Chapter 133: Your Lover Hugged You
Gu Huaiye gripped the bank card tightly, tears gathering in his eyes.
“Why didn’t he mention his situation? Maybe I could have helped…” Gu Huaiye said with difficulty. “And I… I thought he had already distanced himself from me as a friend…”
Chen Xialin shook his head hurriedly and explained, “He actually wanted to talk to you very much, but you were always so depressed. He had a quick temper and was afraid he might say something harsh that would upset you, so he didn’t dare to come find you. That year, just after graduation, when you took the initiative to call him, he was overjoyed. He sent me so many messages talking about it.”
“Called him?”
Gu Huaiye was stunned, then immediately remembered that he had indeed done that.
At the time, Father Gu wanted him to rest for a week, so Gu Huaiye had called Chen Zirui.
But Chen Zirui had a meeting, so they had hung up hastily.
“Yes. Actually, by then, my dad had already brought the illegitimate son back.” At the mention of the illegitimate son, hatred surfaced in Chen Xialin’s eyes. “Brother was afraid of adding to your troubles, so he didn’t mention the matter of the illegitimate son to you.”
Gu Huaiye lowered his head, his eyes fixed on the bank card in his hand, guilt washing over his gaze.
Having been reborn several times, he knew about the illegitimate son of the Chen family.
He just hadn’t expected it to be this severe, nor did he expect Father Chen to be disgusting to this extent, allowing the illegitimate son to bully Chen Zirui.
“Brother Gu, you must take good care of your health.” Chen Xialin’s eyes were complex as he continued, “Once the funeral is completely over, I won’t be coming back to District A anymore.”
Gu Huaiye looked up immediately. “Where are you going?”
“To seek asylum for us brothers, I accepted the Vice Commander’s proposal half a month ago. Although my brother is dead now, I can’t go back on my word.” Chen Xialin gave a helpless smile. “Besides, I don’t want to see my father ever again. Staying in District B forever might be for the best.”
Gu Huaiye pursed his lips. “Is he good to you?”
“It’s alright. At least life is better than staying in the Chen family.” Chen Xialin paused, then said, “Don’t feel guilty about us brothers. This is just the fate of my brother and me.”
Chen Xialin hesitated for a moment before stepping forward to hug Gu Huaiye.
“Take care of yourself.”
After saying that, Chen Xialin let go of him, turned around, and walked into the Chen villa.
Gu Huaiye watched Chen Xialin’s retreating figure until he disappeared before driving away.
He didn’t go to the company, nor did he go home.
He went to a bar where he used to drink often with Chen Zirui and drank himself into oblivion.
The bar owner still remembered Gu Huaiye and immediately called Lu Zishi.
When Lu Zishi carried him into the car, Gu Huaiye was already awake. His head was pounding, so he opened the car window.
“Did Chen Zirui call you often?” Gu Huaiye asked abruptly.
Lu Zishi, driving in the front, glanced at the rearview mirror.
“He called occasionally, mainly to ask about your recent situation.”
Hearing this, Gu Huaiye’s nose stung.
Lu Zishi continued, “Actually, every time I brought you late-night snacks, it was Young Master Chen who brought them to me. I don’t know why he was so awkward about it, refusing to bring them up himself.”
Gu Huaiye froze, looking at the back of Lu Zishi’s head.
“Those porridges and things… he bought them all?”
“Yes. Every time he called me and learned you were working overtime late into the night, he would immediately go buy late-night snacks and order me to watch you eat them.” Lu Zishi felt terrible too, his tone filled with helplessness and regret. “Heaven is truly too unfair. How could it let such a good person suffer such a thing?”
Lu Zishi knew about the Chen family’s affairs too.
Especially after seeing the news that Chen Zirui had been run over repeatedly by the illegitimate son, he had trembled with rage and lost his appetite for the whole day.
How could someone be so cruel? He was simply a beast.
The illegitimate son deserved to die, but Father Chen deserved to die even more.
Regardless, he would boycott all products under the Chen Group for the rest of his life.
Gu Huaiye suddenly said, “Take me to the bank.”
“Young Master, the bank is closed at this hour.”
“I want to go to the ATM to withdraw money.”
Lu Zishi asked no more questions and drove to the bank entrance.
Gu Huaiye went to the ATM alone, inserted Chen Zirui’s bank card, and entered the password Chen Xialin had told him.
Seeing the balance displayed on the screen, Gu Huaiye could no longer control himself. He squatted down and burst into tears.
Only seven hundred thousand.
The eldest young master of the Chen Group had a balance of only seven hundred thousand yuan.
He dared not imagine what kind of life Chen Zirui had been living during this time.
Lu Zishi waited in the car for a long time. Seeing that Gu Huaiye hadn’t come out, he grew worried, thinking something had happened to him.
He hurriedly got out of the car and walked toward the bank.
Hearing the wailing coming from inside, Lu Zishi’s footsteps came to an abrupt halt.
After a long while, he sighed and stood guard at the door, smoking a cigarette.
The next day, Gu Huaiye went to the Chen family home with a fierce momentum.
With a sinister look in his eyes and without saying a word, he took Chen Zirui’s ashes directly.
Facing his terrifying gaze, Father Chen didn’t dare utter a sound, allowing him to take his son’s ashes.
Gu Huaiye handed the company over to a trusted subordinate and prepared to travel the world carrying Chen Zirui’s ashes.
Father Gu was very supportive of his decision, telling him to travel with peace of mind and not to worry about family matters.
During this time, Gu Huaiye had grown a lot of gray hair, almost catching up to Father Gu.
Father Gu was very worried about Gu Huaiye’s mental state. He even stopped pushing for marriage; as long as his son was willing to live well, that was enough.
Gu Huaiye went to Antarctica first and took many photos.
But not knowing who to send them to, he thought about it and silently deleted them all.
He traveled for two years. While transferring planes in District B on his way back to the country, he ran into Xiang Wanxing.
Xiang Wanxing looked high-spirited, discussing the acquisition of a targeted enterprise with the people beside him.
They were all in the VIP lounge. Gu Huaiye stared at Xiang Wanxing unblinkingly.
Not until the people beside Xiang Wanxing left did he summon the courage to walk up to him, holding Chen Zirui’s ashes.
Xiang Wanxing looked down at his newspaper, his voice cold. “You’ve been staring at me for a long time. Let me make it clear upfront: I don’t like your type. Save your breath on hitting on me.”
Gu Huaiye took a deep breath and shoved the urn into Xiang Wanxing’s arms.
Xiang Wanxing looked up in astonishment. “What are you doing? And what is this thing?”
“Hold this for me. I need to go to the restroom.”
Without waiting for Xiang Wanxing to refuse, he turned and ran, hiding in a spot where he could secretly observe Xiang Wanxing.
Xiang Wanxing looked down at the small box in his hands. For some reason, his heart seemed to sting.
He didn’t even notice when his subordinate arrived; he just stared at the box in a daze.
“President Xiang, why are you holding an urn?”
Xiang Wanxing frowned. “This is ashes?”
He never cared who died in his family and rarely came into contact with such things, so naturally, he hadn’t known what was inside.
“Yes.”
Xiang Wanxing opened his mouth to speak, but Gu Huaiye reappeared and took the urn from his arms.
“Thank you.”
“Hey! You…”
Gu Huaiye had already left the lounge holding the urn.
Once on the plane, Gu Huaiye stroked the urn in his hands, his smile gentle.
“Your lover from your past life hugged you. You should be very happy now.”
Unfortunately, he couldn’t get a response.
Gu Huaiye sighed and closed his eyes, which were aching terribly.
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