Stars In His Eyes
Chapter 656: Returning Home 10_1

Chapter 656: Chapter 656: Returning Home 10_1

Liang Tao is just a town official now. Even if Xing Ye were to fail in the future, it wouldn’t affect Liang Tao.

But, if Liang Tao chooses to join the team of Xing Ye’s political adversary, and possibly moves up the ranks to county level, or even higher, once Xing Ye’s opponents find out that He Teng and she have sided with Xing Ye, in the aftermath, Liang Tao will certainly be scapegoated and might even be used as a tool to threaten her and He Teng.

Liang Tao was puzzled, "If Xing Ye was your brother’s former comrade-in-arms, should not your brother stand by Xing Ye without any hesitation? Should there be no need to choose?"

"However, my brother has another comrade-in-arms who he owes his life to, Lan Li, a member of the Lan Family from the capital, as you just heard from Jiang, the Gu and Lan families from the capital are the pillars there. Most importantly, uncle, I am the daughter of the Gu Family."

Liang Tao became more confused, "How could you be the daughter of the Gu Family? Aren’t you the daughter of the He Family?"

"Uncle, I’m talking about my biological parents. The Gu Family of the capital is the family of my biological parents. Therefore, my brother’s choice is up to me." He Zhilan couldn’t keep this a secret any longer. The situation was serious and crucial, she had to let Liang Tao understand the critical connection.

Only then did Liang Tao nod. He had known last year that He Zhilan had been kidnapped, but he did not expect that just within a year, He Zhilan had found her biological parents, and that they were of such high status - from the Gu Family of the capital?

However, this thought made Liang Tao even more depressed, "Since you are the daughter of the Gu Family, why don’t you side with the Gu Family instead of standing against them? Have you identified each other yet?"

"I am their daughter only by blood. But I don’t recognize them, I even hate them. During the year I was in the capital, I paid them back for everything they gave me, including my life. So, there is no relation between me and the Gu Family. I told my brother that I won’t recognize them, nor will I return to the Gu Family. As for Xing Ye, even if they didn’t know my true identity when I first arrived in the capital, they treated me kindly without any ulterior motive. They were friends of He Zhilan and the playmates of Gu Zhilan from the courtyard in my childhood - they are my kin."

Having said this, He Zhilan, seeing Liang Tao’s expression, knew that he had understood why she had told him all this, "Uncle, I have appeared in front of Gu Family members time and again, but, to this day, they have not recognized me. Therefore, this remains a secret, and will never be made public. I will forever remain He Zhilan, unrelated to the Gu Family. I am the daughter of the He Family."

"I understand what you mean now. Don’t worry, I will stay out of this mud, whoever approaches me, I will just tell them that I want to stay in the town and continue serving our people!" Liang Tao nodded, understanding the painstaking efforts of He Zhilan. However, when he thought about how she said that she had repaid her biological parents, even with her life, he was confused. Seeing that He Zhilan did not want to speak about her biological parents, he did not ask any further.

"Just get a chance to mention this to Auntie, but there’s no need to tell her that I am a Gu. I’m afraid that if she knew, she’d start imagining things and worrying unnecessarily."

"Understood." Liang Tao nodded in agreement, "You haven’t mentioned this to your father, have you?"

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