Chapter 68 : Your Father Is Not A Policeman

For some reason, Gu Nian felt that Chu Tian was hiding from Yan Chuwei. Instead of waiting for her directly at the door of the police station like last time, she called her first and made an appointment at the Korean restaurant where they met last time. It was still a private room for two people, and the whole process was not seen by Yan Chuwei.

Gu Nian learned from Chu Tian that Chu Zhaoyang was on a business trip again. Because she had only seen Chu Tian in the past few days, and there was no news about Chu Zhaoyang.

After Gu Nian learned about Chu Zhaoyang's kidnapping in the past, she could not feel any resentment toward him. She was filled with heartache. She wanted to see him very much, but was embarrassed to say it.

Not until a few days had passed that she asked Chu Tian coyly about Chu Zhaoyang's situation.

"My brother, he went to S City again. Because he was in a hurry to come back on Sunday, in fact, he has not finished the work yet in S City. His injury was better and he went there. Don't worry, he was fully prepared this time. We also brought a lot of people there." Chu Tian changed Gu Nian's medicine. The bandage could be removed and replaced with a gauze patch. It didn't need to be wrapped layer by layer like a bandage, and she immediately felt much refreshed.

"Done." Chu Tian clapped her hands and looked at Gu Nian ambiguously, "Do you miss my brother?"

"No... not at all."  Gu Nian said with a blushing face.

But with her being like this, Chu Tian would not believe her words at all.

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In the afternoon, before getting off work, Mu Lanshu took her old classmates to the police station where Gu Nian used to work.

An old classmate said that she wanted to introduce someone to Gu Nian. The man didn't mind that she was a police officer because he happened to be a teacher at the police academy, so he was not averse to this profession.

Mu Lanshu was very happy and wanted to seize this opportunity, so she took her old classmate and went directly to the police station.

"Gu Nian? She is no longer here a long time ago. She has been transferred to the Criminal Investigation Team of the General Administration." After He Yishan finished speaking, seeing Mu Lanshu's expression was wrong, she asked nervously, "Auntie, you... didn't know?"

"Haha, maybe she was too busy and forgot to tell me." Mu Lanshu's expression made it clear that this was not the case, and He Yishan did not dare to ask more questions.

After leaving the police station, Mu Lanshu said goodbye to her old classmate with a stiff smile: "I'm sorry, it's my daughter who didn't handle the matter well. Let's make an appointment next time."

"It's okay, I have nothing to do all day long anyway, so I'll be there as you please, so don't take it to heart." The old classmate said with a smile, took a taxi and left.

Mu Lanshu thought for a while, then flagged down a taxi and went to the headquarters.

When she arrived, Gu Nian still had more than five minutes to get off work, so she didn't go in. She waited at the door of the police station.

Nearly 10 minutes passed and she saw Gu Nian and her colleague talking and laughing.

Mu Lanshu's face was livid. Seeing that Gu Nian was really transferred here, the blood in her body seemed to be frozen and cold. But there was anger rising in her chest, and she stared at Gu Nian.

Gu Nian glanced at Mu Lanshu and was stunned. The smile on her face stopped, she hurriedly said goodbye to her colleagues, and ran over.

She whispered in a panic and guilty voice: "Mom."

Mu Lanshu sneered: "You still think I'm your mother?"

After saying that, Mu Lanshu turned around and left with a cold face.

"Mom, I'm sorry."  Gu Nian said as soon as she entered the house.

Mu Lanshu pointed at the door and shouted agitatedly: "If you really feel sorry, go and quit your job tomorrow! Not to mention the criminal police, you are not even allowed to work for as a police officer!"

"Mom, it's actually not dangerous. Most of my work involves solving crimes. There are no front lines like bullets and guns. It's not as dangerous as ordinary people think." Gu Nian explained.

"Shut up! Do you still think of me as a mother in your eyes? You won't agree to anything I say! You signed up for the police academy without telling me, and now you go to the criminal investigation team without telling me. Gu Nian, in your eyes , who am I, no matter what decision you make, you don't need to respect me, right?"

"Mom, don't get angry and just listen to what I have to say, okay?" Gu Nian said helplessly.

"I got agitated, what's wrong? You did these things, do you still want me as a mother to hold it in? Why? I am your mother, am I not even qualified to take care of your affairs?"

"Mom, why are you so opposed to me becoming a police officer? If it's just because it affects the blind date, you won't be so agitated." Gu Nian said puzzledly, "Besides, the police profession should be respected by others, but why? You make it sound like I am a shameful person here, as if...as if I am doing something outrageous and embarrassing to you. Mom, why on earth is that?"

Gu Nian felt aggrieved. The career she liked was so fair and legitimate, but she had never been able to get the support of her only relative. She also felt uncomfortable in her heart, and she didn't even have anyone to talk to.

If this was told, who would believe it? Who could understand?

"I don't care, anyone else can do this job, but you can't!" Mu Lanshu said firmly.

"You have to tell me a reason, right? This job is not very dangerous, the pay is good, and it is respectable. What is it that dissatisfies you? If it is because my father had an accident at work, so you are worried about me - —"

"Don't mention your dad, don't mention it again!" Mu Lanshu suddenly shouted hysterically.

It seemed that there were many pressures and things accumulated in her heart, which could no longer be suppressed at this moment, and suddenly burst out.

"Mom..." Gu Nian was a little frightened by Mu Lanshu's reaction.

"Your dad was not a policeman at all, and he has never been a policeman! You don't need to mention him with pride anymore. He died, but not because he died in the line of duty as a police officer! You don't need to introduce your dad as a policeman when you go out! "Mu Lanshu said with a stiff expression.

Gu Nian was stunned, her mind went blank. She didn't know how to react to this sudden news, and she was completely confused.

"How…how could…"

Since she was a child, Mu Lanshu has told her that her father was a policeman, a very good policeman, and has won many honors. In the end, he died trying to save others.

When she was a child, she was not sensible, and the children in the yard would always laugh at her for not having a father. Of course, there were also children who do it unintentionally and just ask why she didn't have a father, while other children do.

She was very sad and cried for a long time when she came back. Mu Lanshu just said those words to her.

From then on, she gained confidence. Whenever someone said this to her when she went out, she would puff up her chest and tell them that her father was a great hero!

Since childhood, she had always determined to follow her father's goal. When she grow up, she wanted to be a good policeman, helping others and eliminating harm for the people.

She could proudly introduce to others that her father was also a policeman, a very good policeman.

But now, Mu Lanshu suddenly told her that her father, her idol of all time, had never been a policeman. Everything she told her before was false.

She had always proudly told others how much of a hero her father was, but it all became a lie.

She became a liar.

Gu Nian shook her head absentmindedly, not believing it.

How could she accept something that she has firmly believed for more than 20 years and now suddenly told her that it was a false?

"Mom, you lied to me, didn't you? Just to make me resign and not become a police officer." Gu Nian's eyes were at a loss and full of hope, hoping that Mu Lanshu could tell her that this was the case.

Mu Lanshu's face was stiff and she couldn't bear to look at Gu Nian's hurt eyes.

If possible, she would be willing to hide it for the rest of her life.

But, who told her to be a police officer? As an ordinary office worker, she was willing to maintain such a lie for Gu Nian.

Even if she was a small policeman, lies could continue.

But she just... happened to join the criminal investigation team.

If she didn't resign, she will get hurt ... in the future.

Mu Lanshu looked away: "How could I lie to you about such a thing? I would never make fun of your father's reputation. You were bullied when you were a child and cried so much when you came back that I made up this story to lie to you. Who knew you actually kept remembering it, took it seriously, and became a target. If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have said this to you. Those words are like someone trying to scare a crying child. If you cry again, the police will come and arrest you. You are the same."

Gu Nian kept shaking her head and murmured: "But how could you...how could you keep lying to me for so long? You said that my dad was not a policeman, so what did he do? And how did he die?"

Mu Lanshu's expression changed, she avoided Gu Nian's eyes, and said harshly: "You don't need to know this, you just need to know that your dad is not a policeman at all, and everything I told you before is all false. In short, you need to resign! Otherwise, you will stop recognizing me as your mother!"

After Mu Lanshu finished speaking, she turned around and returned to the bedroom.

"Mom, if you don't tell me anything, how can I believe what you say?" Gu Nian asked after chasing Mu Lanshu.

But the only answer she received was the sound of Mu Lanshu closing the door and locking it.

"Mom!" Gu Nian knocked on the door outside, "Please tell me clearly!"

"You resign, or don't call me Mom!" Mu Lanshu said hard-heartedly.

Gu Nian's cry came from outside: "But I really like this job, not just because of my dad. Regardless of whether he is a policeman or not, I want to continue doing this job. Mom, I beg you, don't force me, okay? My job is aboveboard and not embarrassing. Mom, I beg you."

Mu Lanshu also cried silently in the room. Listening to Gu Nian crying outside, she felt uncomfortable.

But she still hardened her heart and said loudly: "Don't cry at my door, which makes me upset. Are you begging me? Then I beg you too, quit this job! Only talk to me when you resign! I don't want to see you now!"

After hearing this, Gu Nian's mouth felt as bitter as if she had a piece of gall in her mouth. She closed her mouth tightly, afraid of crying. Her lips trembled tightly, and tears kept falling out.

She really didn't understand why a job had to go to this level.

Furthermore, as a police academy graduate, what could she do if she didn't become a police officer?

She felt uncomfortable holding it in, turned around and walked out the door.

"Gu Nian?"

While Gu Nian was walking aimlessly, she suddenly heard someone calling her, and the voice was very familiar.

Gu Nian looked up and saw Chi Yiheng standing in front of her.

She shouted in surprise: "Teacher Chi, why are you here?"

This was near her home.

Chi Yiheng was embarrassed to say that he came to see her specially, fearing that he would scare her away if he said it too clearly.

Gu Nian kept calling him Teacher Chi and refused to change her words. With such a distinct title, he could know what she was thinking.

"I came here to do something, and now that I have finished it, I didn't expect to meet you. Is your home near here?" Chi Yiheng asked.

Gu Nian lowered her head and nodded.

"What's wrong with you? Are you crying?" Chi Yiheng saw that her head was lowered very low, so he also lowered his head and finally saw a little of the tears on her face clearly.

Gu Nian shook her head and did not answer. Chi Yiheng looked at his phone and said, "At this time, you haven't eaten yet. Come on, I'll treat you to a meal. Even if you're in a bad mood, you can't go hungry."

Gu Nian felt so uncomfortable now that she didn't want to do anything, talk, or eat. She just wanted to be alone.

But before she could react, Chi Yiheng had already held her hand and pulled her to find a restaurant nearby.

At this moment, a black Bentlry passed by in the middle of the road.

Chu Zhaoyang looked out the window with his dark eyes, his mind empty and his expression slightly tired. He crossed the fingers of his hands, folded his two thumbs on his index fingers, and placed them naturally on his two long legs.

Suddenly, he saw a man and a woman holding hands and walking one behind the other on the roadside.

Chu Zhaoyang's originally relaxed body suddenly straightened up and he looked over.