Chapter 729: Chapter 733: Surprise
“Mm.” Gu Junzhu also picked up the picture frame from his bedside table.
Ye Xingbei leaned in to take a look.
This one, was a group photo of Gu Junzhu and Qiao Zui’s family.
Back then, Gu Junzhu looked quite young, yet you could faintly see how he looks now.
He stood next to a woman smiling with gentle calm, and a scholarly man with glasses was on the woman’s right.
In front of the three were Qiao Zui and Qiao Yi.
Ye Xingbei pointed to the woman in the photo: “Is this your elder sister?”
“Yes,” Gu Junzhu’s fingertips gently swept over the photo with a touch of nostalgia, “Many people say that older sisters are like mothers, and older brothers are like fathers. This is particularly true in our family, they both cared for me so much, it’s a pity…”
The departed are long gone. Although they have left this world for quite some time, recalling their images before departure still feels like a knife to the heart.
Ye Xingbei noticed his sadness, took the picture frame from his hand, placed it back on the bedside table steadily, then reached out to hold him, “Tired? Why don’t you rest for a while?”
Noticing the tenderness and concern in her voice, Gu Junzhu corners of his lips turned up, gently patting her, “I’m fine.”
He was not a sentimental person, just that the death anniversaries of his sister and brother-in-law were approaching, and he couldn’t help but recall the past.
Qiao Zui was hurt again out of the blue, and he felt both heartbroken and angry, as if he had become quite fragile.
Ye Xingbei put her hand on his chest, burrowed her cheek in his arms, and asked softly: “Do you know what’s going on with Fang Yao and the Fang Family? I saw that when Senior Master Fang died, Fang Yao looked extremely grieved. I thought their family relationships were very good, but Mother Fang seemed to hate Fang Yao to the bone.”
Gu Junzhu replied indifferently: “I don’t know much. I just know that Fang Yao was initially adopted by the Fang Family. But since he was a newborn, they announced him as their own, so until Fang Yao was in his teens, he always thought he was the Fang Family’s biological son. At that time, Mother Fang doted on him, but his father was cold as ice towards him.”
Ye Xingbei was surprised: “Fang Yao was also adopted?”
“No,” Gu Junzhu shook his head. “Fang Yao is not adopted, he’s an illegitimate child.”
“Huh?” Ye Xingbei looked up at him, “Whose illegitimate child?”
“Fang Yixian’s father, Fang Lutong’s illegitimate child,” Gu Junzhu caressed her face, “When Fang Yao was around 12 or 13, something happened suddenly, Mother Fang went berserk, had Fang Yao tied up, almost beating him to death. Fang Yao still thought he was her biological son, thought he did something unintentionally wrong, causing Mother Fang to fly into a rage. Later he found out that he was the illegitimate son his father had brought back home. Father Fang had deceived Mother Fang, said he was an orphan. Senior Master Fang ordered them to adopt Fang Yao, but after more than ten years, Mother Fang suddenly discovered that the orphan she had raised for more than ten years was actually a son her husband had with another woman outside. Mother Fang could not accept it, ever since then, she began to abuse Fang Yao.”
He rubbed Ye Xingbei’s head, “But, this is what Qiao Zui told me, whether the truth is , I had someone to investigate. Many times, the secrets coming out of influential families are merely false news they released. As for the truth, it’s possible that Fang Yao is the son of the person that Mother Fang believes killed her husband.”
Ye Xingbei widened her eyes, “Really?”
“What’s really?” Gu Junzhu laughed while ruffling her hair, “Silly girl! I made an offhand remark, and you took it as the truth!”