HUFT Chapter 69

Chapter 69

The next morning, Chi Nan went to the bureau with Gu Jingnan to make a notarized statement, explaining the details of what happened and providing some evidence. After finishing, Chi Nan remembered Liang Sixu’s almost joking but not joking words before his death, and really wanted to figure out the relationship between Gu Jingnan and his mother, Chi Ruyue.

“What is your relationship with my mother?”

“Why do you suddenly think of asking this?”

“To be honest, Liang Sixu said something very ambiguous to me before he died, which made me suspicious, so I still really want to figure it out.”

After Chi Nan finished speaking, he looked at Gu Jingnan. Gu Jingnan didn’t speak for a long time, took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, and began to talk slowly.

“Your mother and I were childhood sweethearts, innocent and carefree. We used to live in the same compound and agreed that when she grew up, she would marry me. Later, something happened to our family at that time, and we had to leave City A. When Ruyue saw me off before leaving, we had some subtle relationship. I didn’t expect that Ruyue would get pregnant that time. Later, Ruyue was unwilling to have the child aborted, and went to a village to teach under a pseudonym. She met your current father, Yu Jianguo. Yu Jianguo said that he didn’t mind the child in Ruyue’s belly and was willing to raise them. At first, Ruyue refused, but later, as the months grew, she couldn’t take care of herself well, so she agreed to Yu Jianguo. Then the two got married. Yu Jianguo treated the child like his own biological son. Yu Jianguo’s family was from the countryside, and they were more or less feudal, so he took a lot of pressure from his family to marry Chi Ruyue and gave Chi Ruyue a happy family, but that happy family has already broken up a few years ago.”

“So, that child is called Chi Nan?”

Gu Jingnan took a hard puff of his cigarette and nodded. Chi Nan was very calm when he knew the result, as if he had expected it. He didn’t cry and ask Gu Jingnan why he didn’t come back to save his mother. Chi Nan didn’t, he was just digesting this matter very calmly.

Now Chi Nan understood why Yu Jianguo’s attitude had changed 180 degrees. In fact, he didn’t owe Chi Nan anything. Chi Nan also understood why his grandmother always scolded him when he was a child, saying that Chi Ruyue’s child was a bastard. Chi Ruyue never refuted it, but kept telling Chi Nan to be nice to his grandmother. It turned out that all of this was because he was not Yu’s child, so everything made sense.

“I’m very sorry, I didn’t know there was a child in Ruyue’s belly at that time. I only found out about this when Chi Ye, that is, your maternal grandfather, called me before his death. I reached an agreement with your maternal grandfather. I can’t take the initiative to find you unless you call me when you have to. I wanted to investigate you, but I haven’t been by your side for so many years. If I suddenly appear as a father, I’m afraid you will find it abrupt, so I haven’t shown up.”

Chi Nan shook his head. He didn’t blame anyone. His mother was unwilling to tell him his biological father, and his maternal grandfather only told him the news before his death. He didn’t blame anyone. They must have had their reasons for doing so, but now because of various things, they still met.

“So, you knew from the beginning that you were my father?”

“Yes.”

“So I see your attitude towards Fu Chaoyun, it’s completely a father looking at a son-in-law. I’m not by your side, so I have no right to interfere with your love. It’s your freedom to be in love with whoever you want. I just want to say, if one day the person you choose betrays you, you at least have a safe haven here with me. The harbor here will always be docked for you, Chi Nan.”

“Thank you.”

“There is something I think I need to tell you.”

Gu Jingnan hesitated for a moment, but decided to tell Chi Nan. He told Chi Nan about this matter, and as for what Chi Nan would do, it was Chi Nan’s business.

“What is it?”

“Some of the special care you received at school was ordered by Yu Jianguo. He was afraid that you would be bullied at school, so he greeted the teachers at the school in advance, including arranging your roommates. They were all assigned to you because they were of good character. He had investigated them in advance. He was afraid that you would be bullied when you were alone at school.”

“Chi Nan, Yu Jianguo may not be as bad as you think.”

Chi Nan was a little shocked after hearing Gu Jingnan’s words. He thought that Yu Jianguo was just a stray dog, following the Shen family’s lead, but he didn’t expect that after that break and not recognizing him as his father, Yu Jianguo was silently paying attention to Chi Nan.

“Yu Jianguo also helped with the bad news you had a few times, otherwise Liang Sixu wouldn’t have targeted him so much.”

“Thank you, I know.”

Chi Nan thanked Gu Jingnan again.

In the afternoon, Chi Nan returned to the hospital. Uncle Fu was in the ICU for the third day. Yu Jianguo woke up. Although Yu Jianguo was closer to the explosion, he didn’t injure his brain, only some skin trauma. He would be fine after a few months of recuperation. Chi Nan didn’t know how to face Yu Jianguo now. He used to hate Yu Jianguo. He didn’t understand why he treated his mother like that, but now, he thought, he should go see Yu Jianguo.

Chi Nan walked from the entrance of the ICU to the entrance of the ordinary ward, knocked on the door and went in, and saw Yu Jianguo wrapped like a zongzi. Chi Nan didn’t know what to say after entering the door, and awkwardly opened his mouth.

“Are you feeling better?”

“Much better. Nannan, you are usually so smart, how could you be fooled? I heard about the course of events from the police comrades. Fu Chaoyun is a good boy. If he wakes up, we will continue to be with him. If he can’t wake up, to put it bluntly, Nannan, there is not only one man in the world, there are many good men.”

“Okay, I’ll listen to you.”

Chi Nan peeled an apple for Yu Jianguo and put it next to Yu Jianguo. Seeing that Yu Jianguo’s whole body could only move his eyes and mouth, Chi Nan cut the apple into pieces and stuck them with toothpicks one by one, and fed Yu Jianguo two pieces of apple.

“Nannan, why are you so careful today? Dad is a little unaccustomed to it.”

Yu Jianguo was indeed a little unaccustomed to it. You must know that Nannan usually wanted to take a detour when he saw him. Maybe it was because he was injured this time, and he actually fed him apples.

“In the future, you should have less contact with disreputable people. If you want to spend money, or if you don’t have enough money, you can tell me. If the Shen family is not doing well, then don’t go there.”

Yu Jianguo opened his small eyes and turned them around, not understanding what Chi Nan meant for a while. His brain was still in a blank state, and he really didn’t understand.

“You should rest well. In the future, I will support you.”

Chi Nan didn’t know what kind of mood he was in when he said that sentence. He never thought that one day he would reconcile with Yu Jianguo, reconcile with a murderer who killed his mother. When he was a child, he was stubborn and believed that Yu Jianguo was the culprit who killed his mother, but after knowing the truth, Chi Nan didn’t seem to care about the result anymore. He only hoped that his Uncle Fu could get well soon.

“Okay.”

Yu Jianguo reacted this time. He heard Chi Nan’s last sentence clearly. He didn’t understand some of the things he said before, but Yu Jianguo understood the last sentence. He grinned at Chi Nan, not knowing what he was laughing at, but he looked very happy.