<h4>Chapter 495: Chapter 496: A Secret Conversation 1</h4><h4></h4>


    "Father." They had just finished ying chess when a well-maintained, elegantly dresseddy in a cheongsam, with her hair up, walked into the pavilion and called out to Gu Hai.


    Seeing her, Guan Jin got up and respectfully saluted, "Good day, Madam."


    "Hmm." Gao Meiru nodded slightly and waved her hand at him, "You may leave, I have matters to discuss with the old man. Don’t let anyone elsee close."


    "Yes." Guan Jin was the butler of the Gu family, aware of many affairs of the Gu family and also the most loyal servant of the family.


    Sitting down in the spot Guan Jin had just vacated, Gao Meiru spoke softly to Gu Hai, "Father, he ns toe back to take over thepany."


    Gu Hai’s sharp eyes shed with intensity as he picked up the chess pieces one by one and said indifferently, "His body has not yet recovered, let hime back after some time."


    "I told him the same, but he insists on returning. You know, once he sets his mind on something, none of us can stop him. Actually, I know that he’s worried I’ve been nting my own people within thepany. He’s not at ease, that’s why he’s eager to return." Gao Meiru sounded slightly upset and her tone carried a hint of grievance.


    Ever since Gu Yixuan had his troubles, she had been the one taking over thepany, and now having to step aside was something she naturally did not feel happy about.


    Gu Hai certainly heard the implications in her words. He leaned back in the rattan chair, his voice kind, "Meiru, you are a daughter-inw of the Gu family; of course, you can have your people and shares in thepany. You don’t have to worry about this— with me supporting you, he won’t monopolize thepany or dare to do anything to you."


    It was true that the Gu Family had achieved its glorious sess thanks to Gu Yixuan.


    But the Gu Family was established during the period of the Republic of China, and most of its employees were of the familial kind, like the roots of a great tree, intricate and deeply embedded in every part of the Gu Family, impossible to eradicate in a short period of time.


    Moreover, they were very loyal to the Gu family. With just onemand from Gu Hai, many old retainers were ready to follow his orders.


    It was for this reason that Gu Yixuan harbored some wariness towards Gu Hai.


    Gao Meiru, however, didn’t see it that way. Gu Hai was old, and after his death, those old subordinates would still have to follow Gu Yixuan’smands.


    No matter what, Gu Yixuan was also a Gu, carrying the Gu family blood in his veins.


    Even though she was a daughter-inw of the Gu family, having birthed them a boy, what of it? In the eyes of the people of the Gu family, she was still an outsider.