280: Chapter 280: Who Do You Want to Marry?
280: Chapter 280: Who Do You Want to Marry?
Pan Lian was rendered speechless by Jiang You’s retort.
If possible, Jiang You really wanted to go up and slap her a few times, to let her taste the consequences of her sharp tongue!
This old woman actually dared to insult Aunt Qian for her short life, that’s utterly inhumane!
When Mrs.
Gu was still alive, she was very kind to her, even though she was young at the time, she still remembers.
In her memory, Aunt Qian was a well-read, gentle, and virtuous woman, also very beautiful.
Gu Beiyan’s features were just like hers.
“How can you talk about my mom like that?”
Fang Huaying stood up, looked towards Jiang You, her face terribly upset.
Pan Lian raised her to be very delicate, with her fair and tender appearance, looking so fragile, it’s just that her face somehow felt familiar…
With a pointy chin, semi-permanent Korean-styled eyebrows, big European-style double eyelids, and a tall nose bridge.
At a glance, it’s obvious she has had plastic surgery, no wonder she looked familiar to Jiang You – isn’t this just the so-called internet celebrity face?
Jiang You gave her a dismissive glance, “What’s wrong, your mom is allowed to curse people, but I can’t fight back?
Are you really that hypocritical?
I’m already giving you face by not laying a hand on you!
Hurry up, roll back to wherever you came from!”
At this moment, Jiang You was like a tigress defending her cubs.
“You…”
Fang Huaying didn’t expect Jiang You to be so “fiery”.
“Don’t stutter ‘you you you’ and ‘I I I’ to me,” Jiang You flicked her eyelid, “Speak if you have something to say, or just go outside if you need to fart!”
After saying this, she took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down—otherwise, she might have actually gone and slapped Pan Lian.
She needed to maintain her ladylike image.
But she seemed to forget that when she was defending Aunt Qian just now, there was no ladylike image to speak of.
“Uncle Liang, kick them out; they’re polluting the air.”
It was only after she said this that Jiang You remembered that Gu Beiyan seemed to be wanting to settle accounts with Pan Lian.
If she chased them away like this, would it disrupt his plan?
“Ah, Uncle Liang, hold on a moment.”
She waved to Uncle Liang and then turned her head to look at the man behind her, batting her eyelashes, “Um, Beiyan, if we kick them out now, will that mess up your plan?”
Gu Beiyan curved his thin lips, a hint of indulgence in his eyes, “No.”
Jiang You then remembered she had been too impulsive just now, possibly stealing his lines, “Um, just now when I heard her talk about Aunt Qian like that, I couldn’t hold back, so…”
Gu Beiyan smiled, “I know, thank you.”
Jiang You: “…”
Jiang You was somewhat tantalized by his smile, feeling a sudden warmth in her heart.
Uncle Liang stood aside, took a glance, and then turned his eyes away—it seemed that this year, the master might have hopes of holding a grandchild.
Naturally, Gu Beiyan intended to settle the old scores with Pan Lian, but not at home, as dirtying the floor would require cleaning, not worth it.
“Uncle Liang, kick them out,” he said in a deep voice: “Don’t let them come half a step closer to the old house; should they not comply, call the police directly.”
Upon hearing this, Uncle Liang replied: “Alright, Young Master.”
Immediately, Uncle Liang called four bodyguards over.
Uncle Liang nodded towards Pan Lian and the others, “Kick them out, use force if they don’t cooperate.”
The four bodyguards: “Yes.”
Pan Lian frowned, her face extremely embarrassed, “You can’t treat me like this, after all, I bore a child for the Gu Family!”
Her words were undoubtedly provoking Gu Beiyan.
Uncle Liang was keen-eyed, he directly instructed: “Ah Lin, just throw them out, don’t waste any more time.”
Ah Lin was the captain of the Gu Family’s bodyguard team.
He responded and had his men proceed with the task, grabbing a person each, dragging them towards the door.
The bodyguards of the Gu Family were all strong and robust, even Pan Hao, a man, had no ability to resist.
Two minutes later, peace returned.
“Uncle Liang, change the sofa for me, and disinfect the living room,” Gu Beiyan said, glancing at the place where the three people had just been sitting, disgusted.
Uncle Liang: “Right away, I’ll take care of it.”
Uncle Liang took the mission and swiftly left the living room.
In an instant, only the two of them remained in the entire living room.
Jiang You stood there, about to move, but in the next second, she lost her balance, and by the time she realized what was happening, she was already sitting on someone’s thigh.
Gu Beiyan wrapped his arms around her waist, holding her in his embrace.
She lifted her head, just about to speak, “You…
Mmm…”
The man’s kiss had already descended, and he even intentionally nibbled on her lips.
Gu Beiyan didn’t take advantage of the situation, merely giving a shallow taste before stopping.
“Who were you just calling mother-in-law?” Gu Beiyan narrowed his eyes as he looked at her, their foreheads touching.
Upon hearing this, Jiang You blinked furiously, her long and thick eyelashes fluttering like small fans.
“What mother-in-law?
Did I say that?” Jiang You decided to play dumb, “You must have heard incorrectly, right?”
But her gaze was evasive.
Gu Beiyan curved his lips into a smile, his long and distinctly jointed fingers gently pressing on the corner of her lips, caressing them.
“Jiang You, my hearing is top-notch, do you think I could have misheard?”
“Hehe, even if you have good hearing, you could still make mistakes occasionally, after all, as people age, they can experience auditory hallucinations.”
“So, you’re saying I’m old?”
“Not at all, I’m just making a comparison.”
Gu Beiyan narrowed his eyes slightly and bit her lip.
Jiang You winced in pain, inhaling sharply.
She raised her hand and punched him on the shoulder, “Don’t bite through it, I still need to shoot an advertisement in the next few days!”
If it was bitten through, how would she proceed with her work?
“This is the punishment for not telling the truth,” Gu Beiyan said with a hint of devilish mirth in his eyes.
Jiang You: “…”
She had just been impulsive and blurted it out without thinking too much.
“So, are you planning to marry me?” Gu Beiyan asked, seizing the opportunity.
When Jiang You heard these words, she immediately felt her scalp tingle and a strange sensation flashed across her chest, “I didn’t, who wants to marry you.”
“If not marrying me, then who do you plan to marry?”
“I don’t know, I haven’t decided yet.”
Gu Beiyan saw that the tips of her ears were red, and he wanted to laugh, she was bold about such matters, never shy, so why was she suddenly embarrassed about marriage?
For a moment, Gu Beiyan didn’t even know how to describe her.
“You’ve seen and touched everything you should on my body, and I’ve seen and touched everything I should on yours, so now you don’t want to take responsibility?” he intentionally leaned into her ear and whispered with a chuckle.
The heat from the man’s breath scorched her skin, his low and magnetic voice struck her eardrum, an electric current surged wildly through her body, rushing straight to her crown, leaving her all tingly.
She swallowed, her head heated, and she blurted out, “I didn’t, I haven’t seen or touched your lower half.”
“Hm?” Gu Beiyan looked at her, his eyebrows slightly raised: “Do you want to see?”
Jiang You’s heart skipped, and only then did she realize what she had just said.
She quickly took the chance while he was distracted and jumped off him swiftly.
“Um…
I’m going to have tea with Uncle Gu…
You just stay by yourself.”
She said in a flustered and hurried manner, then ran off.
Gu Beiyan watched her escaping figure, shook his head, and let out a laugh.
Meanwhile, outside, the three members of the Pan Family who had been thrown out of the Gu Family household were making a scene at the door.
After the Gu Family bodyguards had tossed the people out, they closed the front gate.
No matter what Pan Lian shouted from outside, no one responded.
“Mom, stop yelling, they won’t pay attention to us,” Fang Huaying tugged at Pan Lian’s hand.
This is a rich neighborhood, and it would be too embarrassing if someone recorded this and posted it online.
Nowadays, she has some fame as an internet blogger, with followers reaching over a hundred thousand.
Suddenly, she thought of Jiang You whom she saw inside earlier; she always felt that Jiang You looked familiar, but she couldn’t recall it at the moment.
Pan Lian did not respond to her but turned her head to look at Pan Hao and said solemnly, “Hao, I’m telling you, you must go back to the Gu Family.
You are a part of the Gu Family.
You have Gu Family blood in your veins, what belongs to the Gu Family should also belong to you.”
Pan Hao furrowed his brow with a complex look, but still, he nodded.
Pan Lian didn’t expect Gu Chaosheng to be so ruthless, so heartless, to not even recognize his own son.
She realized she had been too naive at the beginning; this matter required a more thought-out plan.
Pan Lian looked at the Gu Family’s villa’s gates, her ambitions growing even more.
In her heart, she thought, she bore a grandson for the Gu Family, nurtured him conscientiously for so many years; there’s no reason she should get nothing.
One day she, Pan Lian, will also live in such a luxurious mansion!
In the end, despite her reluctance, she still left, knowing full well that making a scene here was pointless.
Before leaving, Fang Huaying took a deep glance at the Gu Family villa, also making a firm resolution in her heart.
…
“Youzi, is Mr.
Gu coming to pick you up today?”
These days her job wrapped up around three or four in the afternoon, and each time it was Beiyan who picked her up.
Lu Ling was just too happy, getting off work early every day, what’s not to be joyful about.
Jiang You looked at her, raising an eyebrow slightly, “Why do I feel like you’re more eager for him to come pick me up than I am?”
Lu Ling said, “Of course, someone to pick you up and bring you home, to protect you, how can I not be happy?
And the most important thing is I get to finish work early.”
Jiang You: “…”
“Look at you, so content.”
“Hey, you don’t understand, finishing work early and not having to do overtime is the dream of every worker,” Lu Ling said.
“Especially for us who assist artists, when we get such an opportunity, we must seize it; it’s a rare chance.”
Jiang You had no strength to retort.
Lu Ling pouted and winked at her, “So, is Mr.
Gu coming to pick you up today?
Whether I can finish early today to go on my date depends on you.”
“What if, by any chance, he doesn’t come and your date is delayed, wouldn’t I be to blame for a big sin?” Jiang You said jokingly.
Lu Ling: “That’s okay, I can just watch the replay then.”
“Replay for a date?” Jiang You asked, puzzled.
Lu Ling smiled mysteriously at her, “This kind of date isn’t your usual kind of date.”
Jiang You: “You have secrets you’re keeping from me?”
Lu Ling was about to speak when they heard a commotion behind them.
“What’s wrong with you?
You can’t even do this small task properly, do you know that this clothing can’t be touched by water, once it gets wet it’s ruined, I’ve emphasized it over and over again, why can’t you remember?”
Both of them turned their heads subconsciously—it wasn’t because they were gossiping, it was just a reflex to check out what was happening.
Jiang You saw and felt it looked familiar, wasn’t this the woman from the Gu Family that day?
As for her name, she had no idea.
“Isn’t that the internet vlog blogger Fang Yingying who’s recently been popular online?” Lu Ling muttered.
Jiang You: “Blogger, Fang Yingying?”
Lu Ling: “Yeah, she seems to have become famous from vlogging.”
“What vlog?” Jiang You asked casually.
“The one related to food and lifestyle short videos online, she studies dishes at home, posts one or two vlogs of her recipes weekly, as well as her lifestyle vlogs from traveling and checking in at different places,” Lu Ling explained.
Jiang You nodded, indicating that she understood.
“So, what is she doing here today?” Jiang You asked, puzzled.
The studio today was for shooting an LG clothing advertisement.
Why would a short video blogger also be here?
“It seems she also dabbles in modeling.
If I’m not mistaken, the photo studio next door is also shooting a clothing advertisement, though those seem to be non-branded, just a temporary rented space,” Lu Ling explained further.
Jiang You glanced sideways at her, “How come you know everything?”
Lu Ling raised her eyebrows, “Well of course, otherwise what use would my nickname ‘Know-it-all’ be?”
Jiang You clicked her tongue, “Give you a couple of compliments and you’re over the moon.”
At this moment, the staff member who had just been scolding Fang Yingying spoke up very angrily, “Don’t think you’re amazing just because you got some fame from short videos, take a look at yourself and what you’re worth, what big shot do you think you are here.
Since you said you can afford the compensation, then pay up, I won’t waste my breath on you.”
“Just pay and leave immediately.”
The staff member was obviously very impatient with her.
Fang Yingying, not originally from the entertainment circle, was at best an internet celebrity with a few hundred thousand followers.
But every time she was on set, she would be picky and act as if she were some A-list celebrity—the advert wasn’t dependent on her, there were plenty of others willing to shoot.
Just as Jiang You was about to look away, Fang Yingying seemed to sense someone looking and suddenly turned towards their direction.
The moment Fang Yingying saw Jiang You’s face, she was taken aback—it was actually her.
She glanced at the dress Jiang You was wearing, which was from LG, and if her memory served her right, the studio next door was shooting an advertisement for LG.
LG is a luxury brand, also representing high-end products, with their clothing being globally limited editions.
Being able to endorse LG meant that she wasn’t some obscure, eighteenth-tier little star.
Images flashed through Fang Yingying’s mind; so Jiang You was the recently popular little flower in the entertainment circle, no wonder she looked a bit familiar, she had seen her promotions and some scandal news online before.
Suddenly, she recalled the day at the Gu Family, that noble and handsome man; so, the man behind Jiang You was Mr.
Gu, the CEO of the Gu Family, no wonder she had such excellent resources.
Jiang You only made eye contact with her for a moment before looking away.
She wasn’t interested in other people’s business, especially that of strangers.
It was just a coincidence that she witnessed the scene, grabbing a piece of gossip, that’s all.
But after Jiang You turned her head back, a hint of jealousy and malevolence emerged in Fang Yingying’s eyes.
Jiang You didn’t notice it, but Lu Ling did.
“Hey, Youzi, do you know this Fang Yingying?” Lu Ling asked.
Jiang You shook her head, “Don’t know her.”
Indeed, they didn’t really know each other, it was only a brief one-time meeting.
“Then why do I feel like she had a weird look when she gazed over here just now, as if she was holding a grudge?” Lu Ling muttered with a frown.
Jiang You picked up her phone; Gu Beiyan had just sent her a message.
Regarding Lu Ling’s words, she replied casually: “You’re just being paranoid.
We don’t know her, and it’s not like we’ve done anything to her, why would she hold any grudge against us.”
“…”
After finishing her shoot, Jiang You greeted the staff and packed up her things to leave.
Not long after she left, Fang Yingying followed suit.
Downstairs, Gu Beiyan’s car was already waiting.
Lately, the two hadn’t been hiding their relationship at all, openly going about, yet no rumors about her had surfaced.
Seeing the familiar Porsche Cayenne, Lu Ling said cheerfully to Jiang You, “Looks like I can make it to my date tonight, you should hurry up and go on your date with Mr.
Gu.”
Gu Beiyan stepped out of the car when he saw them and walked around to the passenger side.
After walking a few steps, Lu Ling suddenly pushed Jiang You towards Gu Beiyan, who smoothly caught her in his arms.
“Mr.
Gu, I’m leaving Youzi to you, then.
I’ll be heading off first.”
Gu Beiyan looked at her and said, “Let’s go together.
I’ll drop you off on the way.”
Lu Ling quickly waved her hands, “No need, no need, I don’t want to be a third-wheel.
I’ll just take the subway up front, it’s close to where I live.”
After saying that, she ran off first.
Fang Yingying hid behind a pillar in the lobby of the photography studio building, watching the people outside.
From this angle, she could clearly see everything that was happening outside.
She then took out her phone and secretly recorded a video.