Chapter 52: Irreparable Past

  That night, Xiao Qian directly drove away, startling many people in the middle of the night, but no one dared to say anything.

  The next day, Gu Yu rested at home and directly called Yuan Chun to come to Xiao Garden to help her deal with official business.

  Yuan Chun was still visiting Xiao Garden for the first time. Usually, he would pass by the entrance and look at the majestic guards at the door, feeling infinite yearning and intimidation in his heart. This time, however, because of Gu Yu, he was able to walk into the garden openly and uprightly for the first time.

  Following the security guard for a long time, she finally saw the house filled with roses. She took a deep breath before entering, but found that Gu Yu had not been seen for several days, and he looked like he was injured, ill, and thinner than before.

  Gu Yan was very calm, but she came for the internet investment case that had been going on for a long time. If this case didn't pass in a day, her heart would be uneasy for a whole day. Companies like theirs originally did one project that could last for several years and weren't in a hurry to do new projects. However, Gu Yan was no longer just making money, but really wanted to invest in meaningful projects.

  Yuan Chun looked at Gu Ye during a break and said, "Director Gu, this place is really big. I've never been here before."

  Gu Yu smiled, but due to her illness, her smile was somewhat pale, "Do you like it?"

  "Of course I like it."

  "Do you like living in a museum?"

  "Uh..."

  Gu Yu smiled and shook her head, saying, "It's missing a few pages. Can you go to the study and help me get some materials? They should be on the desk."

  Yuan Chun agreed and quickly ran to the study to fetch it.

  But soon after, a loud noise came from that side...

  With a loud noise, Gu Yan was also startled and quickly got up and ran out.

  In the study, Yuan Chun's whole body was trembling, her face pale, and in a short while, sweat had broken out on her face. Next to her, a portrait that originally hung in the center of the study had fallen to the ground, shattered into pieces.

  Gu Yu remembered that it was Xiao Qian's portrait, his appearance when he was in college.

  But what made her heart suddenly turn cold was that the author of the painting... was Lu Qinghuan...

  Yuan Chunhua was so frightened that he couldn't speak clearly, ran over, his lips trembling and unable to say a complete sentence, "General Gu, I...I didn't do it on purpose, I thought it looked pretty good, who knew one touch..."

  Gu Yu looked at Yuan Chun for a moment, didn't have time to comfort her, and walked several steps to the edge of the painting, bowing her head to see if there was still any possibility of restoration.

  However, the paper had deteriorated for a long time and was left untouched for many years to remain intact. But now, with just a slight tear, the portrait is broken, and on it, Xiao Qian's young face is shattered into several pieces, beyond repair.

  Yuan Chun covered her mouth, feeling distressed and afraid, constantly asking, "Director Gu, what to do now? Is this Director Xiao's... will Director Xiao let me go home? Will he make a fool of me... I didn't mean to, what to do."

  Yuan Chun followed her for three years, although she couldn't be considered a right-hand man, but because she was progressive, down-to-earth, serious about work, and didn't have any bad intentions, so Gu Yu always liked her, intentionally promoted her, and taught her hand in hand.

  Gu Yu crouched there, lost in thought for a moment, then lifted her head, and had already regained her usual calm demeanor. Her expression seemed as if nothing had happened at all, which made Yuan Chun feel much more at ease in an instant.

  "It's nothing, just an old painting that's been hanging for a long time, if it's broken then so be it."

  Yes, this painting has been here for a long time, probably since before she married into the Xiao Garden.