259: Farewell in person

Stepping into the house, Gu Xiaoyue couldn't help but be enraged by the sight.

She had been gone for less than a year, and Gu Yu was already about to ruin the house?

"What exactly is going on?"

As soon as Mu Qingning saw Gu Xiaoyue enter, she was surprised, then immediately hugged Gu Xiaoyang and ran to Gu Xiaoyue.

"Xiao Yue, you're back! Your dad—your dad actually mortgaged the house for the Gu Corporation's turnover!

Now he can't pay it back, and they come to our door every day to collect debts!

They also said that if we don't pay the money back soon, this house will be repossessed!"

Gu Yu gritted his teeth and glanced at the mother and daughter guiltily, without speaking.

"Oh, this little beauty is the daughter of this family, that's great!

You owe a lot of star coins, but if you and your mother slowly pay it back, there will be a day when it's all cleared!"

The bald man again sized up Gu Xiaoyue with an evil gaze, and Chu Li punched him, sending him flying.

His followers tried to help, but Shui Lingyu quickly beat them down until they couldn't get up.

"Alright, you guys are really something, not paying back money and hitting people!

I was going to give you a few more days to sort things out, but now, pay immediately, or pack your things and get out!"

The bald man struggled to stand up, wiping the blood from the corner of his lips.

He pointed at Gu Xiaoyue's family, grinning sinisterly, certain of victory.

He seemed to imagine Gu Xiaoyue kneeling and begging him for a few more days in the next second.

Gu Xiaoyue walked expressionlessly to the bald man and held out her hand to him.

"Give me the mortgage loan contract."

Her calmness made the bald man somewhat flustered.

He mechanically took out his wallet, pulled out the contract, and handed it to Gu Xiaoyue.

Gu Xiaoyue took it, flipped through it, and snorted coldly.

"Gu Qi really put in a lot of effort."

Then she opened her brain and, following the public account written on the contract, paid back the star coins for the loan in full.

"I have already paid the amount as per the regulations. I'm giving you one business day to handle the de-mortgaging for me, otherwise, don't blame me for going to the media online and pursuing litigation offline! Now get out of my sight!"

Gu Xiaoyue threw the loan contract onto the bald man's face. Anyway, the star coins were paid, and she had the transfer record.

Gu Yu definitely had a copy of this contract, and there would even be a backup that could be traced.

The bald man truly hadn't expected Gu Xiaoyue to so readily produce hundreds of millions of star coins. He snorted, wanting to utter a harsh threat.

But seeing the unfriendly gazes of Gu Xiaoyue, Chu Li, and Shui Lingyu, he could only swallow his saliva and slink away.

"Thank goodness for you, Xiao Yue!

Thank goodness you came back at such a crucial moment!

Otherwise, our family would be sleeping on the streets!"

Mu Qingning hugged Xiao Yang, and as she cried, Gu Xiaoyang cried with her.

Gu Yu stood awkwardly in place, saying with a sour tone,

"Isn't it because you had star coins but refused to fill this hole for me!

If you had taken it out earlier and released the mortgage, they wouldn't be coming to our door every day to collect debts!"

"I fill a hole for you? Is that a hole? That's a bottomless pit!

If I fill it for you today, tomorrow your younger brother will trick it away from you again!

You've been away from the Gu Family for twenty years, but as soon as Xiao Yue shows some promise, you use her star coins to fill the Gu Family's bottomless pit!

Gu Yu, do you think what you're doing is right?!"

Mu Qingning rarely lost her composure like this, but for the sake of Gu Xiaoyang not ending up on the streets at such a young age, how could she, as a mother, let others take whatever they wanted!

She was so enraged by Gu Yu that she almost fainted from holding her breath.

Gu Xiaoyue quickly stroked her back, comforting her.

"Ms. Mu, you did the right thing.

I told you before, you must hold onto the star coins in your hand tightly and not give them to anyone!"

"Wait, Xiao Yue, what... what did you call me?"

Mu Qingning was about to raise her hand to wipe her tears, but her hand froze in mid-air.

She widened her eyes in disbelief, staring intently at Gu Xiaoyue.

She couldn't believe that the daughter she had raised for twenty years actually called her—Ms. Mu.

Gu Yu also hadn't expected it; he stood there dumbfounded with his mouth open.

"Perhaps it's been a while, and you two have forgotten. I previously signed an agreement to sever ties with Mr. Gu, so of course, I am no longer part of the Gu Family.

Although Mr. Gu has left the Gu Family, his actions and mindset are still aligned with the Gu Family, and there is no relevant written agreement.

So the conclusion is, my relationship with you two is also severed. I came back today to pack my things."

Gu Xiaoyue finished speaking calmly and formally, then went directly to her room and took her personal belongings.

She thought she had made herself perfectly clear, but she was still blocked by Mu Qingning.

"Wait, Xiao Yue, how can you not want your mom and dad anymore?

If we've done anything wrong, you can tell us, how can you just sever ties like this?"

Mu Qingning reached out and grabbed her sleeve, looking at Gu Xiaoyue with a puzzled and innocent gaze.

She even secretly pinched herself, and the real pain made Mu Qingning cry out. This really wasn't a dream.

Xiao Yue's sudden return home, and then saying she wanted to sever ties with them.

How could this be real? This should clearly be a dream!

Gu Xiaoyue gently pulled her sleeve from Mu Qingning's hand and continued walking.

"No! No—Xiao Yue, do you really not want your mom and dad anymore? We raised you for twenty years, is this affection something you can just abandon?

No! Don't go, Mom is begging you! Mom is begging you!"

Mu Qingning tried to stop her but lost her footing and fell directly to the ground.

She even ignored Gu Xiaoyang, who had also fallen beside her and was wailing, and hugged Gu Xiaoyue's leg, preventing her from leaving.

Gu Xiaoyue sighed. She wasn't the original owner, and while she couldn't say she had no feelings for Mu Qingning and Gu Yu, she had a stronger aversion to foolishness.

She couldn't accept Gu Yu wanting to be a good husband yet letting his father and younger brother bully his beloved wife and children.

She also couldn't stand Mu Qingning wanting to portray herself as a virtuous wife, repeatedly allowing Gu Yu to test her bottom line.

The affection between Gu Xiaoyue and them was thus worn away in one disappointment after another.

She bent down to help Mu Qingning up from the ground, looking at Gu Yu with an unfriendly gaze.

"Take care of yourselves. I've given you over three billion star coins in total, which counts as buying out our relationship.

From today on, just pretend the old Gu Xiaoyue is dead.

I am definitely going to bankrupt the Gus. If you don't want to end up on the streets, you must hold onto the star coins in your hands tightly!"

Gu Xiaoyue was right; the original owner had died long ago, and she had already prepared enough retirement money for Gu Yu and Mu Qingning's later lives.

Now, this was all she could do. Unwilling to watch Mu Qingning's heartbroken appearance, she resolutely turned and left, ignoring her crying and wailing with Gu Xiaoyang behind her.

After leaving the villa and walking a long distance, Gu Xiaoyue finally looked up.

She closed her eyes, feeling the warmth of the sunlight, and a few tears slipped from the corners of her eyes.

This was good too. She could now freely deal with the Gus, and perhaps future enemies who might harm Gu Yu and Mu Qingning because of her would not use them as leverage to control her.

Back in Nanya, Gu Xiaoyue's next step was to go to Damon.

Her current strength was sufficient to bring her companions along to explore the Imperial Mausoleum Secret Realm.

Most importantly, she felt the previous farewell was too rushed.

She also wanted to talk to White Gaze and, if possible, bring Zheng Jie to live in Dragon Country.

After all, Zheng Jie staying in the Secret Realm indefinitely wasn't a good solution.

She dialed White Gaze's contact number. It rang for a long time with no answer. Just a few seconds after she hung up, the call came back.

"White Gaze, you—"

Gu Xiaoyue thought White Gaze had been busy, but then an unfamiliar voice came from the other end.

"Oh, Mr. Gu, I've finally been waiting for you!"

"Why do you have White Gaze's brain? Where is he?"

Gu Xiaoyue frowned tightly, her tone light and sarcastic. Who exactly was this person?

"White Gaze? He's waiting for you in a very safe place.

But if you don't hurry over, then where he is will be hard to say!

Maybe one piece in Damon, one piece in Dragon Country, one piece at the bottom of the Amerli Sea—haha, hahahaha—"

The other end of the brain seemed to be laughing so hard it could barely breathe, then abruptly stopped.

"So, you figure it out, Mr. Gu!"

The call ended immediately, not even allowing Gu Xiaoyue to confirm if it was Bai Shengrui.

But she could confirm Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi's voice. Only the two Bai Family brothers could get close to White Gaze and get his brain!