Chapter 18 She Thought He Was Her Him
Jin Xiu found a qualified confidant in An Junxi and told her everything, "My father always stays at the villa in the suburbs and never resides at the mansion. He only stays at the mansion for a night or two during the New Year. Since my grandparents went to the United States, I've been living alone at the mansion. My grandparents wanted to take me to the United States, but my father refused. At that time, my father would visit me every two months. Later, when my uncle said he wanted to take me back to my grandmother's house, my father finally let me live in the villa with him."
An Junxi was already feeling down about her senior, and upon hearing this, she felt a surge of vigor out of anger. What she heard most often from Jin Xiu was "My father won't allow it," "My father doesn't agree," "My father doesn't permit it." How is this Gu Yikun even fit to be a father? Does he not care about his own parents?
She asked in disbelief, "He let you live in the mansion alone when you were so young?"
Jin Xiu replied, "Yes, that's how it started. Because I was afraid of the dark, my father sent me to boarding school. Later, when my uncle wanted to take me back to my grandmother's house, my father brought me to live at the villa."
An Junxi found it unbelievable but refrained from cursing Jin Xiu's father in front of him. Yet in her heart, she had cursed Gu Yikun countless times.
Jin Xiu continued, "I don't even know what to do to make my father like me. Tonight, when I saw you waiting for a ride, I wanted to have the driver take you home, but I was afraid my father wouldn't agree, so I didn't dare to offer."
An Junxi felt an immense pain for Jin Xiu. Even at such a young age, he had to live cautiously under Gu Yikun's shadow—a life more pitiable than living off others.
No wonder he had the demeanor of an adult even at eight or nine years old. Who knows what this child has been through?
An Junxi asked, "Your father treats you like this, and you aren't angry at him?"