Chapter 994: Chapter 994: It’s His Fault
The relationship between Guo Xuwen and Guo Xuwu worsened.
Guo Xuwu offered to tutor him, but he was unwilling, and every time they parted on bad terms.
When they started high school, the two of them were placed in different classes, and Guo Xuwen originally thought things might improve.
However, Guo Xuwen’s grades were still at the bottom of the class, while Guo Xuwu was the pride of the school. When others were still struggling for the college entrance exam, Guo Xuwu had already secured a guaranteed admission.
When Su Lifan was happy for Guo Xuwu, she became furious upon seeing Guo Xuwen’s mock exam scores and, as usual, expressed disdain towards Guo Xuwen.
That time, she couldn’t help but say, "I wish I only had your brother as my son, then I wouldn’t have to worry so much, getting angered by you to death every day!"
That was the sentence she now regretted the most.
From that day on, Guo Xuwen suddenly stopped coming home.
Guo Xuwu, worried that something might have happened to Guo Xuwen, went out to look for him everywhere.
But after Guo Xuwu went out, he didn’t return for a long time.
Su Lifan, worried about Guo Xuwu and also fearing something might happen to Guo Xuwen, went out to search.
Not far from home, by a river, she saw Guo Xuwen.
At that moment, she saw with her own eyes Guo Xuwen standing in the river, pressing Guo Xuwu’s head down, forcefully submerging it in the water.
By then, Guo Xuwu couldn’t move anymore.
Guo Xuwen, however, seemed oblivious, blankly maintaining the posture of pressing down on Guo Xuwu.
Su Lifan screamed and ran over, finally startling Guo Xuwen.
In a panic, he let go of Guo Xuwu and rushed to the shore in a panic.
Su Lifan watched helplessly as Guo Xuwu lay motionless in the water, slowly being submerged.
That day, she didn’t even know how she got home.
She lay on the shore, shouting and screaming, attracting many people, someone eventually went into the water and pulled Guo Xuwu out.
But by that time, Guo Xuwu had long lost his breath, and there was no way to save him.
The person who rescued him kept asking what had happened, how did the child fall into the river.
Su Lifan, in a daze, turned her head and saw Guo Xuwen looking at her, terrified, shaking his head pleadingly, hoping she wouldn’t tell.
She was silent for a long time, then heard her own voice say that the child accidentally fell, and they tried to save him but it was too late.
Upon hearing this, others remarked that it was a pity.
At that time, there was no one nearby, and there were no surveillance cameras. Both Su Lifan and Guo Xuwen said that Guo Xuwu fell himself, and no one doubted it.
Guo Xuwu had no breath left, and wasn’t sent to the hospital at all. Su Lifan had people help bring Guo Xuwu’s body back home.
She informed Guo Ji, who was working away, to come back and arrange the funeral for Guo Xuwu.
The truth of this matter was thus covered up by them.
"How could you, how could you deceive me like this!" Guo Ji trembled all over, shouting angrily.
Xia Xin and Master Wu, hearing the commotion, worried it might attract the doctors and nurses, hurried to stand at the door, preventing anyone from entering.
Su Lifan had stopped crying, her eyes swollen like walnuts, "It’s all my fault... it’s my fault..."
Guo Ji stared intently at Su Lifan, raised his hand, intending to give her a slap.
However, with his hand raised in mid-air, he stopped abruptly.
He paused.
In the next moment, he slapped himself instead.
Guo Xuwen was still convulsing on the hospital bed, his breathing growing more rapid and shallow.
Even so, he kept muttering, "It’s not my fault, it’s not my fault, it’s Guo Xuwu’s fault, it’s his fault—"
Guo Ji, both furious and helpless, covered his eyes and began to cry.