Chapter 249: Chapter 249: News Is Released (Unedited Chapter)

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Minutes turned into hours, but nobody could find Gu Shishi.

Gu Guan and Gu Fen returned to Gu’s home feeling distraught.

"Were you able to find her?" Grandma Gu asked once they stepped into the house.

Gu Fen shook her head negatively as she collapsed to the bed.

"I could not find her, I asked everyone, but they could not tell me where she was, I called her, she picked, but she did not tell me her exact location before she ended the call, we tried calling her again, but her phone was switched off," Gu Fen explained.

Gu Guan, on the other hand, stood to the side. He kept blaming himself. If he had not said what he had said earlier on, probably Gu Shishi would be with them.

He had not understood her feelings, and this caused this mess.

"She will be fine, I know she will," Grandma Gu assured, more like assuring herself.

"I will be in my room, don’t ask me to come down if she has not arrived, I also won’t be having any meal till she returns, so you need to find her at once," Grandma Gu instructed, gesturing for Grandpa Gu to help her to the room.

"We have to involve the police, I will ask the police to search for her, we really need to find Gu Shishi, I wonder where she might be," Gu Guan murmured to himself, he was worried about Gu Shishi which came as a surprise to Gu Fen.

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"Why don’t you let your grandparents know where you are? They might be worried, scratch that, I believe they might be worried about you," Lu Wei advised.

He had brought Gu Shishi to his apartment. He had considered taking her to the hotel, but he realized that it was not safe, so he could only bring her to his apartment, and she did not have any issues with it.

"Here, a cup of coffee," Lu Wei handed her a cup of coffee, and she thanked him.

After taking a sip, she started, "it is best I stay away from them, it is what is good for us all, after all, I am not their granddaughter."

Gu Shishi had a bitter smile on her face as she said those words. Only she knew how hurt and devastated she felt when she found out she was not the Gu’s family princess.

She could not see anything wrong with Gu Guan’s treatment towards her. If she were the one, she would also react that way.

"Hey, how many times do I have to say that you do not need to think that way? I have met your grandparents, and I can see how much they care about you, they will not allow this to ruin the relationship between you three,

And from what I understand, relationships are not only about blood relationships, you have spent your entire childhood with them, there is no way they will be throwing that away."

Lu Wei hoped that she would take the positive aspect of his words, it was a pity that she had low self-esteem.

Gu Shishi looked at Lu Wei through her teary eyes. He might be the only one who cares about her.

Currently, her mind was in a mess. She wanted to scream, and thrash. She felt exhausted.

Lu Wei looked at the silent girl, and he understood that his words must have sank into her mind. She must be contemplating everything.

"I only have men’s clothes with me, you need to freshen up," Lu Wei effectively changed the topic. He did not want her thinking about negative issues.

"I would like that," she replied, finally realizing that she had not changed from the clothes which she had worn for her birthday party.

Lu Wei nodded, and walked to his room. He searched through his wardrobe, and a smile appeared on his face when he found what he was looking for.

It was a cute nightwear with strawberry imprints on it. He had gotten it while thinking of his childhood sweetheart who seemed to love strawberries.

When Gu Shishi had saved Lu Wei, she had been holding onto a strawberry tightly, and Lu Wei who was observant realized that she loved strawberries.

Lu Wei held the nightwear, and he breathed out. He hoped she liked it just as much as he did.

"I finally found the nightwear, I had bought this while thinking about you, I didn’t know how you looked then, so I just got my size, I hope it fits," Lu Wei handed the nightwear to her, awkwardly scratching the back of his hair due to embarrassment.

Gu Shishi chuckled, she had no idea why she found him cute though.

She looked at the nightwear, and she fell in love with it immediately. She laughed when she saw the strawberry imprints.

"You know how much I like strawberries, this is the reason you got this," Gu Shishi commented, and he nodded, while clearing his throat awkwardly.

"Thank you, I like it, it feels good to know that someone knows about my likes and dislikes," Gu Shishi thanked me genuinely, and a smile appeared on his face..

"Come, I will show you the room which you will be staying in," Lu Wei said to her.

"Do you want to have anything to eat? And please, don’t say nothing, you have been stressed throughout today, it will be best to have something to eat, don’t reject me," Lu Wei pleaded when they got to the front of the room.

"Fine, I will have dinner, just whip what you feel is best," Gu Shishi realized that she could not win against him, so she gave in.

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The next day, a piece of news broke out. What was the news? The news about a five-time best actor, Lu Wei plans to court a rich girl, Gu Shishi.

Contrary to what Gu Shishi thought, the netizens were receiving the news with much joy, which is the complete opposite of what she thought.

While the fans of Lu Wei were celebrating his decision, another shattering news broke the internet.

It revealed the fact that Gu Shishi was a product of rape, thus, she was not compatible with Lu Wei who was without flaws.

"I want those articles down, and every hate comment, note them down, I will be dealing with them," Lu Wei gave out instructions, and one could hear the annoyance in his voice.

His loud voice was what woke Gu Shishi, who was a light sleeper.

She walked out of the room to the living room, rubbing her eyes groggily.

Lu Wei ended the call at once as soon as he saw her.

"It is not a big deal, just some people deciding to show how educated they are," Lu Wei replied, while he cleared his throat.

"Are you sure? Do you want to talk it out?" Gu Shishi asked, taking a seat on the sofa.

She was genuinely worried about the issue. If only she knew that this matter was about her.

"No, it is perfectly okay, I can handle it, you only need to rest, you had a rough time yesterday," Lu Wei did not want her to find out what was going on, it could impact her already frail mind.

"Fine, if you say so, what do you want to eat? I can quickly cook something, do you have a shoot today? Or do you need to visit your set?" Gu Shishi questioned. She wanted to make breakfast for him.

Lu Wei smiled, loving the feeling of being taken care of by her.

"I am not a picky eater, you can cook what you want," Lu Wei replied. He was enjoying the special treatment.

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"Who released this news? Who among you released this news?" Gu Guan questioned as he threw the newspaper to the table in anger.

Of course, the news had reached the Gu family, and they were all furious, well, everyone except Gu Leng.

"Give me a reply, I am asking a question, who released this news?" Gu Guan questioned, this time, more loudly.

"I did," Gu Leng confessed, but there was no feeling of remorse in him.

"Gu Leng, how could you do such a thing?" Gu Fen asked, staring at her son who only rolled his eyes in response.

"Your mother asked a question, why did you do such a thing?" Grandpa Gu asked.

"Because she is not a member of the family, the whole world deserves to know, why do we need to hide it?" Gu Leng replied nonchalantly, and before he could realize it, a slap landed on his face.

Everyone was stunned by the turn of events. Gu Leng held his cheek, as he turned his head to look at who had given him a slap. It turns out it was Gu Guan.

"Father, you just slapped me," Gu Leng held his cheeks as he looked at his father.

"I did, and I will do it again," Gu Guan stated, as he glared at his son who has always been a blockhead.

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