Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Suddenly Made a Comeback!
Chapter 848: Just an Adopted Daughter

Chapter 848: Chapter 848: Just an Adopted Daughter

With a "snap," the old lady slammed the photo onto the table, clearly showing she was truly angry this time.

"Afraid? What are you afraid of? Gu Qiang, over the years, I’ve really spoiled you too much, to the point that you’ve even forgotten what your real surname should be!"

Gu Qiang trembled violently, as if something came to mind, and all color drained from her face.

"Mom, I..."

"Don’t call me mom. I never had you as a daughter. From now on, you have nothing to do with the Gu Family. You’ve truly disappointed me."

The Rong Family members initially had no reaction, but when they heard the old lady’s words, several faces showed incredulous expressions.

What does the old lady mean by this?

What does she mean by never having Gu Qiang as a daughter?

Could it be that all those rumors outside were true?

The old lady turned to look at the others, her face unusually calm.

"I’m not afraid of you all seeing this joke. Now that it’s come to this, I don’t intend to cover for her anymore. Everyone here is connected to the Gu Family, so I’ll be honest. Gu Qiang has no blood relation with me. She’s just my adopted daughter, the real daughter of the maid who came with my dowry."

"That maid was loyal to me and died blocking a bullet for Huaijin when he first went to school, so I raised the newly born Gu Qiang as my own."

The old lady let out a cold laugh, turning to Gu Qiang, "Haha, it turns out those without blood relations cannot be truly nurtured. Over the years, I’ve treated her wholeheartedly, indulged her, yet raised such an ungrateful person, wanting the Gu Family to end with me! Today, I definitely cannot keep you."

"Ah!!!" Gu Qiang screamed.

She never expected the old lady to publicly reveal her shame in such a blatant manner.

All her past pride and dignity crumbled entirely at this moment.

Still clearly in the room,

Yet Gu Qiang seemed to hear the people’s ridicule and contempt.

In despair, she clutched her ears.

"No, no, mom, I can’t. I still need to take care of you." Gu Qiang cried while shaking her head, trying to grab the old lady.

She never expected the old lady to turn her back so quickly.

She thought that with the years of care she’d given, even if one day the truth came out, the old lady would be somewhat soft-hearted due to their relationship, but unexpectedly—

Her entire plan fell apart, and at this moment, Gu Qiang was utterly devastated, even ignoring the already wailing Jin Siyue beside her.

The old lady looked at Gu Shengrong.

Gu Shengrong snorted coldly, "I disagreed with you adopting her from the start. Now, do you finally see what kind of person she is?"

The old lady sighed, "I just wanted to repay that favor to Huaijin, who knew..."

So even though Gu Qiang had done many outrageous things before, she still turned a blind eye to it.

If it weren’t for her mother, she might have ended up a lonely old woman long ago.

"Alright, stop thinking about those things." The old man, after all, felt sorry for his wife and softened his voice, "Leave the rest to me, go and rest by the side."

With that, the old man stood up and looked at the Rong family’s couple, "Sorry to let you witness our domestic scandal. Now that you know part of it, you should understand what should be said and what shouldn’t be."

Rong Junsheng quickly replied, "Of course, Uncle Gu. This... this woman is indeed ruthless and despicable. If you need anything, Uncle Gu, feel free to let me know."

Gu Shengrong let out an indifferent "Hmm."

Rong Junsheng then looked at his wife and daughter, "Let’s go, let’s get some fresh air outside first."

With that, he led them out.

Once they were gone, the old man turned to Jiang Li and sighed, "Miss Jiang, you shouldn’t have had to hear such indecent things. I wanted to invite you over for a meal today but ended up causing you such grievances. We haven’t had the chance to thank you for everything on the Deserted Island, and now this—"

Jiang Li stood up and smiled slightly, "It’s alright, Grandpa, you handle things first, I’ll step aside."

"Alright, if you need anything, just tell the servants."

Seeing how understanding and sensible Jiang Li was, Gu Shengrong’s fondness for her grew.

She’s truly the granddaughter-in-law that I’ve taken a liking to, pleasant wherever you look.

As the people were leaving the room one by one, the dining room door closed bit by bit, and the room instantly became much dimmer.

The last light that enveloped Gu Qiang faded completely.

Though the heating was on, she felt cold to the bone.

As soon as everyone left, she began to kowtow repeatedly, hoping for forgiveness from the old man and old lady.

"It was a moment of madness. I shouldn’t have harmed Gu Yu. Please, Dad, Mom, give me a chance. I will make it up to him in the future, I know I was wrong."

Gu Shengrong didn’t even want to look at her.

In his eyes, Gu Qiang’s existence was no different from a servant; he never considered her a real daughter, not even a qualified adopted daughter.

After all, their family owed the Wang family, so materially, he had never deprived her.

The marriage with the Jin family also took considerable effort to arrange, hoping she wouldn’t have any worries in the future.

He thought by doing so, she would be satisfied.

But unexpectedly, she was never content, and now she was even after the Gu Family’s assets.

Truly laughable.

Gu Shengrong directly looked at Gu Yu, "After all, you’re the one who suffered, so you decide how to handle this. Both of them are yours to deal with."

A simple sentence, determining life and death.

Gu Qiang understood clearly.

Their family’s life was indeed in the hands of the old man. One word from him could decide not only her fate but probably doom the entire Jin family.

So, at this moment, she was shaking with fear.

Zhao Lang’s expression remained indifferent.

Gu Qiang’s actions were things he initially chose to ignore, but her repeated insatiability and targeting Jiang Li was something he could not tolerate.

"Since a crime has been committed, let those who should handle it handle it. I’ve alerted the police and plan to hand Jin Siyue over to law enforcement. How to press charges, how to go to court, and how to deal with the aftermath, let the Jin Family figure it out. Let them choose whether they want money or their only grandson."

"As for Gu Qiang....."

Zhao Lang squinted his eyes.

"I imagine the Jin Family won’t care for her anymore. If that’s the case, I have a place that suits her quite well."

Gu Shengrong turned away, "Handle it yourself, you don’t need to ask me."

With those words, he left.

Zhao Lang knew this meant he had been given full authority to deal with Gu Qiang as he saw fit.