Chapter 458

'Gu Zhihang' kept looking at Lin Zhao, reluctant to even blink, until... his body suddenly felt light, as if his soul had left his body, floating up, and after that, he completely lost consciousness.

Lin Zhao watched him fall asleep, and her tears couldn't stop anymore.

Barely remembering the important matter.

She hurriedly wiped her face and took out a mysterious talisman paper glowing with golden light from her storage ring.

Lin Zhao put her hands together, her voice full of earnestness, "Heaven bless, this permanent good luck talisman, I want to give it to my son, the second cub who just left. Please protect my second cub, let him be worry-free forever, everything goes smoothly, no matter which time and space he is in, no matter how far apart we are, please, please."

The moment the words fell, she pricked her fingertip with a needle and wrote three words on the talisman paper stroke by stroke: Gu Er Cub.

The last vertical hook stroke fell—

The talisman paper suddenly floated up, floated into mid-air, circled something, and then disappeared.

It seemed to melt into someone's body.

Seeing this, Lin Zhao's expression relaxed. She could feel it was a success.

Her eyes were still fixed on the place where the good luck talisman disappeared, her eyes slightly red, but a smile on her face, "Hearing Hearing Erzai, this is the only thing Mom can do for you, hope my Hearing Hearing Erzai gets his wish."

This talisman used up all the points on the lucky draw wheel. The moment she clicked to redeem it, the golden finger that had accompanied her for many years disappeared.

Fortunately, the storage ring was still there, and the things inside were all still there.

Such a cheat-like golden finger was gone just like that, was it a pity?

Not a pity.

Lin Zhao didn't even hesitate for a second before redeeming it.

For a mother, as long as it was good for her children, she would try even if she had to pay everything.

Not to mention, the rewards given by the lucky draw wheel had never disappointed her.

The second cub would get everything he wanted, he definitely would.

It didn't matter if they lost their mother-son bond.

Lin Zhao hoped he would be well, well for a long, long time.

'Gu Zhihang's' soul body, which seemed to be wrapped in ten thousand years of ice, was soaked in warmth, and his gradually withdrawing thoughts gradually gathered back. He only had time to look at Lin Zhao, call out Mom, and then disappeared into this space.

Lin Zhao heard that "Mom."

Her eyes, soaked with tears, brightened slightly, and she hurriedly shouted, "Hearing Hearing Erzai, is that you?"

Waited for a while, no one answered.

Lin Zhao knew that her bond with the second cub had ended. Knowing he had a good way out, she wasn't sad anymore, and her eyes brimmed with gentle smiles.

With the good luck talisman, her second cub was a lucky bag. Everyone he met would be a good person, everything he encountered would be a good thing, no matter where he was, everything he saw would be beautiful...

That was enough.

Lin Zhao withdrew her gaze and pulled the quilt for Gu Zhihang on the bed.

Hope he didn't remember the second cub coming.

The thought had just fallen when she saw the young man sleeping soundly on the bed frown and slowly open his eyes.

Seeing Lin Zhao, he sat up and revealed a playful smile.

"Mom, how did you know I wanted to listen to you tell me a story, really good, dreams come true as soon as I open my eyes," Gu Zhihang's tone was light and casual.

Lin Zhao held the corner of the storybook and looked at him, "Do you remember how you fell asleep?"

Gu Zhihang's eyes were puzzled, "How did I fall asleep? Isn't it just that I was sleepy, went back to the room, lay down, and fell asleep, how else could I fall asleep? Mom, your question is so weird."

Lin Zhao didn't see anything in his expression, patted the messy hair on her son's head, and smiled, "Where is it weird, I just wanted to see if you were muddled from sleep, looks like you're very clear-headed."

"That's right, your son doesn't have a temper when getting up, nor does he stay in bed," Gu Zhihang raised his chin.

"You four siblings have been worry-free since you were young, never made me worry," Lin Zhao lowered her eyes, her voice smiling.

"That's what Mom taught, Mom, the four of us siblings can have today, all because of you, you are the best Mom in the world," Gu Zhihang's eyes were firm.

"Just know how to coax me," Lin Zhao said with a smile, straightened the wrinkled bed sheet, and looked at him with gentle eyes, "Still want to listen to a story?"

"Yes!" Gu Zhihang lay flat immediately and pulled the blanket over.

Lin Zhao held the book and read earnestly, just like before, with ups and downs, very emotional.

Gu Zhihang's mouth curled up involuntarily.

Not long after, the young man's breathing deepened.

Seeing this, Lin Zhao stopped, looked at him for half a minute, stood up lightly, and left with slow steps.

The door clicked.

The young man on the bed opened his eyes.

He lied to Lin Zhao.

He remembered everything.

Remembered his body being replaced by another version of himself, remembered being squeezed out, losing control of his body, knew that the other version of himself cried silently for a long time because of Mom's hug and Grandma's bowl of rice, knew that the four of them siblings had a very, very miserable life in the original plot, knew that Lu Baozhen and Jiang Rong were the protagonists of the story, comparing them as a control group...

He knew everything.

Gu Zhihang knew even better that Mom knew earlier than he did.

Knowing their miserable ending so early, how much Mom's heart must have ached, he didn't dare to think.

So when Lin Zhao probed, Gu Zhihang denied the fact that he had memories.

There was one thing even Lin Zhao didn't know—

'Gu Zhihang' could come here because of 'Gu Zhiyu' in the original plot.

After he became successful, most of the money he earned was used for public welfare, donated in the name of Lin Zhao and Gu Zhiqian for a lifetime, and most of it was donated in the name of his second brother 'Gu Zhihang'.

So even if 'Gu Zhihang' couldn't be considered a good person, he still had a lot of merit value.

By chance, he got the opportunity to exchange with a mysterious existence.

'Gu Zhihang' expressed without thinking: he hoped time would flow backward, and Mom and their fate could be held in his own hands, unaffected by the so-called plot.

For this, he was willing to give up the chance of reincarnation.

"Are you sure? You carry great merit, this reincarnation will have a perfect life, let the past go with the wind, why be persistent."

'Gu Zhihang's' tone was firm, "I'm sure."

Without waiting for the ghostly person to speak again, he continued: "That era didn't have abundant materials. If you could give my Mom endless white flour and meat, that would be even better. You can use those merits of mine as you wish, I can not reincarnate, not reincarnating forever is fine, I just want my family's fate to change."

"... Foolish child!"

'Gu Zhihang's' face was cold and stubborn.

"Hope you don't regret it."

This was the cause and effect.

Gu Zhihang thought, if it were him, he would also choose this way.

Worthy of being him!

The young man on the bed shook his feet, his face full of complacency.

Gu Zhihang also knew his ending in the original plot.

—A bullet passing through the back of his head.

Died cleanly and neatly, not painful.

Afraid? Not afraid.

Those experiences of 'Gu Zhihang' were, in his view, a movie that made people sigh, with a background of helplessness and sadness. To say he felt the same, he didn't.

Moreover, he didn't think the other party was wrong.

He was paranoid, and his methods were ruthless, but he only killed hateful human traffickers and didn't hurt a single good person.

Human traffickers all deserved to die. The law couldn't give fairness, so 'Gu Zhihang' went to find it himself.

Regardless of right or wrong, at least he got inner peace.

Human traffickers harmed so many families, treating children as tools for making money; being cut into a thousand pieces wouldn't be too much. Not to mention, they killed Seeing Qian Bao, who was so small when he died.

How could he not hate.

"Hope you have a good reincarnation. Gu Er Cub, I will take good care of our Dad and Mom." Gu Zhihang looked out the window. Outside, the stars were shining, beautiful beyond words. A wisp of night wind squeezed through the window gap and drilled into the house, as if answering his whisper.

Because of the memories added to his brain, Gu Zhihang knew about the existence of merit. When his business grew bigger and bigger, he devoted himself to public welfare.

First planned to fund education.

However.

Before this.

What the hell was the cold chain transportation added to his business map?!!

Jin Lixin adjusted his glasses, his tone puzzled, "Wasn't it the instruction you gave, Gu Zong?"

Gu Zhihang reacted immediately; it was that guy's doing.

"Oh, I forgot, cold chain transportation has great potential. Intervening at this time is just right. Occupying the market as early as possible is a good investment project."

Jin Lixin set his mind at ease and smiled, "It's being pushed forward comprehensively, Gu Zong, rest assured."

To let Heng Bao have a capable helper, Jin Lixin was kept by Lin Fu for a period of time, followed him to Hong Kong several times, and when he came back, he had a reborn growth. Not only did he have a sharp eye, but his speech and actions had a so-called elite style, looking capable.

"I'll give you a raise at the end of the year." Gu Zhihang was very generous to his own people.

The arc of Jin Lixin's mouth rose a bit.

Stood straighter, "Gu Zong is generous, willing to die for Gu Zong."

"Go away, getting more and more petty." Gu Zhihang pushed him.

After finalizing the further promotion of cold chain transportation in the meeting, he pinched his eyebrows and walked towards the parking place.

The driver drove him.

Yes, Gu Zong had a car. It was a gift from Lin Zhao, not her own, but a new one she bought with money.

Gu Zhihang's driver was a person arranged by Gu Chenghuai, a soldier under his command.

Surname Wang.

He was a retired soldier who had been through many battles, could drive, had hard martial arts skills, a flexible brain, and was very good at being flexible.

With such a person following, parents could feel at ease with their son fighting outside.

Gu Zhihang leaned against the back of the chair, his whole body relaxing.

Can't blame 'Gu Zhihang' for envying and being jealous of him. Someone like him hadn't suffered much for a few years, and the rest of his life was sweet. Who wouldn't envy that?

"I'm going to rest for two days, Brother Wang, arrange your own time, don't worry about me." Gu Zhihang remembered the important matter and said to Brother Wang who was driving.

The man showed helplessness.

"Boss, it's hot to handle such a high salary from you," he said half-jokingly.

"Boss also needs to rest, Brother, take care of your family when you're free. If there's anything, I'll naturally find you." Gu Zhihang's tone was close, without any airs.

Brother Wang smiled, "Okay, Changsheng wants to go to the zoo, take advantage of the time to take him to see."

Changsheng was his youngest son. When his mother was pregnant, the pregnancy wasn't good, and he was tiny when born, sick and weak. He named him Changsheng, hoping the child would grow up safely.

"Should take him to see, children all like that kind of place, and running and jumping is good for Changsheng's body," Gu Zhihang said.

He was already twenty-something, and he still had fresh memories of his first time going to the zoo when he was young.

While talking, the car drove into the Gu family and stopped in the courtyard.

Qiao Hui greeted them, "Zhihang is back, Madam is watching TV."

Gu Zhihang smiled, "Chasing dramas again, Aunt Qiao, why aren't you watching? Did I disturb you?"

"No, I got up to move around." Qiao Hui thought to herself that she was a nanny. When she heard someone from the master's house come back, how could she sit still? She couldn't do that kind of thing.

Being so sensible, she was trusted by Lin Zhao and also won the respect of others in the Gu family.

"Oh, it's getting late, time to cook. Zhihang, tell me what you want to eat, I'll add it later."

The Gu family had a refrigerator. Qiao Hui went to buy vegetables and meat early every morning and put them in the refrigerator, and they were fresh all day.

"Anything is fine."

Brother Wang spoke, "Boss, then I'll go first. If there's anything, call me, I'll rush over when I receive the news."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work." Gu Zhihang nodded.

What hard work, the son of Chief Gu is really polite.

Brother Wang left with a smile.

Gu Zhihang came to the living room and saw Lin Zhao chasing dramas until her eyes were slightly red, still wiping her nose with paper. His mouth twitched a few times.

"Mom..."

"Don't talk, let me finish chasing first." Lin Zhao didn't even turn her head.

Gu Zhihang wanted to say that TV was fictional, but was afraid of being beaten, so he had to sit obediently and wait for the TV series to finish playing.

After the ending song finished playing, Lin Zhao sipped her tea and looked at her son, "Why are you back, are you done with work?"

"Done, back to stay for a few days," Gu Zhihang answered.

Looking at Lin Zhao's red eyes, he couldn't help but say, "Mom, TV series are all fake, don't watch them so sincerely, your eyes are red. If Dad comes back, he'll misunderstand that we made you angry again."

Hearing this, Lin Zhao smiled awkwardly, cleared her throat, "I've explained to your dad, he won't misunderstand you anymore, don't overthink it."

How can you not bring emotions when watching TV? If you don't bring emotions, what else are you watching?

Gu Zhihang curled his lips, "Dad loses his wisdom and martial arts as soon as he meets your business, spraying whoever he sees, we wouldn't dare to provoke him."

Lin Zhao handed him a cup of tea, "Drink tea, stop complaining, look how resentful you are."

"..."

Gu Zhihang skipped the topic of self-inflicted humiliation with a cowardly attitude.

He talked about the purpose of coming back.

"Mom, I want to do some good deeds."

Lin Zhao raised her eyes, "Hmm? What do you mean? Public welfare?"

"Hmm hmm." Gu Zhihang held the exquisite teacup and nodded.

"Why the sudden idea?" Lin Zhao observed his reaction.

Gu Zhihang's expression was calm, his smile revealing a sense of laziness and unruliness, "Not sudden, I had it when I went to Hong Kong before. This is the fine tradition of the Lin family. Although I have the surname Gu, I am also half a Lin family member, so of course I have to practice the Lin family's house rules."

Lin Zhao thought so too, "Very good, what aspect do you want to do?"

"Build schools first," Gu Zhihang said.

Lin Zhao had no worries about food and clothing, but also knew that many children couldn't even afford to go to school.

"Not bad, education is the hope of the nation, the foundation of the country. Taking building schools as a starting point is very thorough consideration," she praised.

"Do you need me to do anything?" Lin Zhao looked at her son eagerly.

"Not yet, talk about it later." Gu Zhihang didn't want to let Mom intervene now. Everything is difficult at the beginning, there are many things in the early stage, and if she gets tired, he will have to take the blame.

Wait until everything is mature, then let Mom participate.

She can also have a sense of achievement.

"Okay, if you need me, just mention it," Lin Zhao said.

She changed the subject and said, "Doing public welfare is a good thing, but you have to find a reliable person to be responsible for this, and the accounts must be open and transparent. This is very important, pay attention to it."

"I know." Gu Zhihang didn't need anyone to worry about using people. He was born to control people's hearts and also to win people's hearts, which could be considered a talent.

"Mom, rest assured, if I encounter problems, I will go to the Lin family for advice, won't foolishly hit the south wall," he added.

"Smart, your little brain turns fast, not bad, not bad," Lin Zhao praised, the commercial ended, the second episode of the TV series started playing, she sent her son to wash fruits for her, watched the TV, and didn't even miss the opening song.

Gu Zhihang: "..."