Knocked out

"I hope I won't scare you." Chen Sheng gave Gu Chao a vaccination first, "Before I tell you, I want to confirm one thing with you. If you have a baby, what will you do?"

"How could I?!" Gu Chao thought that Chen Sheng was doubting himself, and he had never met anyone else except Chen Sheng.

"I mean if." Chen Sheng lowered his face, feeling that Gu Chao's reaction was too violent, as if he couldn't accept the existence of the baby.

"Your assumption is not valid at all." After Gu Chao finished speaking, he saw Chen Sheng's face turned ugly, thinking that he had said something wrong.After careful consideration in his heart, he guessed that Chen Sheng might want a child.In fact, he doesn't mind whether he has a child in the future, but if Chen Sheng wants it, he will treat it as his own, no matter if it is a child conceived by test tubes or any other method.He comforted Chen Sheng and said, "I respect your opinion. If you like, we can go abroad for surrogacy to have your child. I will try my best to be a good father and husband."

Chen Sheng suddenly lost the desire to continue talking.The matter of a man giving birth to a child is too unimaginable from the perspective of a normal person. He is afraid that Gu Chao will treat him as a monster.So far, he has not even dared to tell his parents, because he is afraid that the more people who know, the greater the adverse effects will be.He was so impulsive just now that he almost told the truth.It's better to listen to Wang Shuo's words, wait until the child is secretly born, and then make up a lie to hide it from everyone.

Thinking of this, Chen Sheng shrugged his shoulders, pretending to be relaxed, "I'm just talking casually, don't take it seriously. Go back and rest early, I'm tired too."

"You have something on your mind." Gu Chao said in an affirmative tone, he could see that Chen Sheng's words were not groundless.The worst plan he made was that Chen Sheng had a relationship with others before, and even gave birth to a child.

"It's okay. I'll go upstairs first." Chen Sheng didn't want to talk any more, so he turned around and went up the steps, heading for the elevator.

Gu Chao watched his leaving back, lost in thought.Originally a wonderful marriage proposal, Xia Ye, because Chen Sheng hesitated to speak, both of them became depressed.Especially Gu Chao, he is delicate, sensitive and suspicious. Last time about Xu Jingyang's incident, he tossed and tossed for so long because of a misunderstanding.Now that he had recovered, Chen Sheng dropped another timed bomb on him.

Gu Chao fell into wild thoughts again.But this time at least he was sure that Chen Sheng's love for him was true.So no matter what Chen Sheng concealed from him, he could accept it, even if Chen Sheng had an illegitimate child.

Thinking about it this way, on the way home, Gu Chao was relieved of his psychological burden.The next thing he has to do is to get rid of his father Gu Chengjiang as soon as possible.They hadn't seen each other since the last time he threatened his father with financial information.Gu Chengjiang didn't bother him and Chen Sheng, and kept dormant so quietly that he almost forgot the existence of the threat.

Chen's mother was right, he had to ask his father's permission.Otherwise, with his father's strength and connections in Whale City, it would only take a few words to kill him and Chen Sheng.

Although he has important financial information in his hand, he also knows in his heart that unless it is absolutely necessary, he will not really do anything that endangers the Gu family.All his relatives, including uncles, aunts, brothers and sisters, and everything related to him depend on the century-old tree of the Gu family to survive.

Once destroyed, what he destroyed was the hard work of several generations and several interdependent big families.

Presumably his father was intimidated by him because of this.

After arriving home, Gu Chao sent Chen Sheng a good night emoji, then returned to his bedroom, took a shower, and went to bed soon.After tossing around until midnight, even a young man like him felt exhausted.Thinking of facing his father tomorrow morning and having a negotiation where the enemy is strong and we are weak, he even frowned while sleeping.

The next day, Gu Chao was woken up by his third sister, Gu Panrong.After adulthood, because of the difference between men and women, the third sister seldom entered his room anymore.

Gu Chao opened his sleepy eyes and saw clearly the person standing beside the bed.Today's Gu Panrong has changed from her previous professional women's attire to a long dress of an elegant goddess.The makeup is also carefully taken care of, and it looks much more grand than usual.

"Sister." Gu Chao looked like he hadn't woken up, and sat up slowly, leaning his back against the head of the bed.

Gu Panrong sighed, "It's good of you, leave such a big mess behind and run out to be free and easy. Get up later and apologize to Dad, and don't be so self-willed in the future. We are the real family, don't let outsiders It hurts the peace."

Gu Panrong has always been the host and faction in the family.After the eldest sister and second sister got married, they gradually broke away from their father's control.Only the third sister, Gu Panrong, still works in the company after marriage, and even obeys her father Gu Chengjiang after the divorce.

Gu Panrong is only 27 or [-] years old. He is rich, beautiful, and business-minded. He is well-maintained and looks like he is only in his twenties.But her ex-husband is a dead man, far behind her.

After hearing his sister's words, Gu Chao felt a little disgusted with her "foolish filial piety", but after all, he was the elder sister who brought him up since he was a child, so he couldn't blame her.

"Get up quickly, I'll pick out a formal dress for you. There are important guests coming at home today."

Gu Panrong opened his closet, picked and picked in it, and finally chose a well-regulated gray suit.Her brother's figure is too good, and she didn't want him to dress up too conspicuously and steal the limelight from the guests.

"What guest?" Gu Chao was almost awake at this time, looking at his sister's busy figure and asked.

"Han Tingyue."

"What's he doing here?" Gu Chao didn't like Han Tingyue's behavior, he was too old, treacherous and mercenary.At such a young age, his achievements are comparable to those of Gu Chao's father, which can be seen in the methods he used.

Gu Panrong explained, "It has nothing to do with you. Your marriage to his sister Han Tingsu has been abandoned, and he came here for something else."

"There's no need to discuss business matters at home." Gu Chao looked suspiciously at his sister.

Gu Panrong was a little embarrassed by him, so he had no choice but to say, "It's still for business marriage. But the marriage partner has been changed to me and him."

"What did you say?" Everyone in Whale City didn't know that Han Tingyue was gay, and had a lot of sex scandals with his male artists.How could his sister marry such a man?

"Father has already decided." Gu Panrong also had no choice.She originally thought that after Gu Chengjiang agreed to her divorce, she could reconcile with her former lover.Unexpectedly, because of Gu Chao's rebellion, she became a business tool in the hands of her father again.

After all, in Gu Chengjiang's eyes, everything in this family can be used as his bargaining chip.

There was a wry smile on Gu Panrong's beautiful face, "I have not been loved by my father since I was born, and I still am now." The aunt who took care of her when she was a child mentioned to her that when she was born, the nurse carried her out of the operating room, happy Say "Congratulations to Mr. Gu for his daughter".

After Gu Chengjiang learned that it was his daughter again, he didn't even look at the crying baby in the swaddle, turned around and left.

Even though he didn't witness this scene with his own eyes, Gu Panrong still feels sad every time he recalls it.

"Sister. You must never marry Han Tingyue. You can't just destroy yourself like this. I won't agree."

"Dad also has difficulties. The company has had problems recently."

"No matter what the problem is, you can't sacrifice your happiness again." Gu Chao's attitude was very firm.

Gu Panrong was helpless and left his room.In the past two years, Gu Chengjiang went uncharacteristically and allocated huge sums of money to invest in the development of new energy sources. As a result, the investment of several billion yuan was nothing but a splash.In addition, in the past year, the real estate market has become increasingly depressed, and the loan chain has been broken. Because of Gu Chengjiang's strategic mistakes, the company has reached a critical moment of life and death.

Recently, Gu Chengjiang has been holding on, even Gu Panrong didn't see the seriousness of the matter.Until the major banks stopped all loans overnight, their family may really collapse.

Gu Chao changed his clothes and went downstairs, and saw his father sitting in a wheelchair.Standing next to him was a 30-year-old professional nurse who stayed by his side every step of the way.

When he left home last time, Gu Chengjiang was still in good health.

Gu Chao had never heard of his father's illness, so why did he suddenly get into a wheelchair?

When Gu Chao approached, he found the plaster covered under the blanket.Gu Chengjiang's legs were covered with a thin blanket, and the air conditioner was turned on in the room. He may be afraid of his knees getting cold, and his right leg was covered with a thick cast from the knee down.

Gu Panrong explained softly in his ear, "Dad accidentally fell down the stairs a few days ago." On the same day they received the news that all the loan projects they cooperated with were cancelled, and their capital chain was broken.Gu Chengjiang, who has been in the Jingshi shopping mall for decades, couldn't accept the ending of the wall falling down and everyone pushing him. His blood pressure got high, he couldn't hold on to the railing, and fell.

He is old, and it is difficult for his bones to heal. If he falls, he does not know how long it will take to recuperate before he recovers.He also forbids anyone to tell Gu Chao that the company is facing a crisis, and he has decided to kick Gu Chao out of this turmoil in order to keep the Gu family's flesh and blood.Anyway, Gu Chao refused to have anything to do with the Gu family ever since he returned to China to start his own business.

"Who told you to come back?" Even in a wheelchair, Gu Chengjiang's majesty still cannot be underestimated.

However, Gu Chao is no longer afraid of him as before, and directly explained his intentions to him, "I came back today to discuss my marriage with you. I want to marry Chen Sheng, and I hope to get your approval."

Gu Chengjiang originally thought that Gu Chao had found out his conscience and came back to visit his father.Unexpectedly, wow, at this time, this child is still full of love and love, things that mud can't support the wall.

"Go away!" Gu Chengjiang roared angrily. "From now on, I don't have a son like you."

"Dad, don't be angry!" Gu Panrong reminded worriedly.

Gu Chengjiang was obviously angry, picked up all the things that could be thrown at hand, and threw them hard at Gu Chao.

The scar on his forehead that was hit by his father last time hasn't healed yet, so Gu Chao won't be so stupid as to be broken again.He dodged his father's fury and continued, "Because you are my father, I want your approval. But whether you accept it or not, I will eventually marry Chen Sheng."

Gu Chengjiang held on to the handle of the wheelchair, trying to stand up several times.If he could stand up, he would pull out his belt and beat Gu Chao hard.However, after all, he was old and frail, and in the end he couldn't stand still, and even fell off the wheelchair, which can be described as extremely embarrassing.

"dad!"

"father!"

Gu Chao and Gu Panrong yelled together, Gu Chao ran over and reached out to help him, but he waved away.

"roll--"

Gu Chengjiang scolded Gu Chao viciously, and then sat on the sofa with the support of the nurse.

Before coming here, Gu Chao knew that he would not get good looks from his father, and he had long been used to his father's harsh words.

After being scolded several times to get out, he still stood there unmoved.Before, he didn't dare to provoke Gu Chengjiang like this, but now he has Gu Chengjiang's handle, he knows that Gu Chengjiang dare not attack Chen Sheng easily.

"Don't dream. Even if I die, I will never allow you to marry a man!" Gu Chengjiang regards the succession of the family more than his life. Gu Chao is his son, and he will not let the Gu family die.

"Then I'm leaving the Gu family. From now on, I won't step into the Gu family's door again, and you don't care about my business anymore." Gu Chao refused to budge. Now the law allows same-sex marriage, and no one can stop them from entering the Gu family. Together.

Gu Chengjiang became impatient, and instead of being angry, he smiled, "Okay, okay. Just go. From now on, I will pretend that I never gave birth to your son." He said yes three times in a row, and pointed at the door to tell Gu Chao to get out immediately .

Gu Chao's purpose of this trip was not achieved, but he didn't want to continue arguing with his father, so he had to leave first.

He strode out, Gu Panrong trotted behind him, and called him, "Xiaochao, you go back and apologize to Dad."

With a sullen face, Gu Chao asked back, "Why?"

"He's our father."

Gu Chao sneered, "It's up to you if you want to be foolish and filial. If you want to marry Han Tingyue, I can't control it. But I won't be at his mercy again."

Gu Panrong's eyes turned red instantly.She doesn't care what others say about her, but Gu Chao is her most beloved brother.How could he say such things to her.What does it mean that she wants to marry Han Tingyue, she is not for this family!She admitted that their father was stubborn, but he was not for the integrity of the family.Each of them was doing everything they could to maintain the home, only Gu Chao escaped gracefully.

"Let's go." Gu Panrong stopped trying to dissuade Gu Chao, turned around and ran back after speaking.

Gu Chao drove out of the garage and met Han Tingyue's car at the gate.He was at odds with Han Tingyue, so he didn't say hello to him, and just walked past him.

When Gu Chao drove by the construction site outside the North Third Ring Road, he saw many people gathered outside the construction site.Looking at the past, there are several white banners hanging above the dark head, which read in black: Xinju Real Estate squeezes the hard-earned money of the people, and the deposit will not be refunded if the project is not completed.

Gu Chao was shocked, he pulled over and stopped the car, and went to check the specific situation.His father had run Xinju Real Estate for decades, half of the buildings in Whale City were developed by his family, and the reputation of the company was obvious to all.

How could the well-endowed Baoxiang Jiayuan project turn into an unfinished building?

Gu Chao walked through various crowds with heavy faces and filled with righteous indignation, and entered the construction site.

At the entrance of the construction site, there was a sign saying "heavy construction site, no idlers should enter", but the inside was already empty.The half-built building stood there, and it seemed that work had stopped for a long time.

Gu Chao doesn't pay much attention to the real estate market. As far as he knows, it is common for a project to be temporarily suspended for a month or two, and then resumed.Xinju Real Estate once took over a well-known unfinished building, and finally completed the construction.

After checking on the construction site, he came to the place where the crowd gathered to inquire about the news.

A conversation like this came out of the bustling crowd:

"Xinju Real Estate currently has three large projects under construction in Jingshi, all of which have been shut down."

"From the New Year to the present, the progress of the project has been delayed again and again. I felt something was wrong a few months ago. The real estate that should have been completed long ago has not been delivered, and the number of workers on the construction site has been decreasing."

"Now the news is spreading. It seems that Xinju Real Estate owes a lot of money and is about to go bankrupt. I wonder if we can get back our hard-earned money?"

……

Gu Chao parked the car at the gate, and when he came to the living room, his father and Han Tingyue were sitting in front of the sofa discussing matters.

It could be seen from his father's face that their discussion was not very pleasant.

Han Tingyue is a smiling fox, few people can take advantage of him.

Gu Chengjiang lowered his head to think, but did not realize that Gu Chao had turned back.When he talked about cooperation with Han Tingyue, the plan was to let Han Tingyue continue to invest in new energy projects. As long as the investment can keep up, the project will soon achieve results, and it may turn defeat into victory.

However, Han Tingyue overturned the previous cooperation plan. He sat on the opposite side of the ground and said to Gu Chengjiang, "Mr. Gu's family business has been dragged down by this project. Han is timid and really dare not go here. Wading in muddy water."

Gu Chengjiang said, "Since you don't want to, why come here today?"

Han Tingyue narrowed his eyes and smiled, "I don't want to take a stake in your new energy project, but I am willing to help Xinju Real Estate tide over the difficulties."

After all, Gu Chengjiang has been in the mall for a long time, how could he not hear the meaning of his words?

"Mr. Gu must have guessed what I mean. I don't think there is any need to continue the new energy project. The top priority now is to preserve Xinju Real Estate, isn't it?"

"How do you want to protect it?"

"Then how much sincerity does Mr. Gu plan to show?"

Gu Chengjiang's face was ashen, and his hands on his lap were clenched into fists, holding power like him, and now being forced to this point by the younger generation, he lost all face.

"Dad." Gu Chao eavesdropped at the door, and then walked out from the door.

Gu Chengjiang didn't know how much he had heard, and he didn't want to continue talking with Han Tingyue, so he ordered Gu Panrong to see off the guests.

Han Tingyue remained courteous, "If Mr. Gu changes his mind, please contact me. I believe we will have a pleasant cooperation."

Gu Panrong also turned cold. She put down her figure and got married, but she didn't expect Han Tingyue to humiliate her like this.It's not true that he wants to help the Gu family get through the difficulties, but it's true that he wants to eat the cake of the Gu family.

Gu Chengjiang seemed to have aged more than ten years in an instant, and as soon as Han Tingyue left, he was exhausted.

Gu Chao squatted at his feet, asking him the cause and effect.

Gu Chengjiang didn't say a word.As stubborn as he is, he naturally refuses to admit his failure easily.He has been recruiting people to join the team, and wants to start the project again. The more he loses money, the more he invests in it, hoping to turn it around in one fell swoop.

"Dad, what happened?" Gu Chao asked.

"Don't ask. If you lose, you lose."

Gu Panrong sent Han Tingyue away, and when he came back, he ordered his assistant to take his father back to his room to rest.

There were only two siblings left in the living room, Gu Panrong said, "Father failed to invest and suffered heavy losses."

"how many?"

"I found out that the company's books have set aside four billion."

Gu Chao frowned, such a big hole was beyond what he could bear.

Gu Panrong continued, "Most of the relatives in the family were dragged into the water by my father. I don't know exactly how much they invested."

Gu Chao sat down on the sofa, not knowing how to answer the conversation.He didn't care if he inherited the family business, but he never had a day when his father would fall.

"Xiaochao, you should leave Whale City as soon as possible. Your company is not linked to your family, so you should leave early. That's what my father meant, he didn't want to hurt you."

Gu Chao said angrily, "What about you?"

"No matter how hard it is, I will stay here." It is impossible for Gu Panrong to leave his old father to face it alone.

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Up to now, Chen Sheng has not called Gu Chao for three consecutive days, and sending him a message is like nothing.

He was worried that something might happen to Gu Chao, and in the end he was so forced that he had no choice but to call Gu Chao's third sister.

"I'm really sorry to call you so presumptuously. I want to ask if Gu Chao has gone home? I won't be able to contact him for a few days."

Gu Panrong knew her younger brother's feelings for Chen Sheng, she was not as stubborn as her father, and she still had a good impression of Chen Sheng.She explained on the phone, "Xiao Chao has been at home. Something happened at home recently, and he will take the initiative to contact you when the matter is resolved."

"Is Gu Chao under house arrest?" Chen Sheng asked carefully.Otherwise, he couldn't think of any other reason for Gu Chao to lose contact with him.

"No. He's fine." Gu Panrong reassured Chen Sheng that she would take good care of Gu Chao.

Chen Sheng didn't get a clear answer on the phone, so he decided to go to Gu's house to find out what happened.No matter what happened, he would face it with Gu Chao.He also hoped that Gu Chao could trust him, instead of just disappearing with Wan Wan and running away when encountering problems.He didn't want to see this kind of irresponsible behavior from Gu Chao again.

Chen Sheng changed into out clothes and left home without telling his parents.On the way to Gu's house, he saw a lot of people protesting outside the closed real estate.The logo of Xinju Real Estate can be clearly seen on the fence outside the real estate. Chen Sheng searched the real estate in this section of the road online.The news found on the Internet is full of complaints, all complaining that Xinju Real Estate's real estate buildings were not delivered on time, the project was delayed for several months, and the owners had nowhere to complain.

Project delays are a common problem for many real estate companies, but Xinju has now completely shut down.So everyone will gather together to defend their rights.

Chen Sheng has been an actor since he entered the society. He doesn't understand the stakes in the business.So he didn't realize the seriousness of the matter until this time.

When he reached the gate of the Gu family, he was stopped by several black-clothed bodyguards.He is now physically disabled, and the other party is not the security guards that Gu Chao once sent him. These people are obviously professionals.

Chen Sheng called Gu Chao in the car, but no one answered.He could only drive around Gu's house, trying to find Gu Chao's figure in the huge house.

At this time, inside the Gu family, Gu Chao was locked in the room by his father, and many people were sent to guard him strictly.The family is equipped with professional medical staff, who were specially invited by Gu Chengjiang from abroad.For him, when the company is at the end of its life, what he wants to do most now is to send Gu Chao away, and at the same time force Gu Chao to stay behind for the Gu family.

There is a saying that a lean camel is bigger than a horse.Even though Gu Chengjiang encountered Waterloo in the shopping malls, he can still make sure that future generations have no worries about food and clothing.

Gu Chao was forced to almost collapse, he couldn't understand what his father did.He originally wanted to stay and share his father's worries, but his father felt that his greatest role in living in this world was to carry on the Gu family's lineage.

He refused to marry a woman, so his father hired a professional team from the United States to extract his sperm, and then sent him abroad for legal surrogacy.

The problem was the sperm collection, and Gu Chao refused to cooperate to the death.After all, this kind of thing is about your love and my willingness. As long as he doesn't cooperate, they can't get it no matter how professional they are.

Therefore, Gu Chengjiang sent someone to invite Gu Feibai, a young fresh meat who has recently become very popular in the entertainment industry. According to his investigation, this boy with the reputation of "Little Chen Sheng" had some secret intersections with Gu Chao.

Chen Sheng circled around the Gu family outside, and unexpectedly saw a familiar figure.He had specifically searched for information about Gu Feibai before, so he recognized him at a glance.Gu Feibai got out of a black car and entered Gu's house under the escort of bodyguards.