Chapter 302 - Chapter 302: Huo Sicheng stood up
Chapter 302: Huo Sicheng stood up
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Gu Tianhao sighed in relief when he saw that Gu Qingcheng was willing to stop.
As long as Gu Qingcheng stopped for him, there was room for negotiation.
He quickly thought and asked Gu Qingcheng, “How about this? We confine Chu He and Xiao Mei under house arrest and make them apologize to you. You decide what kind of apology you want.”
Gu Qingcheng thought Gu Tianhao would suggest some fresh punishment, but this was no better than sending Chu He and the others abroad.
“How about it?” Gu Tianhao, seeing Gu Qingcheng silent, worried she was dissatisfied, added, “Gu Mei is paralyzed in bed, her face so horrifying that anyone who sees her is scared half to death. She’s already ruined and can never turn her life around. And Chu He loves socializing; being confined at home for life, unable to go out, would be the most painful punishment for her. What do you think?”
Gu Qingcheng stared steadily at Gu Tianhao, knowing he could never utter the outcome she desired.
Gu Tianhao’s words also proved to her that no matter how much she pressed, in his heart, Chu He was irreplaceable.
If only her mother, Mu Xia, had such a place in his heart, she wouldn’t have died so early.
Perhaps Mu Xia’s cancer was just a blatant excuse, as the real cause of her death remained a mystery, a truth she needed to uncover.
She rejected Gu Tianhao’s proposal, “No.”
Gu Tianhao’s brow furrowed imperceptibly, finding Gu Qingcheng a bit difficult to deal with.
Yet he still patiently asked, “Qingcheng, Dad really doesn’t know what to do. Could you give Dad some direction?”
Gu Qingcheng responded, “I don’t have a direction. It’s up to you to show your
attitude.”
Gu Tianhao was surprised and somewhat at a loss, “Qingcheng, you mean…”
Gu Qingcheng casually turned her head towards Huo Sicheng’s direction, and her pupils suddenly contracted.
Because in her eyes, Huo Sicheng, who was far away, had stood up.
Shocked, she quickly rubbed her eyes. When she looked again, Huo Sicheng was sitting in a wheelchair, facing Qin Chong.
Now, this…
Was she seeing things?
Did Qin Chong stand up just now?
Qin Chong was also wearing a black suit, as it was a day of remembrance.
She must have been mistaken.
Huo Sicheng was disabled and definitely couldn’t stand up. Otherwise, why would he pretend to be disabled for so many years, even hiding it from her?
Gu Tianhao was watching Gu Qingcheng and followed her gaze, seeing Huo Sicheng and Qin Chong sitting face to face, seemingly chatting.
“What’s wrong?”
Gu Qingcheng, hearing Gu Tianhao speak, suddenly came back to her senses and said to him, “It’s nothing. It’s still early today; I can wait here for your answer.”
Gu Tianhao looked at Gu Qingcheng with a complex expression, “Do you need an answer today? Dad really has no clue, how about we talk about it in a few days?”
Gu Qingcheng replied, “I don’t want to drag this matter on, as Fu Nanjue from
YK is also waiting for my decision.”
At the mention of Fu Nanjue, a cold flash crossed Gu Tianhao’s eyes, but he saw Gu Qingcheng seriously waiting for his answer.
He looked around and said, “Let’s sit on this stone bench here, so I can think it over.”
Actually, Gu Qingcheng didn’t want to waste time here talking with Gu Tianhao, as she had an appointment with Yuan Qiaolan.
She saw Huo Sicheng and Qin Chong clearly in conversation, and to avoid disturbing them, she had to make an excuse to stay with Gu Tianhao. The mountain wind was much colder than in the morning, rustling the evergreen leaves.
At this moment, Qin Chong, a short distance away from Gu Qingcheng, was staring at Huo Sicheng in shock.
“Your… your legs…”
Huo Sicheng, sitting in the wheelchair, moved his legs, showing no sign of disability.
Qin Chong, shocked, finally blurted out, “You’re not disabled…”
Huo Sicheng’s eyes were dark and deep, his handsome face calm as water, his thin lips slightly parted, “Surprised?”
Qin Chong, staring intensely at Huo Sicheng’s legs, his voice trembling with emotion, said, “This is more than surprising, it’s unbelievable.”
He continued, “Why aren’t you disabled? You were supposed to be disabled after the car accident. The doctors said you were paralyzed from a spinal fracture. Not just me, everyone in Jiang City knows you’re disabled…”
Huo Sicheng replied, “Rumors aren’t always true.”
Qin Chong’s expression stiffened, looking at Gu Qingcheng with complexity,
“Even if the rumors aren’t always true, why didn’t you tell your cousin?”
Huo Sicheng meaningfully said, “You never asked me.”
Qin Chong’s pupils contracted, his expression complex as he stared at Huo
Sicheng, “Even if I didn’t ask, you could have told me.”
Huo Sicheng replied, “You know I’m not talkative.”
Qin Chong, familiar with Huo Sicheng’s reticent nature, knew that even when his son Qin Jun framed Huo Sicheng, he never spoke up to explain.
“You may not be talkative, but you don’t need to use a wheelchair if you’re not disabled. Yet you’ve been in a wheelchair since childhood. Isn’t that unnecessary?
Qin Chong’s face paled, his expression turning sinister as he stared at Huo Sicheng, “How could you die? With your cousin protecting you, you would be safe.’
“I know my cousin protects me.” Huo Sicheng turned to look at his parents’ grave, “But human hearts are unpredictable. My parents never expected to die in a car accident one day.”
Qin Chong followed Huo Sicheng’s gaze to the tombstone, his whole body trembling with fear.
“Sicheng, your parents’ car accident was an accident caused by a truck driver’s fatigue. They weren’t murdered. You wouldn’t be in any danger. You shouldn’t have lied to your cousin about not being disabled.”
Huo Sicheng’s eyes darkened as he looked at Qin Chong, “Was it really an accidental car crash?”
Qin Chong, feeling the oppressive gaze of Huo Sicheng, found it piercing and revealing all his unexposed dark memories, his hand trembling uncontrollably, his heart pounding painfully, a terrible sense of impending death approaching.
Panicked and at a loss, he couldn’t avoid Huo Sicheng’s seemingly calm but actually sharp gaze.
In an instant, his memory was pulled back to the words Huo Sicheng had said in the Qin family hospital room.
Back then, Huo Sicheng seemed to have said nothing, yet revealed everything. He was confused that day and had talked to Gu Tianhao, who thought he was overthinking.
Today, not only did Huo Sicheng show he wasn’t disabled, but he also said these words, making it clear that his concerns in the hospital room weren’t overthinking but all true.
No wonder Huo Sicheng suddenly asked him to commemorate his parents. From the beginning, he had fallen into Huo Sicheng’s trap.
He mustn’t panic or be disoriented.
“Cousin, what do you mean by that?” He took a deep breath to stabilize his emotions, looking at Huo Sicheng in surprise and confusion, “Wasn’t your parents’ car accident an accidental incident?”