Chapter 84 Good Child
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There was no coercion in his gaze, but for some reason, An Lan couldn’t tell a lie when he looked at him like this.
“Indeed, you’re more handsome. But… I prefer looking at him, and I never get tired of it,” An Lan replied.
Gu Yunli laughed and touched his chin. “See, the one who controls an alpha’s destiny is not oneself but the person you fall in love with. If you love the wrong person, you live in constant anxiety. If you love the right person, your security is the most important thing to them.”
Hearing Gu Yunli say this, An Lan didn’t know whether he was the one who “loved the wrong person” or the one who “loved the right person.”
“We’re here to ask you about some things regarding ‘Eden.’ I remember when I was young, you mentioned ‘Eden’ while holding me on the sofa, as if it was prepared for Little Yu’s birth?” Gu Qingchuan asked. “Could you tell us about it? For example, from what you know, who is most likely to be in control of ‘Eden’ now?”
“I don’t know,” Gu Yunli said.
This answer was within everyone’s expectations.
“Then, could you tell us what you know about ‘Eden’?” Gu Qingchuan asked.
Gu Yunli nodded, speaking unhurriedly, “Actually, the original ‘Eden’ was not an organization but a foundation. Its purpose was to support young, talented individuals who lacked opportunities, regardless of their gender. Dr. Cheng was also one of them. Gradually, as the foundation sponsored more and more talented youth, they got to know each other and formed a network of relationships.”
“Wasn’t this network originally part of our Gu family?” Gu Qingchuan said.
“Yes, this was also the network I created for Little Yu. I hoped he could get assistance from it and make like-minded friends in the future. But unexpectedly, this network turned me into prey.” Gu Yunli said.
Gu Liyu’s brows furrowed, and he asked, “So, within this network at that time, besides you, who was the most active or influential?”
“I can think of three people. The first one is Dr. Cheng, as you know—Cheng Huan,” Gu Yunli said. “To be honest, with his academic abilities, he could have become a professor in a university or taken a higher position in a professional research institution. However, he chose to stay as an attending physician in a hospital.”
“To make use of the hospital’s resources and perhaps to avoid being too conspicuous,” Gu Qingchuan remarked.
“And the second person?” Gu Liyu asked.
Although Gu Yunli had made it clear that “Eden” was established for Gu Liyu’s future, Gu Liyu showed no sign of gratitude. The original motivation didn’t matter to him; only the results were important.
“Xu Zhongshuang.”
Upon hearing this name, An Lan couldn’t even hold the cup in his hand steady. Beside him, Gu Liyu quickly caught his cup.
“Xu… Xu Zhongshuang? The same Xu Zhongshuang I’m thinking of?” An Lan asked.
“Who else could it be if not Xu Zhongshuang?” Gu Yunli smiled in response.
“If Uncle Xu is related to ‘Eden,’ why would he let Xu Xingran take risks? After Xu Xingran was taken away by ‘Eden,’ how much effort did Uncle Xu put into finding him?”
Gu Yunli bent down, looking at An Lan. “Xu Xingran might be a good kid. Perhaps he will go to great lengths for you and your ‘friends,’ but that doesn’t necessarily mean Xu Zhongshuang is a good person.”
Gu Qingchuan’s brows also furrowed. “Maybe Xu Xingran being taken away by ‘Eden’ is just a smokescreen by Xu Zhongshuang. He might not be concerned about Xu Xingran’s safety at all. If he is the actual controller of ‘Eden,’ he knows that regardless of the danger, Xu Xingran will come back unharmed—unlike you all.”
A sudden weightlessness in the heart, falling abruptly into shattered ice.
“At least Xu Xingran is fine,” Gu Liyu spoke up. “And with his sensitivity, if his father had a problem, he would notice it, and he would go to verify it.”
An Lan looked at Gu Liyu, his expression steady and unwavering.
“Uncle, who is the third person?” Gu Qingchuan asked.
An Lan and Gu Liyu lifted their eyes to Gu Yunli.
Gu Yunli smiled and raised his hand to gently touch the wedding ring on his finger. “The third person is my wife—Song Kelan.”
“She’s impossible.” Gu Liyu said.
Gu Yunli’s eyes slowly lifted, revealing a coldness, as if everyone present was lifeless objects, not even worthy of being called living.
“Yes, she is impossible.”
“Uncle Gu, you…” Suddenly, An Lan felt his head becoming unbearably heavy and immediately collapsed.
Gu Liyu inhaled sharply, holding An Lan in his arms. “An Lan? What happened to you?”
“Uncle, why would you do this?” Gu Qingchuan tried to stand up but immediately fell down.
They realized—the bottle of lemon honey was tampered with!
“What kind of madness are you up to again?” Gu Liyu’s head also felt intensely dizzy, struggling to maintain consciousness through sheer willpower.
“They took your mother.” Gu Yunli answered calmly.
An Lan in Gu Liyu’s arms vaguely heard this, but the shock couldn’t resist the effect of the drug, and he finally lost consciousness completely.
“What do they want to do to my mother?” Gu Liyu stared coldly at Gu Yunli.
“They want to use me for an exchange.” After answering, Gu Yunli placed the book he had just read into Gu Liyu’s arms. “I trust you.”
After that, Gu Yunli lowered his head, lightly tapped the exchange on his finger, and the ankle bracelet made a cracking sound as it opened!
Gu Liyu immediately realized that someone remotely infiltrated the system of the ankle bracelet and helped Gu Yunli open it.
There were many guards from the Alpha Management Committee here, and the simplest and most direct way for Gu Yunli to leave was to overpower them with pheromones.
However, due to long-term use of medication, he couldn’t release a large amount of pheromones!
“Listen, they are outside. If I go out, only I will go with them. But if they rush in, whether it’s you, Qingchuan, or even your An Lan, they will all be taken away by them. Young child, what’s your choice?” Gu Yunli looked at him.
Those eyes were calm, without a ripple. He felt no sense of life and death, not even basic emotions toward his own child.
“Are you sure you will bring my mother back?” Gu Liyu asked.
“Yes.” Gu Yunli replied.
“So you planned this from the beginning. You knew I don’t like sweet things, so I wouldn’t drink too much of this tea. Qingchuan knows that this honey tea is made by my mother, so he would unconsciously drink a few more sips. This way, the only alpha on-site capable of stopping you would also be knocked out by you.”
Gu Yunli smiled faintly and glanced at An Lan in Gu Liyu’s arms. “I didn’t expect him to like the honey tea made by your mother so much. He drank almost half a cup.”
“For everyone, only I need to stay awake because you need me to pave the way for you,” Gu Liyu said.
“Yes.” Gu Yunli added, “As a reward, I will provide you with the sponsorship list for the ‘Eden’ Foundation. I’m talking about the list of the most valuable recipients after evaluation.”
“Even if I have that list, I can’t identify which of them are still friends of our Gu family and which ones already belong to Eden.” Gu Liyu said coldly.
“That’s your skill.”
Father and son stared at each other for a full three seconds.
“It’s a deal.” Gu Liyu said.
Gu Yunli walked to the entrance of the villa, opened the door, but no one walked out. Only a side view of Gu Qingchuan sleeping on the sofa could be seen. This raised the guards’ alertness; they held special rifles, with two entering through the front door and others checking the windows in the backyard.
Standing at the door, Gu Yunli gave a slight smile in the direction of Gu Liyu. In the shadow, he exuded a cold, melancholic beauty.
The guards who entered noticed that Gu Liyu was still awake and immediately approached him, “Where is Gu Yunli?”
This young man looked at them as if nothing had happened, half-tilting his head, radiating a calmness that instilled awe.
In an instant, the entire villa seemed to be drawn by a tremendous force, collapsing wildly from all directions with Gu Liyu at the center. The scent of ambergris overwhelmed them.
First, they couldn’t breathe. The air seemed to solidify, and their guns fell one after another. They didn’t even have the strength to touch the walkie-talkies on their waists.
Next, the brain’s nerves lost control over muscles. They knelt down, with those slightly more resistant using their hands to support themselves. The one closest to Gu Liyu had already lost consciousness.
The guards checking the windows outside were corroded by the dense and heavy pheromones. They subconsciously retreated, but in an instant, they were captured, and their arms trembled until their rifles fell.
A voice from the monitoring center came through one of the walkie-talkies, “Seventh team, respond! Seventh team, respond! Your surveillance has been replaced, and there has been no movement for an hour!”
Someone outside the window tried to touch the walkie-talkie, but the surging pheromones overwhelmed him. His lungs felt as if they had exploded, and his back was soaked in cold sweat.
Gu Yunli, standing at the door, mouthed to Gu Liyu: Good child.
He took out a pocket watch from his pocket, placed it on the shoe cabinet, stepped over one of the guards, holding Gu Qingchuan’s car keys and access card, and left like this.
Three minutes later, guards from at least three squads arrived, along with commissioners from the Alpha Management Committee.
“Is this Gu Yunli’s doing? It’s impossible; he can’t release pheromones now!”
One member woke up, looked at Gu Liyu, who was holding An Lan in silence on the sofa, and said with difficulty, “It’s him… he attacked us with pheromones…”
All gun barrels were pointed at Gu Liyu.
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