Chapter 126: I Want to See Teacher Once

The more others want her dead, the more she refuses to die.

Qin Shu suddenly realized it; she must live, and not only live, but live in a different way.

She would absolutely not follow her mother's old path.

Qin Shu stood perfectly still, watching the lighter fall to the ground and shatter into pieces, just like the first half of her life—broken beyond repair.

The sky was bright; Qin Shu packed her suitcase. Her belongings were few, so few that they couldn't even fill one suitcase.

She hoped she hadn't taken anything Gu Tingyan had bought for her.

Holding the divorce agreement and dragging her suitcase downstairs, Qin Shu encountered Gu Tingyan sitting on the sofa in the living room.

Gu Tingyan sat stiffly on the sofa, his eyes bloodshot. He stood up and looked at Qin Shu, who had just come down the stairs, his gaze falling on her suitcase.

Gu Tingyan stubbed out the cigarette in his hand, stood up, and looked at her: "Moving out from here, where do you plan to live?"

Qin Shu said: "I'll stay at a five-star hotel."

Gu Tingyan did not try to make her stay. He walked over, took the suitcase from her hand, and said in a hoarse voice: "Let me see you off one last time."

Qin Shu looked at the man walking ahead with her suitcase, her lips pressed tightly together, and then she lifted her feet to follow.

Gu Tingyan's car stopped at the top five-star hotel in Beijing. He moved Qin Shu's suitcase out: "This is a Gu Family property; you can stay as long as you like."

Qin Shu paused, took the suitcase, and walked inside.

Gu Tingyan did not follow. He stood in front of the car watching Qin Shu check in, and only after she disappeared at the end of the hallway did he drive away.

Qin Shu put down her suitcase and took a taxi to the Gu Family Old Residence. Lin Jingshu had gone to the company today, and Qin Shu had asked Gu Laoyezi before coming over.

With Gu Laoyezi's word, the butler had been waiting at the entrance for a long time and immediately led her to find Gu Yichen.

When the butler led Qin Shu into the courtyard, both of them paused slightly.

The butler's expression changed slightly. He didn't know when Chu Sheng had arrived. Clearly, when the Young Mistress had called, he had confirmed with the people here that this woman had not come today.

At a stone table, Chu Sheng and Gu Yichen were playing chess, with two maids standing behind them, responsible for serving tea and water and taking care of Gu Yichen.

Seeing this scene before her, Qin Shu only felt it was extremely piercing to the eyes.

Even though she knew Lin Jingshu was doing this to disgust her, she was still disgusted.

No one could endure their own biological son getting along harmoniously with an arrogant mistress.

Qin Shu felt as disgusted as if she had swallowed ten thousand flies. She asked in a low voice: "Butler, does Chu Sheng often come to see Chenchen?"

The butler's expression was difficult; it was not easy to answer. After all, it was a fact that Lin Jingshu had let Chu Sheng come to teach the young master chess.

Seeing that he couldn't answer, Qin Shu understood.

Qin Shu's body trembled slightly with anger, and she clenched her fists: "Make her get out."

"Yes."

The butler walked over quickly and said a few words in front of Chu Sheng. Chu Sheng looked up, turned toward Qin Shu's direction, and there was naked provocation in her eyes.

She put down a chess piece and smiled gently at Gu Yichen: "Your mother is here; she won't let me continue playing with you."

"Big sister will come to teach you again tomorrow."

"Your mother is too fierce; I dare not provoke her."

Hearing that Qin Shu had arrived, Gu Yichen turned his head abruptly to look outside, and sure enough, he saw that Qin Shu had come.

Chu Sheng's lips curled slightly. She stepped in her high heels toward Qin Shu, smiling brightly: "The Gu Family and the Chu Family are going to have a marriage alliance. I came early to build a relationship with my future stepson."

Qin Shu backhanded her with a slap.

Chu Sheng covered her face, looking at her in disbelief: "You dare hit me?"

"Do I need to pick a day to hit you?"

Qin Shu was taller than her and said condescendingly: "Born of a concubine, and you dare to act so arrogant in front of me."

Gu Tingyan had not divorced her yet, and the Gu Family and Chu Family were already planning to take a second wife for Gu Tingyan.

Wasn't Chu Sheng just a concubine? The children she gave birth to would never surpass Chenchen, the legitimate son, in this lifetime.

Chu Sheng's face turned livid. She wanted to hit back, but this was the Gu Family Old Residence, and so many people were watching that it would have a bad influence, especially since Chenchen was there too.

Lin Jingshu had said that to win Gu Tingyan's favor, one had to please this little bastard, and to marry Gu Tingyan, one had to treat Chenchen like one's own child.

Her gentle and virtuous persona could not be ruined, so she could only endure the humiliation and walk away with red eyes.

Qin Shu waited for her to leave before walking toward Chenchen.

"You all go down."

She told the butler and the maids to leave so she could talk to her son. A maid glanced at her and didn't move, but the butler scolded with a cold face: "Did you not hear the Young Mistress speak?"

Qin Shu had no authority to order them around in the Gu Family, but the butler was Gu Laoyezi's man. The two maids' expressions changed slightly, and they hurriedly retreated.

Once everyone was gone, Qin Shu checked that there were no surveillance cameras around, then looked at Gu Yichen: "Chenchen, Mom plans to divorce your dad."

Gu Yichen was stunned, then nodded, smiling with his eyes curved: "Mom, Chenchen is happy for you."

A wave of bitterness surged in Qin Shu's heart. She had thought the child would oppose his parents' divorce.

She hadn't expected him to be happy for her.

Qin Shu stroked his head, her eyes turning red: "Come with Mom and leave the Gu Family. Live with Mom, live together, and never be separated again, okay?"

Gu Yichen clenched his fists and looked up: "Do Grandpa and Grandma agree?"

"And Dad, does he agree too?"

Qin Shu said in a low voice: "Your dad has agreed."

Gu Yichen lowered his eyes, his thick eyelashes trembling slightly: "Mom, you can come visit me often in the future."

Qin Shu's body stiffened as she looked at him: "You... don't want to go with Mom?"

Or, had he grown fond of Chu Sheng, this future stepmother?

Gu Yichen refused.

He looked up at Qin Shu and said word for word: "Mom, I want to stay in the Gu Family."

"Why?"

"Mom, if I stay at the Gu Family, I can get what I want. Power and wealth—they can give me the best resources. If I go with you, I won't get anything."

No matter how outstanding Qin Shu was, she was just a female celebrity in the entertainment industry; no matter how popular she was, she could not compare to the behemoth that was the Gu Family, whose fingertips could scatter enough resources to make millions of Qin Shus famous.

"Besides, Aunt Chu Sheng is very good to me."

Gu Yichen had been smart since he was little; he knew what he wanted, and as boys grow up, they yearn for the pursuit of fame and profit in a patriarchal society.

After Qin Shu left the Gu Family Old Residence in despair, those words kept echoing in her mind.

She had thought that after divorcing Gu Tingyan, she could take Chenchen and live a good life, but she had never asked for his opinion on whether he was willing to go with her.

Qin Shu had the ability to give him a wealthy life, but she did not have the ability to let him stand at the starting line of top-tier resources like the Gu Family could.

As a mother, she wanted to take back her child and have him return to her side.

Qin Shu also respected his choice.

Qin Shu stood outside the Gu Family Old Residence for a long time; her eyes felt a bit sore, and she looked up at the sky and called Ji Yanli: "I want to see Teacher."