Gu Ziyan only thought that he was touched by himself. There was no longer any affection in his eyes.

She sneered - there was only endless coldness and indifference when she looked at Lu Jingchuan.

"Do you think that I'd be grateful to you for what you've done? Or do you think that you're just trying to satisfy the guilt in your heart?"

Lu Jingchuan couldn't help but frown at Gu Ziyan's harsh words - he couldn't help but feel slightly displeased.

He'd only helped her because of their old friendship - how could he have so much to say?

"You've misunderstood me..."

Lu Jingchuan was about to explain himself when Gu Ziyan cut him off, "No matter what the reason is, I want to cut off all ties with you - we're both adults here, and I have a child with me - I don't want to hurt my child because of rumors."

Before, when she was alone, she could endure it no matter what. But now, she was a mommy, and her status had changed. So if Gu Anning was bullied by someone, she would fight, whether she could beat him or not.

This was the love of a mother for her child.

Lu Jingchuan looked into Gu Ziyan's determined eyes - he opened his mouth to say something but was unable to say anything.

He couldn't help but clench his fists tightly as he gritted his teeth.

To be honest, her heartlessness made his heart ache, but he didn't have the right to stand by her side again. After all, he was the one who did something wrong.

"Please leave." Gu Ziyan saw that he had become silent, and her patience was gradually running out.

"Don't you want to know what was written in the newspaper? Why are you in such a hurry to let me go?"

"No, I wouldn't be grateful to you even if you helped me once. You owe me that."

Gu Ziyan's words caused Lu Jingchuan's heart to sink once again - he had initially thought that the two of them would be able to continue to be friends even if they didn't get her gratitude.

However, it seemed that he'd been overthinking things.

He stood at the door for a long time - no one knew what he was thinking. Just as Gu Ziyan was about to close the door, Lu Jingchuan suddenly said, "Gu Ziyan, are you sure that you really don't need my help?"

Gu Ziyan did not understand why he, who already had Gu Xueqian, would still bother her. They had clearly been separated for so long.

She clicked her tongue impatiently as she looked straight into Lu Jingchuan's expectant eyes, "Remember, I, Gu Ziyan, need anyone's help - you alone, I don't need."

This time, the last hope in Lu Jingchuan's heart was shattered.

He also understood how much damage he had done to Gu Ziyan. He looked deeply at Gu Ziyan, as if he wanted to remember her appearance in his mind.

Gu Ziyan did not give him any time to play with her emotions. She directly closed the door and was completely separated from him.

Being unable to see was the best choice for her.

Lu Jingchuan did not get angry at all - instead, he pursed his lips and turned to leave silently.

Old Master Lu, who had just returned home, happened to return as well. At this time, Gu Xueqian was waiting in the room. Seeing that someone had returned, she immediately went up to him enthusiastically and asked: "Grandfather, are you alright?"

Gu Xueqian really wanted to know what happened to Gu Ziyan, but in order not to expose herself, she had to say something else to cover it up.

Old Master Lu slowly sat down and drank the hot tea that the servant poured for him. After taking a light breath, he slowly said, "No, but I feel that there is something strange about this. I will avenge you when I find out."

When Gu Xueqian heard this, she immediately understood what was going on.

So his trip was in vain?

The thought that she would have to endure this anger made her feel a little emotional. Fortunately, Old Master Lu hadn't noticed it yet, and she adjusted her breathing as quickly as possible.

"What's so strange about it?"

"You don't have to worry about this matter. If the evidence is really conclusive, Grandpa will definitely take you to find that Gu Ziyan to vent your anger, okay?" Seeing that Gu Xueqian was chasing after him, Old Master Lu turned his head to look at her, and then said in a gentle voice.

It wasn't that he didn't want to tell Gu Xueqian, but because of what Gu Ziyan had said, he felt that it was necessary for him to know some things alone, or else he would be easily disturbed by external factors.

When Gu Xueqian heard this, she could only curl her lips, and did not say anything else in front of Old Master Lu.

"Then grandfather, I'll be leaving first. I promised my sisters that I would go out, and now I'm going to be late." Seeing that there was no result, Gu Xueqian did not waste any more time and used the same excuse to escape.

After all, even if Lu Jingchuan and Old Master Lu mentioned her when they met, they wouldn't be able to find out anything about her.

Old Master Lu did not stop Gu Xueqian from leaving. Instead, he watched her walk away until she disappeared from his sight. Only then did the smile on his face gradually disappear.

"Go and find out what's going on." He said to the butler in a dignified voice.

"Yes."

The steward answered quickly. After he left, he found out everything as soon as he could.

However, the results had nothing to do with Gu Ziyan - it was Lu Jingchuan who'd asked for it.

When Old Master Lu saw this, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. He had just said some bad things to Gu Ziyan, but not only was she not angry, she was even combing his hair. It seemed that Gu Ziyan was not bad.

But on the other hand, it wasn't like that.

Right now, both Lu Jingling and Lu Jingchuan were circling around Gu Ziyan - it was hard to tell whether Lu Jingchuan's actions were to prevent the reputation of the Lu Family from being tarnished or simply out of sentimentality.

Old Master Lu fell into deep thought for a moment.

Although he was old, it didn't mean that his brain wasn't working properly. After experiencing so much, how could he not understand the meaning behind this?

Old Master Lu thought for a long time and decided to call the two of them over to ask.

"Go and get Lu Jingchuan and Lu Jingling for me," he instructed the butler, who was standing at the side, as soon as he made up his mind.

Upon hearing this, the butler did not dare to disobey - he quickly dialed their numbers and waited for them to arrive.

During this period of time, Old Master Lu temporarily relaxed, but his mind was still thinking about this matter.

About ten minutes later, Lu Jingling was the first to walk in. The phone call did not specify why, but because he was a junior, he had to be there.

"Grandpa, why did you call me here?"

"There's no rush. Take a seat first and have a cup of tea," Old Master Lu said slowly, as if he was still waiting.

Seeing this, Lu Jingling frowned slightly. He felt that Old Master Lu was brewing something.