Shen Biran seriously discussed with Lu Xiao about the possibility of Gu Xiaonuan harboring resentment towards him, but Lu Xiao dismissed Shen Biran's warning as a joke.
"She is my daughter; she won't truly hate me. Once she thinks it through, she'll naturally understand that everything I'm doing now is for her own good. I'm also doing it for you, Ran. Stop looking at me through the lens of the past. I want to make up for the harm I've caused you both. Is that too much to ask?"
Lu Xiao didn't have much time left. Once he died, could he still take care of Shen Biran and their daughter?
No, so he needed to settle everything before he passed away.
It wasn't that Gu Xiaonuan was unwilling to inherit his estate, but rather that he needed her to accept it.
By inheriting his estate, it would also help stabilize her marital situation.
The Si Family could no longer underestimate Gu Xiaonuan, nor could they allow anyone from the Si Family to bully her.
