It seems that the villain is targeting me.

"Yes, yes, it was Gu Tianjiao who called me from the classroom to come here," Lu Yao gritted her teeth and swore as if she had grabbed the last straw, "Really, someone in our class must have seen it. If you don't believe me, go ask."

"That's it,"

Xiao Niao seemed to be willing to give in, but he still looked troubled. "But this is just your one-sided statement..."

"Well," Xiao Niao said conciliatoryly, "I know you don't want to be punished, but it's really not nice to give you some punishment."

Things seemed to be taking a turn for the better. Lu Yao asked cautiously, "So..."

"A two thousand-word self-criticism," Xiao Niao said casually, "hand it to my desk before evening self-study. The handwriting must be neat and the reflection must be profound. You are not allowed to have someone else write it for you."

Lu Yao's face fell instantly - why another self-criticism?

"Also, as for that student who went to the infirmary... you should ask for forgiveness yourself. If he insists on pursuing the matter, then I can't do anything about it."

Xiao Niao deliberately made the personal pronouns ambiguous: Gu Tianjiao didn't recognize her when they met just now, so she took the opportunity to act as if she was not very familiar with him.

Logically speaking, Gu Tianjiao was there the day Xiao Niao visited Lu's house, so he should have had some impression of her.

But this guy obviously suffers from face blindness syndrome.

Just like what is described in all romance novels, there are high probability that there are two eggs hanging under the eyebrows of the domineering president: he will mistake his white moonlight, his fiancée, and even his senior sister, master, and savior.

In short, the punishment was determined unilaterally.

Lu Yao opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but Xiao Niao had already turned around and left.

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Gu Tianjiao had no intention of holding Lu Yao responsible.

Yes, even if the old scars on his face had not yet healed and new ones had appeared, even if Lu Yao came running over to seek forgiveness less than five minutes after hitting him, Gu Tianjiao would choose to hold his nose and forgive her.

He did this not because he was a masochist, but because he knew very well that he would never fall out with the Lu family at this stage.

Yes, he needed the Lu family's help - Gu Tianjiao's previous compromise in order to continue living in the Lu residence, and even had to bite the bullet and speak well of Lu Yao and Lu Weiren, all of which were a kind of forbearance similar to sleeping on straw and tasting gall.

To be fair, Gu Yilan may not have really cared much about his ideals and life, and all she gave him was cold money.

But renting a house near the school, providing living expenses and hiring a nanny to take care of the child - this is a wealthy life that many people can only dream of, and it is even much freer than that of ordinary students.

If Gu Tianjiao just focused on studying hard, this method could help him avoid Lu Yao's bullying and spend the rest of his high school years in peace.

But what he desired was much more than that.

What Gu Tianjiao wanted was the Gu family and the company that was gradually growing in size under his mother's management - an ordinary life, a life without worries, these things had never been considered by him from the beginning.

He had to be patient for this, because once he moved out of the Lu family's house, he would be under his mother's surveillance again.

——It might be an exaggeration to describe it as surveillance, but no matter what, Gu Yilan would definitely know his whereabouts and keep an eye on whether he did anything that a student shouldn't do.

Sadly, he has.

Because of Lu Yao, Gu Tianjiao has suffered a lot in the process of growing up in the Lu family.

I was discriminated against and ignored by others, and was also ridiculed by some snobbish classmates at school.

But if you trace it back carefully, you will find that almost none of those who have offended him have had a good ending.

The nanny who had scolded him was found to have stolen the hostess's jewelry a few days later; the chef who often fed him cold meals actually caused food poisoning in his father, who was hospitalized. Not only did he lose his job, he was almost sentenced to prison.

The sports student who completely crushed him in the basketball game inexplicably broke his leg the next day; and a female classmate who once looked down on him was dragged into an alley by thugs on her way home, and transferred to another school a few days later and disappeared from Jiangcheng.

Because of his status, although he had no ties with the Gu family on the surface, Gu Tianjiao still tried every means to maintain contact with some marginal people in the family.

Among them, the one he trusted the most and had the most frequent contact with was his brother who had been expelled from the group by his mother and had gone to Taoyuan to develop after the group disbanded.

I remember that he particularly liked to eat braised pork intestines. This was his must-order dish whether he was eating noodles or going to a restaurant.

This brother was very kind to him and seemed to be quite powerful in Jiangcheng. No matter whether Gu Tianjiao wanted money or needed help, he would always find ways to meet his requirements.

They communicated using the computers in Lu's house. One day, the other party even mysteriously sent Gu Tianjiao an overseas website, saying that he could see some very exciting things on it.

Gu Tianjiao, who was still a junior high school student, excitedly clicked in to take a look.

But unlike what he had imagined, the so-called exciting thing was actually an autopsy video of a person being cut open alive and his organs being removed.

When he first saw it, he was scared and his scalp tingled, but after seeing it many times, he gradually got used to the bloody scenes and felt that it was nothing special.

But recently, when he wanted to log in to that website, he couldn't find it.

Even the brother who liked to eat pig intestine noodles has not been contacted for a long time.

What Young Master Gu didn't know was that his good brother had just lost his life in a noodle shop not long ago. His body was thrown into a garbage dump, chopped into pieces and mashed into a pulp, and it was probably floating into the Pacific Ocean by now.

Before Gu Tianjiao even had time to notice, his future arms and minions were cut in half.

He was still struggling with how to continue staying in the Lu family, or even tie the Lu family to his own pirate ship.

When Lu Yao was put in solitary confinement, he was thinking about how to break the impasse.

It didn't take long for him to come up with a brilliant idea using his extraordinary thinking skills.

Soon, he knocked on the door of Lu Weiren's study with a hint of excitement and joy.

On this day, Lu Yao was still in solitary confinement at home writing a self-criticism. Lu Zhiqing had not returned home because of something at school. Even the nanny and housekeeper were on holiday because it was the weekend.

Gu Tianjiao was sure that no one at home would hear his conversation with Lu Weiren.

He went into the study.

"Hey, isn't this Tianjiao?" Lu Weiren looked up from the desk, looking a little surprised. "What's going on? Why are you in the study?"

Ever since Lu Yao stole the drugs from his study, he strictly forbade anyone from entering or leaving his study at will.

But Gu Tianjiao seemed to have a plan in mind. He didn't exchange too many pleasantries, but got straight to the point and said, "Uncle Lu, let's make a deal."

Lu Weiren was concentrating on the newspaper in his hand and didn't pay attention to what Gu Tianjiao said. He just casually replied, "Oh, oh, oh, go ahead and tell me."

When Gu Tianjiao saw that the other party didn't even raise his eyes, he couldn't help feeling a little angry, but he still calmed himself down and continued speaking according to the content he had prepared in advance.

He told Lu Weiren that he wanted to take back the Gu family from his mother, and for this, he needed Lu Weiren's support.

"...And in exchange," Gu Tianjiao said word by word, "I will take over the business that Mother doesn't want to do—and I can give you 40% of the profits."

He said seriously, "Of course, if you have any concerns, I can also marry one of your daughters and get engaged upon graduation. Our two families will be united in marriage, so you can rest assured."

Lu Weiren listened attentively at first, but later he put the newspaper down with a "pop" and looked at the half-grown boy in front of him with a strange look.

Gu Tianjiao raised his chin proudly and put on a calm and composed attitude - but he was still young after all, and putting on this look would only make people feel awkward, like a child wearing an adult's suit.

Lu Weiren's old face wrinkled.

"What are you posting..."

He swallowed back a curse word, "...What's wrong?"

Gu Tianjiao felt his nerves become tense in an instant.

In order to ease his emotions, he instinctively put on a stiff smile: "Lu Weiren, I'm not kidding, I'm here to seriously discuss cooperation with you today..."

Lu Weiren was almost amused by him.

He slammed his hand on the table and his words became rude.

"Cooperate, cooperate with me?" Lu Weiren said with saliva flying. "Gu Tianjiao, Gu Tianjiao, you are not a child of eight or nine years old anymore, why are you so timid? Others talk about running trains, but you talk about magnetic levitation!"

"What capital do you have to come and discuss cooperation with me?!"

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Chapter 04 5000, The organization arranges you to be an undercover agent behind enemy lines! (+)

When Gu Tianjiao just finished speaking, Lu Weiren was actually in a trance for a moment.

His attention became less focused at that moment, and his IQ seemed to have been taken away by someone out of thin air. Even though Gu Tianjiao said something quite outrageous, he did not realize that it was wrong.

It was as if some unknown existence was constantly feeding him with sweet talk.

For a few seconds, Lu Weiren even thought: "That makes sense. I should really marry my daughter to this bald-headed brat, and then fully support him in overthrowing his wise and powerful mother."

But the magic potion was most likely diluted with water. It didn’t take long for him to realize it and he was shocked: How could I have such a stupid idea!

Working with a kid who hasn't even finished high school yet?

Putting aside the question of whether the opponent is reliable or what abilities he has, the opponent this little ancestor chose for himself is Gu Yilan, the one who single-handedly revitalized the stagnant Gu family!

After watching the Gu family recover from its decline over the years, didn't he want to get a piece of the pie? Didn't he want to take advantage of the situation and carve up the family business?

Gu Yilan was so determined to block his way of making money, didn't he protest or object - you didn't get into Tsinghua University, don't you like it?

Lu Weiren cursed in his heart: "Would I do this with you? I see through it all, but I'm not tired of living."

All these years have passed and he has never dared to think about falling out with his father, but you, a young boy, are still thinking about it.

Yes, this kid is indeed Gu Yilan’s biological son, and he has some reputation of being righteous - but other than that, there is really nothing.

Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that Sister Lan didn't like him. She hadn't been around since he was a child, so she had no feelings for him, and he hadn't learned any skills. Few people in the family even knew him.

This is a fatal flaw: with neither foundation nor connections, naturally no one would regard him as the legitimate future heir of the Gu family.

Strictly speaking, Gu Tianjiao is still an illegitimate child, and even this righteous status is discounted.

The rules in the gang have always been like this. Blood relationship is important, but not the most important: if the head of the family nods, the young master is the young master. If the head of the family does not say anything, the young master is nothing.

Sister Lan was the heir chosen by Old Master Gu. Those who had been dissatisfied with her in the past were now covered with weeds two feet high. If the names of those who had served as lessons learned were printed out, they could be engraved into a book - he knew all this.

As if feeling that his earlier scolding was a bit too harsh, Lu Weiren paused slightly and lowered his tone: "Tianjiao, don't dwell on these things all day long."

"Companies, business, those are all adult matters," he advised earnestly, "whether you get married or not is something you should discuss after you grow up."

"Just focus on your studies now, don't worry about these things."

Gu Tianjiao was almost embarrassed.

He was already unsure about the situation, and now seeing Lu Weiren's perfunctory attitude, he became a little anxious.

You can't expect a high school student to be very shrewd. After all, experience is not something that increases with age, nor does it appear out of thin air. Even a genius will inevitably stumble in society when he is young.

What’s more, this kind of people are fed up with the will of the world.

Gu Tianjiao felt he had no way out, so he gritted his teeth and continued, "Don't you want to make more money? If I were in charge of the Gu family, your company wouldn't have the problem of a broken capital chain."

Lu Weiren was so annoyed that he wanted to kick the brat out of the study.

He had very little patience to begin with, and had no interest in playing house with children. However, because the other party was a guest after all, he couldn't just get angry and chase them away.

"Tianjiao, uncle knows you've been under a lot of pressure studying lately."

He forced himself to act like a caring elder. "If you're really tired, we can ask for a leave of absence from school to rest for a while, how about that?"

Anyway, this is not his biological child. He doesn't care whether he can keep up with the progress in study, as long as he can save face.

Gu Tianjiao's expression turned even worse.

As if he had suffered a great insult, his chest kept heaving. Although he didn't say anything, his eyes seemed to be able to spit fire.

Lu Weiren is an old fox with many years of experience in the business world, and he sneered at Master Gu's behavior.

It's not that he looks at people with tinted glasses. Having no capital and no connections is indeed a disadvantage, but if he gets upset after just a few words of criticism - and that's towards the partner he wants to win over - this kind of person will not end up well even in a normal workplace environment.

Lu Weiren kept a kind smile on his face.

He thought to himself: I call you Young Master, and you really think you are my father.

The conversation couldn't go on at this point. Unless Gu Tianjiao took out millions of liquid funds, he wouldn't waste any more words with this kid.

After thinking about it, Lu Weiren gave the other party a way out: "Okay, uncle, just treat it as a joke today, and I won't tell your mother about this."

At the end, he waved his hand casually: "Okay, that's it, I still have work to do, you go out first."

After talking for a long time without getting any response, Gu Tianjiao couldn't help but feel like giving up and instinctively took half a step back.

After realizing that he wanted to retreat, a strong sense of unwillingness surged in his chest.

No, you can't give up now.

Just as Lu Weiren said, he had no capital to compete with his mother, and marrying the daughter of the Lu family to gain support was the best solution he could think of.

This is his only chance to turn the tables, and he can only hold on to it tightly like a life-saving straw.

Gu Tianjiao made up his mind, gritted his teeth and squeezed out two words.

“…I know your weakness.”

Lu Weiren said "Hmm?" in confusion, then raised his head and looked across at the other side.