Chapter 3247 Shen Tianyu 647

Gu Jinzhou took Xiao Qingbao to Shen Tianyu's house.

As soon as he let go, Xiao Qingbao skipped into Yuan Jinzhi's arms, chattering incessantly about how she was being called "Xianxian" this and "Xianxian" that.

She was quick-witted and had a clever tongue; her childlike words made Yuan Jinzhi laugh from time to time.

Shen Tianyu watched her laugh heartily, a slight smile playing on his lips.

It's okay that he doesn't know how to make her happy.

He has plenty of ways to appease people.

Gu Jinzhou winked at him.

The two walked toward the tea room.

Gu Jinzhou closed the door and looked at Shen Tianyu, "I was planning to bring it up after Yan Yan went to university, but I just ran into Lu Yan on the street. Is Lu Yan pursuing Aheng?"

Shen Tianyu nodded.

"Give me a hint."

Knowing what he most wanted to ask, Shen Tianyu said, "If my master hadn't separated Guoxu's consciousness from yours back then, you would have been destined to be Bai Chenxue. Looking at Aheng's birth chart, the other half of his fate is destined to be lonely and miserable."

A life of loneliness and hardship naturally belongs to Yan Yan.

Lu Yan has both parents and comes from a prosperous family; she is far from being lonely or miserable.

This is a good thing in itself, but comparing him to Guo Xu and Bai Chenxue is quite intriguing.

Gu Jinzhou's handsome, thick eyebrows furrowed almost imperceptibly. "You don't think Yan Yan and Aheng are a good match?"

Shen Tianyu gave a faint hum, "You were destined for Bai Chenxue, but because my master intervened, you missed her. So I stepped in to help Bai Chenxue and Chu Fan, so that my master wouldn't blame himself. Later I realized that I was wrong."

A person with such a strong sense of self-respect rarely admits his mistakes.

Gu Jinzhou naturally understood what he meant.

This is because they don't want to interfere with Yan Yan and Qin Heng's fate.

Gu Jinzhou walked to the chair and sat down, crossing his long legs, and said, "Although Lu Yan is my cousin and Yan Yan and I are not related by blood, I am more biased towards Yan Yan. I will give Yan Yan the best, whether it is material things or people."

Shen Tianyu glanced at him with slightly cold eyes, "You should change your personality."

Gu Jinzhou raised his sharp, thick eyebrows. "Why should I change it?"

"You single-handedly ruined the fates of Chu Fan, Bai Chenxue, and Shi Shi."

"But in the end, they all returned to their rightful places, and the lovers were finally united."

"Half of Chu Fan's suffering is caused by you."

Gu Jinzhou snorted coldly, "If it were only painful for him to marry Bai Chenxue, it would be a long-term pain. What I caused was a short-term pain."

"Don't make things too absolute."

Gu Jinzhou suddenly stood up. "I can't just stand by and watch Lu Yan take Aheng away and do nothing about it."

What can be taken away may not truly be suitable for her. Every cloud has a silver lining.

Gu Jinzhou waved his long arm and said, "I don't understand metaphysics, and I don't care about your stuff. I only know that Aheng is outstanding in every aspect and is the most suitable for Yan Yan."

"Yan Yan is already suffering, there's no need to make things worse for her."

Gu Jinzhou frowned. "I'm doing this for her own good. How is that adding insult to injury?"

"You're doing this for Chu Fan's own good, as are Chu Fan, Bai Chenxue, and Shi Shi. Chu Fan didn't have to be so conflicted."

"Our philosophies differ, but I'm determined to handle Yan Yan's matter!" Gu Jinzhou turned and left.

Shen Tianyu's handsome face turned cold.

Character determines fate.

Gu Jinzhou's personality is too domineering, and he also controls money, power, and connections, which greatly influences the fate of others.

Walking to the living room sofa, Gu Jinzhou bent down and touched Xiao Qingbao's pretty little face, saying, "Qingbao, you play with Yuan Jinzhi, Daddy will be right back."

Little Qingbao looked at him with her big, grape-like eyes and said, "Don't cause trouble during the New Year."

Gu Jinzhou was already angry and couldn't laugh.

Hearing Xiao Qingbao's grown-up tone, he couldn't help but smile and affectionately pinch her little earlobe, "Are you my father, or am I your father?"

Little Qingbao gave a soft snort and said in her childish voice, "You're my father, but you have to listen to me. Mommy can't control you, Grandpa and Grandma can't control you, Great-Grandpa and Great-Grandma can't control you, and Great-Grandpa can't control you either. If I can't control you, won't you fly to the heavens?"

Gu Jinzhou replied dismissively, "Okay, Dad won't cause trouble."

Once outside, he strode confidently towards Lin Ning and Qin Lu's house.

As soon as they entered the living room, Lin Ning and Lu Yan were chatting and laughing.

They seemed to be having a very pleasant conversation.

Gu Jinzhou glanced around the living room and, not seeing Qin Heng, asked Lin Ning, "Auntie, where's Aheng?"

Lin Ning's eyes darted around slightly, and she said, "I had something to do with A-Lu, and I won't be back until noon."

Gu Jinzhou looked at Lu Yan and said, "Come out with me."

Lu Yan stood up.

She took her coat, put it on, and followed Gu Jinzhou into the courtyard.

Gu Jinzhou didn't bother beating around the bush and went straight to the point: "Aheng treats Yan Yan very well, even better than a brother and sister."

Lu Yan gave a very slight smile. "I asked Yan Yan, and she said she didn't like Aheng. She even wished us well and said she was very happy that I could be her sister-in-law."

Gu Jinzhou narrowed his eyes, a cold glint in them. "How old are you this year?"

"twenty four."

How old is Yan Yan?

"Sixteen or seventeen? I'm not sure, I only know that he's still a minor."

"You're a 24-year-old woman, someone who's fought your way up from among a group of elites on Wall Street. How do you expect a high school student to answer that question? If she were a normal kid, it would be fine, but do you know what she's been through in the past?"

Lu Yan was unaware of this.

She shook her head.

"She..." Gu Jinzhou couldn't bring himself to say the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

She was almost raped by the people Qin Xiaozhao hired, and was beaten and covered in bruises.

The word "rape" is something others can say casually, but for her, it was a quagmire, a purgatory, and a lifelong shadow.

The murderer received the punishment he deserved, but Yan Yan will have to spend a lifetime trying to forget, or perhaps she will never forget it, because she was too young when it happened.

This is a private matter that Yan Yan finds difficult to talk about.

Gu Jinzhou didn't want Lu Yan to know, fearing that Lu Yan would use this as a weapon to hurt Yan Yan.

Gu Jinzhou said, "Go find Yan Yan now and tell her that Aheng is hers and you won't fight her for him."

Lu Yan laughed, looking at him as if he were being unreasonable. "Brother Jinzhou, I don't know what happened to Yan Yan in the past, and I don't have the habit of prying into other people's privacy. I only know that love is love, and marriage is marriage. A good marriage is a union of strong people, where both parties achieve success, not based on pity. Pity and love are two completely different things. You can't marry someone just because you pity them. There are plenty of pitiful people out there; are you going to marry them all? Also, my blind date and relationship with Aheng were approved by both families. Yan Yan made it very clear that she doesn't like Aheng. Aheng is an independent person, not her possession. I didn't try to take him from her. Please watch your words, Brother Jinzhou."

Gu Jinzhou looked at her with a deep gaze, "Not going?"

Lu Yan straightened her back. "I'm not going."

Gu Jinzhou's eyes flashed with even colder light. "You'll regret this."

Lu Yan shrugged. "I'll only regret missing out on Aheng."

Gu Jinzhou snorted coldly and left with a flick of his sleeve.

If it were anyone else, he would have plenty of ways to get her out of Gu Family Manor and out of the capital.

Unfortunately, this person happened to be a relative of his grandmother Su Hua's family.