Chapter 295: Righteously Settling a Personal Grudge
Chapter 295: Chapter 295: Righteously Settling a Personal Grudge
Little Red Carp’s eyes blazed with fury. She glared at Li Gongming, and just as she was about to use a Spell to punish the scumbag, a commanding voice sounded from behind them.
"Causing trouble in the streets? Arrest them all." Gu Qingyu’s voice drifted from a car. His gaze landed on Li Gongming’s face for a split second before passing over him, as if he hadn’t seen him at all.
’Gu Qingyu had no respect for Li Gongming. The man was a total waste. Did he really think he could win the support of the major families for the Li family just by messing around with women?’
’Absolutely not! Gu Qingyu was certain of it.’
In moments, Gu Qingyu’s team of bodyguards had seized Li Gongming and his two men, shoving them into a vehicle.
Hua Yulin walked up to Gu Qingyu and said, "Elder Gu, Li Gongming was harassing my sister-in-law. He wouldn’t let her leave even after I arrived, so I was forced to take action."
"Mm," Gu Qingyu nodded. "Then you should go along as well to explain the situation. We can’t have anyone saying I’m biased."
"Yes, Elder Gu." After speaking, Hua Yulin got into the car. However, he wasn’t shoved inside but was courteously invited, a stark contrast to how Li Gongming was treated.
Li Gongming fumed, "Gu Qingyu, you’re abusing your power to settle a personal grudge!"
Gu Qingyu merely glanced at Li Gongming, not bothering to waste a single word on him. The only person in the Li family qualified to speak with him was their patriarch.
’This Li Gongming was far too insignificant to be worthy of his time.’
Seeing Gu Qingyu ignore him, Li Gongming felt the sting of utter contempt and grew even more furious. But then he suddenly thought of something and inexplicably brightened, laughing as he said, "Old Man Gu, you don’t have much longer to live. This young master won’t waste time arguing with a dead man."
’Idiot.’
’Fool.’
’He’d been "poisoned" for a year and a half, yet here he was, alive and well. And the Li family still thought he was on death’s door.’
’Fine, he would be sure to let the Li family have their wish. He, this "dying man," would live for at least another thirty years. He’d just have to wait and see how much dumber the Li family could get.’
"Get in the car," Gu Qingyu said, looking at Zhao Nuanyue and Little Red Carp.
Little Red Carp and Zhao Nuanyue got into Gu Qingyu’s car and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Elder Gu, did I cause trouble for you?" Zhao Nuanyue asked cautiously. With the current situation so chaotic, she didn’t want a nobody like her to cause problems for someone of his standing.
Gu Qingyu turned his head, looked at Little Red Carp, and reached out to hug her. "Trouble isn’t something you cause," he said softly. "It’s something that comes looking for you. You’re just a young woman; what kind of trouble could you possibly stir up? Li Gongming is harassing you for no other reason than to embarrass Xiaohua and put him down a notch."
"Ah?" Zhao Nuanyue was taken aback. "He did say something like that just now. I feel like it’s not just business disagreements between Li Gongming and Hua; it seems like there’s a personal grudge, too."
"Heh," Gu Qingyu chuckled. "Yes, the personal grudge runs very deep. From a young age, Yu Sen was the model child that parents wished for—excelling in every way, a junior highly regarded by many. Li Gongming is talented in his own right, but he was constantly being outshone by Yu Sen, forced to be his foil. It twisted his heart."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Nuanyue had a moment of sudden understanding.
"So that’s how it is!" Zhao Nuanyue shook her head. "Sigh. I’ll have to be more careful in the future. By the way, Elder Gu, you were already here this morning. What brings you back this afternoon?"
"I finished my business, so I thought I’d come check again," Gu Qingyu said softly. "I was still thinking about it and couldn’t rest easy."
’Zhao Nuanyue finally understood. In her past life, so many people had been jealous of Hua Yusen, not just because of his own capabilities, but also because of Elder Gu’s patronage.’
After speaking, Gu Qingyu noticed some dirt on Little Red Carp’s face. He took out a handkerchief to wipe it clean and said, "Little Red Carp had a hard time today, too."
"It doesn’t hurt! I’m wearing lots of clothes, and when I fell, I covered my head and rolled, so it didn’t hurt at all," Little Red Carp said with a laugh. "But I saw that Sister’s hand is cut. We have to get it bandaged at the hospital."
"Sigh. From now on, I’ll assign two bodyguards to stay by your side," Gu Qingyu said. "Before, when Hua Yusen hadn’t woken up, perhaps those people didn’t think you mattered. But things are different now. Once Yu Sen wakes up, they won’t be able to touch him, so they’ll come after you." Gu Qingyu continued slowly, "You are Yu Sen’s weakness, so don’t refuse. This is for your own good, and for Yu Sen’s as well."
’Being harassed by Li Gongming time and again, cornered by Guo Dongmei, and having to guard against the sporadic appearances of Wang Lianhua and others had made Zhao Nuanyue understand. Here in Jincheng City, she had to rely on outside help to protect herself and her younger siblings. She didn’t want to resort to having Little Red Carp use up all her Mana to fight off villains every time trouble arose.’
’Her heart ached for the little girl; she couldn’t bear to see Little Red Carp go through so much.’
"Thank you, Elder Gu," Zhao Nuanyue said gratefully. "I really do need bodyguards. Yesterday, my step-grandmother and step-sister actually found my house by Qingya Lake. They’ll definitely make trouble for me if they see me. Nuanyang goes to work every day now, and I’m here alone with Little Red Carp. If they decide to get physical, I really can’t fight them off."
"Heh, yes, you really can’t fight them," Gu Qingyu said with a nod. "But with two bodyguards around, you won’t have to be afraid of them anymore."
Zhao Nuanyue nodded and smiled. "Yes. They’re truly rotten to the core."
"Beat the bad guys! Beat them up!" Little Red Carp chanted, clenching her little fists and speaking in a piping, childish voice.
"Haha, Little Red Carp is a tough one," Gu Qingyu laughed. "If they bully your sister, you hit them hard! Once you’ve beaten them into being afraid, they won’t dare to try again."
When they arrived at the hospital, Hua Zhiqiang was very pleased to see Elder Gu had come again.
But when he heard that Hua Yulin had gotten into a fight with Li Gongming and they had both been taken away, he rushed off to check on the situation, determined not to let his son get the short end of the stick.
Feng Wanru was also worried, so she followed her husband. Only Gu Qingyu, Zhao Nuanyue, and Sun Haoran, who had rushed over from Immortal Grass Hall, remained in the hospital room.
Little Red Carp glanced around furtively, then walked over to Hua Yusen’s bedside. She pinched one of his fingers and channeled a bit of vitality into him so that he could wake up sooner.
’Little Red Carp understood. In this modern society where she couldn’t use her Mana freely, the only person who could truly protect her sister, Zhao Nuanyue, was Hua Yusen. Therefore, only by waking Hua Yusen up could her sister be better protected.’
’After all, it was for Hua Yusen’s sake that her sister was now getting bodyguards.’
"Brother-in-law, it’s me, Little Red Carp! Someone’s bullying my sister! You need to wake up right now, chase away the bad guys, and protect her!" Little Red Carp’s voice rang out in the hospital room. "Sister is super pretty, and lots of people like her. If you keep lazing around and don’t wake up, you’ll regret it later!"
Zhao Nuanyue was dumbfounded, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. ’What on earth is Little Red Carp saying in front of Elder Gu!’