Chapter 401: Leave, and don’t let me see you again
Translator: _Min_ |
Gu Ming, crying, said, “Gu Dai kicked me out of the company and the villa. I don’t have a penny to my name. And recently, she even made Zhizhi work as her servant!”
Seeing Xu Huan remain silent, Gu Ming grew increasingly anxious. Clenching his teeth, he continued his lament, “Mom, I’ve been bullied to this point. You must stand up for me!”
Xu Huan handed him a tissue, signaling him to stop crying, and calmly said, “Daidai is a good child. She wouldn’t treat you this way for no reason. Tell me what you did.”
Gu Ming was taken aback, but quickly pointed at Gu Dai and shouted, “I did nothing! Gu Dai is just targeting me. Mom, I’m your biological son. Don’t you believe me?”
Xu Huan responded, “I believe you, but Daidai is also my granddaughter. I want to hear the whole story.”
Gu Ming opened his mouth, his mind flashing through many memories, unsure where to start.
Gu Dai, with a cold voice, said, “Since Big Uncle won’t speak, I’ll do it. The reason I made you leave Gu Group is that during the three years you were in charge, the company was continuously losing money. I even suspected you were embezzling funds…”
Gu Ming quickly retorted, “I invested all of it back into the company, not a penny was misused!”
Gu Dai’s lips curled into a mocking smile.
Angered, Gu Ming asked, “Why are you laughing?”
Gu Dai shook her head, “Nothing, just remarking how much Big Uncle and cousin Zhizhi are alike.”
Both of lied with such straight faces, as if speaking the truth.
Gu Dai, with her arms crossed, calmly said, “Even if you didn’t embezzle, you admit the losses are real. Doesn’t that alone justify your removal?”
Gu Ming was taken aback and began to protest, “When did I admit…”
But he stopped mid-sentence upon realization. His face soured, but he still argued, “Business naturally has its ups and downs. What does that prove? Why should I step down?”
Gu Dai nodded and said with serious in her voice, “I understand now.”
Gu Ming rolled his eyes, clueless about what Gu Dai understood.
Gu Dai continued, “So Big Uncle doesn’t want to step down but rather pay back the money. You made the decisions for those projects and must bear the risks. I just never mentioned it to you before. Since you…”
Gu Ming, infuriated and wanting to curse Gu Dai, swallowed his words upon noticing Xu Huan’s gaze on him.
Gu Dai added, “It seems Big Uncle doesn’t want to be the chairman anymore. But let me remind you, the company was my father’s and should be inherited by me. The house is ours too, it has nothing to do with you!”
Gu Ming’s face grew uglier, looking pleadingly at Xu Huan, who only nodded in agreement with Gu Dai.
Taking a deep breath, his face pale, Gu Ming continued, “What about bullying Gu Zhi, making her your servant?”
Gu Dai seriously replied, “As I recall, she took my things. Gu Zhi agreed to atone in that manner, and neither Big Uncle nor big Aunt objected.”
After, Gu Dai took out her phone.
Gu Ming’s pupils constricted. Not knowing Gu Dai’s intention but sensing it was against him, he lunged to grab her phone.
Xu Huan, seeing his actions, sternly yelled, “Stop! What are you trying to do?”
Gu Ming quickly said, “Mom, whatever Gu Dai is showing is fake. Don’t believe her!”
Gu Dai raised her phone, “Big Uncle, I was just checking the time. What did you think it was?”
Gu Ming’s face froze, “I… I…”
Xu Huan, turning her gaze away from Gu Ming, said disappointingly, “Gu
Ming, you’re trying to use me against Daidai, aren’t you?”
Gu Ming shook his head, denying, “No, I’m not.”
“No?” Xu Huan, angered, slapped the table and said coldly, “Then why are you so nervous? Weren’t you trying to destroy evidence by grabbing the phone?”
Gu Ming continued, “I didn’t, I…”
Xu Huan interrupted, “I don’t want to hear from you anymore. Leave, and don’t let me see you again!”
Knowing he couldn’t win today, Gu Ming glared fiercely at Gu Dai.
Xu Huan, catching his look, said, “Daring to treat Daidai like this in front of me, I can only imagine what you do behind my back.. And you still have the audacity to lie to me!”