Chapter 8: Which Part Offended You?

Gu Chen pushed the door open. By then, Shen Zhique's anger had already subsided by more than half.

Seeing Gu Chen, Shen Zhique reverted to his usual nonchalant demeanor and teased, "Brother Chen, what wind blew you here?"

Gu Chen walked over and looked Shen Zhique over. Apart from looking a bit haggard in the face, he seemed fine otherwise, and even looked quite energetic.

Gu Chen let out a breath of relief.

Shen Zhique had been brought to the hospital together with Gu Yan.

If something really happened to Shen Zhique, the Shen family would blame them, and the Gu family would have a hard time explaining themselves.

Thankfully, the little young master was unharmed.

"I heard from A-Yan that you were sick, so I came to check on you," Gu Chen said. "How do you feel now? What did the doctor say?"

Shen Zhique was more patient with Gu Chen than with Gu Yan. He smiled and said, "A-Yan is making a big deal out of nothing. It's just a cold and fever. The doctor has seen me, and I'm fine now."

Gu Chen asked casually, "How could you catch a cold out of nowhere?"

Gu Chen really knew how to poke at sore spots.

The corner of Shen Zhique's mouth immediately flattened. The humiliation he had barely suppressed surged back up. He said offhandedly, "It was too hot, so I took a cold shower."

Gu Chen: "..."

Damn, he had asked the wrong question!

Gu Chen smartly didn't push further. He shifted the topic at the right moment. "Are you hungry?"

Shen Zhique shook his head. "Not hungry."

Gu Chen offered a few more words of concern.

Soon, a smile returned to Shen Zhique's face. He sighed, "I really envy A-Yan for having such a good brother like Brother Chen."

Why was Gu Chen coming to the hospital in the middle of the night?

He wouldn't delude himself into thinking it was specifically to see him.

It was because of Gu Yan.

Gu Chen was worried that Gu Yan might get into trouble or cause problems.

Other people's brothers are better.

Unlike him...

He also had an older brother.

But his brother rarely saw him, maybe only a few times a year.

Even during those rare meetings, they barely exchanged a few words...

Gu Chen knew some details about the Shen family's situation.

As an outsider, he couldn't say much.

He could only change the subject again.

"Are you tired? Do you want to sleep for a while?"

He wasn't good at dealing with kids.

Especially not with a kid like Shen Zhique, whose mood swings were unpredictable and who never followed the rules.

Better to keep quiet.

He kept quiet!

Shen Zhique should keep quiet too.

But getting Shen Zhique to shut up was impossible.

He was born rebellious; he loved going against others.

Shen Zhique said, "Brother Chen, I just woke up not long ago. I'm not tired, and I don't want to sleep."

Gu Chen: "..."

For the first time, Gu Chen realized the importance of Gu Yan.

He desperately hoped Gu Yan would come back soon.

Shen Zhique seemed unaware of Gu Chen's silence and continued talking to himself. "Brother Chen, keep me company and chat!"

Gu Chen walked over and sat on the sofa nearby. "Okay, what do you want to talk about?"

Shen Zhique asked, "Brother Chen, if someone schemes against you or bullies you, what do you usually do?"

Gu Chen's heart stirred.

A-Yan had guessed right—someone really was targeting the young master of the Shen family!

He just didn't know who was bold enough to touch the tiger's whiskers...

Gu Chen spoke honestly. "For those who scheme against or bully me, I usually use their own methods against them."

Shen Zhique pondered the method Gu Chen provided...

Use their own methods against them...

It sounded good.

But it wasn't suitable for him.

If he really followed Gu Chen's advice and used their methods against them, wouldn't he still be the one losing out?

Inappropriate! Inappropriate!

"Brother Chen, are there other methods?" Shen Zhique asked eagerly.

Gu Chen understood.

Shen Zhique felt his method wasn't suitable.

Gu Chen didn't know the full picture and didn't dare give random advice. He said officially, "Different enemies require different methods. However, no matter what kind of enemy, as long as you know their fatal weakness, your chances of success will increase significantly."

Shen Zhique nodded thoughtfully.

Fatal weakness...

This method sounded good.

But the problem was...

He didn't know what the ugly woman's fatal weakness was...

However, soon!

Very soon, he would find out.

Shen Zhique asked Gu Chen many more questions.

His diverse range of questions made Gu Chen unable to sit still.

Just as Gu Chen fell silent again, Gu Yan finally returned.

Gu Chen let out a long sigh, stood up, and said to Shen Zhique lying in the hospital bed, "Since A-Yan is here, I'll leave first."

Shen Zhique smiled at Gu Chen. "Thanks for coming to see me so late, Brother Chen. I'll treat you to a meal sometime."

Gu Chen nodded and instructed Gu Yan, who was standing nearby, "Take good care of A-Que." He gave Gu Yan a meaningful look.

Gu Yan shoved the tablet in his hand into Shen Zhique's hands. "A-Que, I'm going to see my brother off."

Shen Zhique's attention was entirely on the tablet in his hands. He casually replied, "Okay."

Outside the ward, Gu Yan followed behind Gu Chen. "Big Brother, why did you call me out? Is there something wrong?"

Gu Chen glanced at Gu Yan and said gravely, "What was the task A-Que assigned you?"

Without Shen Zhique's permission, Gu Yan dared not reveal any information regarding Shen Zhique.

Not even to his biological brother.

Gu Yan, who usually feared Gu Chen to death, looked at Gu Chen warily with a serious expression. "Big Brother, what are you trying to do?"

Gu Chen was quite annoyed by Gu Yan's defensive attitude.

He knew Gu Yan was loyal to his brothers.

But he hadn't expected him to guard against his own biological brother.

Gu Chen snapped, "What can I do? I'm just worried that if something happens to A-Que, the Shen family will come after you."

Gu Yan muttered quietly, "A-Que isn't hurt anyway!"

Gu Chen shot him a cold glance. "Idiot! If A-Que had really gotten hurt, would you still be standing here talking to me?"

Everyone in North City knew how much the Shen family patriarch doted on this grandson, Shen Zhique.

And Shen Zhique's older brother, whom he rarely saw...

If anything happened to the young master whom the Shen family cherished like their eyes, even the Gu family wouldn't be able to withstand the Shen family's wrath!

Gu Yan also sensed that Shen Zhique's admission to the hospital tonight was abnormal.

Thinking that Gu Chen was his biological brother and definitely wouldn't harm him, he had to tell the truth. "A-Que didn't ask me to do much. He just had me retrieve all the surveillance footage from the Di Hao Club tonight."

Gu Chen had a general idea.

Combining this with the questions Shen Zhique had asked him in the ward,

he realized Shen Zhique's hospitalization was likely related to certain people who entered the Di Hao Club tonight...

Somehow, a figure flashed through Gu Chen's mind.

Then he dismissed it as overthinking.

Wen Zhizhi didn't know Shen Zhique.

And Shen Zhique wasn't the type of person Wen Zhizhi could contact.

"Big Brother, if there's nothing else, I'll go back first. A-Que is waiting for me."

After being scolded by Gu Chen, Gu Yan felt a sense of crisis and wanted to figure out exactly what had happened tonight.

Gu Chen originally wanted to ask Gu Yan about Wen Zhizhi.

Seeing Gu Yan anxious to leave, he nodded and instructed, "Take good care of A-Que. Contact me anytime if there are issues."

Gu Yan grunted, turned around, and hurried back toward the ward.

For some reason, Gu Chen felt uneasy. He called out to Gu Yan, who had walked a short distance away. "Send me a copy of the Di Hao Club's surveillance footage from tonight as well."

Gu Yan didn't dare make decisions on his own.

"I need to ask A-Que's opinion first."

What if tonight's footage was really related to certain members of the Shen family...

Gu Chen: "..."

"Forget it, go back!"

He hoped he was overthinking things!