novelraw Chapter 706: Playing Dumb to Gain Sympathy
Chapter 706: Playing Dumb to Gain Sympathy
As long as Mu Yiliang is home, Gu Qingqian follows her everywhere.
Thankfully, he doesn’t follow her to work.
Rumors have already spread in the company; it seems Gu Benhong is frantically searching for Gu Qingqian, and Gu Qingyuan and his mother were kicked out overnight.
A colleague saw with their own eyes that Gu Qingyuan, unwilling to give up, cried and begged outside Gu Benhong’s office, but Gu Benhong seemed resolute in ignoring them.
It looks like Gu Benhong indeed had other plans at first... Unfortunately, regardless of whether his intentions were good or bad, his actions have already led to the death of Gu Qingqian’s mother, and it’s very hard to make amends.
When Mu Yiliang returned home from work, Gu Qingqian was already at the door, placing slippers in front of her.
After changing her shoes, she couldn’t help but gently pat his short hair as a gesture of encouragement.
A trace of satisfaction appeared in Gu Qingqian’s eyes.
Sitting on the sofa, Xiaoze grumbled, "What an idiot!"
Mu Yiliang walked over and playfully patted his head, "He carries you to the bathroom every day, you know."
Xiaoze huffed, "I can manage on my own without him."
...
During dinner, the three of them sat around the dining table.
Xiaoze watched as his mommy kept serving that man food, feeling completely displeased.
Even his own daddy didn’t get this special treatment!
He couldn’t help but feel injustice for Yan Sijue.
Halfway through the meal, he put down his chopsticks, cleared his throat, and said, "Mommy, are we going to let this person stay at our house forever? This isn’t right."
"I know." Mu Yiliang frowned, looking at Gu Qingqian with some difficulty.
Fear flickered across Gu Qingqian’s face as he looked at her, seemingly terrified of being abandoned.
Mu Yiliang felt a twinge of sympathy again.
Seeing him like this, she really couldn’t bear to kick him out. Besides, with how clingy he was, it might not even be possible to get rid of him.
But letting Gu Qingqian stay here indefinitely wasn’t an option either. Gu Benhong might even report this to the police, and if he comes here, she wouldn’t know how to explain it.
It was driving her crazy...
Xiaoze turned to Gu Qingqian, "Hey, when exactly are you leaving?"
Gu Qingqian didn’t respond, his eyes half-lowered, poking at his rice with his chopsticks.
Once more, Mu Yiliang couldn’t help her sympathy, "Xiaoze, stop it."
"Hmph, I just know he’s pretending to be dumb to win mommy’s sympathy..." Xiaoze huffed.
There was a slight flicker in Gu Qingqian’s eyes.
Mu Yiliang was also a bit taken aback; she always thought that he was acting this way because he was too traumatized, but now it seemed...
"Young Master Gu, have you really been scared silly? Otherwise, why wouldn’t you say a word?" Mu Yiliang began to feel suspicious.
Either he truly wasn’t in his right mind, or he was just pretending.
The hand holding his chopsticks gradually came to a halt.
He lifted his head and glanced at Mu Yiliang, finally speaking, "What should I say?"
What the hell!
Turns out he really was pretending!
"Say when you plan to leave!" Mu Yiliang glared at him fiercely.
Gu Qingqian turned his head aside, once again silent.
"Hey, hey, don’t pretend," she gritted her teeth, "Your father is almost going crazy looking for you. Whether you hate him or forgive him, I won’t say anything, but you can’t run away! That mother and son were driven out by your father like homeless dogs, and now they have nothing to rely on. If you’re planning revenge, this is a good opportunity!"
His lips gradually tightened, and his hands unconsciously clenched into fists.