Chapter 593: You Will Harm Him

He thought that since he was already here, he might as well wait and take a look at Xiao Zhi while he was at it. Originally, he thought that after the previous incident, he had come to terms with Xiao Zhi forgetting about them. However, when he saw Xiao Zhi not even sparing him a glance and following Su Yu back to the mansion, his heart ached.

It wasn’t like this before. Why did it end up like this?

“Your Highness, can I…”

“No, Xiao Zhi has completely forgotten about you. Even if he forgets, seeing you will still make him feel uncomfortable. Do you think I would give you this opportunity? Do you think everything I say is nonsense?” Su Yu looked at Zhang Qin coldly and mockingly.

Zhang Qin looked at Su Yu with self-mockery, feeling a bit bitter. Xiao Zhi was their son, but in the end, he was being protected by Su Yu.

“If you truly care about Xiao Zhi, you shouldn’t have come to see him. Your presence will only add to his troubles. He’s doing well now,” Su Yu said coldly.

He couldn’t condone the actions of this couple, and he couldn’t even accept what they had done. However, he also couldn’t interfere too much.

Since Zhang Qin had allowed Gu Jing to do such things, he had already made his decision in his heart. It was just that he couldn’t accept it himself.

“Your Highness, please take care of Xiao Zhi with these.” Zhang Qin took out a stack of silver notes and handed them to Su Yu. He thought this was the last thing he could do for Xiao Zhi.

“As the young master of my Imperial Prince Yu’s Royal Mansion, Xiao Zhi doesn’t need this little money from you. I also don’t want him to be entangled with you because of this money in the end,” Su Yu said. This was not what Su Yu wanted.

Pale-faced, Zhang Qin murmured, “But… but I am still Xiao Zhi’s father.”

“The relationship between you and the Gu family has improved. Do you know what the consequences will be if Xiao Zhi stays with you?”

“I…”

Zhang Qin didn’t know how to refute Su Yu’s words, because he found that he couldn’t.

“Zhang Qin, if Xiao Zhi stays with you, he will be harmed by the Gu family and your family. If you don’t want Xiao Zhi to die, stay far away from him and don’t come to disturb him,” Su Yu’s words may have sounded severe, but they were based on events that had occurred in a previous life.

Zhang Qin looked pale as he gazed at Su Yu. When Su Yu spoke, his heart ached as if what Su Yu said would really happen.

“Your Highness…”

“Zhang Qin, you can leave now, and don’t come back. If Xiao Zhi doesn’t want to see you, then I won’t let him see you either,” Su Yu said coldly.

Wang Jinhe looked at Zhang Qin’s distraught appearance and suddenly felt a sense of irony. “Who are you trying to impress with this display? Why didn’t you try to stop Gu Jing when she was doing those things?”

Now you’re feeling sad? Where were you earlier?

Zhang Qin remained silent, looking at Wang Jinhe and her husband with bitterness. What use was it for him to be like this now? The child was pushed away by their own hands. Even if he wanted to return to the past, it was useless. He had changed, and Gu Jing had changed too.

Especially after Gu Jing became pregnant with their second child, she changed. After the child was born, her thoughts were solely focused on the new baby, and she had already cast Xiao Zhi aside.

Taking a deep breath, Zhang Qin turned and left. The Prince and his wife were right. He shouldn’t have come to disturb Su Yu’s family, and he couldn’t let Gu Jing think that there was still a chance to repair the relationship with the prince.

Given Gu Jing’s current favoritism towards their second child, if he were to reconcile with Xiao Zhi, it would only become a bargaining chip for Gu Jing to harm Xiao Zhi in the future.

Su Yu treated Xiao Zhi as his own, and he believed that Xiao Zhi would be happy in the Royal Mansion. He, on the other hand, was just an incompetent father.

Wang Jinhe stood by Su Yu’s side, her brow slightly furrowed. “Do you think he can understand that?”

Su Yu nodded. “Whether he understands it or not, he must understand. I won’t let Xiao Zhi be entangled with them.”

Originally, he had considered changing Xiao Zhi’s name, but later decided against it.

But this isn’t something Zhang Qin and his wife can use as leverage to visit Xiao Zhi.

“Let’s go back.”

“Okay.”

That evening, Gu Jing returned with her younger son from the Gu family to their current home. Seeing Zhang Qin’s silent demeanor, she couldn’t help but feel angry. “Zhang Qin, what bad luck are you trying to bring upon us on New Year’s? Isn’t this going too far?”

Zhang Qin calmly looked at Gu Jing, who was holding their child, and for a moment, he didn’t know whether to cry or laugh.

“Too far? Who’s going too far?” Zhang Qin asked coldly, looking at Gu Jing.

Gu Jing remained silent for a while before speaking. “I know you’re upset because of Xiao Zhi, but this is the best thing for us.”

“We are Xiao Zhi’s biological parents. Even if he forgets us, what can we do? The bond of blood is different. And you should know how much our connections can benefit us. It’s just a matter of not seeing Xiao Zhi for three years. After three years, we will have what we deserve, and then we can bring Xiao Zhi back.” Gu Jing looked at Zhang Qin and expressed her thoughts.

Gu Jing was simplifying things too much. What did she think Su Yu was?

“You’re simplifying things too much. The severance of the family ties was signed and sealed by your own hand. The prince also has an official record of it. From that moment on, Xiao Zhi has had no relation to us; he is just the young master of Prince Yu’s Royal Mansion,” Zhang Qin said, enunciating each word.

His words might sound cruel, but they were the truth.

“After the day Xiao Zhi was recorded in the family genealogy at the Su family, I went to inquire. Xiao Zhi’s name was changed in the Su family’s genealogy. Even the Emperor, the Empress Dowager, and the Empress are aware of it. They even sent gifts to Xiao Zhi. Do you know what that means? It means that from now on, Xiao Zhi is considered Su Yu’s eldest son. This is something that the Emperor and his court are aware of,” Zhang Qin said with a bitter smile.

Gu Jing felt a sense of panic. She wanted to use Su Yu’s connections to expand their business, but she didn’t want Xiao Zhi to have no relation to them at all.

“That’s impossible. He is our son, no matter what,” she said. Blood ties couldn’t be easily erased.

Zhang Qin felt that he couldn’t reason with Gu Jing. It was really exhausting to talk to her.

“Our younger son will need the connections that Xiao Zhi has. Only by obtaining those connections can our younger son go further and higher,” Zhang Qin was about to speak when he heard Gu Jing say these words.

Looking at her expression, Zhang Qin suddenly felt that Gu Jing was a very frightening woman.

He kept shaking his head. “Gu Jing, I never thought you were this kind of person.”

Now he understood why Su Yu believed that Xiao Zhi having any relation to them would lead to harm.