The video had no sound, but everything that happened could be seen clearly.

It was in Yu Sheng’s lounge room. Gu Yuning and Gu Qichi stood facing each other.

Neither of their expressions looked very good, but one could clearly see that Gu Qichi’s expression was far more terrifying.

The Gu Yuning opposite him said something unknown, looking flustered and exasperated. The rustling sound of fabric rubbing together came from the video, along with a man’s nervous gulp.

The camera shook a bit, making the screen bump up and down. The image was somewhat unclear, which also caused the viewers’ hearts to rise into their throats.

In the very next second of the video, Gu Qichi suddenly charged forward and directly threw a punch that knocked Gu Yuning to the floor. Although the video had no sound, the punch was solid flesh-to-flesh. One could even see the flesh on Gu Yuning’s face ripple in a wave-like undulation, rapidly turning red and swelling with bruises.

Gu Yuning turned his head in an exceptionally miserable state, clutching his own face in disbelief.

The netizens outside the screen could feel the force behind Gu Qichi’s punch. Their facial muscles twitched involuntarily, having the illusion that they had been hit themselves.

Originally, they thought the video ended here, but the progress bar showed there was still a very long segment left.

The two of them seemed to have started arguing again. Gu Yuning directly roared and tried to lunge at Gu Qichi to hit him, but unfortunately, he failed.

The audience’s hearts were all in their throats.

A heavy sound of breathing came from the video. Everyone waited with bated breath, unwilling to miss a single minute or second of what happened next.

In the public’s heart, Gu Yuning had always been the image of a wealthy young master. Although his looks were average, his temperament was outstanding, his fashion sense was good, and coupled with passable acting skills, he had left a decent impression.

Furthermore, the persona he constantly marketed was that of a pitiful, understanding, pure little white flower. Suddenly being beaten up like this truly made people’s hearts ache for him, and some ignorant people were especially distressed.

Before the video even finished playing, the bullet screen comments were already flying by at a crazy speed.

“Gu Yuning is way too pitiful, he probably hasn’t been beaten by anyone since he was a kid…”

“Isn’t the Gu family a famous enterprise? Can they really tolerate Gu Yuning being bullied like this?”

“I heard Gu Yuning say before that his older brother and his parents all pamper him, and he hasn’t even done any heavy lifting at home. Being beaten up like this, Gu Qichi absolutely won’t be able to survive in the entertainment circle anymore.”

“Fuck, did no one notice a blind spot? One of the people keeping Gu Qichi as a sugar baby is Gu Yuan’an, and Gu Yuan’an is Gu Yuning’s biological older brother!!!”

“Holy shit, what kind of drama-filled story direction is this?!!”

“So is there a possibility that Gu Yuning was here on behalf of his older brother to catch him cheating…”

“That’s really possible! Gu Qichi hooked up with Jiang An, and both Gu Yuning and he were in that variety show. How could he not know about this fishy business? Catching him cheating on behalf of his biological older brother is perfectly justified…”

“Then why can Gu Qichi be so arrogant? He even dared to hit someone?!!! Gu Yuning’s face is swollen.”

“This is the first time I’ve seen such a brazen, recklessly bold little lover. Gu Qichi is really f*cking amazing.”

“Family, the story’s direction is getting interesting now. Compared to everything else, I’m more curious to know who will be the first to blacklist Gu Qichi.”

The video’s progress bar continued to move. Not only did Gu Yuning fail to counterattack successfully, but he was even violently beaten by Gu Qichi a second time.

This time, the beating was even more severe.

He was directly punched in the stomach by Gu Qichi, his hands twisted behind his back. He knelt miserably on the floor, tears streaming down his face.

He struggled and twitched incessantly, yet Gu Qichi didn’t show the slightest intention of letting go.

Gu Qichi seemed to say something again, but separated by a thick, heavy wall, no one could hear it.

In the next second, the video plunged into darkness, the progress bar stopped, and two seconds later, the video automatically started replaying.

The bullet screen exploded directly.

“Fuck, I thought Gu Yuning would counterattack.”
“Gotta say, Gu Qichi’s movements when hitting someone are so smooth, clean, and decisive. As expected of someone instructed by Lin Shuangyi and Yi Zhiyin…”
“I thought we’d get to see the legendary wealthy eldest young master being bullied, and then his bodyguards suddenly appear to subdue the villain.”
“Sister in front, wake up, that’s only in novels. This is real society.”
“Does no one remember? Something happened between Gu Qichi and Gu Yuning before too, but it was suppressed later. So this is the second time, right?”
“Gu Yuning is truly miserable…”

In the third minute after the video was posted, it was directly deleted and taken down by the Bo Corporation’s technical staff.

But it was completely useless.

The hot search #GuQichiAssaultsSomeone# directly and firmly occupied the number one spot on the hot search list, with a bright red “Explosive” tag appearing behind it.

The original video was deleted and taken down, but after two minutes of fermentation, it had long been saved and forwarded by countless netizens. The more the Bo Corporation tried to block it, the crazier they became, with countless netizens frantically forwarding and spreading the video.

The color of that “Explosive” tag grew darker and darker, the red like flowing blood dripping into everyone’s hearts.

And the ultimate source of it all was Gu Qichi’s heart, which had already been riddled with holes and persecuted.

…
…
…

Gu Qichi woke up at nine o’clock in the morning.

The humidifier in the bedroom made a buzzing, operational sound, scattering white water mist into the air.

The entire villa was completely quiet. Bo Yu had taken care of him all night, and early this morning, he had run out to do god-knows-what.

Only a sticky note saying “Wait for me to come back” was left on the bedside table.

Having been meticulously taken care of for a whole day, the sticky sweat stains from his fever had all been wiped clean by Bo Yu. Gu Qichi’s entire body felt refreshed and clean.

He opened his eyes, stretched his sore, weak limbs, and scooped up his phone from the bedside table.

Weibo’s private messages were pouring in explosively. The entire phone burned hot against his palm as it ran.

On WeChat, Wen Xi and Luo Qianqian had called many times, wanting to discuss specific solutions with him.

Glancing briefly at the massive uproar on the internet, Gu Qichi’s mood was unexpectedly calm, completely undisturbed.

He treated those insulting and abusive words as if they were invisible.

Gu Qichi called Wen Xi: “Sister Wen, don’t do any public relations for now.”

Wen Xi was startled and was just about to ask him why.
If they continued to let the rumors develop like this, Gu Qichi would absolutely lose his reputation and standing completely.

Gu Qichi’s tone remained very faint: “The companies that entered the fray this time should be more or less the same as last time. But there are three new ones I haven’t seen before. I want you to help me investigate exactly which two families are behind them.”

Wen Xi’s heart beat fast, and she answered, “Okay.”

Gu Qichi sighed and casually switched to a folder on his phone.

Inside were densely packed more than ten files: videos, chat logs, surveillance footage, audio files, and even more shockingly shocking photos.

He zipped this folder and sent it to Wen Xi and Luo Qianqian, comforting them warmly: “Don’t worry about Gu Yuning’s side. The detective I sent to investigate the incident from back then already zipped the evidence and sent it to me.”

“When I went back to Dongcheng No. 1 Middle School before, I contacted my former homeroom teacher. Not only is he willing to testify for me regarding Gu Yuning leading people to bully me at school, but he also provided the surveillance footage from Dongcheng No. 1 Middle School from many years ago.”

“Also, did Qianqian give you an audio recording?”

While flipping through all the evidence Gu Qichi had sent her, Wen Xi was already stunned. They hadn’t even had time to tell Gu Qichi about the audio file Luo Qianqian had, so how did he know?

“Yes, Qianqian gave it to me.” Wen Xi replied to him while sending the audio file to Gu Qichi. “But how did you know? You disappeared right after the incident happened, and we couldn’t contact you…”

Gu Qichi tapped open the audio file. His gaze was very heavy, like thousand-year-old permafrost: “Qianqian is very vigilant, and she usually has the habit of recording things casually. Her first reaction when encountering a major event is also to record. Sister Wen Xi, I am not someone who loses control that easily.”

He added slowly: “That day, I only went in feeling reassured after I saw Qianqian recording.”

People like Gu Yuning were like poisonous snakes buried in a foul-smelling swamp; you never knew when they would strike back and bite you. Once the venom seeped into the skin and blood, it would rapidly rot and fester, completely spiraling out of control.

If we cannot defeat the enemy in a single blow, we must learn to endure. ①

Gu Qichi’s thumb rubbed against his finger bone.

“I already contacted Yu Sheng yesterday. Her vigilance is also quite good. The evidence of all those things Gu Yuning did to her in the recording has been kept by her; not a single bit was missed.”

“Sister Wen, evil people will get their comeuppance. He has done so many heinous things, he will be sanctioned.”
“You don’t need to worry, I have everything under control.”

Lin Shuangyi and Jiang An had both contacted him immediately, intending to refute the rumors, but Gu Qichi pressed them down.

The people spreading rumors behind the scenes weren’t hard to guess; it was nothing more than those few people.
Gu Yuning, Song Zhian, Lou Shao, and that person named Lan Yi—although Gu Qichi didn’t know how he had provoked the other party, Lan Yi was the first one to enter the fray.

Besides them, Gu Qichi lowered his eyes. There was another person who genuinely took him by surprise…
Gu Yuan’an.

His biological older brother.
What a pity, the other party was only a good brother to Gu Yuning alone.
It had not a shred of a relationship with him, Gu Qichi.

Two minutes later, Luo Qianqian sent a message.

[Luo Qianqian]: Teacher Gu, I’ve already gotten in touch with Jiang Yang. He is also willing to testify for us that Song Zhian attempted to sexually assault him before.
[Luo Qianqian]: I also have backups of all the previous evidence here.
[Luo Qianqian]: Teacher Gu, everything is ready. Should we release the evidence now?

The sky was azure. The sun pierced through the heavy clouds, and the warm morning light enveloped Gu Qichi. He wore a very thin, pure white T-shirt, his jagged spine outlining a protruding shape beneath the fabric. Under the light, his hair had a fluffy warmth to it.

Gu Qichi got out of bed, his bare feet stepping on the wooden floor. His slender instep stretched out clear metatarsal lines, his ankles thin, the purplish-blue veins winding and stretching like flower branches, disappearing into his pant leg.

He stopped in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, pressing his five fingers against the transparent glass, smudging a faint white handprint.
The morning light was bright and dazzling, scorching into his eyes, rippling out a halo of light.

A-Ci discovered that Gu Qichi had woken up and silently padded her way into the room. Her cat eyes were slightly round, her Silver Shaded body chubby and plump, her fur poofed out like garlic cloves.

She went over and rubbed against Gu Qichi’s ankle, her voice squeaky and high-pitched: “Meow~”
“Meow meow~”
“Meow meow meow~”

It was clearly cat language, but for some reason, Gu Qichi understood. A-Ci sensed that his mood was just average, and was comforting him.

“Meow~ Don’t be sad~”
“Meow meow~ I’m here keeping you company~”
“Meow meow meow~ We’ll beat up the bad guys together~”

Gu Qichi chuckled, picked her up, and scratched her chin. A-Ci’s tail curled up, wrapping around Gu Qichi’s forearm, her “meow” sounding even squeakier.

“It’s time, Qianqian. Release the evidence together with Sister Wen Xi.”

Carrying A-Ci, he turned and went into Bo Yu’s study.

In the fifth minute after #GuQichiAssaultsSomeone# climbed to the number one spot on the hot searches, Gu Qichi’s side, which had been silent all along, issued a statement.

@Gu Qichi Official Studio:
We won’t say much. We believe everyone has their own judgment as to what kind of person Gu Qichi is. Below is a list of the things Gu Yuning has done to Mr. Gu Qichi over the years.

One stone stirred up a thousand waves.
Replacing the #GuQichiAssaultsSomeone# hot search, #GuYuningFraming#, #GuQichiWealthyFamilyTrueYoungMaster#, #GuYuningDoveOccupyingTheMagpie’sNest#, and #GuQichiSchoolBullying# directly topped the hot search list, densely occupying an entire row.

When Bai Heng saw the hot searches topping the list, he was startled. In truth, Bo Yu’s side had also prepared a lot of evidence, and the Bo Corporation was just planning to compile and list the evidence they had to help Gu Qichi refute the rumors.
But he didn’t expect the Madam’s efficiency to be much higher than his own.

In fact, much of the evidence Gu Qichi held was stuff Bo Yu hadn’t been able to find even after using his connections.

After all, no one was clearer about Gu Qichi’s past than he himself.

After briefly looking through the school bullying Gu Qichi suffered during high school, even Bai Heng was momentarily at a loss for words.

Before he could even let out a “holy shit,” Bo Yu’s phone call came right on the heels of it.

The person on the other end was panting heavily, as if enduring something extremely painful. His voice was cold; the violent and tyrannical emotions pierced through the phone and smashed clearly into Bai Heng’s ears.

“Bai Heng, don’t let a single person who dared to spread rumors today off the hook.”
“The Bo Corporation’s legal team doesn’t eat free meals, and neither do you.”

Bai Heng’s heart gave a fierce thump, his throat tightening. Bo Yu was dissatisfied—dissatisfied with why this hot search was able to climb up, dissatisfied with why he, as his assistant, hadn’t handled this matter well for him…

Every cyberbullying incident Gu Qichi suffered was hair-raising, yet Bo Yu hadn’t been able to pinch off the source at the very first moment, making him bear all that infamy.

In the next second, before the vast majority of netizens even had time to clearly read Gu Qichi’s statement, the Bo Corporation—which never posted any updates and was chillingly aloof to death—released another statement.

@Bo Corporation:
Solemn Statement! Recently, our company has noticed that certain internet users have continuously posted false information regarding our Chairman, Bo Yu, and the Chairman’s spouse, Gu Qichi, on Weibo and other online platforms. This false information has induced severe public misunderstandings toward our Chairman, Bo Yu, and the Chairman’s spouse, Mr. Gu Qichi, and has caused malicious harm to Mr. Gu Qichi’s reputation.

Based on the above circumstances, our company issues the following solemn statement regarding the behavior of certain Weibo users maliciously posting false information, affecting the relationship between our Chairman and the Chairman’s spouse, and damaging Mr. Gu Qichi’s legitimate rights:

1. Mr. Gu Qichi and Mr. Bo Yu officially entered into a marital relationship on [Month] [Day], [Year]. There is no breakdown of the marriage; their relationship is stable and exceptionally loving.
2. All information regarding the marriage crisis between Gu Qichi and Mr. Bo Yu posted on the internet is false. The news is clearly fabricated content.
3. We demand that Weibo users who posted the false information regarding the marriage crisis between Mr. Gu Qichi and Mr. Bo Yu immediately delete the aforementioned false information and immediately issue a clarification and apology to Mr. Gu Qichi. Furthermore, Mr. Gu Qichi is the biological son of Gu Chengtian of the Gu Corporation. Regarding Mr. Gu Yuning’s rumors and defamation, we have already preserved the evidence of his malicious tortious acts and will pursue Mr. Gu Yuning’s legal liability through legal means.

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That wasn’t all. In the next second, the Bo Corporation’s official Weibo reposted a Weibo from an alternate account belonging to a passerby.

@Bo Corporation: Wishing President Bo and his spouse a harmonious union for a hundred years, loving each other until old age. @848484664012: Very loving, my wife. [Picture] [Picture]

These two pictures were Gu Qichi and Bo Yu’s marriage certificate, and a photo of Gu Qichi and Bo Yu holding hands.

The first one was okay; it didn’t show faces or reveal any personal information, just an ordinary red booklet stamped with a steel seal.

But the second one was much more spectacular.
The netizens were practically blinded by the massive pigeon-egg diamond ring on Gu Qichi’s hand. Bo Yu’s ring was low-key, but after netizens dug up the details of the encrusted crushed diamonds and the designer, their eyes were ruthlessly blinded once again.

Gu Qichi himself, however, remained completely oblivious to all this.
He hadn’t even had time to see this Weibo post.

He was searching the entire world for his and Bo Yu’s marriage certificate.

Not in the bedroom cabinets, not in the study drawers, not even in the safe where Bo Yu kept his collections…
Having searched practically every single corner of the house up and down, Gu Qichi still couldn’t find those two bright red little booklets.

Gu Qichi: “…”
Were his and Bo Yu’s marriage certificates placed in the coffin Bo Yu would use after he died, intended to be buried with him???

From the very first day they got married, Gu Qichi hadn’t seen even the slightest shadow of that marriage certificate.

The other man had protected their marriage certificate with the posture of protecting a national treasure.

…

Gu Qichi: “…”

Truly unable to find it, Gu Qichi had no choice but to sigh and turn to leave the study.

In the study, inside a safe hidden within a secret compartment of the bookshelf, the marriage certificates: Hey, I’m over here! Come rescue me! Come take me to see the sun!

Unfortunately, it couldn’t speak, and Gu Qichi couldn’t hear its cries for help, so he regretfully brushed past it.

After walking out of the study, Gu Qichi turned back into the bedroom, pulled up his and Bo Yu’s wedding photo from his phone, logged into Weibo, and then posted a Weibo with a caption.

@Gu Qichi: My only love. [Picture]

There had never been any photos of Bo Yu leaked on the internet, and this was a sensitive period. Not wanting Bo Yu to be doxxed or cyberbullied, Gu Qichi simply slapped a sticker of A-Ci’s big head over Bo Yu’s face, blocking it firmly and only leaving the body below the face.

The private messages and comments were too terrible, so Gu Qichi couldn’t be bothered to read them.
But the moment this Weibo was posted, there were simply too many people commenting right away.

They dazzled his eyes:

[sairen1]: Let me see the exceptionally loving Chairman and spouse. [Husky]

[Blade of Life]: Let me see the Bo Corporation’s exceptionally loving Chairman’s spouse. [Husky]

[You and me under the plane tree]: Chi-chi! I knew it! [Tears] I knew you must be innocent. How did you suffer so much hardship? [Tears] [Tears]

[my only one]: Wuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwu Wife, wuwuwuwu my wife, my huge wife, how did you become someone else’s wife? [Tears] [Tears] [Tears]

[Chi-chi’s little plane tree phoenix]: Chi-chi, I know you can see this. Have you seen it? We’ve always been behind you, we’ve never left. We were in the past, and we will be in the future. [Heart] [Heart]

[strawberry]: Pure passerby, came to take a look at the victim. All school bullies deserve to die, hope Gu Yuning can give you an explanation. [Bow]

[English roll out of China]: I’m sorry, I’m really sorry for scolding you yesterday without understanding the truth. Someone who has experienced such darkness will definitely have a bright future ahead.

[The Phoenix Arrives]: Chi-chi, you must keep walking forward, you will definitely walk a flowery path. [Tears] [Tears]

[Man jumping on his feet]: No malice, just came to see the best wife in the world. [Heart] [Heart]

[freefree]: No malice, just came to see President Bo’s wife. [Heart] [Heart]

[Clingy little kitten]: No malice, just came to snatch President Bo’s wife. [Heart] [Heart]

[Fascinating 26-year-old stepmom]: Ah, who is this President Bo you guys are talking about?

[Species Diversity]: @848484664012 Come quickly and watch the live record of a certain CEO going crazy. [Husky]

[Broken defense broken defense]: @848484664012 First time seeing a domineering CEO go crazy. Bo Yu, hurry up and come lose face! [Doge Head] [Doge Head]

[Looking for face all over the floor]: President Bo? Don’t know him, I only know Gu Qichi is my wife. [Doge Head] [Doge Head]

Gu Qichi was completely baffled. Looking at his jumping comment section, he didn’t quite understand what they meant, so he had no choice but to switch out of his own Weibo and follow the hot searches to see what had happened.

Although it was a bit annoying, he had to admit that Gu Qichi had completely dominated the hot search list.

The top ten, or even the top fifteen hot searches, were all related to Gu Qichi.

#GuQichiBoCorporationChairman’sSpouse#, #BoYuWeAreVeryLoving#, and #GuQichiSchoolBullying#—these three hot searches were all followed by a bright red “Explosive” tag.

#GuYuningApologize#, #SongZhianApologize#, and #GuYuningRollOutOfTheEntertainmentCircle# were also sitting high at the top of the hot search list.

Gu Qichi thought for a moment, first skipped Bo Yu’s hot search, and clicked into the hot search related to Gu Yuning.

In truth, if you wanted to say Gu Qichi was a permanent resident of the hot searches, he didn’t qualify. After all, it was only in the past half year that he had reversed his reputation and frequently broke out of his circle relying on his face.

And the person who frequently appeared on the hot searches before this was actually Gu Yuning, who broke out through marketing.

The Gu family’s wealthy, noble, and pampered little young master: showing off million-dollar jewelry today, showing off his detached villa tomorrow, taking the sports car his older brother bought him for a spin the day after. This had also attracted quite a few fans who worshipped the strong and called themselves “old slaves.”

Of course, the point that actually attracted the most fans to Gu Yuning was that he was willing to spend money on his fans.
Whether it was fans visiting the set or fans picking him up at the airport, they could all receive quite a few luxury gifts.

This was also what Gu Yuning’s fans loved to brag about the most to the outside world, using it to verify how much their brother spoiled his fans.

Having thrown down real gold and silver, and with a professional company manipulating fan emotions, Gu Yuning’s fan stickiness was high, and their fighting power was incomparably strong.

Even though the evidence Gu Qichi released was practically Thor’s hammer (irrefutable proof), one could still see a portion of fans trying to wash the floor for him.

[wall away]: Is the Gu Corporation just eating free meals? Gu Yuning is being slandered like this, and no one is taking care of it?

[Memorizing English at night gives me a headache]: Gu Yuning’s fans upstairs are still trying to wash him clean??? You cyberbullied Gu Qichi all night yesterday, truly fans taking after their idol—a pile of dog shit. [Vomit] [Vomit]

[reputation]: Gu Yuning, stop playing dead. You were so active when rallying fans to cyberbully Gu Qichi last night, and you weren’t too busy to contact marketing accounts to enter the fray. Why are you pretending to be dead and mute now? [Heart] [Heart]

[Phoenix resting on the plane tree]: Weren’t you calling us the ‘floor-washing pond’ last night? That title has its true owner now. [Soybean Smile] School bullying, framing people, spreading pornographic rumors about people… there might be even more things you guys don’t know about! [Soybean Smile] How is this a little young master? This is a legal system regular, he should go to jail.

[This song doesn’t sound good]: @Dongcheng Police Stop resting, you have work to do. Sweeping away the black and eliminating evil is imperative! @Gu Yuning

[My future is not a dream]: I advise the person upstairs not to be arrogant. Gu Yuning has the Gu family’s professional team behind him. If you keep spreading rumors, be careful of getting sued till you’re a mess. [Naughty] [Naughty]

[This is the best time]: @Gu Corporation @Gu Corporation @Gu Yuning Hurry up and come out to defend your rights!!! Hurry up and come out to defend your rights!!!

[Has Gu Yuning’s floor-washing pond mobilized?]: Defend your fcking rights! @Bo Corporation, where’s the legal department? You have work to do!*

[We all have a bright future]: As someone who has suffered from school bullying before, I can completely empathize with Gu Qichi’s experience. But I really can’t figure out what kind of massive grudge Gu Yuning and Gu Qichi have against each other to harm him to this extent??? Carrying out school bullying during his youth, and then repeating his old tricks in the entertainment circle after growing up, using every means possible to destroy Gu Qichi’s reputation. It’s not like Gu Qichi owes him anything! [Soybean Waving Hand] [Soybean Waving Hand]

[number]: Does anyone still remember that leaked behind-the-scenes clip from ‘Strive! Actors!’? At the time, Gu Qichi kept forcing Gu Yuning to say that the character Wen Che played deserved to die. Looking at the trailer, that character Ye Zhong is just like Gu Yuning himself—a thief who occupied the magpie’s nest…

[Phoenix resting on the plane tree]: My friend in ‘Strive! Actors!’ said that ‘Pale Love’ was originally intended for Gu Qichi, but Gu Qichi rejected it, citing psychological trauma. At the time, the staff present guessed it was about school bullying. I didn’t expect his true trauma to be being switched at birth…

But Gu Yuning continued to play dead, never responding from beginning to end.

He still had an unreleased movie, and a TV drama adapted from a major IP that hadn’t passed censorship yet. As long as he played dead and didn’t admit to it, all this would be worn away by the passage of time, gradually disappearing from the public’s memory.
He still had a chance to make a comeback.

In the hospital, Gu Yuning, covered in bruises and purple marks, trembled his lips. His eyes were bloodshot as he stared dead at all the abuse flooding his private messages.

Feng Shui takes turns. (What goes around comes around.)
No one could have imagined that everything that happened to Gu Qichi back then would repeat itself on him.

Cyberbullying, doxxing, verbal abuse, intimidating express deliveries, bloody photos in his private inbox…
Every single one was challenging Gu Yuning’s fragile nerves.

That night, Bo Yu’s men didn’t just throw him in the snow to freeze all night; they also beat him everywhere. The locations were extremely hidden, so even if he went to the hospital to verify his injuries, it was of no use.

Besides that blatant punch and kick from Gu Qichi, not a single trace of an injury could be found on Gu Yuning’s body, yet his whole body felt like it was falling apart, the pain tearing at his heart and lungs.

While shivering on the bed, he tremblingly deleted the vicious abuse in the comment section.

“Gu Yuning, why don’t you go die yet?”

“Is a stolen life very glorious? You forcefully occupied everything that originally belonged to Gu Qichi???”

“You were so flustered when you found people to cyberbully Gu Qichi back then. Why are you so guilty now that it’s your turn? Still deleting comments? You really can’t afford to play, huh? [Cute] [Cute]”

“No wonder Gu Qichi hit you. You truly are an animal! Occupying his parents and older brother, and even trying to sow discord between a married couple.”

“No wonder Gu Yuning is like this. After all, he’s the only person on his household register, of course he can do whatever he wants!”

Gu Yuning couldn’t take it anymore. Stiffening his limbs, he smashed his phone onto the floor.

The screen shattered into pieces. Spiderweb-like cracks spread from the very center, breaking apart to reveal the mottled insides, never to be repaired again.

He began to scream in the hospital room.

Because he exerted too much force, the needle of the IV drip on the back of his hand was accidentally pulled out, and fresh blood immediately spurted all over his hand.

He was about to be driven crazy by the people on the internet.

In the next second, the hospital room door was abruptly kicked open.

The iron door let out a loud bang. At the end of his vision, it was once again the security guards dressed entirely in black.

It was the people who had come with Bo Yu to torture him that night…

Gu Yuning’s eyes filled with terror. Stiffly, he tried to escape from the bed, but he was surrounded and blocked layer upon layer.

From the other end of the Bluetooth earpiece came Bo Yu’s icy, ruthless voice: “Don’t let Gu Yuning escape. Let him see with his own eyes what his ending is.”
“And that group of people from the Gu family, have them surrounded too.”
“They let Gu Qichi down, they hurt him for so many years, they ought to repent for their actions.”
“Then let them kneel and repent. Remember, make them look a bit more devout.”

The man in black said in a deep voice, “Yes.”

Gu Chengtian, Geng Tingxun, and Gu Yuan’an had their legs broken. Kneeling on the icy surface, their whole bodies were stiff, their faces flushed red.

Gu Yuning struggled incessantly. The men in black directly dislocated his jaw, and his wrists and ankles were twisted to bizarre angles, drooping down sickly. Drooling saliva and tears, he whimpered as he was pinned to the floor.

Both locations were completely dead silent; no one made a sound.

They looked at the Gu family who was “devoutly repenting.” Their expressions were indifferent, their faces filled with contempt. It was as if they weren’t looking at people, but at a mass of rotting meat.

After all, this family of theirs wasn’t anything good to begin with; they couldn’t even be called human.

Gu Yuan’an’s eyes were bloodshot. Even though he was firmly shackled, he still struggled, wanting to break free.

In the next second, the man in black took out his phone, tapped open a video, and slowly played it in front of them.

This video was also released officially by the Bo Corporation, serving as evidence of Gu Yuning’s malicious intentions and deliberate crimes.

The moment the video played, Gu Yuan’an’s eyes widened, staring dead at the screen.
Gu Chengtian and Geng Tingxun’s faces were completely ashen. They shook their heads, tears streaming down their faces.

That was Gu Yuning, who was just nine years old.
And that was also a true devil.

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Author’s Note:
① This is from Empresses in the Palace (Zhen Huan Zhuan). The statement is a template from JX Media. If there is any infringement, it will be deleted immediately.