Reborn and Counterattack: The CEO's Powerful Sweetheart

”Is it important?”

Li Yan’s thin lips moved slightly, appearing somewhat exhausted, yet also a bit flustered.

”Important! Very important!”

On the surface, all of this seemed trivial, but in fact, it couldn’t withstand closer scrutiny.

Because...

If Li Yan wasn’t Li’s mother’s son, then there might be other identities involved. As for what those identities could be, Gu Tong didn’t dare to think about it, nor could she dwell on it! She loved someone, yet didn’t even know their true identity. Could anything be more important than that?

”The grace of birth is not as significant as the grace of upbringing! She raised me, so I should be filial. But don’t worry, I won’t bring her to the Academy, and you all won’t live together, so such things won’t happen again in the future. You won’t have to worry about any conflicts!”

Li Yan spoke these words calmly, devoid of any emotion.

It seemed casual, yet somehow deliberate.

He wanted to cover up, hide the truth, and prevent Gu Tong from probing further.

However, he underestimated Gu Tong’s determination regarding this matter!

In this situation, there was no longer any way out, nor any room for negotiation.

”Is it true about your relationship with Gong Chenli?”

The question was thrown out, and Li Yan widened his eyes, never expecting Gu Tong to ask such a question...

How did she know, who told her...

Gu Tong observed Li Yan’s expression carefully, able to clearly understand all his intentions.

Without any hesitation, she pressed her lips together and said, ”I should have thought of it sooner. No matter how long you’ve been at the Academy, you couldn’t have perfectly created the opportune moment that Gong Chenli’s nephew appeared, and you fit all the criteria for his nephew, leaving no one else to take your place, which can only mean your identity has issues...”

Gu Tong was right, there was indeed an issue with his true identity...

Li Yan had no grounds to deny it and could only tacitly accept it.

”Actually, it’s quite a coincidence. This time, when Zhang Ma and I came to the Zhao Family, we passed by an elderly person’s door. The elder knew a lot and told me more about Zhang Ma, mentioning an officer with a scar on his neck, surnamed Feng, and I realized everything...”

An elderly person...

Li Yan furrowed his brows but couldn’t help recalling something. His dark eyes fixed on Gu Tong for a while and said, ”What do you want to ask?”

”It should be you telling me something,” Gu Tong raised an eyebrow and said, ”The officer with scar on his neck, I only know one, and that’s my godfather, Feng Yi! Of course, you could call it a coincidence, but for your identity to be concealed to this extent, without the involvement and assistance from higher-ups, it’s impossible. In the entire Academy, only my father could achieve that!”

”So, from start to finish, all of you knew about this, but kept it from only me. If I hadn’t accidentally stumbled upon it, how could you have told me about it! Do you think this is fair? Did you consider me as your wife? Such an important matter, yet I’m the only one who couldn’t know? I really don’t understand what you were all thinking.”

Faced with a barrage of questions, Li Yan was powerless to argue.

This was also something he had kept hidden for a long time, just as Gu Tong said, if it weren’t for her unexpected discovery, he wouldn’t have told her.

Because it implied danger...

He wanted to explain, to convince.

But he knew, now was not the right time to address this matter, as there was something even more important...

”Who told you?”

Li Yan lowered his eyelids and asked in a calm voice.

Because he knew in his heart that if no one had told Gu Tong, she would never have gone to the hometown on her own, nor would she have encountered the elderly person to learn about these things.

All these happenings seemed coincidental, but more so, it was shrouded in mysteries.