Chapter 255: When Away From Home, Your Identity Is What You Make It
Chapter 255: Chapter 255: When Away From Home, Your Identity Is What You Make It
"That’s great. Just do what you love. Life is short, after all. If you don’t work hard to do the things you want, who knows if you’ll get the chance later."
"We can take a break now." Gu Shengsheng glanced at her watch. "Wang Biao should be here to see me soon."
"We can finish digging this up later."
With that, Gu Shengsheng brushed herself off, her face and clothes dusty, then wiped the faces of Ding Hong and Zhang Xiao.
She had just sat down and poured a cup of hot tea.
When Wang Biao arrived.
He placed the land ownership certificate for the cellar directly on the table. "Miss Gu, a small token of my sincerity. Please accept it."
"I don’t want it." Gu Shengsheng glanced at it. "If I wanted it, you think I couldn’t afford to buy it myself?"
"So, Mr. Wang, are you trying to insult me?"
"..." Wang Biao’s expression shifted from shock to speechlessness. ’No... My attitude is so good, how could she say I’m insulting her?’
He might have done so before, but now? How could he possibly have the audacity!
He quickly said, "Yes, yes, yes!"
"Miss Gu, please don’t say that. I truly respect you from the bottom of my heart."
"Because of you, I’ve gone through the hardest time of my life."
Gu Shengsheng took a sip of tea. "There is no ’hardest time,’ only ’harder.’"
"Mr. Wang, when you feel like you can’t get through today, tomorrow will only be more miserable."
Wang Biao: "..."
’Miss Gu’s words are truly venomous. She doesn’t leave any room for dignity!’
At this, he gave a bitter smile. "But I really have no other choice."
"Miss Gu, since I’ve come to you, I’m naturally fully prepared."
"Don’t be so quick to refuse me. I believe I have a reason you can’t refuse. Regarding that young girl from Beijing City you were worried about, Chen Yuxi... we’ve already invited her over."
"We didn’t lay a hand on her or threaten her. She’s perfectly fine."
Wang Biao was genuinely sincere when he said this.
For some reason, the last time he saw Gu Shengsheng, his entire being screamed, "I’m the king of the world!"
But now, he exuded a different aura—one of worldly weariness and pain.
He had truly been tormented enough.
Ding Hong: "...!"
Zhang Xiao: "...!"
’Sister Gu is truly a goddess.’
Lately, the two young women, Zhang Xiao and Ding Hong, had been wracking their brains for a way to help Gu Shengsheng accomplish her goals.
’But now... everything is falling into place effortlessly? These people are practically serving themselves up on a platter for Gu Shengsheng!’
’And they’re even worried she won’t accept!’
And in Ding Hong and Zhang Xiao’s eyes, all they had seen Gu Shengsheng do these past few days was eat and sleep normally.
’How did it feel like the world outside had been turned upside down?’
’Sister Gu is simply divine.’
Gu Shengsheng, however, had no idea the two young women had deified her to such an extent.
She looked at Wang Biao and said, "Mr. Wang, if you had been this willing before, you wouldn’t have had to take so many detours."
"But now, I don’t need any of this. Because even if you hadn’t come to me, Yu Xi would have been rescued anyway."
"Everything you’re doing now is because you have no other choice. So why should I accept an offer born from your desperation?"
Gu Shengsheng countered.
Wang Biao had previously thought Gu Shengsheng was clueless, hoping he could profit from the information gap.
’But now that I think about it, this Gu Shengsheng knows everything... How is this possible?’
"So, Miss Gu, just tell me what you need!"
"I don’t want to die. Right now, I’m completely at your mercy. You and your husband planned this, didn’t you!"
Gu Shengsheng said, "Perhaps you should first try to contact your good brother, Zhai Mi. See if he’s still by your side."
Wang Biao said, "I trust him. We’ve been through so much over the years. The reason I was willing to be the legal representative was because I truly saw him as my brother."
After he said this, Gu Shengsheng smiled.
"But I can’t get through to him." She waved the phone in her hand.
Wang Biao was astonished. "I have a signal jammer installed here. It’s the best signal jammer! There’s no way you could use your phone to do anything!"
"How is your phone working?"
Gu Shengsheng said, "Oh, this? I helped the National Security Bureau before, so I have a dedicated satellite signal. It just so happens to come in handy here."
"Do I need to report to you when I use my satellite signal?"
"..." Wang Biao’s legs went weak. "N-no, no, I don’t want to know."
The more one knew about things related to the National Security Bureau, the more dangerous it was.
He just wanted to get rich quick, not get himself tangled up in this mess.
Then, Wang Biao started to grow restless. "That damn assistant, why isn’t he here yet! Didn’t I tell him to bring Chen Yuxi over?"
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Little did he know, after speaking with Chen Yuxi, his assistant had put her in a taxi and then immediately resigned.
He didn’t want to stay in this death-trap of a company for another second. He had to quit right away.
Chen Yuxi sat alone in the back seat of the taxi, her face expressionless.
The driver had a greasy expression. He looked at her and said, "Hey, little lady, ever been in love?"
"You don’t seem to smile much, looking so serious all day. A boyfriend break your heart?"
"No," Chen Yuxi replied, forcing out the single word.
"Aww, come on. What’s there to hide? Talk to me. I’m a love guru. I can tell just by looking at you, your love life is a mess. You’re not suited for dating guys your own age. You need someone older."
"Preferably a middle-aged man, like me."
Chen Yuxi clenched her hands, gritting her teeth.
She was scared, scared of men like this. Every time she saw that disgusting look in their eyes, she remembered all the sleazy encounters, all the different men.
Everything that happened back in the village.
’I don’t understand. I just wanted to come here and do charity work, why did all this messed-up stuff have to happen?’
’Why is even doing charity work like this here?’
’I really feel like there’s nothing left in this world for me. I just want to jump out of this car and end it all.’
Then, she remembered what Sister Gu had said. ’Yu Xi, do you know what a loser is?’
’A loser is someone who runs away. Since you want to move past this, since you want to be with your family, you have to fight your way out.’
’Not by running away or sulking.’
’You have to fight, to win, only then can you struggle for a new future...’
No one knew her past. When you were out in the world, you defined who you were.
Chen Yuxi hugged herself, struggling to regain her composure.
The driver pressed on, "Hey, little girl, is something bothering you? Let your uncle here help you relieve some stress?"
"No. I’ve been into killing people lately. Whenever I see something that bleeds, I get the urge to kill."
Chen Yuxi’s tone was already cold, and paired with that sentence, the driver slammed on the brakes.