<h4>Chapter 122: Should You Keep Her by Your Side, or Push Her Further Away? (2)</h4>


    Gu Yu halted in his tracks but didn’t turn around. Regardless, Grandpa Gu didn’t care and made his way over while leaning on his cane. As the two men stood shoulder to shoulder, Grandpa Gu turned his head to the side to face his grandson. His smile widened.


    “Yu, how long has it been since Ist saw you lose your temper?”


    His question caused Gu Yu’s eyebrows to twitch. Like a small stone being thrown into a stream, Grandpa Gu’s words caused a ripple of emotion to pass through his eyes.


    Grandpa Gu did not wait for Gu Yu to reply before continuing, “Come, take a walk with me.”


    The Gu Manor upied a huge plot ofnd, and the front porch was graced with a small garden that was filled withrge areas or flora and fauna. After Mr. Gu Sr. had retired from his business, he spent his free time tending to these flowers and nts.


    As they both slowly walked on the cobblestone path, Gu Yu supported his grandfather by his arm. Although Mr. Gu Sr. was old, his steps were still solid. He walked steadily beside his grandson.


    As he looked around and enjoyed the scenery, a wave of nostalgia hit Grandpa Gu. He said, “Yu, do you remember how quick-tempered you were as a little child?”


    As a young kid, Gu Yu hadn’t been as cold and unfeeling as he was now. Being born as an only child with a golden spoon in his mouth, he had a very privileged childhood. As the only heir of the Gu household, he had grown insufferably arrogant and haughty.


    “When you were young, you were like a ticking timebomb. You always pouted and lost your temper at the slightest provocation. Back then, I was worried about how you’d find a wife in the future if that temper followed you into your adult years.”


    As Grandpa Gu slowly reveled in his memories, his voice grew sentimental. “However, you followed in the traditions of the Gu family and refused to lose your temper in front of outsiders. You’d always maintain a public image as an elegant young master. In private, however, you’d vent everything towards your mother.”


    At that point, Grandpa Gu paused. He turned to look at Gu Yu, who was almost two heads taller than him. “Do you know why you’d only show your true emotions to your mother?” he asked, staring into Gu Yu’s handsome face


    Gu Yu looked back at him and pursed his lips, refusing to reply.


    Grandpa Gu smiled as he shook his head. “That was because, your mother was the closest person to you in your heart, and the person you depended upon the most.”


    “Humans are always inadvertently venting their tempers at the person they feel is the closest to them in the hopes that the other person will indulge them and grant them an outlet for their frustrations. After your parents passed away, you hid your heart away so deeply that no one could tell what you were thinking. From then on, you never showed your bad temper again. Now, think about this: how much of your bad temper have you unleashed upon Little Wei?”


    He continued, “So if you are true to yourself, hasn’t Little Wei be the person closest to you? In marrying her, were you intending to keep her by your side or push her further away?”


    Grandpa Gu reached out to pat Gu Yu on his chest. “Think about what I just said,” he stated.


    Gu Yu apanied his grandfather for dinner but didn’t remain for a moment longer. When Mrs. Lin saw Gu Yu drive off into the night, she remarked to Mr. Gu Sr. resentfully, “It’s getting ratherte, Master. Why didn’t you ask Young Master to spend the night here? I’m guessing that he’s in a bad mood because he fought with Young Mistress. That’s why he came back for some constion in the first ce.”


    Mr. Gu Sr. chuckled shrewdly. “He didn’te back to find constion,” he said. “He came back to find an excuse.”


    Mrs. Lin pleaded, “Master, there must truly be a generation gap between us. Why am I unable to understand what you’re saying anymore?”


    Feeling toozy to exin himself, Mr. Gu Sr. simplymented, “What a dolt!”


    –


    Wrapped inside a thick nket, Xu Wei was sweating profusely. The heat had kept her from sleeping well. Unable to bear it any longer, she removed the nket and picked up her cell phone to look at her unread message. It was a notification that her payment for Pang Hai’s news hade in.


    cing the phone back down, she was about to go back to sleep when the door suddenly opened. She raised her head and saw Gu Yuing towards her.


    What was he doing back here?