In the original timeline, Lin Jiaqiao didn't know about this.
She didn't know that her father had found a girl named Gu Xiaoxu, nor did she know that Gu Yiming had a sister.
She knocked on the study door, "Dad, can I come in?"
Lin Dapeng was in a good mood, "Come in."
As soon as Lin Jiaqiao entered the study, his attention was attracted by the notebook on the table.
A soft cover copy in kraft paper color with a cat printed on the cover.
Lin Jiaqiao's pupils suddenly shrank, and she asked Lin Dapeng: "This book?"
Lin Dapeng teased her: "It's mine."
He said with some pride: "Dad used this notebook to save a person. Haha, isn't Dad awesome?"
Lin Jiaqiao laughed a few times and asked tentatively: "Dad, can I take a look?"
Lin Dapeng refused: "Of course not."
"It can't be counted."
Lin Jiaqiao knew Lin Dapeng's temper. He attached the most importance to the confidentiality of the case, so she planned to come over and take a peek at night.
She pretended to go out and peeked through the crack in the door to see where her father hid the notebook.
When night came, she went into the study in the dark and looked for the magical notebook on the bookshelf.
But the notebook wasn't there.
Lin Jiaqiao found a note where the notebook should have been placed. It was left for her by Lin Dapeng. It read: You little brat, you even learned to peek.
Lin Jiaqiao was furious.
If you don’t want to show it to me, then forget it. I’ll be able to see it in the end anyway.
By the window of the master bedroom, Lin Dapeng saw the faint light from the study and returned to the cabinet with satisfaction.
He took the clothes from Ms. Qiao and said, "Go and have a rest. I am so old, and I can't even find a piece of clothing."
Ms. Qiao sat back on the bed and helped him fold the clothes in the suitcase. She asked, "What are you teasing Lin Jiaqiao with now?"
Lin Dapeng was dissatisfied, "Look at what you said. Our daughter has that kind of intelligence. What's the point of bullying her?"
Ms. Qiao glanced at him and said, "Comrade Lao Lin, you are already a grown-up, can you please be more mature and not be so picky with children?"
Lin Dapeng couldn't help laughing, "Didn't you notice that when our daughter uses her brain, she's just like those little cats and dogs playing tricks, so funny."
"What are you talking about? Is there any father like you?"
Ms. Qiao hit him with a pillow and couldn't help laughing herself.
Unlike the harmonious Lin family, the Gu family is a completely different scene.
Gu Xiaoxu really wanted to take Gu Yiming away, but she now relied entirely on government assistance to survive and could barely take care of herself, so she couldn't afford to support Gu Yiming at all.
Gu Yiming also didn't want to be a burden to her sister, so she made an agreement with her that she would move out of home when college started.
He calculated that he had a scholarship and could also work part-time as a tutor, and the money he earned would be enough to support himself and his sister.
With a new goal, he felt that his life seemed to brighten up.
Until he returned home and saw his mother.
Gu Yiming already knew all of Gu Xiaoxu's tragic past. Before entering the house, he told himself countless times to stay calm and rational.
But the moment he saw his mother, all the negative emotions surged out uncontrollably.
Mother Gu sat in front of his desk, and said in a gloomy tone, "Oh, isn't this Young Master Gu? He still remembers to go home."
Gu Yiming immediately thought of Gu Xiaoxu’s trembling hands.
He was worried that his anger would expose his sister, so he just went back to his room in silence.
Just as he closed the door, his mother stood up and slammed the table: "Stop right there! I told you not to move!"
She rushed over and slapped Gu Yiming twice before saying anything.
Gu Yiming was already half a head taller than her at this time, but because he was too thin, he looked frail.
"Speak, did I ask you to move?"
Mother Gu was like a mad person who had lost her mind, roaring loudly and pushing him constantly.
"Who gave you the courage to team up with outsiders to deceive me and even yell at me? Who taught you that?"
"Tell me, where did you and Qin Guan go? Who were they with? I want to ask their parents what kind of people they raised!"
"Speak up, you uneducated beast. Look at those beggars on the street. If I weren't there, what's the difference between you and those beggars!"
"Are you deaf? I told you to speak, speak!"
She hit him a few times and felt pain in her hands, so she found the small stick she usually used to punish Gu Yiming and started hitting him with it again and again.
Gu Yiming knew her very well and knew that she would be fine after she finished her madness.
But this time, thinking of Gu Xiaoxu, he didn't want to endure it anymore.
He snatched the stick from his mother's hand and snapped it in two.
He threw the stick at his mother, pushed her, and slammed his door.
In order to make it easier for his mother to check at any time, his room was not locked. He leaned against the door, feeling happy.
It's time to do this, he thought.
This was the first time Gu Yiming resisted, and Mother Gu was shocked.
She was stunned for a few seconds before she came to her senses and knocked on the door desperately:
"You think I don't know, right? That number belongs to the detective's daughter!"
"Are you in love with that little bitch? I know that bitch looks like a vixen. And that Qin Guan, he's a pimp."
"You don't want to talk, right? Fine, I'll call the city police station and ask that detective how he trained someone like this to sell stuff out!"
Gu Yiming was really angry.
He pulled the door open suddenly, and his mother was caught off guard and fell in due to inertia and fell to the ground.
Gu Yiming didn't want to pretend to be a good son anymore. He didn't pull her up, but just looked down at her.
"I've seen the girl my dad cheated with. She can't compare to you. She's not as young as you, and she's not as pretty as you."
"But Dad chose her anyway."
"Because she's not like you, she's a normal person."
"If I could choose, I would also like her to be my mother."
Gu Yiming knew very well what his mother couldn't stand.
As expected, as soon as he finished speaking, she collapsed and screamed.
That night was the most peaceful sleep Gu Yiming had ever had since he could remember.
However, this happiness was too short-lived.
The next day, before dawn, two strong men broke into Gu Yiming's room.
Gu Yiming didn't even have time to change into her pajamas before they pulled her out of bed.
Gu Yiming was shocked. House robbery
Gu Yiming was worried that his mother's personality would conflict with the robbers, so he tried to persuade them not to hurt her, but he saw his mother standing in the middle of the hall.
Then, he heard the most horrifying words in his life.
His mother said, "You have read so much books over the years, you should start over."
She then said to the two strong men, "My son has a naughty character and doesn't know what's good for him. Please educate him well."
Gu Yiming struggled so hard when he left that the neighbors heard the noise and came out to watch: "What's going on? What's going on?"
Mother Gu pretended to wipe away the tears from her eyes and said, "This child is too ignorant. I really can't control him. I can only let him go to a professional school to study."
The neighbor was surprised: "No way, your Gu Yiming is such a good student and obedient, how can it be difficult to manage him?"
Mother Gu rolled her eyes and sighed, "He has a girlfriend. I don't know what the girl said to him, but he quarreled with me when he came back."
She showed her neighbor the injuries she had sustained from the fall and said, "Look, you're fighting me."
The neighbor nodded and said, "This is totally wrong. How can there be such a bad child?"
Gu Yiming broke free from the sturdy man and rushed to his neighbor. "That's not the case, uncle. I beg you, please call Officer Lin from the Municipal Bureau and tell him that I'm—"
Before he could finish, two strong men covered his mouth and dragged him away.
The neighbor's black mole trembled a little, but he didn't say anything.
Mother Gu observed his expression and cried softly, "That Officer Lin is his girlfriend's father."
"It's okay for him to be in a relationship when he's this old. I just don't understand why his personality suddenly changed."
She shook her head in frustration: "I really have no other choice. I am so useless."
Seeing her like this, the neighbors had already forgotten which police officer to call and hurried to comfort her.
Lin Jiaqiao hadn't heard from Gu Yiming for two weeks, but she was not panicked.
The date of Gu Yiming's martyrdom had passed, and she thought he was safe now.
Until this day, Gu Xiaoxu came to see her.
It was afternoon, Lin Jiaqiao was surfing the Internet, and heard someone knocking on the door. He went to see, and saw Gu Xiaoxu standing anxiously at the door.
Lin Jiaqiao actually didn't know what Gu Xiaoxu had experienced. Neither Lin Dapeng nor Cui Boxing wanted to reveal a single word.
However, from their occasional conversations, Lin Jiaqiao could guess that this young lady's past was not a happy one.
So she was extra gentle to her. She asked, "Xiao Xu, are you here to see my dad? He's on a business trip and won't be back until the day after tomorrow."
Gu Xiaoxu anxiously grabbed Lin Jiaqiao's arm, "Have you seen Gu Yiming recently?"
"He seems to have disappeared."
Lin Jiaqiao's heart sank, and an ominous premonition immediately came to his mind.
Qin Guan waited at the bus stop for a while before Lin Jiaqiao hurried over.
Both of them were wearing the clothes they wore when they last went to Gu's house, like two nerds.
On the way to Gu Yiming's house, Qin Guan asked, "What's going on?"
Lin Jiaqiao said: "Sister Xiaoxu couldn't contact Mingming. They had agreed to meet before, but Mingming didn't show up."
"Also, he never called her again after they broke up. Later, she was very worried and called home several times, but his mother answered the phone every time."
"I just tried using a pay phone, and it was his mother who answered."
Qin Guan also frowned, "Old Gu is not such an unreliable person."
Thinking of the suffering that Gu Yiming had endured in his previous life, Lin Jiaqiao quickened his pace: "Let's go, I'm worried that Mingming is in danger."
The two knocked on the door for a long time before Gu Yiming's mother came to open the door.
Seeing them, she put away her smile and asked, "What are you doing here again?"
Lin Jiaqiao said: "Our medical school—"
"Fuck you!" Gu Yiming's mother pointed at her nose and cursed, "Where did you come from, you bitch? You're so arrogant, aren't you? You actually dared to encourage my son to lie to me."
"Gu Yiming is such an obedient child, but you, a slut, take care of him—"
Qin Guan stood in front of Lin Jiaqiao and said, "Keep your mouth shut."