"Very well!" Gu Bohan exclaimed, "Bring in the men, take her away!"
Immediately, two men in black suits entered from outside the door, preparing to escort Bei Ran away, one on either side.
At this moment, Bei Ran calmly said, "Don’t touch me, I can walk on my own!"
After coming out of the operation room, Gu Qingchen was approached by Yang Junyi who said, "Qingchen, Miss Bei came looking for you..."
"What is it?" Gu Qingchen instructed his assistant doctor and nurses to wheel the patient to the ward.
Yang Junyi anxiously said, "Miss Bei said the child is missing... I’ve already contacted Officer Zhuo; they’ve checked the surveillance near the school, it’s not Song Xuyao’s doing... but a black van... I suspect it’s the Gu Family..."
"I got it!" Gu Qingchen nodded, "You follow up with the patient, I have to go."
"Qingchen..." Yang Junyi knew that although he was the Crown Prince of the prestigious Gu family, Gu Qingchen had never used this title to conduct himself, nor had he had any contact with the Gu Family. He placed a hand on Gu Qingchen’s shoulder, "Qingchen, there is no conflict between relatives that can’t be resolved, have a proper talk with the old master."
Gu Qingchen remained silent, and Yang Junyi gently said, "Go on then!"
Gu Qingchen changed out of his doctor’s coat and drove towards the Gu Family’s villa.
He parked the car outside the villa, where a man in a black suit immediately opened his car door and respectfully saluted him, "Young Master!"
Gu Qingchen didn’t respond and strode towards the lush and white pearl-like house within.
Gu Qingchen couldn’t remember how long it had been since he returned, time being a ruthless knife that ages people with each cut.
Stepping here again, he thought the best memory in the world is called forgetting.
But, the most cruel form of memory is the one that cannot be forgotten.
The moment Gu Qingchen, in his white shirt and black trousers, a tall and imposing figure, appeared in the grand hall, it seemed as if Gu Bohan had traveled back thirty years in time.
Father and son, emotion and righteousness, heaven and earth.
Their last meeting, the exact time was well remembered by both; a breakup— the most brutal way to part.
To meet again at the place of their estrangement, memories surged like the tide.
Gu Bohan’s gaze was sharp as arrows, "I did not invite you, how come you’ve returned?"
Gu Qingchen’s eyes were cold and detached, "You are as always, unchanged in the slightest."
"Of course!" Gu Bohan sipped his tea, "Since you’re here, take a seat!"
"No need!" Gu Qingchen coldly refused, as if this man were not his father, not his closest kin, but rather an enemy with a deep hatred, "Give me my woman and children back!"
At this, Gu Bohan burst into laughter as if devoid of deep paternal love, yet with a power that could shatter all, "If you want them, you should know what you’re supposed to do?"
Gu Qingchen, a man already profound in his depth, at this moment, being threatened by his closest kin, felt almost as if he could wring out water from his clenched fist.
"If you dare to harm them, I swear, I will raze the Gu Family to the ground and reduce it to dust and ashes," Gu Qingchen’s voice sounded like that of a demon from hell.
Gu Bohan, observing Gu Qingchen’s demeanor, the more Qingchen showed he cared, the better Bei Ran and the twins became as a bargaining chip, "Whether I’ll harm them depends on your attitude! Qingchen, you should understand. Come now, how long has it been since we, father and son, have sat down for tea together?"
At this moment, Gu Bohan commanded, "Prepare tea for the young master!"
An elegant woman in a beautiful cheongsam emerged, her classical charm filled with the fragrance of tea as she gracefully bent forward, "Young Master, please sit!"
From past to present, Gu Bohan has always been a man who knew how to live life; even a woman serving tea in his house exuded the flavor of tea, never casual, never compromising.
For Gu Qingchen, sitting and having tea with Gu Bohan is akin to slicing his own skin with a knife.
However, if he didn’t sit here and drink tea, what would happen to Bei Ran and the twin dragons and phoenixes?
Gu Qingchen sat down, and the tea-serving beauty swiftly prepared the tea, respectfully presenting it to Gu Qingchen: "Young Master, please!"
"I won’t drink your tea!" Gu Qingchen said, "I want to see Bei Ran and the children!"
"Don’t worry, they are safe!" Gu Bohan took a sip of tea and said with a paternal warmth, "You’re a father now too, surely you can understand my feelings!"