Chapter 944 — I Must Stay!

"That... I'm not too sure either. My analysis is that there is no backing behind Wei Zhao at all, so my suggestion is this: once we get to Gu Pengzhan's house in a little while, we simply finish Wei Zhao off while we're at it!" Yu Bide hated Wei Zhao to the very bone. The real reason he had come this time was to avenge his son, but for the sake of the family's interests, he did not quite dare to act outright!

And now, Gu Pengzhan had been pushed to the point where he had nowhere left to turn, and still the power behind Wei Zhao had not shown itself — which proved that there was no power behind Wei Zhao at all!

"Killing Wei Zhao would of course be a good thing, but Wei Zhao and Guan Xuemin seem to be on rather good terms privately. If we move against Wei Zhao, we're slapping Guan Xuemin in the face... that wouldn't be too good, would it? After all, Guan the Great Doctor Pharmaceuticals is riding high at the moment, rolling out one miraculous drug after another; sooner or later every great family will be courting them!" Yu Haitian analyzed with some misgiving. "It doesn't matter how we trample the Gu family, but where Wei Zhao is concerned, we'd best be careful!"

"Hmph, so what if he's on good terms with Guan Xuemin? Guan Xuemin hasn't stepped forward to protect him openly, so we can ignore that connection entirely!" Yu Bide sneered. "When the time comes, we kill him and that's the end of it. Even if Guan Xuemin speaks up afterward, it will be too late! Could he really come after our Yu family?"

"Mm... I think it would be best to discuss this matter with Second Uncle first!" Yu Haitian said cautiously.

"Fine! I'll call your second uncle right now and ask his opinion!" Yu Bide nodded. Yu Haitian's advice he could ignore, but his second brother's advice he had no choice but to heed; his second brother was a very rational man, and considered matters rather thoroughly.

Yu Bide dialed Yu Shuixing's number and told him what had happened on this end, and also voiced his idea of going to make trouble for the Gu family first thing tomorrow morning and finishing Wei Zhao off along the way.

"You must not!" Yu Shuixing shook his head after hearing Yu Bide out. "Third Brother, it is not advisable for us to move against Wei Zhao right now!"

"Why?" Yu Bide was startled. "If there were a power behind Wei Zhao, why hasn't it stepped forward even now?"

"Bide, you still don't think things through carefully enough!" Yu Shuixing said. "On the surface, Wei Zhao seems to have an extraordinary relationship with the Gu family, but that may be nothing more than a personal connection between Wei Zhao and the Gu family — it does not mean the power behind Wei Zhao will help the Gu family as well! If Wei Zhao is only out here gaining experience, then he should be heading back soon, and the Gu family may well have been abandoned."

"Oh?" Yu Bide was taken aback. "That does make sense. I was too rash... Ah, that Wei Zhao — the very sight of him makes my blood boil!"

"Heh heh, no hurry. If there really is no strength behind Wei Zhao, then sooner or later he will become a vengeful ghost at your hands. But if there is some power behind him, then for the time being we will have to let him be arrogant. Once we have investigated his background thoroughly, we can decide what to do!" Yu Shuixing said.

"All right, then I'll trample the Gu family to death first and settle the rest later!" Yu Bide said viciously. He laid all his resentment on the Gu family. Since Wei Zhao could not be killed, the Gu family would be his punching bag — and that mangy dog that had brought his son to his death would have to die too!

The Gu family villa.

Gu Pengzhan watched the time on the wall clock in the living room with mounting anxiety. It was already past five in the morning, and still no word had come from Wei Zhao's room! He could not help growing fretful. Today was the final deadline the Xiao family, Zhao Qibing, and the Yu family had given him. If Wei Zhao still had not left by the end of that deadline, then he probably would not be able to leave at all!

The Xiao family and the Yu family were manageable — he could still deal with them. But if the Yu family's people came, would Gu Mengyao still be able to leave?

"Daddy, what's wrong? You look terribly anxious?" Gu Mengyao asked, watching Gu Pengzhan check the time again and again with some puzzlement.

"Today is the day agreed upon with the Xiao family, the Yu family, and Zhao Qibing. I'm afraid they'll come knocking once it's light, and then we won't be able to leave!" Gu Pengzhan sighed. He did not hide it; at a critical moment like this, he had to let Gu Mengyao prepare herself mentally as early as possible!

"Yaoyao, how about you and Xiaoshu leave first? I'll stay here and keep watch with Xiaoyi?" Gu Pengzhan said helplessly. Was this fate, then?

Xiaoyi had been fine all along, yet right before their departure something had happened to him! Still, Gu Pengzhan did not resent Wei Zhao. He knew very well what the consequences would be if he let his daughter leave first: the Yu family, shamed into rage, might vent their anger on him — might even kill him outright!

But how could Gu Pengzhan stand by and watch his daughter be taken by the Yu family? If his daughter were seized and made a concubine in the Yu household, she might well take her own life rather than endure the humiliation. And then, with his daughter dead, could he go on living alone? What face would he have left to meet Wan'er with?

If a man could not even protect his own daughter, was he still a fit father?

So Gu Pengzhan would rather sacrifice himself than let anything happen to his daughter!

"No, I'm not leaving!" Gu Mengyao shook her head.

"Yaoyao, be good, don't be willful! If you don't leave, the Yu family will surely drag you away by force, and by then Daddy will be powerless to do anything!" Gu Pengzhan frowned and spoke earnestly. "If Xiaoyi sees that, can he just stand by? But if he steps forward, do you know what will happen to him? Doing this will only ruin Xiaoyi!"

"No!" Gu Mengyao shook her head. "Daddy, you're right, but think about it: when the Yu family's people come and don't see me, on whom besides you will they vent their anger? You know that although it was I who gave the order to kill Yu Kun, the one who carried it out was Wei Zhao! If the Yu family doesn't see me, will they let you and Wei Zhao off so easily?"

"This..." Gu Pengzhan had been thinking only of himself before, of ending this feud with his own death, but hearing his daughter say this, he suddenly remembered: Yu Kun had indeed been wounded by Wei Zhao. In that case, if the Yu family did not see Yaoyao, they probably would not spare Xiaoyi either!

"Daddy, if both you and Wei Zhao die, what meaning is there in my staying alive?" Gu Mengyao shook her head. "So I must stay. If Wei Zhao comes out first, we leave together. If the Yu family comes knocking first, we face them together!"

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