Chapter 2: Banquet

The servant opened the door of the banquet hall for Jiang Yuyan. The moment the girl appeared, everyone's eyes gathered around her.

The banquet hall was brightly lit, but it couldn't conceal the girl's brilliance. She had the most attractive figure, but she had a pure and delicate face. Although her face was not absolutely beautiful, it made people's throats tighten for no reason, giving rise to a strong desire.

Even from a distance, you can see her fine and curled eyelashes. Her innocent and beautiful face has no expression, but her eyes are very bright. When she walks, her skirt is not messy at all, and her temperament is noble and elegant, what a rich lady!

The men were either examining or guessing, and the banquet hall became lively again, but most people's eyes seemed to fall on Jiang Yuyan.

Jiang Yuyan took a quick glance, but paused when she saw her cousin Gu Ming. Gu Ming was surrounded by a group of young men, all of whom were used to playing together in the past. Seeing the malicious eyes of this group of people, Jiang Yuyan's eyes darkened for a moment.

"Wanwan, come quickly, your uncle is waiting for you!" Qin Yun pulled her over with a smile.

Jiang Yuyan greeted her uncle Gu Ting obediently, "Uncle, happy birthday to you!"

Gu Ting was also dressed up extra smartly today. He looked her up and down and saw that she looked similar to his sister. He praised her, "Wanwan, you look great today! It suits you very well!"

"Thank you, uncle!" Jiang Yuyan smiled sweetly.

Qin Yun had been standing behind Jiang Yuyan. At this moment, she interrupted the conversation between the uncle and nephew, and said with a smile, "Wanwan, let me introduce someone to you."

Jiang Yuyan was thinking about something and hadn't paid attention to her surroundings. Only then did she realize that there was a handsome and tall middle-aged man standing next to her uncle. He had cold eyebrows, a hooked nose, and a noble and open temperament.

"This is Mr. Lu from the Lu Group. He is an old friend of our family. You should ask Mr. Lu for advice more often in the future~" Qin Yun pinched the back of Jiang Yuyan's hand and smiled kindly, like a kind elder who truly cares for the younger generation.

Lu Shizhou, the current head and president of the Lu family, is currently rapidly expanding the family with the artificial intelligence high-tech industry, and is also involved in multiple fields such as medicine, fashion, and catering. He has long surpassed the Gu family to become the de facto richest man in Chengdu and even the richest man in S Province.

It was well known in the wealthy circle that Lu Shizhou's first wife had died of a malignant tumor a few years ago. Now, seeing Qin Yun's somewhat flattering expression, Jiang Yuyan suddenly had an idea. No wonder her aunt spent a lot of money to dress her up this time. It turned out that her target was herself!

"Are you so eager to become a pimp?" Jiang Yuyan lowered her head, pursed her lips, and speculated maliciously in her heart.

Back then, her uncle Gu Ting agreed to Mr. Gu's request and formed a business marriage with the Qin family. Only then did Mr. Gu agree to let Gu Ran pursue her own happiness and marry into the Jiang family.

Gu Ting and Qin Yun were not very harmonious after their marriage, and they quarreled many times over Jiang Yuyan. Now her aunt has no shame at all, and this behavior is probably to make her a second wife!

Jiang Yuyan sighed in her heart. She could probably guess why Gu Ting did not object. The Gu family had always been engaged in traditional industries, and there was fierce competition within the industry. In addition, Gu Ting was not very good at management. The Gu family had been going downhill over the years. If it were not for the support of the Qin family, the reputation of the Gu family, a top wealthy family, would have been gone.

Qin Yun stood up straight, and Gu Ting didn't want to confront her. In addition, Gu's company needed to reform in all aspects and get a share of the new industry. Marrying Lu's company was undoubtedly a good opportunity.

Jiang Yuyan felt that her coming back to celebrate the birthday was a joke.

"Wanwan, what are you daydreaming about? Chat with Mr. Lu for a while. Your uncle and I will go to greet the guests!"

Qin Yun's sharp voice gradually brought Jiang Yuyan back to her senses. She smiled imperceptibly. If he wanted to control her, he would have to see if she was willing to cooperate.

Lu Shizhou was very disdainful and arrogant when he first received Qin Yun's hint, but when he saw the little girl in a daze, he couldn't help but feel a little pity for her.

Unexpectedly, the little girl pretended to be submissive and dull in front of him, which made Lu Shizhou's heart cold. He just showed some interest in her, but she rejected him in this way.

Lu Shizhou was not a person who liked to force others to do things, so the two of them raised their glasses tacitly and went their separate ways.

Without waiting to see the guests off, Jiang Yuyan turned around and went upstairs, pretending not to hear Qin Yun calling her from behind.

At one o'clock in the morning, the Gu residence fell into silence.

As soon as Jiang Yuyan came back, she was so exhausted that she lay on her back on the bed and fell asleep. She hadn't taken off her expensive dress yet, and it was now wrinkled and spread on the white bed sheets.

In a trance, Jiang Yuyan felt a little pain in her chest and a strange touch on her face. She woke up instantly with shock. When she saw the situation clearly, she screamed in fear.

That was her cousin's best playmate, the young man Yang Wei, who was now touching her in an extremely obscene manner.

“Yang Wei!” Jiang Yuyan was both embarrassed and angry. She pushed him as hard as she could and yelled, “How did you get in?! Get out!”

Yang Wei was accidentally pushed to the ground, but he was not angry. He wiped his mouth in a frivolous manner, jumped up and pounced on her again, seemingly not worried about Jiang Yuyan's shouting.

"How did you say I got in? Huh?"

Jiang Yuyan felt like she was falling into an icy cave, her whole body trembling slightly with anger that she couldn't even shout out. The Gu family was so big, how could she find it so easily without the guidance of someone she knew! How dare he!

"Your aunt wants to marry you to that old man, so why not let your brother have some fun with you first, so that you won't be given away to others...Looking at my figure, I think I've never been deflowered before, hehe..."

"Get out of here!" Jiang Yuyan was almost driven crazy by his dirty words and tone!

Yang Wei groped her without hesitation, "My little cousin, I didn't expect that you have become more and more feminine after entering college. I got hot just looking at your brother!"

Jiang Yuyan was so ashamed and angry that she struggled desperately. She was filled with hatred.

What disgusting relatives! One wanted to sell her, and the other invited a wolf into the house.

Jiang Yuyan couldn't break free, but her hand found the photo of her and her mother on the bedside table. She pointed it at the back of Yang Wei's head and smashed it in anger. In an instant, the glass shattered all over the floor.

"Ah!!" Yang Wei screamed loudly, holding his head and gritting his teeth in pain. Jiang Yuyan took the opportunity to push him away and stumbled out.

"You bitch! I'm going to kill you today!" Yang Wei's eyes flashed with murderous intent. He didn't care about the blood oozing from his head and got up to chase after him. Jiang Yuyan pushed down the floor lamp in the corridor, and with a loud bang, she barely blocked Yang Wei and ran out barefoot.

Because of the noise, the lights in Gu's house were turned on one by one. Jiang Yuyan could no longer care about anything else and just ran like crazy.

In the early winter night, the dew was heavy and the frost was thick, and the night wind was even more biting. At this time, Jiang Yuyan's lips were white from the cold, and her tender white feet were also cut by many small cuts, oozing blood miserably. She didn't know where to run, she just knew to leave, leave this disgusting place.

After an unknown amount of time, she had already lost her way. The fog in front of her was thick and strange. Jiang Yuyan clearly remembered that this was the way down the mountain, but the trees became denser and denser as she walked, with fallen leaves and thorns all over the ground, and she could not see the way forward or backward.

The forest was completely silent, and the sound of Jiang Yuyan's footsteps on the fallen leaves was particularly abrupt. No matter how calm she was, she was just an eighteen-year-old girl. In despair, tears rolled down her cheeks.

My father married my mother because of the Gu family's power, but he didn't like her and never cared about me. I lived under someone else's roof for many years and I thought I would soon be able to start my own business, but I was bullied like this. I have lived for 18 years, and the only person in the world who treats me well is my mother, but my mother...

"Mother……"

Jiang Yuyan cried out in grievance and sadness. She lowered her head and kept kissing the silver ring in her hand. Tears also dripped onto the ring. She didn't know if it was her illusion, but she felt a flash of red light on the ring, and the place where it touched her finger skin was slightly hot.

"Ah..." She missed a step and fell down. She lost consciousness instantly.