Chapter 264: Chapter Two-Hundred and Sixty-Four: Fallen Ill
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“You remember Gao Bei, don’t you?” Tan Ning stated with a cold smile, and Yun Liu’s expression darkened.
Tan Ning hurriedly said, “Ding Pei may be muddle-headed, but she’s quite capable. The way she dealt with Gao Bei was truly brilliant, but she was just a little unlucky; who would’ve expected a woman who ‘went missing’ like that could come back?”
She continued, “That Gao Bei must have had help from someone high up if you ask me. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have been able to return even if she had nine lives, causing Ding Pei’s plan to backfire on herself. That woman’s escape was simply a miracle.”
Yun Liu was silent; she didn’t want to think about Ding Pei. She murmured,
“You mean… to make that woman disappear?”
“How would Gu Fei’s crisis be resolved otherwise? That woman’s existence will always be a stain on Gu Fei’s reputation, and if that stain remains, Gu Fei will become a ticking time bomb that might blow up at any time. Gu Fei’s protected by his entire family, so naturally, he’ll be fine—but you won’t. Every time Gu Fei ‘explodes,’ you’ll also be implicated. We can’t possibly spend all our time and effort constantly cleaning up after him,” Tan Ning analyzed.
Yun Liu frowned. Tan Ning noticed and remarked, “The Gu family probably has that woman under control and hidden away somewhere now. Don’t worry. I’ll ask around. You should keep the idea in mind, and when the opportunity arises, you can subtly suggest it to Madam Bai Jie; if she does consider it, then great. We can’t be as stupid as Ding Pei and do it ourselves.”
Yun Liu nodded almost imperceptibly.
Bai Jie had fallen ill, and her daughters were all busy showing their concern, so Gu Fei—the main culprit of her current condition—also had to remain by her side.
Bai Jie was so angry that she’d come down with a fever. She had a slight cough, didn’t have much energy, and looked haggard, but her mental health was fine. She’d instructed her daughters to absolutely not let Chang Hui’s branch of the family know she was sick. Otherwise, her illness would definitely worsen if her sisters-in-law came to visit her.
“Did you give your dad a call?” Bai Jie asked Gu Rou.
Gu Rou quickly nodded. “I did. Dad tells you to take good care of yourself. He’ll rush over once he’s finished his work.”
That immediately caused Bai Jie to panic and set her off coughing again. “Who told you to *cough* inform him I was sick? *Cough*”
Gu Rou glared at Gu Fei, who was standing at the side. “I didn’t dare tell Dad about Gu Fei!”
Bai Jie got even angrier and coughed even harder. “Not that! I wanted *cough* *cough!* I wanted you to tell him… about your great-uncle Gu Bei!” Bai Jie coughed violently after she finally managed to get her sentence out.
“I did, I did,” Gu Rou hurriedly placated. Gu Wan rubbed and patted her mother’s back, and Bai Jie’s breath evened.
“What did he say about it?” she inquired.
“Dad said to leave it for now and deal with it when he comes over,” Gu Rou hastily answered.
Bai Jie leaned against her pillow and took a few deep breaths, looking worried. Gu Fei couldn’t help but interject, “Mom, don’t worry so much about it. Great-Uncle Gu Bei was just saying that; he probably didn’t mean anything by it. There’s no way he would give all his assets to someone completely unrelated!”
Bai Jie glared at him and snapped, “This is all your fault!”
Gu Fei was both annoyed and amused by that. “What’s this got to do with me?! Mom, don’t make such a fuss, okay? And you guys! Don’t cause any more trouble! The Shi family wouldn’t have fallen out with us if it weren’t for you all. I almost had Shi Xiu in the bag, but you guys had to go and make a scene. Thanks to you, I got exposed, and now you’re all giving me dirty looks because of it. How’s that fair? You women are just so unreasonable!”
Gu Rou threw the cushion beside her at her brother. “You’re one to talk! That
Du Juan is still at my place!”
Gu Fei shut his mouth at that. Bai Jie rubbed her temples, and Gu Xiang, her youngest daughter, quickly came over to massage her head.
“Is the child in that woman’s stomach really yours?” she asked Gu Fei calmly.
Gu Fei started up and exclaimed, “I don’t know! She didn’t say she was pregnant when I broke up with her!”
Seeing his attitude, Gu Xiang couldn’t help but chide, “Oh, have a heart, will you? She said she’d been with you for five years! Five years! How many five years does a woman have, Gu Fei? She’s truly unlucky to be with a b*stard like “Gu Xiang, you’re my sister, so why are you siding with her?” Gu Fei cried out. “I’m your younger brother; how could you speak for an outsider? I don’t know whose child she’s carrying. Why don’t you guys let her give birth? Then, you can do a paternity test; if the child is mine, I’ll take responsibility for them. If the baby’s not mine, then it’ll prove my innocence! Well?! What do you think of the idea?”
His four sisters didn’t say anything and looked toward their mother. Bai Jie also fell silent. She gave the idea some thought. ‘ What our Gu family lacks the most is children—boys, to be exact! IfDu Juan is really pregnant with our familys child and it turns out to be a boy, then at least we wouldn’t have to worry about our lack of descendants or the family fortune being divided up and given to the branch families..’
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