Reborn as a True Heiress and Becomes a Boss

Chapter 101 The flowers bloomed

In the dead of night, under a dark and windy sky, the light was still on in Gu Haolin's study. He was currently looking through the information he could find about the hospital where his aunt, Gu Rongrong, gave birth 19 years ago. Back then, his aunt did not give birth at the hospital that his grandmother had originally chosen.

At that time, there was still some time before the due date. Her uncle went to Ancheng on a business trip. Because mobile phones were still relatively large at that time, her uncle accidentally dropped his phone into the water and the phone broke. Her aunt was very worried because she couldn't contact her uncle. Some gossipy women told her that her uncle was not on a business trip, but had a mistress outside. Pregnant women tend to overthink and are easily provoked. Her aunt was so angry that she slammed her fist on the table and booked a plane ticket to Ancheng.

My aunt found my uncle in a hotel room during a meeting and immediately started yelling at him. My uncle and his employees were stunned. After yelling for a while, my aunt realized that the person in the room wasn't the mistress she had imagined, but her husband's employees having a meeting. Embarrassed, she went into labor. She was pregnant with twins, and although her due date was still more than 20 days away, she was very prone to premature birth. Despite all the precautions, she still went into premature labor!

His uncle was terrified. He had no choice but to find a nearby hospital. After returning, he told his aunt to cut ties with those gossipy women. The hospital wasn't very big back then, and now, 19 years later, there's very little information available. It's completely unclear how many pregnant women gave birth there that day. Back then, small hospitals wouldn't keep such complete records. So Gu Haolin is having a real headache. He only knows that Xu Daiqing isn't his cousin, but he still has no clue how to find her.

The only clue is that Yuan Hong and his group saw a woman in Jiangcheng who looked exactly like Xu Nuofei, but they don't know if that person is his cousin or if people can look alike.

In his father's words, his aunt was just being dramatic. Everyone knew his uncle loved her terribly and would never cheat on her; he just liked to overthink things and even caused his own premature birth. His cousin had to stay in an incubator for a while, while his cousin Xu Daiqing was healthy, just like any other baby. It turned out she wasn't his cousin at all. Of course, babies born at full term are healthy. No wonder she didn't have any special abilities. He thought she was like Tangtang and hadn't inherited any of them, but it turns out she wasn't related to their family by blood at all.

"Ring ring ring, ring ring ring ring..." The phone rang. Gu Haolin picked it up and saw that it was his brother, Gu Yuanhong. He then looked at the time on the computer. It was already 2 a.m. Why was he calling him at this hour?

After a moment's hesitation, Gu Haolin answered the phone, "Hey, Yuanhong, what's up with calling me so late?"

A weary voice came from the other end of the phone, "[Big Brother, we found Du Yan today; they almost all died there.]"

Gu Haolin became serious and asked, "What happened?"

"【Bei Rou used her demonic beasts to lead us to Du Yan, but Du Yan's strength was far greater than before. The seven of us were quickly wiped out when we fought him alone, and two of Bei Rou's demonic beasts died.】" Gu Yuanhong briefly explained the situation at the time.

Hearing him say that, Gu Haolin asked with some doubt, "So how are you doing now?"

Gu Yuanhong took a deep breath and said, "Du Yan is dead."

Gu Haolin was filled with questions. Hadn't they just said they'd all been wiped out? How could Du Yan be dead? "What happened?"

After a brief silence on the other end of the phone, Gu Yuanhong said, "[Qingqing saved us.]"

“Daiqing? Didn’t she start school? She’s been at school these past few days. When did she go to Jiangcheng?” Gu Haolin asked doubtfully. “Besides, she doesn’t have any superpowers, she’s just an ordinary person. How could she save you?” Gu Yuanhong took a deep breath and said, “[It’s not Xu Daiqing, it’s our biological cousin. She wears a phoenix blood jade around her neck. We heard her boyfriend call her. Her name is also Qingqing. She’s very powerful. The seven of us couldn’t beat Du Yan, but she took care of him all by herself. She also put life-saving items on me and An Yu before, otherwise you wouldn’t be able to see us now.]”

Gu Haolin said in surprise, "So that's how it is. The Phoenix Blood Jade wasn't stolen. Did you tell her you were her brother? She might have been switched at birth back then."

At this point, Gu Yuanhong's voice became subdued, "[It wasn't a case of babies being switched at birth; Xu Daiqing's biological mother switched them. She knows everything. She knows what happened back then, and she knows she is the real daughter of the Xu family, our younger sister, but she hates us. She hates Daiqing.]"

Gu Haolin was astonished. How could this be? If it was a deliberate switch, then the situation was completely different. "Why didn't you bring her back?"

"How are we supposed to handle this? She really hates us and won't listen to our explanations at all. Plus, she's into talismans. She brought over a few talisman papers, and we were immobilized for four hours," Gu Yuanhong said helplessly.

Gu Haolin was speechless. Was his cousin really that amazing?

Thinking of Bei Rou, Gu Yuanhong said angrily, "[Where did you find that Bei Rou? That person has questionable character. Qingqing was furious when she saw her with us and immediately sentenced us to death, saying we betrayed our ancestors! We're ungrateful! She said we're no good people for hanging out with the Beast Taming Sect. No matter how An Yu explained to her, she wouldn't listen. She even said people like us should be expelled from the family and that we should carefully review the ancestral precepts and remember them.]"

Gu Haolin was taken aback and said, "Is it that serious? That person is a new member of the branch office. They transferred her to headquarters because they thought she was capable. Didn't she grow up outside of our family? How does she know about the Gu family's affairs and even accuse us of betraying our ancestors?"

Gu Yuanhong himself wasn't sure either. "[How would I know? But what she said is probably true. She's a cultivator, very powerful, and can summon the Black and White Impermanence. The Black and White Impermanence are probably quite familiar with our Gu family, and they're very angry about our relationship with Bei Rou. From their conversation, there's someone we can investigate; they might be related to our Gu family. I feel like this name sounds familiar—Gu Lang. Brother, you can check it out at home first. I'll book the earliest flight back tomorrow, and we'll discuss the details later.]"

"Okay, I'll check it out. I'll hang up now," Gu Haolin said. What Gu Yuanhong told him completely shattered his worldview; even the Black and White Impermanence had appeared. After hanging up the phone, Gu Haolin went to his grandfather Gu Xiyuan's study.

In the remote borderlands, deep in the mountains, a small red flower slowly blooms, emitting scattered rays of light, looking beautiful and ethereal.

At the same time, Gu Lang, dressed in ancient attire and resembling a celestial being, opened his eyes in the Phoenix Secret Realm.

He slowly curled the corners of his lips and said, "Finally, it's blooming." He then looked to the other side, "The grass will be growing soon too."

Yang Nianqing, who was fast asleep, suddenly opened her eyes. She glanced at Mo Mo, who was also fast asleep in his cat form, and confirmed that he was sound asleep. Yang Nianqing then vanished from the room.

(End of this chapter)