Seeing the situation had turned out this way, Jiang Zhaolin began to find a way to save face. He advised Qi Yanxu to calm down and implied that Gu Yiming's power was strong and not to be trifled with. Qi Yanxu had only given up because he was afraid of Gu Yiming's methods.

Seeing Qi Yanxu's cowardice, Jiang Shiwan finally couldn't help but step forward and pull Gu Yiming back.

Gu Yiming was really unwilling to accept this situation, so he spoke up to Gu Yiming, "Gu Yiming, you are my fiancé. Although I am very grateful that you stood up for my family, can't you see what the situation is now?"

Gu Yiming shook off Jiang Shiwan's hand and said with extreme disgust, "So what? And didn't you hear me? I said, Jiang Hua is mine now." Gu Yiming cares so much about Jiang Hua now that he has almost no temper with Jiang Shiwan.

Hearing Gu Yiming say this, Jiang Shiwan still persisted, saying, "Why do you always side with Jiang Hua to oppose me?"

Jiang Shiwan, relying on being Gu Yiming's fiancée, thought that it was okay to question Gu Yiming so forcefully, which meant that Gu Yiming had no intention of talking to her anymore. She also learned from those tragic women in idol dramas and complained to her man.

Seeing Jiang Shiwan's reaction, Qi Yanxu's anger subsided, and he focused intently on her performance. Jiang Shiwan's mother, naturally supporting her daughter, showed a hint of relief despite her otherwise calm demeanor, though she remained silent and made no move. Jiang Zhaolin, of course, also supported his eldest daughter, standing beside Jiang Shiwan to back her up.

Gu Yiming originally intended to ignore her, but he didn't expect Jiang Shiwan to keep talking. Moreover, her tone became more and more resentful, and she even started to question him. Gu Yiming found it funny. Who is Jiang Shiwan? Who does she think she is? When did it become her turn to lecture me?

Even so, Gu Yiming was too lazy to say anything more to Jiang Shiwan.

Seeing this, Jiang Shiwan became even more anxious. She had already said all that to him, yet he didn't offer any explanation and wouldn't even speak. Jiang Shiwan's heart sank. She thought to herself, "Gu Yiming, how could you be so heartless? Remember this, I will repay the humiliation you brought me today tenfold."

Since Qi Yanxu couldn't be relied upon, and Gu Yiming himself couldn't be persuaded, the only option was to directly target Jiang Hua. Jiang Shiwan's mother reached out to pull Jiang Shiwan back, but it was too late; Jiang Shiwan had already walked towards Jiang Hua.

Jiang Shiwan's mother had been observing the whole situation from an outsider's perspective. Seeing her daughter's increasingly out-of-control state, she tried to stop her, telling her that there was plenty of time and that she could take her time if she wanted to mess with Jiang Hua. But it was too late.

Jiang Shiwan, still mindful of others' and her own reputation, didn't lay a hand on Jiang Hua. Instead, she glared at her fiercely and cursed her in a very unfriendly tone, "Do you know what you're doing? Gu Yiming is my fiancé. Your flirting is disgusting. I beg you to let Gu Yiming go and not let him be infamous along with you."

Hearing her sister say this, Jiang Hua chuckled and circled around Jiang Shiwan as if looking at a kitten with its claws outstretched. After a moment of amusement, she leaned close to Jiang Shiwan's ear and said, "You brought this on yourself, didn't you? You were the one who drugged me. You personally delivered Gu Yiming to my bedside. Who can you blame for this?"

Hearing Jiang Hua say this, Jiang Shiwan bit her lip until it almost bled, but Jiang Hua still didn't stop, continuing to provoke Jiang Shiwan, "Gu Yiming and I were very happy and comfortable that time, I'm fine, have you slept with him since then?"

Jiang Shiwan was so angry at what she heard that she took two steps back to distance herself from Jiang Hua. Only then did she get a clear look at Jiang Hua's face. The expression on that face would make her hate her for life—a smug, triumphant look, a half-smile that was extremely unpleasant to look at.

Jiang Shiwan got angry and threatened that she wouldn't let Jiang Hua have a good life. After saying this, Jiang Shiwan's situation became even more awkward, because not only Gu Yiming, but also Qi Yanxu, both of them challenged her to dare to do it.

Qi Yanxu's eyes widened as he said to Jiang Shiwan, "Don't go too far! If you dare to lay a finger on Jiang Hua, I'll make you pay ten times the price!"

Jiang Shiwan was startled by Qi Yanxu's words and turned her eyes away from him, but instead saw Gu Yiming silently staring at her. Gu Yiming had a cold expression, but his eyes were so cold that Jiang Shiwan couldn't help but shiver. Gu Yiming slowly opened his mouth and said in a voice that was neither too loud nor too soft, "Jiang Shiwan, don't test my limits. If you dare to lay a hand on your sister, don't blame me for being impolite!"

"Sister! You still know she's my sister!" Jiang Shiwan hissed angrily in a low voice, "Then do you even know you're my fiancé? My fiancé!"

Jiang Shiwan's mother quickly pulled Jiang Shiwan to her side, digging her fingernails into Jiang Shiwan's flesh to awaken the somewhat irrational Jiang Shiwan with pain.

Jiang Shiwan was somewhat taken aback by her mother's actions. Seeing her mother's reassuring gaze, she immediately calmed down.

Jiang Hua happened to see this touching scene between mother and daughter and felt very uncomfortable. She truly envied this kind of affection. Although she was intelligent enough to survive and live well, it was something she could never have again in her life because her biological mother was gone. No matter how capable she was, she could not bring her mother back to life.

Gu Yiming noticed that Jiang Hua's eyes were somewhat dim, and after looking at the scene before him, he was somewhat surprised. He never expected that Jiang Hua, who was fearless, would also have moments of hidden sorrow. Gu Yiming felt a pang of bitterness towards Jiang Hua.

Jiang Hua was lost in thought for only a moment. When she came back to her senses, she saw Gu Yiming looking at her. She felt a little embarrassed, and a hint of shyness flashed in her eyes, but Gu Yiming did not see it.

Aside from the two of them, only Qi Yanxu saw the exchange of glances between them. He was puzzled. "What's going on? I initially thought it was just Gu Yiming acting on a whim, standing up for Jiang Hua. But it seems there's something more going on between them?" The thought of something between them made Qi Yanxu jealous, and he became even more unwilling to let Gu Yiming take Jiang Hua away. Because he couldn't resist Gu Yiming, he shook his head, inwardly cursing himself for being so weak.

It was Jiang Hua's single glance that made Qi Yanxu's heart waver.