"Why don’t we just send a few people to protect the Young Madam?" Ye Fei still didn’t understand. At least in his view, the matter was far from complicated.
"Young man, you are still too young," Mr. Liu sighed, "Xu Xuezi got hurt because of this. Who knows what kind of story the Xu Family will come up with."
"Have you heard? I heard that last night, the young master of the Gu Family had dinner with Miss Xu from the Xu Family. He offered to take Miss Xu home and almost forced himself on her. Tsk tsk, ever since this young master returned to the Imperial Capital, he has been lukewarm towards Miss Xu, and we thought he had no such intentions towards her. Now it seems that the young master of the Gu Family is no good man; he hasn’t even married her properly yet, and he’s already making his move. He can’t be any gentleman," a group of noblewomen gossiped together at the Lange Yuntian Club, talking about the young master of the Gu Family.
"Really? Is that true?" Lady B was shocked, "Didn’t the elder Gu declare that the young master was not interested in women, and now he’s laid hands on Miss Xu?"
"Do you believe that a cat won’t eat fish?" someone mocked, "But the two families have been planning a marriage alliance. This incident has just brought everything into the open."
"That may be, but I heard Miss Xu even fainted and had bruises on her face. I don’t believe that the young master of the Gu Family only made a simple move," Lady A commented, admiring her bracelet, which looked particularly pretty in pink today, making her hands appear more delicate.
"Has something happened between them?" another questioned and then realized, "That’s the young master of the Gu Family, and Miss Xu has always fancied him. Now that something has happened, it’s just more gossip for us."
"It was still too rough, to have knocked Miss Xu out like that," someone sighed softly.
So they say, how many men can be gentle with women? Once they lay a hand, they turn into wolves, almost devouring the woman without leaving anything behind.
"So, it looks like the marriage between the Xu Family and the Gu Family is imminent; we just have to wait for the wedding celebrations," they concluded.
"Both are prominent families. Given the circumstances, even if the Gu Family wanted to deny it, they would have to see if the Xu Family agrees. The marriage is definitely happening."
Being both major houses, now combined, will there be any room left for other families?
Prime Minister Gu and Yan Junmei sat on the sofa, staring directly at Ye Cheng.
Prime Minister Gu looked even angrier, "Acheng, is what those people are saying true?" He had been out of town with his wife, and they had only returned this morning.
Right upon returning, he heard congratulations from various parties, celebrating the union of the Xu Family and the Gu Family, which would strategically benefit both in the future.
Only then did they discover that Acheng, under the pretext of having a meal, had taken advantage of Miss Xu.
"Prime Minister, whether others know what kind of person our son is, don’t you know?" Yan Junmei didn’t believe Acheng would do such a thing to Xu Xuezi, but she wanted to hear it directly from Acheng, "Acheng, tell us yourself, what exactly happened between you and Xu Xuezi?"
Ye Fei opened his mouth, wanting to speak on behalf of his master, but Ye Cheng gave him a soft glance and spoke, "Dad, Mom, I had an episode last night and ended up pushing Xu Xuezi away. The Xu Family is aware of my condition and deliberately released the news; they just want to see what our family’s reaction would be."
It must be said, Xu Chengyun is truly a cunning fox; he predicted that the Gu Family would not disclose his vulnerability and created a different narrative instead.
Yan Junmei frowned deeply upon hearing this, "This Xu elder really came prepared."
"Right now, this matter is causing a huge stir in the Imperial Capital. If our family does not respond, you will definitely become the target of everyone’s blame," Prime Minister Gu underestimated the shamelessness of the Xu Family.
To spread the news so wildly, they must be convinced that the Gu Family can only swallow this bitter pill and take advantage of the situation to marry Xu Xuezi.
"At this time, if we come out to explain that Acheng is slightly indisposed, it will definitely get twisted into us not wanting to take responsibility, making it a difficult situation to navigate," the Xu Family has cornered the Gu Family, leaving only one way out: for Acheng to marry Xu Xuezi.
"Dad, Mom, I definitely will not marry Xu Xuezi," Ye Cheng stated firmly, "Whether I did anything to Xu Xuezi or not, the Xu Family knows best."
"Son, this is not a trivial matter," Yan Junmei’s eyes showed worry, "If our Gu Family slips up, the Xu elder will certainly use this as an excuse to collaborate with higher-ups and scheme to remove your father. To the outside world, it would appear as a moral failing on the part of our family."