An Empress's Return to the Present: The Real Young Lady's Strong Comeback

Chapter 243: Regret

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

When the guests saw that Gu Xiao seemed to be about to speak, they tacitly stopped their teasing and sarcastic words and gave the home ground to Gu Xiao.

Gu Xiao sighed and slowly said, “President Ji, when 1 was born, I almost lost my life because of that illegitimate son. It wasn’t easy for me to survive until now. Did 1 come to you just to let you take one of my kidneys for the sake of the illegitimate son again?”

“Although my life was given to me by Mr. Ji and Madam Jiang He, 1 feel that I have already returned my life to you when I was just born. Now, I don’t owe you anything. As for the kidney transplant that you mentioned, please allow me to reject it.”

At this point, Gu Xiao deliberately paused and took out the acting skills she had practiced in ancient times. After a while, her eyes were filled with tears.

“If you still want to force me… 1 just want to ask, Mr. Ji, am 1 not your daughter? Do you have to humiliate me like this for Ji Lin?”

There was a slight tremble in her voice, as if the heavy emotions in her words were too much for her to bear for a moment.

Even Ji Gao, who had always been cold to Gu Xiao, could not help but feel sad when he met Gu Xiao’s slightly red eyes.

Gu Xiao met Ji Gao’s helpless eyes, and a trace of disappointment flashed across her heart.

In her previous life, she had wanted to ask Ji Gao and Jiang He about these things personally. However, even until her death, she did not have the time to ask them.

However, in this life, after she really asked, she realized that the emotions in her heart were not as great as she had imagined.

She only felt a little regretful for Gu Xiao, who had spent her entire life pleasing them and praying for them to give her a trace of love.

Chu An moved and came to Gu Xiao’s side. He didn’t say anything and only reached out to hold Gu Xiao’s hand tightly.

Sensing the force from her hand, Gu Xiao turned around. The moment she saw Chu An, the trace of regret and disappointment in her heart disappeared.

Perhaps the outcome had already been decided.

If she hadn’t encountered all kinds of hardships in her previous life, she wouldn’t have transmigrated to ancient times and gotten to know Chu An, let alone return to the modern world from ancient times and meet Chu An again. After Gu Xiao held Chu An’s hand, she restrained her thoughts and pursed her lips before asking Ji Gao again, “President Ji, why didn’t you answer my question?”

After saying that, the layer of tears in her eyes turned into tears that rolled down from the corners of her eyes.

Ji Gao looked at Gu Xiao, but he did not know how to answer her.

This was because he knew very well that Gu Xiao’s questions were all the truth.

Indeed, he did not treat Gu Xiao as his biological daughter. Or rather, ever since he got together with Du Li, there was no one else in his heart.

Du Li was his most beloved lover, and Ji Lin was also his most beloved child.

As for the rest, perhaps only Ji Chen could get some attention. After all, he had watched Ji Chen grow up, and he had invested his feelings into him before he met Du Li.

As for the others, he personally thought they had nothing to do with him, let alone have love and care for them.

However, he was not a fool. He knew that these words could not be said now.

He raised the corners of his mouth stiffly and tried to squeeze out a smile for Gu Xiao. However, it was precisely because of his reluctance that his expression became even more incongruous.

“Xiaoxiao, what do you mean by that? You’re my daughter, so I naturally care about you and dote on you. Don’t let your imagination run wild. Back then, it was Dad who did something wrong because he was young and insensible. Now, 1 naturally want to compensate you. You just have to give Dad…”

“What about Ji Lin? Is President Ji’s so-called compensation so that I can give Ji Lin a kidney transplant?”

When Gu Xiao heard Ji Gao’s sweet words, she could not help but interrupt him.

This question caught him off guard. Ji Gao opened his mouth, but he did not know how to answer this question.

Gu Xiao snorted when she saw this.

“It seems that you still haven’t given up on my kidney! In that case, I have nothing to say to you! Please leave now! We don’t have to meet again!”