The CEO is domineering, the devil Boss is addicted to pampering

Chapter 1371 Yun Rui's Enchanting Heart: A Deep Blood Feud

He pulled a photo from his briefcase and pushed it against the bars. In it, Su Xingya lay in a hospital bed, her face pale and her brow furrowed, clearly still unconscious. Gu Yunqian's breathing quickened, his hands gripping the bars tightly, his knuckles white.

"What do you want?" Gu Yunqian's voice was filled with suppressed anger. He knew that he had no bargaining chips now and could only let Shen Chengyu manipulate him.

"It's simple." Shen Chengyu put the photo away, his tone turning cold. "I'll give you two choices. First, help me crack the encryption system of the Nightingale Project and let me get the complete data. I'll guarantee your sister the best treatment and you'll be able to see Su Xingya. Second, if you don't agree, then I'll have to let your sister do it—but you know her health. After what she's been through, plus the high-intensity work, she might not be able to hold on."

He paused deliberately, his eyes full of defiance. "Of course, you can also choose not to agree to either. You can imagine the consequences—your sister will suffer because of your stubbornness, Su Xingya may never know you're still alive, and your father... may never wake up again."

Gu Yunqian leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes. His mind flashed with images of Su Xingya in the hospital, Gu Yunxi's frail face, and his father with tubes inserted in the ICU.

Shen Chengyu's words were like a knife, cutting into his heart repeatedly, putting him in a dilemma - if he agreed, he would be aiding and abetting the evil and destroying the Gu family's reputation for many years; if he didn't agree, he would have to watch his closest people suffer, or even lose their lives.

"What? Have you thought it through?" Shen Chengyu's voice sounded again, with a hint of impatience, "I don't have that much time to wait for you. I'll give you 24 hours to think about it. I'll come back after 24 hours. If you still don't give me an answer, then I'll have to go find your sister."

He stood up, straightened his suit jacket, and when he reached the door, he suddenly turned back, his eyes full of mockery: "Oh, I forgot to tell you, your father killed a lot of people when he was a mercenary. Tell me, if all this were exposed, would the Gu family's reputation be preserved?"

These words exploded in Gu Yunqian's mind like a thunderbolt.

He suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Shen Chengyu's back, his heart full of doubts - how did Shen Chengyu know that his father was a mercenary?

What was the connection between him and his father in the past? These questions entangled him like vines, making him even more confused.

The door of the meeting room was closed, and only Gu Yunqian was left.

He sat in a chair, his head in his hands, his nails digging into his hair. 24 hours was too short, too short for him to even think, too short for him to choose between betrayal and protection.

At this moment in the hospital, Lin Junze was standing at the door of Su Xingya's ward holding the yellowed photo.

The bullet holes and burning tents in the photo reminded him of every little detail of his time with Gu Mingcheng.

Although Lin Junze wasn't the first to know that Gu Mingcheng had been a mercenary, after so many years of companionship, he knew a little about some of the things related to the past...

—— When Gu Mingcheng was on a mission in the Middle East, he encountered a surprise attack. Could it be that someone from the Shen family was killed by Gu Mingcheng in that surprise attack?

If this is true, then Shen Chengyu's hatred has a source, and his desire to kill the Gu family has a reason.

Of course, Lin Junze was not just making guesses out of thin air, but asked his men to continue investigating.

Lin Junze turned around, took a deep breath, and pushed open the door of the ward. Su Xingya had already woken up and was leaning against the headboard, looking out the window with empty eyes.

He walked to the bedside, handed her the photo, and said in a heavy voice, "We may have found the reason why Shen Chengyu hates the Gu family."

Su Xingya took the photo, looked at the young Gu Mingcheng and Old Man Shen in it, looked at the burning tent and bullet holes, and was filled with shock.

She raised her head, looked at Lin Junze, and asked in a hoarse voice: "This... What's going on? Dad..."

"The specific circumstances are still unclear." Lin Junze shook his head. "But what is certain is that Shen Chengyu's father is related to your father's experience as a mercenary. Shen Chengyu's hatred is likely due to this."

Su Xingya leaned against the head of the bed, closed her eyes, and tears silently rolled down her face.

She finally understood that Shen Chengyu's revenge was not a spur-of-the-moment impulse, but a long-planned one. He wanted to completely destroy the Gu family with the grudges of two generations.

"Also, there's one more thing." Lin Junze's voice was tinged with worry. "Shen Chengyu went to the detention center to see Yunqian. I'm not sure what they talked about, but according to our informant, Shen Chengyu seemed to be forcing Yunqian to make a choice."

Su Xingya suddenly opened her eyes, her heart filled with anxiety: "Force Yunqian? What does he want Yunqian to do?"

"We don't know yet." Lin Junze shook his head, "But what is certain is that Shen Chengyu will not let Yunqian and Yunxi go easily. We must find evidence as soon as possible and rescue them, otherwise..."

He didn't say anything else, but Su Xingya knew what he wanted to say. She took a deep breath, wiped away her tears, and her eyes became firm again. "Uncle Lin, we can't wait any longer. No matter what Shen Chengyu's purpose is, we must find evidence within 24 hours and rescue Yunqian and Yunxi."

Lin Junze nodded and took out his phone: "I have asked Eagle and Ghost to speed up the process. Old Ghost is also tracking down clues about the confinement center. I believe it won't be long before we can find the fatal evidence against Shen Chengyu."

The atmosphere in the ward grew heavy. The sunlight from outside the window shone through the glass, but it couldn't illuminate the anxiety in the two people's hearts...

At three o'clock in the morning, the lights in the detention center's visiting room came on again.

Gu Yunqian sat in a chair, the red bloodshot under his eyes was heavier than yesterday, and the stubble on his chin made him look particularly haggard.

There were footsteps outside the iron gate, and Shen Chengyu appeared at the door, still wearing an exquisite suit, holding a document in his hand, with a confident smile on his face.

"Mr. Gu, what have you considered?" Shen Chengyu sat down across from him and pushed the document against the iron bars. "This is a cooperation agreement. If you sign it and help me crack the encryption system of the Nightingale Project, I will immediately arrange for your sister to receive treatment at the best hospital, and you will also be able to meet Su Xingya."

Gu Yunqian's eyes fell on the document, and the four words "Cooperation Agreement" pierced his eyes like thorns.

He knew that signing this agreement would mean that he would become Shen Chengyu's "black glove", using his talents to help the other party realize his ambitions, and might even ruin the lives of more people.

But he knew better that he had no choice - Gu Yunxi's hypoglycemia was so severe that it was life-threatening, and the medical conditions in the detention center were simply unable to support it. He couldn't bear to watch his sister die.

"I have one condition." Gu Yunqian's voice was so hoarse that it was almost inaudible, but it was filled with unquestionable determination. "I will help you crack the system, but you must promise that before I finish, Yunxi will receive the best treatment and not a hair on her head will be harmed. Also, after this is done, you must completely withdraw from our lives!"

Shen Chengyu raised his eyebrows, a mocking smile playing on his lips: "Mr. Gu is quite good at bargaining. However, since you are so 'aware of the current situation', I agree to your terms."

He took out a pen from his briefcase and handed it over the iron window, "Sign it. Once you sign, I will immediately send a doctor to treat your sister."