The Most Pampered Daughter in History

Chapter 36: Gu Su’s Conjecture

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“I think Zhizhi is hiding something, or she promised Qin Huai that she wouldn’t tell anyone. Let me make a bold guess. If the child Qin Huai was protecting didn’t die, is it possible that Zhizhi was with Qin Huai? After Qin Huai died, Zhizhi was with that child, and it was that child who sent me a message to get us to pick up Zhizhi?”

Gu Su paused for a moment. “I was just guessing when I saw the two jade pendants. In fact, I’m not sure if Zhizhi is hiding anything. After all, when you ask her about what happened after Qin Huai’s death, she can answer you fluently. She just looks a little nervous,” he said softly.

Gu Nian gently rubbed her thigh and nodded. “She answered fluently, or she might have rehearsed it beforehand.”

Gu An felt sorry for her. “I was too happy the day I took her in. I didn’t pay attention to the house. I only felt that my daughter was living in such a shabby house. It was so sad.”

He suddenly thought of something and stared at everyone with his eyes wide open. “That day, Zhizhi ran from downstairs to upstairs in one breath. She had her back against that wall, as if she could rely on it. When we carried her away, she even took one last look at that wall.”

Gu Su was also stunned. He was not confident in his own reasoning, and it was somewhat imaginative.

Gu Nian stood up. “Then what are we waiting for? Go home and ask Zhizhi!”

Gu Sen glared at him. “You, sit down!”

Gu Nian did not understand.

“Don’t scare the child!” Gu Sen said.

“Oh.” Only then did Gu Nian sit down. Zhizhi was small and pitiful, so he did not want to scare her.

Gu Sen looked at Gu Su and the latter nodded. “Qin Huai said that when she found Zhizhi, she had lost her memory. She probably suffered from PTSD, which is the side effect of stress trauma. Her memory might have been too horrible for her, so she chose to forget it.”

Gu An’s heart immediately ached. “Then forget it. Forget it for a lifetime and don’t think about it again.”

Gu Sen glanced at his son and did not say anything.

Some of the Gu family’s characters were indeed good, but sometimes, they were not necessarily good. Gu An only thought about the good side of everything and did not care about the past because he was kind and also because he was unwilling to face it.

Fortunately, Gu Su was not.

He looked at his grandson. Gu Su understood what he meant. “That organization has been destroyed by Qin Huai, but we haven’t found out who hired them. Grandpa, I won’t give up!”

Gu Sen nodded.

“It’s a good thing that our Zhizhi is fine,” Gu An and Gu Nian said. “Thank God.”

Gu Sen sighed. “We can’t rely on God’s blessing for everything. Just look at the Shen family. Gu Su, tell me your thoughts.”

Gu Su picked up the two jade pendants and played with them. After a moment of silence, he said, “Grandpa, if my speculation is correct, the child of the Shen family is still alive. He even sent me news about Zhizhi, so he probably means no harm to her. I don’t want to talk to Zhizhi about this. A five-year-old child who witnessed her sister’s death with her own eyes is already a trauma to her. If she doesn’t want to tell me if there is another person accompanying her, then let’s not talk about it.”

Gu Sen nodded. “What about the Shen family? Shen Ke and I are friends who have gone through life and death together. Now that the jade pendant is in my hands, I will not ignore the Shen family’s affairs.”

Gu Su was not surprised. “I know, Grandpa! Qin Huai has already set up a trap, so we can’t act rashly. Otherwise, we might not be able to find any clues, but if we alert Second Uncle Shen, I’m afraid it won’t be good for the situation. Why don’t we wait and see first? Aren’t we going to hold a big banquet in two days to celebrate the return of Zhizhi and Grandma? Please invite Grandpa Shen to M City and see what he has to say.”

Gu An nodded. “That’s a good idea. Dad, I’m going to the capital the day after tomorrow. How about I visit Uncle Shen first?”

“Uncle Shen even used this method to send the jade pendant to me. Brother, even if you go, I don’t think you’ll be able to see Uncle Shen!” Gu Nian replied after some thought.

“It doesn’t matter whether you see him or not,” Gu Su said calmly.

Gu Sen nodded slowly. “Okay, let’s go and investigate first. If there’s a snake, it’ll come out earlier.”

Gu Nian suddenly realized that his brain was not working well enough.

Gu Sen said to Gu Su, “You can keep the Shen family’s jade. The Gu family will be handed over to you sooner or later. Your Grandpa Shen has entrusted the Shen family to me, so I’ll leave this matter to you. Also, don’t let anyone else know about this except us.”