C184 (1/2)
The old tutor's face sank as he released the pressure he had accumulated for decades. It was so heavy that he couldn't even breathe.
Ye Wanqing's eyelids drooped slightly, no one spoke, everyone was silently waiting, no one wanted to be the first one to take the lead, and the atmosphere slowly became tense. Servants stood by the side, watching, not daring to serve food, and Gu Jinyuan took the initiative to break the silence.
”I can afford to raise my son, so I don't need other people to help me.”
He clearly said that he didn't want the greeting gift from these people, but it was more like a warning to Old Man Gu not to try to interfere in the matter of the children.
Everyone present was intelligent, and was able to understand what Gu Jinyuan meant.
These words were something that only he dared to say to the old tutor. The others were secretly rubbing their hands together in excitement, wanting to watch the show, but didn't dare to show too much of a reaction. They only dared to secretly look at the old tutor's reaction with their eyes.
It was unknown if it was because he had been angered by Gu Jinyuan for too long that the old man wasn't even angry, nor did he raise his eyebrows.
That was true. If anyone had such a disobedient son, their temper as good as cannon fodder would be soothed.
When Gu Jinyuan and the old man were going head-on, the other people did not dare to interrupt, for they were afraid that the moment Gu Jinyuan opened his mouth, he would incur the wrath of others.
Gu Jinsi did not sit down, he slumped on the back of the chair and raised his eyebrows at Gu Jinyuan: ”Tsk, you don't want others to interfere and cut three hundred million from me. What, you want to give me a son for free?”
”You dare to accept my gift?”
Gu Jinyuan said calmly, but his eyes were like that of a wild wolf's: ”You dare to try one of them?”
Of course, Gu Jinsi did not dare to take it. His scalp went numb from being stared at by Gu Jinyuan, and he hurriedly sat down properly, ”Cough cough, I was just joking, why are you being so serious?”
This wasn't a joke that anyone could joke about.
Gu Jinyuan did not speak anymore, and the atmosphere seemed to have relaxed a little as servants began to serve the dishes.
Everyone in the Gu family had pretty good etiquette. The servants were continuously serving the dishes, but no one made a sound. Everyone was doing their own things methodically, like an extremely professional actor performing a comical silent play.
Ye Chenlin had never eaten so formally before, he looked at Gu Zhenmu and the others, and then timidly and stealthily pulled at the corner of Ye Wanqing's clothes.
Ye Wanqing turned his head, and saw his slightly widened eyes, filled with terror. He was very uneasy, like a small beast that had just arrived at a foreign environment.
”Don't be afraid, learn from big brother Mu Mu.”
Ye Wanqing comforted him gently. Before he could retract his smile, Old Man Gu suddenly asked: ”This child … ”What's your name?”
The old man's gaze fell in this direction, but he wasn't looking at Ye Chenlin, he was looking at Ye Wanqing instead.
Gu Jinyuan mentioned that he wanted to change Ye Chenlin's surname to 'Gu'. Previously, Ye Chenlin did not seem to be able to stop this, so the matter was put on hold.
”In the past, when the child followed me, his surname would be my surname. But now that he has returned, since he wants to change it back, he has to follow Jin Yuan.”
Ye Wanqing brought along Gu Jinyuan's name, subconsciously hoping that this would strengthen his courage. Otherwise, he would be too isolated and without help.
”Has the account been relocated? Did you change the name on the book? ” The old man continued to ask in detail, slowly cutting off the connection between the child and Ye Wanqing.
”The paperwork has been completed.”
Gu Jinyuan replied as he scooped up a bowl of soup and placed it in front of Ye Wanqing.
Ye Wanqing did not dare to turn his head to look at him, he only saw that the hand he was holding the bowl with, was as slender as jade with his distinct joints.