War of Roses: The Proud Tycoon，Please Surrender!-Chapter 237: Goodbye, Tang Yuxiu

Tang Yuxiu was about to leave.

Early in the morning, his phone rang, and Gu Yan vaguely heard someone calling him back to the Tang Family mansion.

His expression was not good, even angry, almost throwing his phone.

Gu Yan sat on the sofa hugging a pillow, staring intently at the morning news on TV, while Tang Yuxiu hung up the phone and walked over, hesitating as if he wanted to say something but stopped.

After a while, he finally spoke, "I’m going back to the mansion. Don’t go to work today, have a good rest at home."

Gu Yan glanced at him, nodded slightly, "Hmm."

Tang Yuxiu looked at her deeply, then finally strode toward the door and left.

Gu Yan heard the sound of the door closing and remained in her original posture, staring at the television, but for a long time, she did not know what was playing on it.

Her phone also rang. Gu Yan glanced at it; it was an unfamiliar number. She pressed the answer key, and the voice on the other end was somewhat old yet still authoritative.

"Miss Gu, I wonder if your decision about leaving has changed?"

It was Old Sir Tang.

Gu Yan’s heart sank. She took a deep breath and replied, "No."

Old Sir Tang seemed satisfied with her answer, "Good, if so, why not leave sooner, Miss Gu."

"What does Chairman Tang mean?"

"I just called Yuxiu back to the old mansion and will let him stay here all day. During this time, it’s the best opportunity for you to leave. When he returns and finds out, you’ll be nowhere to be found. Moreover, I will interfere with his search for you, and your family and friends will be protected, so you can leave without worry."

Gu Yan was stunned. Is she supposed to leave today?

Although she had thought about leaving and wanted to quickly, she didn’t expect it to be this soon.

When Tang Feng did not hear any sound from the phone for a while, he couldn’t help but frown, "What, is Miss Gu reluctant to leave?"

Gu Yan snapped back to reality, bit her lip, and replied, "No, rest assured, Chairman Tang. As long as you can do what you say, I’ll prepare to leave now."

Tang Feng nodded in satisfaction, "Good. If Miss Gu needs money, I can provide it immediately."

"Thank you, Chairman Tang," Gu Yan said.

She really didn’t have much money on her, and since the other party offered, she wouldn’t foolishly refuse.

Dignity, in the face of life, no one has much left.

Moreover, she didn’t know where to go or where she could go.

After being with Tang Yuxiu, she had nowhere to spend money, so being without money didn’t bother her.

After talking with Gu Yan, Tang Feng hung up the phone, held it in his hands, and propped himself up with his cane, his muddled eyes gazing through the floor-to-ceiling window at the garden below.

Gu Yan...

He didn’t expect his son would fall for a woman like her.

At first sight, she resembled that person very closely, and she had the same surname, Gu.

But it’s impossible; their whole family had passed away. He had investigated and searched; they all said they were gone.

Maybe it was just a coincidental resemblance.

Thinking of that already deceased family, Tang Feng couldn’t help but sigh, a deep sense of guilt rising in his heart.

After hanging up the phone, Gu Yan sat on the sofa for a while, then suddenly rushed upstairs, found her inconspicuous suitcase in the corner of the wardrobe, and then left the bedroom, heading straight downstairs.

She hurriedly dragged the suitcase toward the door but stopped abruptly at the doorway.

After standing still for a while, she put down the suitcase and turned back inside.

She pushed open the door to the music room and immediately saw the white piano standing by the window.

She slowly walked over, reaching out to gently touch the piano, opened the lid, and the black and white keys were smooth and bright, reflecting the sunlight streaming in through the window.

She still remembered how happy and touched she was when Tang Yuxiu gave her this piano, thinking she was the happiest woman in the world, believing the dream she only yearned for as a child had come true.

But reality told her that it was just a passing cloud. You could only pass by them; they never belonged to you, and one day you would have to let go.

And that day had come.

Before, even when she had nothing, she told herself not to covet what belonged to others and not to demand what was not hers.

At that time, she was so carefree. Without meant without; even if she had nothing, at least she lived as herself.

But now, having had, perhaps, made her greedier, longing for more, and feeling reluctant to let go now.

Gu Yan, stay awake, stop indulging. No one will understand your pain; you must bear it yourself.

She sat down before the piano, placed her hands on the keys, closed her eyes, and began to play, softly singing along with the notes.

"In fact, I am content with being loved without worries, always happy, but I blindly loved without much thought, immature, until I couldn’t bear it and asked you, yet you didn’t mention that you couldn’t speak was just a deception..."

This is a Cantonese song, and Gu Yan has always liked this song, just because its title contains the word "piano".

At this moment, Gu Yan found this song very suitable for her current mood and the situation between her and Tang Yuxiu.

"I can’t cry, only the piano cries, crying for the predicaments I can’t walk out of, the helpless atmosphere calls for the heaviness of the situation, unwilling to let go but never backing down, if I could cry, who should I cry for, dropping my resentful heart into the ravine, the more tenaciously I love, the colder this opponent, the issue in my heart remains unopened, only self-control..."

Images from her acquaintance with Tang Yuxiu flashed through her mind, and her heart ached more and more, hurt to the point of numbness, feeling nothing.

Her eyes gradually reddened, and finally, tears overflowed, sliding down her cheeks, and dripping onto the piano keys, leaving faint water stains.

After the song, she took out a pen and paper from her pocket, and expressionlessly wrote, the tears were dry, leaving no trace.

Finally, she put down the pen and placed the paper on the piano lid, pressing it down with her phone.

This phone was given to her by Tang Yuxiu; she left it behind not only because she didn’t want to take anything related to him but also because she didn’t want anyone to contact her again, especially Tang Yuxiu.

She also placed the key to this villa nearby; after all, she would never return here again.

She took one last look at the piano she loved, then turned and left the music room.

At the door, her suitcase stood quietly, seemingly waiting for her.

This time, she resolutely walked over, changed her shoes, pulled the suitcase, opened the door, went out, and closed the door.

The sound of the door closing echoed, and Gu Yan’s heart sank with it.

She could not get back in anymore; it was a house that didn’t belong to her, never becoming a home exclusively hers. Why hold any attachment?

Gu Yan carried her suitcase, step by step, out of the villa’s area.

Goodbye, Tang Yuxiu. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

Goodbye, my most beloved person.

Goodbye, the person I will miss for a lifetime.

Tang Family’s old residence.

Tang Yuxiu’s black Bugatti stopped in front of the main gate, and after he got out of the car, a servant came over prepared to drive his car to the garage.

He stopped the servant, "No need, I will leave shortly."

The servant nodded in agreement, about to step back, but a voice both aged and imposing came from behind.

"Assist the eldest young master by driving the car to the garage. He will be staying here all day today."

The servant hesitated, glancing between Old Sir Tang and the eldest young master, unsure of whose orders to follow as both were family heads.

Moreover, the father and son had similar temperaments, strong presences, making the servant standing on the side somewhat anxious.

Tang Yuxiu slightly narrowed his eyes, and the two gazed at each other in silence for a long time, until finally, Tang Yuxiu handed the keys to the servant, allowing him to take the car.

The servant carefully received the keys and quickly drove away, letting out a long breath of relief.

Old Sir Tang looked at Tang Yuxiu and tapped his cane on the ground, saying, "Come inside."

Tang Yuxiu followed Old Sir Tang, striding into the old residence.

In the living room, only Old Sir Tang and Tang Yuxiu were present, with the servants dismissed.

Mrs. Tang had passed away ten years ago, and Tang Mubei lived alone outside. Not being the eldest, Old Sir Tang allowed him to pursue his own interests.

"Dad, there’s no need for profound silence with me. Just say what you have to say directly."

Old Sir Tang glanced at him, picked up the steaming tea cup in front of him, gently blew twice, and took a small sip.

"Is there anything I would say that you wouldn’t already know?"

"Ah, you want me to get engaged to Nie Rong? Well, sorry, I won’t marry her."

"Yuxiu, you are the firstborn of the Tang Family. You’ve known since childhood that the future Tang Family and the Tang Family business would be handed over to you. You are not Mubei; he doesn’t need to inherit the family business, so he can do as he pleases. If Mubei brought home a girlfriend, I wouldn’t be so painstaking, as long as she has a clean background. But you need a woman who can aid your career, not an ordinary Gu Yan."

Old Sir Tang bluntly mentioned Gu Yan’s name, indicating he meant business.

It seemed today Old Sir Tang was prepared for a prolonged battle of wills to ensure his concession.

Tang Yuxiu slightly raised his eyelids, "My ability, Tang Yuxiu’s, is enough to keep the Tang Family shining without relying on a woman to solidify my position."

Old Sir Tang nodded, "Indeed, I’ve never doubted your ability, but things in the business world change in an instant, and it’s hard to guard against certain risks. Having support is always advantageous. The Nie Family is influential, with a vast background once connected to the underworld, navigating both legality and illegality, offering vast pathways beneficial to you."

"Aren’t you afraid someday if the Nie Family collapses, their dirty and despicable dark dealings might come to light, implicating the Tang Family?"

Tang Yuxiu sharply pointed out the risk of the matter in one sentence.

Old Sir Tang has always been cautious concerning the Tang Family and the Tang Family business, never allowing even the slightest possibility of danger to befall them.

Yet this time, Old Sir Tang merely furrowed his brow slightly and then replied, "The Nie Family is already legitimate, as proven by their current standing, showing they are far from simple. Besides, don’t forget, Nie Rong is carrying your child. In her womb is the future eldest grandson of the Tang Family."