Although he couldn't put his mind at ease about his granddaughter, the thought of her being protected by both the Gu and Hua families in the future made all his efforts worthwhile.
Despite his deep reluctance, Old Master Chu passed away.
A heart-wrenching cry emanated from the sickroom. Perhaps unable to withstand this double blow, the original owner's mind became a mess, leading to her demise at the spiritual hall.
This marked Yun Yi's arrival.
After sorting through the memories in her mind, Yun Yi couldn't help but feel pity for the original owner. She also realized that Old Master Chu's recent incident was likely not so simple. Since she had taken over everything from the original owner, she would now be Chuyunyi. She wouldn't let anyone who had schemed against or hurt the original owner get away with it. Of course, she especially wouldn't let those responsible for Old Master Chu's death off the hook; she would make them pay the price they deserved.
In a residence in Beijing, a man seated at the head of the room asked indifferently, "How did things go?"
"Family Head, there was an unexpected incident."
"What?"
The man standing below was about to explain.
But the man seated at the head of the room cut him off with an angry rebuke, "Useless trash!"
"We didn't expect that old man Chu who accompanied Hua Wanqing would save them at the critical moment."
"Get to the point."
"Hua Wanqing only suffered minor injuries. Only Doctor Chu succumbed to his severe injuries."
"This old coot, always ruining my plans."
After a few moments of silence, the man took a cigarette from the pack on the table and lit it. "I remember that old coot has a granddaughter. Have someone 'take care' of her."
"Yes, I'll get right on it."
"Wait. Make sure no one sees any flaws."
The man agreed again and then left the room.
As he walked out, he didn't forget to wipe the beads of sweat from his forehead.
Thankfully, I conducted a detailed investigation of the Chu Family when I took over this matter. I must complete the task assigned by the Family Head properly this time. Otherwise, given his temperament, he'll never let me off the hook.
Meanwhile, elsewhere, others were also in discussion. "Dad, I can't agree to this. I can't gamble with my son's lifelong happiness."
"Moreover, Jianghui has a girl he likes. You know that a forced match isn't sweet. If they're reluctantly brought together, their life won't be happy. You wouldn't want them to end up a resentful couple, would you, Dad?"
Old Master Qin's face turned as dark as ink upon hearing his daughter-in-law's words. "Are you trying to have people poke me, Qin Tiezhu, in the back and say I'm ungrateful and faithless?"
"Besides, the childhood engagement between Jianghui and the Chu girl was arranged when he was just nine. Now you're saying it's not suitable? You really have some nerve!"
The Qin Family's eldest daughter-in-law, Wu Lijuan, said calmly, "I disagreed from the start. It was you, Dad, who insisted on arranging Jianghui's childhood engagement. When Chuyunyi came over during holidays, I never acknowledged her."
"When her parents died, I said we should call off this engagement, but you stubbornly refused."
"Now look. Even Mr. Chu is gone. She's a complete orphan."
"No, she's worse than an orphan. She doesn't even know her own roots. She was never good enough for our Jianghui to begin with."
Old Master Qin, infuriated, slammed his palm on the table. "Aren't you just saying this because Old Master Chu is gone, and you're afraid she won't be able to help Jianghui, so now you refuse to acknowledge this marriage?"
"Let me tell you, Old Master Chu may be gone, but don't forget how he died! In the future, both the Hua and Gu families will be that child Yunyi's support."
"Such a woman's shortsightedness!"
Wu Lijuan had her own agenda. She thought that if she didn't seize this opportunity to dissolve the childhood engagement, all her meticulous planning would go down the drain.
She softened her tone. "Dad, what you said makes sense, but don't forget that people's affections cool once someone is gone. Besides, Chuyunyi isn't even of Chu family blood."