The twins also looked at her, but Ms. Wu seemed not to hear, her face filled with happiness.
Gu Qingli cleared her throat, glanced at everyone, and said, "Father, Mother, Dashuang, Xiaoshuang, we've severed ties with Grandfather and Grandmother. Second Grandfather already helped us with the paperwork."
"What?" Ms. Wu finally seemed to snap out of her daze, her face etched with disbelief. She stared at Gu Qingli, then at Second Brother Gu.
Ms. Wu was terrified, her own eyes wide with panic at the news. To sever ties with one's parents while they are still alive is a gravely unfilial act. Were we unfilial? How did we end up being disowned?
Second Brother Gu, however, didn't seem surprised at all. He simply pursed his lips and looked at Gu Qingli, waiting for her explanation.
The twins silently lowered their heads.
Gu Qingli dropped another bombshell, "Mother, it's true. Don't count on them in the future. Father isn't a child of the Gu Family; he was adopted."
