Shen Meiyan's face fell, her eyes filled with hatred, but she couldn't afford to offend anyone present, so she lowered her head and remained silent.

"Gu Qingyan! You come here!" Seeing that Gu Qingyan was still standing there, Old Master Gu simply put on a cold face and sternly reprimanded him.

"Dad, calm down. Don't get too angry." Gu Suian frowned, worried that his father's health wouldn't be able to handle it. He also glanced at Shen Yanshan with concern, not wanting outsiders to laugh at him.

"I'll go first." Gu Qingyan didn't have time to say more to Xiao Wanqing and quickly went over. Xiao Wanqing pursed her lips and followed.

"Excuse me, I need to take care of some family matters." Old Master Gu said with a stern face, glancing at Shen Yanshan before tactfully dismissing him.

Shen Yanshan's eyes darted around. Although it wasn't quite what he wanted, he knew that if he disobeyed the Gu family patriarch now, he would definitely suffer the consequences.

Moreover, if they stayed and saw Gu Qingyan defending Xiao Wanqing and confronting Old Master Gu, they might not be able to ask for benefits in Shen Zhi Qiu's name again. So they calmly stood up, a polite smile on their faces, and took their leave. At the same time, they gestured for Shen Meiyan to follow quickly.

Shen Meiyan was filled with resentment, plotting in her mind that once the villa was transferred to Shen Zhi Qiu's name, she would definitely pressure Shen Yan Shan to give it to her. Thinking of this, Shen Meiyan's mood improved, and a smile unconsciously appeared on her face. She even began to imagine herself living there.

Hearing the door close, Shen Zhi Qiu finally breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed completely.

After waiting in the stairwell for a long time and confirming that they had really left, Mu Ziqi could no longer contain her anger and walked down quickly with a cold face.

Seeing Xiao Wanqing following closely behind her son, she was furious.

"Qingyan, see the guest out!" Mu Ziqi stopped at the top of the stairs and said to Gu Qingyan's back.

Gu Qingyan paused, stopped in his tracks, and turned to look at Mu Ziqi with some confusion.

"I said, show the guest out!" Mu Ziqi said coldly. "There's only one guest here, don't you understand?"

"Auntie!" Xiao Wanqing turned around and called out softly.

"I'm sorry, I could have answered you before. But now, our family cannot tolerate someone with blood on their hands. Miss Xiao, please leave!" Mu Ziqi rarely showed her dislike for someone like this, but she truly couldn't stand a murderer appearing in her home, especially with an ambiguous relationship with her son. Moreover, she didn't want to wrong Shen Zhi Qiu.

"Do as your mother says!" Gu Suian said seriously when he saw that Gu Qingyan did not move.

"Dad!" Gu Qingyan said, somewhat annoyed. "I will handle Wanqing's matter. You and Mom don't need to worry about it."

"I'm going to beat you to death today, you unfilial son!" Upon hearing this, Old Master Gu suddenly stood up, grabbed his cane, and charged towards Gu Qingyan.

Shen Zhi Qiu and Gu Suian were both startled. They never expected their grandfather to be so angry that he would disregard his own health and still want to teach Gu Qing Yan a lesson.

"grandfather!"

"dad!"

"dad!"

Shen Zhi Qiu and Gu Suian quickly got up, wanting to stop their grandfather from getting too angry. Mu Zi Qi from the stairwell also walked quickly toward them.

Gu Qingyan didn't flinch, standing straight in front of Xiao Wanqing. To his grandfather, this scene seemed to signify his determination to protect Xiao Wanqing.

"None of you are allowed to stop me!" Old Master Gu roared, ordering everyone to stop.

"Grandpa, I have no romantic feelings for Wanqing, and I have a clear conscience!" Gu Qingyan said calmly.

"You have no conscience! I'm going to beat you awake today!" Old Master Gu was furious and raised his cane to strike Gu Qingyan's shoulder.

Gu Qingyan winced in pain, his lips pressed into a straight line, his brows furrowed, and cold sweat poured down his forehead, but he stubbornly didn't utter a sound.

Seeing that he still refused to admit his mistake, the old man struck him with his cane again.

This blow caused Gu Qingyan's shoulder to tilt, and he couldn't help but groan.

"Qingyan! Apologize to Grandpa! You're driving Grandpa crazy!" Gu Suian shouted from behind, worried that Gu Qingyan would upset his grandfather.

Mu Ziqi was heartbroken to see her son being beaten. She felt terrible for him, but she knew she had to let the old man vent his anger and teach her son a lesson so he would know that the Gu family's long-standing tradition was to respect and love one's wife.

Gu Qingyan still refused to back down.

Seeing the old man raise his cane again, Xiao Wanqing rushed forward, shouting loudly:

"Grandpa, hit me if you want! It's all my fault!" She hugged Gu Qingyan even tighter as she spoke. "Qingyan has always been good to me since I was little! He would never abandon me! No matter how many mistakes I make, he will always help me fix them! What Auntie said was wrong! But I was also injured, isn't that enough?!"

"You! You! You! You!" The old man was so angry that his face turned pale.

"I've already given in! I promised I wouldn't fight with Zhi Qiu for Qing Yan! I've already given Qing Yan back to her, what more do you want! You're all bullying me too much!" Xiao Wanqing became more and more aggrieved as she spoke, and couldn't help but bury her head in Gu Qing Yan's chest. But no one knew how intense her hatred was when she lowered her head.

Gu Qingyan frowned, pushed her away forcefully, and said in a low voice, "Wanqing, be careful!"

"What does it matter! You always comforted me when I was wronged as a child!" Xiao Wanqing pouted, but inwardly she was sneering.

"I'll beat you all to death!" The old man's face turned ashen. In all his years, he had never encountered such shameless people. He shouted loudly, his lips trembling.

Seeing Gu Qingyan still defending Xiao Wanqing, the old man roared, "Get out of here with this woman! My Gu family has never produced such a... such a..."

As he spoke, the old man's breathing became more and more rapid, and he loosened his grip on his cane.

"grandfather!"

"dad!"

"dad!"

Shen Zhi Qiu and Gu Suian were terrified and quickly helped each of them to their sides. Mu Zi Qi also glared angrily at Gu Qing Yan.

"Qingyan, your grandfather seems to be furious!" Xiao Wanqing curled the corners of her lips, her tone somewhat smug. She smiled faintly, "It wasn't a waste of my special trip!"

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South City, Airport.

"We've arrived at Nancheng."

Hearing the reminder from the person next to him, a man in a suit slowly opened his eyes. His thick, dark eyebrows were raised, his eyes were sharp as knives, and his whole being exuded a gloomy murderous aura.

He narrowed his eyes slightly. "Have you found the person Second Master wanted?"