After divorcing the mute girl, President Gu knelt down and begged for reconciliation.

Chapter 73 Unable to Turn Things Around
Mentioning this gave Madam Gu a real headache. She said in a flustered mood, "I'm afraid that mute woman will be so stubborn that she won't agree to a divorce."

At that time, the Gu family will lose all face in Haicheng.

Gu Donglin thought for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "Go to the hospital first, so the Su family doesn't think the Gu family is impolite."

……

hospital.

Madam Gu, Lin Qingshuang, carried only a thermal lunchbox, which was not made by the Gu family's nanny, but by herself.

This time, however, Madam Gu was turned away. The Su family's servants kept her outside, using the excuse that the young lady needed to rest and recuperate to refuse her entry.

Having seen many grand occasions over the years, Madam Gu was quite familiar with this. She smiled, instructed the servants to take the thermos inside, and then left.

Having been rebuffed by Su Ruoya, she decided to deal with Song Jin'an, this ticking time bomb, first.

Inside the villa, Lin Ma was playing with Gu Hetang, while Song Jin'an was making milk in the kitchen. Madam Gu came in from the doorway, glanced at Lin Ma, and asked, "Where did she go?"

Startled by the sudden noise, Lin's mother turned around and quickly said, "Madam is making milk powder for Miss."

"Have her come over, I need to speak with her."

Madam Gu didn't even glance at Gu Hetang, who was playing on the carpet. To her, he was just a little girl, nothing special. She even thought that Song Jin'an would be taken away to make room for Su Ruoya's future child.

Just as Lin's mother was about to go to the kitchen to call Song Jin'an, she came out and walked out with her head down while rubbing the baby bottle with both hands to mix it.

When she looked up and saw Madam Gu's dark face, Song Jin'an was stunned for a moment, but not surprised. Instead, she handed the bottle to Lin Ma and took Gu Hetang to the nursery to feed him.

After Lin Ma took the child away, Song Jin'an smiled at Madam Gu.

Madam Gu felt her blood pressure spike whenever she saw Song Jin'an. She stood rooted to the spot, looking at the mute man in front of her with utter arrogance.

With an arrogant air: "Song Jin'an, you've caused such a huge mess for the Gu family. Do you intend to cower like a turtle and push the men out to take the blame?"

Song Jin'an knew that she had come today to confront her.

"Because of you, the Gu family's stock has dropped by two percent." What Mrs. Gu can't stand the most is the damage to the group's interests. Just one scandal has caused the Gu family to lose nearly two hundred million.

Song Jin felt relieved and took out her phone. She typed a message and played it as a voice message: "I have never hurt her, so you want to blame me for the stock losses? Mother, I don't accept that."

Her cold, mechanical remark about her mother elicited disgust from Madam Gu.

He was about to say something to teach her a lesson, but then a thought struck him, and he spoke again, his tone slightly gentler: "Song Jin'an, even if this matter has nothing to do with you, public opinion has already set the record. The facts don't matter. You don't want Gu Hetang to have a mother who goes to jail, do you? Even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about your child."

Parents all over the world share the same heart, especially mothers.

Song Jin'an lowered her eyes; she understood, but...

“As long as you leave Xijue, the Su family will drop the case. As for Gu Hetang, you can take her with you if you want, or if you don’t want to take her with you, she will still have a place in our Gu family.”

Madam Gu's voice was gentle; it was almost the first time in many years that she had spoken softly to this mute man.

"Don't worry about the money. The Gu family will not mistreat you. As long as it's not excessive, we can satisfy you." Song Jin'an's heart skipped a beat when she heard Madam Gu's words. She could leave with her daughter, which was the most important thing. However, she understood the meaning of these words even more: it didn't matter who stabbed whom; what mattered was that she left the Gu family.

“If I ask the police to drop the case before the investigation is over and the facts are clear, I will be forever nailed to the pillar of shame.”

"At that time, people will only praise Su Ruoya for her kind heart, while I will still be condemned by thousands. I won't do it. I am innocent!"

Although she was illiterate, she was not stupid. If she chose to swallow her anger and leave with her daughter now, she would surely be nailed to the pillar of shame and never be able to turn her life around.

Song Jin'an believed that the police would investigate the case thoroughly and would not wrong an innocent person.

Madam Gu hadn't expected that this mute woman would be so shrewd. This woman usually kept a low profile, but at crucial moments, she actually managed to understand something from her.

She looked coldly at Song Jin'an: "After saying all this, you just don't want to leave Xijue, is that it?"

Actually, Song Jin'an has wanted to leave the Gu family all these years, but she hasn't been able to find an opportunity. She just can't speak, it's not like she has dementia.

It shouldn't be her fault, she absolutely won't take the blame!
"I can leave, but definitely not now." Song Jin'an's voice was icy cold and devoid of any emotion, but Madam Gu could hear the determination in it.

It was truly unbelievable. Madam Gu clenched her fingers tightly, but after a few minutes, she finally loosened her grip: "Fine, since you insist on this, then I have nothing more to say. Since you are so unafraid of death, remember to write an agreement severing the mother-daughter relationship before you go to jail. The children of the Gu family cannot have a mother with the stain of attempted murder."

Hearing Madam Gu's provocative tone, Song Jin'an sneered and her fingers flew across the phone screen: "Don't worry, that day will never come!"

"You!" Madam Gu glared at her. "I was trying to give you some good advice, and you really don't know what's good for you!"

She had always looked down on this vulgar woman, and frowned, saying, "If the child stays by your side all the time, he'll inevitably go astray one day!"

She gave Song Jin'an another cold glance before turning and leaving the villa.

Song Jin'an didn't go forward to see her off. She just stared at Madam Gu's back. A few minutes later, her phone rang. She opened it and saw that it was a message from the police asking her to go to the police station.

After putting her phone away, she went upstairs to the children's room. Lin's mother was playing with Gu Hetang. She walked over to her daughter, reached out and patted her little head, and then started gesturing at Lin's mother.

"Aunt Lin, I need to go to the police station. Please take good care of Tangtang for me."

Lin Ma's worry was visible to the naked eye: "Madam..."

—Don't worry, I'm fine.

Song Jin'an took a taxi to the police station. Lin's mother held Tangtang and watched the taxi disappear from sight, sighing.

Lin Ma really couldn't believe that Madam would hurt someone with a knife. It must have been that Miss Su who framed her. What a wonderful Madam!

……

Inside the police station, the police showed Song Jin'an all the surveillance footage, but there was nothing of importance in it.

However, a new video has surfaced, showing that Su Ruoya was indeed the one who first grabbed the knife. But based on that alone, it's impossible for Song Jin'an to clear her name.

"Mrs. Gu, if Miss Su had a motive, what do you think it would be?"

(End of this chapter)