Chapter 176: Chapter 176 My Girlfriend
Gu Yan listened to her words and felt it was amusing, "Did I beg for your favor? Can you stop saying such ridiculous things?"
"You!" Gu Qin glared at her angrily, then returned to her arrogant demeanor, with a hint of disdain.
"Aren’t you with President Tang? Why, I just saw that the person next to you wasn’t him, but the overseas returnee prince of the Qin Family, Qin Junnan. Have you separated from Tang Yuxiu and climbed up to Qin Junnan, using him to attend this banquet to get close to Tang Yuxiu again?"
The moment Gu Qin said this, Gu Yan felt her heart collapse. Could this woman’s imagination be any less vivid? Just seeing a little bit, she came up with a whole drama about being abandoned and then trying hard to get close and reconcile.
"All I can say is, your imagination is too rich." Gu Yan said blandly.
However, this indifferent reaction from Gu Yan made Gu Qin inexplicably confident that the truth was just as she thought.
Gu Yan was speechless.
"Gu Yan, you really are shameless. They don’t want you anymore, yet you’re still pestering them. Don’t you know that people like them hate women who don’t know what’s good for them? I advise you to just stick with Qin Junnan and stop going after Tang Yuxiu."
Because Tang Yuxiu was the man she was determined to have!
Gu Yan had already been abandoned by him, which was the best thing, proving that on the road to getting close to Tang Yuxiu, there was one less stumbling block.
Gu Yan was helpless. Gu Qin said this and had already convinced herself of her assumptions. What else was there to say?
"Who I want to be with is none of your business."
"Gu Yan, I’m saying this for your own good, don’t make Tang Yuxiu hate you more." Gu Qin looked at her with disdain.
Gu Yan raised her eyes lightly, speaking in a lukewarm tone, "Then I really must thank you for your kind intentions, but as for what I want to do, I will do. It really has nothing to do with you."
Gu Qin couldn’t stand Gu Yan’s demeanor of not caring about anything, never getting annoyed.
"Gu Yan, don’t be so ungrateful!"
"I should be advising you to say less, we’re not close, you have no right to comment on my affairs."
"You...!" Gu Qin, angry, still wanted to say something, but was interrupted by a gentle yet assertive voice.
"Gu Yan, is something the matter?"
When Qin Junnan appeared, a hint of panic flashed across Gu Qin’s face, quickly concealed.
The others watching the drama unfold, including Lu Yiyun, slightly raised their eyebrows, continuing to observe quietly.
Gu Yan stood up, giving him a faint smile, "Nothing’s happening, why did you come over?"
Qin Junnan walked over and said gently, "I saw you seemed a bit unhappy over here, so I came to check."
Then, he looked at Gu Qin, his eyes devoid of any warmth, "Does this young lady have any business with Gu Yan?"
Regarding wealthy and handsome men, Gu Qin never showed a bad face.
She put on a very bewitching smile, and her voice lost its previous sharpness, becoming gentle.
"I’m Gu Yan’s cousin. Seeing her alone here, I came to chat with her."
Anyone unaware might really think she was here as a cousin accompanying her cousin.
But Lu Yiyun and they had watched the whole show, only feeling that women change their expressions faster than flipping a book. Just a moment ago fierce and menacing, and with another person...
The difference was too great, and they didn’t want to keep watching, feeling it would pollute the eyes.
As for Qin Junnan, seeing Gu Yan’s indifferent expression, he couldn’t help but feel puzzled, but the cold emotions in his eyes softened a bit.
"Gu Yan, is this your cousin?"
Before Gu Yan could answer, Gu Qin snatched the words.
"Yes, we grew up together, and we have a good relationship, right, Gu Yan?"
Gu Qin gave a look to Gu Yan, secretly warning her to comply with her words.
Gu Yan cast her a cold glance, then turned to Qin Junnan and said, "She’s not my cousin, and I’m not familiar with her."
Hearing this, Gu Qin’s face changed drastically, and she sharply questioned, "Gu Yan, what are you saying! How can you lie!"
"Why would I lie?" Gu Yan’s expression was calm, not caring at all about Gu Qin.
Being bullied and pressured by them before was her foolishness, thinking that since they were family, she should just endure it, but ever since that time, she completely lost hope and wanted to cut ties with them, having nothing to do with them ever again.
"How can you be like this? Even though you’re not my uncle’s biological daughter, he raised you for over ten years. Now that you’ve climbed up high, you pretend not to know us anymore, how can you have no conscience!"
"Say whatever you want, but I really have nothing to do with you, and from now on, stop telling people we’re sisters or that we have a good relationship, I find it really disgusting."
If they had a good relationship, it would be as likely as the sky raining red.
Upon hearing this, Xue Jiarui, who had been watching from the side, coughed uncomfortably, frustrated.
Having judged many people, he wondered how he could have believed Gu Qin’s words, which was truly a blemish in his life!
Gu Yan mercilessly exposed her, making Gu Qin’s face burn with shame.
But she was still stubborn, "Gu Yan, I didn’t expect you to be so unfeeling, how can you face Uncle!"
"Except for my dad, none of you have the right to claim any relationship with me. Have you ever given me a cent for food, or ever spoken a kind word to me? Ha, I should be grateful you didn’t sell me off, let alone have good feelings with you? I wouldn’t dare hope for that one bit."
Gu Yan’s face carried a sarcastic smirk, everything she said was true.
She truly couldn’t understand how the world could have someone as shameless as Gu Qin, someone who could lie through her teeth without changing her expression.
She really didn’t want to have any connection with her, feeling that her entire status was lowered, and it deeply irked her self-esteem.
Gu Qin was left with an ugly expression from Gu Yan’s words, desperately wanting to pounce and teach her a lesson to shut her mouth, but with Qin Junnan by her side, she had to hold herself back.
Qin Junnan, having heard Gu Yan’s words, naturally believed her without condition. Moreover, he had investigated Gu Yan, noting she was an adopted daughter of the Gu family in a small town, self-reliant since high school, and due to family reasons, hadn’t attended university, opting to work right away, with rare trips back home over four years.
It was clear her relationship with her family wasn’t good. Hearing her say that, he frowned and said to Gu Qin, "Miss, if there’s nothing else, please don’t disturb my girlfriend."
Qin Junnan’s words left not just Gu Yan and Gu Qin, but also Lu Yiyun and the others, including Tang Yuxiu, who had just sent Nie Rong away, all stunned.
His girlfriend?
When did she become his girlfriend?
Stop joking, for real!
Gu Yan looked at Qin Junnan in confusion, who returned a gentle smile, signaling her to play along.
Gu Yan, bewildered, didn’t say a word.
Her silence seemed like a tacit agreement in the eyes of others.
Tang Yuxiu’s hand beside him clenched suddenly, and the other four clearly felt his barely restrained anger, wisely choosing to keep quiet.
They all had the same thought; was there anyone more tragic than him? His woman attended his event with another man, and now she tacitly agreed to being another man’s girlfriend?
Lu Yiyun lightly coughed, giving the other three a look, suggesting that if Tang Yuxiu exploded, they should hold him back.
The three men pretended not to see her signal. Are you kidding? If Tang Yuxiu couldn’t control himself in this situation, there’s nothing they could do, honestly.
They didn’t want to become cannon fodder.
Lu Yiyun silently criticized them one by one.
However, Tang Yuxiu just sullenly watched the two standing together, suppressing his roiling emotions, and suddenly turned and left.
Gu Yan seemed to sense something, looking in the direction Tang Yuxiu left, only catching a silhouette around a corner.
Was that Tang Yuxiu? That back?
She didn’t have time to think more about it because she had to deal with Gu Qin right now.
Gu Qin probably never expected Qin Junnan would personally acknowledge Gu Yan as his girlfriend, and it took her a moment to return to her senses.
"You all!" She seemed unable to believe it.
But with the facts right before her, she couldn’t emotionally refute in front of Qin Junnan.
She wished Gu Yan wouldn’t stay by Tang Yuxiu’s side or bother him again, but that didn’t mean she wanted Gu Yan to live well.
She hated seeing Gu Yan doing better than her!
Especially now, when she hadn’t even found a way up yet, and Gu Yan was already involved with both Tang Yuxiu and Qin Junnan, two elites of the business world.
And at this moment, Qin Junnan was still standing by Gu Yan, protecting her, and personally admitting, "This is my girlfriend."
Even if she could con a richer man, the idea of having him publicly acknowledge their relationship was something she dared not even dream of!
She was jealous of Gu Yan, and she hated her too.
Qin Junnan and Gu Yan, seeing Gu Qin’s expression, said no more, and Qin Junnan took Gu Yan away from there.
Gu Qin remained there reluctantly, her face gradually revealing a sinister expression.
The four who had been watching the drama, without Tang Yuxiu’s invisible oppression, appeared quite at ease.
Gu Qin had no idea her expressions and reactions were all clearly seen by the four.
Lu Yiyun crossed her arms, raising an eyebrow at Xue Jiarui, "What poor taste."
Xue Jiarui’s face certainly wasn’t good, and he snorted coldly, "If she hadn’t claimed to be sisters with Tang Yuxiu’s woman, I’d never have bothered to take a second look."
Mentioning it only made him feel more disgusted.
Xiang Linghao sympathetically patted his shoulder, "Kid, you’re still too naïve."
These two were clearly not on the same level; any discerning person could see that! To believe everything that woman, Gu Qin, said so easily—truly naïve!
Xue Jiarui, "..."
"Don’t call me kid!"
The three took turns patting his shoulder, symbolically sighing, and headed towards the banquet hall.
Having watched the drama, it was time to do some actual work.