The story of Rose starts with being a brother

Chapter 365 Gu Li: I want to make a decision that goes against our ancestors
"Sister, have you cleaned up your assets?"

In front of Gu Yansheng's tomb, the brother and sister toasted and then stood facing their father's tombstone without speaking for a long time. After a long while, Gu Zhun finally spoke and asked.

Gu Li remained silent, looking at the black and white photo of his father with some realization in his eyes. Gu Zhun then said, "You've been going out a lot these days. Are you negotiating a deal? Time is urgent now. We can't delay any longer. The police may come to your door at any time!"

"I know." Gu Li finally responded, but he didn't turn around to look at his brother. He just nodded gently, "Don't worry, I have almost arranged it."

"That's good, that's good..." Gu Zhun breathed a sigh of relief, but he felt uncomfortable looking at his sister's figure at this moment, "Sister, as long as you have the green mountains, you will not be afraid of lack of firewood. The loss of this money will not cause our family to collapse completely. Sooner or later, we can make a comeback."

"Yeah." At this time, Gu Li also breathed a sigh of relief, then turned to his brother and smiled, "Don't worry, I'm fine. It's just a few hundred million. Your sister will earn it back sooner or later!"

Gu Zhun also managed a smile: "I believe you can do it."

Whether you can do it or not is a matter for the future. At least you should get through the current difficulties first.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore." Gu Li held back the tears in her eyes, then looked at the tombstone and said, "Dad is here, tell me the truth, have you been to... that bar during this time?"

"..."

Hearing this, Gu Zhun's face froze. He didn't expect his elder sister to suddenly mention this. Could such a question be asked at this time?

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Gu Li turned to look at his brother and said with a kind smile: "Don't worry, I'm just asking."

Gu Zhun looked at his elder sister, then at his father, and after hesitating for a while, he said unnaturally, "I went there once some time ago, but I just went there to have a drink... I haven't been there since the ME incident was exposed."

Gu Li nodded and sighed inwardly. This was really frustrating. When she was in school, she heard girls drinking with their gay friends so enthusiastically. She thought it was quite interesting and even joined in.

Now that the incident has really happened to me, I feel like I have eaten shit.

She used to think that things like inheritance of incense and family traditions were feudal dregs and didn't care about them at all. Of course, young people in the new era should pursue true love and freedom!
But now as the head of the Gu family, when he foresee that the old Gu family will be broken up in his hands, he really feels ashamed to visit his own father's grave.

Not to mention whether I can survive, even if I can survive, I can't have children, and my brother is the only one left, and he's gay...

I can already feel the hair on my head falling out like crazy even before the chemotherapy starts.

But seeing the look on her brother's face, Gu Li didn't know what to say, so she just smiled and said, "It's okay, I'm not a conservative person. Love shouldn't be restricted by gender."

Gu Zhun breathed a sigh of relief, and just as he was about to laugh, he heard his elder sister continue, "But... you have to find someone you really love first."

"..."

Hearing this, Gu Zhun frowned slightly, not understanding what his elder sister meant. Then he saw her turn around, reach out to help him straighten his collar, and said earnestly:
"I don't object to you liking men, but you should go to places like gay bars less often in the future. Find someone you really like, be responsible for your relationship, and also... for your health."

Gu Zhun was confused. He felt uncomfortable hearing his sister say such things in front of his father's grave. He could only smile awkwardly and said, "I... I know. Sister, please don't blame me. Is this really the end of the matter between you and Gu Yuan?"

It was a clumsy way to change the subject, but after seeing her brother's uneasy look, she didn't mention it any more. After fixing his collar, she said calmly, "Dating is not marriage. If we break up, we break up. Do we still need to get a breakup certificate?"

"But you've been together for so many years, is it really any different from being married?"

"..."

The brother and sister each dealt a critical blow to the other's heart one after another. Gu Zhun had his embarrassment, and Gu Li had her discomfort. Although they both cared about each other, what they received was the suffocating pain.

Gu Li stood there in a daze for a while, then shook his head and changed the subject: "Okay, kowtow to Dad and go, the rain will get heavier later."

Gu Zhun opened his mouth, but seeing that his elder sister had already knelt down, he had no choice but to kneel down as well and kowtow to his father.

Perhaps there was already a hint of sadness in the air in front of the grave on Qingming Festival, but in Gu Li's heart, the feeling of sadness was even stronger.

When the brother and sister finished their kowtows and were packing up to leave, Gu Li suddenly spoke again: "By the way, send me your card number later and I will transfer some money to you first, and then I will transfer it to you after I fix the loophole."

Gu Zhun, who was packing his things, stopped and looked at his sister in confusion, "Why are you transferring money to me?"

"Nonsense, you are currently on leave from school, and you don't plan to graduate later?"

"This... After I went abroad, my father gave me several million every year. With my financial management habits, I still have nearly 10 million. I'm not in a hurry to use the money."

Gu Li opened her umbrella. She was wearing a black Chanel tweed short jacket and a Versace riveted wrap skirt. She stood in front of the squatting Gu Zhun as if she had returned to her former status as Queen Gu. "What can you do with 10 million? Don't you need money to live abroad?"

"..."

Hearing his elder sister's loud tone, Gu Zhun felt a little numb. He couldn't help but ask, "Sister, after paying off the debt... do you still have that much money?"

"Don't worry, I won't starve to death, and neither will you."

After a pause, Gu Li continued, "Dad's hidden inheritance is a pit. I will make up for that part for you."

"This... there's no need to be so urgent, right? You haven't finished your work yet, and I'm not in a hurry to end my leave of absence."

"Stop talking nonsense. Are you not happy with the money?" Gu Li sighed and said in a slow tone, "When you are alone abroad in the future, don't spend money too recklessly. If you want to start a business and try it out, don't invest all your money."

After hearing his sister's advice, Gu Zhun nodded, but a strange feeling emerged in his heart.

Seeing this, Gu Li left first with an umbrella. Gu Zhun quickly stood up and followed behind with an umbrella, but soon, that strange feeling kept surging in his heart and finally released it.

"sister!"

Gu Zhun called out, and Gu Li in front of him stopped when he heard it, turned around and asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"

"Nothing, just..." Gu Zhun, holding an umbrella, forced a smile on his face and said, "I want to ask if you have any problems? Why did it sound like you were explaining your last wishes just now?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?! There are graveyards everywhere!" Gu Li glared at him, as if she thought his younger brother's words were very unlucky, and then her face returned to calmness and said, "Dad is gone, and now my eldest sister is like... like a mother. Of course, I have to explain more to you in front of Dad, don't let your imagination run wild!"

After she finished speaking, Gu Li turned around and left. Behind her, Gu Zhun frowned slightly. He felt that what his sister said seemed to make sense, so he suppressed his uneasy feeling and quickly followed.

Perhaps it is just a slight feeling of uneasiness caused by the surrounding cemeteries during this hazy spring rain.

The brother and sister who were walking one after the other gradually walked side by side. Their two black umbrellas looked like two blooming black lotuses on the green grass. In the distance, there was mist and rain. They passed through the rows of tombstones, and the green grass was left behind. It seemed full of life, but also seemed deathly spread.

"Gu Zhun." Before leaving the cemetery, Gu Li, who was walking with his head down, suddenly spoke.

Gu Zhun glanced at her and said, "What's wrong, sister?"

"You gave me the hidden inheritance your father left you. Will you regret it?"

"Why are you asking this again?" Gu Zhun curled his lips and said, "Didn't you just say it was just a pit? You've seen it before, and it's just like that."

"It's not about its value." Gu Li stopped, turned around and looked in the direction of his father from a distance and said softly, "After all, that is what Dad left for you, and it is also a thought." "Thought?" Gu Zhun smiled, looked at his elder sister and said, "What time is it now? Why should we care about these? Isn't the thought that Dad left for you going to fill that hole? Besides, you are my sister, and we are now the only blood relatives in the world. This is the thought that Dad left behind."

"..."

Gu Li's eyes were slightly red. After a few seconds of silence, he tilted his umbrella to cover his face and scolded with a smile: "Are you disgusting for saying such disgusting words? You don't act like my brother, Gu Li, at all!"

"Actually, I find it disgusting too." Gu Zhun rubbed his arms, as if to rub off the goose bumps on his clothes. "Who told you to say that just now? I don't think you are my sister, Gu Zhun!"

"Get out of here!"

Hearing this, Gu Li raised his leg as if to kick him. After scaring his younger brother away, Gu Li took one last look at his father in the distance, turned around and followed him.

Dad, I’m going to make a decision that goes against our ancestors.

……

Near noon, the brother and sister returned to Sinan Mansion after sweeping the graves. However, after sending his elder sister to the destination, Gu Zhun did not get out of the car.

"Sister, I have something else to go out for. I'll be back later."

Gu Li looked at her brother in the driver's seat, frowned, and didn't ask any more questions. It just so happened that she also needed to deal with some things alone, so she nodded and said, "Got it, be careful."

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing." Gu Zhun smiled, made an OK gesture to his sister, stepped on the accelerator and left.

Seeing his younger brother disappear around the corner, Gu Li's breath that had been held high immediately relaxed, and his face no longer had the relaxed or calm look he had in the car just now.

She turned and walked towards the villa. The depression in her heart made her eyebrows and mouth droop, and a feeling of "sadness" emanated from her.

After entering the room, she took out her cell phone, her eyes changed for a long time, and finally dialed a number.

"Hello, Miss Gu, you finally called. You are in a very dangerous situation now..."

"I know. No need to remind me of this. I want to ask you, what is the success rate of my surgery?"

"Your disease is cancer. We cannot just look at whether the surgery is successful, especially since you have already missed the best treatment period. Even if the surgery is successful, you still need to cooperate with other treatments. Whether you can avoid recurrence within two to three years after the surgery requires further observation."

Standing next to the round sofa in the middle of the living room, Gu Li dropped the bag in her hand and asked in a deep voice: "Then tell me what the success rate and cure rate of the surgery are now?"

The person on the phone was silent for a moment, as if thinking about how to answer so that the patient would take him seriously without causing her to despair.

Gu Li waited patiently for the person on the other side who was about to pass the final judgment on her like the King of Hell. She did not rush him, but she subconsciously held her breath.

After a while, the person on the other end of the phone said, "You are already in stage II. If you delay it any further, it will become stage III. The current success rate of surgery is at least 70%. If you delay it to stage III, the success rate will only be half. The cure rate is uncertain. If we use the five-year survival rate to estimate, it is still about 70%. But if you delay it to stage III, even if the surgery is successful, the five-year survival rate may be less than half."

After the voice on the phone fell, the living room fell into deathly silence. Gu Li's body swayed slightly, and he subconsciously took a step back to support himself.

Without hearing her voice, the other end of the phone continued, "So Miss Gu, you must not delay any longer and come to the hospital as soon as possible. The probabilities I just mentioned are just average estimates based on past case experience. We need to observe your physical condition further so that we can make more preparations to treat you."

"I see." After coming back to his senses, Gu Li raised his head and smiled, "There's still 70%, which is higher than I thought. It's not that pessimistic!"

"Ms. Gu, that's not right. We need to observe your body further. You haven't been to the hospital for a checkup for some time, so the actual situation is still unknown."

"It's okay, I'm just comforting myself." A line of tears fell from the corners of her eyes, Gu Li wiped it away and replied, "Wait a little longer, I will come to the hospital after I finish the remaining things on hand."

"Ms. Gu, you really can't delay any longer. The condition is changing rapidly..."

"Okay, stop scaring me. I'll go to the hospital, but at least let me be optimistic!" Gu Li interrupted the other party and chuckled, "A 70% success rate doesn't mean a 30% failure rate, right?"

"Well, that's true. The optimistic side is that you don't have any other diseases and are in good physical condition. Early treatment can further increase the success rate."

Gu Li nodded, and after a few seconds asked again: "What if you are not optimistic?"

"..."

The other end of the phone also fell silent, as if irritated by her indifferent tone, so the other party continued quietly: "A second operation may be required, or there may be serious complications, such as infection, heavy bleeding, etc."

Gu Li pursed her lips and forced a smile, "I shouldn't be that unlucky, right?"

……

The Bentley Continental GT was speeding on the roads of Shanghai, and the drizzle hitting the car body made crackling sounds.

Gu Zhun's face was calm. His face, which was somewhat similar to his biological sister Gu Li, now seemed like a male version of Gu Li. Just like what Gu Yuan said at the beginning, with these pointed chins and monkey cheeks, they looked like biological siblings at first glance.

The car just stopped briefly on the street outside the gay bar that they had been to before. After a flash of reminiscence passed through Gu Zhun's eyes, the car left again.

It was not until we entered the SJ area that the speed gradually decreased, and finally stopped on a green road with few vehicles passing by.

Gu Zhun turned his head and looked through the car window, looking at a place that was blocked by dense green belts and he could not see it at all, but that was a place he had been to before.

What his sister said not long ago echoed in his mind: Do you need to find someone you truly love?
He didn't know whether he loved her or not. He only remembered that the other person had a pair of hands that looked slender but were actually rough. The other person said that those were calluses left by playing games frequently.

Sister, is this what you mean? How did you determine who you loved in the first place?

Gu Zhun stared out the window in a daze. The person he wanted to see was out of his sight and his life or death was uncertain.

It was unknown how long it had been, but Gu Zhun caught a glimpse of someone on security patrol who seemed to have noticed him, so he came to his senses and immediately drove away.

After all, this is the top manor villa area in Shanghai, and staying here for a long time may easily cause unnecessary trouble.

The drizzle gradually grew heavier, hiding away all the disturbances that should not have existed but could not be contained...love and sorrow.

……

April 5th, Tuesday, sunny.

On the first day after Qingming Festival, the sky is clear and the air is fresh. Even if the workers suffer from post-holiday syndrome and feel uncomfortable on the way to the company, it doesn’t matter. The environment after the rain will give them a sense of reassurance.

It would be even better if there was some explosive gossip when you get to the company, which could force some passion into your workstation.

For example, ME, a well-known fashion magazine company in Shanghai, has finally died down recently after a period of rumors flying around. However, on the first day of work after the Qingming Festival, the company broke another explosive news.

《 The storm is brewing again. The current financial director has been detained by the police for financial fraud! Rumor has it: the other party is the son of the Ye Group! 》

(End of this chapter)