At home, Lin Che walked in with Gu Qigang.
Mu Wanqing ran out first. She stumbled and almost fell.
She looked at her husband, who had been away for many years. A moment of sadness and grievance welled up in her heart, and she threw herself into his arms.
For so many years, she had raised these children alone and shouldered the responsibility of the mistress of the family. She had been numbing herself, telling herself that she had a responsibility and could not admit defeat.
Even if her husband was not by her side, she still had children. She had a few sons and their youngest daughter, so she did not allow herself to fall.
However, all the grievances she had suffered all these years finally turned into tears when she saw him.
"Qigang, why did you only come back now … I thought you died outside. I was about to set up a memorial tablet for you, hmph!"
Mu Wanqing looked at his sloppy and old appearance, and her heart was filled with grief.
Gu Qigang's heart also ached. He looked at Mu Wanqing and touched her face with a trembling hand. "I'm sorry …"
He had never let anyone down for so many years, only her …
"If you know you're sorry, then don't leave anymore. If you leave for another ten years, you might only see my bones when you come back. I'm old, and I might not be able to wait another ten years …"
"Wanqing …"
He hugged Mu Wanqing and thought of how she had waited for him for so long …
As he sighed, he heard Gu Xiande's voice from behind.
"You're back."
His dragon head walking stick tapped on the ground.
Gu Qigang wiped away the tears in his eyes and turned to look at his old father.
If he did not come back, he might be the first person he would not see.
However, Gu Qigang moved his lips but did not speak. After a while, he lowered his head and called out, "Father."
"Come in and talk." Gu Xiande looked at the person beside him and said to him.
Gu Qigang also turned to look at Mu Wanqing, smiled, and agreed.
— —
In the room.
Gu Xiande looked at Gu Qigang. "You must have heard by now that Jingming has fallen out with the Grand Council, and the Gu Family is faced with internal and external troubles. Jingze has become the Patriarch, but he is still young. I don't know if he can control these ingrates. And the Yun Family … they know many things about the Gu Family in the past, and they are still a hidden danger. You came back at the right time. You can help Jingze, and you can also secretly help him deal with the Yun Family."
"Father, you are mistaken. I came back just to see my grandson." Gu Qigang said.
Gu Xiande raised his head. "Qigang, you still blame me … But now, our family can live in harmony because I made this choice back then. I don't regret it …"
"That's just a child in swaddling clothes … Father, I don't know if he's alive or dead. It's the pain of my life. You can't make up for it. You don't regret it, but I do. I regret trusting you and letting you see the child first."
Gu Xiande snorted. "Your wife is still outside. Do you dare to tell her? Do you dare to tell Wan Qing that you actually came back with an illegitimate child? That child didn't die, I know. Now that he's floating outside, he's always a worry for the Gu family. We don't know who took the child away, but they might come looking for you at any time. It's been more than thirty years, and that child is also in his thirties. Who knows when he'll come back? At that time, the Gu family will be in turmoil again. You still have the cheek to say that you regret it? You should regret giving birth to an unknown child. I trusted you too much, so after so many years, I actually didn't ask anyone to keep an eye on you. I didn't even know that you gave birth to a child, and Wan Qing's family wasn't someone to be trifled with. Back then, the Gu family wasn't as prosperous as it is now. Can you really explain it to her family? Even if I don't deal with this child, this child will be dealt with by the Mu family! "
Gu Qigang shook his head. "You always have your reasons. I thought I had my reasons. The matters of the Gu family have nothing to do with me. I'll be leaving first."
"You …"
Gu Xiande was so angry that he almost fell to the ground.
It was the servants and his personal bodyguards behind him who quickly hugged Gu Xiande.
Gu Xiande sighed. These descendants …
Each one was more stubborn than the other.
When the time came, he would see how Jingze would deal with these messy family matters!
— —
Lin Che was still waiting outside. She paced back and forth, watching for any movements inside.
Gu Qigang quickly came out of Gu Xiande's room and left with Mu Wanqing.
Lin Che was still waiting. The servant beside her was worried that she would be anxious, so she quickly said, "Madam, please rest for a while. Sir will be here soon."
"No need. Just get me some water to drink."
The servant quickly went to get it. At this moment, she saw that Gu Jingze had finally arrived.
He was walking in quickly. Seeing this, Lin Che stood up and went over to welcome him.
"Gu Jingze, you're finally here."
Gu Jingze looked at Lin Che and came over to hold her. He looked inside and asked, "Where is he?"
"Ah, you mean Dad? He's inside with Mom. "
Hearing this, Gu Jingze thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "They haven't seen each other for many years. Let them chat first."
He pulled Lin Che inside, sorting out his emotions as he walked. Although he looked calm on the surface, Lin Che could feel that he was still different from usual.
She slowly held his hand, wanting to use her strength to tell him that she was on his side. To her, he was not the master of the Gu family, nor was he the high and mighty Gu Jingze. He was just her husband.
Gu Jingze seemed to be able to feel her strength. He looked at her, smiled, and touched her cheek. "Silly, he left when I was sixteen. I'm already used to it."
Lin Che said, "I was really shocked today. Why did Dad appear like this? He looked like a beggar today. He was dirty. I didn't even think who he was until the bodyguard beside me suddenly walked over and knelt down."
Gu Jingze said, "The bodyguards of the Gu family all come from different backgrounds. They belong to whoever they are. They were probably under Father's tutelage, which was why they were so excited. Later, I took in many of Father's men and chose the best of them. Although they were all recorded, I couldn't tell who they were."
Thinking of this, Gu Jingze felt that it was time for Lin Che to have her own men.
Otherwise, these bodyguards were all from different backgrounds, and none of them were under her tutelage. This would be a hidden danger.
He kept this in mind and said to her, "Back then, my father didn't like the rules of the family. As far as I can remember, he didn't care about the family affairs. Every time he went out, he wouldn't come back for more than half a year. When I was sixteen, he watched me take over the company and left. He said that he was going to travel. Because he had the Gu family's funds, he wouldn't really be in dire straits. Even if he seemed to be in dire straits, it was because he didn't want to live a good life. Don't think that he must be suffering outside."
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