The square dining table in the banquet hall was long and wide, and the meals were mainly Japanese and French. Director Gu sat in the main seat, with Mrs. Gu Chen Man, Su Ming and Xiang Li on one side, and Gu Xinxing and his wife on the other. The younger generations were not so particular about their seats. Gu Zhen took Su Lingzhi to sit in the middle of the left side, and Gu Xiang was on Su Lingzhi's left, so she could chat with Gu Xiang.

To Gu Zhen's left was Gu Yuan, who was consulting Gu's legal affairs, and the two of them seemed to get along well. Opposite them were Gu Jialiang, Su Wan, and several young masters of the Su family.

Chen Man pays great attention to the meals and knows that Gu Zhen is picky about food, so the food in front of Gu Zhen is different from that of others and there is a clear distinction.

While Su Lingzhi was chatting with Gu Xiang about fashion and music, she was dismantling a king crab. It was rare for her to see such plump king crabs even in top restaurants.

Gu Xiang was afraid that she would hurt her hands, so she smiled and said, "You should let your second brother peel it for you."

Although Gu Jialiang claims to the outside world that he is the eldest son of the Gu family, the younger generations of the Gu family all know that Gu Yuan is the eldest brother and Gu Zhen is the second oldest.

Su Lingzhi lowered his voice and whispered, "He won't."

Gu Zhen really didn't understand. When he ate out, others would pick out all the crab meat for him. If no one served him, he would say that he was picky about food.

He had a lot of food that he didn't want to eat, but in fact, there was no one to serve him, so it was inconvenient for him to eat.

He won't eat anything with a shell. It's not that he's picky, it's that he's just lazy.

The last time the chef brought king crabs, Gu Zhen saw that Su Lingzhi was having a hard time peeling them, so he tried to share the work. However, he got pricked on his hand, and took his anger out on the innocent king crabs, and actually asked the chef to take them away. Su Lingzhi was so greedy that his mouth was watering, and he watched helplessly as the king crabs were taken away.

After listening to the story, Gu Xiang said, "..."

I didn't expect that my second brother had this side of him in private.

Su Zisheng and Su Zihuai on the opposite side watched Su Lingzhi busying himself for more than ten minutes, completely dismantling a king crab without even a broken shell, and then placed it on a white porcelain plate in front of Gu Zhen.

Su Zisheng's brows were twisted into knots, and he looked extremely unhappy. Su Zihuai also looked at Gu Zhen meaningfully. Gu Zhen was sensitive to the two unfriendly gazes from the opposite side. When he looked over, Su Zisheng and Su Zihuai looked away again.

In fact, the chef had already disassembled the king crab and the crab legs had been cut, so it was not difficult to disassemble it by yourself. In addition to disassembling the king crab, Su Lingzhi also peeled a few New Zealand lobsters for Gu Zhen. When she handed them to Gu Zhen, she saw several inexplicably pitying looks from the opposite side.

Su Lingzhi, "..."

She felt that the people opposite her had already imagined her daily life as a nanny who did the laundry, cooked, mopped the floor, and served Gu Zhen's three meals a day.

In fact, after she lived with Gu Zhen, someone cooked for her, washed the dishes, and mopped the floor. She had never done housework. Even when she had to wash the dishes after dinner, Gu Zhen asked her to throw them in the sink and wait for the chef and cleaner to come.

She just thought it was rare to have such fresh king crabs, and Gu Zhen liked them very much. She hoped that he could get together with his family on Christmas Eve and have a delicious dinner.

Especially Su Wan, who let Gu Jialiang peel her hair as if she was showing off on purpose, and then looked at Su Lingzhi proudly. Su Lingzhi felt speechless.

Compared with what Gu Zhen had done for her, her insignificant concerns for Gu Zhen's life were insignificant, and she didn't need to prove them.

Gu Jialiang and Gu Zhen had always been at odds. He would restrain himself a little when Director Gu was present. He finally found an opportunity and said sarcastically, "Gu Zhen, is your arm broken? You actually want a little girl to peel crabs and shrimps for you. Are you looking for a girlfriend or a nanny?"

When he and Su Lingzhi went out to eat, he was the one who served Su Lingzhi!

There was silence at the table. Chen Man glared at him imperceptibly, warning him not to cause trouble.

Gu Zhen said in a light tone, "Are you envious?"

Gu Jialiang placed the crab meat he had peeled in front of Su Wan and sneered, "The little girl is delicate and cute, and she is spoiled. Who is like you who doesn't care about his girlfriend and is willing to enslave her like this? Our Wanwan doesn't know how to do these rough jobs."

Gu Zhen held a warm towel and wiped Su Lingzhi's hand in silence. Su Wan was even more proud and said, "Thank you for always taking care of me."

Su Lingzhi was about to speak but stopped. Gu Zhen looked up and said calmly, "Lingzhi was forced to learn how to wash and cook at the age of six. She washed the family's clothes by the outdoor pool in the cold winter. The building often had water and power outages. When the water was out, she had to go down the stairs again and again to fetch water and then carry it up with great effort. She cooked all three meals a day. Her adoptive father would beat her up if he got drunk and the food was not tasty. When she was eight years old, she broke a rib, but her adoptive parents did not send her to the hospital. It was her thief who stole her parents' money to take her to the hospital for treatment because they were all minors. The hospital refused to admit her because a kind-hearted orthopedic doctor could not bear to help her. Otherwise, she would still have sequelae and might not live to this year. Lingzhi had to sing on stage at the age of ten. In order to practice the piano and singing, she had to get up before dawn. She was in so much pain from stretching that all the money she earned was taken away to support that vampire family. She was raised like a rose by my side. It was hard to peel shrimps and crabs. What was the point of living like that for twenty years? Su Wan was raised in luxury since she was a child. Her parents loved her and her brother loved her. Of course, she would not do such rough work. "

Everyone, "..."

The Su family members' expressions were extremely interesting, showing embarrassment, guilt, and shock.

Gu Zhen's voice became even colder, "You don't know? Yes, I understand. With an adopted daughter who doesn't even want her to peel shrimps and crabs, how can she care about her biological daughter who has been living away from home since she was a child? I guess she doesn't care, so she doesn't even know how she grew up."

Xiang Li's hands were shaking. Gu Zhen's lukewarm words were like a knife stabbing into her heart, causing her bones and blood to mix together in pain and her nerves to twitch in pain.

She knew that Chen Chunhua had never treated Su Lingzhi well, but she didn't expect that she had such a hard life.

Su Wan's face was pale. She didn't expect Gu Zhen to mention Su Lingzhi's past so bluntly at the banquet. His understated words outlined the blood and tears of Su Lingzhi's growth. It was in sharp contrast to her who lived a life of luxury, and was madly stabbing the Su family in the heart.

"Lingzhi..." Xiang Li's voice trembled slightly, and she looked at Su Lingzhi with more regret and heartache, "Yes..."

Su Lingzhi's eyes were slightly red. She did not respond to Xiang Li, but just held Gu Zhen's hand. A strange feeling of grievance arose in her heart, as if she had really experienced those hardships.

Gu Zhen did not give Xiang Li a chance to apologize. He said coldly, "Madam Su, don't get me wrong. Lingzhi never said a word to me. She has forgotten everything. It's a good thing that she can't remember those painful and bad memories. These are what I learned during my investigation. I'm not trying to make you feel sorry for her by saying this. After all, you are so determined to protect Su Wan. If she doesn't want Lingzhi, she doesn't want you either. You don't even know how your own daughter is growing up, and you don't care. You are not worthy of being her mother. You continue to love Su Wan. Lingzhi has someone who loves her and doesn't need your cheap love."

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