Bai Lu wasn't grateful, so Lin Tao only addressed the issue of reporting the crime. The doctor diagnosed Bai Lu with only minor injuries, which looked more serious than they actually were, and didn't require hospitalization. After Bai Lu regained consciousness, Lin Tao completed the paperwork and left, telling her to recover at home and not rush back to the company.

"This is what the Third Master meant."

Bai Lu smiled bitterly. She was still eagerly waiting for Tang Jingyuan to come back and see her. Even if it was just a glance, she could find a way to turn the situation around, but he really left like that.

It must be because Lu An Ning was pestering him that he couldn't come to see him.

In the past, Brother Jingyuan would never be so indifferent to me.

Lu Anning didn't drop the case. Instead, Bai Lu was taken to the police station for a statement. After confirming that she wasn't stealing trade secrets, the case was dropped. This trip still scared Bai Lu a lot.

Lu Anning was resting at home, listening to Zhong Ling's talk, and nodded with satisfaction. She wanted Bai Lu to learn a lesson, otherwise, she would be too annoying.

She didn't know that the fight between her and Bai Lu in the restaurant had spread in the circle with the help of someone with ulterior motives.

This man was close to one or two women outside, and most of the wealthy wives turned a blind eye. If they couldn't stand it, they would quietly solve the problem. It was rare to see someone like Lu An Ning taking action openly and personally, and it was considered a peculiarity for a while.

After all, she is the daughter of the Gu family, so it is inevitable that there will be a lot of gossip about her.

For example, she was raised outside after all, and was only brought back at such an age. How could her upbringing be good? How could she be compared with a proper daughter of a wealthy family? The reputation of this "shrew" gradually spread, and many people said that the daughter of the Gu family was very fierce.

Lu Anning was recuperating at home, unaware that he had become notorious.

These noises inevitably reached the Gu family's ears. Especially since Ji Yan usually loved to drink tea and chat with the wealthy ladies, she was bound to hear these gossips. She was very concerned about her reputation, so how could she sit still? She went out happily, but in the end she returned with a belly full of anger.

When Gu Zhiwei and Gu Yue returned home, they saw Ji Yan sitting in the living room with a long face. Lu Yunxi was serving her carefully and comforting Ji Yan from time to time.

The father and son glanced at each other, and Gu Zhiwei smiled and walked over and asked, "What's wrong? Who made you unhappy today? You're so sullen."

Ji Yan snorted coldly: "Apart from your good daughter, who else could it be! I went out to have tea with them today and lost all my face."

Gu Zhiwei was puzzled and looked at Gu Yue. Gu Yue was also unaware. Did something serious happen recently?

"Did you meet Ayue today?"

Ji Yan snorted, not wanting to talk. Gu Zhiwei looked at Lu Yunxi: "Yaoyao, tell me. What's going on?"

Lu Yunxi sighed softly, "I didn't run into my sister, but when Mom and a few other ladies were drinking tea, they brought up my sister's affairs. They were very rude, and it really pissed Mom off."

Lu Yunxi briefly recounted the whole story, saying that Lu Anning had beaten an intern assistant of Tang Jingyuan into the hospital in a restaurant, and that he had done it himself.

"This matter has caused a lot of uproar. Those rich ladies are saying that my sister has no manners and is a complete shrew. Mom really can't stand it..."

Ji Yan couldn't help but interrupt, "She actually hit someone. What's the difference between her and a street shrew? It's no wonder others say harsh words. She also didn't grow up in the Gu family. Yaoyao is so well-behaved, and look at her. She doesn't take us seriously at all. She acts arrogantly and domineeringly outside, without any regard for the reputation of the Gu family. Now, I've become a joke in everyone's eyes. Today, I've lost all my face."

Lu Yunxi sighed softly, "I can't blame my sister! She's probably insecure, aware of her own shortcomings, and afraid that her brother-in-law will be snatched away by someone else! But, to hit someone in a restaurant and send him to the hospital... that scared me at the time. Actually, what can't be said in a nice way? It's normal for men to flirt with each other. As a wife, you should be magnanimous. Otherwise, you'll just be laughed at."

"Listen. Yaoyao understands such a simple truth, but she acts like a crazy woman and only embarrasses me. How could I have such an uneducated daughter like her? I don't know what sins I committed in my previous life."

Ji Yan said this, not hiding the disgust in her eyes at all.

Gu Yue listened to his mother's scolding and frowned unhappily: "Mom, did you pick her up?"

Ji Yan was stunned. She didn't expect her son to say that.

"What do you mean?"

"Otherwise, why is there only disgust in your eyes when Gu Yue is mentioned?"

Just now, he seemed to see not only disgust, but also a hint of disgust. This was not the attitude a mother should have towards her daughter.

Even when he first heard about this, the first thing he thought of was whether she had been in a fight and was injured. Tang Jingyuan was close to the intern assistant. Could it be that Tang Jingyuan was not good to her?

But all Gu Yue saw from his mother was scolding, disgust and hatred.

He stared at Ji Yan, trying to see something in his mother's eyes.

Ji Yan realized that she had overreacted. She wanted to explain, but she couldn't find a reason. Her son's eyes were too intimidating. She avoided his gaze and didn't have the courage to look him in the face.

Gu Yue pressed further: "Mom, you seem to particularly dislike her. But if it weren't for..."

Gu Zhiwei suddenly shouted: "Ayue, watch your attitude when you speak."

Gu Yue pursed his lips and had to give up. However, the seeds of doubt were quietly planted in his heart. He carefully recalled his mother's reaction every time she saw his sister, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.

Their mother was usually very kind to them and her brothers. She even loved Gu Yao, who was not her biological daughter. Why did she speak so harshly to her own biological daughter?