jdhmnovel Chapter 101 I say she is who she is, and that's it.
Chapter 101 I say she is who she is, and that's it.
The man who walked in was wearing a modified long gown and had gold-rimmed glasses, giving him a refined and scholarly appearance.
The fine lines at the corners of his eyes didn't make him look old; instead, they made him appear exceptionally composed.
Wu Xingyun gasped, "Great-Great Uncle!"
He stammered a greeting, but only received a rather cold look from his uncle.
Shrinking his neck and hiding behind Wu Zhao, he couldn't help but cry out, "Help! Grandma, we've both been played with!"
Wu Shixu first glared at Wu Xingyun, then realized that he was hiding behind someone who was impossible to block, and couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.
When he saw Wu Zhao's dark eyes, he was somewhat taken aback and shocked.
Why does this little girl look so familiar...?
"Mr. Wu, what do you mean by this!" Ignoring Gu Yang's wailing, Madam Yue's shrill voice made Wu Zhao involuntarily press his temples.
Yue Jinsheng noticed that Ye Linyan, who had just been protecting Wu Zhao, was standing beside her as if watching a show, and couldn't help but say with some resentment:
"Mr. Ye, someone's wrecking your place and you're just going to ignore it?"
Ye Linyan shrugged: "You were the ones who provoked us first."
Those present at today's engagement banquet were either relatives and friends of the Ye family or people whom Yue Jinsheng and Gu Yang had gone to great lengths to bring along, who were actually trying to curry favor with the Gu family's so-called business partners.
So even if Gu Yang behaves in such a shameful way, no one will spread the word.
"I can heal Mr. Gu's injuries, but you can't touch this person either." Wu Shixu looked at Gu Yang, who was crying with tears streaming down his face, with a hint of helplessness in his eyes.
Wu Zhao took several steps back with considerable disdain. This man was truly a spoiled brat, crying like this just because his wife's leg was broken.
One can imagine that the Gu family spoiled this young master so much that he was completely unable to take care of himself.
Upon hearing that Wu Shixu could cure it, Madam Yue's originally unpleasant expression softened slightly.
She doesn't want a husband like Gu Chen who needs to use a wheelchair!
Seeing that he was about to walk over, Wu Zhao grabbed Wu Shixu's arm.
"Miss, what are you doing?" Wu Shixu asked, somewhat puzzled. "Please let me treat Mr. Gu."
The arm I grasped was very white, but also somewhat thin.
Just as he was about to look away, a familiar totem suddenly appeared before his eyes.
Intricate and gorgeous patterns gradually appeared on the inside of Wu Zhao's arm, causing the previously indifferent Wu Shixu to suddenly widen his eyes.
A shamanic totem?!
He looked up in disbelief, gazing into Wu Zhao's dark eyes.
"Ignore him, he deserves it."
Wu Zhao released Wu Shixu's arm, and the totem gradually disappeared.
Wu Xingyun, who had been hiding behind her, looked up when she heard her uncle's slightly unsteady voice.
He happened to run into Wu Shixu's shocked gaze.
He looked up guiltily at the ceiling, then at the red carpet beneath his feet.
I just can't bear to look into those creepy eyes anymore.
Oh no! He only told his sister about the totem, and didn't mention it to anyone else in the family!
“You, you are…” Wu Shixu’s lips twitched, then he suddenly realized that this was not the place to talk.
So he took a deep breath and suppressed his inner joy.
"I'm only here today to take away my good-for-nothing child. If Mr. Gu wants treatment, he should come to the Wu family after the engagement is over!"
Madam Yue couldn't believe he had gone back on his word; her face was almost contorted with shock. "Mr. Wu, how dare you! This is the engagement banquet between the Ye and Gu families!"
"So what?" Wu Shixu's expression remained unchanged. "Are you suggesting that the Ye and Gu families will declare war on the Wu family because of this?"
No one from the Gu family or the Huo family attended today's engagement banquet. What kind of engagement banquet is this?
"She's considered a member of the Wu family?!" Madam Yue's hand trembled as she pointed at Wu Zhao, seemingly enraged. "She's just a little bitch without parents. Mr. Wu, you don't think that just because she changed her name to Wu Zhao, she's a member of the Wu family, do you?!"
Wu Shixu's tone was laced with anger: "Madam Yue, please watch your words! I said she's a member of the Wu family, so she is. Is there a problem with that?"
He then looked at Gu Yang with a very calm gaze, his voice returning to its cold tone: "I think this Mr. Gu Yang doesn't have that much power."
"Mr. Ye, you think so too?!" Madam Yue looked at Ye Linyan again, as if she wanted him to speak up.
Ye Linyan said, "Madam Yue, why don't you have someone help Mr. Gu down first? You don't want to delay the engagement banquet, do you?"
Hearing that he didn't intend to cancel the engagement because Gu Yang had embarrassed himself, a hint of joy flashed in Madam Yue's eyes.
Seeing Gu Yang faint from the pain, she said to Yue Jinsheng with some disgust, "Quickly have someone carry your father to the room first!"
"But Dad..."
Yue Jinsheng wanted to argue, but Madam Yue stopped him and warned in a low voice, "Shut up! If you still want to marry into the Ye family, don't say another word!"
Watching Gu Yang being carried away with one leg twisted, Wu Zhao's eyes revealed a hint of regret.
"...It's a pity Gu Chen isn't here."
She murmured something.
It's a real shame that we can't see the most pathetic state of the person he's always hated.
"Uncle, shall we... go?" Wu Xingyun moved closer to his uncle and smiled ingratiatingly.
Wu Shixu was itching to do it, but he held back.
"Come on, if someone hadn't seen your car coming this way, I wouldn't have known you dared to disobey and come here!"
Wu Xingyun hung his head listlessly and said, "Well, it's all because of this auntie..."
"Shut up, what are you yelling about?" Wu Shixu glared at him.
Even he doesn't dare call her "Grandma," how dare this little brat?!
Seeing Wu Xingyun following behind Wu Shixu like a quail, Wu Zhao thought for a moment and walked to Ye Linyan's side.
"Miss Wu?" Ye Linyan couldn't help but laugh when he saw her approaching.
Wu Zhao beckoned to him with her finger, and Ye Linyan obediently bowed down and moved closer to her.
Before he could even speak, Wu Zhao swiftly reached out and gripped Ye Linyan's neck tightly.
A feeling of suffocation suddenly struck, and the venomous snake hidden in his hair sprang out like lightning.
He opened his mouth and was about to bite Wu Zhao's arm.
"Fei, jade!" Ye Linyan whispered hoarsely.
The dark green snake stiffened for a moment, then slowly shrank back to his shoulder.
But its icy snake tail coiled around Wu Zhao's wrist, which was gripping her hand, as if trying to pull her hand away.
"What, what are you doing?" Ye Linyan did not resist her actions, but instead showed a hint of compromise in his eyes.
The neck I was gripping felt icy cold to the touch, like holding a silken brocade.
"Mr. Ye, I don't care what you're planning, and I don't want to know what you and Yue Jinsheng traded..."
Wu Zhao's voice reached his ears very faintly. She continued, "However, I hope you don't try to take advantage of Gu Chen."
"Otherwise, I can't guarantee that next time... I won't snap your neck."
"After all, what can restrain me..."
Before she could finish her sentence, she released his neck and gave him a push.
Ye Linyan touched his neck as he watched Wu Zhao turn and leave, his fingers gently stroking the skin she had touched.
The warmth of her palm seemed to linger there.
"It's so warm..."
Ye Linyan's eyes were filled with greed and desire.
"I'm so jealous of Gu Chen. I really want you..."
"Zhao Zhao..."