Chapter 888 - Su Mo's Past

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Listening to the innocent conversation between the two children, Gu Zi felt her mood lighten. She shifted her gaze back to Grandma Gao and asked, “Grandma Gao, you came over for a reason, didn’t you?”

Grandma Gao nodded, her expression turning serious. “I remembered something important to tell you. Just a couple of days after you left, some people came to the door. Their attitude was terrible, and they spoke rudely, claiming that their leader is the true blood relative of the three children. They said if you’re smart, you should hand over their custody.”

Gu Zi furrowed her brows at Grandma Gao’s words. “They didn’t sound like locals; I think they must have come from the capital after the two children made the news recently. I had Grandpa Gao look into it, and it seems they’re from there.”

Gu Zi’s frown deepened. The parents of the three children were deceased, so how could anyone claim to be their blood relatives? If they truly had a connection, why had they not come forward sooner?

Now that Su Shen had taken in the three children and was raising them well, it was absurd for these people to show up now.

Gu Zi had poured her heart into caring for the kids; their well-being mattered to her. Just because these people saw how well the children were being raised, they thought they could waltz in and take them away? She felt a surge of resentment towards this mysterious figure behind it all.

“I was careless before. The newspaper interviewed the children, and I didn’t request that their information be kept confidential, which is how I attracted these people. Grandma Gao, please keep an eye on this. Even though they’re not my biological children, I’ve raised them as if they were my own. They’ve been without parents for years, and now that these strange people want to take over, we absolutely won’t agree to it.”

Gu Zi realized she had underestimated the influence of print media in this age; the news had even reached the capital, far away. She shouldn’t have allowed the children to appear so publicly in the newspaper.

Grandma Gao shared her outrage. “People like that are opportunists, only interested in what they can gain. They didn’t recognize the children’s potential before, so why would they help? I’ll definitely keep an eye on things. I won’t let them take the children away.”

After Grandma Gao left, Gu Zi turned to Su Shen, who was walking toward her. “Did you hear what Grandma Gao said? What do you think about this situation?”

Su Shen maintained a calm demeanor as he stepped closer and wrapped his arms around Gu Zi, planting a gentle kiss on her forehead. “Thank you. I heard everything. I had my suspicions earlier; someone was following us on the train. But I’ve already asked Jin Long to handle it.”

Gu Zi’s eyes widened in surprise. “On the train? How come I didn’t know? What did you do?” The thought of being followed made her uneasy, and she couldn’t help but feel a chill run down her spine.

Su Shen comforted her by lightly patting her back. “Don’t worry. I just had Jin Long teach those people a lesson and gather some information. They were hired to follow us and had never met the mastermind. Those people Grandma Gao mentioned are likely the mastermind’s confidants. The ones on the train were only temporarily hired, which shows how meticulous this mastermind is.”

Gu Zi raised an eyebrow, curiosity piqued. “Do you have any information about your sister’s husband? Like, does he have any family or anything?”

Su Shen lowered his gaze, pausing for a moment before replying. “I don’t know much about him. All I know is that he was also in the military. When he and my sister were together, they only had a banquet and didn’t actually get a marriage certificate. I was in the army at the time and didn’t inquire too much.”

Gu Zi realized that many people in rural areas considered a banquet sufficient for marriage, often overlooking the need for an official certificate. “So, your sister and that man can only be considered in a de facto marriage, and she might not even know much about him?”

Su Shen nodded, recalling the painful memories he preferred to forget. “Yes, back then I was often away. Only my sister, Su Mo, and my younger sister, Su Jing, were at home. My sister worked in the town and fell for a young soldier stationed there named Xu Ye. She pursued him, and he didn’t refuse. Before long, they were together, and she got pregnant with Su Bing, so they held a banquet.”

He continued, “That gave my sister a semblance of legitimacy. But after Su Bing was born, Xu Ye was transferred to another military post, and their interactions dwindled. Xu Ye was quite popular with women, and my sister caught him with other women a few times. Their arguments became more frequent, and they broke up and got back together several times during which she became pregnant with Su Li.”