Winter is approaching soon. The gloomy rainy weather has lasted for a whole week. The backyard of the Gu family has accumulated quite a few puddles of water, making it easy for even the servants to slip and fall when passing by. Therefore, everyone has been trying to avoid walking through the backyard recently. Gu Jin received a notice from the school to stay on campus, and he only returns home on weekends and holidays.

Upon hearing the news, Cen Xiuzhi's expression darkened. He slammed the table abruptly and stood up from the side of the sofa, angrily asking, "Cancel? What kind of joke is this? Did I agree to break off the engagement?"

Chu Jing's expression remained calm as he casually replied, "Even if you're angry, it's a helpless situation. The agreement was originally a one-sided commitment. However, if Gu Family terminates it, it would actually be beneficial for us. Why bother getting angry?"

"No, Dad, I can't agree," Cen Xiuzhi couldn't help but say, "I get along very well with Gu Jin. For no reason at all, why do you want to break us up? Didn't you used to say that the person I want to marry should be someone I like?"

"The matter of terminating the contract was proposed by the Lady of the Gu Family," Chu Jing said, "I have already asked Gu Lin, and he also respects the Lady's wishes."

Cen Xiuzhi had never expected that Madam Gu would intervene in his and Gu Jin's affairs. From this perspective, it was only possible that her suspicion had arisen due to his acquisition of Gu Corporation's shares. Therefore, she wanted to eliminate the assistance around Gu Jin as soon as possible. He had focused too much attention on Su Che's presence, but had overlooked the most immediate danger.

Thinking of this, Cen Xiuzhi rubbed his temples with a headache, sat back on the sofa, and after a long while, he finally spoke, "Does Gu Jin know about this?"

"Perhaps," Chu Jing helplessly replied, "after all, he is one of the parties involved, so the news of the contract termination should have reached him earlier."

Chu Jing was right. In fact, Gu Jin knew one day earlier than Cen Xiuzhi.

The initial agreement was established by Old Man Gu, while the person responsible for fulfilling the contract after finding it was Mrs. Gu, who, together with her assistant, concocted the plan to send Gu Jin to the Chu family. That's why they did it this way.

Now that Cen Xiu Zhi's existence has posed a threat to the position of the successor of Gu Mo, it is predictable that Madam Gu, the wife of Gu Xiao, would want to terminate the contract.

To everyone's surprise, Gu Jin's response was surprisingly calm. He simply acknowledged with a sound before hanging up the phone. With heavy academic tasks awaiting him in the new semester, it seemed that the position of the young master of the Chu family in this child's heart was not as significant as imagined by others.

Late at night.

Madam Gu woke up from her dream with a throbbing headache. She could hear faint, fragmented sounds outside and couldn't help but shout towards the door, "Yuan Family, stop working so late!"

Due to work reasons, Gu Lin rarely came home. The bedroom was usually empty, with only Mrs. Gu sleeping alone. As a woman staying in an empty room, she was used to loneliness and didn't think much of it. However, the constant noise outside made her feel inexplicably restless.

"Is it you from the Yu An household who is outside?" called out Madam Shao.

The sound paused for a while, and after a moment of silence, it resumed again. This time, it was a rhythmic sound. The more I listened, the more it felt like someone was walking back and forth in the hallway late at night, the sound of their shoes hitting the floor.

Madam Gu affectionately gathered her long hair and quietly stepped off the bed. She opened the door and looked outside with cautious eyes.

There was indeed someone in the hall. In the moment when Madam Gu left, the person disappeared by the door. Madam Gu caught a glimpse of the long hair on the other person and knew it was a woman. She thought it was a servant who came to steal things from the house, and couldn't help but call out, "Who is it? Stop right there!"

As she spoke, she hurriedly went down the stairs and chased after him.