Ye Wan knew such places existed. The Gu family's bodyguards were all trained at a special camp, but it was an extremely tough environment. She worried her younger brother wouldn't be able to endure such hardship, nor could she bear to see him suffer.
"Ye Cheng, you can study hard. Your weakness isn't due to anything else; it's because you're still young," Ye Wan couldn't bring herself to let her brother go to some grueling training camp. She just wanted him to have a normal life.
"Sister, I've already made up my mind. I'm sorry," Ye Cheng had gathered immense courage to make this decision. He didn't want to change his mind easily. He was determined to become strong enough to protect his sister from any bullying!
Ye Wan looked at her brother's resolute young face and was momentarily speechless. She felt a pang of sadness mixed with a flicker of pride. The child she had raised had finally grown up, and he was opinionated, not someone who blindly followed others.
Even though he was still young, he already knew what he wanted most and was willing to strive and fight for his aspirations.
Yet, he was still a child. Despite his precocious nature due to his upbringing and illness, he was still a child.
"Think about it again. If you still feel the same when my semester starts, I'll take you for a physical. If your body allows it, I'll help you."
Ye Cheng nodded, walked over, and hugged his sister. No one knew the depth of his reluctance to leave her. His sister was his everything, his life. But to protect her better in the future, to be with her and never be controlled by others again, he had to make sacrifices.
...
Rosso informed Gu Yunting that the drug he was given required regular antidotes; otherwise, he would die from poisoning. Therefore, Gu Yunting had to be controlled by the forces behind Rosso during this period. Rosso's first move was to seize a European arms trading right from Gu Yunting.
Gu Yunting did not hesitate. He directly handed over the business to Rosso and withdrew. Rosso then gave him the first antidote.
Upon receiving the antidote, Jin Lan immediately began his research without delay. Within two days, he assembled his team and gathered top global experts in the laboratory.
Jin Lan himself practically lived in the laboratory, staying there for twenty-four hours straight.
Jiang Yan had returned home, but her mother's attitude had deeply wounded her. She barely spoke to her mother after returning, though she still took care of her basic needs.
Her mother, already burdened by sadness, couldn't bear to confide in her younger daughter. Jiang Yan offered only a perfunctory response and said no more.
Jiang Huan was their mother's darling; she herself was merely a weed to be abused at will. The world was cruel, and she had no complaints.
Her mother watched her younger daughter's resentful gaze, feeling equally distressed. She regretted her actions but couldn't bring herself to apologize to her youngest daughter. Their mother-daughter relationship remained strained.
...
Gu Yunting had learned that the Su family had encountered trouble, orchestrated by Gu Junbo, his mother's maternal family. While his heart had initially leaned towards the Su family, after what Su Shijie had done to Ye Wan, he saw through their true colors. He had kept his distance from the Su family for years, content to let them be as long as they didn't provoke him.
It was absolutely impossible for the Su family to gain any advantage from him!
Therefore, Gu Yunting had no intention of intervening this time. His focus now was on dealing with Rosso and the forces behind him.
Ye Wan could sense that the forces behind Rosso harbored significant ambitions. If left unchecked, it would lead to major trouble.