Everyone looked at the stunning An Yiqing and then at Zhang Yuksheng who followed behind her. They couldn’t help but doubt. Just by looking, it was clear their relationship was master and servant, not at all like there was any romantic involvement. Could the rumors be false?
"Who just spoke? Come out!"
Before the crowd could recover, Bai Yiming stared around with a gloomy face, his sharp and dark gaze piercing everyone intensely.
Everyone looked around at each other in confusion, that voice—it seemed familiar...
"It was this miss who said it!" A woman with exquisite makeup and a curvaceous figure stepped out from the crowd, her chin haughtily raised, she glanced at An Yiqing with a flash of jealousy in her eyes, "I said it, Young Master Bai, what are you going to do, hit me? This woman’s scandal with her subordinate has been furiously circulating in our circle. Young Master Bai, I advise you to stay away from her, lest you catch some disease!"
"Qin Jia! What, did you eat shit today? You absolutely reek!" Bai Yiming’s devilish eyes lifted with a hint of sarcasm.
"You—!" Qin Jia was furious, "I’m telling you, don’t think your Bai Family is the only one that matters! Our Qin Family is also one of the top five families! Do you, Bai Yiming, really want to turn against the Qin Family today for this woman?!"
"Whether or not the Bai Family will fall out, I’m not sure! But if you make an enemy of An Yiqing, my Gu Family will definitely pursue it to the end!"
Before Bai Yiming could speak, an icy and deep voice rang out from the entrance, stunning everyone.
An Yiqing turned around quickly upon hearing the voice, her eyes wide with astonishment as she watched the man who was like an emperor in his perfection, walk toward her. His black eyes were full of tenderness, as if they were about to melt her.
"Sorry, I’m late." Gu Yelin walked up to the girl and gently took her hand.
An Yiqing shook her head, her smile bright and clear, "I just got here myself."
"Young Master Gu, what’s your relationship with her!" Amidst the crowd’s stunned silence and the couple’s tender exchanges, Qin Jia, who had regained her composure, asked angrily.
Gu Yelin, frowning, ignored the crazed woman he didn’t recognize. He looked at An Yiqing’s exposed shoulders with displeasure, "Why are you wearing so little?" As he spoke, he took off his suit jacket and draped it over the girl’s shoulders without a word.
An Yiqing looked at the childishly jealous man with an exasperated expression and shook her head resignedly, yet obediently didn’t remove his jacket.
"Gu Yelin! What exactly is your relationship with her!" Qin Jia’s face twisted as she watched Gu Yelin’s affectionate demeanor towards An Yiqing and demanded angrily.
Gu Yelin coldly looked at the madwoman who had interrupted his conversation with Tutu and said mercilessly, "She is my woman, the only one in this lifetime. If anyone makes an enemy of her, be prepared to be taken down by me, Gu Yelin, and the Gu Family!"
After finishing, Gu Yelin, ignoring the shock on everyone’s faces, took An Yiqing’s hand and turned to leave.
"Gu Yelin, stop! Stop!" Qin Jia screamed, standing in a frenzy in front of the two, angrily pointing at An Yiqing, "This woman, keeping her subordinate as a kept man—it’s known all over our circle! She’s just a small Yuyuanzhai shop owner with no sense of propriety! She’s not at all worthy to be with you!"
Hearing this, Gu Yelin’s expression turned icy cold, and his gaze, sharp as a knife, sliced at Qin Jia. With the man’s piercing eyes fixed on her, Qin Jia couldn’t help but shiver, but the thought of the title Mrs. Gu made her force her spine to stay straight.
"Whether or not she’s worthy, I’m the only one who has a say! Who do you think you are?! Say one more word, and even the Qin Family won’t be able to protect you!" Gu Yelin said, and then, taking An Yiqing’s hand, he turned to leave. But just before leaving, he cast a complicated glance at Bai Yiming, whose expression had dimmed, and sighed in his heart.