Rebirth: She is Ready for a Counterattack!-Chapter 463 - 462: Unknown to Others

Ye Mingyue was curious and asked Gu Xiaojie, "Does Fang Shaohan often come to your house? How come he’s so familiar with your place as if it’s his own home?"

"Of course, Fang Shaohan is completely devoted to my sister. Before she went to the United States, he would often play chess and chat with my dad."

"Wow, is this how men chase women in China? That’s terrifying!"

Ye Mingyue shrank her neck, thinking of a man more familiar with her home than herself, she shivered all over.

Isn’t this a lack of privacy?!

Gu Xiaoqing saw Fang Shaohan coming and felt helpless.

Fang Shaohan quietly approached Gu Xiaoqing and whispered, "The expert arrived at the Capital yesterday and has started consulting for my grandfather. Thank you, my parents and our whole family asked me to convey our gratitude."

"It’s nothing, you helped me a lot too."

Gu Xiaoqing brushed aside a strand of her hair, speaking nonchalantly.

"Are you mad?"

"Hmm?"

"You must be mad!"

"What?"

"You must be mad at me!"

Gu Xiaoqing turned her head helplessly, facing Fang Shaohan, "Why would I be mad at you?"

Fang Shaohan looked around and pulled Gu Xiaoqing onto the balcony.

After closing the sliding glass door, Fang Shaohan lowered his voice and said, "We caught the guy, but the higher-ups want him released, saying it affects relationships on both sides."

"I anticipated this matter a long time ago."

Gu Xiaoqing responded calmly.

"You knew beforehand?"

Fang Shaohan was stunned, realizing he might have underestimated Gu Xiaoqing; she was not only like his sister-in-law but now almost exactly like her.

She foresees everything, able to nip any danger in the bud.

"Soon Hong Kong will return... over here, no matter how big the issue is, it must be suppressed for later. I wasn’t expecting you to try them here. Besides, simply Ryan dealing with the Butcher’s group has already provoked them."

Gu Xiaoqing said calmly.

Fang Shaohan looked at Gu Xiaoqing in surprise, seemingly unable to hear properly, "Are you saying you dealt with the Butcher?"

"Yes, there was a gunfight at the Gu Family Village; the Butcher’s group was wiped out."

"You went to the Gu Family Village?!"

"Yes, the terrain over there is open, suitable for Ryan and his kind of retired soldiers to fight. Moreover, I have some personal matters to handle."

"It was so dangerous, why didn’t you tell me?"

Fang Shaohan, with excitement, hugged Gu Xiaoqing and asked.

"If I told you, could you protect me?"

Gu Xiaoqing asked rhetorically.

Fang Shaohan was speechless; frankly, he hadn’t handled things well even with this matter, let alone the Butcher.

Besides, how many people could he muster?

This was already his limit.

His capabilities are ultimately limited.

Gu Xiaoqing leaned on the balcony, gazing at the night view of Shanghai, and spoke softly, "Shaohan, I’m no longer the Gu Xiaoqing of three years ago. And I have never hoped for anyone to protect me, since I was young, three years ago, and now still..."

"But... but how could you take such a risk..."

Tears welled up in Fang Shaohan’s eyes, staring at Gu Xiaoqing. If she hadn’t said it herself, he wouldn’t have known just how much risk she took this time.

"This is not a risk."

With that, Gu Xiaoqing turned around, back to Fang Shaohan, and lifted her long hair, showing a barely noticeable scar on the back of her neck.

"This injury almost left me paralyzed except for my head."

After speaking, Gu Xiaoqing turned back, unbuttoning her shirt slightly to reveal a gunshot wound on her chest.

"This injury caused my heart to stop multiple times."

"Stop talking..."

"Do you still want to see?"

"Stop talking... Xiaoqing, it’s me, it’s my fault."

Tears streamed down Fang Shaohan’s face; when he nearly became paralyzed, he had lost his temper, thinking he had lost all hope.

But compared to Gu Xiaoqing, he feels as though he is just a child.

Naive, laughable, ignorant... 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

"No, Shaohan, I’m not blaming you. People inevitably get hurt, reaching where I am today decided the presence of these scars. Because of these wounds, I suddenly understand your sister-in-law. Your sister-in-law used herself to protect you, how could she not be ’covered in scars’?"

Gu Xiaoqing spoke sincerely, lifting Fang Shaohan’s tear-streaked face to face him, "Shaohan, it’s good to have the belief to protect someone, just like in my dying moments I would think of family, think of you. But one cannot rely on someone to protect them and not solve problems themselves, always waiting for others to help solve them. That’s not right. Do you understand?"

Fang Shaohan sobbed once, trying to control his tears, then pulled himself back together.

"I understand, my sister-in-law has said similar things to the Fang Family."

"That’s good, so Shaohan, don’t take on your responsibilities too heavily. Having responsibility is a good thing, but overly heavy responsibilities will only weigh you down."

Gu Xiaoqing was subtly letting Fang Shaohan know not to take the matter of releasing people too seriously or worry about her and his sister-in-law too much.

Now the Gu Family is harmonious, even if there is a conflict between her and his sister-in-law, it will not turn into a life-or-death situation.

Because both individuals possess self-control and understanding.

Thud, thud, thud!

Suddenly Ye Mingyue, like a gossiping woman, was knocking on the glass of the balcony excitedly, shouting, "What are you guys talking about? Are you secretly dating? If you don’t come back, there will be no food!"

Gu Xiaoqing and Fang Shaohan returned inside, and the whole family gathered for a meal.

Ye Mingyue chatted away, saying a lot.

At this moment, Li Xuemei and others learned that Gu Xiaoqing, Ye Mingyue, and Guo Donghua founded New Horizon, which now dominates the domestic education sector’s extracurricular classes.

Of course, Ye Mingyue wouldn’t talk about things she shouldn’t.

For example, how Gu Xiaoqing’s NewLive has completed a full diversification transition, while Sean’s Google has begun operations, with wealth growing at an astonishing speed.

Currently under Gu Xiaoqing, the American-style gourmet bun has become a sub-industry, while her core industry has become environmental engineering, with several international water, electricity, and urban cleanup facilities already being enviable.

Moreover, there are not less than three pharmaceutical technology companies under Gu Xiaoqing, and even more hospitals.

There are small-scale bank branches in the United States and Europe, but not large-scale operations.

If you had to count carefully, Ye Mingyue doesn’t know how much wealth Gu Xiaoqing currently has; she only knows the amount is astronomical.

Of course, she wouldn’t talk about any of this.