Lin Che nodded. He looked at Gu Xiande and followed him inside.
Gu Xiande's study looked very grand. It was ancient in color, and the tall bookshelves were filled with all kinds of books.
Gu Xiande sat down and waved for Lin Che to sit as well.
He looked at Lin Che and said, "Don't be nervous. I called you here to give you this wedding present. Although you've been married for so long, a wedding is still a happy occasion, isn't it?"
A box was handed to Lin Che. Lin Che was stunned. She took the box and opened it. There was a jade pendant inside.
It looked like an ancient pendant, and it looked very grand at first glance. Coupled with Gu Xiande's identity, Lin Che was sure that this thing was very valuable.
"Grandpa, this …" Lin Che wanted to ask what this was and whether it was very valuable. She was worried that it would be difficult for her to hold something too valuable since she was so careless.
Gu Xiande said, "This is something left behind by Jingze's grandmother. Your mother-in-law has one, and now you have one too."
"Ah?"
Gu Xiande looked at her and said, "Little Che, I like you very much. You're such a sweet girl, and you're unrestrained. You bring a lot of fun to the family. I know you're a good girl, but …"
Lin Che's heart sank for no reason.
Looking at Gu Xiande made her feel uncomfortable.
Gu Xiande said, "But you've seen what your mother-in-law is like. You're different from your mother-in-law. She grew up in this environment, so after she married Jingze's father, she naturally helped me take care of this family. Little Che, Grandpa wants to ask you, are you confident that you can take care of the entire Gu family with your mother-in-law?"
"I …" Lin Che had never thought that she would have to do these things. Of course, she wasn't as capable as Mu Wanqing, and she wouldn't do these things.
Gu Xiande looked at Lin Che and smiled at her. "Little Che, you're not suitable for Jingze."
Lin Che's heart trembled.
Gu Xiande shook his head and said, "If the Gu family was an ordinary family, or if Jingze was not Jingze, but Jingyu or Jingming, and you didn't care about anything and just did your best to be Mrs. Gu, that would have been fine. However, Jingze has the responsibility of the entire Gu family on his shoulders. I've taught him to be responsible for the entire Gu family since he was young, so for this purpose, he has to be absolutely rational and not be swayed by his emotions. Back then, I had already seen some signs of Mo Huiling, but fortunately, after fighting with me for a while, he understood his position, so he didn't stubbornly rebel to the end."
Lin Che leaned back a little uneasily and looked at Gu Xiande.
Gu Xiande then shook his mind, "When your mother-in-law came to tell me that you and Jingze had sex in secret, I only wanted to kill two birds with one stone, so I forced him to marry you. Little Che, you're a good girl, but you'll only drag him down."
"Grandpa." Lin Che looked at Gu Xiande and said with slight disappointment, "I thought you were Gu Jingze's good grandfather, but now I'm really disappointed in you."
Gu Xiande was stunned. She actually spoke to him like this?
Lin Che said, "Killing two birds with one stone … Grandpa, did you want me to marry Gu Jingze, break up Gu Jingze and Mo Huiling, and find a woman for him that he couldn't possibly like, so that he could rationally become the Gu family's puppet?"
Gu Xiande's eyes narrowed even more.
Lin Che smiled. "Grandpa, you're right. I'm not worthy of Gu Jingze. I also feel that my identity, my background, my character, and my education are not worthy of him. However, you're not worthy of Gu Jingze either. He's a very good person, but you're a very bad grandfather."
"You …"
Lin Che said, "Since Grandpa has already failed once, you still haven't learned your lesson, and you still don't understand that a person's fate can't be arranged. Arranging fate is God's job, not Grandpa's. So if Grandpa wants Gu Jingze's life to go according to your wishes, that's impossible. Without me, there's another woman who can make Gu Jingze feel warmth, so the one who's dragging him down isn't me, it's you. It's you who makes him feel that the world is very cold and cold, so he's easily attracted to warmer things, because that's something that doesn't exist in his life. I make him feel warmth, so he wants to be with me. All of this, I think, maybe it's not because I'm good, but because his life is too terrible. It's like a child who has never eaten candy, and when someone gives him a piece of candy, he thinks he's in heaven, but it's just a piece of candy. I'm terrible, but Grandpa, you should also reflect on yourself."
"You … Lin Che, get out!"
Lin Che took a deep breath and stood up. "Grandpa, don't be too angry. I'm not good enough for Gu Jingze, and I won't do anything. But at least at this time, I should stand up for our relationship, so that I can be worthy of Gu Jingze's kindness to me."
The corner of Gu Xiande's eyes trembled as he looked at Lin Che.
He had always thought that she was a little girl who didn't know how to resist, but he was wrong.
He said, "Get out, get out now!"
Lin Che bowed, looked at Gu Xiande, and walked out.
She might not be able to win against these experienced people, but she couldn't give up so easily, could she?
Moreover, what she said was from the bottom of her heart. Grandpa had gone too far by saying that to Gu Jingze. What did he take Gu Jingze for?
Was the Gu family important, but Gu Jingze himself wasn't important?
He was a human after all, not a tool.
Who was born to be the head of a family? Who couldn't have their own love life when they were born?
But … she did know that she was indeed dragging Gu Jingze down.
— —
In the room, Gu Xiande was a little confused by what he had said.
He was in the wrong, he knew that, but …
The Gu family had always been like this. He was old and couldn't go on. He knew that his health was getting worse and worse, and if something were to happen to Jingze at this time …
He wouldn't be able to die in peace.
Subconsciously, he had a premonition that Lin Che would become Gu Jingze's weak spot.
And as the head of the Gu family, he couldn't have a weak spot.
He held onto the door and suddenly started coughing violently.
Behind him, the doctor hurried in. "Old Master, the wind from the window is too strong. It's not good for your health. Please come in."
Gu Xiande waved his hand. "I know that my illness can't be cured. You don't have to waste your effort to let me recover."
"Old Master, what are you saying …"
"But I can't die yet. No matter how much money I have to spend, let me hang on. I'll live as long as I can!"
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