Chapter 44: Chapter 44 Noble Lady vs. Reborn Foster Daughter (Part 12)
“I’m wondering where Second Young Master Yuen got the confidence to say such words.”
Gu Shengyin spoke unhurriedly, “As for relationships, I’ve just returned from abroad and only met your elder brother once at a banquet. Why on earth should Eldest Young Master Yuen trust the word of a stranger like me?”
“Moreover, my engagement with you is acknowledged by both our families. I don’t believe you, Second Young Master Yuen, are unaware of that. So, your fiancée almost gets drugged at a banquet and you say nothing, and setting that aside for now, you actually come to question me on behalf of someone else?”
“Not to mention, where does Cheng Yiru get the audacity to think that I, Cheng Xizhi, would go as far as to drug myself just to frame her?”
“Second Young Master Yuen, please bring your brain next time you speak. Otherwise, I might be calm and patient in explaining so much to you this time, but next time, I’ll just walk away!”
Yuen Hang was left red-faced with shame by her barrage: “Cheng Xizhi, you!”
“I have a beauty appointment this afternoon with someone. Second Young Master Yuen, if you’ll excuse me.” Gu Shengyin didn’t even glance at him. Such a man, easily deceived by women, was really not someone she, Gu Shengyin, could respect.
After Gu Shengyin had left, Yuan Xu emerged from around the corner.
His eyes were startlingly bright. Such a quick-witted and eloquent young woman; he, Yuan Xu, had never seen one before. She was infuriatingly… captivating.
“She’s not wrong, Yuen Hang, you really have been bewitched by that woman Cheng Yiru!” Yuan Xu spoke coldly to his brother.
“Also, since you’ve already set your heart on someone, I will personally discuss the matter with father. An alliance through marriage with the Cheng family is no longer suitable for you,” Yuan Xu said.
“Big brother?” Yuen Hang was somewhat taken aback.
Yuan Xu’s expression darkened: “What? You don’t tell me you’re planning to keep things ambiguous with that woman Cheng Yiru while still taking Cheng Xizhi as your bride?”
Yuen Hang’s face flushed. He had indeed thought this way, reasoning it was just a family alliance and marrying Cheng Xizhi was just a formality.
Yuan Xu felt a surge of anger in his chest. How had he never noticed that his brother was such a scoundrel?
“Miss Cheng, we meet again.” Yuan Xu said to Gu Shengyin with a gentle smile.
Gu Shengyin was silently speechless. Over these ten days, they had “coincidentally” run into each other six times.
With Hua City being so vast, if there wasn’t some trickery from this man, she, Gu Shengyin, would not believe it.
“Mr. Yuen, what a coincidence,” Gu Shengyin replied with a smile. Ever since she suspected that Yuan Xu could very likely be Ji Yu’s reincarnation, her attitude towards him had always been favorable.
“Meeting by chance is fate, so why don’t we have a meal together?” Yuan Xu extended the invitation further.
Gu Shengyin naturally wouldn’t refuse.
The venue was one selected by Yuan Xu, a well-known local Chinese restaurant famous for its exquisite dishes and authentic flavors.
As they headed out, Gu Shengyin coincidentally saw Yuen Hang and Cheng Yiru entering, hand in hand, intimately.
Yuan Xu glanced at Gu Shengyin’s expression, and seeing no change, felt relieved.
Although he had overheard her conversation with Yuen Hang and broadly guessed that she had no romantic interest in Yuen Hang, he still felt somewhat uneasy.
Therefore, he went out of his way to ensure Gu Shengyin witnessed his brother’s intimacy with Cheng Yiru.
From his observations over the past few days, Gu Shengyin was someone extremely proud at heart. A man with someone else in his heart wouldn’t have any chance with her, no matter any previous affection she might have felt.