“I have,” Gu Yuanli said calmly.
Black Rose’s gaze darkened. “Is there anything odd about him?”
“How odd should he be?”
Black Rose stared at him intently as if reading his words carefully. She found it unbelievable. Yet, Gu Yuanli was getting a little impatient. With a deep tone, he said, “You looked for me just over this small matter?”
“This is not any small matter. You know it. Ye Ling has a mental disorder.”
Gu Yuanli scoffed. “So what?”
Black Rose said, “Having a mental disorder also means that… The medical team is so serious, and Bo Yiren is there too, so he must have had a relapse. Other than him having a relapse, there is no other explanation. Are you sure you saw Ye Ling and not his substitute?”
“It was Ye Ling,” Gu Yuanli said. “He did not have a relapse.”
Black Rose seemed to be in deep thought. Gu Yuanli said, “Enough. It’s time for you to retreat. No matter how unclear things are, the person who will lose out in the end is you. Not him.”
“What do you know?!” Black Rose yelled. “If you helped me, I would have succeeded earlier. Women are benevolent.”
“Whatever you say,” Gu Yuanli said calmly. “I have already told you before. Your matters have nothing to do with me. Everything you do is your own problem. I can’t be bothered to take part in it. I already regret what I did back then. If it weren’t for you, my mother…”
“Shut up! Who’s your mom!” Black Rose roared. “She isn’t.”
“She is,” Gu Yuanli said.
“But the person who made her unconscious and bedridden is you.”
“Yes, I’m heartless,” Gu Yuanli said. “That’s why I will never torture myself again. Mother, what exactly do you want? Haven’t you achieved enough? What are you still so unsatisfied about? Lil Sixth and I have a wonderful life right now. Why must you mess up our peaceful life?”
“Ghost City owes me.”
“My father owes you nothing at all,” Gu Yuanli said firmly. “He raised Lil Sixth and me up. He showered us with love, and he took great responsibility. He did not let us down.”
“You have been acknowledging a thief as your father. Of course you wouldn’t believe anything I say.”
“You are the delusional one,” Gu Yuanli said. “Little Shu has nothing to do with anything that has happened. She has nothing to do with Black Rose. Don’t bring her into this matter. Did you intend to take her away if Ye Ling had a relapse? Have you not done enough to all of us? Will you only be happy when our family is ruined and lives are lost?”
Black Rose took a deep breath and scoffed. “You like that girl.”
Gu Yuanli’s breathing pattern changed. His face went pale for a moment. “This has nothing to do with you.”
“You are my son. I know what you’re thinking better than anyone else. You like her. I will help you. Without Ye Ling, she is yours. Life is long. With your charisma, can’t you win her over? So, you should cooperate with me and my actions.” Black Rose persuaded forcefully. Her voice was cold and chilling at the cold and chilly port.
“Yes. I like Little Shu, but you wouldn’t let us get together. I understand why it is so, but if I didn’t, would I watch her struggle in life and not lend a helping hand? Would I wait for Ye Ling to return to the country?” Gu Yuanli looked at Black Rose and scoffed.
He retreated a few steps. In a mocking tone, he said, “It was because my birth mother is a cruel and vicious person. It was because she is someone who bred hate out of love. That was why I could not let her son fall in love with the little princess of Ghost City. Otherwise, she would give up on her life afterward. Because of my birth mother, I put myself through so much self-torture. Because of my birth mother, I distanced myself from the person I like and treated her respectfully from a distance. Is that not enough!?”
