Chapter 207 - 207 207 I Regret It

Chapter 207: Chapter 207 I Regret It Chapter 207: Chapter 207 I Regret It When Uncle Gu drove back, he found that Gu Qingfeng’s mental state seemed much better than it had in the morning.

There was a spark in his eyes that wasn’t there usually.

Uncle Gu was pleased.

He took a seat on the chair and poured a glass of water for Gu Qingfeng.

Gu Qingfeng took the glass, looked at his old partner, and asked, “What do you think?”

“If Gu Qiaoqiao is indeed the descendant of the young master, our Gu Family finally has someone to carry on the legacy,” Uncle Gu said with relief.

“Yes,” Gu Qingfeng nodded, “Just now I was thinking, Gu Dashan might really be my Kunkun. Look, Kunkun’s nickname is ‘Mountain Man,’ and if you add one stroke to the character for ‘man,’ it becomes ‘big.’ Therefore, he renamed himself Gu Dashan.”

Uncle Gu was taken aback and felt deeply saddened upon further thought.

Gu Qingfeng continued with a mournful voice, “But he’s already dead, died before me, so I’d rather believe that Gu Qiaoqiao has no relation to me at all.”

No relation, which also indirectly proved that his son was still alive.

“Old Patriarch, don’t overthink this. Once you’re feeling better, we will go out and investigate it ourselves. This time we’ll be prepared. Whoever dares to stop us will taste our methods,” said Uncle Gu, his calm demeanor hiding a fierce resolve.

A tiger doesn’t show its might and is mistaken for a sick cat?

“How is the Zhang Yi issue being handled?” Gu Qingfeng asked.

“It’s already taken care of. That deputy mine manager really took a fall this time. There are too many people wanting to settle scores with him. I reckon he won’t dare show his face in Diannan for the next ten years, and the rest of the small fry, fearing involvement, have trickled away…”

The Jade Mine had been thoroughly dealt with.

What remained was for our own people to manage it properly.

“Good,” Gu Qingfeng nodded in satisfaction, then continued, “Once Zhang Yi is back, we’ll start liquidating assets and mortgage the North Mountain Villa and Yubao Square to the bank to finance the investment into the Hetian Jade Mine in Xinjiang.”

Aren’t the mines in Xinjiang’s Hetian known as a bottomless pit?

Uncle Gu naturally knew of the place. Exploiting it would require significant manpower, physical resources, and financial investment.

And whether they could find high-quality jade stones still depended on luck.

Upon further consideration, Uncle Gu understood the key point.

He nodded in agreement, “Alright, once he returns, we’ll proceed with the plan.”

It was only at this moment that Uncle Gu realized how important it was to have all the property deeds in his own hands.

If Ning Wanru hadn’t been so greedy and hadn’t revealed her wild ambitions so early, perhaps the Old Patriarch would have left the villa to her before he died.

What a pity.

“Let’s not look into the fake Gu Kun for now. Besides Ning Wanru, no one else would have orchestrated such a complex series of schemes. She was always with Lady Yu in the early years; getting her hands on that Jade Pendant wasn’t impossible. Besides, if it had been arranged by someone else, how could Ning Wanru and Gu Cheng have accepted it so quietly?”

“But isn’t the fake Gu Kun dead?” Uncle Gu raised his doubts.

“That’s because they saw me wake up again, heard me say those words that day. Others may not understand, but Ning Wanru certainly could,” Gu Qingfeng replied.

Uncle Gu fell silent for a moment before nodding, “I understand.”

With Uncle Gu’s assistance, Gu Qingfeng lay down once more and spoke softly, “I must recover quickly, I must. Starting now, I will follow the doctor’s advice and cooperate fully with the treatment. With this determination, I will surely achieve it.”

Uncle Gu’s eyes welled up with tears, remembering the Old Patriarch’s recent ordeals, and suddenly asked, “Do you regret giving the Second Lady a status, giving Gu Cheng a home?”

Gu Qingfeng stared at the ceiling above, and after a long while, he muttered, “I don’t regret giving her the status and Gu Cheng a family, I personally promised Brother Chang that. But I do regret giving them too much, human greed is insatiable. I shouldn’t have given them what never belonged to them in the first place, that I regret…”

In his low voice was an endless sense of regret.

Uncle Gu arranged the quilt for Gu Qingfeng and said softly, “Old Patriarch, that’s all in the past, let’s not talk about it anymore. Look forward, everything will be alright.”

Gu Qingfeng sighed, his health may have improved, but today’s events still required him to calm his mind and think things through.

He slowly closed his eyes.

Meanwhile, at the North Mountain Villa, Ning Wanru was staring fiercely at a Gold Jade Stone Carving.

No one was present at this time.

She gritted her teeth and cursed, cursed Gu Qiaoqiao, and cursed the piece of worthless rock in front of her that was valued at two hundred thousand.

She then reached out to grab the Gold Jade Stone Carving, but suddenly felt a pain as if her hand was pricked by a needle.

She quickly put down the Gold Jade Stone Carving.

Her brow furrowed tightly, indeed, this wretched stone clashed with her.

And just like its owner, this wretched stone was also lowly.

The more Ning Wanru thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt all over her body. She stood up, intending to take a bath, when she heard hurried footsteps outside.

Turning her head, she saw it was Steward Wu.

Ning Wanru frowned, staring at the approaching Steward Wu with displeasure, suddenly feeling irritable, yet she suppressed the urge to scold him.

Hurriedly walking closer, Steward Wu stopped in front of Ning Wanru and said in a low voice, “Second Lady, I just got a call, Uncle Gu drove to the Qin Family and took Gu Qiaoqiao to the hospital. He was there for over an hour before taking her back.”

“What?” Ning Wanru suddenly raised her voice, shrill and piercing, startling Steward Wu.

Seeing Ning Wanru’s expression, he hurriedly repeated the news.

Ning Wanru’s face darkened.

She cursed viciously, “They’re all useless, how did they let them meet? Why didn’t anyone stop them?”

Steward Wu bowed his head and said nothing.

Ning Wanru spoke again, “This old bastard just won’t die, how come he can’t be taken care of?”

“Second Lady?” Steward Wu felt it necessary to remind Ning Wanru, but before he could finish, Ning Wanru interrupted him.

Ning Wanru’s voice carried sharpness and rage, “What Second Lady, the Gu Family has only one lady, and that’s me.”

After speaking, she began to breathe heavily from her chest.

She seemed quite uncomfortable.

After a while, Steward Wu still asked with concern, “Madam, your mood is not good today, what’s wrong?”

Ning Wanru seemed to realize only then, and waved her hand at Steward Wu, “Never mind, never mind, let me have some quiet,”

After speaking, she staggered toward her own bedroom.

Steward Wu could not follow her, he could only watch her with concern until Ning Wanru’s figure disappeared from sight, then he turned his gaze to the Gold Jade Stone Carving on the coffee table.

It truly was a masterpiece of Jade Carving.