Chapter 357: Brother and Sister Time is Urgent

March 31st, Thursday, Sinan Mansion.

“Sister, something is wrong. How come Sheng Gu’s affairs have been exposed again?”

In the evening, Gu Zhun pushed open the door, walked over hurriedly and said to his sister.

Gu Li closed the “Current Monthly Scripture”, leaned back on the sofa, yawned and said lazily: “The Gong family and the Ye family are about to have their brains blown, isn’t it normal for these trivial matters of mine to be brought up again?”

“But our family affairs have finally settled down. If we bring this up again…” Gu Zhun sat opposite her and said solemnly, “Won’t that just add pressure to you?”

“It doesn’t matter. It doesn’t matter this little bit.” Gu Li looked calm, as if he had expected this matter.

Ever since the “ME” incident became more and more controversial and the Ye family was dismissed, the Gong family has been forced into a dilemma.

Gu Li knew more about this matter than the outside world. Many people outside still thought that “ME” was backed by the multinational group Constanly. Even if it was in a financial crisis, there would be someone to help cover it. At worst, they could just abandon the car to save the driver and let Gong Ming go to jail!
But Gu Li knew that the current situation was that it would be difficult for the Constanly Group to get out, otherwise the fire would immediately burn down the entire Gong family. But they had to get out because according to the current development of the situation, the Ye family would most likely direct the fire towards Constanly. It was only a matter of time, so they were in a dilemma now.

Now that the financial loopholes of Shenggu have been exposed, and she, the heir of Shenggu, was once the financial director of “ME” and was also the girlfriend closely bound to the eldest son of the Ye family, it is hard not to suspect that this crisis of “ME” was not a plot prepared by the Ye family long ago.

Gu Li now truly understands what it means to pay for what you have done. Her love story with Gu Yuan was as sensational as it was now.

Her relationship with Gu Yuan had always been aboveboard. The incident at the Ye family’s engagement ceremony had become one of the most popular gossip events in Shanghai. One disregarded the family’s reputation, while the other disregarded her personal reputation… Well, Gu Li’s photos had received quite a lot of views on gossip websites.

So now that Sheng Gu’s financial problems have been exposed, even if she stays at home, she has been dragged into the “ME” affairs.

Gu Li could guess without even thinking that this was the Gong family’s counterattack against the Ye family. Since they were losing ground on the battlefield of “ME”, they might as well attack Wei to save Zhao and open up a new battlefield on the Ye family’s side. Now the Ye family has also begun to be embroiled in a scandal and its stock price has begun to fluctuate. Let’s see if they can still use all their energy to deal with the Gong family.

Well, after all, after Gu Li, it was Gu Yuan who became the financial director of “ME”, and then there were these financial problems. Who would believe that this had nothing to do with the Ye family?
All the unfair business competition, commercial espionage, vicious competition methods, etc., were thrown at the Ye family.

However, Gu Li knew that at present this was just a means for the Gong family to muddy the waters and delay time, but the problem was that the Ye family seemed to be delaying time along with the Gong family, and no one knew what they were delaying for?
The only thing that made her uncomfortable was that after the fight between the two families, it seemed that she would be the first to die.

This is also why Gu Zhun rushed over here in a hurry.

“Sister, if you continue like this, you will really go to jail.” Gu Zhun looked into his sister’s eyes anxiously.

Gu Li smiled and said, “It’s okay, I have my own arrangements.”

“You pretended to be sick last time and got away with it for so long. Do you want to pretend to be sick again this time?”

When Gu Li heard his brother mention this, he began to get annoyed: “I said it’s okay, so don’t ask so many questions!”

“But……”

“Have you finished everything I asked you to do?” Gu Zhun wanted to say something but was interrupted by Gu Li.

Seeing this, Gu Zhun could only sigh and handed her the documents he brought: “It’s done. These are the specific materials for hiding the inheritance, and the shares have been transferred to your name.”

“Yeah.” Gu Li nodded, picked up the materials and began to look through them quietly.

Gu Zheng was still anxious. Seeing that his elder sister didn’t say anything, he couldn’t help but say, “Sister, you don’t really want to take on all the responsibilities, do you? Sheng Gu’s financial problems are obviously not your fault. You don’t have to take on all the responsibilities.”

Gu Li raised his head upon hearing this, looked at his brother and smiled, “Why? Are you worried about me?”

“Isn’t that nonsense? The first thing I said when I came in was worry!” Gu Zhun said unhappily, and then his expression became worried again, “I was a little worried when you asked me to transfer all the shares to you. If you hadn’t forced me to do it, I would never agree to it.”

“It was just to scare you, but you turned around anyway?” Gu Li said indifferently.

“What’s with the blood in the trash can?”

The younger brother’s words were like a bolt from the blue. Gu Li, who was holding the document, froze on the spot, and his pupils suddenly dilated.

“I know you’re worried about this and can’t sleep, but if you keep going like this, you’ll collapse before the court’s verdict comes out.”

“…”

The appearance of her brother gradually became clear in her eyes. After she came to her senses, Gu Li just stared at him blankly, and then heard him continue: “Sister, why don’t you go to the hospital for a physical examination? At worst, you can sell the things to fill the hole. Health is the most important thing.”

“…” Gu Li was silent for a moment and then shook her head. Without waiting for her brother to speak again, she took the initiative to say, “It’s okay. I’ve already been to the hospital. I was just anxious and the hospital has prescribed some medicine. I just need to rest well now.”

“We can’t just drag it on like this.” Gu Zhun didn’t doubt this too much, because he himself had been so anxious during this period that he felt a tightness in his chest and his hair was falling out. His sister was under even more pressure than him, and she was a girl, so it was possible that she would vomit blood due to anxiety.

So he brought up the idea again: “Sister, how about selling this hidden inheritance to the Gong family?”

Gu Li smiled and said, “The Gong family can hardly protect themselves now, so how can they care about us?”

“Then… just sell your assets and pay off your debts yourself. There’s still time.”

That’s too late.

Gu Li looked down at the document in his hand, his eyes becoming a little dazed.

If it weren’t for the current situation with “ME”, she might still have made it in time, but the current situation could not give her more time.

Even if she could come up with the money to fill the hole, what would it matter? The call from the hospital was like a death warrant. Since she would not live much longer, what was the point of paying off the debt?

It would be better to keep the money. It would cost more than 200 million to fill the gap when she is alive, but if she makes preparations in advance, even if the assets are liquidated by the court after her death, only 200 million will be recovered, and she can keep the remaining money for other purposes.

Gu Zhun, who didn’t know that his sister didn’t have much time left, still looked at her expectantly, and Gu Li pretended to think about it and nodded:

“I know. I’ve been thinking about it.”

I have lived for more than twenty years, and there are only a few people who are worthy of my care, and there are only a few people who I need to compensate. I should always be prepared.

For some reason, Gu Li thought of his dead father.

Although my father died in a car accident, his will had been prepared long ago. Now I have to do the same thing as my father, and I finally understand him a little better.

“Sister, don’t delay too long. Time waits for no one.” Gu Zhun reminded again.

Gu Li looked at his brother after hearing this, and suddenly laughed and changed the subject: “Gu Zhun, did you hate Dad and me a lot in the past?”

“…”

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere between the brother and sister became slightly awkward. Gu Zhun didn’t know why his elder sister asked him this. Ever since the two of them recognized each other as relatives, they had tacitly agreed not to mention this topic.

After a long silence, Gu Li smiled and said, “Actually, I’ve always wanted to ask you, but I didn’t because I was afraid you would be unhappy.”

She paused for a moment, then continued, “It’s okay, just treat it as me making small talk. If you don’t want to talk, forget it.”

“Your way of forcing people to speak is both low-class and annoying.” Gu Zhun curled his lips and retorted, but then he sighed and said, “But you succeeded. Well, I say, I really hate it.”

Gu Li smiled. This answer did not surprise her, so she continued to look at her brother and listened to what he said.

“I am your younger brother, but not much younger than you. But your father brought you to his side, while I am just an illegitimate child who cannot be seen in public.” Gu Zhun spoke in a very calm tone, as if he was telling some insignificant story.

“Don’t you think it’s strange? In those TV dramas, the plots are all about rich men favoring sons over daughters. Logically, the son should be the one who is with him, but why am I the one who is thrown aside?”

“When I was little, I didn’t know I had a sister. I thought I was an only child. My father gave me the impression that he was a busy man with work who had little time to spend with me. I never suspected that I had a sister by his side.”

“Then when did you start to doubt it?” Gu Li asked softly.

“I forgot.” Gu Zhun smiled carefreely, “Maybe it’s because my father is often absent from the parent-teacher conferences at school that made me suspicious. Children always wonder if their parents have another child somewhere else because they are often not around, right?”

Gu Li nodded. Although she had never thought about it that way, she had heard people talk about it.

“It’s just that other children’s fantasies are false, but what I think is true.” Gu Zhun said that he had forgotten it, but how could he really forget such a thing?
“Dad has been hiding it very well and hasn’t revealed any flaws, but he still overlooked one thing and let me know that you are also his child.” When Gu Zhun said this, he couldn’t help laughing.

Gu Li raised his eyebrows and asked curiously, “What’s the matter? Did Dad leave the photo of me and him with you? Or did he mention me when he was drunk?”

“Neither.” Gu Zhun shook his head, then smiled and said, “Have you forgotten? You were the top scorer in science in your class.”

“…”

Gu Li looked surprised. She never expected that it was her excellence that led to her father’s lies being exposed. Gu Zhun leaned on the sofa, staring at the ceiling and continued, “Didn’t you expect that? Dad didn’t expect that he had kept it a secret for so long, and he had missed this.”

“and then?”

“What could happen next? Do you think I would get angry and question Dad, and then throw a tantrum and give up on myself?” Gu Zhun sighed, “I told you that I had suspected it a long time ago, and I had thought about it a lot. Naturally, I had this assumption in my mind, and I had already been angry. When I asked Dad, he admitted it very straightforwardly.”

“Besides, Dad is so rich. Is his story rare among rich people? From childhood to adulthood, apart from spending very little time with me and being a little strict with me, he has never treated me badly in terms of material things. You can even say that he is exceptionally generous to me.”

“…”

Gu Li felt a little heavy-hearted. Listening to her brother talking about these things so calmly, her nose suddenly felt a little sour. Finally, she took a deep breath and said, “Then you…are quite precocious.”

“Precocious? Not really. When I was little, my father was often away from home, so I did try to get him to pay more attention to me by skipping classes and fighting. But this didn’t have any effect other than making him frown when he saw me.” Gu Zhun raised his head from the sofa and looked at his elder sister in front of him. “Since this doesn’t work, I might as well study hard. When I study, these things will disappear from my mind.”

“To my surprise, my dad actually paid more attention to me after I started studying hard. But by then, I really didn’t think about those things much anymore. I even felt a little free.”

“Later, when I learned that you were my sister who was the top scholar, I understood why my father’s attitude had changed. Since his daughter was so outstanding, his son naturally couldn’t be too embarrassed.”

Gu Li wanted to laugh, but couldn’t. After moving his lips a few times, he asked, “Why didn’t you come to me if you knew?”

“That’s not necessary.” Gu Zhun smiled easily, “I hated you at the time, but I also thought you were amazing, the top scholar. Tsk tsk, I even felt a little inferior at the time.”

“Do you find it weird? I should just be hating you, why should I feel inferior? Actually, I also find it weird. Maybe I was really stupid because of studying too much. I was holding my breath and wanted to get the top score, but unfortunately I failed.”

“Then I went to study abroad with this feeling of hatred and inferiority towards you, thinking that I would come back to find you after surpassing you somewhere else. But you know the result. Before I could start my revenge plan, my father had a car accident before I finished college, so I had to rush back.”

“Then why did you come back to help me?” Gu Li looked at the hidden inheritance in his hand, “Wouldn’t it be better to take the inheritance and leave or to take advantage of me?”

“Oh! I did have this thought.” Gu Zhun sighed and admitted it directly.

After a moment of silence in the living room, Gu Zhun’s voice sounded faintly again, “But later I found out that you are my only relative in this world.”

Gu Li couldn’t hold back her tears. Even though she tried her best to keep her eyes open, she couldn’t stop them from flowing. Gu Zhun continued to smile and said, “And then I saw what kind of mess Dad left behind. It was basically all on you. Even if it was revenge, Dad had already done it for me.”

“So you came to see me half a year later?” Gu Li asked, wiping away her tears.

Gu Zhun nodded: “I think it’s not bad to have a sister, and I can’t just watch Dad’s company being taken away by someone else, right?”

“I’m sorry… I can’t keep it.” Sheng Gu’s matter has always been a thorn in Gu Li’s heart. After hearing his brother’s words, he felt even more guilty.

“It’s nothing. It’s been so long, and I’ve figured it out. Dad is a scumbag. He left me some rotten land and left you a hole.” Gu Zhun shook his head and smiled bitterly, “The most important thing for us is to jump out of this hole as soon as possible.”

“Yeah.” Gu Li sniffed his nose and let out a long sigh, “I should be freed sooner.”

After saying this, Gu Li put away the documents, checked the time, and said, “It’s already this late, go to bed early.”

“Okay.” Gu Zhun nodded, looked at his elder sister who had stood up, hesitated for a moment, and then said, “Sister, I have one more thing to do.”

Gu Li was about to get up and leave when he heard this and sat back down: “What’s the matter?”

“That’s right, that… After Zhou Chongguang was taken back by the Gong family, now…” Gu Zhun spoke hesitantly, causing Gu Li to frown.

“What’s wrong? There’s a lot of news out there right now, and I don’t know what’s going on with Zhou Chongguang.”

After a pause, Gu Li continued, “I guess the Gong family will have to deal with it coldly. We can’t let Zhou Chongguang really be exposed.”

“Will he be in danger?” Gu Zhun asked again.

“What danger could there be for him to go home?” Gu Li looked strange. “Why are you asking this?”

“It’s nothing. I just feel that Zhou Chongguang being taken back by the Gong family has something to do with us. Now that he is like this, I feel a little embarrassed.” Gu Zhun explained.

Hearing this, Gu Li nodded and stood up again: “It’s okay, I’ll go find out the situation later.”

“Yeah.” Gu Zhun responded, and when he saw his sister leave, he sat on the sofa and fell into deep thought.

But just as Gu Li went upstairs, the door of the villa was pushed open again.

The brother and sister turned their heads to look at the same time. Gu Li’s heart sank, but Gu Zhun asked in confusion: “Lin Xiao, why are you here?”

Lin Xiao walked in without noticing Gu Li on the stairs. He went straight to the coffee table and poured himself a glass of water: “Why can’t I come? I often came here to accompany Gu Li some time ago.”

“I mean, why are you here so late? Does Jian Xi have any objection?”

“I told him.” After drinking some water to quench his thirst, Lin Xiao sighed and said, “I came so late because I just got off work, and I don’t have to go to the company next time, so I just came to find Gu Li.”

“You’re not going to the company?” Gu Zhun asked in surprise, “You were fired?”

“What? The company is in a mess right now, with all kinds of rumors flying around, and no one is working. I was annoyed so I just asked for leave.”

After hearing Lin Xiao’s words, Gu Zhun nodded to show his understanding. ME was indeed a bit messy right now, but he still asked, “Can you get your leave approved under the current circumstances?”

“Why can’t it be approved?” Lin Xiao shrugged and said, “Gong Ming is often away now, and Kitty appears and disappears from time to time. My two immediate superiors don’t care. I can just ask Gu Yuan to approve the leave.”

“…”

Gu Zhun was speechless for a moment, and Lin Xiao then said, “It just so happens that I haven’t come to see Gu Li much in the past few days. I will have a lot of time next time. I always feel that there is something wrong with your sister.”

At this point, she asked, “By the way, where is Gu Li?”

Gu Zhun glanced at his elder sister who winked at him at the stairs. He did not answer Lin Xiao’s question, but asked, “What’s wrong with my sister?”

“I can’t really explain it, but I’ve had this feeling since Wanru and Nanxiang moved out.” Lin Xiao thought about it carefully and then said, “And I saw that she didn’t look well, so I’m a little worried about her health.”

Gu Li’s face changed when he heard Lin Xiao’s words. Today, his brother saw the blood in the trash can, and Lin Xiao also became suspicious. The former could be fooled with an excuse, but the latter…

“It’s all because of Shenggu’s financial loopholes. How can my sister’s health be good if she keeps worrying every day?” Gu Zhun shook his head.

Lin Xiao nodded to show his understanding, but soon asked, “Is it because of this? But that’s not right. I think it should be more than that. She was with Xi Cheng before… uh, I didn’t see any contact between her and Xi Cheng afterwards. I felt something was wrong since then. And…”

“Ahem! Lin Xiao, have you said enough?”

At this moment, Gu Li still spoke up. Seeing Lin Xiao turned around and looked at her, she continued with a straight face, “My affairs have nothing to do with you. Who I am with or not has nothing to do with you!”

“Gu Li, you…”

“Just because you’re clinging to me doesn’t mean I can’t get rid of you. If you spread gossip about me like Tang Wanru did, don’t blame me for getting angry!”

Lin Xiao, who had just come in and had barely caught her breath, was scolded by Gu Li. She immediately felt a tightness in her chest. Seeing that he went upstairs to his room after scolding her, she gritted her teeth and said, “Gu Li, I’m not going to leave you!”

……

In the room, Gu Li’s expression changed immediately when he came in. He was no longer as arrogant as before. Instead, he stood quietly against the door, thinking about what Lin Xiao said in his mind.

Who in this world knows himself best?

Gu Li could say it was Lin Xiao without hesitation, and Gu Yuan even needed to lean back a little.

If he continued like this, Lin Xiao would probably discover his condition before he had finished dealing with his affairs, and it wouldn’t be long before this happened.

She just heard that the other party doesn’t have to go to work anymore.

Can’t drag it any longer!
Gu Li shook his lips, his face full of confusion.

At this moment, there was a sudden cramp in the lower abdomen. Gu Li covered his stomach and ran to the bedside to get some medicine.

It was not until the pain eased a little that Gu Li gasped for breath. Her hand on the bed moved slightly and touched the phone. The cold touch of the phone gradually made her wake up.

“Lin Xiao, I’m sorry.” Gu Li whispered to himself.

(End of this chapter)