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

Chapter 116 He Doesn't Like It
Gu Xijue's face was grim. He didn't hold back his sharp tongue just because the other person was young. The young girl's words were extremely merciless.

He said calmly, "I think I've made myself clear to you."

“Miss Du, I don’t want to be too harsh, and you shouldn’t waste any more time on me. I have no plans to divorce my wife and remarry at the moment.”

Even if I were to marry you, you wouldn't tell me who I'm considering.

He spoke three sentences in a row, each one more forceful than the last. Duran's expression was not good, and he looked very stiff.

She never expected the man in front of her to speak to her like that. Was she really so worthless?

The things they said were too harsh, leaving her no room for negotiation whatsoever.

"Senior brother." Du Lan bit her lip, almost crying, and her body trembled slightly.

“Miss Du, I can’t be considered your senior brother.” Gu Xijue felt a little uncomfortable with the title of senior brother, so he continued, “We graduated from the same university, but we didn’t have the same mentor, and we were even from different colleges on different campuses. Calling me senior brother is too much. Please don’t call me that anymore.”

Upon hearing this, Duran's tears fell silently, a forced smile on his face that looked even worse than tears.

Gu Xijue frowned. He disliked seeing women cry in front of him and found it very irritating. Even Song Jin'an couldn't stand seeing that mute woman cry.

"I understand." Duran's tears fell drop by drop. But young people always have to go all in. Even though the other party had clearly said that he didn't like her, she still felt that she had the energy to appear in front of the person she liked.

“I like you, and you don’t like me, that’s none of your business.” Duran paused, then continued, “So, you don’t need to respond to my feelings for you anymore, you can reject me, but you can’t make me dislike you…”

Her words sounded like a tongue twister.

"I liked you from the first moment I saw you, and I also know that you once liked the young lady of the Su family. You liked her so wholeheartedly, and by the same token, I liked you in the same way."

When Du Lan said those words, Gu Xijue's eyes showed no emotion and he did not respond to her at all. In fact, when she said those words, Su Ruoya's face did not even appear in his mind.

He did indeed like Su Ruoya, but she gradually wore away all his feelings, leaving only an empty shell.

Gu Xijue remained silent, while Du Lan continued to express her love as always: "Auntie said that as long as I try my best to win you over, you will see my good qualities. She said that you like girls like me, and as long as I can wait, one day you will get a divorce, and she will stand up for me."

She gave a faint smile, a smile tinged with sadness: "I've been waiting, I've been waiting."

She learned from Su Ruoya's failure and did not try to sabotage or make things difficult for Song Jin'an and her daughter. There were many reasons for this, including her disdain for such tactics of vying for favor, and more importantly, her fear that Gu Xijue would not like it.

So for so long, she was able to get along peacefully with Song Jin'an and didn't try to get close to him.

"Don't wait any longer, Miss Du. You're still young and have a long life ahead of you. Don't you think it's a waste to put your heart into someone at such a young age?" Gu Xijue was still able to have a relatively calm conversation with her, largely because she hadn't yet done anything despicable or irreparable.

After hearing his words, Duran covered her face with her hands, her voice trembling with sobs: "But I... I've fallen hopelessly in love with you..."

"My heart is with you, how can I like someone else? I can't do it, I can't do it..."

She looked really sad, really sad.

Gu Xijue frowned, not having any particular thoughts in mind, but the image of Gu Hetang's smiling face suddenly flashed into his mind. He would feel heartbroken if his daughter were to grow up to be like that.

Thinking of this, he felt even more strongly that educating his child was a long and arduous task, and he absolutely could not raise a child with a love-obsessed mind. Gu Xijue took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "You are still too young, and you have met too few men. There are millions of different men in this world. You should go and find the right one."

"Participating in more club activities at school and traveling around the world during winter and summer vacations will enrich your inner world and help you grow."

He didn't know why he was speaking so earnestly today, like an old father, perhaps because he also has a daughter.

Duran looked at him with a pale face: "What should I do if I can't do it?"

"You can do it."

Gu Xijue looked at her and continued speaking.

"That's all I have to say to you. Starting tomorrow, Ms. Du will no longer need to tutor children at my house. Your salary will be deposited into your bank account tonight. I have other things to do, so I'll be leaving now."

After he finished speaking, he left the ward directly.

When Mr. and Mrs. Du saw Gu Xijue come out, they quickly went up to him. He said, "I have already explained everything that needed to be said to Miss Du. I have other matters to attend to, so I will take my leave first."

Madam Du spoke first: "Thank you so much. If it weren't for you coming here, Xi Jue, I don't know how long this child would have continued to be so stubborn."

They saw the medical staff go in and breathed a sigh of relief.

Gu Xijue nodded indifferently and left.

Du Minghua watched his retreating figure, then shifted his gaze to his wife. "Tell me, did Lanlan manage to win him over?"

Madam Du felt uneasy, sensing something was wrong but not daring to say it directly: "Let's go in and see Lanlan, and we'll know if we ask her."

When Du Minghua pushed open the door and saw Du Lan crying under the covers, he instantly understood. He was filled with anger and had nowhere to vent it. He sat on the sofa in the ward and beat his chest and stomped his feet in frustration: "You're good for nothing and good for nothing! How come you can't even hold onto a man's heart!"

He panicked. After all, the company's loopholes were still there and were getting bigger. If he couldn't find a buyer, the company would be finished. He would have to grovel and ask for funding to save the company. Just thinking about it made him feel terrible.

Madam Du glared at Du Minghua, walked to the bedside, and asked softly, "Lanlan, what's wrong?"

"Can you talk to your mom about it?"

Du Lan cried inside for a while before finally peeking out. His red eyes stared at Madam Du, almost brimming with tears, making him look incredibly pitiful.

"Mom, he doesn't like me."

With just those few words, Madam Du knew the answer in her heart. Her expression wasn't good, but she didn't want to show it in front of her daughter. She let out a heavy sigh and said in a gentle tone, "Alright, don't cry. It will break your heart."

"Tell your mother what he just said to you?"

Duran recounted everything word by word, and Madam Gu's expression grew increasingly grim...

(End of this chapter)