Chapter 458: Chapter 459: Infuriating People without Paying for Their Lives

He renamed Xiao Yue as Xiang Lingyue, it’s clear to anyone with half a brain – he’s grooming Xiao Yue to be the successor of the Xiang Family.

Xiao Yue has no relation to his current wife.

His current wife will definitely see Xiao Yue as a thorn in her side, wishing with all her might to get rid of him sooner rather than later.

You can guard against robbers, day and night, but you can’t always guard against a thief from within the family.

If, God forbid, he weren’t careful and Xiao Yue got hurt, he wouldn’t just be filled with lifelong regret, he wouldn’t rest even in the grave.

However…

He glanced at Gu Junzhu, “You cheeky brat, your words are sweeter than your actions, but didn’t Xiao Yue get hurt under your watch too?”

Thinking of Lingyue’s injuries, a pang of heartache shot through Senior Master Xiang.

“That was unavoidable,” Gu Junzhu shrugged, “I didn’t expect your Brother Xiang to be so heartless, attacking an eight-year-old kid.”

Senior Master Xiang: “…”

Who’s Brother Xiang in your family?

Xiang Jiechao?

A wave of dizziness swept over Senior Master Xiang from anger.

So Lingyue getting hurt this time was his fault too?

Gu Junzhu went on, “Life is full of unexpected events. I can’t guarantee that nothing like this will happen again, but I can promise that the chance of it happening while she’s with me is definitely lesser than if she’s with you.”

Actually, it wasn’t less at all.

As soon as Senior Xiang commits to making Lingyue the successor of Xiang Family, she will be a threat to the others in Xiang Family. Even if Lingyue escaped to the ends of the earth, they would still want to get rid of her.

Of course, he wasn’t about to tell Senior Xiang this.

If he spelled it all out, how would he sweet-talk the old man into leaving Lingyue with him?

Senior Master Xiang: “…”

So if he didn’t take Lingyue away, this rascal couldn’t ensure her safety?

The only difference is that the level of danger would be slightly less with him!

All were this rascal’s reasoning, and if anything went wrong, it would always be someone else’s fault. What on earth did his superiors eat when they gave birth to him – his belly full of tricks?

Senior Master Xiang felt wore out.

He waved his hand tiredly, “Fine, fine, I can’t out-argue you, I’ll stop talking now, anyway, when Xiao Yue grows up a bit more, when she can defend herself, I’ll still take her back.”

For now, he would help pave the way for Xiao Yue.

After returning to Xiang Family, he would clean up a bit and cultivate more confidants for Xiao Yue.

In light of that plan, it wouldn’t be a bad thing to temporarily leave Xiao Yue here.

The Fifth Lord of Gu had a triumphant grin bursting inside him, but kept a straight face, “Uncle Xiang, don’t worry, I will do my utmost to help you take care of Lingyue. I won’t mind the hardships, I won’t mind the fatigue, I’ll educate her into the most outstanding successor, to ease your concerns.”

Senior Master Xiang: “…”

Help him take care of Lingyue?

Help him???

Senior Master Xiang was going crazy.

It was obvious that they were holding onto his grandson, refusing to let him take her home. He had no way to fight against them, so he could only grit his teeth and agree. Now how did it turn into them helping him?

This seemed like a scenario where they were hijacking his grandson while also making him indebted to them!

Senior Master Xiang, trembling with rage, pointed at Gu Junzhu’s nose, “You little rascal, proud of your dirty tricks! Just wait until I tell your father, so he can teach you a good lesson!”

Devious as honeycomb briquettes already, without proper discipline, would there be a chance for others to live in peace?

Gu Junzhu smirked subtly, “Uncle Xiang, you’re overthinking it. If you really told my father, he would surely be proud of me. After all, people like me who are of high integrity and who put others before themselves are few and far between in the world. I’ve inherited his good tradition and he will definitely feel comforted!”