Secretly Married to the Ice-Cold CEO-Chapter 650: Extra 26 See You in Five Years

Gu Jingxiu waited for a long time, and his mother finally returned.

"Mom, what did she say?"

Gu Yikun looked her up and down, seeing she wasn’t hurt, and said, "If you hadn’t come back soon, I would’ve gone to find you."

An Junxi really wanted to figure out what hidden secrets were behind the He Family’s lawsuit back then, but she knew now wasn’t the time to discuss it.

She said, "Jingxiu, she doesn’t want to see you. Let her cool down for a couple of days, and we’ll talk about it when we get back."

Gu Jingxiu refused to leave, and An Junxi angrily said, "You don’t even listen to your mother anymore?"

Gu Yikun had someone drive over, and everyone returned to the An family’s farmhouse. Mr. An and Mrs. An were waiting at the door. "You’re back so late, Ai Xi and Jing Yue have fallen asleep."

An Junxi was exhausted. She hadn’t had a proper chance to feel the long-missed home after so many years and was already encountering so many problems. She went to check on her two children in their rooms, then came out to speak with her husband, "I need to talk to our son."

She called Jingxiu out to sit in the yard, "Jingxiu, He Yiqing is going to another relative’s house. She said she won’t see you for five years."

"Why is she avoiding me?"

"Seeing her now won’t do you any good. How can you help her? She said you lied to her, she hates you, and doesn’t want to see you."

"I just want to explain to her!"

"Explanations aren’t what she needs now. She’s already exhausted. Jingxiu, let’s not push her. Didn’t you say you wanted to clear her father’s name in the future? Use these years to study and improve yourself to help her."

Gu Jingxiu slammed the table, "He Yiqing, that dumb pig, ugly and stupid, believes others slandering the Gu Family just like that. Why should I help her? If she doesn’t want to see me, I won’t see her! I don’t want to see her anyway!"

He stormed into his room, never mentioning the issue again.

In private, An Junxi discussed with her husband about sending He Yiqing abroad to study. Gu Yikun said, "I have no objection to helping He Yiqing, but in what capacity are you doing this—as her future mother-in-law?"

An Junxi shot him a look, "What are you talking about? Yiqing used to visit our home often; she’s not a stranger. I used to like her a lot, but now... she’s changed a bit. I want to find her a good teacher, hoping that in five years, she can return to being her old self. The child’s heart is not bad."

Gu Yikun said, "It’s natural for her to change after what happened in her family."

"So you’re agreeing?"

"I didn’t say I wouldn’t agree."

"Honey, what exactly happened back then? Is the He family’s issue related to our family?"

"Of course not. What do you think of me? I’m Gu Yikun—if someone wrongs me, I seek revenge. He Zhi Lei never offended me."

"Then tell me, why?"

Gu Yikun hugged her, "Let’s drop it. Didn’t that kid Jingxiu say he wants to investigate it himself? We shouldn’t interfere."

An Junxi held back her curiosity. Cheng Ye mentioned that this matter involved too many parties; her husband must have had his reasons for not telling her.

She quietly arranged for He Yiqing to go abroad, finding a Chinese family in the United States to look after her.

She was more diligent in finding a school for He Yiqing than she was for her own children and sought advice from her senior, Gong Xiaoyu. Gong Xiaoyu said, "Your Gu Family always does things uniquely, starting to groom your future daughter-in-law this early."

"Don’t say that. Who knows what the future holds? If Jingxiu likes her and wants to marry her, helping her now wouldn’t be a loss." After all, they’re practically family.

"Alright, alright, I can’t win against you. I’ll help you contact the schools."

Gong Xiaoyu’s maternal instinct was very excited. That kid Jingxiu always acted cool, but he was particularly special to this little girl. She was really looking forward to their future love-hate relationship as they grew older.

Ai Xi and Jing Yue were happily playing at their grandpa’s farm without worries. An Junxi originally thought taking the kids back to the An family village would be a pleasant vacation, but many things impacted her mood.

Gu Jingxiu said he wouldn’t care about He Yiqing, but half a month later, he asked his mother, "Where is He Yiqing’s relative? Are they treating her well?"

She looked thin and small, like those children in Africa who couldn’t get enough to eat. Gu Jingxiu had no appetite to eat every day.

An Junxi said, "She’s doing fine. Don’t ask me anymore. I promised her I wouldn’t tell you."

"Mom, why did you promise her that?"

Gu Yikun glared at his son, "How do you talk to your mother?"

Gu Jingxiu lowered his head, and An Junxi pulled her husband aside, "Don’t take it out on the child."

Half of the summer vacation had passed. In the distant United States, Liang Huiyun frequently video-called the children, "Grandma misses you so much."

Mrs. An knew what her in-law was hinting at and told An Junxi, "Since you’re almost done playing at home, why don’t you take advantage of the rest of the vacation and visit your in-laws in the United States? Otherwise, people might gossip."

An Junxi thought her mother had a point—it would also be a good chance to check on He Yiqing in the United States.

Gu Yikun arranged for a few people to stay back in the An family village to take care of his parents and brought his wife and kids to the United States.

When they returned to the estate, Gu Qianlan happened to be on a business trip in another state and wouldn’t be back for another four days.

She was now working at the Gu Family’s branch, in charge of cross-border e-commerce. She was said to be very capable at her job. Always a mother now, she was no longer the confused girl she used to be.

An Junxi specially prepared a gift for Gu Xingwan. Over the past four years, there had been many family matters that kept Jing Yue and Ai Xi from playing with Xing Wan often. As an aunt, she hadn’t had a chance to care for Xing Wan either.

In the first two days in the United States, the children were busy overcoming jet lag and had no energy to play with their grandparents. Starting from the third day, they began to get close to their grandparents.

Xing Wan was a bit older than Jing Yue. The little girl was very pretty, speaking Chinese mixed with English. If Ai Xi and her brother hadn’t grown up in a multilingual environment, they wouldn’t have understood their cousin’s words.

Gu Kuangyong said, "We speak Chinese to her at home, but after she started kindergarten, she spoke more English and got used to it."

Gu Xingwan loved being around An Junxi, playing in her room at night and not wanting to go back to sleep. She wasn’t even afraid when her uncle glared at her.

She quietly shared a little secret with her aunt, "I’ll soon be able to see Dad."

An Junxi was surprised, "What dad?"

The little girl waited until her uncle went to take a shower before taking a piece of paper out of her pocket, clearly torn from a magazine. She said, "That’s my dad!"

An Junxi unfolded the paper, which turned out to be an interview column with You Ran.

She stared at the paper in a daze, "Is this your dad? Did your mom say that?"

Gu Xingwan nodded, "Mom didn’t say, I know he is."

An Junxi’s nose felt a bit tingly, and she hugged the little one, "How do you know?"

"There are many pictures of dad in mom’s room. Dad’s photography exhibition is starting soon, and there will be many photos to see. Aunt, can you take me there? Mom doesn’t want to go."

Holding the interview in her hand, An Junxi didn’t dare see You Ran. She wondered how her husband would react.

Seeing what was in her hand, Gu Yikun put his towel on the table, "An Junxi, what are you looking at?"

Gu Xingwan suddenly felt her uncle was very scary and cleverly slipped away, "Goodnight, uncle and aunt!"

An Junxi felt completely confused. What was going on?