Chapter 258: Chapter 258

At this point, Gu Ning spoke in her peculiar manner, "Sister-in-law, shouldn’t you consult Big Brother and Changqing on this matter? This child isn’t solely yours; it belongs to the Gu family. It merely resided in your womb."

Tang Yuan was livid, though she still managed to maintain a smile. "I recall this initial decision wasn’t mine alone."

Gu Ning rolled her eyes towards the heavens. "If the mother had been more determined, willing to forsake wealth and glory for her child, that child wouldn’t be in Qingcheng now."

Tang Yuan was about to retort—

But Gu Anxi interrupted calmly, "As I’ve said, my surname is Gu, the same Gu as Gu Yuntian."

Tang Yuan smiled and looked at Gu Yuanshan.

Gu Yuanshan paused for a moment. "Are you really not considering going back?"

Gu Anxi didn’t answer him. Instead, she went straight up to accept her award.

Gu Yuanshan looked somewhat dejected.

Gu Ning laughed. "If it were me, I wouldn’t acknowledge you as family either."

She glanced at Gu Anxi on the stage. "This little one sure has quite a personality!"

But soon her heart sank. Gu Anxi has no attachment to the Gu family; I can’t rely on her. Regardless, Gu Ning was still very delighted today. Considering Gu Mingzhu lost the competition, Tang Yuan is bound to be depressed for quite some time...

When Gu Mingzhu accepted her award, she managed her expression carefully to avoid a scandal. Afterward, she didn’t have the heart to stick around. Tang Yuan and Gu Yuanshan decided to accompany their daughter back to Beicheng immediately.

They didn’t even bother to ask about their other daughter, Gu Anxi.

The competition drew to a close.

Bo Xichen emerged as the biggest winner, with earnings exceeding 1.6 billion.

This was capital at play!

However, he transferred 800 million to Gu Anxi as a reward.

Gu Anxi had just settled into the car when she received the transfer. She looked up at him. "Is this from you?"

He smiled and helped her fasten her seatbelt. "You have your reward. Take a nap; I’ll wake you when we get home."

She nodded, closed her eyes, and leaned on his shoulder.

The car window was tapped lightly. When Bo Xichen glanced to the side, he saw Qin Siyuan. In a low voice, he asked Gu Anxi, "It’s Qin Siyuan. Do you want to see him?"

She made a faint sound of agreement and rolled down the window without getting out.

Qin Siyuan stood outside the car. He saw them sitting closely, Gu Anxi even half-sitting on Bo Xichen’s lap. He lowered his gaze. "Gu Anxi, thank you."

Gu Anxi gave a faint smile. "There’s really no need."

Both she and Qin Siyuan were victims of this particular scheme. Once, she had been consumed with thoughts of revenge, wanting everyone who had betrayed the Gu family to be punished, including Qin Siyuan. However, it was her Uncle who had taught her to be calm and warm.

Qin Siyuan quietly watched her for a few more seconds, then silently stepped back, allowing their car to drive away.

In the car following behind, Wang Keru sighed softly. "Actually, that Siyuan isn’t a bad kid."

Bo Xichen’s mother feigned a look of regret. Just kidding! If our darling Anxi ended up with that Qin Siyuan, what would happen to Xichen? He might end up single for life!

Gu Anxi fell asleep in the car. When they got out, Bo Xichen carried her straight upstairs to a bedroom.

Bo Xichen’s mother and Wang Keru were unaware of why she was so tired, but Bo Xichen’s father noticed something was amiss with the girl. He followed them upstairs. "Let me check on her."

Bo Xichen’s father, a master of traditional Chinese medicine, took her pulse for a moment. "She seems fine."

Bo Xichen responded in a low voice, "I checked her too. I couldn’t find anything wrong."

His father frowned. "It’s best not to tell your mother for now. She cares so deeply for Anxi; she’d surely worry."

"I was thinking the same," Bo Xichen said, his voice very low. "Anxi only sleeps soundly when she feels completely safe."

Bo Xichen’s father paused, then said, a mix of tenderness and heartache in his voice, "This child’s willpower is truly beyond that of ordinary people."

As he spoke, he glanced at his son.

Bo Xichen spoke again in a lowered tone, "I will take good care of her."

Bo Xichen’s father adjusted Gu Anxi’s blanket. He genuinely cherished her as if she were his own. Her youth was one reason; another was her being Elder He’s apprentice, which set her apart.

He hesitated for a moment before saying, "Regardless of any ’cursed child’ talk, she’s a good child. If the Gu family won’t raise her, we will. Besides, she’s so accomplished... Yuanshan and his family truly lack good fortune, don’t they?"

Bo Xichen listened as his father spoke.

His father couldn’t stay long. "I’m going downstairs to discuss something with your mother. You take care of Anxi. We’ll eat when she wakes up."

He was, after all, accustomed to being the patriarch and would habitually give orders, a manner he maintained even if he were at the Gu Residence. However, Wang Keru and Grandma Chen didn’t mind; it just meant one more person doted on Anxi.

When Gu Anxi woke up, it was already eight in the evening.

Opening her eyes, she saw Bo Xichen leaning against the headboard, silently watching her.

The bedroom was filled with a warm, yellow light.

She moved her head closer to him and asked quietly, "Uncle, what time is it?"

"Almost eight. Are you hungry?" His voice was gentle.

Gu Anxi lay there for a moment, then suddenly asked, "You all haven’t eaten yet?"

Bo Xichen gently pinched her cheek. "We were all waiting to celebrate with you."

"Oh," she said, then threw off the covers and got up. "I’m so hungry."

Bo Xichen took her downstairs to eat. Besides a table laden with delicious dishes, there was also cake and red wine. The elders gave her red envelopes because she had made her own earnings. Google seaʀᴄh 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹•𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑒•𝙣𝙚𝙩

Gu Anxi accepted them one by one and put them into her Uncle’s pocket.

"Gu Anxi, letting me manage your money already?" he deliberately asked in a low voice.

Gu Anxi huffed. "You’ll have to give them back to me later."

Bo Xichen smiled and stopped teasing her.

Bo Xichen’s father and mother, along with Elder He, returned to Beicheng. Before leaving, Bo Xichen’s mother repeatedly instructed him to bring Anxi safely to Beicheng.

Bo Xichen reassured his mother multiple times before seeing the three elders off on their private jet.

Once back in the car, he asked Gu Anxi, "Have you really decided to go to North City University?"

Gu Anxi nodded. "The Qin family initially targeted the Bishui Yuntian project because it contains Jing, which the powerful elites in Beicheng desire. I believe the truth about that car accident lies in Beicheng."

Bo Xichen patted her head gently, not questioning her further about Jing.

Later, when they arrived at the lab, Gu Anxi coughed lightly just as she was about to get out of the car. "That 800 million you gave me... I can’t just take it for nothing."

Bo Xichen looked at her.

Gu Anxi opened her car door, and an executive van pulled up.

The first person to emerge was Zhou Yunchen, followed by someone Bo Xichen hadn’t expected:

The same blond-haired young man who had a crush on Anxi.

The blond hurriedly opened the van’s rear door. The back seat held two large, precision-sealed storage containers, each looking like it could hold about 50 liters.

Zhou Yunchen pressed a button, and the metal casing slowly opened, revealing glass containers inside.

They were filled with a green, glowing liquid.

Gu Anxi hopped out of the car and patted one. "One hundred percent pure Jing. Like it?"

Bo Xichen also got out. He placed his hand on a container, then looked at Gu Anxi and smiled. "This is a magnificent gift."

With that, he made a call. "Prepare the private jet. I’m sending a batch of precious materials back to Beicheng. Have Bo Jin receive it personally."

This batch of Jing was delivered to the headquarters of the Cloud He Group.

Even Bo Xichen’s father, who had just returned to Beicheng, came personally to see this treasure.

Bo Jin placed her hand on a container, her voice filled with excitement. "Jing of this purity is impossible to buy! Normally, acquiring even 1,000 milliliters is incredibly difficult. Where did Xichen get so much?"

Bo Xichen’s father likely guessed its origin and sighed internally. Yuanshan truly has no good fortune!

He ordered it to be stored and said no more.

Bo Jin followed him out of the storage room. "With this batch of Jing, Yunxi’s predicament is solved. Big Brother, Xichen is really resourceful."

Bo Xichen’s father smiled. "Xichen... yes, he is quite resourceful indeed."