Chapter 12: The Gu Family; Discovering the Stolen Fortune

"The Gu family? Where?" Tang Yichen followed Lu Haichuan's gaze.

As they spoke, the three of them had already reached the first-floor lobby of the hospital.

The direction Lu Haichuan was looking was precisely toward the payment window in the lobby.

"The payment window, the one you see at a glance."

The Gu family had good genes; as far as Lu Haichuan knew, no one from their grandparents' generation had ever been unattractive.

By this generation, they were becoming more beautiful with each passing person, especially Gu Zhiqi, who was famously beautiful in Haicheng... Oh, he forgot, Gu Zhiqi was no longer a member of the Gu family.

"The Gu family? Gu Xiaoqi's family... her former family?"

"Yeah, Gu Huaijin, the eldest son of the Gu family's second branch." The Gu family was a prominent clan in Haicheng after all, so Lu Haichuan knew a bit about their situation.

"What a coincidence?" Tang Yichen raised his hand to rub his chin. "Then... wouldn't it be very easy to run into Gu Xiaoqi?"

At this thought, Tang Yichen actually felt a sense of anticipation.

"Who is that person next to him?" Seeing Gu Huaijin turn his head to speak to a woman, Tang Yichen asked another question.

Only then did Lu Haichuan notice a woman standing beside Gu Huaijin.

The woman was dressed simply and looked very ordinary, with a sallow complexion, though her features were quite delicate.

"Not sure, probably a nanny or something."

Though, based on her attire, she didn't quite look like one.

Hearing this, Tang Yichen stopped asking. The three continued walking out of the hospital. As they stepped outside, Tang Yichen saw through the glass door that Gu Huaijin handed something to the woman.

It looked like... a card?

**

Ward 107.

The bathroom.

Gu Zhiqi stood before the sink, staring at the mirror embedded above it for a long while, a hint of playfulness in her eyes.

From the original host's memories, she knew that this face was very similar to her own original face.

Looking closely now, there was indeed a sixty percent resemblance.

However, the interesting part was that this face wasn't supposed to look like this.

Previously, Gu Zhiqi hadn't noticed anything wrong from the memories alone, but now that she could clearly see this face in the mirror, she saw the problem.

The original host's facial features were very strange—it was the kind of countenance that changed when one's luck and fortune were being siphoned away.

She carefully combed through the original host's memories but found no useful information.

She couldn't tell exactly when the original host's fortune began to be diverted, but she did discover that the original host had suffered from amnesia two years ago.

Therefore, she currently only possessed the original host's memories from the last two years.

The original host's fortune had begun to be siphoned away at least two years ago.

"Gu Zhiqi?" A voice suddenly rang in her ear.

It sounded familiar; it seemed to be Tang Yun's voice.

Pulling open the bathroom door, she saw an extra person in the ward. "Is there something else?"

Gu Zhiqi leaned lazily against the bathroom door, looking at Tang Yun with a trace of inquiry in her weary eyes.

Seeing Gu Zhiqi, Tang Yun couldn't help but think of the morning's events, feeling a bit intimidated.

She lightly clenched the hem of her clothes in front of her and spoke reluctantly, "Your mother refuses to support you. You're coming back with me."

Since the Gu family had personally come knocking, Tang Yun had no choice but to take her in.

Fortunately, it wasn't for nothing.

Hearing this, Gu Zhiqi raised an eyebrow.

She didn't quite understand why Tang Yun had suddenly changed her mind.

"I've finished your discharge procedures. Pack your things and come back to Yueqi Village with me. The train is at nine tonight," Tang Yun said. She didn't look at Gu Zhiqi again, instead turning her back to her to begin tidying the blankets on the hospital bed.

Gu Zhiqi fell silent.

A few seconds later, she pulled out the clothes she had worn yesterday and went into the bathroom to change.

Yueqi Village?

In the novel, Yueqi Village was a place of great spiritual energy and natural beauty.

It would be a real shame not to go there for retirement.

(End of Chapter)