TLCBITAR Chapter 239

Chapter 239: Illegitimate Son

Zhou Zhou raised his eyebrows, wanting to raise a hand in greeting, but considering that Gu Yuanci might not recognize him, he decided against it.

At this moment, the elevator door on the side of the restaurant opened, and a man in a gray shirt and casual slacks walked out. Zhou Zhou sat up straight, his eyes narrowed slightly.

【The Main Star is really small, to see four familiar faces in the same place on the same day.】

Zhou Jin walked straight towards the window seat in the restaurant with a gloomy face. His slender legs showed an unnatural curve as he walked. He didn’t notice the gazes of others, his brow furrowed in annoyance.

Yesterday, his mortal enemy Gu Yuanci had asked him to discuss business here. The other party had deliberately toasted him, one cup after another. If Zhou Jin hadn’t had a decent alcohol tolerance, he would have been drunk by that treacherous smiling tiger long ago.

However, after waking up, his whole body ached, as if he had been beaten up. He was clearly still conscious before going to bed last night.

His memory seemed to have a blank space. No matter how hard he tried to think, he couldn’t remember what happened after he fell asleep last night.

He blamed everything on Gu Yuanci. If Gu Yuanci hadn’t kept making him drink with various excuses, if the other party hadn’t suddenly gone crazy and set the meeting place in this remote and ambiguous location…

He pressed a hand to his forehead, slightly disheveled hair falling between his brows. He caught sight of a pair of expensive custom-made leather shoes on the clean floor, and knew who it was without looking.

Gu Yuanci was the product of a one-night stand during Old Master Gu’s travels. Before the age of eight, he had lived on an economically backward planet. It wasn’t until his biological mother was brutally kidnapped, raped, and murdered by Star Robber that he was brought back to the Gu family.

Zhou Jin’s father and Old Master Gu were close friends, and they had frequent dealings with each other. Therefore, Zhou Jin met Gu Yuanci, who was only eight years old, when Zhou Jin was twelve.

The first time they met was at the fifteenth birthday party of the Gu family’s eldest young master. Zhou Jin attended the party with his father. Because he didn’t like the hypocritical conversations between guests, he came to the back garden alone.

The Gu family’s business covered a wide range, doing almost anything that made money, following the economic trends. The assets accumulated over the years were enough for the Gu family’s young masters to squander for several lifetimes.

He didn’t like the personalities of the Gu family’s three young masters, arrogant, domineering, and with a terrible attitude towards ordinary citizens.

At a banquet two years ago, he had personally witnessed the Gu family’s eldest young master’s vile behavior, treating a frail old man like a dog, riding him like a horse. After playing around, he ordered his servants to break one of the old man’s legs, and said extremely arrogantly, “This is the consequence of stealing from my Gu family. Whoever protects him is going against me!”

The old man was curled up, hugging his twisted leg and crying his heart out, “I didn’t steal anything. You checked the surveillance and searched my whole body. You know I’m being framed!”

Zhou Jin didn’t want to remember what happened after that. The old man was most likely no longer alive.

“Cough cough…”

Suddenly, a violent cough came from the dark corner of the back garden.

Zhou Jin’s whole body tensed, his thoughts interrupted. He glared warily at the swaying bushes.

“Who’s there!” He was only twelve years old at this time, his crisp childish voice mixed with a hint of panic.

The guests were all inside the banquet hall, which had excellent soundproofing. Zhou Jin only heard rustling sounds from the bushes and hesitated to take a step forward.

“I see you, come out, don’t be hiding there sneakily!” Zhou Jin’s small face was tense, his voice a little lower.

“Cough cough… cough…”

The violent cough sounded again, followed by a dark head peeking out.

In the dim light, Zhou Jin stared unblinkingly at the person. It was a child with sunken cheeks and hair hanging down to his shoulders like weeds. He hadn’t bathed in what seemed like a long time, and there was a faint unpleasant smell.

“Who are you? What are you doing hiding here? Come out!”

As soon as he finished speaking, the child slowly walked out of the bushes, his whole body exposed to Zhou Jin’s eyes.

Looking at the child, who was a head shorter than him, Zhou Jin breathed a sigh of relief, his tense body gradually relaxing.

“Are you mute? Speak.”

The child only stared at Zhou Jin with a pair of large, round, light brown eyes, timidly.

“Cough cough cough…”

He suddenly bent over and coughed spasmodically, finally kneeling down and covering his stomach, sobbing in pain.

Zhou Jin was startled and subconsciously reached out to hold his dirty, thin arm. A scalding heat instantly came through, “What’s wrong? Do you have a fever? Whose child are you? I… I’ll take you to the doctor.”

He had been training with his father since he was a child, so his physique was naturally much stronger than the child’s. He easily picked him up and walked quickly towards the banquet hall.

Unlike the glamorous guests inside, the child’s clothes were dirty and smelly. When Zhou Jin carried him into the banquet hall, he quickly attracted a lot of strange looks.

The Gu family’s eldest young master was surrounded by a group of handsome men and beautiful women. When he saw the person Zhou Jin was carrying from afar, his face immediately darkened.

He couldn’t understand why his father had to bring this illegitimate son back to the Gu family today. Bringing him back was one thing, but letting him out was another. The guests around him couldn’t help but start gossiping.

“Isn’t that the Zhou family’s young master? Why is he carrying a little beggar in here?”

“You can smell the stench on him from five meters away. How long hasn’t he bathed?”

“Gu Young Master, do you know that child?”

The Gu family’s eldest young master said coldly with a dark face, “I don’t know him, he probably sneaked in through the dog hole.”

He would never admit that the illegitimate son was his younger brother.

“Dad, he has a fever, he’s coughing badly, and his throat seems to be blocked by something, he’s having trouble breathing.” Zhou Jin ran to his father with the person in his arms.

He knew that the Gu family were not good people, so he could only ask his father for help.

Old Master Zhou was chatting with several friends, and he wasn’t annoyed by Zhou Jin interrupting him. On the contrary, Old Master Gu’s face was green and black, extremely ugly.

“How did he run out? Butler Li, what were you doing!” Old Master Gu scolded the butler who had rushed over, suppressing his anger.

“I’m sorry, I just went to the bathroom, and couldn’t find him when I came out. I’ll take him back now!” Butler Li trembled and reached out to take the child away.

Zhou Jin pursed his lips and didn’t say much. Since this child was from the Gu family, it wasn’t appropriate for him to interfere too much.

However, the child seemed to be delirious with fever, his hands tightly wrapped around his arm, with great strength.

It was hard to imagine where such a skinny child got so much strength. Butler Li couldn’t do anything with him for a while.

Zhou Jin thought for a few seconds and said, “I’ll go with him, and also, call a doctor to come and see him.”

“Xiao Jin.” Old Master Zhou didn’t quite agree with his words and warned him.

He knew the child’s identity, and as an outsider, he shouldn’t interfere in the Gu family’s affairs, even if he had a good relationship with Old Master Gu.

Zhou Jin hesitated, but when he heard the child’s painful groan, he still carried the person and followed Butler Li out of the banquet hall.

From then on, his connection with the Gu family’s second son, Gu Yuanci, began from this moment.

Gu Yuanci in front of him was a harmless child. Those eyes that always revealed a smile made Zhou Jin mistakenly believe that his personality was as docile and lovely as his appearance.

It wasn’t until one day, the docile little white rabbit showed him the fangs hidden deep in his heart that he saw the other party’s true face.