Chapter 64: Chapter 64 Have you ever cared about whether I live or die!?
Upon hearing his words, Gu Qiangwei instantly felt like a joke, starkly exposed in front of him, as foolish as one could be!
The so-called important person was just to bring her along to dine with a strange man, yet she had come back to see him because she was worried about his health, past grievances forgotten.
She even foolishly thought that his conscience was pricked, aware that he owed her and her mother too much, and so he had come to a sudden realization and wanted to make more amends to her.
However, all of this was nothing but his sinister exploitation…
“Ha… so, your illness, was that also feigned?”
Gu Zhendong was taken aback, seeing the desolation on her face, he couldn’t help but feel a bit guilty.
But his company had been repeatedly thrust into crises, and if he didn’t secure a loan soon, it might very well go bankrupt! It was his life’s work, and if it collapsed, he would have nothing!
“No, dad’s stomach has indeed been quite uncomfortable these past few days. It wasn’t feigned.”
“So that’s why you asked me if I was with Qin Sijue?” Gu Qiangwei laughed desolately. Why did she keep hoping for this kinship that simply didn’t exist anymore?
Gu Zhendong was left at a loss for words by her question. Initially, he indeed thought she was with Qin Sijue, so he wanted to ask for his help, but it turned out that the man was just an impostor she had hired.
So in the end, he could only resort to asking her to have a meal with Mr. Lan Song, hoping that a pleased Mr. Lan would agree to the loan.
“Qiangwei, can you help dad just this once, please?” Perhaps seeing the desolate smile playing at the corners of her mouth, the guilt in Gu Zhendong’s heart deepened, but compared to the crisis his company faced, this sense of guilt was quickly dismissed by him.
His tone softened, “Qiangwei, dad promises you, once this crisis is resolved, I will bring you back home, and then our family of four can live well together, okay?”
This sentence sounded like starting over, but to Gu Qiangwei it was like a cold, invisible sword piercing her!
Did it mean that if the company crisis was resolved, he hadn’t intended to bring her back to the Gu Family? A family of four? Chen Peifang certainly wasn’t her mother, and Gu Shijie that bastard wasn’t her brother!
As for the man in front of her, from this day forth, this father-daughter relationship was severed!
Since Lan Song was still nearby, Gu Zhendong didn’t dare to be too explicit with his words, just in case Lan Song realized she was unwilling, which might complicate this dining arrangement.
But his daughter’s reluctance to agree soon left him feeling helpless.
“Qiangwei, can you just help dad this one time, please? After all, this is dad’s lifelong effort. If the company goes under, I… I wouldn’t be able to live on…”
“What does your survival have to do with me?” Gu Qiangwei suddenly spoke up, her phoenix eyes looking indifferently at Gu Zhendong, her face more determined than ever.
Gu Zhendong was stunned, thinking he had misheard.
“What does your life or death have to do with me? From the time I left home until now, have you ever cared about my well-being!?” From the sofa, Gu Qiangwei suddenly rose in anger, her hands clenched into fists at her sides! Her fingernails digging into her flesh, but that pain was nothing compared to a fraction of what Gu Zhendong had caused her.
Her roar quieted the entire private room quickly.
Gu Zhendong and Lan Song both fixed their eyes on her angry face.