Heir [Anti-Rebirth]

After the Zhan family's accident, Zhan Shao and Ye Zhao became very low-key.

The Xu family originally relied on the Zhan family to show off their power in Jingtong City. Now that the news that the Zhan family might collapse, the Xu family had to be more careful with their tails between their legs.

Not long after the news of the Zhan family's accident came, members of the Duan family approached the Xu family and said they wanted to dissolve the engagement, making the Xu family very angry and scolding the Duan family for being snobbish.

However, no matter how angry the Xu family was, the Duan family was determined to dissolve the engagement. Originally, the Duan family decided to form an alliance with the Xu family because the Xu family relied on the Zhan family.

Now that the Xu family's backing is about to fall, if they don't hurry up and get rid of the relationship with the Xu family, what will they do if they are dragged down?

The Duan family was going to break off the engagement with the Xu family. Not only that, there was also a conflict of interest in the new store that the Duan family and the Xu family had jointly opened.

All in all, the Duan family made it clear that they wanted to draw a clear line with the Xu family.

Seeing this, the other families also began to keep their distance from the Xu family. The people who had been fawning on the Xu family all disappeared, and even a few business partners wanted to terminate their contracts.

This kind of situation where the trees fell and the hozens scattered made the old man of the Xu family very angry.

Now that the Zhan family has not yet collapsed, the others are eager to draw a line with the Xu family. Isn't this too realistic?Although he didn't like those flattering faces, it was really unacceptable for a while to fall from a high position where everyone sought after to a position where everyone shunned him.

Not only did Mr. Xu not be able to accept it, but Xu Zhiyao was very angry.

Originally, she was unwilling to marry the Duan family, especially Duan Jin, but both the old man and her father used the future of the Xu family to pressure her, so she had to agree to sacrifice herself.

Unexpectedly, the Zhan family where the eldest brother climbed up would have an accident, and the Duan family's face was even more ugly. When they heard that many members of the Zhan family had fallen one after another, they rushed to the Xu family to dissolve the engagement.

Even if she didn't want to marry Duan Jin in her heart, she couldn't tolerate the fact that the Duan family didn't take the Xu family seriously, and the Zhan family hadn't decided to fall. The Duan family was so snobbish, it was really deceiving!

Xu Zhiyao was so angry that he gritted his teeth. He felt that the Duan family were indeed cold-hearted and cruel people. Even if it wasn't for the sake of marriage, the Duan family and the Xu family had been friends for many years. It's very chilling.

No matter how unwilling the Xu family and Xu Zhiyao were, after the Duan family unilaterally proposed to terminate the engagement, they quickly proved their determination to separate themselves from the Xu family. ...

When the news came that the Duan family had sued the Xu family in court, Gu Liwan and He Zhishu were shocked.

At this time, the two of them were in He Zhishu's office. He Zhishu was sitting behind the desk processing documents, while Gu Liwan was sitting on the sofa beside him.

"I didn't expect the Duan family to be so ruthless." Gu Liwan raised his eyebrows in disbelief.

"In order to separate from the Xu family, the Duan family will use any means." He Zhishu flipped through the documents in front of him, echoing lightly.

"The Duan family is really..." Gu Liwan couldn't find an adjective, paused, and asked curiously: "The Duan family's behavior is so unbearable, how did you become friends with Duan Jin?"

"Duan Jin is different from the Duan family." He Zhishu raised his head and said after signing the document.

Gu Liwan was about to speak, when the intercom phone on the desk rang suddenly, He Zhishu pressed the dial, and asked, "What's the matter?"

"President, Manager Feng is downstairs and wants to see you." The assistant said.

Manager Feng?Could it be Feng Jingxuan?Gu Liwan raised his eyebrows and asked He Zhishu with his eyes. He Zhishu nodded and said to his assistant, "Let him come up." After speaking, he hung up the phone.

"Why did Feng Jingxuan come here suddenly? Could it be that something happened to the imperial dining room?" Gu Liwan asked worriedly.

"No, I guess he came here for the affairs of the Duan family." He Zhishu said flatly.

After a while, Feng Jingxuan came to He Zhishu's office under the leadership of his assistant. Before he arrived, Gu Liwan had already entered the lounge to avoid meeting him face to face.

After Feng Jingxuan entered the office, he said without any nonsense, "I heard that the Duan family and the Xu family have broken off their engagement, and the Duan family even sued the Xu family."

"Well, the Duan family and the Xu family had a very tense dispute over the ownership of the new brand." He Zhishu nodded, and after speaking, he picked up the phone and ordered his assistant to bring in two cups of coffee.

"I'm not surprised at all that the Duan family is so snobbish. What I'm surprised is how could Duan Jin agree to terminate the engagement?" Feng Jingxuan frowned and said in a deep voice.

"When will Duan Jin be able to make decisions for himself?" He Zhishu raised his eyebrows and sneered.

"..." Feng Jingxuan was silent after hearing this. What He Zhishu said was reasonable. After Duan Jin returned to Duan's house, whether it was an engagement or a divorce, what opinions could he express?

If he could express his opinion, he would not have agreed to get engaged to Xu Zhiyao in the first place.

"Tell me, what do you want to see me today?" He Zhishu glanced at Feng Jingxuan, and said calmly.

"...I want to go back to Feng's house." Feng Jingxuan was silent for a moment, then said.

He Zhishu was stunned, and asked, "Are you sure?"

"Yeah." Feng Jingxuan nodded, with a determination on his face.

"It's best if you can figure it out." Seeing that Feng Jingxuan had already made up his mind, He Zhishu didn't say anything more. ...

After Feng Jingxuan left, Gu Liwan came out of the lounge. He walked to He Zhishu's side and asked hesitantly, "Just now, Feng Jingxuan said that he was going back to Feng's house. What does that mean?"

"Some things happened between Feng Jingxuan and Duan Jin back then. I didn't ask about the details. I only know that it seemed to be because of the Feng family's relationship. Because of this, Feng Jingxuan and the Feng family had a bad quarrel. When Duan Jin went abroad After that, Feng Jingxuan left Feng's house." He Zhishu explained slowly.

"Haven't you been back for so many years?" Gu Liwan raised his eyebrows and asked.

"No." He Zhishu shook his head.

"Then he says he wants to go back now..." Gu Liwan asked again.

"When I found him back then, he was hiding in a small town in the countryside. He once told me that he would not return to Feng's house until he had forgotten the past." He Zhishu said lightly.

"The past? Is it the past between him and Duan Jin?" Gu Liwan was really curious, feeling that the chef of the imperial dining room was really full of secrets.

"I don't know, I didn't ask at the time." He Zhishu shrugged. He was not a curious person, nor would he pry into other people's privacy, so he never thought of asking these questions at all.

"Then he says he wants to go back now, has he forgotten the past?" Gu Liwan continued to ask.

"You seem to be very curious about him?" He Zhishu felt that Gu Liwan seemed to care too much about Feng Jingxuan. This guess made him feel a little uncomfortable, so he tentatively asked.

"Because he is the chef and manager of your restaurant, and now he is leaving, what about your imperial dining room?" Gu Liwan said naturally without noticing He Zhishu's hidden thoughts.

It was only then that He Zhishu realized that the reason why Gu Liwan paid so much attention to Feng Jingxuan was for himself. After knowing this, his heart was filled with joy and emotion, and his mood became extremely good.

"Don't worry, the loss of one Feng Jingxuan in the imperial dining room will not affect it." He Zhishu said with a smile.

"That's good." Gu Liwan nodded, and since He Zhishu said it didn't matter, he didn't care about this topic anymore. ...

******

Gu Lichen lay in the hospital for a few more days, finally got the doctor's permission, and was finally able to leave the hospital.

On this day, Gu Kai sent someone to go through the discharge procedures for Gu Lichen, and then took him back to the house.

Gu Lichen was very quiet along the way, letting Gu Kai's people arrange it, until he returned to Gu's house, Gu Lichen looked at the big house that had obviously become deserted, with a sad expression on his face.

He has heard about the changes in the Gu family these days from Gu Liwan. He can't say how he feels about the behavior of his second uncle Gu Xin. Pointless.

As for the two sons of the second master and the fourth master, Gu Lichen has never had a deep relationship. After all, he and Gu Liwan have been raised by Mr. Gu's side since they were young. It has always been light.

In addition, I heard that when Du Ruwei seized the first power, the fourth master was the first to turn against him. Obviously, he had been in collusion with Du Ruwei for a long time. Fang Bu's deep feelings became weaker.

Therefore, Gu Lichen has no opinion at all about his father's suppression of the two houses. If it were him, he might do it more ruthlessly than his father. ...

After Gu Kai received the news that Gu Lichen had returned home, he sent someone to call him to the study.

Gu Lichen had just returned to his yard when he saw his father's confidant secretary coming to the door. When he heard that his father was looking for him, he secretly sighed. He just came back, so why not just let him take a rest and catch his breath?

Wiping his face, he let out a breath of resignation, and followed the secretary to the main house.

When he came to the main house, he found that almost all the servants were familiar faces. He frowned, thinking carefully about the journey, he really didn't see a few familiar faces. It seems that the house has undergone a major reorganization.

He followed the secretary to the study room on the second floor. The secretary knocked on the door. He waited for a sound of "Come in" from inside before opening the door respectfully. He took a step back and said to Gu Lichen, "Master, please."

After Gu Lichen entered the study, the secretary closed the door respectfully and stood guard at the door.

Gu Kai in the study had already put down the documents, sat behind the desk and stared at the elder son who walked in.

"Father." Gu Lichen met Gu Kai's eyes and greeted Gu Kai calmly.

"Well, just come back." Gu Kai said lightly, then raised his chin in the direction of the sofa, "Sit down."

Gu Lichen sat down as he said, wondering what Gu Kai's intention was for calling him here.

"Have you heard what happened from your brother?" Gu Kai didn't talk nonsense, and went straight to the topic.

"Well, Liwan talked about the accident a while ago and his face-changing." Gu Lichen nodded.

"You have been lying in the hospital for long enough. Now the Gu family needs you, and the Gu family needs you too. Now that you are discharged from the hospital, go to your brother's place. The business that the Gu family lost before should be brought back." Gu Kai pointed lightly. He knocked on the table and said lightly.

"Yes, I understand." Gu Lichen didn't talk nonsense, and immediately nodded in agreement.

"One more thing, keep an eye on your brother for me." Gu Kai pondered for a while, then said in a deep voice.

Gu Lichen was stunned for a moment, a trace of surprise flashed across his face, but he quickly regained his composure, and he asked as calmly as possible: "Staring at Liwan? Why? Did he do something?"

"He and He Zhishu are too close." Gu Kai glanced at Gu Lichen and said.

"Wouldn't it be nice for Gu's and He's to get close?" Gu Lichen asked with a frown.

"Now is not the time." Gu Kai replied briefly, without much explanation. Gu Lichen knew what his father didn't want to say, and he couldn't pry his father's mouth away, so he didn't continue this topic.

Gu Kai explained some other matters, and then let him go back to rest. After Gu Lichen left, a small door in the study opened, and Gu Jing walked out from inside.

"Do you suspect that Li Wan and the He family have cooperated?" Gu Jing asked, he heard the conversation between the elder brother and Li Chen just now in the small room inside.

"It's not suspicion." Gu Kai said lightly.

Gu Jing was stunned for a moment, and then realized, "You mean, Li Wan has already cooperated with He's?"

"Well, the new brands of the Xu family and the Duan family were actually secretly developed by the Gu family and the He family." Gu Kai dropped another heavy bomb, which made Gu Jing dizzy.

Although the cooperation between Liwan and He's is surprising, the most shocking thing is that the eldest brother can grasp these secrets.

Gu Jing thought more than once that the Gu family would definitely develop better under the hands of the eldest brother, provided that the eldest brother was willing to take over the burden of the Gu family sincerely. ...