Chapter 36: Li San

　Gu Xiuyuan rubbed his sore temples in a daze as he leaned against the door frame.

　　"Awake?"

　　Wen Wan was holding a bowl and blowing on the hot air, then glanced faintly at Gu Xiuyuan.

　　"Quickly go and wash up, the rest of the dumplings are in the pot."

　　"You ...? Cooked for me?"

　　"You should eat something hot after a hangover." Wen Wan replied in a salty manner, her tone not having the slightest rise or fall.

　　Gu Xiuyuan wanted to say something else, but just silently walked off to simply wash up.

　　He pulled a paper towel and wiped the water from his face, then carried the bowl to sit across from Wen Wan.

　　The tips of Gu Xiuyuan's hair were wet, and drops of water dripped down the tips.

　　"Wipe it off, it'll drip into the bowl later." Wen Wan voiced out.

　　"Uh-huh."

　　"Eat quickly, wash the bowl later, I still have to go to work."

　　Wen Wan glanced at the time, then quickly ate the last dumpling in the bowl.

　　"Wait." Gu Xiuyuan called out to Wen Wan, "I'll grant you a half day off, you ... accompany me."

　　"Big brother, going to work is not how you go to work, you think I am the same as you Gu Da President, want to travel on business and do not want to travel on business and come back?" Wen Wan said in a conspiratorial manner, "Besides, you're not my boss, and you're still approving leave across levels?"

　　After saying that, Wen Wan violently leapt out of the house, as if she didn't want to stay a moment longer.

　　Gu Xiuyuan's outstretched hand awkwardly stopped in the air, and finally looked at the closed door and could only put it back.

　　Hey ... this girl.

　　Gu Xiuyuan looked at the bowl floating in a white fat dumplings, helplessly shook his head.

　　"Buzz buzz."

　　The vibrating sound of the phone came.

　　Gu Xiuyuan picked up the cell phone on the table, and his long, strong fingers scratched across the screen.

　　"Hello."

　　"Mr. Gu?" A pale male voice came from the other end of the phone.

　　"Are you ...?" Gu Xiuyuan took away the phone by his ear and looked at the unfamiliar string of numbers on the screen.

　　"Oh, little man, little man, it's normal that Mr. Gu can't recall my name."

　　Hearing this, Gu Xiuyuan's brows began to gradually furrow.

　　"Li San, what's the matter?"

　　"Small matter, small matter." The man on the other end of the phone said lazily, "Didn't we already discuss a meeting with Mr. Gu at the restaurant on the corner yesterday? But my brothers and I waited for you, Mr. Gu, for several hours, and it was really almost dawn, and we still haven't seen your shadow?"

　　Gu Xiuyuan raised his hand and pinched his brow, "What are you trying to say?"

　　"Nothing, it's just that I'm not happy to kidnap one of you want to make you also not happy, as for the cooperation we talked about well ... I think it's also time to reconsider."

　　Boom!

　　Gu Xiuyuan slammed his fist into the table, and a small glass pendant on the tabletop suddenly flew out, falling to the ground and shattering into pieces.

　　And Gu Xiuyuan's hand was scratched with blood from the glass slag.

　　"Aigoooo, is Mr. Gu ... angry? We are all people who are honest and abide by the law, I heard that you went back yesterday for something urgent ...? It seems like it is because of the woman called Wen Wan?"

　　"Li San, what exactly do you want to do?"

　　"Hahahahahahahahahahaha!" The man on the other end of the phone suddenly laughed out loud with abandon, "What do I want to do? Mr. Gu, your tone is threatening me? You also know what kind of person I am ... Otherwise, with your strength and your Gu family's background, do you still need to negotiate with such a small person like me?"

　　Gu Xiuyuan tried his best to suppress the anger in his heart.

　　"What do you want?"

　　"First, the original ten million dollars in cash is mentioned as twenty million dollars. Second, the time I give you is shortened to three months? Third, lend me your woman for fun? What do you think?"

　　"Li San!" Gu Xiuyuan's sudden violent heckling startled the person on the opposite side, "I can consider agreeing to the first two, but if you dare to touch a single hair on Wen Wan's head, it's hard for me not to guarantee that I won't turn into a reckless monster just like you!"

　　"Hahahahahahaha, Mr. Gu don't get excited, ah, don't get excited ..." Li San on the other end of the phone was still laughing, "You're making it sound scary, but I don't have a soft underbelly anymore, so how are you going to threaten me? Instead it's you ..."

　　The cell phone in Gu Xiuyuan's hand vibrated again, and a picture was transmitted to his phone.

　　It was of a man who had been beaten to the point where his face was covered in blood, scarlet blood blurring his entire cheek, and at the moment he was kneeling on the ground being stomped on his shoulders.

　　"Li San ...!"

　　"This is your hairdresser, right? Eh yah, how do you think it was such a coincidence that I was allowed to tie someone up? Hahahahahahahahahahahaha!"

　　Gu Xiuyuan closed his eyes, and because he was so angry, even his exhale was trembling slightly.

　　At this moment, the veins on his forehead were rippling, and the veins on his hands were all visible because of his clenched fists, covering his entire arm.

　　A few seconds later, Gu Xiuyuan sent a photo to Li San.

　　On the photo was a rural woman with a pair of simple but bright eyes.

　　She was wearing a rough linen dress, but the corners of her mouth were swirling with a happy smile, and her eyes were sparkling with light.

　　As far as her eyes could see, there was a little girl of six or seven years old.

　　That little girl was wearing a pair of crochets, her pair of eyes were dark and pure, her smile was a bit similar to her mom's, and the whole person looked especially bright and cute under the sunlight.

　　"Did you get it, Li San?"

　　On the other end of the phone was a long silence.

　　"You saw it, right? You still recognize the woman in the photo, right?"

　　The opposite side still didn't reply.

　　"Did you see the little girl on there? Six or seven years old, exactly the right time for you to be in prison seven years ago. There's no need for me to tell you what your relationship is, right?"

　　"Gu Xiuyuan ... where did you get the picture from casually find a woman and try to scam me?"

　　"Hehe, Li San, I know you remember Lin Ping. That little girl on the photo is her daughter, called Li Qingqing."

　　After hearing this sentence, Li San was like cold water poured over his head on the other end of the phone, the whole person was instantly numb.

　　"You ... you mean?"

　　"Well, Li San, you still have a daughter in the world." Gu Xiuyuan picked up the glass shards on the ground and carefully put them into a box, "You know what kind of power I have in the Gu family, it's easy to check you, and this check even helped you find a relative. So behave yourself, release my brother, then go and do the things I explained to you, I will also fulfill your wish."

　　"But I went, but my daughters, they ..." The tone of Li San on the other end of the phone obviously softened.

　　"Have you forgotten who bailed you out? Back then, even if you were wrongfully imprisoned so what? So what if you were taking the fall for someone else? No one cares. Do the deal we made, you don't have to worry about your daughter's life, I, Gu Xiuyuan, am a man of my word."

　　Li San's voice did not come from the other end of the phone for a long time, and in the end, only the machine sound of the phone being hung up rang out.

　　Gu Xiuyuan put down the cell phone and picked up a fragment that was still intact in the box.

　　It was a shard of glass from a sunflower ornament.

　　"Buzz buzz."

　　Gu Xiuyuan picked up his cell phone, a photo and a text message.

　　In the photo, it was the scene of a man with a bloodied face walking towards the bright gate.

　　The text message, on the other hand, had only one word.

　　Good.