Are you planning to get married?
Gu Yueyue paused, pursed her lips slightly, and remained silent.
"Have concerns?" When Dean Wei saw Gu Yueyue's subtle movements, he thought of Gu Yueyue's mother. The two of them had the same conflicted expression. They really are mother and daughter.
Gu Yueyue nodded, "Her career is still on the rise, and she's still young."
Fearing that Dean Wei might misunderstand that Xu Yi was too young to want to date and didn't want to get married, Gu Yueyue quickly added, "She does want to get married, but she's not old enough to get a marriage certificate yet."
"..."
Dean Wei was taken aback for a moment, then quickly smiled.
"That's good, young people are more lively. I can't tell, so she must have just come of age?"
Gu Yueyue nodded silently.
"That's good. That boy seems very reliable. If he can get married soon, then he should." Dean Wei added jokingly, "Your mother is just worried about you. She's afraid you'll be all alone in the future."
"How could that be? Even if Xiao Xu isn't with me, I still have Xiao Xiao, I still have her."
"But neither your mother nor your child can stay with you forever."
Dean Wei was still smiling, giving off a very gentle feeling, but Gu Yueyue felt a little sad looking at the smile on her face.
Have you ever thought about marrying my mother?
"Um."
Hearing Gu Yueyue's trembling voice, Dean Wei agreed naturally and firmly.
"Yes, I have. I've been thinking about it for almost thirty years."
Gu Yueyue almost dropped the knife in her hand. "Thirty...thirty years?"
If she remembered correctly, Dean Wei was only in his forties, not even fifty.
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Chapter 118
We had dumplings for lunch, and the whole family sat together, including Dean Wei.
After coming out of the kitchen, Gu Yueyue remained silent. Even when Xiaoxiao clung to her and wanted to play together, Gu Yueyue seemed somewhat absent-minded.
It wasn't until dinner time that I saw my mother and Dean Wei sitting close together.
No wonder.
When she was desperate, she was found by people from Mingchen. They sold her worthless old house and sent her mother here.
That old house isn't worth much, and the person who bought it was introduced by Dean Wei, so it's still unknown who actually owns it.
Mingchen Sanatorium is a private hospital for the Jiang family, catering specifically to the wealthy upper class.
"Teacher Gu, this is delicious. You should try some." Xu Yi picked up a piece of food with her chopsticks and put it directly into her bowl without any hesitation.
The mother sitting opposite him was also helping Dean Wei pick up food.
Gu Yueyue felt very confused.
She then recalled what Dean Wei had said to her in the kitchen earlier.
Dean Wei is an orphan who attended the same high school as his mother.
I was very insecure back then, introverted, and didn't like to communicate with people. My relationships with my classmates were terrible. Kids back then formed cliques and gangs, which is probably still the case now, but I was definitely bullied by those kids back then.
Your mother and I are completely different. She has always been confident, and she has the right to be. She always has a smile on her face. Even if you don't get close to her, just looking at her from afar makes you feel like the sun is shining on you.
I didn't dare approach her, afraid that she would look at me with disgust and disdain, just like everyone else. Although I felt in my heart that she wouldn't do that, I still didn't dare to go up to her. I didn't have the guts, nor did I dare to be abrupt or offend her.
My grades were so-so, but your mom's were really good! You can check her alma mater; she could sing and dance beautifully too. Back then, she could also draw, and she was very active in school, a girl who amazed so many people's youth.
Gu Yueyue remembered that she suppressed the bitterness in her heart and jokingly asked Dean Wei a question.
"Did it amaze you too?"
"Um."
"During her senior year of high school, someone confessed their feelings to her, and I heard she rejected him. Do you know why she rejected him?"
"What?" Gu Yueyue never expected that one day she would be able to hear her mother's youth.
"She said she liked people who got good grades."
This was a path Gu Yueyue had never imagined. "Really?" she asked, sounding somewhat incredulous.
"It's fake, your mom just thinks that boy isn't good-looking."
"Pfft. Sorry, please continue."
Dean Wei smiled and said, "I wasn't good-looking back then. I had a bad personality and didn't like to dress up. I had long hair and thick bangs. She probably thought I was a weird classmate when she saw me."
Gu Yueyue didn't speak, and Dean Wei didn't allow her to answer either.
"But I didn't know that back then, so I studied like crazy. Looking back, I owe my success today to that time when I believed your mother's words."
"That year, I was the top scorer in the college entrance examination in Jinshi Province. That same year, I caught the attention of the Jiang family. They knew I was an orphan and offered to sponsor me. They would also sponsor the orphanage that raised me."
"I agreed. I will go abroad to study under the arrangement of the Jiang family. I can say that I have achieved success and returned home in glory."
“When I came back, I took over Mingchen, but the old lady of the Jiang family was recuperating here. When I found your mother’s school, I learned that she did not go into the entertainment industry, to act, to realize her dream as she had said.”
“I found your home, which is even worse than the place I lived in before I went to the orphanage. I’ve been abroad for almost ten years and I almost forgot that such a dirty and chaotic place existed.”
“Your mom works at a nearby factory. She carries a child seat on the back of her bicycle, and you sit in it with your little braids, just like Xiaoxiao. You are so cute.”
Dean Wei smiled, washed her hands, and took out a handkerchief to wipe away her tears.
“Your mother has changed a lot. She’s lost a lot of weight and has injuries on her face. When she passed the breakfast stall, she bought you two steamed buns and took a steamed bread for herself.”
"She loves you very much. But I feel sorry for her."
"Later, your mother's mental state deteriorated. I wanted to help you and went to your door several times, but she refused each time. She even moved once because of this. I know she needs money and doesn't want her old classmates to see her like this."
“I have to go abroad for some business, and my return date is uncertain, maybe three to five years. I asked your neighbors to send them some money every month so they can help take care of your mother.”
“I never expected that when I saw you again, that man would be dead and your mother would have completely lost her mind.”
Gu Yueyue remained silent as the dumpling wrappers took shape on the cutting board. She picked up a small dough ball and began rolling it out again, repeating the actions she had done countless times before.
"What does my father's death have to do with you?"
"He deserves to die."
Those three short words sent a chill down Gu Yueyue's spine.
The lack of direct rebuttal is no different from an admission.
"My mom was already preparing for a divorce, you know?" Gu Yueyue's voice was hoarse. She didn't cry or get angry, but her emotions suddenly welled up and she couldn't calm down.
Dean Wei remained silent this time, perhaps because her emotions were in turmoil.
"Everything's wrapped up. You can boil water now," Dean Wei said.
Gu Yueyue did as she was told, putting water in the pot and turning on the heat.
After finishing the meal, Gu Yueyue didn't stay long. After cleaning up the kitchen, she left with Xu Yi and Xiao Xiao.
On the way back, Xu Yi drove, with Xiao Xiao and Gu Yueyue sitting in the back.
The little one got sleepy after eating his fill and slept soundly in Gu Yueyue's arms.
Gu Yueyue hugged her and touched her little forehead. After lunch today, her mother had given Xiaoxiao a new hairstyle, tying her hair into a braid just like when she was little.
"Teacher Gu, what did Dean Wei say to you when we left? You seemed restless." Xu Yi was a little puzzled. She wouldn't casually use her divine sense to listen to other people's conversations, but she was really curious, so she decided to ask Gu Yueyue directly.
What was said?
Gu Yueyue was stunned.
“I know. Your mother knows too.”
Gu Yueyue understood these two sentences, but also felt that she didn't quite understand them.
But she didn't want to tell Xu Yi about it.
What could she say?
Did Dr. Wei deliberately arrange for someone to indirectly cause her father's death, and could her mother have known about it?
"Teacher Gu? Teacher Gu!" Xu Yi called her several times, and finally used some spiritual power to soothe Gu Yueyue, who was sitting in the back seat, so that Gu Yueyue could pull herself out of her daze.
"What's wrong?"
Xu Yi sighed softly, "Shouldn't I be the one asking Teacher Gu what's wrong?"
"nothing."
Seeing that she wouldn't tell him, Xu sighed inwardly and stopped asking.
However, for a whole week after that day, Gu Yueyue remained restless and uneasy.
Until Ono came to their door, saying he would take them to see the kindergarten.
Gu Yueyue was sitting on the sofa, flipping through some psychology books. Hearing Xiao Ye's words, she looked up and asked, "Have you made your choice?"
"Didn't you choose it? You even called me last night and asked me to come over and go with you today."
Ono sat down diagonally opposite Gu Yueyue and happened to see the book Gu Yueyue was holding. "Sis, what's wrong with you? You were reading Taoist classics a while ago, and now you're reading psychology. Are you trying to use science to help you cultivate immortality?"
"..."
Gu Yueyue smiled and put down the book in her hand.
"Which hospital did you choose? Sorry, I've been a bit disoriented lately."
"I feel dazed. We chose this kindergarten, and you even chose it yourself." Ono was extremely worried and immediately came over. "Sis, what's wrong? Should we go to the hospital to get it checked out?"