Looking at Jin Zijin’s expression, Gu Youyou could only give a wry smile. After a while, she said, "You’ve found out too, haven’t you?"
Gu Youyou sighed, "Haven’t you already thoroughly investigated our family’s affairs? And you found me in time. If not for knowing about the deal between Gu Wu and Xuanzong’s people, how could you have appeared so promptly?"
Jin Zijin and Yue Rujing had both witnessed Gu Youyou jumping down, and it was Yue Rujing who had said so. No wonder Jin Zijin was adamant that she had attempted suicide by jumping off a cliff, that moment of illusion really did look as if she had jumped intentionally.
"You know about it too?" asked Jin Zijin, surprised.
Over these past few months, Gu Youyou had not shown any signs of it, she indeed had great forbearance.
Gu Youyou, however, said, "I was hiding among the trees and overheard their conversation. Gu Wu didn’t just sell me to Xuanzong’s people, he also killed my parents over a decade ago. I haven’t spoken up because I didn’t want to think about it. I don’t want to think about it because I am helpless right now.
Zijin, in this world, Grandpa is very important to me, he can’t endure such a shock. If he knew about this, he wouldn’t be able to handle it. He has already lost his eldest son, and if he were to lose his younger son as well, he couldn’t bear it. For Grandpa’s sake, to let him live a few more years, I am willing to let it go for now."
After listening, Jin Zijin gently patted her back and sighed, "Your way of thinking is correct."
"And there’s more..." Gu Youyou looked at the oil lamp, where the flames gently flickered in her clear pupils, "Grandma’s death was suspicious, and that Lei Qianqian might just be the murderer."
Jin Zijin was momentarily stunned. When he first saw the injuries on Grandma’s face, he too felt something was amiss, but then the people from Xuanzong came looking and he had to deal with them with all his might, so he didn’t dwell on that matter.
As for Lei Qianqian, they just didn’t know a stranger, not even what she looked like; anything was possible. Now, hearing Gu Youyou mention it, it really wasn’t simple at all.
Gu Youyou was equally unacquainted with Lei Qianqian, so how had she concluded that Lei Qianqian was the murderer if grandma had died under strange circumstances?
"Do you know something?" he asked.
Gu Youyou lifted her head and said, "Do you remember Grandma making a scene at Jisheng Hall before that?"
Of course Jin Zijin remembered; he had asked about it at the time, and Gu Youyou had replied to him that those people meant nothing to her, just a nuisance.
Gu Youyou continued, "Grandma said that Lei Qianqian was pregnant and asked me to get Qin Changlin to see her. She and Dabao had not been married for long, so at the time I thought she had just upset her stomach and didn’t take it seriously, but it turned out she really was pregnant."
"What do you mean?" Jin Zijin was slightly shocked.
"The child she’s carrying may not be related to Dabao. Grandma must have taken my words to heart, which is why she brought her to see the doctor. If Grandma suspected the child wasn’t from the Gu Family, why would she protect her at all costs? Don’t forget, she was a selfish person."
Jin Zijin nodded, feeling what she said made sense.
"My guess is that Grandma knew the child wasn’t from the Gu Family, and Lei Qianqian... killed her to silence her."
After thinking it over, Jin Zijin said, "Do you need my help to confirm this?"
Gu Youyou replied, "The reason I told you this is precisely that. The Gu Family can’t be raising someone else’s child. If Grandma was wronged, justice must be served."
He said, "Alright, then I’ll have someone look into it."
Gu Youyou said, "Mm, it’s best to find out who that man is. Also, don’t alert them, I’m not in a hurry to expose this. Otherwise, it would make things too easy for my Second Uncle and Aunt. They should continue to raise someone else’s child for a while, to avoid confusion about who is kin and who is not."