After regaining control of her body, she begins by hypnotizing the young master of the Beijing elite

Grandma Xue looked at her but didn't say anything.

“That’s just how it is,” Xue Qingwan said, her face contorted with resentment as she recalled how Gu Qingyan had humiliated her at the ceremony. “If Gu Qingyan just opens her mouth and says it’s a favor, then she’s actually getting off easy.”

Grandma Xue looked at her granddaughter, whom she had loved for many years. Her usually bright and clear eyes were now glazed over. She couldn't come back to her senses for a long time as she thought about those things.

Seeing this, Madam Xue also chimed in.

"Yes, Mom, the company is in dire straits right now. Gu Qingyan was the first person you discovered it back then. How could you hold a grudge against your benefactor overnight? Besides, Wen and Xuan Yue are about to get engaged. There are some things we need her to handle."

Madam Xue now hates Gu Qingyan intensely; the Xue family has been through a lot of trouble lately.

The series of events that have happened in the past few days have left her exhausted, her face pale and bloodless, and she has lost a lot of weight.

And the culprit behind all of these things is Gu Qingyan!

If her daughter is having a hard time, she certainly won't let Gu Qingyan have an easy time either.

Old Mrs. Xue sat on the stool with a sullen face. Upon hearing this, her expression suddenly darkened. "If you have the ability, go and say it yourselves. Don't try to do it in the name of the Xue family."

Grandma Xue glanced at her, said nothing more, and got up to go back to her room.

Xue Qingwan followed the figure of the old lady Xue with her gaze and pursed her lips.

Didn't those people say that Grandma had something?

The old lady's room was never allowed to be entered.

……

Gu Tong?

She remembered that there was someone with the same name two hundred years ago.

Could this be the person in Shangguan Du's file?

Gu Qingyan lightly clicked the mouse. She had finished reading the information. The content was very detailed. Gu Tong's views were even bolder and more avant-garde, but unfortunately, it said... missing.

Regardless of whether this person is from two hundred years ago, we can at least determine that this person should also be in R Continent. What is the connection between this person's purpose in entering the research institute and Gu Chen?

Gu Qingyan pondered, flipping through the document repeatedly.

She poured a glass of water from the table.

Lost in thought, Gu Qingyan drank all the ice water. She picked up her phone, found Gu Shuhan's WeChat, and made a video call.

She guessed that the person was still awake and dialed the number directly.

"Qingyan, what brings you here?" Gu Shuhan was reading a book and continuing to learn about the outside world.

Gu Qingyan leaned back lazily in her chair, one leg bent, her gaze fixed on the name of the document.

Do you still remember Gu Tong?

When Gu Shuhan saw that she was asking about Gu Chen's former senior brother, her hand involuntarily stopped moving. "Didn't he die back then? Why are you suddenly asking about him?"

"Oh, I suddenly remembered that he seemed to have contracted some kind of illness back then, and Gu Chen even brought him some medicine. Did it work for him?"

Gu Shuhan's attention was entirely focused on the last sentence, "So you already knew I was in Gu Chen's hands, and that's why you deliberately had someone leak your information so that Gu Chen would come looking for you?"

Gu Qingyan, who accidentally revealed herself on the ground: "..."

Gu Shuhan continued, "Qingyan, you're using this trick to fool people, and now you've even fooled yourself?"

Leading Gu Chen to her might be dangerous, especially if she's no match for him...

Gu Qingyan moved the phone away from her ear. "This isn't to find you faster."

Gu Shuhan: "..."

He glanced at his phone, then said with a dark expression, "Alright, you can't do that again."

Gu Qingyan: "..."

After clearing his throat, he said, "I remember that Gu Tong's illness was brought back from outside?"

Gu Shuhan pondered for a moment, then said, "No, you're mistaken."

Her expression remained unchanged, and Gu Qingyan couldn't immediately determine the truthfulness of her words. "Is that so?"

“Hmm,” Gu Shuhan flipped to the next page, “The Gu family’s special circumstances mean that their fates are already predetermined. No one can die a good death. Gu Tong’s body was severely damaged while researching that drug, and he developed a chronic illness.”

Gu Qingyan's brows also turned cold, and after a moment she said in a low voice, "Aren't you perfectly fine now?"

Gu Shuhan's eyes immediately reddened, "Qingyan, I..."

“More than two hundred years…” Gu Qingyan lowered her eyelids slightly and did not continue speaking.

Gu Shuhan understood, and a bitter smile appeared on her lips. "By the way, did Qingyan run into Gu Chen over there? I'm worried he'll keep looking for you. Be careful."

Gu Qingyan suddenly remembered the person she had met on the road that day.

"...Don't worry, you won't run into them," Gu Qingyan replied expressionlessly.

She wasn't worried about running into Gu Chen; that bastard's injuries were enough for him to study for a long time.

They were mortal enemies.

"Oh, then be careful, that guy is no different from a madman."

Gu Qingyan smiled and said, "It would be better if you chose a burial site for him sooner rather than later, otherwise there will be no one to bury him."

Gu Shuhan opened her mouth, but in the end she hung up the phone with Gu Qingyan.

She stared at the book on her lap for several minutes, but couldn't bear to look at it any longer, so she closed the book and put it back on the shelf.

Gu Shuhan recalled two hundred years ago.

She arrived at Gu Tong's house, but didn't see anyone, so she ran to his study.

There was nothing in the study except for an ice bed in the center, on which sat a person with long hair and a thin, withered figure.

Gu Shuhan glanced at the shadowy figure and walked over.

Gu Tong was focused on exploring the ice bed. After Gu Shuhan walked over, he bit his finger and let a drop of blood fall. The bright red color quickly disappeared, and the whole study seemed to shake.

Suddenly, a garden appeared overhead, as if I had entered a fairyland.

Gu Tong's pale face was almost tearing at her skin. "Shu Han, I want to destroy all of this. What do you say?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Shuhan looked at him in astonishment, "You went through so much trouble to find this? Why?"

Gu Tong gazed at the lifelike garden, his young yet aged face expressionless. "It's meaningless now."

Gu Shuhan knew that after he returned covered in blood ten years ago, he aged rapidly, became taciturn, and stopped leaving his house. Although she didn't know what had happened to him, she figured it wasn't a good thing.

"Are you planning to agree to let Gu Chen leave and let him do what he wants?" Gu Shuhan asked softly, her fingers resting on the ice bed.

Gu Tong remained silent for a while, then turned to look at her, "What are you doing here?"

"Elder Sheng seems to have sensed your presence and asked me how you are feeling."

Gu Tong's eyes brightened slightly, a faint smile appearing on them. "That child became an elder at such a young age; she must have suffered a lot. I hope she can stay out of trouble in the future."

Gu Shuhan asked, seemingly understanding but not quite, "Gu Tong, what exactly is it?"

Gu Tong's gaze sharpened, and she didn't speak again, but turned to look at the garden.