Chapter 421: 319 - I Find You a Bit Annoying Here_3

She gingerly called out to him.

The old man regained his senses, and his emotions had returned to normal.

Gently patting the armrest of the rosewood chair, he sighed, “Once you get old, your mind becomes useless. I can’t quite remember the events of many years ago. Pear, you asked me if Xinghe was a very influential figure. How should I answer you? In his career, he was indeed competent and capable, but he… ultimately, was not a qualified father.”

The mention of the past seemed to age the old man by a decade in an instant.

Gu Li could not bear to ask him any further, “Grandpa, I’m sorry! I shouldn’t have reminded you of your past sorrows.”

“It’s okay.”

The old man, leaning on his cane, stood up.

Gu Li hurriedly stood up to support him.

“Come, join me in a trip to the study.”

“Yes.”

The old man’s study was in the second room, decorated in a quaint style and filled with rare treasures.

This is Gu Li’s first time here.

Seeing the series of architectural models in the bookcase, her attention lingered, guessing they were possibly left behind by Mo Shiting’s father.

However, fear of upsetting the old man again deterred her from raising the question.

It was the old man who brought it up first, “Do you like these models?”

“Yes, you know, I study architecture.”

Gu Li reached out and touched a model of a museum, her eyes full of excitement.

The old man said: “The models here are all works of Xinghe, that is, Shiting’s father. He was a constant genius, winning the highest global architecture design award when he was just ten years old. But at that time no one knew that the award was granted to a boy of only ten years old.”

“An Idol!”

Gu Li couldn’t help but admire.

“His talent was recognized by all. Mo Group, under his leadership, became the number one company in Hua Country. But just 27 years ago, when he was just 22, he fell for a small star in the entertainment industry.”

“And what happened after that?”

Gu Li couldn’t wait to ask.

As far as she knew, Mo Shiting’s parents had a marriage of convenience, completely devoid of romantic feelings. As a result, Mo Shiting never experienced the warmth of a family from a young age.

Her intuition told her that perhaps this starlet had something to do with it.

Perhaps, it was also the reason why Mrs. Song despised the entertainment industry so much.

“And then–”

Just as Old Master Mo was about to continue, a knock on the door interrupted him.

“Come in.”

As his voice fell, the door was pushed open, and Uncle Guan walked in respectfully, “Old Master, the elders of the Mo Family along with Mr. Jianming and Mr. Jianyu have arrived.”

“What are they here for?”

The old man knitted his brows and seemed slightly surprised by their arrival.

Although it was the Mid-Autumn Festival today, it was not a tradition in the Mo family to spend it all together.

“They know that the young master is in the old house and they want to see him!”

“These people really are…”

The old man was at a loss for words.

“Where’s Shiting?”

“The young master is still in a meeting in the study at the Other Garden, we have already informed him.”

“Alright, I see. You may leave.”

“Yes.”

After dismissing Uncle Guan, the old man turned to Gu Li, “I’m afraid we don’t have enough time today to discuss further. I’ll tell you more about it some other time.”

“Okay, grandpa.”

Despite her curiosity, Gu Li made the concession and lightly nodded her head.

Since the elders of the Mo Family were present, Gu Li didn’t feel comfortable going downstairs with him, but the old man insisted, “You are a daughter-in- law of the Mo Family, a future head lady. Sooner or later, you will have to confront all sorts of people. Are you afraid of them?”

“Of course I’m not, I just think they probably came here to discuss something very important. I’m worried it won’t be good for me to be there.”

Gu Li voiced her concern.

The old man stated firmly, “You are part of the Mo family; if anyone dares to challenge that, I’ll take them on.”

Gu Li: “…alright then, I will accompany you.”

“That’s more like it. Hehehe, Little Pear, let’s go.”

The old man’s mood changed as fast as a scene change in a Sichuan opera.

As they descended the stairs, they saw a large crowd gathered in the main hall.

Almost all the seats were occupied, leaving only the main seat for the old man.

Gu Li helped the old man to his seat and then silently stood by his side.

Upon seeing her, everyone exchanged glances.

Hadn’t Mo Shiting divorced her long ago? Why was she still here?

With burning questions in their hearts, they naturally wanted to clarify the situation. So, Mr. Jianyu adjusted his glasses and said with a smile: “Uncle, why is this girl here in the old house? Didn’t she divorce Shiting long ago? Could it be, she has returned to the old house as a maid?”

His words were deeply suggestive.

The moment the old man heard this, he slammed the table and scolded angrily,” She is a maid? It seems to me that you are not nearsighted, you are blind!”

“I apologize, I misspoke.”

Mr. Jianyu was flexible, not taking offence when berated by the old man, and still wore a slight smile.

Already disliking this sneaky cousin, Gu Li was about to retort when out of the corner of her eye she saw a tall figure striding in from the door.