Gu Xichen’s heart did not ache, nor did it waver; there was only sorrow.
At this moment, he realized a truth.
It turned out that he was the same kind of person as Gu Lili.
After the death of their closest relatives, there were very few people in this world who could still be described as family.
Once in the car, he phoned Gu Lili to tell her about it. Gu Lili asked him to wait for her in front of the Gu Family Mansion, saying she would be there soon.
It took about fifteen minutes for her to arrive by taxi.
As she got into the car, she looked back at the back seat. "Where’s Jingsheng?"
"Not feeling well, I told her to rest at home and didn’t bring her with me." Gu Xichen turned his head to look at her. "Am I a disappointment to you? You asked me to seize the power of the Gu Family, but I failed."
Gu Lili asked him, "Are you disappointed in yourself?"
"Would you be even more disappointed if I said no?"
"I’m not either." She turned to face him seriously, "We should do our best in everything. Maybe we can’t achieve our goals, but we can have a clear conscience. Your father pulled a fast one on you, driving you out of the Gu Family. Don’t you want to turn it around?"
"He said that Gu Minlai found a Ghost Exorcism Master..."
Gu Lili stressed, "I’m only asking if you want to turn it around?"
"Your father holds at least fifty-one percent of the shares. If I help you turn it around, I want two percent of your company’s shares. Do you agree?"
Without any hesitation, Gu Xichen replied, "Agreed."
"Good, words are no proof, writing suffices as evidence." Gu Lili said to him, "Drive, let’s go back and sign the agreement."
He looked at her and before the car started to move, suddenly stretched out his hand to hug her tightly, "Lili..." ᴛhis chapter is ᴜpdated by ɴovelfire.net
In the past, Gu Lili would definitely have slapped him into outer space.
But this time, she didn’t make any move.
"Before our engagement was called off, I never thought that one day you would become so important to me. Thank you for being willing to help me, even if it’s for the sake of my mother."
"I’m also gaining shares, aren’t I? It’s not like I’m helping you for free."
"You don’t need to explain." He released her, looking into her eyes, "I understand these things clearly. Because you’re involved, there’s a possibility to turn this around. Without you, I’d have no chance or odds."
"If you just give up, that’s the real way of clearing the stage for your stepmother and Gu Minlai, giving them the capital to completely get rid of you. Why would my master never make way for your stepmother to his death? My master lost to Gu Minlai’s mother, you can’t lose to Gu Minlai. No matter what, this matter cannot be left to your father’s attitude."
"Alright, I’ll listen to you on this."
Gu Lili urged, "Drive."
The two drove back to his residence, printed two copies of the agreement, signed and sealed them, each retaining one.
"I was planning on waiting until you took control of the company to revert your stepmother back to her normal self. You can’t let that brat cling to her body forever, I don’t really like dealing with the deceased." Gu Lili paused, "But this time, I must help you. You guys wait here, I need to go somewhere."
"Do you want me to come with you?"
"No need. Give me your car keys, I’ll take your car."
When Gu Lili arrived at Xiliang Mountain, Su Changzhi was planting bamboo.
"I was just thinking about telling you to plant more, but you’ve already taken the initiative." She smiled and crouched next to him, "How much are you planting this time?"