Chapter 475: The Old Master Agreed (Minor Revision)

Wu Ma had indeed worked as a nanny for the Gu family for many years, but only in the villa where Gu Sen's family lived, not in the Gu family's old residence.

Even a nanny at the Gu family's old residence wouldn't know many things about the Gu family; the Gu family had many rules and always discussed matters away from others.

Wu Ma and the other servants didn't know the specific things that had happened recently, so they believed it.

"Don't worry, Miss, I'll go find out for you."

"Make it quick, Wu Ma. My flight is already booked. I just want to see my mother once."

"I understand, Miss. I'll get back to you very soon."

"Thank you, Wu Ma. After I stopped being a Gu family young lady, only my mother and you have treated me sincerely."

"Miss, the baby swap wasn't your fault. You're such a kind person, Miss—good people get good karma."

Gu Yinxue twitched the corner of her mouth, too lazy to waste more words on Wu Ma, only hoping Wu Ma would quickly get news.

During this time, she was in a state of jumping at shadows while discussing routes and plans with Lu Si.

Until a call from A City came telling her that Lin Shutong had successfully appealed, and her wanted notice had already appeared at the police station.

She no longer needed to jump at shadows—she genuinely needed to go into hiding now.

In this clash with Jiang Lai, she had been at a disadvantage before they had ever faced each other directly.

The hatred in Gu Yinxue's eyes seeped out.

The next day at noon.

Gu Yinxue finally received Wu Ma's call.

"Wu Ma, is there any news?"

"Yes. The madam was sent by the Young Master to the psychiatry department of another hospital. I'll send you the specific ward number. But Miss, if you tell the Young Master, he'll let you meet the madam."

"Wu Ma, you're overthinking it. My brother isn't my brother anymore. Didn't you see he doesn't even come home? Thank you, Wu Ma, but could you not tell anyone else about this? Especially my brother and the others—they probably don't want to hear about me anymore. I don't want to disturb anyone. I'll just sneak a look and leave."

Wu Ma's sigh came through the phone.

Gu Yinxue quickly hung up and said to Lu Si, "I'm wanted. This is the north; getting to the south is very difficult. We need to go to the hospital first, get money, and have someone cover for us."

Lu Si didn't say much, only nodded.

"There are bodyguards guarding the hospital. Can you handle it?"

Lu Si lifted his cold, sharp eyes to glance at Gu Yinxue, as if to say she was actually comparing bodyguards to him.

Seeing him so confident, Gu Yinxue felt a bit more reassured.

Bodyguards were no match for a mercenary.

But that was a hospital, with many people and watchful eyes. They couldn't just rush up and knock people down—they still needed to figure out an approach.

Learning that Gu Zhiyan was looking for a caregiver, Gu Yinxue decided to work from that angle.

……

Ke Zhongying saw the announcement published by the Gu clan and curled her lips. "The baby swap was definitely the Gu family old master's idea. Good thing they didn't put Sister Jiang Lai's information up there—they just said she'd truly been found and had already returned to the Gu family."

Ke Zhongyu: "People in our circle have already seen Jiang Lai. Whether others know about Jiang Lai no longer matters. This is giving Jiang Lai face."

Ke Zhongying rolled her eyes speechlessly, her gaze falling on Jiang Lai who was on the phone by the floor-to-ceiling window, and couldn't help letting out another sigh.

Noticing the siblings' gazes, Jiang Lai was about to hang up the phone and walked toward them with a puzzled look, sitting down beside Ke Zhongyu.

Ke Zhongyu: "Done?"

Jiang Lai nodded. "Shifu's wife learned a bit about what happened recently and asked me if Gu Yinxue had been caught. If not, she told me to hide well, afraid of a cornered dog jumping the wall."

Ke Zhongyu gently stroked Jiang Lai's back. "You don't need to worry about these things. I've arranged everything."

Ke Zhongying: "Speaking of which, this Gu Yinxue is pretty good at hiding. With so many surveillance cameras nowadays, she actually managed to lie low."

Jiang Lai: "This is B City, where she's lived for twenty-eight years. She knows it better than anyone, and her network of connections is here too. It's indeed easy for her to hide in the short term."

After Jiang Lai finished speaking, she suddenly remembered she hadn't yet asked Ke Zhongyu about the reason for Gu Sen's deliberate disappearance and what connection it had with him leaving the Gu family.

Back when Gu Zhiyan found them, he had said that Gu Sen made Gu Zhiyan sign something and wouldn't let him return to B City. Ke Zhongyu had already had a suspicion. After hearing Jiang Lai recount the conversation at the sanatorium, Ke Zhongyu confirmed his conjecture.

"Uncle Gu is negotiating with the Gu family—whether the shares in Uncle Gu's hands will be bought back by the Gu family with their own money, or whether Uncle Gu will sell them to outside investors."

Ke Zhongying thought for a moment. "For the Gu family to buy them back would be a huge sum of money, right?"

Ke Zhongyu gave an "mm." "The key point isn't that. It's that if the Gu family funds the purchase themselves, there's no suitable candidate to manage the Gu clan. Hiring a professional manager carries a trust risk. If they don't buy the shares back, the Gu family's company will have other shareholders mixed in, and the company can no longer be entirely decided by the Gu family."

Ke Zhongying: "Then they can only force Uncle Gu to give up leaving the Gu clan!"

Jiang Lai's fingers curled slightly. She didn't speak, only looked at Ke Zhongyu. Since Gu Sen had asked her to consult Ke Zhongyu, it definitely wouldn't be this simple—there was likely a follow-up move.

Ke Zhongyu continued, "Before returning to B City, Uncle Gu had Gu Zhiyan sign a document. If I'm not mistaken, it should be the inheritance rights to the Gu clan's shares. Gu Zhiyan has never participated in company management. After obtaining the shares, he can directly sell them to outside parties. Once the Gu family misses the priority purchase period, they won't be able to stop it."

"And the condition that triggers Gu Zhiyan's inheritance rights should be Uncle Gu's disappearance."

Jiang Lai's eyes shifted slightly.

Ke Zhongying asked again, "Then what if that condition isn't triggered?"

Ke Zhongyu: "That means the Gu family is already looking for Uncle Gu to discuss purchasing the shares. No matter what the Gu family does, it will ultimately lead to the result Uncle Gu wants. It only depends on whether the Gu family old master notices this trap in time."

The Gu family old master noticed it—after meeting with the lawyer.

The old master nearly spat out a mouthful of blood in fury. "Gu Sen actually turned his scheming against his own family!"

The most obedient and rule-abiding child in the Gu family from childhood to adulthood, wanting to break away from the Gu family at sixty—who would have imagined that?

Sixty years old—a man with one foot already in the grave.

"Bring Gu Sen to see me!" The old master was still lying in a hospital bed and couldn't go to the sanatorium, so he could only have bodyguards bring Gu Sen over.

However, Gu Sen said through the bodyguard's phone: "Have you agreed to purchase my shares? If you agree, I'll come out. If not, I'll continue staying here."

Gu Kai took the phone and tried to reason with Gu Sen, but Gu Sen turned a deaf ear.

To keep Gu Sen, the old master had no choice but to promise that after his passing, the Gu family's affairs would be decided by Gu Sen.

Gu Sen said breezily, "Second Uncle, I won't be taking on this mess of the Gu family. I'm also getting on in years. After toiling for half my life up to today, I just want to properly enjoy the family happiness of my children at my knees."

The old master's expression was grave. "Are you dead set on doing this?"

"Yes, Second Uncle." Gu Sen answered decisively.

The old man closed his eyes, stayed silent for a long while, and the phone remained off the hook.

Gu Sen knew that by now, if the old man didn't make a swift and decisive decision, the situation would only turn against the whole Gu family.

About ten minutes later, the old man wearily said to Gu Sen: "Come out of the sanatorium, I agree."