My Happy Daily Life After Being Reborn-Chapter 222 - 35 Fulfilling One’s Wish_2

"I might never call him ’father’ in my life, but to truly seek revenge against him would be too much, after all, without him, there would be no me. However, it doesn’t prevent me from giving him a hard time."

"He is, after all, the Founding General known as the ’National Pillar,’ and all the Ten Great Founding Marshals have already passed away. His prestige in the Military Department is unmatched. With him around, my path to promotion in the military would definitely be smoother. Why wouldn’t I take advantage of the opportunities presented to me?"

His voice was deep and magnetic, yet his tone lacked any personal emotion, purely discussing the gains and losses of interests, with an expression cold to the point of cruelty.

Lin Xiaoguai was momentarily stunned.

Shen Chi raised his hand and gently stroked her forehead, saying with a gentle expression, "Don’t be afraid of me, I won’t treat you like that."

"My elder brother and sister can be soft-hearted towards Han Kuang, because no matter how he hurts them, he is still the father recognized by others, while I..."

"The reason I can be so ruthless towards him is because I do not see him as a father; thus, I can put aside all sentiments and purely view him from a utilitarian perspective. Conversely, on the basis of blood relations, I wouldn’t truly seek revenge."

"In the final analysis, the father-son affection he holds for me isn’t genuinely deep."

What is missed is missed, and matters of affection are not something a son can mend.

"But..." A layer of cold ice covered Shen Chi’s eyes, "letting Han Kuang go doesn’t mean sparing Liu Yuzhi, because of her father’s kindness towards my mother. Although I can’t take her life, I can have her live in fear of death for the rest of her life."

Han Shouxin and Han Shouzhen had told him their plans. Certainly, seeing her son alienated would cause Liu Yuzhi, who had done everything for Han Shouyi, immense pain, but he felt it was not enough.

Because of her, hadn’t he also become alienated from his father?

This way, she could only repay a part, what he suffered in the following days couldn’t just be overlooked.

Isn’t she proud of her underlings? If he were to let them die one by one, either terribly or unfortunately, Liu Yuzhi would surely think he would strike at her directly; as soon as those lackeys were dealt with, it would be her turn.

He was looking forward to seeing her in constant terror, living a life shadowed by the fear of death.

Especially, her expression when she sees him would definitely be spectacular.

Lin Xiaoguai reached out and stroked Shen Chi’s cheek as if to erase the coldness there, her voice low yet resolute, "I’m not scared. You’re doing the perfect thing, returning favors for favors, and avenging wrongs."

She might be a kind person, but she also believed in reciprocating kindness and repaying grievances directly.

A deep chuckle escaped from Shen Chi’s throat, his forehead resting against hers, his expression happy, "I’m very happy today, incredibly happy." freeweɓnovel.cøm

"Wanwan, you are finally mine."

His voice was soft, but Lin Xiaoguai’s face suddenly turned red, annoyed and embarrassed as if he had peeked at a secret of hers. She pushed him away and hurriedly said, "My hands are dirty, I need to wash them."

Shen Chi did not expose that she had just washed her hands, his smiling eyes following her into the house.

On the other side, at Han Family, Zheng Ru, Chen Qingfang, and Zhou Songyuan had left, but Gu Xinseng had stayed behind.

Knowing he had something to discuss, Han Kuang led him into the study, personally brewed tea for him, then asked, "Old Gu, what do you have to discuss in private with me?"

Gu Xinseng lowered his head to sip his tea, then after a long pause said, "I was wondering if it’s possible to adopt Shoulu as my son?"

Besides being Han Kuang’s old friend, Gu Xinseng had another identity—he was Gu Fangwei’s cousin.

Originally, the Gu Family had two branches, the elder branch where Gu Fangwei was from had four sons and one daughter, her being the fourth child. The second branch, where Han Xinseng belonged, had three sons, with Gu Xinseng being the middle child. The two branches had good relations, and although Gu Fangwei and Han Xinseng were first cousins, their relationship was as close as siblings.

Originally, children from both branches went to war, but only Gu Fangwei and Gu Xinseng survived until the founding of the nation.

Although the several deceased Gu Family sons had left descendants, due to the chaotic war times, many grandsons and nephews also fought in the war. After the founding of the nation, only Elder branch’s Gu Zhongyuan, Gu Zhongxing and Second branch’s Gu Zhonghe, Gu Yuezhen survived from the next generation. Unfortunately, Gu Xinseng himself had no children that survived.

Later, Gu Zhongyuan succumbed to illness early, leaving only a daughter; Gu Zhongxing had a son and a daughter, but his son died during the Cultural Revolution, and he himself was too physically depleted from that turmoil to continue the family line; Gu Zhonghe also died during the Cultural Revolution, his spouse survived but none of his children; Yuezhen, needless to say, although alive had long been married off.

The vast Gu Family now didn’t have a single male to carry on the family business.

In the past, he hadn’t considered adopting his cousin’s children, but at that time only Shouxin was available from her sons, though Han Family also had Han Shouyi, not to mention whether Han Kuang would agree, he was unwilling for the Han Family estate to be inherited by children not born to his cousin.

Now it was good, Shoulu had been found, and the previous concerns were gone.

"What did you say!?" Han Kuang was shocked and then quickly shook his head, "No, no, Shoulu can’t be adopted by you."

Seeing his resolute expression, Gu Xinseng sighed and said, "If you had even a little affection for sister, you wouldn’t refuse my request."

"The Gu Family, after all, is sister’s maiden home."

This cousin-in-law was astute in public affairs but was quite the fool in private matters. While it seemed he was only negligent, he actually bore the deepest sin. Inaction was also a form of complicity.

Even having known him for most of his life, he still felt it was unfair for his sister.

His sister, who was as brave as any man, married to Han Kuang, was such a waste.

Fortunately, their union was just a marriage alliance, and he only needed to help his sister’s children hold on to the Han Family estate.

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