Chapter 240 - Chapter 240: Chapter Two-Hundred and Forty: Sowing Discord
Chapter 240: Chapter Two-Hundred and Forty: Sowing Discord
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Gu Wen sneered disdainfully, “Small-time news like those wouldn’t be as sensational as dragging Gu Fei’s name through the mud. And, as we can all see, it worked quite well. This Shi Xiu is really devious! I heard that you also got bullied by her; is that right?”
Yun Liu lowered her head and said, with some difficulty, “There was a period of time when her fans would often scold me and demand that I quit the entertainment industry. She’s the Shi family’s princess, and she also has the support of her sister-in-law, who’s a director. Thanks to that, she has all the limelight. It was just my bad luck that I became her whetstone.” As she finished, Yun Liu forced a smile.
“Auntie, did you hear that?” Gu Wen exclaimed, thrilled that her deduction was proven right.
Bai Jie sighed, “I truly never imagined that little girl from the Shi family could be so scheming. I really liked her.”
Yun Liu uttered softly, “Shi Xiu is quite naive, but Yun Nan, on the other hand… She has a powerful team.”
Zheng Xiu was very pleased with how Yun Liu glibly handled this. She managed to humor both Gu Wen and Bai Jie, getting them on her side without outwardly saying anything that would implicate her. ‘This is the main familys matter, not ours. Let them handle it themselves; we’lljust watch how this all plays out,’ she thought.
Bai Jie frowned. She hadn’t wanted to push the blame for this matter onto Shi Xiu, but after hearing what Yun Liu said, she couldn’t help but be of two minds about it.
Even Chang Hui, who wasn’t the best at reading people, could tell that Bai Jie was wavering. She quickly suggested, “Bai Jie, didn’t we plan to hold a formal ceremony for Yun Liu to celebrate her return to our family at the Grand Imperial Restaurant tomorrow? We were originally just going to have a meal together as a family. I think, why don’t we make it a bigger event and invite all the influential families in Rong City? We’ll confront the Shi family before everyone and see what they have to say!”
“If they insist on canceling the betrothal, then we won’t lose anything either. Everyone will know we aren’t the ones at fault if we make a scene about it in public, and this way, no one will lose too much face. If it turns out that Miss Shi really was the one behind this, or if everything was just a misunderstanding, then we’ll have the upper hand, and when she marries into our family, she’ll have to listen to Gu Fei!”
Bai Jie couldn’t help but be tempted by that. Seeing this, Zheng Xiu hurriedly added, “Uncle Gu Bei has recovered, so he and Aunt Chen Yao can also participate. ”
Bai Jie finally nodded and gently said, “Okay, then. I’ll pay for all the ceremony’s expenses. Consider it a welcoming gift to Yun Liu.”
Zheng Xiu wanted to decline, but Chang Hui was already thanking Bai Jie on her behalf. ‘ Who wouldn’t want to spend less money? Chang Hui thought. ‘The main family offered to pay, so why not accept it?Moreover, BaiJie already said it was a gift to Yun Liu; shés giving her face by acknowledging her this way! Of course, the main thing is that we get to save our money!’
Xu Yun naturally knew about Gu Fei’s matter as well. She was furious and didn’t want to accept the Gu family’s invitation. However, Shi Xiu just so happened to bump into them, and she accepted the invitation.
As she read through the invitation, she stated, “Mom, we should attend this celebration; otherwise, people will think that I’m in the wrong. The Gu family invited you to celebrate the return of their newly-found daughter and didn’t mention me or Gu Fei at all. The others will see it as an admission of guilt if you don’t go. I’ll go with you! I want to see what they have to say!”
“Why bother arguing with them about this?” Xu Yun asked. “We won’t marry you into their family anyway! Even your brothers and sisters-in-law won’t agree!”
“That’s two separate things. Mom, listen to me. Let’s attend this together!” Shi Xiu told her. She had her own intentions for going to the celebration. Forget
‘arguing with idiots will only bring you down to their level.’
Gu Fei had asked her to help cover for him, but now she got dragged into his mess at her fan meeting. So, sorry, not sorry; she could only throw him under the bus. She wasn’t that close with Gu Fei and had no obligation to take the blame for such a tasteless matter.
Bai Jie left the matter of dealing with the girl from the fan meeting to her eldest daughter, Gu Rou, and had her second daughter, Gu Wan, secretly escort her son, Gu Fei, back home to her. Bai Jie was furious when she saw her son reeking of alcohol.
“When did you mess around with such a little b*tch?” she snappily asked. Gu Fei only grinned at her dopily, clearly still drunk.
Bai Jie took her anger out on her other two daughters, Gu Jing and Gu Xiang. “How could you two let a girl like that stay by his side for five years?! Five whole years! How could you not notice? Are you all dead?!”
Gu Jing and Gu Xiang naturally didn’t dare to say anything.. Gu Wan couldn’t bear to watch and defended her sisters, saying, “Mom, what’s that got to do with us? This brat uses every trick he knows on us and guards everything against us like we’re thieves, and yet you’re blaming us instead of him? Look at how drunk he is! Do you know where I found him? I found him at ‘Devil’s Hamlet,’ the famous gay bar!”