No one present was more familiar with her expression or understood her temper better than Qin Fang and He Yidu.
The young lady was no pushover.
The two men silently glanced at their buddy, who had just recovered from the torture he underwent at Red Flame’s law enforcement hall.
Yu Shu had often hung out with them in the past, but they thought that the man had allowed her to do so since he never said anything about it. Had it not been for Gu Mang’s appearance, they, like the rest of the attendees, would have mistakenly thought that the rich missy was his fiancée. It turned out that everyone had been completely wrong about Yu Shu and Lu Chengzhou’s relationship.
Lu Chengzhou never attended banquets and he was not interested in the gossip circulating in the capital. Moreover, he only became acquainted with Ji Heng and Jiang Shenyuan because of Gu Mang. The man himself had no idea where the rumor about Yu Shu being his fiancée sprouted from, but looking at his girlfriend’s expression now, he felt a bit guilty.
His fingers tightened around Gu Mang’s hand and his jaw moved slightly as he said softly, “I don’t have a fiancée.”
She lifted an eyebrow at that, which made him realize that his words had come out wrong. His dark eyes gazed deeply into hers as he supplemented, “You’re my fiancée.”
Everyone was struck dumb by what they heard as they stared blankly at the two.
Gu Mang is his fiancée? Then what about Yu Shu? Didn’t his family appoint her to be his fiancée?
Everyone looked at Yu Shu, only to see her lower her head and purse her lips while looking frighteningly pale.
Qin Fang and He Yidu were surprised to hear this, for they never expected their Brother Cheng to admit it so frankly in front of so many people. Ji Heng and Yu Mufeng exchanged glances while looking equally astonished. Huo Zhi, however, narrowed his eyes. His bald subordinate wanted to say something but stopped upon receiving a look from him.
A lady among Yu Shu’s friends knitted her eyebrows. “Young Master Lu, everyone in the capital knows that Yu Shu is your fiancée. Are you going to forsake her for this woman?”
Everyone could tell that Yu Shu and Lu Chengzhou had gotten closer over the years. As such, they didn’t need to think hard to know who was the cause of this sudden change. Their gazes towards Gu Mang were now tinged with contempt.
“When we heard that you were coming, we thought you were here on some business since you didn’t come together with Yu Shu. We, however, didn’t expect you to show up at the Qin family’s banquet with another woman,” said another person, who then tossed Gu Mang a look of disdain.
Yue Qing added frigidly, “Young Master Lu, even if you’re upset with Yu Shu, you shouldn’t humiliate her in this manner and make her lose face.”
Another person, who had been scrutinizing Gu Mang, suddenly burst into laughter. “I recall it now. You’re Gu Mang, the top scholar on the national joint exams.”
Gu Mang said nothing, which made the heckler smile derisively. “You’re quite young, having just graduated from high school, but you’re already quite skilled in resorting to unscrupulous means to crash other people’s relationships.”
“Just because you’re young and beautiful you dare to steal someone else’s fiancé. Hah.”
The words that came out from this group of women’s mouths only grew harsher. That was when Gu Mang stopped fiddling with her cap and glimpsed sideways with a wicked glint in her cold eyes.
Thoroughly antagonized, Yu Mufeng glared at the women frigidly and snapped, “Watch your words.”
Yue Qing chuckled. “She has the guts to do such a thing but is afraid of hearing others talk about it? Yu Shu is kind. That’s why she didn’t expose what she did online. I’m sure everyone can imagine what her fate will be when that happens.”
At that timely moment, Yu Shu said, “That’s enough, Yue Qing.”
Her friend looked at her with a frown. “She’s bullying you right in front of your face, yet you still want to tolerate her behavior? Don’t forget, you’re the real fiancée here.”