Ling Ling was not intimidated by Nan Huiru’s pressure. She looked directly at her, maintaining both distance and respect, and said, "Madam, I am the personal assistant and housekeeper that Mr. Gu specifically hired for Mrs. Gu. If you indiscriminately lock Mrs. Gu up , I have no choice but to intervene."
"You’re just a hired servant. A single word from me can have you pack up and leave. Don’t overestimate yourself and meddle where you shouldn’t, or you might not be able to protect yourself," Nan Huiru warned.
"Apologies, but if I accept a salary and don’t do my job, it would be my dereliction of duty," Ling Ling said as she quickly stepped forward, attempting to pry Ji Wei free from the bodyguards’ grip.
The bodyguards, of course, refused to back down, and the two sides began to clash.
Ling Ling’s taekwondo skills were not weak, but as the fight broke out, several other bodyguards stationed at the door quickly rushed in. They soon subdued Ling Ling, immobilizing her.
Nan Huiru shot a contemptuous glance at Ling Ling and, with a cold expression, ordered, "Immediately lock up the Ji Family’s eldest daughter in the bedroom. Without my permission, she is not to be let out!"
"Let go of me! Let me go..."
No matter how Ji Wei struggled, she could not break free from the bodyguards’ grasp. She was forcibly dragged upstairs.
Ling Ling watched anxiously as Ji Wei was taken away, unwilling to give up, and shouted in protest, "This is too despicable! If Mr. Gu finds out about this, he will be heartbroken—"
"Too much talk! Slap her!"
Nan Huiru glared fiercely at Ling Ling and commanded sharply.
Before Ling Ling could finish her words, a fiery pain enveloped her cheek. The bodyguard struck her hard and heavy, leaving half of her face reddened and swollen.
Yet, she still defiantly stared at Nan Huiru and said, "Mr. Gu is elegant and refined. How could he have a mother as unreasonable as you, huh..."
The mocking curve on Ling Ling’s lips provoked Nan Huiru even more, making her eyes widen with fury and her finger tremble as she pointed at Ling Ling. "Drag her out and beat her severely!"
The mockery in Ling Ling’s eyes deepened. Before being dragged out, she sneered coldly, "Mr. Gu will despise you!"
Nan Huiru was trembling with anger.
Of course, she knew that Mo Qian would hate her for this. But the Gu Family’s bloodline was precious, passed down from three generations. She would never allow her daughter-in-law to be a spoiled, arrogant, overly coddled young lady.
Moreover, someone had secretly relayed a rumor to her—a rumor suggesting that Ji Wei might not even be Ji Yunli’s biological daughter.
So who exactly was Ji Wei?
An unidentified woman definitely could not become her son’s wife!
In her eyes, only someone like Zhu Jianian—a true noblewoman who grew up alongside Gu Moqian—was worthy of being her daughter-in-law.
Ji Wei was roughly shoved into the bedroom by two bodyguards.
Before she could react, the bedroom door slammed shut heavily. Right after, she heard the sound of the lock clicking into place.
She pounded on the door forcefully, yelling, "Let me out! Do you hear me? Let me out!"
Ji Wei kept hammering away at the door, but it didn’t budge. She knocked for a long time, until her hands throbbed with pain and numbness, finally slumping against the door weakly as her gaze swept over the room.
It was the bedroom she shared with Gu Moqian. Everything about its arrangement was familiar and comforting, yet Ji Wei felt an unprecedented sense of anxiety.
Nan Huiru was willing to go so far as to imprison her just to prevent her from seeking out Gu Moqian. Did this mean that something had happened to him?
She was Moqian’s mother. What exactly might she be doing to him...