Reborn: The Return of the Villainous Mr. Liu

Chapter 882: Envy

The same introduction happened at the Gu villa as well the next day when Yating brought Chyou to his house.

Gu Rong, who was now fully recovered after the hospital's discharge, had tears mistying his eyes. It was hard to imagine the day when everything was going so well for them, including their relationship, which has been battered for a long time.

If it was a few years ago, Gu Rong would have laughed off in mockery had somebody predicted this future.

"Uncle Rong! Uncle Mo!"

With her ever so brightened demeanor, Chyou filled the slightly gloomy atmosphere with her light.

"This villa will feel so lively from now on…" Butler Mo couldn't help but choke a little. "This father-son pair were always at odds and so there was never a moment of peace. Especially me, who was always sandwiched in between them."

The said father-son pair coughed.

"But now Miss. Zhu can finally bring some sense and joy to this house," he wiped his eyes.

Gu Rong frowned. "I wasn't being that difficult all the time."

"Let's not talk about that Master," he curtly replied.

"..."

He furiously diverted his attention away from Butler Mo and with a one-eighty degree change in his countenance, met Chyou's gaze.

"You have no idea how happy I am today, dear. My idiot son finally showed courage to come out with his feelings. It doesn't feel real at all."

"Dad," Yating threw a dry look at his father.

"What? I am praising you!"

"It doesn't feel that way."

"When have you ever felt my sincerity anyway!?"

Chyou puffed up her cheeks. "No fighting!"

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"Good. This will be the first rule of this house. We will all be nice to each other."

Gu Rong felt an arrow strike his heart.

It was worth it for all the times I relentlessly chased after my son for her. This house will finally get its daughter-in-law!

"Of course dear. I am always very civil."

Yating glared at him. "What do you mean by that? That I am the rogue one?"

"I never said anything like that. You are implying it yourself," he furrowed his brows.

His brow twitched hard.

This old man is now all acting cuddly and innocent in front of Chyou!

Gu Rong held her hand and beamed. "Jiahao has prepared a feast for you, dear. Why don't you join us for lunch? And there are desserts too!"

"Oh my!" Chyou clapped her hands once. "Definitely!"

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The sumptuous feast lasted for an hour, and it was now that Yating realized how big of a gossipmonger Gu Rong really was. It was as if he had completely switched his original self with something else.

When was he so passionate about gossiping?

"That old man still goes on claiming that?" Gu Rong snorted in disdain at the part of Liu Hai expressing his fear of men eyeing his wife, Liu Chunhua.

"He is nothing but a shenanigan and prankster fooling around. Thankfully, his eldest son, Liu Jinhai resisted his genes. Apparently, the latter's eldest sons did not."

Chyou coughed.

The twins…

She then noticed his fingers slightly clenching the chopsticks with an uncomfortable expression spreading across his face.

She blinked once and asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Gu Rong glanced at her once and then looked away, the same tinge of discomfort bothering him.

"Nothing really…"

He didn't know how to express it properly so he took some time and said, "I might say that Mr. Liu keeps fooling around half of the time. Wait, more than half of the time actually. But I have always felt envious of him and the Liu family."

Yating was taken aback. "Really?"

It came as a surprise to him that Gu Rong even admitted this. He was a stubborn man who didn't appreciate admitting his restless feelings.

"It's hard to explain. He has a good eye for people which is why he always chose the right people in his life, whether it be for himself, his sons or his grandchildren," he averted his gaze a bit because this part also included choosing Ai in the picture.

"And when there are the right people in your family, it automatically becomes so lively. Whenever there has been any party or function, the most chaotic people goofing around have always been the Liu family."

Chyou fully nodded in agreement. "No doubt about it."

Gu Rong hesitated. "That's why…I know it's not nice but I have felt so envious of the Liu family. So happy, cheerful and lively as compared to the life I gave to Yating. I know Mr. Liu's life wasn't always so easy. His mother had especially been against Mrs.

Liu and even Liu Nana at one point. But he and Liu Jinhai handled that animosity well and still managed for their family to stay together.

I, on the other hand, could neither choose the right woman for myself nor let my parents stick around like a tight knit family. At one point, everything fell apart for me. So I always kept wondering. How did Liu Hai and Liu Jinhai manage to do it? If I could have done that, then the Gu villa might have been a little more buoyant for Yating."

Yating slightly trembled.

Dad…

"Well…" Chyou scratched her chin and said, "It all boils down to one's personality I guess. I mean to say that Grandpa Liu is…" she coughed, "a very crafty person."

Gu Rong rolled his eyes. "No kidding."

"And so is Uncle Jinhai, though in a different sense than Grandpa. They are also greedy in a way that they want everything to be right the way it should be."

She stuck out her tongue merrily. "So when you add their craftiness in the equation, it simply means that they will bend and manipulate the situation to their advantage anyhow. But Uncle Rong, you are very straightforward. So it's like this.

For example, you didn't pull any bad plots to separate Ai from Yating at the time he liked her. You simply demanded him to forget about her because you didn't like her.

But if it had been Grandpa Hai or Uncle Jinhai for that matter, they would have definitely planned something dubious as long as it served their purpose. They are simply like that."

Chyou coughed again.

It basically implied that Gu Rong was pure-hearted and honest while the Liu family…not so.

Chyou chirped. "So you don't have to feel bad about anything Uncle! You handled the situations the way your ideals allowed you to. There is no comparison because everybody's approaches towards their family are different~"

Gu Rong was on the verge of tears with her heartfelt words, so he quickly coughed and said to avoid breaking down in front of everyone, "Yating, why don't you show her your room? It's going to be her room in the future, so let her see it so that she can plan it to her liking haha."

Yating shook his head at his feeble attempt to escape the situation.

"Sure."