537 The Secret About the Past 155 (1/2)
”Hubby, this is a guaranteed success. Have you got any rewards for me?”
”Of course.” Gu Dongcheng picked her up in his arms and lowered her onto the bed. ”I'm going to make you beg for more.”
”I'm pregnant now!”
”I'll be gentle.”
”…”
After discussing their plan thoroughly, Gu Dongcheng began taking action in the evening.
He specially invited his father for a meal outside.
It was just the two of them alone.
To sugarcoat and put things nicely, they were merely having a heart-to-heart talk and a casual conversation about their family matters.
However, Mr. Gu still had his guard up against Gu Dongcheng since he knew that his son was the culprit behind the incident at the ancestral hall.
Noticing that his father was still sober, Gu Dongcheng dared not mention a word about Gu Beicheng's birth characters.
Instead, they returned to the Gu family mansion right after the meal.
Xu Youran initially thought that he would succeed. However, she was struck with disappointment upon seeing him shake his head.
Mrs. Gu instructed the kitchen helpers to prepare some hangover broth for Mr. Gu and Gu Dongcheng before joining everyone else in the living room.
”Don't we have enough liquor for you two at home?” Mrs. Gu handed Mr. Gu a bowl of broth and said, ”Drink up. You're not in the pink of health, avoid consuming so much alcohol.”
”Mother, Father only had a little to drink. I wouldn't dare to let him drink that much,” Gu Dongcheng said while smiling.
Mrs. Gu naturally did not feel good about Gu Dongcheng, for she still bore a resentment toward him for the incident in the ancestral hall.
”Good that you know.”
”By the way, Mother, where's our household register?” Gu Dongcheng asked.
”What do you need it for?”
”I need it for some matters,” Gu Dongcheng answered briefly.
”I'll go get it for you.”
Mrs. Gu immediately proceeded to her bedroom to retrieve the household register and handed it to him. ”Here's the new register, which was replaced yesterday. The old one is no longer in use.”
Gu Dongcheng took it from her hands and flipped through the pages of the register, only to discover that the birthdays of every member of the family were no longer stated on the register, leaving only the year of birth.
”Huh? Mother, are our birthdays no longer stated on the household register?”
”Yes. They've changed the information in the database accordingly too. Xiaoning was the one who called the Civil Administration office to instruct them to do so. This is to prevent those shameless scoundrels from using our birth dates for evil purposes. How revolting.”
A look of dismay formed on Gu Dongcheng's face, which quickly vanished afterward. He then feigned ignorance and asked, ”What evil purposes can birth dates be used for?”
”Who knows? Anything is possible in this world, and you can never read someone else's mind. You'll never know what ill thoughts one may harbor deep down. But Heaven will definitely punish one for their misdeeds at the end of the day. Heaven will never let such malicious people off.”
Gu Dongcheng could not help but feel like Mrs. Gu seemed to be referring to him. He returned the household register to Mrs. Gu, who then took it back to her bedroom.
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An Xiaoning received a call from Jin Qingyan at night. She knew that it must have been an urgent matter since he chose to call directly instead of sending her a text message.
She ran toward the bathroom and answered softly, ”Hello, did you manage to find out about the thing I asked you to?”
”Yes, Honey, hear me out. I've already gotten a hold of the photos, I'll send them to you immediately. But I'm letting you know beforehand, the woman in the photos looks almost identical to you. I almost mistook her for you,” Jin Qingyan said agitatedly.
”Really?” An Xiaoning asked in astonishment.
”Yes, really. But, the president's brother doesn't seem to resemble you much. I can't really tell since the photos are too blurry. Take a look for yourself later.”
”Send me the photos now.”