzzled, opened the window to look outside.
Yang Cui also curiously glanced over and saw Yang Er.
Why is it Yang Er?!
She quickly went outside: "Yang Er, what are you doing here?"
"You're finally out!" Yang Er glared at Yang Cui, "Tell me, did you deliberately set me up?!"
"What deliberate setup?"
Yang Cui was completely confused and bewildered.
"Humph, auntie, don't pretend. We're relatives, and this is how you trick me!"
"How did I trick you? Explain yourself clearly!" Yang Cui, having lost face in front of so many colleagues, was not very happy either, and her expression darkened.
Yang Er's eyes flickered slightly, and he shouted: "Isn't it you who tricked me? You said you'd introduce your niece to me and told me to get her pregnant as soon as possible, but she already has a boyfriend. You saying this, aren't you deliberately trying to fool your niece into thinking she's a fool to be deceived by you?! And you're doing this to trick me too!"
The meaning behind Yang Er's words was understood by those around, so their gazes at Yang Cui changed slightly.
"And also, your niece's boyfriend is the wealthiest person in Long City, and you actually told your daughter to compete with her for a boyfriend! What kind of thing are you doing?!"
When these words came out, Yang Cui's expression became very ugly.
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Author's Note: Don't worry, there are probably a total of three hundred chapters. Rest on weekends, hahahahaha.