After divorcing the mute girl, President Gu knelt down and begged for reconciliation.

Chapter 101 Past Feuds

At noon, Mrs. Gu entered the president's office with a displeased expression, and did not give Gu Xijue, who was working, a friendly look either.

Gu Xijue was waiting for her to speak, and he knew what she was going to say.

After a while, Madam Gu finally spoke: "Gu Xijue, do you know what you're doing?"

“Your Uncle Du has taken a liking to the Jiang family. If you don’t take the initiative, you’ll miss out.”

Madam Gu isn't stupid. Du Minghua is putting pressure on the Gu family by doing this. If Gu Xijue and Song Jin'an get their divorce certificate, the Du family will still favor the Gu family the most, and their daughter will marry into the Gu family.

Gu Xijue frowned slightly and said, "Mom, has the Gu family reached the point where it needs to use marriage alliances to stabilize its operations?"

Under his leadership, the Gu Group did not show any signs of decline; on the contrary, it was thriving and did not need to seek financing from other companies.

Madam Gu looked at him, a hint of displeasure flashing in her eyes: "But if you marry Du Lan, the Du family will also give you a lot of help, wouldn't that be better?"

Gu Xijue pursed his lips: "Mom, the Du family isn't without sons."

If Du Minghua only had one child, Du Lan, then it would be understandable for the Gu family to swallow up the Du family.

Madam Gu glanced at him and then said, "I know, but even if the Du family has a son, I believe you will do better than him."

How can Du's son compare to her son?
He was an uneducated and incompetent person from a young age. I heard that Du Minghua gave him a large sum of money to start a business, but he lost everything. Although he was nominally the president of Du's Group, Du Minghua was actually the one who controlled the board of directors' decisions.

After all, Du Minghua had built this empire, and he didn't want it to be ruined by his own son. That's why Du Minghua, even though he knew Gu Xijue wasn't divorced yet, still tried to get his daughter to be near Gu Xijue.

If Gu Xijue can make up for the Du family's losses and save the Du family after marriage, that would be a good thing.

"Even so, Mom, aren't you afraid he'll discard you after you've served your purpose?" Gu Xijue frowned and looked at Madam Gu.

Du Minghua is quite the old fox; it's hard to know what he might do.

At this moment, Madam Gu was really afraid that Du Minghua would let the Jiang family take advantage of the situation, so she ignored what he said and continued, "You should quickly sign the divorce papers with Song Jin'an and marry Du Lan. Trust your mother, marrying Du Lan will definitely bring you nothing but benefits."

Gu Xijue frowned and looked at her: "Mother, why do you have to be in such a hurry?"

Haste makes waste; this was a wise saying that had been in his ears since childhood: "Have you forgotten the mistakes the Song family made for us?"

If the Song family hadn't sabotaged things back then, he and Song Jin'an would have remained parallel lines, never intersecting.

This inexplicable marriage has always been a source of shame and pain for him; that's a fact.

Madam Gu coldly interrupted him: "You can't delay divorcing her any longer."

"For the sake of the family and for your own sake, you should divorce Song Jin'an." Every time, she would coldly demand that Gu Xijue make a choice, and this time, she was determined to see him sign the papers!

Gu Xijue pursed his lips. On this matter, he had never been able to stand on the same side as his mother. They had argued several times, but in the end, nothing came of it. Now, Madam Gu wanted him to sign a document.

She took out the divorce agreement signed by Song Jin'an from her bag and placed it in front of him.

"Sign it; it's better for both of you."

Gu Xijue's gaze remained unmoved. Seeing that he didn't move, Madam Gu suddenly slammed the folder in her hand onto the unmoving man. A loud slap rang out.

"Does my word no longer carry any weight now?" Madam Gu gasped for breath, her eyes filled with resentment!

She gritted her teeth and continued, "I will not allow Zhao Meigui's son to climb over you!"

Instantly, Gu Xijue looked up at her, somewhat puzzled: "Zhao Rose?"

However, the matriarch of the Jiang family was not named Zhao Rose. Then, Madam Gu trembled with anger, gritted her teeth, and made a firm decision to reveal all the grudges of the previous generation.

"Zhao Meigui is dead. She used to be your father's mistress, but she couldn't beat me and reluctantly married Jiang Huai with her tail between her legs."

Gu Xijue froze on the spot, but quickly calmed down: "So you mean, Jiang Ciyu is Father's child?"

He had expected this answer, but Madam Gu shook her head: "No, it's because I found out about your half-brother when she was four months pregnant with Rose. I grabbed her by the hair and forced her to have an abortion at a hospital under the Gu family. I thought she would never be able to get pregnant again. This is retribution for seducing your father."

"Later, she gave birth to Jiang Ciyu the year after she married Jiang Huai. She died of cancer in the same year."

Gu Xijue frowned as he listened to this dramatic story.

Then, Madam Gu glanced at him again and continued, "Those who destroyed my family must pay the price."

Now Gu Xijue understood why the Gu and Jiang families were always on opposite sides in Haicheng. He used to think it was because their businesses were very similar and conflicts were normal, but now it seemed there were other reasons.

No wonder, ever since he was old enough to understand, his parents' relationship had been bad, even to the point of freezing. He always thought they would get divorced, but they didn't.

Gu Xijue also knew that his father still kept a mistress outside and that he had no love for his mother. The two of them just turned a blind eye to it and did their own thing outside, but they still maintained a respectable image.

Madam Gu's voice softened a bit as she continued, "I had a private investigator investigate Song Jin'an and they took quite a few photos of her with Jiang Ciyu."

“Song Jin’an is also a restless person. She’s been entangled with Jiang Ciyu outside, so this is one of the reasons why I hope you will divorce her.”

This reason was merely something Madam Gu used to provoke Gu Xijue. After saying this, she took out photos from her bag and threw them on Gu Xijue's desk. They were all photos of Song Jin'an and Jiang Ciyu.

"The latest photos were taken this morning. Xijue, did you know that Song Jin'an, that mute guy, is learning to drive?"

Gu Xijue was stunned. He picked up the top photo. There were driving school cars all around. Song Jin'an was covered in sweat. Jiang Ciyu's hand was on her head. The photo was frozen in that moment.

He had no idea that Song Jin'an was learning to drive. He remained silent, clenching his teeth, the veins on the back of his hand holding the photo bulging.

“Right now, Duran is your best choice,” Madam Gu continued.

Gu Xijue glanced at Madam Gu in front of him and sneered, "Mother, are you using me as a tool to help you take revenge?"

Madam Gu took a deep breath: "How could that be?"

Gu Xijue narrowed his eyes, and the two looked at each other. Then, Madam Gu said with a bitter smile, "She knows how to be gentle and considerate to you, and more importantly, she likes you. Of course, the marriage between the Gu and Du families also happens to fulfill part of my expectations. Son, isn't this a win-win situation?"

(End of this chapter)