CH 314

[T/N: Title refers to folk story where an oyster and snipe fight, and the fisherman catches them both. Basically, when a third party benefits from the two other parties fighting]

When Wang Cheng said that Wu Jia of the Chinese Department was Gu Li's sister, there were several onlookers outside in the hallway. So, this matter could not be concealed and soon spread, causing trouble for Gu Li as expected. Besides some students who still didn’t recognize the most popular students of Beijing University, most others had heard about Gu Li. After all, he was one of the school grass, and it was normal for many to pay attention to him. However, as Wang Cheng guessed, Gu Li was afraid that others would learn that he was just an outer grandson of the Gu family, and never mentioned it. Still, this was not the reason for the criticism. What really made everyone think that this matter might not be so simple was Wang Ziyu's identity. The fact that Wang Ziyu was the granddaughter of Old Man Gu from the Gu Group had also spread. Although there were reports in the newspaper some time ago related to this, there was no mention of Wang Ziyu, so not many people knew about this. Now that they did know, some people couldn’t help but suspect that Gu Li had hidden reasons for approaching her.

If one wanted to say that Gu Li was acting like siblings towards Wang Ziyu, the familial ties between the two were actually quite distant. Putting that aside, if someone did assume that Gu Li really only approached Wang Ziyu because they were relatives, his behavior of pleasing a distant relative yet disowning his sister gave one something to think about.

After Wu Jia found out about this, she didn't recklessly run to find Gu Li. She also knew the situation of the Gu family. Her mother and second uncle had discussed in front of her, on more than one occasion, how to let Gu Li join the Gu group. She also had to consider the situation of the other branches. So, she thought for a moment, then ran to the rooftop to call her mother, Gu Yanru.

Gu Yanru was with Gu Tianming at this time. After Wang Hongxin and Wang Ning’an went to the ancestral house and recognized their family, Wang Ning'an surpassed Gu Ping in becoming Gu Li’s biggest threat. Both the brother and sister felt that they had to change their plans and let Gu Li enter the Gu Group directly.

Before the two could finish speaking, Gu Tianming's cell phone rang.

When he gave it a glance and saw that it was his third uncle calling, Gu Tianming quickly signaled for Gu Yanru to keep quiet. His third uncle rarely called him personally, so he couldn't help but be a little excited. Perhaps Gu Li finally reached the eyes of his third uncle. The hope in his heart immediately dissipated after hearing what his third uncle said.

[T/N: Updates are probably gonna be pretty spaced out from now on. BUT, there's not that many chapters left!]