I told my mother-in-law that Gu Qingyu and I were lured here by Dai Qingshu and ambushed.

When I woke up, Dai Qingshu had already escaped.

My mother-in-law sneered and said, "Do you think your story makes sense? Or rather, is Dai Qingshu the type of person you say he is? If he had gone so far as to kill Xiaoyu, how could he have left you alive?"

Look at that, the mistress of the powerful Gu family, remaining poised even upon learning of her son's sudden death.

I sighed inwardly, feeling unworthy, and obediently knelt at her feet, seeking her guidance.

She said there was no need to disguise anything deliberately. Just speak normally, and call your father-in-law to come over immediately.

My always energetic father-in-law, Gu Ting, crumbled instantly upon entering and seeing Gu Qingyu's corpse, becoming utterly haggard.

His face was etched with anger and unwillingness.

How interesting, the reactions of my parents-in-law couldn't be more different.

Anyone who didn't know better would think it was my father-in-law who carried the child for ten months and was now inconsolable over the loss of his flesh and blood.

If my mother-in-law hadn't explained in advance, I would have seriously doubted that Gu Qingyu had been brought home from outside by my father-in-law to be raised by her.

In fact, Gu Qingyu was indeed their biological child, but his biological mother didn't care for him at all.

Why is that?