"You mean, the man in the white coat is … my father, Gu Xiangwen?" Gu Nianzhi composed herself and couldn't help entering trial mode. She began interrogating Ye Xuan, hoping to get more information from him.
Ye Xuan was still immersed in his memories and regret. He didn't dare look at Gu Nianzhi as he crossed his arms on the coffee table in front of him. Looking down, he nodded slightly. "Yes, it's Uncle Gu. He's a very, very good person. He donates money to our orphanage every year and sponsors me to attend the most expensive boarding school in the United States. "
The tuition for that kind of school was sky-high even for middle-class Americans, but Gu Xiangwen didn't hesitate to sponsor Ye Xuan for seven years.
"You went to the United States when you were 11 and only returned to Barbados when you were 18? You didn't come back even once in between? "Gu Nianzhi asked in confusion and thought it was a bit unbelievable.
Ye Xuan looked up and smiled at her. His deep-set eyes squinted a bit like a certain Hollywood male celebrity with Asian ancestry.
"Yes, I didn't come back even once. That's not a big deal for an orphan. What did you come back for? To visit the orphanage? "Ye Xuan said nonchalantly," Also, my academic schedule was very full. In seven years, I not only finished middle school and high school, but I also finished university. "
It was obvious where he spent his time.
Gu Nianzhi also graduated from university at 18, so she wasn't surprised by Ye Xuan's situation.
She nodded and asked, "Then what does my father do?"
Wearing a white coat? Was he a doctor?
"Uncle Gu was a genius. Everyone called me a genius when I was young, but I knew I couldn't even compare to one of Uncle Gu's toes. Uncle Gu began his MD and PhD studies at the age of 16. Others would take eight years to complete, but he finished it in three. After that, he worked as a resident doctor for two years and became interested in physics. He applied for a PhD in physics from the top-ranked MIT at the age of 20 and graduated in only three years. After he got his PhD in physics, he went to Harvard University to get his PhD in biology. He was only 27 when he received all three PhDs from world-class universities. "
Ye Xuan's face was full of admiration when he talked about Gu Xiangwen. His eyes almost sparkled.
Gu Nianzhi also became more excited as she listened.
This kind of scholar was the same as her!
She was even more certain that she was Gu Xiangwen's biological daughter.
How could Gu Yanran be Gu Xiangwen's biological daughter?
Don't let her dream too beautifully!
Gu Nianzhi couldn't help but laugh. "My father is so amazing, but why did Gu Yanran go to a butler school?"
Ye Xuan froze. "Gu Yanran studied at a butler school?!"
"Yeah, you don't know? If you don't believe me, you can ask her yourself. " Gu Nianzhi spread her palms. She didn't want to waste time on irrelevant people, so she changed the topic and asked excitedly, "Then what kind of person is my father? I've always heard you say that he's very capable, that he's very good at studying, and that he has many inventions and patents. But what kind of person is he? Do you have a picture of him? "
Gu Nianzhi had a strong desire to see what her father looked like.
There was no need to mention the person in a vegetative state on the hospital bed. Gu Nianzhi was now 100% sure that that person wasn't her father, Gu Xiangwen.
However, she had used different methods to search for "Gu Xiangwen," as well as "Kevin Ku." She knew that he had published many papers in academic journals, but none of the journals had published his picture.
Gu Nianzhi had never seen a person who had achieved so much and yet managed to hide it so well.
Why was that?
Gu Nianzhi couldn't understand. She looked at Ye Xuan eagerly, wanting to get more information about Gu Xiangwen from him. She didn't want to know only the dry labels attached to him, such as a scholar, a great inventor, or an invisible tycoon.
Ye Xuan stared at Gu Nianzhi's large, bright eyes. Her eyes were so dark they shone like the brilliant night sky. He only needed to reach out and grasp them, and he would be able to grasp a hand full of starlight.
The adoration and childish admiration on her face infected Ye Xuan, and his voice involuntarily softened. "Uncle Gu is a very good person. He is gentle, generous, kind, and tolerant. I have never seen anyone better than him. He loves his daughter the most, and I have never seen a father who loves his daughter more than him. It's a pity … "
Ye Xuan's mood quickly sank when he thought of the man on the hospital bed who had changed beyond recognition.
He looked down and took out a wallet from his pocket. He took out a four-inch photo from the compartment where he kept his driver's license. "Uncle Gu doesn't like to take photos. This is the only photo I have with Uncle Gu."
Gu Nianzhi's heart was about to jump out of her throat.
She took the photo from Ye Xuan with trembling hands. The first thing she noticed was that the photo had been taken with a disposable Polaroid camera.
The photo paper was a bit old, but the quality was still good. The color hadn't faded, but the color wasn't very bright either. It couldn't be compared to the high-fidelity photo paper of today.
As for the smiling man in the photo …
Gu Nianzhi covered her mouth as tears flowed uncontrollably down her fair cheeks and dripped onto the photo.
She quickly wiped them with a tissue and used her fingers to caress the tall man in the photo. He was wearing a light brown trench coat.
His eyes weren't big, but they were very deep and black. His hair was thick and neatly combed. His tall nose bridge was exactly the same as Gu Nianzhi's. His jaw was square, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly. His eyes revealed a faint smile that was as warm as the sun.
It was obvious at a glance that he was a very tolerant and magnanimous man. He rested one hand on the shoulder of the young boy beside him and smiled quietly at the camera.
His smile was so infectious that Gu Nianzhi could turn her tears into a smile even through the photo paper.
She wiped her tears with the back of her hand and reluctantly returned the photo to Ye Xuan.
Looking up, Ye Xuan felt a sharp pain in his heart when he saw her teary eyes.
He pushed the photo back and said, "This is a photo of your father. You can keep it."
Ye Xuan also carefully looked at Gu Nianzhi and discovered that although her eyes weren't like Gu Xiangwen's, her nose was exactly the same as Gu Xiangwen's. It was straight and elegant, but because Gu Nianzhi was a woman, she was more elegant. Gu Xiangwen was a man, so he was handsome and full of heroic spirit.
Gu Nianzhi shook her head. "This is a souvenir that my father left for you. How can I take it? But if you don't object, I'll retake it, okay? "
This photo was taken with a disposable camera, so there was no negative.
Gu Nianzhi pressed pause on the recording button on her phone and took out the camera on her phone. She aimed it at the photo and used the highest definition mode to take several consecutive shots.
Only then did Ye Xuan put the photo back in his wallet.
Gu Nianzhi used her phone to edit the photo and cropped out Ye Xuan's image from the photo, leaving only Gu Xiangwen. Then she found a photo of herself holding a doll when she was 12 years old and cut out herself. She photoshopped it to where Ye Xuan was standing, right beside Gu Xiangwen.
The 12-year-old Gu Nianzhi was about the same height as the 11-year-old Ye Xuan.
This way, Gu Xiangwen's hand looked like it was resting on her shoulder, and the remade photo was strangely harmonious. It was as if the father and daughter had really taken a photo like this before.
The seven years between the two of them suddenly disappeared, and Gu Nianzhi felt like she had returned to her father's side. She had heard Ye Xuan say that the father who loved his daughter the most …
While Gu Nianzhi was busy working on the photo, Ye Xuan also quietly watched from the side.
He was a bit surprised by Gu Nianzhi's proficiency with the Photoshop software, but the final product she made was practically flawless.
Even he, who was familiar with Yuan Zhao's photos, couldn't see any flaws.
"… Are you only interested in this photo?" Ye Xuan's fingers lightly tapped on the coffee table. "There's something even more important that you don't want to know?"
Gu Nianzhi didn't even look up as she said, "This is the most important thing. What else is more important than this?"
Ye Xuan was very emotional. It turned out that Uncle Gu's daughter really had the same personality as him.
Gu Yanran was completely different. He had realized it before but didn't think too much about it. He only felt pity for Uncle Gu and strengthened his resolve and belief to stay by her side.
Because she was so stupid, without his help, who knew how much of the Gu family's wealth would have been swindled out of them …
Now that the truth was out, he was happy that Uncle Gu had a successor, but he also felt embarrassed and heartbroken for his own stupidity.
Gu Nianzhi treasured the photo and saved it, then encrypted it and locked it in the photo album on her phone.
Ye Xuan also took out his phone and opened an encrypted file to send to Gu Nianzhi's phone.
Gu Nianzhi heard a text message on her phone and opened it to see that it was actually an encrypted file sent by Ye Xuan. She couldn't help but ask in surprise, "How did you know my phone number?"
Ye Xuan looked down at the phone and said dryly, "Gu Yanran told me."
Although Ye Xuan felt guilty towards Gu Nianzhi and hoped that she could get back what belonged to her, the care and affection he had invested in Gu Yanran over the years was not fake. He couldn't bring himself to betray her completely at once, so he still hid what Gu Yanran had done during Gu Nianzhi's trip to Germany.
He knew that if he revealed this, Gu Nianzhi wouldn't just be fighting an inheritance lawsuit with Gu Yanran. Instead, she would be fighting for her life …
Gu Nianzhi's fingers lightly tapped on the phone and asked, "What's the password for the file? What kind of file is this? "
Ye Xuan told her the password and said, "This is the inventory of the Gu family's assets. You can use it as a reference."
Gu Nianzhi's heart skipped a beat. She quickly looked up at Ye Xuan. Her eyes were as bright as stars, and Ye Xuan looked away in shame.
Gu Nianzhi first checked for poison before opening the file.
It was a text file that listed Gu Xiangwen's bank accounts, investment accounts, real estate, antiques, and patent lists. There were hundreds of safety deposit boxes rented from major banks, and she didn't know what was in them. There were also some holding companies registered in the Cayman Islands!
The complicated ownership relationships fully guaranteed the privacy of the largest shareholder.
No wonder they couldn't find any clues about Gu Xiangwen!
The total estimated value of all these assets was as high as 10 billion US dollars four years ago!
What kind of concept was 10 billion US dollars?
Apple, the company with the highest market value on the entire Blue Star, had 70 billion US dollars of free cash flow on its books. It was already more than the cash that the entire US government could freely use.
Yet Gu Xiangwen was able to own one-seventh of Apple's liquid assets in just over 20 years on her own. It was truly astounding.
However, Gu Yanran's generosity was also very shocking. In just seven years, she had squandered or sold nearly 7 billion US dollars of assets!
What kind of squandering speed was this?!
Gu Nianzhi felt her breathing quicken. She gripped her phone tightly as her mind quickly recalled all the past events related to Gu Yanran.
She thought about how she couldn't even bear to donate to charity and wasn't afraid of losing face when she went back on her word. She thought about how she spent money for Prime Minister Tan and his wife to make up for the deficit, and the speed at which she sold all kinds of patents. Gu Nianzhi gradually understood. She angrily slammed the table. "… This b * tch! She actually transferred the assets long ago! "
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