Chapter 1137: Chapter 1137: Repeating the Old Trick 2

The people of the Gu Family watched coldly as Gu En went berserk, without saying a word.

Numbed, indifferent—even after visiting Gu En several times, wasn’t she always like a lunatic, cursing and laughing hysterically? Either she would curse He Zhilan, or she would curse the Gu Family.

He Zhilan is dead. The happiest one, of course, is Gu En.

It was she who revealed He Zhilan’s true identity. Wasn’t she waiting for He Zhilan to fall into danger because of the identity of Gu Zhilan? Wasn’t she waiting for this day when He Zhilan would be killed?

The Gu Family, for the first time, regretted so much raising Gu En into an adult. If time could truly rewind, the first thing they would do is kill Gu En.

Gu Zhilan is dead. In the hearts of the Gu Family, they already hate Gu En to the point of wishing her dead.

Yes, on the surface, they have to pretend nothing happened, occasionally visiting here to feign deep concern for their adopted daughter in prison. To them, it was indeed torment, but it was also the only path they could take.

“Zhaodi, if you hate our Gu Family for raising you, then what about the Lan Family? What about Lan Li? Because of you, even Ding Jinshi, such a good daughter-in-law, was lost to him. Don’t you feel guilty toward your Brother Lan Li? Today, I’m also here to tell you, your Brother Lan Li is getting engaged. He’s getting engaged to that disgraceful illegitimate daughter with a messy private life from the Shen Family. Seeing your Brother Lan Li like this, are you satisfied?” Grandmother Gu no longer called the deranged woman behind the iron bars Gu En. In their hearts, there was no longer any Gu En in this world—only this ungrateful wolf, Zhaodi.

At the mention of Lan Li, Gu En’s smile abruptly froze. After a long pause, she snorted, “What does this have to do with me? It’s not like someone forced her to marry that trashy woman. If he’s living badly, what does it have to do with me? Do you really think I’d feel guilty toward him? You’re ridiculous! I hate you, and I hate him too! Ever since Gu Zhilan appeared, he’s been hitting me, scolding me, constantly lecturing me! Oh, by the way, I bet you didn’t know—when your precious daughter Gu Zhilan went missing, Lan Li was watching not far away, wasn’t he? Back then, if he had brought six-year-old Gu Zhilan back, your precious daughter wouldn’t have disappeared. Why don’t you hate him? Why don’t you blame him?”

After saying this, Gu En walked away with a chuckle. To her, as long as she was alive—even if imprisoned—it didn’t matter. Because Gu Zhilan was dead. She was the victor in this war; she was the winner!

“What did Zhaodi mean with that last sentence just now?” Grandmother Gu was left in a cold sweat by Gu En’s words. “She said that Zhilan’s disappearance years ago had something to do with Lan Li?”

“Mom, that’s impossible. Zhaodi must be trying to stir up trouble between our two families. How old was Lan Li when Zhilan went missing? How could Lan Li possibly have such malicious intent as a child?” Gu Hengyuan shook his head. “Don’t fall for Zhaodi’s tricks. She’s too scheming, and her thoughts are too sinister.”

Grandmother Gu nodded. “Exactly. We watched Lan Li grow up too. The two families are so close—how could Lan Li possibly harm Zhilan? Zhaodi is truly wicked!”

Indeed, Gu En’s ambiguous statement carried the intention of sowing discord between the Gu and Lan Families. She wanted the two families to have a falling out, to ensure that neither of them would have peace.

However, she underestimated the depth of the bond between the two families. The Gu Family didn’t believe her words.

Originally, they thought that with He Zhilan’s “death,” the capital would return to normal for a while. Unexpectedly, after the Gu Family visited Gu En, that very night, Gu En smashed her spoon, hid the shards, and slit her wrists in the dead of night to commit suicide.