Gu Liancheng possessed a formidable aura. When people met him, they often found themselves subconsciously looking downwards.
The boy couldnāt seem to raise his head in front of Gu Liancheng, feeling inexplicably terrified.
"Ah! Fourth Uncle, didnāt we plan to go see Mom and Dad? It looks like you donāt have time this afternoon..." Gu Xi suddenly mentioned.
Not just to mention Gu Liancheng, even Eleven on the side could tell, Gu Xi didnāt want to continue having lunch with this boy, so she made up an excuse.
This incidentally aligns with Gu Lianchengās wish, he would naturally go along with Gu Xiās words, just with a different approach: "Would your classmate be okay with it?"
The boy hurriedly said, "No problem! If Xixi has something to handle, she should go ahead."
Gu Xi bowed to him, "Iām sorry, Iāll take my leave first."
Before Eleven left, he gave him a deep and meaningful smile.
This young manās prospects didnāt look too bright, with the elder not liking him and Gu Xi herself being uninterested, it was likely that this would end up as an unrequited love in his teenage years.
...
Su Qing was driving, Gu Liancheng sat in the front passenger seat, and Eleven and Gu Xi sat in the back.
Gu Xi confessed on her own initiative: "He is a classmate from my school... I couldnāt decline his invitation for a meal, but I always feel like he wants to confess his feelings to me..."
"Getting confessed to is a good thing," Eleven said, "That shows that Gu Xi is a girl who people like."
The genes of the Gu family wonāt be bad. Gu Xi, who was pure and lovely-looking, was easily liked by the boys around her as she was a simple-minded girl.
"Hmm... not good..." Gu Xi shook her head, "Once Great Grandfather found out, he would inevitably lecturing me again. He wants me to study hard, and he expects me to..."
While saying this, Gu Xi glanced at Gu Liancheng in front.
Eleven didnāt know the full story and naturally didnāt know what she was going to say.
"Stop the car."
Prior to turning the corner, Su Qing switched on the hazard lights and Gu Liancheng got out of the car without mentioning why.
Eleven then quietly asked Gu Xi, "What did Old Master Gu ask you to do?"
She looked at Gu Liancheng, suggesting that this matter definitely had something to do with him.
Anyone could see that Gu Lianchengās attitudes towards Gu Xi and the Gu family were entirely different. Perhaps even Old Master Gu realized that while Gu Liancheng may have been unpleasant to anyone, he would never be unpleasant to Gu Xi.
What was Old Master Gu playing at?
Was he grooming Gu Xi to deal with Gu Liancheng in the future?
"Gu Xi, youāre not a child anymore. You need to learn to discern some things on your own. You cannot always listen blindly to what your elders say. Do not simply believe what they tell you. Remember what I told you previously, observe with your heart."
Eleven guessed that the people of the Gu family must have spoken ill of Gu Liancheng in front of Gu Xi.
"I will remember... I have been thinking back on these past few days and tried to remember what Fourth Uncle was like. I also believe that Fourth Uncle is not a bad person. There must be a hidden story behind the incident with my parents."
"If you can think this way, I feel more reassured," Eleven said, treating Gu Xi like a younger sister. "I am afraid that you will be used by members of the Gu family as a pawn to harm your Fourth Uncle."
"Third Uncle also dotes on me a lot, but he doesnāt have a good relationship with Fourth Uncle. I donāt know what to do..."
"Thatās their business. It has nothing to do with you."
"Great Grandfather wants me to focus on my studies and reclaim everything that belongs to me in the future. They all say that Fourth Uncle took away all of my fatherās share holdings."
"The shares your Fourth Uncle owns were actually your fatherās?"