Chapter 407: The Momentum is Established

Gu Heng greeted each person as they were introduced.

“Young brother.”

Qi Guowei said gently to Gu Heng, “If you don’t mind, you can just call me Uncle from now on. We’ll be like uncle and nephew. How does that sound?”

“Uncle Qi.”

“Uncle Tang.”

“Uncle Qiu.”

“Aunt Zheng.”

Gu Heng wasn’t a stickler for formalities. Since Qi Guowei and the others had made their wishes clear, he happily complied, addressing them all again.

“There you go!”

“Such a good boy!”

Zheng Hanliu walked forward, and her eyes filled with sympathy as she looked at Gu Heng, who was covered in bandages.

“Brother Gu, thank you for saving Zhengzheng that day.”

Qiu Yuexin, dressed in a blue and white hospital gown, helped her husband to his feet. She then walked slowly to Gu Heng’s bedside and bowed deeply. “Jia Sheng and I were discussing this a couple of days ago. You gave a second chance at life to both Zhengzheng and our unborn child. If you don’t mind, we would like for them to call you their godfather. What do you think?”

“Brother Gu, from now on, let’s call each other brothers.”

Holding Qiu Yuexin’s hand, Qi Jiaseng said with a grave expression, “Once you’ve recovered, I’ll find an opportunity for us to share a drink. How about we become sworn brothers?”

“HEY, HEY, HEY!”

“STOP, STOP!”

“Count me in on that sworn brother thing!”

Before Gu Heng could even reply to Qi Jiaseng, a ruckus erupted from outside the room.

Everyone turned toward the sound. They saw Tang Ziheng, who looked like a mummy wrapped in bandages, being pushed into the room in a wheelchair by a nurse. It was his shouts they had just heard from the hallway.

“You brat! You should be lying down in your room. What are you doing out here?”

Seeing his son in such a state, Tang Jinghui’s face instantly darkened, and he quietly chided him.

“Dad!”

“Brother Gu saved my life!”

“I heard he was awake, so of course I had to come see him right away!”

Tang Ziheng’s reply was full of self-assurance. He then grinned at Gu Heng. “Brother Gu, I’m Tang Ziheng, the guy you pulled from the driver’s seat. I just heard Brother Sheng say he wants to become sworn brothers with you. You have to count me in!”

“After what happened, we can say we’ve been through life and death together.”

“I’ll never forget you saving my life.”

“Brother Sheng and I have always been closer than actual brothers, but from now on, the three of us will be true brothers. How about it?”

Compared to Qi Jiaseng’s mature and steady demeanor, Tang Ziheng was much more of an extrovert. He was frank and direct, a personality type that Gu Heng found quite agreeable.

As for Qi Jiaseng and Tang Ziheng’s proposal to become sworn brothers, the elders like Qi Guowei and Tang Jinghui, who stood behind them, simply watched with smiles, showing no intention of interfering or objecting.

In the days that had passed since the incident, Qi Guowei, Tang Jinghui, and the others had already conducted a thorough investigation into Gu Heng’s background and identity.

Despite his youth, he was already an A10 Level magnate, commanding a portfolio of assets in industries spanning food and beverage, entertainment, hotels, aviation, and even traditional herbal medicine. To describe him as a brilliant young man with a limitless future would be no exaggeration.

Furthermore, this incident was more than enough to prove Gu Heng’s impeccable character. After all, someone willing to risk his life to save complete strangers, nearly dying in the process, could not possibly be a bad person.

Under these circumstances, both objectively and subjectively, Qi Guowei and the others were more than happy to see Qi Jiaseng and Tang Ziheng form a deep bond with Gu Heng.

Facing the sincere expressions of Qi Jiaseng and Tang Ziheng, Gu Heng smiled at them and replied, “Since you two elder brothers think so highly of me, of course I’d be delighted.”

“Excellent!”

“Then it’s settled!”

A smile spread across Qi Jiaseng’s face. “Once you and Ziheng have recovered and been discharged, we’ll find a time to hold the ceremony in front of our parents. The three of us will become sworn brothers!”

“No need to find a time.”

“We’ll do it on the day Ah Heng is discharged.”

“The day Ah Heng leaves the hospital, everyone will come to my house.”

“We’ll have a proper celebration and act as witnesses for you three boys.”

At this, Qi Guowei looked toward Tang Jinghui. “Minister Tang, you’re always buried in work. Will you be able to find the time?”

“Old Qi, don’t you start with me.”

“No matter how busy I am, I’ll have to make time for this.”

“Gaining two extra sons out of the blue? I’ll probably be laughing in my sleep tonight.”

Tang Jinghui shot a glare at Qi Guowei, then his gaze fell upon the mature and composed Qi Jiaseng and the refined, handsome Gu Heng. His expression was one of pure delight.

“Then it’s all decided.”

Qi Guowei said with a laugh, “And to my in-laws, you must both come as well.”

“Of course.”

“Just let us know when it’s decided.”

Watching this harmonious scene unfold, Qiu Yanfeng’s smile was truly from the heart.

Throughout this exchange, Jiang Man, after her initial brief introductions of Qi Guowei and the others, had silently retreated to a corner without saying another word.

Now, as she watched Qiu Yuexin ask Gu Heng to be her children’s godfather and saw Qi Jiaseng and Tang Ziheng ask to become his sworn brothers—all while observing the attitude of elders like Qi Guowei and Tang Jinghui—Jiang Man was overcome with emotion.

‘From now on, Gu Heng will truly have no weaknesses. He’ll want for nothing—not money, not authority, not influence. In the future, anyone who tries to use their power or status to bully him will face the combined, ferocious retaliation of five families: the Qi, Yao, Qiu, Tang, and Liu. And if you factored in the connections of the older generation, the sheer reach of that network is terrifying to even think about.’

‘Gu Heng… his position is now unshakeable…’