Secretly Married to the Ice-Cold CEO-Chapter 496: Mommy is Unhappy to See Daddy

Gu Qianlan recalled the raging fire that engulfed the house and Chen Ming’s screams.

She asked emotionally, "Where’s Chen Ming? Is he dead?"

Liang Huiyun cursed spontaneously, "The ones who hurt you are all dead, only An Junxi is still fine!"

Gu Qianlan began to cry, and Gu Kuangyong called for the doctor, "Is it too painful?"

The doctor wanted to perform a routine check, but Gu Qianlan shook her head vigorously, "I killed him, I killed him!"

Liang Huiyun held her daughter’s hand, "Doctor, why is my daughter talking nonsense? Come and check her quickly."

Gu Qianlan refused to cooperate with the examination and kept crying, "Mom, I killed someone."

Liang Huiyun told her not to say such things, "It’s all An Junxi’s fault, what does it have to do with you?"

Gu Qianlan’s tears flowed into her scars, causing her deep pain. This must be her retribution; she had taken a life.

She said, "It’s not An Junxi, it’s He Sirui."

Liang Huiyun was stunned, "Are you sure? You said the other day that it was An Junxi who tried to burn you to death."

The doctor and nurse left the room; it was best for them to know as little as possible about these big family secrets.

Gu Kuangyong gave a bit of water to his daughter, and Gu Qianlan, recalling the fire, painfully said, "He Sirui was trying to frame An Junxi. Chen Ming didn’t mean to harm me; I set the fire, and he was burned to death trying to save me."

When the fire broke out, he could have escaped, but he chose to come back and save her.

Liang Huiyun and Gu Kuangyong were floored; how could things be so different from what they thought?

Liang Huiyun asked again, "Are you sure you’re not mistaken?"

Gu Qianlan’s eyes were blurred, "I accidentally started the fire. If Chen Ming hadn’t come back to save me, I’d be the one dead. It was He Sirui trying to teach me a lesson."

Liang Huiyun and Gu Kuangyong exchanged glances, and Gu Kuangyong said, "I told you, Jun Xi wouldn’t do something like that."

Liang Huiyun said furiously, "He Sirui, I will deal with her myself!"

The doctor informed President Gu and Gu Kuangyuan, "Miss is awake."

Gu Yikun and Gu Kuangyuan rushed to the hospital. Liang Huiyun was crying even harder than before, and Gu Kuangyuan thought Gu Qianlan must have some lasting effects. She approached the bed, "Qianlan, how are you?"

Gu Qianlan’s eyes were unfocused, continually saying, "I killed someone."

Gu Kuangyong, his hair graying, told Gu Yikun about the fire, "This foolish girl keeps saying she killed someone; it seems we need to contact a psychologist. Who knows what kind of aftereffects there might be."

His daughter was in the prime of her youth, to end up like this was truly unbearable for him.

Liang Huiyun clutched Gu Yikun’s clothes, "Yikun, it was He Sirui; it’s all He Sirui’s doing! I want to ruin He’s Group, make sure no one with the He surname ever recovers!"

Gu Yikun said, "The He Family will pay the price; leave it to me."

He Sirui had already suffered the same fate; next would be He’s Jewelry.

Liang Huiyun collapsed into a chair; even if the He Family vanished, could it compensate for her daughter’s suffering?

Gu Kuangyuan said, "Qianlan, this was an accident. Chen Ming, in his final moments, chose to save you; it was his redemption."

Gu Qianlan repented, "He was about to become a father. He said he wanted a fresh start, and I pushed him to his death... Why was I so stupid? The factory was full of gasoline, and I still started a fire. What an idiot I am!"

Gu Yikun calmly said, "Take this lesson to heart and stop acting impulsively. I will help Chen Ming’s child grow up."

Gu Qianlan blamed herself endlessly, her eyes filled with despair. Liang Huiyun didn’t know how to comfort her daughter and said, "Let’s find a psychologist."

Gu Kuangyong asked someone to make arrangements. Their daughter had always been trouble; it seemed she was destined to exact repayment.

When An Junxi heard that Gu Qianlan had woken up, she visited the hospital that night. She took a quick look and left before Liang Huiyun and Gu Kuangyong returned to the room.

Gu Kuangyuan told her, "The misunderstandings are cleared up. The mastermind was He Sirui. She incited Qianlan in the online rumors last time too."

Gu Kuangyuan didn’t urge Jun Xi to forgive her sister-in-law. She wasn’t Jun Xi and didn’t understand the bitterness of being wronged; she had no right to ask her to forgive anyone.

Her sister-in-law was always difficult and needed to be put in her place sometimes; not everyone should give in to her.

An Junxi said nothing. It didn’t matter if the misunderstandings were cleared up; she had no plans to mend the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

She didn’t fit in with the Gu family and didn’t want to go out of her way to win anyone’s favor; it was too exhausting.

An Junxi returned to her routine. She woke up early every morning to buy groceries. When she got back, Nanny He would have breakfast ready and laid out on the table. Gu Jinxiu would get up and dress himself for breakfast while Xiao Liu waited in the car downstairs, all without An Junxi needing to worry.

Nanny He took care of Ai Xi and cooked at home. An Junxi would spend most of her morning at the office and return home in the afternoon.

Since Ai Xi couldn’t see her dad now, she couldn’t let her daughter miss her mom too; that would be irresponsible.

The kids said goodnight to their dad using her phone every night. Gu Yikun called An Junxi once, but she refused to answer. After that, he never called again. When the kids said goodnight, he would politely respond, "Goodnight, sleep early."

An Junxi was busy with work, spending little time at the company and having to finish work at home.

When she was busy, she didn’t think much about Gu Yikun, except that her daughter would always say before bed, "I miss Daddy; when will he finish his work? He’s so slow."

An Junxi tried her best to find excuses. Ai Xi had been well-behaved for a few days, but after four or five days, she started crying to go back to the villa.

"It’s so small here; I want to go home and play."

An Junxi asked Nanny He to take Ai Xi back and bring her back in the evening.

Nanny He said, "Aren’t you going back with us? You should come home for a meal."

An Junxi said, "I need to stay at the office, but call me before you come back."

Nanny He knew she couldn’t persuade An Junxi but helplessly took the two kids back to the villa.

That evening, when Gu Yikun returned home, the two kids were waiting for him at the door. He thought he was seeing things.

Little Ai Xi clung to his leg, "Daddy, pick me up."

Gu Yikun looked around the house, "Where’s Mommy? Is she upstairs?"

He wanted to check upstairs, but Gu Jinxiu said, "Daddy, Mommy asked Nanny He to bring us back later. We have to go back in a bit."

Gu Yikun couldn’t hide the disappointment on his face. He picked up his daughter, "Did you miss Daddy, baby?"

The baby played with Daddy’s ear, "Yes, I missed Daddy! Daddy, will you come with us?"

Gu Yikun smiled bitterly, "Mommy doesn’t like to see Daddy."

The baby didn’t understand, "Mommy said Daddy is too busy, is that true?"

Gu Yikun had no choice but to take the blame, "Yes, a bit busy."

"Is Daddy tired?"

"Not tired, Daddy is never tired."

Gu Jinxiu knew Daddy was lying. Mommy and Daddy were separated, not because Daddy was busy.