Gu Jiansheng’s face was already deathly pale.
His hands, clasped together, were clenched tight.
His body trembled even more violently.
How could he not know about that place.
He had never had a good impression of Lin Qinghuan.
He always felt she was a woman with a heart like a venomous scorpion.
So every time Great Grandma said how wonderful she was, he was very dismissive.
And he seldom interacted with her.
And then that incident happened.
It was said that it was Great Grandma who ordered it.
At the time, he was half-skeptical of Great Grandma’s involvement.
The incident was real.
The people at Reed Lake who captured Qiaoqiao, indeed intended to sell her off.
It was Lin Qinghuan who masterminded that affair.
The place she was sold off to was naturally that infamous Demon’s Lair that had recently caused a stir.
At this moment, Gu Jiansheng felt like his heart was wrenched together.
Cold sweat beaded on his forehead.
He couldn’t even imagine what kind of situation this clean and pretty young girl would be in if she fell into such a place.
He bit down on his teeth fiercely.
He shook his head violently, not daring to think about such a scene.
Qiaoqiao continued, "Being sold there, I definitely wouldn’t be able to come back in a short while."
"And that day, it was Qin Yize who took me out."
"Qin Yize would certainly spare no effort to rescue me."
"What would happen after that, no one can predict."
"But I can tell you, even if I came back alive from that place, my life would be ruined."
"Next would be my brother and sister."
"Perhaps not together, or within a year or two, Ning Wanru would gradually kill off every member of our Gu Family."
"In the end, naturally it would be Great Grandfather and Great Grandma."
"It’s always said that it’s easier to dodge the open spear than to guard against the hidden arrow, without any knowledge, all we can do is passively take the hits."
"Gu Jiansheng..." Qiaoqiao’s voice was filled with indescribable grief and anger, "tell me, would our Gu Family let Ning Wanru off the hook?"
"There’s a saying that the sins of the father should not be visited upon the son. Now, it’s only Great Grandfather’s mercy, let’s hope not to overstep!"
After Qiaoqiao had finished speaking, she no longer looked at Gu Jiansheng.
She did not want to see his ashen-faced expression either.
In her heart, she knew that in Ning Wanru’s entire family,
Gu Jiansheng was actually the cleanest one.
But there was nothing she could do.
Being born into such a family was his original sin.
People say you should hate the sin, not the sinner.
But in the case of Ning Wanru, it was impossible to completely separate the person from the issue.
It was simply impossible.
After Qiaoqiao had settled the tea bill at the counter,
she left the teahouse with long, strong strides.
Then, she boarded a car and headed towards Yubao Square.
Gu Jiansheng, left in the teahouse, sat dumbly at the table.
His face was a picture of defeat.
He remained as still as a statue.
Qiaoqiao quickly put the matter out of her mind.
She had to keep herself busy.
Only by being busy could she avoid thinking about all sorts of troubling things.
In the blink of an eye, two days had passed.
Qiaoqiao had been so busy these two days that she hadn’t set foot on the ground.
Indeed, she had managed to push some annoying thoughts to the back of her mind.
Indeed, once one is busy, all worries really do disappear.
At this moment, it was the afternoon.
Qiaoqiao hadn’t returned to Gu Garden for lunch.
Instead, she had eaten at Yubao Square with Zhang Yi.
Here, she had her own resting room.
The temperature in the room was also very comfortable.
Qiaoqiao was patiently reading through several documents.
In truth, Qiaoqiao was not someone with much patience for reading.
It was the same in her previous life.
However, back then, because of her deep love for Qin Yize, she would unconditionally carry out the requests of her loved one.