Gu Jin knew that the old man was warning her.
Warning her not to forget her family after leaving home, not to forget the father who raised her for many years.
Gu Jin’s expression was solemn, letting the warm afternoon sunlight shine on her attractive features.
She spoke firmly, word by word, "Grandpa, in this life, my surname is Gu, and I only belong to the Gu Family. I have only one father, and his name is Gu Dehao."
This was her official statement to the head of the Gu Family since her rebirth.
Not far away, Gu Decang, who was chopping firewood, stopped his actions upon hearing his niece Gu Jin’s words.
The old man’s eyes, sparkling, scrutinized Gu Jin seriously for a moment, and his face gradually softened.
"You may go, but don’t forget where your roots are when you’re out there."
"I understand, Grandpa."
Gu Jin bent slightly towards the old man, a gesture he deserved from her, even though they shared no blood relation.
Not far away, An Mingji, who was playing cat’s cradle with Gu Minmin, noticed something was amiss, handed the red string in his hand to Gu Minmin in front of him, and ran towards Gu Jin.
Gu Jin turned around just in time to see the little boy running to her side, and she led the child into the house.
The two of them tidied up for a while inside, packing clothes and some easy-to-carry snacks into a suitcase, then walked out hand in hand.
Before leaving, Gu Jin said goodbye to the whole family, telling them she would stay in Wanhai City for a few days and that they shouldn’t worry.
The whole family, including the little boy whose hand Gu Jin was holding, was temporarily unaware that Gu Jin wasn’t going to Wanhai City, but rather to Shenzhen.
Cousin Gu Jiajie had provoked a local thug there and was facing life-threatening danger.
Although Chen Hong always had concerns about Gu Jin, a young girl constantly running around, she couldn’t say much since the old man had given his consent.
Gu Jin led the child away from the Gu Family.
Along the way, An Mingji clearly noticed that Sister Jin’s attitude was different. She wasn’t as focused on him as before, and she frequently fell into a daze while sitting in the car.
When he sensed something was wrong, he became very quiet, obediently following Gu Jin’s steps.
They took a car to the county, where they bought train tickets to Wanhai City, then bought tickets to Shenzhen from Wanhai City’s train station.
During this journey, An Mingji’s gaze slowly changed as he sat on the train to Wanhai City.
Upon reaching Wanhai City, he already knew that this bustling and lively city was supposed to be the final destination as told to Gu Jin’s family.
But Sister Jin didn’t stop; instead, she continued to a place unknown to him.
Traveling from Wanhai City to Shenzhen by train took over twenty-four hours, and because she was with An Mingji, Gu Jin bought two sleeping berths.
Sitting on the sleeper from Wanhai City to Shenzhen, Gu Jin’s heart was still in turmoil.
Her uncle’s family had only one son, and if something happened to him, Gu Jin wouldn’t know how to explain it to her family.
In her previous life, her cousin clearly hadn’t gone south.
In this life, because she lent money to her cousin, he ended up facing danger, leaving her with very complicated feelings.
Now she could only pray that nothing would happen to her cousin and that Liu Pingyuan and Wu Zhiren weren’t in any danger either.
"Lunchboxes, hot lunchboxes, anyone buying lunchboxes..."
It wasn’t until she heard the railway staff’s calls selling lunchboxes in the corridor outside that Gu Jin was snapped back from her worried daze.
The first moment she snapped back, her expression changed drastically as she looked around for something, finding her hand tightly holding the little boy’s hand, only then did she breathe a sigh of relief.