CHAPTER 414: CHAPTER 255 INITIATIVE_2

"Shuhui..." Shen Qingya embraced her.

Ning Shuhui sighed, "It’s been over six years since we last met! Qingchen was crazy looking for you at the time..."

"I’m sorry!" Shen Qingya spoke softly.

Her words were meant for Gu Qingchen.

But now, Gu Qingchen was no longer in front of her!

"How have you been?" Shen Qingya asked her.

Ning Shuhui pointed to a mature and stable-looking man in his fifties amidst the crowd who had put on some weight: "That’s my husband!"

"Director Zhuang..." Shen Qingya was somewhat surprised, "But, he’s over twenty years older than you!"

"Love doesn’t care about age, height, race, or status," Ning Shuhui affirmed, "I love him, and I enjoy being with him!"

Shen Qingya smiled and congratulated her: "Shuhui, congratulations. In this materialistic society, to have such pure love, do introduce your husband to me!"

"Sure! Let’s go!" Ning Shuhui took Shen Qingya’s hand and walked towards Zhuang Shengxian.

As Shen Qingya walked, she continued to search the crowd for Gu Qingchen.

It was just, he was already toasting and talking business with someone else.

"Doctor Gu..." A light laugh came over, "Qingchen..."

In Gu Qingchen’s hand was a glass of red wine. He looked over at the newcomer, his gaze initially was one of extreme indifference, but upon seeing it was Zhuang Shengxian, he nodded, showing a degree of respect, and said, "Director Zhuang!"

Zhuang Shengxian was not only an international authority in the medical field of hematology but also an expert in pharmaceuticals. In the medical community, he was someone all doctors looked up to.

And Zhuang Shengxian had addressed him as Doctor Gu, a different mannerism from others, which brought the two men closer together in their relationship.

"I feel like, you don’t belong at a place like this?" Zhuang Shengxian joked while patting his belly and smiling lightly.

Gu Qingchen clearly understood his meaning and remained silent without speaking.

Being a doctor was his lifelong dream.

Zhuang Shengxian patted his shoulder, but as a scion of a wealthy family, he could also understand the heavy burden of legacy that Gu Qingchen carried.

"Come on, have a drink!" Zhuang Shengxian laughed. "How much charity money has the Gu Group decided to give this time?"

Gu Qingchen toasted with Zhuang Shengxian: "One hundred million!"

"Thank you!" Zhuang Shengxian thanked him profoundly, "Even so, I still hope you can return to our medical community someday!"

Gu Qingchen too, hoped that one day, he really could go back!

...

Lakefront Villa.

Winter has truly arrived!

Bei Ran had finished her bath and was curled up on the sofa, wrapped in a thick blanket, opening her iPad to watch videos of Song Xiaoyin’s children. It was the happiest moment for her.

At that moment, Zhuo Yufeng sent a message: "What are you doing?"

Bei Ran: "Watching videos of the kids on the iPad."

Zhuo Yufeng: "I’ve checked the IP address of the email you received. It was sent from a public internet café, quite far from the suburbs, with no cameras, so for now, we don’t know who sent it to you. The man in the photos, I need more time, haven’t located him yet."

Bei Ran: "It seems that this person must be quite formidable. I’m wondering, what is this person’s objective? If they know that man might be my father, why reveal this information to me?"

Zhuo Yufeng: "Whoever this person is, they definitely have a motive! Let’s suppose, for instance, the old man Gu right now wants you away from Qingchen’s side. If your birth father is a well-known celebrity, you’ll have the opportunity to contend with old man Gu. If your father is an obscure commoner, then finding your birth father simply fulfils your wish to reunite with your family. Which one do you think is more likely?"

Bei Ran: "This mysterious person revealing this news to me, if it’s the former, the mysterious person hopes to use me to strike at old man Gu, then this mysterious person could be old man Gu’s business rival or enemy; I would just be their pawn! If it’s the latter, it’s less likely."

Zhuo Yufeng: "I think so too, the latter is less likely. Alright Bei Ran, if we keep our cool and stand still for now, this mysterious person will surely make another move. But, given this could be your father, can you keep calm?"

Bei Ran shrank her neck a little; she noticed the unshut window of her bedroom. She got up and went to the window, looking at the tranquil initial waters of the lakeshore.

She understood, since this mysterious person had approached her, she couldn’t possibly not respond!

What she could do now was to shift from being passive to proactive. Others wanted her to be a pawn, but she had to turn the tables and use others as her pawns instead.

She closed the window and felt the room warm up a lot.

She sat down on the sofa and then replied to Zhuo Yufeng: "Must stay calm! Actually, I don’t care one bit about who my birth father is or what he does. But the situation is different now, my life could be thrown into chaos because of him, I must take control of the initiative. Yufeng, thank you, my good bro!"

Zhuo Yufeng sent a playful smiley face emoji, "You think of me as a bro, I bet Qingchen would be the first to disagree! Alright, I will inform you as soon as I have any news. I’m signing off!"

Bei Ran set her iPad aside, made herself a cup of warm rose tea, rubbed her hands with the warmth of the cup, and Qingchen still was not back yet!

At this moment, she missed him!

She held the cup of rose tea with both hands, while longing for him, her little face was as delicate and gorgeous as the rose blooming in the tea.

Bei Ran savored the wonderful experiences she shared with him last night. She was so engrossed that she didn’t even notice Qingchen’s return.

Gu Qingchen changed his shoes and came upstairs.

He arrived at the bedroom door, which was left open; he saw the petite figure on the sofa, her long hair draped over her shoulders, huddled in a warm blanket, with a vibrant floral-like smile gracing her face.

Gu Qingchen noticed there was a cup of West Lake Longjing tea on the coffee table – she knew he loved it and always got her friends to buy him the best West Lake Longjing tea.

Looking at her, he felt an inexplicable warmth in his heart.

In his eyes, she didn’t need a powerful family background, nor did she need a strong patron.

He was a man, standing tall and proud, meant to provide a harboring shelter for the woman, and not to rely on her to cement his own position and power.