Sure enough, Li Wei's guess had been right.
Gu Jinzhi continued in a low voice, "Ever since Great-Grandfather was grievously wounded and fell into a coma, the Gu Family has been going downhill."
"After Grandpa was seriously injured five years ago, things became even more difficult."
"To treat Great-Grandfather and Grandpa's injuries, the family's martial resources have long since exceeded our income."
At this point, he abruptly fell silent.
After a while...
"Sorry, perhaps... the Gu Family... isn't as you imagined..." His voice was somewhat strained. "If..."
His words suddenly caught in his throat, and no matter what, he could not continue.
After struggling for quite some time, he tried turning his head to see how "Jiang Xue" had reacted to all this.
Instead, he saw the girl slumped entirely in the theater seat. Her slender, delicate body had slid down slightly, as though she might fall at any moment.
Her eyes were tightly shut, and her brows were knitted together.
Her small face was deathly pale, without a trace of color, while fine beads of sweat seeped from her temples.
She looked to be in considerable pain.
"Jiang Xue?" Gu Jinzhi was startled. He hurriedly turned sideways and reached out to pat her cheek.
Her skin felt ice-cold, yet she still showed no reaction.
Gu Jinzhi took a deep breath. After sitting for a while, the injuries in his body had eased considerably.
Enduring the various dull pains throughout his body, he slowly, gently, and cautiously lifted Li Wei from the seat, as though he were protecting a priceless treasure.
Then he rose, tightened his arm around her, turned, and left the ruined theater...
A thousand meters above Huanmao Center.
For a brief moment just now, Huang Lei had first been delighted, then his brows shot up as he