Rebirth of an Idle Noblewoman

Chapter 372: Reincarnation

Gu Xiqiao didn’t pay attention to the reaction of the media, her eyes were fixed on Luo Wenlang, who was standing in front of the camera. It seemed that Luo Wenlang was the one to bring down the Gu family after she had died. It was no wonder that the Gu family would perish so easily.

But, what did Luo Wenlang mean by his remark?

They wouldn’t have known each other in this life, right? Gu Xiqiao touched her chin, a blank look on her face.

But as she watched Gu Xijin get taken away by the police, she felt a headache building. Because she could only follow Gu Xijin, did that mean that she needed to go to a horrible place like prison?

The press conference was not over yet, and the Gu family had already descended into chaos.

Gu Xiqiao could only reluctantly follow behind Gu Xijin, who was being taken away. Just when they reached the main gates, Gu Xiqiao paused in her steps.

Not far from the gates, a black car was slowly coming towards them.

The police car was going to leave already, but when they saw the black car, they stopped in their tracks immediately, moving to the side of the road.

The black car didn’t leave even when the police car stopped, but stopped directly in front of the gates.

The back door of the car was opened, and a figure stepped down. His eyes were downcast, and you could only see his handsome profile. He seemed to be looking at something on his phone in his hand, and not knowing what he had seen, he turned towards the big screen, which was displaying the current havoc of the Gu family.

Gu Xiqiao’s face was on the screen, flickering.

When he raised his head, a cold, hard expression was on his face. The pair of deep, onyx eyes glinted with a chilling light, and his eyebrows were slightly furrowed.

Gu Xiqiao froze in mid-air when she saw the face. How could she not recognize him? It was Jiang Shuxuan’s face!

At the same moment, Gu Xiqiao realized that the connection between her and Gu Xijin had been severed, and she was free to leave her side!

“Old Zhang, is this the person you were talking about previously?” Jiang Shuxuan narrowed his eyes, looking at the face that was flashing on the screen.

The driver, Old Zhang, nodded his head. “That’s right, Young Master Jiang. The Gu family has said that Second Miss Gu is from that village, and she should be the only lucky survivor.” Saying this, the driver sighed. Even if she had been the only survivor of that place, she was no longer around.

Jiang Shuxuan pursed his lips, not saying another word. He climbed back into the car, making a call as soon as he sat down. “Yi Bing, help me run a background check on this person.”

Having said that, he hung up and looked up at the roof of the car.

As the driver started up the car and drove away, he sighed. “I heard from the Young Master yesterday, this Second Miss Gu is really pitiful.” He fell silent after that, recalling that his passenger was someone that didn’t like much idle talk.

But this time, he was wrong.

A deep, low voice came from the backseat. “Pitiful?”

“That’s right, how can she not be pitiful?” Seeing that Jiang Shuxuan was interested in the topic, Old Zhang immediately continued talking. “Madam had said it this morning, this Second Miss Gu was abandoned by the Gu family early on, and she had only been taken in by Master Gu not long ago. Second Miss Gu had some reputation before she went with them, and was quite well known. But after she came to N City, there was no news about her at all. I thought that she had lost her talents or something, but I didn’t expect that wasn’t the case at all, but that she was just unlucky to be born into a family like the Gu family.”

“Everyone knows about how the Elder Miss Gu’s methods were incredible, and it was almost impossible for the feats that she pulled off. Who would have expected that the one behind her was Second Miss Gu all along?” Old Zhang shook his head.

Jiang Shuxuan just looked down at his phone, not saying a word.

After he returned to the villa, he went to the study to settle some matters, before heading to the bathroom to shower once night fell.

While he was doing all this, Gu Xiqiao was floating behind him, looking at him silently.

It wasn’t until he left the study that she started to explore the room. This was still the same villa in N City, the same study. There was an ancient text on the table, written in oracle bone inscription that gave a headache to anyone who read it.

Gu Xiqiao floated down, though her body was transparent, she still had her mental powers. She used it to take control of the computer, since Jiang Shuxuan wouldn’t be back yet.

She hacked into the network client that she had left behind previously, compiling the files and sending it directly to the police.

This would be the last gift in this life that she would leave behind for the Gu family, as well as Gu Xijin.

After she was done, she erased all traces of her work and stepped aside. Jiang Shuxuan had just returned, his hair still dripping wet as he came in.

Gu Xiqiao sighed, she didn’t know what the heck was up with her being in spirit form here, or how the situation back in her world was like, so she could only sit beside Jiang Shuxuan, staring at him blankly.

Jiang Shuxuan was currently reading a document, it was regarding all the information they had on the Second Miss Gu.

After he was done, he lit a cigarette, leaning back against his chair. The computer screen was on the first page of the document, an ID photo on it. It was a face of a person that he had never seen before, but when he looked at her face and eyes, he felt as though his heart was being pulled on.

Jiang Shuxuan took a deep breath. He knew there was something wrong with the situation, but he had no way to control himself.

After a while, he extinguished the cigarette, then went online to check the latest development of the Gu family on the internet.

Gu Xijin’s incident seemed to have a follow-up development at this time, a popular topic headline splashing across the screen. It showed a small video of an internationally renowned artist. “Gu Xijin is the most talented painter we have ever seen, just her talent in painting is enough to offset everything else. The International Painting Exhibition is ready to stand by Ah Jin.”

“A dead person is already dead, why do you condemn a living person for a dead person?”

“Though Gu Xijin isn’t a good person, she didn’t really do anything bad. I’ve seen her paintings, and really, it was the most difficult time in my life when I saw it, and it gave me hope when I did.”

Countless fans of Gu Xijin on the internet were defending Gu Xijin. Some time later, the comments even took a turn to say, Gu Xiqiao has already died, why must she still bother Gu Xijin?

For this reason, many artists and fans of Gu Xijin gathered in N City to prepare for a protest against her treatment.

It could be seen how far Gu Xijin’s influence had reached with her paintings.

Jiang Shuxuan watched this happen on the internet, his eyes were deep and cold. Even his fingers were clenched tightly to the point it was paler than usual.

Gu Xiqiao, who was sitting on the desk, naturally also saw what he was seeing, but she didn’t have any particular feelings about it. She sighed as she looked at Jiang Shuxuan, was this entire scene real or fake?

“I know you’re in this room.” Just as Gu Xiqiao was deep in her thoughts, the deep, cold voice suddenly spoke out.

She was startled at it, then raised her head to look at Jiang Shuxuan, disbelief clear in her eyes. He… could feel her presence?

“Even though I can’t see you, I’m naturally sensitive towards mental powers.” Jiang Shuxuan pursed his lips. “Who are you?”

After he said that, there was no response, but Jiang Shuxuan knew the presence was still in the study.

Jiang Shuxuan pursed his lips again. “If you can’t speak, can you use any other ways to tell me?”

After a long silence without movement, Jiang Shuxuan still remained seated in his chair. He was a patient man after all.

Suddenly, the pen beside him moved, writing three words on the blank paper—Gu Xiqiao!

***

Gu Xijin, who was in prison right now, was being interrogated, but she wasn’t in a panic at all. She knew that even if the Gu family didn’t pull her out from here, her master and senior brother definitely would. Her talent in art was something even the world acknowledged, after all.

Her master and senior brother were incredibly capable people, so they would definitely have a way to get her out of here. Once she thought about that, she was completely calm and in no hurry.

The door to the interrogation room was suddenly pushed open, and the bureau chief came in with a bag of papers, looking at Gu Xijin coldly.

Gu Xijin furrowed her brows, but ultimately was not bothered.

The next day, she was taken to court for a trial. The evidence regarding her bribery smuggling of goods was completely found out, and the sentence for her to be sent to prison was set in stone.

But at this moment, a group of people came into court, and Gu Xijin was taken away, leaving behind the group of people.

“Judge, I think this matter needs a thorough investigation. How can someone who can paint such a picture be guilty of bribery and smuggling?” The president of the International Art Academy had personally brought in a group of people to speak. In order to be more convincing, he also brought with him countless art scrolls.

“Miss Gu is the first person in the oil painting industry, you can’t imagine the talent that she holds. If she wanted to, it’s easy for her to earn hundreds of billions in just a single night. The richest man in the world is also her loyal fan. I think you need to investigate this matter thoroughly once again.” The president said, “Ah Jin doesn’t play business politics, how could she get into bribery and smuggling? Her hands only need to hold a paintbrush and paint, this should all be Gu Xiqiao’s conspiracy!”

“That’s right, it’s a conspiracy hatched by that poisonous, vicious woman! Judge, please don’t be fooled by her!” A young man handed over a petition, and there were many high-ranking official’s names on it.

The judge was familiar with a lot of the names, they were all his immediate superiors. He knew that Gu Xijin was like this, there were a lot of high-level people defending her. Thinking of this, he announced that the matter would be thoroughly investigated.

But whether or not it would happen, everyone still had doubts inside.

However, the young man was still not satisfied. “Judge, although Gu Xiqiao is dead, the crime she committed cannot continue. It needs to be thoroughly investigated, and bring justice for Ah Jin!”

“That’s right, a thorough investigation!”

Bang!

The door that had been closed was slammed open suddenly.

The one who came in first was a young, handsome man with peach blossom eyes that sparkled. There were only a few people in the room who recognized him, and those who did were all higher ranking officials. They all broke out in cold sweat the moment they laid eyes on him. “Young Master Yin, might we know the reason you are here?”

“It’s not that I wanted to come, it’s Young Master Jiang.” Having said that, Yin Shaoyuan stood to the side, and a man with a cold, grim look on his face walked in.

He didn’t look at anyone, but stared at the piece of jade in his hand. Behind him, a person turned on the computer in his hands, and a video was soon playing on the screen.

In the video, it was a figure of a woman painting. She seemed to be sketching by the lake, and everyone was familiar with the painting she was working on. It was Gu Xijin’s first piece, ‘Starlight’. The person who was painting finally raised her head—it was Gu Xiqiao!

All sound vanished from the room instantly, and everyone’s eyes were fixed on the screen in silence, a beyond horrified look on their faces.

It was the same expression those financial entrepreneurs had when they discovered that it wasn’t Gu Xijin who had been running things in the Gu Enterprise, but Gu XIqiao all along!

However, they were even more shocked than those financial entrepreneurs!

“I will contact a lawyer to publicize this matter.” Jiang Shuxuan finally raised his head, sweeping his gaze across the room, at everyone who was present. “Although she has suffered this injustice, she doesn’t need your apologies. Your apologies will only soil the road to her reincarnation.”