Chapter 22 - Was the Young Master Going to Take Revenge? (1/2)

Sitting in the car, Gu Nianbin pinched the area between his eyebrows and then said to the driver, “To Huafu Hospital.”

It was a private hospital owned by his family and located not far from their house. They soon arrived. Gu Nianbin went to the nurse station and inquired about Du Xiaoxian. He was told that she had been examined and was in the observation ward. He walked down the corridor to the ward and found that the door was slightly open. When he reached out to open it, he heard Ling scolding Du Xiaoxian, “Xiaoxian, you had crossed the line. So many people were there today and it was not your turn to stand out. You overestimated yourself. The young master’s cousin is tall and strong. He could hit you down with one single punch. Weren’t you afraid of being hurt?”

“Sister Ling, I… I didn’t think too much. The only thing I knew was that I couldn’t let him go upstairs. He would make the master angry, which was bad for his health.” Her voice was light and soft, but Gu Nianbin heard her clearly, “Besides, I’m tough. My father used to beat me a lot. My aunt said I would be beaten to death someday, but I’m still alive now.”

“Why did your father beat you? Couldn’t you run away when he beat you? “Ling asked.

“He beat me when he was drunk,” Du Xiaoxian said calmly, “My aunt told me Dad couldn’t control himself. So, I wouldn’t run but just let him beat me. He would stop when he sobered up.”

Ling didn’t say anything more and the room went quiet. Gu Nianbin slowly released the door handle. He felt a little suffocated and had to go out for a breath. He was confused. Was she a fool? How could she allow her father to beat her just because he couldn’t control himself? How could she bear so much suffering with such a tiny figure? How could it be possible that she grew up properly in such a family, without any hatred toward society nor a twisted mind? On the contrary, she still kept the simplest and kindest heart in the world. What kind of girl was she?

Gu Nianbin went back to the car and said to Xiaoding, “Go to Huainan Road.”

Xiaoding hesitated for a moment. That’s where Gu Niannan lived. Was the young master going to take revenge on him?

“Sir, he won’t be at home. He must have escaped.”

Gu Nianbin snorted coldly, “He can’t go anywhere without money. Besides, he wouldn’t expect me to go for him so soon.”

It was reasonable. Gu Niannan pestered Gu family every now and then, so they got used to it. If he overdid things, the young master would find a proper chance to punish him afterwards. But the young master had never gone to his home like this. It seemed that this time he had really infuriated the young master. Otherwise, the young master would not leave all the work behind and go for him first.

When they arrived, Gu Nianbin asked Xiaoding to stay in the car and went upstairs by himself. Gu Niannan’s mother, Xu Lizhu opened the door and smiled from ear to ear at the sight of Gu Nianbin. “Nianbin, it’s you! It’s been a long time since you last came. You must come for Niannan. He’s in. Niannan! Come out quickly. Nianbin is here for you!”

Gu Niannan was in the room, as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. He went to the window and looked down. It was the 16th floor, and there was no way to escape. What should he do? He was finding somewhere to hide when his mother opened the door for Gu Nianbin. “Why didn’t you answer? Nianbin comes for you. Nianbin, have a seat. I’ll make some tea for you.”

“It’s alright, aunt. We’ll leave right now.”

“Where…Where are we going?” asked Gu Niannan.

“Let’s go to the gym and then have dinner together. Besides, I have something to tell you.”

Before Gu Niannan could say anything, Xu Lizhu said immediately, “Okay, Okay, you two go out and have a talk. I won’t keep you.” Xu Lizhu knew her son very well. She had always hoped that Niannan could stop being a lazy good-for-nothing but get a job in Gu’s Company and earn a decent salary. She had pleaded with Gu Guangxian several times. Today Gu Nianbin came for Niannan in person. He must be planning to talk about this.

Gu Niannan cried in his heart. He hadn’t had time to tell his mother what happened this morning. Gu Nianbin must come for that. He had always been afraid of this cousin from childhood, who looked forbidding as a little boy. Now, his majestic manners were even more dominant. He felt uneasy when being with him.

He pestered his cousin’s family for money to support his own all these years. Gu Nianbin wouldn’t punish him as long as he didn’t go too far. This time someone got hurt. He knew Gu Nianbin would come for him but only did not expect it to be so quick.

“Let’s go.” Gu Nianbin saw him standing still, and then pulled him and started going out.

“Hold on. Nianbin, this morning…” he tried to explain.

“What about this morning?” Gu Nianbin interrupted him and forced him out of the door.

He didn’t know what happened in the morning? Gu Niannan looked at him suspiciously and didn’t feel right. Why did Gu Nianbin come for him if he didn’t know what happened this morning?

When they got out of the building, Gu Nianbin opened the door and stuffed him into the car. Gu Niannan got nervous and struggled to open the door on the other side. Gu Nianbin clenched his arm and asked Xiaoding to lock the door

With a light click, Xiaoding locked the door.

“Where…where are we going?” Looking out of the car, Gu Niannan was afraid of being killed by his cousin.

Gu Nianbin was silent with a blank face. The more Gu Niannan thought about it, the more flustered he became. He secretly took out his cellphone and tried to call for help.

Gu Nianbin took over his cellphone and threw it to the front seat.

Gu Niannan became scared and desperate, “Nianbin, I’m sorry, I’m really sorry. Next time it won’t be like this, I promise. Trust me…”

“There won’t be a next time.” Gu Nianbin snorted coldly, “I’ve always turned a blind eye to you, but this time you went too far and hurt my family. You can’t get away with it.”