Chapter 125 — A Father and Son Conversation
Years of Heartflutter · Page 2 of 3
In the end, lured by vanity, he broke up with the girl and married the department head's daughter. And as he wished, he stayed on at the university as the child of a staff member.
But a year later, he died mysteriously, blood streaming from all seven orifices, and the hospital couldn't find any cause. Our classmates all said it was because he'd changed his heart and triggered the gu. Ah—but he brought it on himself."
Yang Xutang felt a chill run down his spine. Thank goodness bringing Lan Ling back had been the wise choice; if he had just patted himself on the back and walked away after it was done, he'd probably be dead and buried by now.
"Dad, I met Lan Ling in Yunnan," Yang Ce said with a sigh.
"Yunnan?" Yang Cheyan was no fool. He looked at Yang Ce, then asked anxiously, "You mean she's also a Miao?"
"That's right. And unfortunately for you, your son got hit with the gu too," Yang Jincong said with a smile. "Probably the same as your classmate."
"What?" Yang Cheyan was struck dumb, looking at Yang Ce at a loss. He had personally witnessed such a bizarre affair—he couldn't help but believe it. And gu was wicked stuff; hospitals couldn't detect it.
His classmate had been the same—afraid that the gu might cause problems, he'd gone to the hospital for a thorough examination, blood tests, urine tests, the works, and in the end they found nothing. So he dismissed it, thinking the girl had made it all up to scare him into staying faithful. But unfortunately, he'd been hit.
Seeing his father's horrified expression, Yang Ce said quickly, "Dad, don't worry. I'm sincere about Lan Ling, and I won't let her down."
"But does she know about you and Chen Shutang?" Yang Cheyan was still worried about his son's life—this wasn't something to joke about.
"She knows, and she's tacitly accepted it," Yang Yuting said with a nod. "Chen Shutang also knows about the gu, so she's accepted Lan Ling too. That's how things stand now."
"Daming, wait—why am I so confused? You're saying Lan Ling knows about Chen Shutang, and Chen Shutang knows about Lan Ling? My God, what have you gotten yourself into?" Yang Cheyan felt a bit muddled.
"Dad, that's roughly how it is, as you said," Yang Yuting nodded. "Just so you know. I have something more important to tell you."
"Oh? There's more?" Though many questions still churned in his mind, hearing Yang Cenbin say this, Yang Cheyan had no choice but to hold off on asking.
"It's like this—when Lan Ling and I were in Yunnan, we gambled on a few pieces of jade," Yang Yanzhou said. "You know how jade gambling works, right?"
"Mm, I've seen it on TV. Right, didn't you tell me about it before?" Yang Cheyan nodded.
"Yes. Lan Ling also has a special ability—her sixth sense is extremely strong. So among the several stones Lan Ling and I picked together, every one yielded fine jade," Yang Yanzhou said. "Earlier, I told you the money for starting the company was given to me by my godfather. Actually, it was and it wasn't."
"What do you mean? You're saying that money was your own?" Yang Cheyan had already been shocked enough that his mental fortitude was now much greater.
This was exactly why Yang Ce had chosen to tell him these things step by step.
"You could put it that way. My godfather processed those jades and sold them for a good price, so in a sense it was money he gave me," Yang Yanzhou said.
"So that's how it was. Then why didn't you say so before?" Yang Cheyan suddenly understood.
"Didn't we have that whole Lan Ling business before? And besides, back then you and Mom both had your doubts about my abilities. It's only recently that you've started seeing me differently from the way you used to, which is why I finally dared to bring it up," Yang Xugu said.
"You little rascal," Yang Cheyan said with a shake of his head. "But what do you plan to do from here on out? Carry on like this forever? Sooner or later you'll have to choose between Chen Shutang and Lan Ling."