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After finishing the incense offering, Wang Jinhe prepared to leave. However, upon seeing Gu Sheng’s demeanor, she fell silent for a moment and walked up to him, looking down at him.
“Will you have nightmares tonight?”
“Even before her body turns cold, you couldn’t wait to give her belongings to Gu Xiruo. Did you even ask for her opinion?” Wang Jinhe asked Gu Sheng, each word deliberate.
Gu Sheng’s body stiffened instantly, afraid to consider whether Wang Jinhe knew something.
“To be honest, I couldn’t care less about what you want. Your belongings, how much you want to give to Gu Xiruo, it’s none of my concern. Even if you want to scheme with her belongings, you should have waited until after the funeral to discuss it. Why were you in such a rush?”
“For the sake of Gu Xiruo, so many people have sacrificed. Gu Sheng, you are truly generous, a great father indeed,” Wang Jinhe said sarcastically, looking at Gu Sheng.
Gu Sheng, with a grim expression, gazed at Wang Jinhe, his brows slightly furrowed. “What exactly are you trying to say?”
“You are not a member of the Gu family, so Gu family matters are none of your concern.”
“You are mistaken. I may not be a part of the Gu family, but I am Gu Jiuning’s daughter. My mother asked me to inform you that if you dare to hand over the Gu family’s assets to just anyone, don’t blame her for coming back to haunt you,” Wang Jinhe said with a smile that wasn’t a smile.
Gu Sheng’s face darkened. How dare Gu Jiuning say such things.
“My mother said that you can give as much of your own belongings to Gu Xiruo as you wish, but if you dare to give away the Gu family’s assets to her, then be prepared,” Wang Jinhe said, observing Gu Sheng’s expression and knowing exactly what he was thinking.
“Don’t think my mother is joking with you. You should know her character well,” Wang Jinhe added.
Gu Sheng remained silent, but he absorbed Wang Jinhe’s words.
Wang Jinhe was right. Gu Jiuning’s character was well known to him, and if she found out about something, it would be troublesome.
“It seems you still have some sense after all,” Wang Jinhe sarcastically remarked.
“Lastly, my mother asked me to inquire if you have the family seal to pass on the position of family head to Gu Xiruo. Do you have the family head’s seal?” Wang Jinhe looked at Gu Sheng, enunciating each word.
Gu Qing looked surprised at this question from Wang Jinhe.
The family head’s seal. Yes, Gu Sheng did not have the family head’s seal. Initially, the former family head had decided to pass on the position to Gu Jiuning, not Gu Sheng.
If it weren’t for the incident at the Yu family and Gu Sheng’s interference with Gu Jiuning’s return, he would never have become the family head.
Now, the family head of the Gu family might actually be Gu Jiuning.
“Indeed, not having the family head’s seal doesn’t make one a true family head,” Gu Qing quickly added, looking at Gu Sheng.
Finally, he had found a leverage against Gu Sheng. Seeing Gu Sheng’s resentful expression, Gu Qing couldn’t contain his excitement.
In recent times, they were aware of Gu Sheng’s actions, but they couldn’t intervene. Now, they finally had an opportunity.
Gu Sheng lacked the family head’s seal, so relinquishing the position of family head without it would be improper.
“My mother said to inform her when the Gu family is ready to change the family head. She will bring the family head’s seal back and hand it over to the next family head of the Gu family,” Wang Jinhe stated, disregarding Gu Sheng’s anger.
Her purpose for visiting the Gu family today was also due to the letter she had sent to Gu Jiuning previously, to which Gu Jiuning had replied. She had not expected Gu Jiuning to ask her to visit the Gu family.
These were also instructions from Gu Jiuning to pass on to Gu Sheng.
The people nearby observed Gu Sheng with strange looks, especially those who had collaborated with him before.
After all these years as the head of the Gu family, Gu Sheng turned out to be nothing more than an illegitimate family head.
This was getting interesting.
“Who would have thought that the person who used to act so superior in front of us was not the true family head of the Gu family.”
“Who would have guessed? No wonder the Gu family has been on a downward spiral. It turns out that Old Master Gu never truly handed over the Gu family to him.”
“If Gu Jiuning had inherited the position of family head, the Gu family would probably be thriving now, right?”
The discussions from the people nearby made the family head of the Gu family look extremely displeased.
“Shut up, all of you,” Gu Sheng said firmly, glaring at Wang Jinhe.
He knew that Wang Jinhe’s visit to the Gu family was not for a good reason.
“Wang Jinhe, you truly are a harbinger of disaster. We should never have let you live all those years ago,” Gu Sheng said through gritted teeth.
At that moment, all he could think of was how Wang Jinhe had humiliated him, completely forgetting about her true identity.
Wang Jinhe looked at Gu Sheng with a bold smile. “It’s a pity that you didn’t act back then. Now, I’m standing here without moving. Do you dare to lay a hand on me?”
“If you were a bit more honest and didn’t let the Gu family’s assets fall into the wrong hands, my mother wouldn’t have to intervene in Gu family matters.” According to Gu Jiuning’s wishes, if Gu Sheng obediently passed on the position of family head to Gu Yanqi, she might have held a higher opinion of him.
To everyone’s surprise, Gu Sheng actually intended to pass on the position of family head to Gu Xiruo, something Gu Jiuning could not tolerate.
Mother said that the Gu family was the hard work of generations of ancestors, and she couldn’t let Gu Sheng ruin it.
If Gu Yanqi proved to be an unfit heir, she would also dismiss him from the position of Gu family’s young master.
Then, she would select a suitable person from the Gu family to inherit the position of family head.
“What’s wrong with Xiruo? It’s your biased views that are the problem. It’s all your fault,” Gu Sheng said confidently.
Gu Sheng was still defending Gu Xiruo, and Wang Jinhe found it both amusing and exasperating, like watching a touching father-daughter drama unfold.
“Even at this point, you are still so stubborn, Gu Sheng. Mother was right about you. You have truly been brainwashed, and your mind is no longer functioning properly,” Wang Jinhe said coldly, observing Gu Sheng.
Afterwards, she turned to Gu Yanqi and handed him a piece of paper. “This is a task assigned by my mother for you to complete. Consider it your assessment. Once everything is done, it will be time for you to become the head of the Gu family.”
Gu Yanqi looked at the paper, then glanced at Wang Jinhe, his gaze unconsciously softening. “I will make sure to complete it.”
Wang Jinhe shrugged. “That’s your problem. If you can’t complete it, then you shouldn’t be the young master either.”
“Alright.”
Gu Yanqi was now completely under Wang Jinhe’s influence, obedient to her every word. He seemed like a total sister-con.
Seeing Gu Yanqi in this state, Wang Jinhe felt a bit hesitant to push him too far.
“I’ve delivered the items to you. Be careful with them,” Wang Jinhe said sympathetically, giving Gu Yanqi a compassionate look.
Her mother had instructed her to reveal everything today, putting Gu Yanqi in a precarious position.
She had made Gu Yanqi the target, caught between Gu Xiruo and Gu Sheng.
Initially, she thought Gu Jiuning was targeting Gu Yanqi, but after seeing all the tasks assigned by Gu Jiuning, she understood the purpose behind Gu Jiuning’s actions.