Bao Ziqi inwardly despised her.
However, when Bao Mingyuan proposed the idea, he couldn’t help but be tempted.
But thinking of what he saw last night left him feeling cold—
Ruanruan had already had an affair with Bao Jingyan, why should he degrade himself?
Bao Mingyuan intended to reconcile his youngest son with Su Ruanruan, planning to have Bao Ziqi send Ruanruan off, but only found out she had already left when they arrived outside.
"How did she leave? Did the driver take her?" Bao Mingyuan asked, frowning lightly.
The household servant replied: "The eldest young master gave her a ride on his way."
Bao Mingyuan wondered, "How is the company on the way to the art academy?"
Housekeeper Wang, who had just entered, delicately replied: "The eldest young master was about to go nearby for some errands."
Bao Mingyuan could only feign ignorance, then turned back to look at Bao Ziqi.
He had already gone upstairs.
Indeed, Bao Jingyan had matters to attend to; Gu Ze had returned from a business trip and had things to discuss with him.
After dropping off Ruanruan, he went to a luxurious clubhouse.
At the grand entrance of the clubhouse, the manager personally came to greet: "Young Master Jingyan, you’ve arrived! Young Master Gu has been waiting for you upstairs."
Bao Jingyan gracefully nodded and proceeded upstairs.
Upon reaching the second floor, the manager opened the door to a private room for him. Naturally, the room was lavishly decorated, exuding a sense of understated elegance.
Gu Ze was sitting there waiting for him.
Bao Jingyan closed the door and smiled faintly: "I heard from Uncle Gu that you just got back this morning. You’re in such a rush to see me?"
Gu Ze poured him a cup of tea and gently placed it on the table.
"I indeed have a tricky matter I need to discuss with you, Bao Jingyan. This is something only you can handle."
Bao Jingyan guessed what it might be but pretended not to know: "What is it?"
Gu Ze’s gaze was intense: "You know my mother longs for Yunxi day and night, utterly convinced that Ruanruan is Yunxi, so much so that she even had a DNA test done."
As he spoke, he gently placed a brown paper bag on the table.
Bao Jingyan sipped his tea, setting down the cup gently with his slender, jade-like fingers: "Why don’t you open it and see?"
Gu Ze laughed helplessly: "Is there really any need to see the result?"
"What, you think there’s not the slightest possibility?" Bao Jingyan picked up the brown paper bag as if about to open it.
Gu Ze placed his hand over his: "Wait a moment."
Bao Jingyan raised his eyebrows.
Gu Ze started softly: "I have a favor to ask of you! Ruanruan is not a child of the Gu Family, but let her become one. Let her be Gu Yunxi!"
Bao Jingyan laughed, "What do you mean ’let her be’ a child of the Gu Family? Gu Ze, I really don’t follow. If she is not a child of the Gu Family, how can we pretend she is?"
Gu Ze, usually a dominant character, now spoke with unusual gentleness: "You’ve seen how my mother is. She likes Ruanruan, let’s just take it as a consolation."
He continued: "You being with Ruanruan probably isn’t easy. Once Ruanruan becomes the daughter of the Gu Family, everything will be different. The Gu Family might even become a support for you."
"That’s quite tempting," Bao Jingyan toyed with the document, retorting, "But have you ever considered, what if the real Gu Yunxi appears? What then for Ruanruan? She’d be stuck with the stigma of an impostor."
Gu Ze was taken aback.
He truly hadn’t considered that possibility.
Bao Jingyan watched him calmly.
After a while, seeing Gu Ze’s hesitation, he said: "Let’s look at the results first."
Gu Ze sighed lightly: "There’s nothing worth seeing. It’s impossible!"
Bao Jingyan smiled and remained silent.
Gu Ze, suspicious, stared at him and then swiftly grabbed the paper bag from his hand, tore it open, and rapidly scanned the densely packed letters, stopping at the final conclusion.