ALL NOVEL Chapter 22
Fu Yanhe was not around, so Yu Mo couldn’t see him even if he wanted to.
“Gugu, what did you think of him? Would you continue to be with him in the future?”
What Yu Mo was most concerned about was actually Gu Wenning’s attitude. After all, he and Fu Yanhe didn’t know each other at all. What kind of person was Fu Yanhe? If it weren’t for Gu Wenning’s reason, he would have been indifferent.
Hearing this, Gu Wenning leaned back and fell onto the sofa. A flash of confusion appeared between his brows, and he murmured softly, “I don’t know, but that’s probably it.”
If Fu Yanhe had no intention of breaking off the engagement, Gu Wenning might not have been able to refuse this unexpected marriage.
It wasn’t because the Gu family needed him to get married and follow Gu Congyu’s arrangements to please Fu Yanhe. For those relatives who didn’t treat him as family, his father wasn’t truly his father, and his brother wasn’t his brother. He had long ago abandoned any expectations and would no longer try to please them, as he had done as a child, thinking that if he was good enough, he could earn their care and concern.
But no matter what he did, he couldn’t compare to Gu Mingxu. He had been disappointed too many times, and over time, his heart had grown cold.
But his grandfather was different. His grandfather was kind to him. Naturally, he couldn’t confront him and say he wasn’t willing to marry. Furthermore, he understood his grandfather’s intentions—to use the power of the Fu family to protect him. After all, he held 10% of the shares in the Gu family company, and ever since he received them, he knew that some people were dissatisfied, some were jealous, and some even wanted to strip him of his shares and give them to Gu Mingxu.
Despite his older brother’s lack of affection for him, his older brother was a very competent heir. After graduating from college, he joined the company and worked his way up from the grassroots level through his own abilities. Obviously, their grandfather was also satisfied, gradually delegating power to him in recent years.
But even so, his grandfather couldn’t be at ease. He worried that if he were gone in the future, Gu Wenning would suffer unfair treatment, so he sought to use the Fu family to protect his shares.
Gu Wenning couldn’t disregard his grandfather’s good intentions.
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Even though Fu Yanhe had only posted on Moments, he caused an uproar. People who saw his post all suspected he had a sudden impulse, or that his WeChat account had been hacked. Otherwise, how could a golden bachelor suddenly be showing off his affection and even mentioning a wife?
Throughout the morning, Fu Yanhe received several calls. Some were specifically to inquire about his situation, while others asked tactfully if he had been overly stressed or hallucinating recently. The bolder ones simply ridiculed him, saying he was daydreaming. After all, he was a well-known workaholic who had never even dated, and here he was claiming to have a wife. Wasn’t that absurd?
“I do have a wife, as of now. I’m not dreaming, my mind is fine, and I’m in great mental health. If you don’t believe me, you’ll see when you return to China. I stayed at my wife’s house last night, and you can’t imagine how caring he is—he gave me his pyjamas, worried I’d catch a cold, and even made sure I had a quilt to cover myself…”
When he talked about his wife, Fu Yanhe seemed to turn into a braggart—a braggart who specialized in praising his spouse.
His words were so grand, his tone so proud, that anyone could sense his boastfulness from miles away through the phone screen.
After a while of showing off, the person on the other end said they couldn’t take it anymore and hung up in disgust.
In the afternoon, Fu Yanhe received a call from his mother.
“You brat, didn’t you want to break off the engagement this time? Aren’t you clamouring for free love and against arranged marriage?”
Mother Fu’s tone was full of ridicule.
Fu Yanhe heard it, but how could he say that he wanted to break off the engagement at this time? It wasn’t like he had some serious illness and thinking about giving up the opportunity to be with his wife.
So, Fu Yanhe chose to flatter his mother.
“No, no, old ginger is still hotter. Mom, your arrangement is very good and very foresighted…”
After hearing the kind words from her son, Mother Fu was very pleased.
“I guess you’re sensible, but let me be clear. The timing and conditions are right, but you still need to make an effort. Whether you can bring my daughter-in-law back depends on your ability. If you can’t get Xiao Gu to be with you, then you can only blame yourself for a lack of ability. When it comes to chasing people, your dad has experience. I remember back then…”
Mother Fu began recalling her youth, then called Father Fu over and asked him to share his experience in pursuing people with their son.
There was no way around it; children in this life were all debts owed by the past. Mother Fu had no choice but to work hard and give her son advice to help him get his wish as soon as possible. If he could be with the person he liked, she couldn’t just watch her eldest son stay a bachelor for the rest of his life.
Fu Yanhe listened and took notes. For the first time, he didn’t feel that his father was too long-winded and paid close attention. After hanging up the phone, he still felt that he could have listened longer.
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Gu family villa.
Gu Mingzhi didn’t initially know about the marriage between the Gu family and the Fu family. He had been at a closed training camp for a competition and hadn’t returned to the Gu family until after the competition yesterday.
As soon as he came back, he learned about the marriage between the two families from his father.
Gu Mingzhi was twenty-three years old that year, only three years older than Gu Mingxu and Gu Wenning. He was only three years old when the agreement was made and couldn’t remember much. Thus, Gu Mingzhi never recalled the engagement. If the Fu family hadn’t mentioned this old matter, he wouldn’t have known anything about the engagement.
“Fu Yanhe, President of the Fu Group?”
This wasn’t the first time Gu Mingzhi had heard of Fu Yanhe. Before the closed training camp, he had heard Gu Mingxu mention this person more than once.
At that time, Gu Mingzhi had even investigated, assuming that Fu Yanhe was pursuing Gu Mingxu. Unexpectedly, when he came back from the competition, he found out that the one engaged to the Fu family was actually Gu Wenning. Gu Mingzhi frowned subconsciously.
“With Wenning’s temperament, wouldn’t it be too risky to marry him out to Fu Yanhe? Dad, I think it would be better to let Xiao Xu go.”
Gu Mingzhi believed that Fu Yanhe was interested in Gu Mingxu, and Gu Mingxu’s attitude also suggested his affection for Fu Yanhe. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have mentioned him so often. If there was an engagement, it would be simple and straightforward for Gu Mingxu and Fu Yanhe to be together.
Also, Fu Yanhe was impeccable in terms of family background, appearance, and personality. He was an ideal marriage partner. Unlike many children from wealthy families who only sought pleasure, Gu Mingzhi felt this type of person was deserving of his most beloved brother. He was relatively reliable.
As for the fact that the engagement was originally with Gu Wenning rather than Gu Mingxu, Gu Mingzhi didn’t mind and thought they could go with whichever one was more suitable. Perhaps Fu Yanhe was eager to change the engagement partner, which would work well.
Father Gu sighed softly. “I have thought about that too, but the Fu family specifically asked for Wenning, saying the marriage contract was originally Wenning’s and should only be with him.”
Gu Mingzhi replied indifferently, “That probably won’t work.”
“Dad, I’m leaving now to catch Xiao Xu’s concert.”
Gu Mingxu’s idol boy group had been very popular since their debut. Now, as the group prepared to disband, each member would go solo. The company seized the opportunity to capitalize on the farewell, holding concerts across the country, starting with Beijing.
For this concert, Gu Mingzhi travelled a great distance, hurrying back as soon as the competition ended. After resting for two, he rushed off to the concert.
Father Gu waved his hand, urging him to hurry and not to dawdle, and reminded him to take photos and videos. If he could tolerate the noise, he would have gone to Xiao Xu’s concert himself to support him.
Meanwhile, Gu Mingyan, who often had to work late, left work early at five. Like Gu Mingzhi, he headed out to attend his younger brother Gu Mingxu’s first concert.