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Chapter 116: Her Huahua, She Suffered Too Many Grievances

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Qin Laotaitai looked at those photos and documents, then she slammed her phone onto Jiang Chenxue, her voice cold and sharp: "My Huahua is not the person you think she is!"

"Get out, get out!"

Seeing the bodyguards approaching to throw her out, Jiang Chenxue sneered: "No need, I'll leave myself."

"Believe it or not is up to you; if you just check, you'll know whether what I said is true."

Jiang Chenxue walked a few steps away, then looked back at Qin Laofuren, whose eyes were bloodshot, her gaze filled with naked disdain and contempt: "Oh, right, Auntie Qin, do you feel at ease using the money from my daughter and son-in-law?"

Qin Laofuren staggered, her face pale, and she collapsed into a chair; the staff member hurried over to support her.

Jiang Chenxue withdrew her gaze, picked up her bag, and walked out of the nursing home.

No sooner had she left than the staff member called Gu Tingyan; no one knew what she had said to the old lady, but the old lady had been greatly agitated.

The staff member dialed Gu Tingyan's mobile phone and had only managed to say two words: "President Gu—"

The phone was suddenly snatched away by Qin Laofuren, who hung it up with a "snap."

Qin Laofuren's breathing became obstructed, and she gasped: "You are not allowed to call him."

She looked up and asked: "Is my nursing care fee paid by this President Gu you speak of?"

Although Qin Laofuren was old, she was born into a prestigious family, and her temperament was very different from the average old lady; she didn't like to bother with people and preferred to be alone.

Generally, her manners and upbringing were excellent.

The staff member dared not deceive her and replied respectfully in a low voice: "Yes, it is all paid for by President Gu."

"Hmm, I am fine, no need to tell him."

"Little girl, let me ask you something."

"Please go ahead."

Qin Laofuren closed her eyes, then opened them and asked softly: "Some time ago, was there a female star in the entertainment industry who committed suicide?"

The staff member thought carefully and remembered; Qin Shu had recently become incredibly popular, and there was no one who didn't know her. Although that trending search had been removed quickly, they young people were fast at keeping up with gossip.

Many people knew about that trending search.

"Are you talking about Qin Shu?"

"This old lady here also likes to keep up with gossip, tell me about it."

Qin Laofuren usually showed little interest in anything, so she hadn't expected her to like gossip.

Young people were bursting with the desire to share gossip, and she didn't know the old lady's true identity, but since she was sent by President Gu, she assumed she was from the Gu Family.

She didn't think much of it and told Qin Laofuren everything.

"It was a suicide, but I heard it was an attempted one, and later Jiang Wenzhou was even sentenced to prison."

"I heard that because of this, she suffered a lot of trauma; this wasn't her fault either."

"If you want to blame someone, blame that inhumane rapist."

"It's just that she's quite pitiful; she was kidnapped for a night, and the media reported that she might have suffered very serious abuse."

The more Qin Laofuren heard, the paler her face became, and she asked again: "What is the relationship between this Chu Sheng and President Gu?"

"Her? I heard she is President Gu's rumored girlfriend."

"President Gu loves her very much; she is the 'white moonlight' in his heart."

"Chu Sheng's first lead role was invested in by President Gu, and Qin Shu was also in it as the second female lead, but she overshadowed her."

"But she has already changed her career path now and went home to inherit a multi-billion group."

"She is a proper, high-society young lady."

Just as she finished speaking, Gu Tingyan's call came through.

He had just come out of the conference room after a meeting, and his eyelid had been twitching non-stop.

"What's going on? Did something happen to the old lady?" The man's voice was majestic and chilling.

The staff member looked at Qin Laofuren's face and said in a low voice: "I'm sorry, President Gu, I pressed it by mistake."

Gu Tingyan: "How is the old lady doing?"

"She's doing well; she regained some consciousness today and even came out to sunbathe."

"Hmm, take good care of her, and call me if anything happens."

"Understood, President Gu."

Qin Laofuren watched her hang up the phone and reached out to hold her hand: "Thank you."

The girl patted her chest: "It's nothing, Old Lady, if you want to hear more gossip in the future, just come find me."

"I am the know-it-all of the entertainment industry; there is no gossip I don't know."

"Good."

Qin Laofuren smiled faintly, turned, and left the lawn; she walked toward the entrance, step by step, but just as she reached the door, she was stopped by the bodyguards.

"Old Lady, where are you going?"

Qin Laofuren looked up and smiled: "My energy is much better, I want to go home and take a look."

The bodyguard was startled: "Understood, I will ask President Gu for instructions."

Gu Tingyan answered the phone, and upon hearing the bodyguard's request, he said in a low voice: "It's fine for her to go out for a walk; follow her together, and don't let anything happen."

"Understood, President Gu."

Qin Laofuren had the bodyguards take her to the Gu Family Old Residence; the people at the Gu Family Old Residence recognized the bodyguards beside Gu Tingyan and let them pass.

Qin Laofuren said in a low voice: "I want to see Chenchen and Huahua."

The servant at the Gu Family Old Residence heard this, and their expression changed slightly.

The servant replied: "The young master is in the Madam's courtyard; if you want to see her, you must get the Madam's permission."

"We cannot make that decision."

"As for the young mistress, she is not at the Old Residence."

Qin Laofuren: "Why does she not live at the Old Residence?"

The servant spoke quickly: "Madam does not like her."

As soon as she finished speaking, the servant beside her immediately tugged at her arm.

Qin Laofuren received permission from Lin Jingshu to enter the courtyard; she stood at the doorway and saw Qin Shu's son, Chenchen, held in Chu Sheng's arms, the two of them as intimate as a real mother and son.

Lin Jingshu sat on a stone chair drinking tea, looked up at her, her attitude distant and cold, not treating Qin Laofuren as family, and even less so holding her in any regard.

Qin Laofuren's gaze fell upon Chenchen's face, and she softly called out: "Chenchen."

Gu Yichen looked up and saw his great-grandmother; his eyes held surprise and he wanted to go over, but as soon as he thought of his legs, he knew that if he moved, he would be discovered.

His eyes dimmed slightly.

Fearing his great-grandmother would worry, he did not go over and obediently called out: "Great-grandmother."

Chu Sheng hugged him tight, not putting him on the ground, cast a disdainful look at the old woman at the door, and did not even bother to respond to her.

In the courtyard, Lin Jingshu acted as if she did not exist, and Chu Sheng looked at her with even more disdain and contempt.

If it weren't for this old hag, Gu Tingyan would have long since divorced Qin Shu.

Extreme indifference, coldness, high and mighty, an arrogant attitude; her Huahua lived in such an environment, she did not know how much grievance she had suffered.

This kind of long-term cold violence and discrimination would cause psychological problems for an ordinary person, or even lead them to doubt themselves, wondering if they were not good enough, and becoming depressed from the illness.

Seeing the old woman with the hunched back at the door turn and walk away desolately, Gu Yichen felt a pang of pain in his heart and urgently called out: "Great-grandmother."

Lin Jingshu lifted her eyes indifferently: "Chenchen, practice your calligraphy properly."

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