Chapter 245: Chapter 245 He is Forcing Me to Take Action_1

I knew Gu Yuanzhou must have a way.

He spent the most time with Song Shixiong back in the day, as Song Shixiong’s confidant…

He is most familiar with Song Shixiong’s circle.

As long as he is willing to make a move, Song Shixiong can definitely be saved.

Sure enough, as soon as I had this idea, my phone started ringing.

Gu Yuanzhou did not shy away, he answered it right next to me.

“Really? Is there news? Kidnapped, were they unable to negotiate a price? Okay, I got it, we won’t interfere for now, let’s wait and see!”

Even though I couldn’t hear the other end of the conversation, I was able to deduce from Gu Yuanzhou’s words.

He must have gathered some information.

At this point, he had already hung up, took a look at me, and walked away.

“Gu Yuanzhou, that was really low!”

Gu Yuanzhou glanced at me, “Oh?”

“You’re far worse than Ding Yinuo, you know that?”

I was actually using reverse psychology.

I knew that Yuanzhou had a strong sense of pride and cared about his reputation more than Yinuo. He couldn’t stand being compared to Yinuo.

At my words, his face went slightly cold, his eyes filled with derision and mockery.

“Really? Then tell me, where do I fall short compared to Ding Yinuo?”

I could tell from his tone that I had managed to get him halfway there, so I went along with it and kept going.

“Of course it’s about your abilities! Honestly, if it’s Ding Yinuo’s wife’s uncle who’s in trouble, he would’ve taken action immediately. There wouldn’t have been the need for me to nag endlessly.”

“Alright, I will tell you the truth. In this matter, Ding Yinuo wouldn’t be able to handle it. He definitely can’t. If you don’t believe me, just wait and see.”

“Ha, okay, then you can leave! Tomorrow morning, we’ll hear from Ding Yinuo’s side.”

I calmly looked at him.

Seeing my question, Gu Yuanzhou suddenly stopped and looked me up and down.

He then walked back and sat down on the living room sofa.

“Alright, I want to see what this Mr. Ding is capable of!”

Seeing that he stayed behind, I heaved a sigh of relief.

I returned to the living room and sat across from him.

After Gu Yuanzhou sat down, he took out his phone but didn’t say a word to me…

I was still waiting for Ding Yinuo’s news.

Half an hour passed like this, Gu Yuanzhou not uttering a single word to me.

There were a few times when our silent interactions made things incredibly awkward, so much so that I considered just walking away.

But thinking about how Song Shixiong’s life was still hanging in the balance, I couldn’t just turn and leave, not when he was my own uncle.

I didn’t receive any news from Ding Yinuo. Unable to sit still any longer, I walked into Song Shixiong’s study, trying to find insights from his life patterns.

I wanted to look for any traces or hints.

Truthfully, I had seldom set foot in Song Shixiong’s study since I was a child.

This “study” was actually where Song Shixiong conducted business. Any business that was inconvenient to discuss elsewhere, he would bring it home.

In order not to disturb him, I rarely entered.

Now, upon my entering, I spent some time searching the desk, going through folders and drawers.

“Searching these doesn’t mean anything!”

Just as I was about to pull my hair out in frustration, Gu Yuanzhou entered the room at some point.

He was leaning against the doorframe, smoking leisurely. Though his posture was relaxed, his sharp gaze never left my actions.

“Aren’t you being heartless and unprincipled?”

Gu Yuanzhou just gave a cold laugh at this, neither arguing nor explaining. Eventually, he walked into the study, sat on the chair, watched me, and spoke at a leisure pace.

“Why do you worry so much about Song Shixiong if you’re not Ayun?”

“Because I’m a human being, not a beast… even if it’s a stranger passing by, if they face a threat to their life, I would lend a hand!”

“Really?”

“Of course, do you think I’m like you?”

“I’m no philanthropist, doing good deeds invites trouble.”

Gu Yuanzhou was still acting all high and mighty, and I couldn’t be bothered to deal with him anymore.

Then, I searched through Song Shixiong’s desk but couldn’t find any clues related to his project in D Country.

However, after shifting a vase on the table, the two bookcases that were originally side by side slowly moved apart.

Upon closer inspection, I realized that there was a hidden door between the bookcases.

I had never known that there was a hidden room in Song Shixiong’s study, even after living here all these years.

It seemed that he must have hidden important documents here.

I was about to enter the secret room.

Seeing this, Gu Yuanzhou also seemed in a hurry. He got up and headed for the secret room.

“Gu Yuanzhou, isn’t it rude to barge in without the house owner’s permission?”

My words had no effect on Gu Yuanzhou. He quickly walked into the study. I didn’t know what he touched.

But the door closed again automatically. By the time I reacted, I was already locked out.

I quickly walked to the vase to try and move it so as to open the door again.

But I didn’t know what Gu Yuanzhou had done inside. Even when I moved the vase, the door remained closed.

It was only after about ten minutes of fiddling that the door finally opened.

I rushed inside immediately.

In this room, I saw several boxes placed on the floor. Now, the boxes were open, and I could see that they were filled with antiques, paintings, and gold bars.

Gu Yuanzhou was squatting in front of the boxes, meticulously inspecting the items, cherishing every single one of them.

If you ask me, I was used to seeing uncle owning all kinds of treasures ever since I was a child, so I didn’t think much of these assets.

I saw an envelope on the table which read, “Gu Family’s Information”.

What does that mean?

I picked it up, intending to open it and see what was inside.

But the moment I had it in my hand and was about to open it, Gu Yuanzhou snatched the envelope from me and stuffed it into his suit.

“Gu Yuanzhou, what are you doing?”

“You shouldn’t take things that don’t belong to you and snoop around. Alright, let’s go.”

Gu Yuanzhou must have found some clues that he didn’t want me to see.

This behavior made me suspect even more strongly that he was deliberately hiding something and there’s no way I would back down. So, I grabbed his arm.

“Give it to me!”

“On what grounds?”

“You are not part of the Song family, why are you stealing my uncle’s things?”

In my haste, the words slipped out. After all, Gu Yuanzhou was the outsider and I am a part of the Song family.

However, no sooner had I uttered these words than Gu Yuanzhou immediately caught hold of them. He captured my hand and asked, “What did you say?”

“I didn’t say anything!”

“Song Shixiong is your uncle?”

“I didn’t say that, you got it wrong!”

“As long as you admit you’re Ayun, I’ll let you have a look at all the things you wanted to see just now!”