Ling Yan didn't know how she managed to hear the other person tell the whole story. Her heart felt like it was being thrown into a fire and was constantly suffering. She couldn't imagine the pain Gu Xichen endured at sea.
"Miss Ling, please don't worry. Mr. Gu will be fine. If he contacts you, please tell us. We are all very worried about him."
Ling Yan nodded numbly in response. After hanging up the phone, she quickly flipped through the message the man sent her last night. He was obviously talking about what he had eaten at night, and he also took a picture of the sea view for her to see, and talked to three other people.
The child said good night, but just a few hours later, she was told that he was in flames and his whereabouts were unknown.
Ling Yan clutched her chest, pain and tears bursting out instantly.
"No, he will definitely not leave us, mother and son..."
She murmured, still refusing to believe that this was the truth.
At this moment, a huge fire broke out on a huge cargo ship on the sea. When the fire was halfway through, the sky above the sea was dark and a huge rainstorm fell. The rain extinguished the fire, leaving most of the cargo ship in a dark mess.
Drifting on the sea like a ghost ship.
Under the moonlight, a few sneaky figures ran to the bedroom on the third floor to check. The room had been burnt to ashes. How could there be anything left?
"Where is the other person? The fire started next door to him. He should have been burned to death."
"Look for him quickly. If he's not dead, we have to help him."
"If he dies, the company will belong to our boss. He said he would not treat us badly."
"We are going to be developed."
"Keep your voice down, there are other living people here."
Several men were chatting in low voices, their voices full of pride and excitement, as if they had seen glory and wealth waving to them.
The nearby ship arrived three hours later, and the person who got off the ship was Haitang. She rushed into the ruins crazily. The ashes covered by the rain made people's hearts feel dark.
"Where is Mr. Gu?" Haitang turned around and angrily asked the remaining crew members on the ship: "Where is he? Have any of you seen him?"
"Assistant Hai, the fire started in the room next to Mr. Gu. Mr. Gu may be... in danger." Someone responded boldly.
Haitang's eyes changed, and she shouted excitedly: "Why didn't you put out the fire in time? Did you go to save Mr. Gu immediately?"
"We wanted to save him, but by the time we went to save him, it was already too late." Some people were also worried and anxious.
Haitang immediately spoke: "I want you to put on all the equipment you need to go into the sea, and you must find Mr. Gu."
Everyone looked at each other, obviously unwilling to sacrifice their lives.
"Whoever finds Mr. Gu, the company will reward five million..."
"I'll go..."
"I'll go too."
In an instant, everyone who could move decided to go to the sea to find someone.
Haitang stood at the burned plywood and looked in the distance.
In fact, no one knew that this dangerous situation was man-made.
And the person who caused all this was Gu Xichen himself.
Gu Xichen investigated something a month ago. The real culprit behind the murder of his parents had been revealed by one of his companions. He turned out to be his father's most trusted cousin at the time, who was currently under his supervision.
The company's second largest shareholder, Gu Tiancheng, is the son of his grandfather's eldest brother and Gu Xichen's uncle.
Gu Xichen has had a good relationship with him since he was a child. He is also like a charitable elder who has helped him grow up. Gu Xichen treats him well because he knows that the scar on Gu Tiancheng's back was left by saving his father.
He trusted him even more, so much so that now he has let Gu Tiancheng and his family join the company to hold important positions in various departments, and Gu Tiancheng's equity has reached 20% of the company, second only to his 47%
.
At the same time, Mr. Gu still had 15% left. Gu Tiancheng's son had been increasing Gu's equity through various means for the most time. This was a dangerous signal. Gu Xichen was keenly aware of the situation of Gu Tiancheng's family.
Ambition.
However, because of their good relationship for more than ten years, he couldn't immediately turn around and inquire, and because his grandparents regarded Gu Tiancheng's family as his best relatives, and they kept in close contact during the holidays. If Gu Xichen didn't have any evidence,
, and nailed them to the cross of sinners, lest he become the one being blamed.
Gu Xichen now regrets that he trusted their family so easily, allowing his company to become a platform for them to make profits, allowing their ambitions to continue to expand, and now it has directly threatened his position as CEO.
However, regret is useless, Gu Xichen always likes to find ways to solve difficulties directly.
Now, he decided to put on a good show, first let their ambitions surface, and then secretly collect all kinds of evidence to prove their crimes.
When Gu Xichen heard that his father was seduced by Gu Tiancheng's words, he was really angry and wished he could immediately cut Gu Tiancheng into pieces.
However, Gu Tiancheng has been actively working hard to maintain his good character. He is also very famous in various charity lists. He has made various donations, built schools, and helped rebuild disaster areas. He has been hailed as a representative figure by major media. Gu Xichen was also very famous back then.
support his charity
As long as he said he wanted to donate, he would sometimes let him do it in the name of the company, and sometimes let him do it in his own name. The person who contributed the money was Gu Xichen, because at the time, he really thought that this uncle was a rare person.
He is a good person and he must fully support his career.
Now it seems that Gu Xichen feels that this is his conspiracy. He deliberately placed himself on a high platform, letting all the praise and applause support his beautiful character and hide the darkness behind him.
When he stood in the radiant light, Gu Xichen would have to pay a high price to kick him back to hell. Maybe if he didn't handle it well, his company would really change hands.
Gu Xichen was also planning all this, and finally the opportunity came to him.
A fire caused the enemy to mistakenly think that he had fallen into the deep sea forever.
However, he needs to perform this scene alone, because his opponent is a fake good guy.
Gu Xichen believed that even if he died, Gu Tiancheng would not attack his relatives because he had no rivals anymore and he would not risk his reputation anymore. He was a very cautious person.
Maybe, because of his death, he will be even more kind to his family, because he needs to do a good job on the surface to make people in society think that he is a kind and righteous person.
When Gu Xichen made this choice, it was actually very painful.
Because he hid it from all the people who mattered most to him and hid alone in the darkness.
He didn't dare to imagine whether his grandparents, Ling Yan and the children could bear the pain of losing him, but he still had a glimmer of hope, because no one could find his body, which could be considered a hope for his relatives.
Only his most trusted confidants know about his plan, and they will cooperate with him in acting.
In order to prevent the company from falling into the hands of the bad guys, in order to tear apart Gu Tiancheng's mask of disguise, and for the sake of his parents' blood feud, Gu Xichen can only tolerate it all for the time being. When he returns, the truth will be revealed, and the masks of the bad guys and good guys will be shattered.
when.
Ling Yan drove like crazy and arrived at Mrs. Gu's house. The children were sleeping on their side. As soon as Ling Yan stepped in, she found that at around three o'clock in the morning, the Gu family was already brightly lit and a group of people had arrived.
When another group of people appeared, Ling Yan with disheveled hair, Mr. Gu was holding the old lady and crying together. Her three children were standing beside them helplessly, with tears stains on their little faces.
"Ling Yan... something happened to Xi Chen." Mrs. Gu said with tears streaming down her face when she saw her.
Ling Yan was also suffering from great pain and despair in her heart. However, she was old at the top and young at the bottom. She could only bear the tears with strength.
"Grandma, didn't you say you haven't found him yet? He will be safe and sound." When Ling Yan spoke out, she realized that her voice had long been hoarse, and her tears couldn't stop falling.
"Ling Yan, Xi Chen must have been killed by the group of enemies who killed his parents. Those people were so insane. It wasn't enough to kill my son and daughter-in-law. They also took away my grandson's life. These bastards."
After Mrs. Gu finished speaking, she burst into tears again.
Mr. Gu's face was also very sad, and he said painfully: "Xi Chen is not here, I will go back to the company. I must guard the company for him and wait for him to come back."
Only then did Ling Yan realize that with his absence, the family had lost its backbone. This huge family business could only be supported by an old man who was over seventy years old. This was really sad.
At this moment, a middle-aged man walked in quickly from outside the door, it was Gu Tiancheng.
"Uncle, aunt, I'm sorry, I just dealt with some things. When I heard that Xichen had an accident, the company's shareholders were panicked. Fortunately, with my comfort, they have stabilized their emotions. We must first deal with Xichen's accident.
Try your best to hide it, otherwise, the company's stock will definitely fall to the bottom
." As soon as Gu Tiancheng stepped in, he showed an anxious expression. He first told what he had done, and then what he was going to do next: "Uncle, the company can't fail. Xichen hasn't been found yet, prove him.
There is definitely hope of living, as long as we hold on to the company, he can come back at any time."
"Tiancheng... the company is counting on you. You are the veteran of the company and the second shareholder. You know everything about the company. You must help Xichen support the company." Old Mrs. Gu is also very fond of Gu Tiancheng.
Having lost her son's trust, she once regarded Gu Tiancheng as his son's substitute. After adding Gu Tiancheng and being filial to them, she could only rely on him now.
Ling Yan stood beside her and hugged her three children tightly. The three little guys leaned against her quietly. Although they were sad, they could not express it and could only cry silently.
"Ling Yan, please forgive me..." After Gu Tiancheng comforted the two elders, he came over to comfort Ling Yan: "Don't worry, I will definitely send more people out to look for Xi Chen, and we will definitely find him."
"Can you call the police and ask them to help find him?" Ling Yan raised her head and asked pleadingly.
"I'm afraid this won't work." Gu Tiancheng's face was serious: "My two elders and I have decided to conceal the news of Xichen's accident. He was in an accident on the high seas, and no police from any country will take over. Besides, if Xichen is okay,
, he will definitely come back immediately. If something happens to him, I hope you and the children can be strong. After all, you and the three children still need to inherit this huge industry."
Ling Yan's expression was frozen. Gu Tiancheng's words were full of words, she wanted to say, could her husband come back?
Ling Yan buried her head in the children's young shoulders in pain. At this moment, she was so heartbroken that she couldn't say a word. Only the children's small bodies could make her feel a trace of warmth.
"Ling Yan, don't worry. My uncle is also very sad. Xichen is a very good man. He is responsible, responsible and capable. We all feel sad to lose such an excellent family member, but there are always many things in life.
When an accident occurs, all we can do is accept it, but don't worry, Xi Chen is no longer here, and I will take good care of all of you on his behalf." Gu Tiancheng squatted in front of Ling Yan, comforting her and her gently.
's children.
Lingyan shook her head in pain, tears staining her cheeks and the children's clothes.
She absolutely did not believe the fact that he had left forever.
The three little guys stretched out their hands and hugged Ling Yan gently. The mother and son, four, hugged each other.
Gu Tiancheng's face was sad, but his eyes were proud and happy.
His spy sent out told him that Gu Xichen might have been burned to ashes by the fire and fell into the sea, never to come back again.
From now on, he will be the center of this family, and he will be the one with the right to make decisions.
How could two elderly people in their seventies and a widow with three children become his opponents?
Gu Tiancheng's goal was finally achieved. It took him more than thirty years. When he was twenty-five years old, he secretly vowed that the Gu family's property would fall into his hands.
So, he worked hard all the way from a promising young man, and finally when he was fifty-eight years old, he sent away the two father and son, and he became the biggest winner.
Ling Yan took the three children upstairs, and the three little ones finally burst into tears.
"Mommy, is it true that Daddy will never come back?"
"But I miss him very much. He said he would bring me a gift."
"Mommy, is it possible that he is still alive? He just lost his memory and forgot about us?"
Ling Yan looked at the three little faces wet with tears, and her heart trembled with pain.
However, how could she comfort them? She could only stretch out her hands and hug them tightly: "Don't worry, your dad will definitely come back. I have a hunch that he will not be willing to leave us and leave alone."
"Really? When will Daddy come back?" Little Lingfei blinked her big black eyes and asked hopefully.
Ling Yan comforted her in a low voice: "I don't know either, but we can wait for him to come back."
"Okay, then let's wait for daddy to come back together."
The mother and son comforted each other, but Ling Yan was still sad and uneasy inside.
Will he really come back? Can she really wait for him?
It's dawn.
As expected, Ling Yan didn't hear a trace of news. There was no news about Gu Xichen's accident at sea on the Internet or in major newspapers. She endured the severe pain and came to the company. She found that the company was as usual, and no one knew that they slept together.
When he woke up, the boss of the company might be missing. At this moment, another large office was cleared next to Gu Xichen's office.
Gu Tiancheng wanted to act as the president to implement various decisions and become the new agent. What they said publicly was that Gu Xichen decided to take a year off due to personal reasons and temporarily let Gu Tiancheng take care of the company. As soon as Ling Yan arrived at the company, she was
Called into Gu Tiancheng's office.
Ling Yan's eyes were still swollen. She was wearing sunglasses because once she took them off, she really couldn't see anyone. She felt like her eyes were going to go blind from crying.
"Ling Yan, starting from today, please don't come to the company again. You are Xi Chen's wife. The news I have released to the outside world is that Xi Chen will take a year off. As his wife, you must not appear in public anymore.
Of course, I won’t restrict you from being too strict. You are free. As long as you don’t appear in the company or other important occasions, you can
Live the life you want, I will give you and your children five million in living expenses every month. This money is enough for you to live the life you like. I will give you and your children’s school and various growth and education expenses.
They will help take care of it, you don't need to worry." Gu Tiancheng was sitting on the big black leather chair, talking to Ling Yan with a sad expression.
Ling Yan's expression froze. He wanted her to leave the company?
Seeing that Ling Yan remained silent, Gu Tiancheng immediately turned serious: "Ling Yan, I hope you can think about the overall situation."
Ling Yan nodded painfully: "Okay, I'll pack up and leave now."
"Ling Yan, actually... we should all know that he will not come back again. I think... as a woman, you have to make plans for your future. You can't really bring three people with you.
The child should wait for him for the rest of his life. You are still so young, you can still look for him..."
"I won't look for him anymore, I'll just wait for him." Ling Yan interrupted him: "Even if he doesn't come back, I won't marry again."
"Ling Yan, you are indeed different. Now I finally understand why he loves you so much. It's because you are worthy of his love and you are very loyal to your feelings. Okay, I won't interfere with you. You want to protect yourself for him."
If you stay with me for the rest of your life, you will feel more at ease." Gu Tiancheng looked like a good person, but in fact, he had another plan in his heart.
Ling Yan didn't want to get married, so he insisted on letting her get married. Moreover, he also wanted to find a man who was inferior to Gu Xichen in every aspect to marry her. In this way, she would marry an incompetent loser with three children, and the three children would also be gone.
It will be stained by what you hear and see and become useless trash.
"Thank you uncle, I still believe that he is still alive and he may encounter some difficulties..."
Gu Tiancheng's face suddenly darkened, and his tone became more warning: "Ling Yan, this is the company, please be careful when you speak, and don't mention whether he will die or not. I know you are sad because he is your husband.
, but for the company, his death is of great importance. You can talk in private, but please keep this secret, otherwise, the company will suffer heavy losses and I may not be able to pay you and your children and living expenses."
Ling Yan's face turned pale instantly, and she suddenly felt that what Gu Tiancheng said was too harsh, even cold-blooded.
Could it be...
Ling Yan had a huge and terrifying thought in her heart. Gu Xichen might have been murdered.
Ling Yan's eyes under her sunglasses revealed hatred and anger. Could the middle-aged man in front of her be a murderer?
He killed Gu Xichen, took his place, and erased everything about him. Now, he still doesn't allow his wife and children to tell the truth, and uses living expenses to force her to accept the truth.
Oh……
When Ling Yan thought of such a conspiracy, her whole body went cold and she was extremely angry.
When Gu Tiancheng saw Ling Yan standing in front of him, he clenched his fists and smiled lightly: "Ling Yan, I think you are a smart person and you will take the overall situation into consideration. After all, your children are still young and they have lost their father.
Mother’s education is more needed.”
Ling Yan's clenched fists slowly unclenched, and her eyes under her sunglasses were dark. She wanted to fight something, but his few words directly pinched her weakness.
"Yes, I will take the overall situation into consideration." After Ling Yan said that, she turned around and walked out. After she walked into the office, she lay on the table and cried bitterly.
After crying, she turned her head and saw the large office on the other side of the glass window. She could vaguely see his tall and handsome figure sitting on the office chair and smiling at her.
"Xi Chen..." Ling Yan seemed to have an illusion. She stood up blankly, walked to the glass, and stretched out her hand...
Suddenly, she saw someone go in and remove all the documents on Gu Xichen's desk, leaving only an empty table.
Ling Yan's heart felt as if someone was cutting it with a knife, dripping with blood and suffering unbearably.
"No..." Ling Yan murmured painfully, shaking her head, hoping not to damage his traces.
However, she was powerless. She wanted to defend him and avenge him, but she had too many constraints. She had to be filial to the elderly and take care of the children on his behalf.
"Xichen... Gu Xichen, if you really go to heaven, can you hear me, right?" Ling Yan looked at his office sadly and murmured in her heart: "If you can hear me, please forgive me.
I... forgive me for not being able to do anything for you now. When I educate my children, if I still have the chance to avenge you, I will definitely help you kill this hateful person."
Ling Yan was almost certain that Gu Tiancheng was behind it because his motives were too serious, or maybe he deliberately put the conspiracy in front of her so that she could see it and aggravate her pain.
Ling Yan bit her lip and clenched her fists in hatred. She really wanted to kill that bastard for him and then follow him, but now she really couldn't bring herself to abandon the weak children and the elderly.
Ling Yan packed her things and left the company.
At this moment, on the sea, a cruise ship crossed the sea and headed towards a dock abroad.
At the railing, a tall man wearing a deliveryman's clothes and a blue peaked cap stared coldly at the calm sea.
Under the brim of the hat, a handsome face with a clear three-dimensional shape was none other than Gu Xichen.
Beside him, Yuan Feng compiled a video and gave it to him to watch.
"Boss, the old man and the old lady are really sad, and Miss Ling..."
Gu Xichen looked at the crying family in the video, and his heart felt like it was being stabbed by the tip of a knife.
"Let them endure it a little longer. At least, Gu Tiancheng is still willing to show off and will not cause any harm to them." Gu Xichen said sadly.
"Yes, he did a good job on the surface, but... this is only temporary. He might not want to act again after a month." Yuan Feng mocked.
"It's okay, we can go back as soon as we find the evidence." Gu Xichen said coldly.
"Well, if you make him believe that you are dead, those people who were bribed by him will no longer be able to benefit from it. They will definitely not be willing to accept it. When the time comes, those people will become evil wolves that bite and kill him."
Yuan Feng also gritted his teeth bitterly.
Gu Xichen's eyes flashed with cruelty. As long as he got all the evidence, Gu Tiancheng could no longer be proud.
In the past few years, Gu Xichen has never stopped searching for the cause of his parents' death and hunting down the accomplices. But what makes him feel horrified is that the most terrifying messenger has always been by his side, watching his every move and helping him.
Let's find the murderers together.
Gu Xichen was very glad that he could see the truth clearly at this time. If it had been a few years later, I'm afraid... he would have been secretly sent to the West by Gu Tiancheng.
Gu Xichen looked at Ling Yan and the children in the video, and his heart twitched.
He couldn't bear to see her crying, but at this moment, because of him, she was crying like a river.