Chapter 476: Vulnerable (Minor Revision)

Gu Sen walked out of the sanatorium, the torrential rain fell on his black umbrella, pattering, and he found it pleasant to the ear.

But until the Elder bought the shares he held, he still kept no contact with the outside world, wrapped himself tightly, and maintained his missing status.

The Elder saw Gu Sen come in, his gaze first fell on his leg, and he asked concernedly, "Is your foot better?"

Gu Sen said, "Almost healed."

They chatted like a normal uncle‑nephew pair, but both knew in their hearts that this uncle‑nephew relationship was reaching its end.

"Besides preventing you from looking for Jiang Lai, where has the Gu clan wronged you?" the Elder said, his heart in pain, looking at Gu Sen; he had always treated Gu Sen as his own, caring more than his own son.

Gu Sen looked at the Elder's clouded gaze and retorted, "What have I done wrong to the Gu clan?"

The Elder could not answer at that moment.

If it was about marriage, the Song family had also evaluated it back then, not particularly poor; it could preserve the Gu family's face and make Gu Sen happy.

If it refers to the incident twenty‑eight years ago, Gu Sen had not divorced Song Shiwei, but Gu Sen had already offered a solution, which indeed was the optimal one at the time; if the infant Jiang Lai could be retrieved, the mistake would be corrected.

It was just that back then, whether he as the head of the family or Gu Hai, who would be directly affected, were too worried—worried that bribery would not clear Zhao Zheng, worried that the matter might be slightly exposed—so they made that choice, thinking to let the mistake stand.

The matter went twenty‑eight years without incident, yet on a certain day after those twenty‑eight years, retribution arrived.

The Elder had devoted half his life to the Gu clan, yet still could not leave a good reputation in his old age, nor maintain the Gu family's decades‑long stability.

The most promising child in the family was forced onto a different path, carving another road for the Gu clan, only to ultimately part ways with the Gu family.

The Elder's heart was filled with anger and hatred.

What he regretted most was having agreed back then to Gu Sen marrying the disaster Song Shiwei!

"You must divorce Song Shiwei."

Gu Sen nodded, "I can do it."

"Leave Gu Hui behind."

Gu Sen frowned slightly, "He is an assistant I hired in my own name, not recruited through the company; his stay or leave cannot be decided by the Gu clan."

"That also cannot be decided solely by you," the Elder thought, "Gu Hui has been by Gu Sen's side for so many years; he can't learn a hundred percent of the skill, but at least six or seven percent, right?"

For the current Gu clan, six or seven percent is enough.

Moreover, Gu Hui is under forty, can serve the Gu clan for many more years, and can be cultivated.

As long as the benefits are sufficient, there will always be someone willing to sell their life.

The Elder looked at Gu Sen, "You cannot interfere in Gu Hui's matter; I will talk to him myself."

"You can say it any way you like," Gu Sen, not a person who would hinder those around him from seeking better development, reminded the Elder, "Second Uncle, you have little time left; from the day I mentioned it to you, the one‑month priority purchase right has only four days left. If you still do not decide, I will promptly put the shares on the market."

The Elder had originally intended to first find someone who could stabilize the Gu clan, then discuss the share purchase with Gu Sen, but he hadn't realized his own loss from not being in business, hadn't early perceived the twists, and had already been clearly calculated by Gu Sen.

The Elder took a deep breath, his tone heavy, "Fine, I'll buy it; you contact your lawyer to draft the contract."

Gu Sen nodded, "The contract has already been drafted by my lawyer; Second Uncle only needs to sign."

If he contacts the lawyer now, the missing‑person matter would no longer hold.

The Elder watched Gu Sen casually tuck the important contract into his chest, pull it out and hand it to him, and his pupils trembled repeatedly.

At this point, not signing is impossible.

In the end, the Elder, trembling, signed his name; hence, the Elder remained the Gu clan's largest shareholder, while Gu Sen was no longer the Gu General who sold his life for the family.

Gu Sen felt the stone in his heart drop; he finally turned on his powered‑off phone, countless calls and messages flooded in, and the screen lagged for a long time.

"Second Uncle, rest assured, before I leave I will arrange part of the follow‑up work; I hope Second Uncle can find someone to take over soon."

The Elder, exhausted, lay on the sickbed, waved his hand, signaling him to leave, to go quickly…

Gu Sen gave a slight bow toward the Elder on the bed, and when he turned, he straightened his back and left.

Gu Kai's expression could no longer be described by a single word of worry; the only thing he could think of was to quickly select someone suitable for business within the family to join the Gu clan, but he could not immediately pick a pillar.

The only one who could immediately assume the pillar role was probably Gu Hui, but would Gu Hui truly choose to stay in the Gu family?

No one dares to guarantee.

……

Outside a psychiatric ward room in the hospital, two bodyguards stood rigidly, occasional sounds of things being smashed reached their ears, and a caregiver left, clutching a bleeding forehead.

In the past two or three days, five caregivers had already been driven away.

Whenever the situation in the ward got out of control, they could only call a doctor to administer a sedative, then call the Young Master to report.

Gu Zhiyan said, "It's fine, a new caregiver will come over; if this one gets driven away again, so be it."

If the condition does not improve, they'll send them to a mental hospital for treatment.

The bodyguard hung up, and the doctor happened to come out from inside; the people inside had become quiet.

Half an hour later, a caregiver arrived.

It was a petite girl; because B City had been raining these two days and she had a slight cold, she wore a mask, had short hair, dark brown pupils, and was made up.

The bodyguard checked her ID; the photo on the ID matched the person perfectly, indeed looking almost identical.

The young caregiver rasped, "That's me without makeup, so it looks a bit different from me."

A skillful makeup artist's imitation could almost achieve a fake‑as‑real effect.

However, this did not allay the bodyguards' concerns, so after the caregiver entered they still watched, observing her bend down to clean the ward bit by bit, and watching her bring hot water and wipe the face of the person lying on the bed with a towel, doing it efficiently.

The bodyguards gradually eased their concerns.

The caregiver walked into the restroom, turned on the faucet, and using the rushing water, sent a text message.

【Can come up now, two bodyguards】

Immediately after, she deliberately caused a disturbance in the ward, letting the two bodyguards come in to investigate; the next second the ward door opened and closed, and in a flash, Lu Si knocked one down with an electric baton and tripped the other with his foot.

Vulnerable.

Lu Si clapped his hands, looked toward Gu Yinxue emerging from the restroom, and signaled her to hurry.

The sedative's effect wore off; Song Shiwei opened her mouth, found she still could not speak, and realized that dropping something from the cabinet would make a sound, allowing her to vent her dissatisfaction.

As she was about to reach out and push something away, another hand reached over to stop her.

She angrily looked up, thinking it was another clueless caregiver her son had summoned, but at the moment she lifted her head, the caregiver also pulled down her mask and mouthed, "Mom…".

Gu Yinxue!!!