Chapter 60 Father and Daughter Conversation
It was almost five o'clock in the afternoon. While Mr. and Mrs. Li Zhong, Lan Yaoxia and Li Jinxi were chatting in the living room, the servants in the kitchen had already begun busily preparing dinner.
Before long, exquisite dishes were served one after another on the table. Everyone sat around, chatting and laughing, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
After dinner, while Lan Yaoxia was taking a shower, Cheng Dizhang was still listening to records downstairs.
Li Jinxi was called to the study by her father Li Zhong.
As soon as the two of them sat down, Li Jinxi asked, "Dad, what is the matter that you called me here for?"
Li Zhong sighed and said slowly: "Jinxi, a few days ago, Yannian came to the downstairs of the group to find me."
Upon learning that the matter was related to Gu Yannian, Li Jinxi instantly revealed an expression of indifference and responded indifferently: "What's going on?"
Li Zhong continued, "He asked around for your whereabouts. When he found me, I think he had been wandering the streets for many days."
"Seeing him in such a miserable state, I gave him one million and sent him away."
Upon hearing this, Li Jinxi said softly, "Dad, I..."
Li Zhong suddenly spoke up, interrupting Li Jinxi's words: "Jinxi, I will never allow you to have anything to do with Gu Yannian again!"
Li Jinxi looked at her father in astonishment, her face full of confusion.
Although she had already driven Gu Yannian away, she really couldn't understand why her father was so determined.
At this time, Li Zhong continued, "I have learned clearly from your assistant everything that happened during the time he returned to China." His tone was full of anger and disappointment.
Li Jinxi widened her eyes, trying to find the answer from her father's face, but she only saw indifference and determination.
"Gu Yannian is a very scheming kid! He is exactly like his parents." Li Zhong said gritting his teeth, as if he had a deep hatred for the Gu family.
Li Jinxi was completely confused. She murmured to herself, "Dad, what do you mean by this?"
Li Zhong smiled coldly and said in a mocking tone: "As soon as he returned to the country, he couldn't wait to look for your whereabouts, and then he kept making trouble and fanning the flames between you and Yao Xia."
"Only someone like you who is slow to react emotionally would be kept in the dark and fail to realize the truth!"
Li Jinxi was stunned. She couldn't believe that these words came from her father's mouth. She had always thought that Gu Yannian was a kind and upright person. How could he do such a thing?
"Dad, I don't think Gu Yannian is that kind of person..." Li Jinxi tried to defend Gu Yannian.
However, Li Zhong refuted firmly: "Humph! That's just because you haven't seen through his true face! Do you know why I hate the Gu family so much?"
Hearing this, Li Jinxi was stunned. She had never thought that her usually amiable father would harbor such strong hatred towards the Gu family.
At this moment, countless questions surged in her mind - what did the Gu family do to make her father so disgusted?
Li Zhong took a deep breath and continued, "I'm afraid you don't know much about what happened in the Gu family back then."
His voice was filled with emotion and regret, as if he was recalling the long-forgotten past.
"Back then, Gu Yannian's father, Gu Haicheng, took a fancy to an important project in Liangyuan City. This project was originally provided by the government to private enterprises, but it had already been chosen by the Wu family. The Wu family is a very important and influential family in Liangyuan City."
Li Zhong frowned slightly and continued, "However, Gu Haicheng was greedy and wanted to get a piece of the pie. He claimed that he had a way to get the project behind the backs of many bosses in Hanghai City, and tried to win over people everywhere in an attempt to compete with the Wu family for this piece of fat meat."
At this point, Li Zhong couldn't help but shake his head and sighed, "At that time, the government blocked the news of the project very tightly. I really can't understand where Gu Haicheng got the courage to challenge the Wu family."
"Although at that time, Gu Haicheng's company was already quite large."
Then, Li Zhong's face became serious. He lowered his voice and said, "After he successfully won over a group of people, he actually found me and boasted to me about the whole plan."
"And I was also blinded by the momentary benefits and agreed to work with him without thinking."
Li Zhong said with regret: "Later, a few of us co-founded a new company. The bosses who joined us were also very optimistic about this company and invested huge amounts of money."
“Everyone went to the auction with great enthusiasm, thinking it would be a great success!”
"I didn't expect that we would actually have a fight with the Wu family from Liangyuan City at the auction. In the end, the Wu family had to pay several hundred million extra to win the project."
"From that moment on, the Wu family was completely enraged, and they began to constantly cause trouble for those of us who participated in the financing."
"As time went by, several companies went bankrupt because they couldn't bear the pressure. The remaining few people had no choice but to go to the Wu family with generous gifts to apologize."
"As the leader of this incident, Gu Haicheng became the Wu family's primary target of revenge. In fact, besides Gu Haicheng, I was also one of the people who invested the most at that time."
"As the situation got worse and worse, I became extremely anxious and ran around begging for help, asking for help to solve the problem, but all my efforts were in vain."
"The Wu family has made it known that they will make Gu Haicheng and our family become penniless and bankrupt!"
Hearing this, Li Jinxi was shocked. She widened her eyes, opened her lips slightly, and asked in a trembling voice, "What happened next?"
Li Zhong looked at his daughter, a trace of pain and helplessness flashed in his eyes, and he slowly said: "Do you still remember that you had a car accident when you were in college? In fact, that car accident was planned by the Wu family."
This sudden truth was like a thunderbolt that struck Li Jinxi's heart. She felt her mind go blank and her body shook involuntarily. After a while, she came back to her senses and looked at her father in disbelief, with a hoarse voice in her throat: "How could this happen..."
Li Zhong took a deep breath and continued to recount the painful past: "At that time, you were in love with that kid Yao Xia. After I learned that his father was Lan Yonggui, I went to visit him and asked him for help."
"But compared with the Lan family, there is a huge difference between our family and mine. They simply look down on a small family like us and don't even want to look at us."
Li Zhong's tone became heavier, as if he was carrying a heavy burden: "At that time, Lan Yonggui clearly stated that he had no objection to you and Yao Xia dating, but he would never allow you to have the idea of getting married."