Originally, Qing Yun wouldn’t have cared about this level of public discussion, but Gu Qing’s words contained many accusations against Father Gu, which Qing Yun absolutely couldn’t tolerate.
He called his secretary:”Arrange a press conference in a few days about Gu Qing’s matter. Help me arrange the timing.”
Just as Qing Yun hung up the phone, Yan Linhao, who had been away for a week, called.
“Ge, I miss you lots.” His first sentence was already of a flirtatious tone, causing Qing Yun to not know whether to laugh or cry.
“Why? Did Yan Yishen and his father really dare to let you stay?” Qing Yun asked. Back then, Yan Yishen and Yan Zhengxing wanted to bring Yan Linhao back and caused such a huge ruckus, and Yan Zhengxing even ran to Yan Linhao’s school.
But after trying a few more times, the two found that Yan Linhao was not the easily pinchable persimmon they thought he was, and slowly became less enthused. They then never mentioned to others about bringing Yan Linhao back.
Now that Yan Linhao has changed his identity, he took his paternity test results back and the two of them could not simply turn him away.
“I acted as a little white-eyed wolf1, whenever I open or close my mouth, my stance would be that Gu Cheng is bad. I even leaked some business ‘secrets’ of the Gu company, which finally lowered Yan Zhengxing’s guard a bit and they arranged for me to have a position with no real power.” On the other end of the call, Yan Linhao mumbled to himself. He didn’t want to talk bad about his gege at all, so these past few days of acting made him feel extremely stifled, and he couldn’t wait to tear apart Yan Yishen and his father.
“Now, I’ve gotten material that gives me leverage over these two. They had also tampered with my grandfather’s will back then……”
As he spoke, Yan Linhao suddenly complained: “Ge, don’t let me do all the talking. You should talk to me too. I want to hear your voice.”
Qing Yun said helplessly: “What do you want me to say?”
“Say you love me!” Yan Linhao answered convictively.
How could Qing Yun, with his haughty personality, say such things? He heard a slightly heavy and rough pant from the other end, so he raised an eyebrow to ask: “What are you doing now?”
“Guess, gege?” A low laugh came from Yan Linhao’s side of the call, accompanied by a few sensual moans, “Ge, tell me something quickly. Without your voice, I can’t reach it……”
Qing Yun finally made out what the bastard was doing on his end, and rebuked indignantly: “Get lost!”
And he immediately hung up afterwards, while the tips of his ears flushed slightly.
On his side, Yan Linhao couldn’t help but laugh out loud when he thought of Qing Yun’s angry face. He settled his natural and physiological need, then picked up his phone and looked at Gu Qing’s Weibo before immediately scoffing.
Gu Qing was currently still paving the way for the reveal of the relationship between her and Yan Yishen, but she never thought that once she had separated from the identity of “Gu Cheng’s fiancée”, Yan Yishen had long started to slowly lose interest in her.
Thinking of this, Yan Linhao’s gaze turned icy cold.
The fact that just any random person that appeared out of thin air wants to compete with him for his brother’s affection makes Yan Linhao absolutely unwilling to go easy on Yan Yishen and his father.
He stood by the window, looking out at the familiar yet strange old Yan residence. No matter what, Yan Yishen and Yan Zhengxing both forced themselves into the positions that he, as the legitimate heir of the Yan family, should have been entitled to.
In addition, as an old money family, how many Yan family elders could tolerate these two people?
A beam of light illuminated the house as Yan Yishen drove home, bringing a young star who somewhat resembled Qing Yun into the house.
Yan Linhao raised his hand to crush the dried flowers in the vase into pieces.
“Yan Yishen, you’re sick of living!”
The young man’s harsh whisper echoed in the darkness.
Soon, news of the Gu family’s press conference spread – they were going to directly confront the famous actress Gu Qing. Before this, people had already been fond of the Gu family because of their involvement with the orphanage. Now, seeing the Gu family’s courageous and upright response, the scales of public opinion tilted even further in their favour.
After all, the authenticity of all the incidents regarding the Gu family have been dependent only on one mouth, Gu Qing’s. Although she was an adopted orphan and was indeed in a more disadvantageous position, this did not mean that her words were necessarily correct.
Of course, this was just the view of some bystanders. However, for Gu Qing’s fans, it was different. In their eyes, Gu Cheng was already a scumbag who had abandoned his childhood sweetheart. Back then he had treated Gu Qing as his child bride, forcing her to be engaged to him, and now he had thrown her away like an old and tattered shoe.
Although there were no rumours of Gu Cheng with other women, these fans had already patched the holes with their imagination, creating an elaborate drama of a cheating scumbag.
On the day of the press conference, as the president of the Gu company, Qing Yun personally appeared before the journalists from various media outlets.
This man stood before the cameras and his aura completely outshone all the film emperors who were known for playing dominant and overbearing presidents.
“This is an actual president…… An alive one……” The people who were watching the press conference praised it as they enjoyed the eye candy.
Of course, real-life presidents who have both power and looks, as well as an aura of such an elevated level, were few and far between.
“This press conference is to clarify the disputes between Gu Qing and the Gu family. The engagement between her and me was originally a private matter between the two of us. I did not wish to discuss it publicly. However, Gu Qing made many defamatory remarks about my father in her speech, so as his son, I must step forward and clarify.”
“Firstly, I need to clarify that Gu Qing is my father’s legally adopted daughter. This is not a matter that needs further explanation as it has been recorded in the relevant departments. Secondly, regarding the annulment of our engagement, five years ago, I met Gu Qing and Yan Yishen at a hotel. After Gu Qing returned to China for a month, I unilaterally requested to terminate our engagement. She has her own reasons for making that decision, and I do not wish to judge her further.”
As he spoke, several photos with timestamps were displayed on the screen, all of which showed Gu Qing and Yan Yishen entering and exiting hotels, or intimate farewell scenes in the parking lot.
Journalists at the scene were stunned at the photos and then the camera flashes started from all corners, to completely capture the photos on the screen.
This press conference by the Gu family was really something incredible, they had opened it with a slap to the face!
But Gu Qing’s fans started clamouring, saying that Yan Yishen and their Qingqing were just really close friends2, what’s wrong if they had some intimate photos?
However, all of the people with a functioning brain scoffed at it, really close friends? They chatted all the way to a hotel, it can’t be that they opened a room just to chat right?
Gu Qing, who nervously watched the Gu family’s press conference, had a visceral reaction after seeing those photos!
It was that one time! Gu Qing and Yan Yishen were extremely cautious when they were together, and had only stayed over in a hotel once. Gu Qing never expected that the evidence Gu Cheng had was that photo!
Qing Yun didn’t dwell on the matter of Gu Qing and Yan Yishen. He quickly skipped over those photos and continued, saying:
“After the release of Gu Qing’s essay, it misled people into thinking that my father adopted her as a ‘child bride’. Back then, the biggest obstacle we faced when our relationship was budding was my father.”
Qing Yun’s cold gaze stared directly at the camera, making Gu Qing, who nervously watched the conference, feel as if he was seeing right through her.
That’s right, when Father Gu discovered her relationship with Gu Cheng, he was furious and almost beat Gu Cheng to death. But what happened later? Didn’t he still send her abroad? Wasn’t Father Gu still being biassed towards her?
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“That year, my father almost broke my leg, yet he didn’t touch a single hair on Gu Qing. Afterwards, he had even sent Gu Qing abroad, hoping that she would have more options to choose from.”
A journalist wasted no time in asking a probing question: “But this is still just your side of the story and doesn’t necessarily prove anything, right? Moreover, if I recall correctly, our country has certain restrictions on marriage, not only based on blood relations, but also on household registration. As long as a pair are legally siblings, they cannot get married. May I ask how did the Gu family resolve this issue?”
“Yes, you make a valid point. Actually, from the outset, Gu Qing and I never had the possibility of getting married. And this is the very evidence that I will present today.”
The words of Qing Yun made the journalists present prick up their ears. They thought to themselves, evidence? What possible evidence could there be? After all, the Gu family was a distinguished family and it’s unknown what they had done to allow their adoptive daughter and biological son to be engaged and married. If that was the case, wouldn’t Gu Qing still be the one who suffered here? Maybe the Gu family had long removed Gu Qing from their household registry?
However, Qing Yun’s next words firmly slapped them in the face.
“At the strong request of Gu Qing, my father agreed to our relationship and allowed us to become engaged. In that same year, my father personally removed me from the Gu family’s household registry, letting me establish myself and prepare for my future marriage with Gu Qing.”
Qing Yun’s words caused a commotion below. What? It was not Gu Qing who was removed, but his own son who was removed from the Gu family household registry?
How ruthless was Gu’s father, and how much did he dote on Gu Qing, to be able to do such a thing?
A photo of the household registration transfer procedure documents appeared on the screen. The timestamp showed that the transfer was indeed made in the year that Gu Cheng and Gu Qing became engaged.
“If my father really did raise her as a ‘child bride,’ as Gu Qing claims, then in the mind of such a man, who would be more important, his own blood or his adopted daughter? Would he do something like allowing his biological son to establish his own family, in order to preserve his adopted daughter and still fulfil her wishes?”
Qing Yun’s words landed with an impact, and all the viewers and journalists quietened down, savouring the protection that the deceased old man had given to Gu Qing.
He truly loved Gu Qing as his own daughter and even pushed aside his own biological son for her. And what did Gu Qing do? She used the money of the Gu family to attend school, relied on the power of the Gu family to gain a foothold in the entertainment industry, and even went to find Yan Yishen despite being engaged to Gu Cheng. And finally, she tried to smear the name of the Gu family while blaming them for her mistakes.