Chapter 5 – A Life as Widow (2)

Chu Qiao sneered coldly in the room. Xu Bilian was just like her name, she really had a green face. In her previous life, she and Gu Jianshe hooked up. This woman was born by He Jihong and her ex-husband. She was three years older, and now still was Gu Ye’s wife.

But soon after, Xu Bilian would have an accidental miscarriage and divorced Gu Ye. Since then, Gu Ye had never remarried. Until she died, this man was still single and raised two sons alone.

Thinking of the fiery voice before her death, Chu Qiao’s heart warmed. Everyone wanted her to die, but only Gu Ye, an outsider, stood up for her. In fact, she didn’t have much contact with Gu Ye in the previous life.

Although Gu Ye was the uncle of Gu Jianshe, the relationship was very bad. The water and fire were incompatible, and never made up. In the previous life, Gu Jianshe became a big boss by chance. Gu Ye worked hard by himself and also became a rich man. Gu Ye liked to secretly sabotage Gu Jianshe’s plans and also succeeded every time. So when Gu Jianshe mentioned anything about his uncle, he gnawed his teeth like facing an enemy of life and death.

In previous life, she especially listened to Gu Jianshe’s words. Naturally, she didn’t dare to speak to Gu Ye. In total, she only spoke two times, and no more than ten sentences.

However, it was still common to meet each other. Old man Gu was very traditional, it was regulated that the younger generation of the family must gather together at least three times a year. On New Year’s Eve, Mid Autumn Festival, and Qingming Festival1, wherever they were, they must rush home to reunite together. Especially during the Qingming Festival, the old man would lead the whole family to the cemetery to worship, and give his children and grandchildren a lesson in ideological and political education.

1Qing Ming Festival : Qingming or Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day, Celebration for the dead (in early April)

In Chu Qiao’s impression, Gu Ye always had a straight face and didn’t talk or laugh harshly. However, his appearance was the best among Gu family’s descendants. He was tall and courageous, with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes. He was much more handsome than Gu Jianshe’s white little face.

However, Gu Ye had a very bad relationship with his father, old man Gu, and even his relationship with his own mother was indifferent. Instead, Gu Jianshe had a deeper relationship with his step grandmother.

Although Gu Ye was Gu Jianshe’s little uncle, he was one year younger than Gu Jianshe. His mother, Lin Yulan, was old man Gu’s second wife, and only had one son Gu Ye.

Chu Qiao thought of many things in her previous life. In fact, she didn’t like Lin Yulan very much. This Lin Yulan was really the kindest stepmother in history. She had raised her stepchildren through all kinds of hardships, and even her step-grandchildren were very well raised, but not her own son. It was no wonder that Gu Ye was so indifferent with his mother. It was estimated that he was hurt too much, so his heart became cold.

1Qing Ming Festival : Qingming or Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day, Celebration for the dead (in early April)