Reborn: The Return of the Villainous Mr. Liu

*Flashback*

Gu Rong loved Luo Liuxian.

She was everything he ever wished her to be. Grace, elegance and kindness - Luo Liuxian had all the qualities Gu Rong was looking for in his wife.

But she wasn't the woman Gu Rong's family wanted for their son. They valued class and status. He didn't and so was adamant upon marrying her.

The Gu family being furious, gave him a choice of choosing either the family or her.

Gu Rong loved Luo Liuxian.

The choice was pretty simple for him. They soon registered their marriage and had their red booklets with them.

Naturally, Gu Rong's father was unable to accept Luo Liuxian as his daughter-in-law and enraged, he disowned Gu Rong from the Gu family and also took back all his rights from being the heir to their family business.

It didn't matter to Gu Rong. He had a good aptitude for business like his father and he decided to start his own company and make a name for his wife and himself.

Luo Liuxian wholeheartedly supported him. She held his hands and said, "I will be here with you, Rong. We will go through this difficult phase together."

With the encouragement from his wife, Gu Rong felt that he would row his boat through all the high waves and obstacles. He wouldn't let anybody sink the world they had built for themselves.

But the dark clouds soon loomed over them as Gu Rong's father began to interfere in his son's business. He had naturally more influence than Gu Rong and hence, it was easy to create roadblocks for him.

"I cannot believe you can go this far!" Gu Rong gritted his teeth. "You cannot see me happy at all, do you? I think you forgot that you disowned me yourself so can you stop interfering in my life?"

Mr. Gu bubbled with fury. "I disowned you, so what? You are still my son!"

Gu Rong was flabbergasted. "Then act like a decent father!"

"I am! I will not rest until I show you Luo Liuxian's true face!"

A vein popped on his forehead. "You always keep saying that. Can you stop it already? There is only one face of Luo Liuxian and that is what I love!"

"But does she love this face of yours?" He sneered. "Struggling to make your ends meet. Struggling to grow your business. Living in a small house with limited resources. Using her job's salary to run the house when it should have been yours. I don't think this was the life she dreamed of when she married you."

Gu Rong's gaze darkened. "Every single time…every single time you accuse her of being a gold digger. I have had it with you!"

"Shut up! You have gotten blind in love but that doesn't mean the rest of the world has! Whatever she is doing is an act!"

Mrs. Gu tried to mediate the situation but to no avail. Both father and son were stubborn as hell. Nobody wanted to listen to the other side.

Luo Liuxian comforted him after he returned home. "Rong…you shouldn't keep fighting with him," she said, tense. "He is just worried about you."

"A worried father doesn't bring problems in his son's life," he said, his fists clenching. "I will prove him wrong. No matter how miserable he makes our lives, I won't let him win."

He gently squeezed his hand and apologized solemnly. "I am sorry you have to suffer through this, Liuxian…I promise I will make things better for us. Please give me some time."

She put her hand on his and smiled. "You don't have to ask for that, Rong because I will always be here with you."

The situation continued for some months to come where Gu Rong's father did everything in his power to stop his business from growing. He kept blaming Luo Liuxian too for snatching his son away from him.

But one day, light finally broke through the darkness. It had been a whole year since Gu Rong had started his own venture when the Goddess of wealth decided to bless him.

Amidst all the efforts from Mr. Gu to stop his son's business from flourishing, there was one man from abroad who didn't budge with the pressure and instead, decided to invest in Gu Rong's company.

That man was Zhu Xiaosi's mentor, Yu Chang, who later helped Xiaosi too in setting up S3 when he moved abroad with Caihong. It was through his business connection that Xiaosi and Gu Rong met later.

He had the money and resources and when he came to know Gu Rong's history, Yu Chang decided to approach him.

"You…you will really invest in my company?" Even Gu Rong himself couldn't believe it. After a year's worth of struggle and constant disappointment, this felt like a dream to him.

He nodded. "I don't see why I shouldn't. You have a great idea and a great execution plan. I have thoroughly done my own research and I feel confident in your abilities."

He felt hesitant if he would pull out later because of Mr. Gu but Yu Chang assured him. "Your father cannot change my mind. The only thing that matters to me is your hard work and sincerity. That's what I will be looking at entirely, not your dispute with Mr. Gu."

This was the big break that Gu Rong needed. Something that would shatter the cycle of his father's influence.

"Thank you so much!" Gu Rong bowed deeply. "You have no idea how grateful I am…"

Gu Rong finally had good news to give to Luo Liuxian today. He always wanted her to save her salary and money and use it for herself but circumstances forced them to run their house with her earnings.

As a husband, he felt extremely happy and proud to rely on his wife, who was strong and independent enough to support him in this crisis. But guilt also filled his heart, knowing that their situation was putting a burden on her to earn more and trying to keep up with the rising costs.

But all that was going to end today.

"Liuxian!"

A bright grin settled on his lips as he twirled her joyfully. "We finally found somebody! It's Yu Chang. He is very influential abroad and he has agreed to invest in our company. Finally, Dad won't be able to make a mess this time!"

Luo Liuxian felt dizzy and asked him to put her down.

"Hehe sorry~" he stuck out his tongue.

"I am so proud of you Rong," her eyes shimmered with proud tears and trembled as she hugged him. "You finally…did it."

She wiped her misty eyelashes and said, "I also have something to tell you, Rong."

"Yeah, tell me," he chirped in a merry mood.

"I am pregnant."