He didn't feel there was anything wrong with beating up Gu Yaoqing. Based on the evidence he currently possessed, it was more than enough to send Gu Yaoqing to jail to accompany Yu Linwan. He only tolerated him out of respect for the Gu family patriarch.
But if Gu Yaoqing dared to provoke Xia Qingtian, then he couldn't be blamed.
"You!" Gu Yaoqing vaguely felt that Gu Yaoyang's reply was a bit familiar. Before he could say more, he saw Gu Yaoyang preparing to leave with Xia Qingtian.
Seeing that he was about to become a complete joke at the Lei's auction today, Gu Yaoqing was unwilling. Gritting his teeth, he seemed to have an idea and sneered, "Gu Yaoyang, I really didn't expect you to have fallen this low after leaving the Gu family. You even have to borrow a woman's name to come to an auction. You're truly embarrassing the Gu family."
"Tsk." Xia Qingtian frowned. Was this Gu Yaoqing out of his mind? Hadn't he learned his lesson and still dared to provoke her man after being lectured by her!
Gu Yaoyang raised his hand and put an arm around Xia Qingtian's shoulder, pulling her into his embrace. He first kissed her forehead to comfort her before looking at Gu Yaoqing and saying, "After eating too much 'hard rice,' it's natural to want a change of taste."
Gu Yaoqing was so angered by Gu Yaoyang's indifferent attitude that he almost couldn't breathe.
Bai Yuqi added fuel to the fire with a laugh, "Mr. Gu has the strength to eat 'hard rice' and the confidence to eat 'soft rice.' Unlike some people, who dare to flaunt the little advantage they gained from their birth.
After leaving the Gu family, Mr. Gu is still Mr. Gu. What is some other person without the Gu family...?"
Bai Yuqi's words completely nailed Gu Yaoqing to the pillar of shame.
Everyone who came to the Lei's auction today was an elite from noble families, the cream of the crop. They disdained people like Gu Yaoqing the most.
"You... you..." Gu Yaoqing's eyes turned red with anger, and he panted heavily.
"Please leave the auction venue," a line of staff members arrived in an orderly fashion. The leader's expression was stern as he said, "Our people will escort you out safely."
Hearing this, Gu Yaoqing was stunned. "What do you think you are! Do you know who I am!"
Can't they see that Xia Qingtian and Gu Yaoyang are the ones causing trouble!
His wrist bone was almost crushed, and they wanted to kick him, the victim, out!
"Mr. Gu," the leader's voice was icy. "Lei's auction has its rules. If Mr. Gu wants to establish his own rules, please go back to the Gu family and do so."
Seeing that the person dared to speak to him like this even after knowing who he was, Gu Yaoqing's face became extremely unpleasant. "You!"
"Have you made enough of a scene!" The Gu family patriarch's voice came from behind the crowd. The onlookers quickly made way, their eyes eagerly fixed on the Gu family patriarch, wanting to know how he would resolve this matter.
The Gu family patriarch had been strong-willed his entire life. He never expected that at his age, he would have to suffer such humiliation because of the younger generation!
Those gazes on him felt like dull knives cutting his flesh, making his heart tremble.
"Grandpa!" Gu Yaoqing saw the Gu family patriarch and felt as if he had seen a savior.
He was the eldest legitimate grandson of the Gu family!
No matter how strict the Gu family patriarch's requirements were for him on a daily basis, he had never made him look bad in front of outsiders.
He represented the dignity of the Gu family!
"You scoundrel!" The Gu family patriarch walked up to Gu Yaoqing and slapped him hard.
Gu Yaoqing was completely stunned.
In front of everyone, the Gu family patriarch actually hit him!
He was the eldest legitimate grandson of the Gu family!
"Grandpa, Gu Yaoyang provoked me first! He almost crushed my wrist!" Gu Yaoqing immediately held up his slightly red wrist and said.
Gu Yaoyang had used precise force when squeezing Gu Yaoqing's wrist; the pain was piercing, but it would only swell up after three to five days. For now, it was just slightly red.
Looking at the wrist that was "almost crushed," the crowd's expressions were subtle, and the Gu family patriarch's eyelids twitched with anger.
"That's it? Just this little red mark, and you rush to complain? In a little while, the red mark will be gone," Bai Yuqi said with a mocking tone that could kill, "Are you even capable? You weakling?"
Gu Yaoqing was also dumbfounded. This wasn't right!
He had truly felt like his wrist was going to break at the time, how could it be...
The pain was undeniable!
"Grandpa, believe me, I..." Gu Yaoqing tried to argue, but he was immediately slapped by the Gu family patriarch again.
This time, the slap was much heavier than the previous one. Gu Yaoqing's cheek visibly swelled.
Everyone gasped, feeling the pain themselves.
"Oh my... With such a small red mark, Mr. Gu's wrist is almost broken. That's so serious... Perhaps half his life has been beaten out of him?" Bai Yuqi tsked. "Patriarch Gu, you're quite ruthless. Are you disowning your own family?"
The Gu family patriarch gave Bai Yuqi a cold glare, but Bai Yuqi shrugged nonchalantly.
After all, this old man didn't have a good relationship with his enemy, so why should he show any mercy to the Gu family?
In the entire Gu family, only his enemy was a good person. The others... were all ungrateful opportunists!
How many dangers had they avoided over the years by relying on his enemy's all-knowing abilities, yet how had they treated his enemy?
Every single one of them was trash!
The Gu family patriarch withdrew his gaze and looked at the Lei family staff member, saying, "The Gu family's matters do not require Mr. Lei's intervention. It is the Gu family's responsibility that the people they brought were not properly disciplined. We will visit with gifts to apologize another day."
After hearing the Gu family patriarch's words, the staff member touched the communication device embedded in his left ear with one hand, as if waiting for instructions from above.
Upon receiving the command from above, the staff member nodded and said, "Patriarch Gu, Mr. Lei says he will give you face. There's no need to visit and apologize. Please escort Mr. Gu to his seat as soon as possible."
With that, the staff member led his team away.
"Brother..." Gu Yaolin looked at his idol since childhood with reluctance. Just as he was about to say something, he was impatiently interrupted by the Gu family patriarch.
"Are you not embarrassed enough yet!" The Gu family patriarch glared at Gu Yaolin.
Gu Yaolin then shut his mouth, feeling a little wronged and a little scared.
The Gu family patriarch looked at Gu Yaoyang, giving him a deep look, before turning to leave.
Seeing that there was no more excitement to watch, the surrounding spectators prepared to leave.
"Yaolin." Gu Yaoyang called out to Gu Yaolin.
"Brother!" Gu Yaolin's eyes lit up at the sound, and he immediately looked at Gu Yaoyang. Just as he was about to say something, he was stunned by Gu Yaoyang's next words.
"It has nothing to do with Qingtian that I'm not returning to the Gu family," Gu Yaoyang said, holding Xia Qingtian tightly, and looking at Gu Yaolin, "I was never a member of the Gu family."
Gu Yaoyang's words not only stunned Gu Yaolin but also bewildered the departing onlookers. The Gu family patriarch's body stiffened, as if he hadn't expected Gu Yaoyang to already know about this matter.
Among everyone, only Gu Yaoqing's expression was a mixture of shock and excitement.
Great! Gu Yaoyang wasn't a member of the Gu family, which meant that the next family head of the Gu family would definitely be him!