Chapter 306 - Chapter 306: Dad, Are You Crazy Too?
Chapter 306: Dad, Are You Crazy Too?
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“Gu Ci has finished her exams, she should be free now. Could you help me arrange a meeting with her to discuss Dr. North’s matter? 1 had someone look into her background, and it seems she’s quite close to Gu Ci.”
Gu Ziyu’s mind quickly raced, suspecting that his mother might not leave the Blue Fields Villa anytime soon.
“Old man, how about this? i’ll go to the Blue Fields Villa, and you can come with me. She hasn’t been feeling well lately and has been staying at home, quite the recluse.”
“A young girl of eighteen, finishing her exams and not going on a trip or having some fun, just staying at home all day. What’s she up to?”
“Just… playing with pets,” Gu Ziyu raised an eyebrow.
“Alright, I’ll go with you.”
Gu Ziyu had informed Gu Ci in advance, and when they arrived, Gu Ci had changed into bright clothes and put on makeup intentionally, looking somewhat better. She had a beautiful little garden that Chen Liangdong quite liked. The afternoon weather was not too cold, so Gu Ci entertained Chen Liangdong in the garden to avoid any unexpected situations.
Lu Zhiyuan had been unusually quiet lately and no longer insisted on being called “Third Master” or “Third Young Master.” He just looked at her calmly, and his gaze made Gu Ci want to evade it.
Gu Ziyu reached the hidden room downstairs and realized that there were two layers of doors, and Gu Ci had changed the password, not the one he was familiar with. Gu Ziyu went to the garden and leaned on the railing, acting coquettish, “Mom, the password!”
Gu Ci pursed her lips and refused to say it. Gu Ziyu blinked pitifully, “Mom…” “Your birthday!”
Gu Ziyu happily ran off, and Chen Liangdong didn’t pay it much mind. Gu Ci’s tea-making skills were excellent, and Chen Liangdong especially enjoyed her tea. “1 came to see you today to ask about Dr. North. I heard you’re quite close to her. Do you know anything about her?”
Chen Liangdong placed a photo in front of her, and Gu Ci instantly understood what was going on. It was a confrontation with Black Hawk three days ago, a chance meeting that led to a brief clash, inadvertently exposing her.
“Dr. North rarely discusses her personal life. I only know that she was raised and supported by Chen Geng, and apart from teaching at the school, there is no other interaction. She appreciated my talent and wanted to take me as her closed-door disciple. 1 admire her medical skills, so I became her disciple. My progress in the curriculum is faster than my classmates, and for some difficult and obscure content, I consult her. That’s why we became familiar. She is a comprehensive doctor, excelling not only in cardiology but also in surgery, orthopedics, and psychology.” Gu Ci had prepared her words well, speaking half-truths and half-lies.
“At that time, your grandmother was critically ill, and you begged me to help you get her out of prison. During this time, 1 reviewed the case and found many suspicious points. Her identity is almost a secret. How did you find out?” Chen Liangdong calmly sipped his tea.
Gu Ci knew that Chen Liangdong was a cunning strategist and was starting to suspect her.
This matter, she really couldn’t explain.
Gu Ci said, “I’ve always admired her, so I collected a lot of information about her. I saw her outside the court back then, and later, I discreetly investigated and found out she was in the Suburban Prison.”
“Well, that’s quite a coincidence,” Chen Liangdong put down his tea cup.
Gu Ci refilled his tea, and she chuckled, “Yes, it’s quite a coincidence. Fate, you know. But about other matters, I genuinely don’t know. Uncle Chen, did my master commit a crime?”
“In a strict sense, it’s not our jurisdiction!” Chen Liangdong chuckled. “1 was curious about her identity. On that night when the Triads clashed with Black Hawk, which side does she belong to?”
“I don’t know that!” Gu Ci remained composed. “Apart from our studies, we don’t discuss anything else.”
Downstairs, after Gu Ziyu opened the door and placed his phone in his pocket, Lu Zhiyuan leaned against the bed, closing his eyes to rest. When he heard footsteps, he opened his eyes and saw Gu Ziyu. He was taken aback. This was the first time Lu Zhiyuan had seen Gu Ziyu since regaining all his memories. This Third Young Master of this life found Gu Ziyu amiable but annoying. He didn’t like any man who occupied Gu Ci’s thoughts, even if it was a young boy.
The emotionless Third Master, without any feelings, saw Gu Ziyu after their souls had merged into one, and he couldn’t help but find it miraculous.
He marveled at the wonders of the Creator of nature. In his destiny, he was alone, without a wife or children, yet he unexpectedly had a blood-related son. After walking the earth for hundreds of years, witnessing countless partings and deaths, and becoming indifferent to the vicissitudes of life, the soul that had already severed its emotional ties found it challenging to perceive the kindness and tenderness of others.
And if you couldn’t perceive it, you couldn’t give it.
Unexpectedly, his soul had a day when it merged with another.
Gu Ziyu didn’t notice his silence and spoke rapidly, “Treating an illness is a slow process. You can’t use drastic measures. If you keep provoking Mom, she’ll go even crazier. You need to be gentle and stop provoking her.”
“Come here, my dear!” Lu Zhiyuan interrupted Gu Ziyu.
Gu Ziyu rubbed the goosebumps on his body and said, “Who are you calling ‘my dear’? It’s so cheesy!”
Lu Zhiyuan had never called him “my dear” before!
“You are my son, so of course, you are my dear.” Lu Zhiyuan smiled lightly, with a hint of tenderness in his eyes.
Gu Ziyu suspected that he had been fooled by Gu Ci, “Dad, something’s not right with you. Are you trying to use a sugar-coated bullet to deceive me into letting you go? I won’t betray Mom.”
Lu Zhiyuan chuckled, “Watch fewer TV dramas.”
Gu Ziyu had walked up to Lu Zhiyuan by this point. Lu Zhiyuan hugged him, pressing him against his chest. Gu Ziyu could sense Lu Zhiyuan’s joy, and he was utterly puzzled.
Wasn’t it just yesterday that his dad found out he was his son? His attitude was so cold, as if he didn’t like him at all. Why this 180-degree change in attitude? Was his fatherly love delayed or something?
“Dad… are you okay?” Gu Ziyu couldn’t help but ask, “My mom has gone crazy. Please don’t go crazy along with her.”
Lu Zhiyuan’s eyes were slightly red, and he clenched his teeth tightly but remained silent. His son had grown up just as he had predicted, resembling Gu Ci.
They say that sons take after their mothers, and it seemed to be true.
Lu Zhiyuan suppressed the emotions welling up in his heart. He held his son’s face in his hands. The child’s skin was tender, and it felt warm against his own, but there were calluses in his palm. It was as if he was holding a precious piece of porcelain.
Warning bells rang in Gu Ziyu’s mind. Something was very wrong!
“You’ve come back?” Gu Ziyu thought of a possibility that seemed just as strange. He had two fathers now. One was as cold as ice and seemed not to acknowledge his existence, while the other, even though he knew he was his son, wasn’t this affectionate.
“This matter is a bit complicated,” Lu Zhiyuan replied. He hadn’t expected his son to return with him. It was like a two-for-one deal. “I didn’t tell you to come back to the Jiang family for a while.. How did you end up here?”