It seems that the villain is targeting me.

Of course, all these benefits will only last until Gu Tianjiao turns eighteen - perhaps a little longer, until he graduates from university.

This is completely treating his son as a stranger. Lu Weiren was shocked when he heard it. Gu Yilan did it very decisively. It was much more heartless than I thought...

"……Do not."

Gu Tianjiao, who had been listening quietly for a long time, suddenly spoke.

"...Mother, I don't want to move out of the Lu family yet," he said, trying hard to put on a sincere expression. "The second year of high school is already a very busy time. I'm afraid I won't be able to adapt to the sudden change of environment..."

Gu Tianjiao felt hypocritical even when he said this himself - the Lu family was not a good place for him - although he had enough food and clothing, he was bullied every day and it was easy to cause mental weakness.

But now, he had to grit his teeth and continue to stay in the Lu family, despite the risk of being further troubled by Lu Yao.

Gu Yilan glanced at her son and asked, "You've caused so much trouble for Uncle Lu, and you still want to stay here?"

"Yes, mother." He agreed reluctantly.

"Uncle Lu, I know I was wrong this time," Gu Tianjiao continued, "Please forgive me and Lu Yao."

He deliberately emphasized the word "Lu Yao" as if to remind Lu Weiren.

Lu Weiren frowned, feeling a little annoyed, thinking that this kid was causing too much trouble.

In his heart, he was very unwilling to let Gu Tianjiao continue to stay in his house: his little daughter's bullying was always a hidden danger to his family's reputation, and it might happen at any time.

It's a bombshell. Send the person out as soon as possible so that the situation won't get worse.

And there is no reason for Gu Tianjiao to stay in the Lu family?

In the past few years, it could be said that the family was poor and had little money, and the quality of life was not as good as that of the Lu family - but in recent years, Gu Yilan's business has been booming, and the financial support he can provide is no worse than that of the Lu family.

Lu Weiren looked at him quietly: This kid has been tormented by Lu Yao for so many years, shouldn’t he have thought about moving out a long time ago?

But he was somewhat concerned about his reputation. Seeing Gu Tianjiao begging so humbly, his words softened: "Oh, this... I can't really explain this..."

"Alan, what do you think is better?" He kicked the ball back. "Or should we listen to the child's opinion?"

Gu Yilan hesitated for a moment. "Do you really think so? Gu Tianjiao—you want to continue staying in the Lu family?"

Her eyes glanced over with suspicion and scrutiny.

Gu Tianjiao straightened his back and nodded vigorously.

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Gu Tianjiao knew that this was an extremely critical decision for him.

He can't leave the Lu family.

Not long after he moved into the Lu family, he overheard a conversation between Lu Weiren and his mother when he passed by the study.

Originally, Gu Tianjiao would not have heard those conversations that day - the children in the family were taken out to play by the nanny, but Lu Yao threw a tantrum halfway through the journey and insisted that he come back in person to get a toy, so he had no choice but to return to the Lu residence.

As a result, he heard this conversation.

At that time, he had just arrived in this strange environment and lived a dependent life. It was the time when he was most regretful and most eager to move back home.

So, when he heard Gu Yilan's voice coming from the study in Lu's house, Gu Tianjiao immediately thought with joy that his mother was coming to take him home.

Without thinking, he put his ear to the study door, trying to eavesdrop on the conversation inside.

Lu Weiren and his mother seemed to be arguing.

Gu Yilan's tone was very bad: "...I said, this era is no longer the same as before. I can't follow my grandfather's old ways. This matter is not negotiable."

Lu Weiren was also furious: "You don't want it? Where will the money come from? Gu Yilan, our two families are tied to the same rope. If I fall, you won't have an easy life either!"

The two men started arguing, apparently arguing over whether a certain business should continue.

"That's enough, Lu Weiren," Gu Yilan's tone had already sunk. "I don't need your consent for this matter, nor do I expect you to help me when the time comes - don't forget that I still have the leverage over you - my grandfather has covered up for you quite a bit over the years."

This is a threat to the other party to stop while they are ahead.

Lu Weiren seemed to be afraid of something, and in the end he didn't continue arguing. He just said with a gloomy face: "Okay, whatever you want - when the Gu family really goes bankrupt, don't blame me for not warning you."

The argument ended like this, with both sides taking a step back.

After the battle died down, Lu Weiren seemed to feel embarrassed for backing down so quickly, and said sarcastically, "I wonder what your son will think when he finds out about this..."

The young man outside the door's heart suddenly jumped up.

Gu Yilan replied calmly, "What he thinks is none of my business. I will pay for his upbringing until he turns eighteen, and after that he can do whatever he wants."

Lu Weiren was a little skeptical: "Are you really planning to give up your son? The Gu family has such a huge fortune..."

"How did the Gu family, with such a huge fortune, end up with only me as the only one left alive?" Gu Yilan sneered. "How did my father die? How did my uncles die? Grandpa had four sons in total, so who is left now?"

Lu Weiren stopped talking.

"Do you think this is a good business? It needs to be passed down to future generations."

Gu Yilan said in annoyance, "I am completely inseparable from this matter. Even if it means saving my life, I have to bite the bullet and get involved in this mess."

"As for Gu Tianjiao..."

Gu Yilan hesitated for a moment when he said this, but soon his tone became firm again.

"This child has no feelings for me as a mother," she said. "I don't care what happens to him in the future. I'll raise him until he becomes an independent adult. What he does next is his own business."

"The Gu family will have nothing to do with him in the future."

She made a statement, and seemed very resolute.

"That's easy for you to say," Lu Weiren pursed his lips. "What if he grows up and becomes sensible and insists on getting involved? What will you do?"

After hearing this, Gu Tianjiao actually stopped listening.

He clutched the doll in his hand, carefully avoided all the servants of the Lu family, and ran out the door quickly.

His heart was beating wildly.

Gu Tianjiao was sensible at a very young age. He knew what hierarchy and power were, and from the joyful look in Taigong's (Old Man Gu) eyes when he looked at him, he realized that he would become the only heir of the Gu family in the future.

The term "chosen one" is really the most appropriate to describe him.

Gu Tianjiao has always regarded everything in the Gu family as his own possession, including those respectful and fearful gazes, the beautiful big house and the endless money - wealth, power, violence, and other things that everyone envies.

, all of which he had since he was born.

But now, his mother told him in person that none of this had anything to do with him.

Study hard, find a job, and live like an ordinary person?

No, this is not possible.

He is a child of destiny, how could he be the same as an ordinary person?

He wanted to take back what belonged to him - if his mother refused to give it to him, he would snatch it away with his own hands.

For this reason, he must not leave the Lu family now and return to his mother's control.

Chapter 95: Perfect Sacrifice

The deep red color soaked the fabric and stuck to the skin.

Some parts of the front of the car fell off during the collision, and the sharp edge of the iron sheet gouged a huge gap in the fragile flesh. Bright red and hot blood flowed out from it continuously, forming a small pool of blood on the ground.

This is a dream.

Without any thinking or exploration, Chen Xiaoyue quickly confirmed that she was dreaming.

She knew this because she had dreamt the same scene many times.

Even if she closed her eyes, plugged her ears, emptied her mind, or took medicine, it would still come to her every sleepless night.

At first, she tried to stop it from happening: she yelled at the bird, trying to pull her away from where she was, and finally she collapsed and hugged her when the car accident happened, trying to use her body as a buffer.

But no matter what she did, it was of no use.

Without exception, the ending is always the same.

Because the past has already happened, and what has happened cannot be changed.

She could only watch as the car rushed into the crosswalk like crazy.

The sound of screams and heavy muffled sounds.

Brakes.

She knelt in a pool of blood, looking at the clothes that were quickly soaked by the blood. The bright red color was arterial blood.

【She is doomed.】A voice in her head told her.

But Chen Xiaoyue just reached out and held Xiaoniao's soft neck, and her tears fell into the dust like broken strings.

The skin touched by her fingertips clearly still had a pulse - her body had not yet realized what was happening, and her heart was still blankly performing its duties, pumping plasma into her blood vessels.

"Ah Chen... Ah Chen."

She trembled and tried to stop the blood from flowing out, but it was just another futile effort. She could only watch the blood continue to seep out from between her fingers.

Xiao Niao's pupils were already a little dilated, but it still called her intermittently - she had never heard a bird make such a weak sound.

"Ah Chen..."

She said, "Teacher, don't talk anymore. I'll take you to the hospital. Don't be afraid. I'll take you to the hospital soon."

"...Don't seek revenge," Xiao Niao murmured, her muscles twitching in pain, and her eyes, which had gradually lost focus, stared at her blankly, "Jiangcheng is not safe... Go away, be good... Don't seek revenge..."

After Xiao Niao said this, he choked on his own blood and closed his eyes.

"It hurts so much," her little bird curled up weakly on her knees, tears of rationality welling up in her eyes, "Ah Chen," she called her name, her voice weak and trembling, "Ah Chen... am I going to die..."

Chen Xiaoyue stood a little further away, as if her soul had left her body. She looked at "herself" blankly as she held the gradually losing breath of Xiao Niao in her arms, roaring desperately like a wild beast.

She had experienced this kind of scene too many times and was so familiar with it that she was numb to it.

She will surely die.

Chen Xiaoyue closed her eyes and stopped looking at the tragic scene of the car accident.

Please end it soon, she prayed in her heart.

Generally speaking, the dream should end at this point.

But this time, something seemed a little different.

Chen Xiaoyue suddenly heard the voice of her own heart.

【don't want. 】

No, no, no, no, no.

[Don't sleep... Don't sleep,] she almost burst into tears, [Please look at me, little bird... Wake up...]

She should have remembered what she said, but at that time she was almost torn apart by the overwhelming pain, so she forgot those collapsed and meaningless roars.

That's not how it should be.

Why does this have to happen to them?

【Let her come back to life. 】

She lost her beloved.

【Let’s go back to the time before the car accident happened. 】

She killed her enemies with her own hands.

【Let’s start all over again. 】

The police surrounded the house and someone was shouting at her with a loudspeaker. She looked at the bloody knife in her hand and lost all will to live.

Ultimately, she killed herself.

This is the perfect person, ▇▇pausing in the void, as if attracted, giving joyful praise - this is the perfect sacrifice.

This is the last day.

When the Destined Child died, the world met His destruction.

It was on that day that the world was reborn in the illusion.

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