Chapter 423 Let it go for now
“If you weren’t my grandmother, you wouldn’t be me coming in, you’d be a bodyguard.” Li Huaijin’s words were devoid of warmth, and showed no respect whatsoever for the fact that the other person was his grandmother.
The fact that he's even standing here is already a great honor for Madam Guo.
Given his volatile temper, it should be his bodyguards who come in now, and they should take him down immediately.
"You..." Old Madam Guo said with heartache, "Li Huaijin, I am your grandmother, are you sure you want to treat me like this?"
"Then what are you standing here for? Do I need to remind you?"
Madam Guo: "..."
What else could it be? If you hadn't targeted the Guo family, I wouldn't even know who Gu Youran is. You forced me into this situation.
What's the point of saying all this now?
"Li Huaijin, the Guo family is your maternal grandparents' family. Do you really have no decency at all? If your mother did something wrong, go talk to your mother. Why are you making things difficult for the Guo family?"
Li Huaijin dismissed such accusations and paid them no heed.
"It is the father's fault if the son is not taught. My mother has become like this because you did not teach her well. Now she is lawless and hurts outsiders without reason. It is all your fault. Shouldn't the Guo family bear the responsibility?"
Li Huaijin's words were full of accusations.
It's absolutely impossible to blame all of this on You Ran!
He wouldn't agree either.
Gu Youran stared blankly at Li Huaijin. This man... is truly fearless and so formidable.
"you...."
Madam Guo was furious. She raised her finger with trembling hands and pointed at Li Huaijin, but Li Huaijin raised his hand and pressed it down. Instead, he looked at her accusingly and said, "Madam, you can leave now. If you make You Ran unhappy again, as for what I might do, I'm afraid no one will know."
"Li Huaijin, just let her leave." A hint of sympathy flashed across Gu Youran's face, perhaps also thinking that it's better to be lenient when possible: "Just take care of your own daughter, we'll deal with it next time."
Even if the Guo family is trampled underfoot this time, they are still a force to be reckoned with, and they will be a considerable problem for Li Huaijin.
If harmony is the priority, then she doesn't want Li Huaijin to face any negative consequences.
Li Huaijin wondered if he had heard Xiao Youran clearly. What did she say?
"You Ran?"
Gu Youran leaned close to Li Huaijin and gently comforted him, saying, "I don't care. Didn't you already stand up for me? Let's just let this lesson go. If it happens again, I promise I won't stop you, okay?"
How could Li Huaijin not understand what Gu Youran was thinking? Wasn't she just looking out for him?
I guess I'd thought about it a long time ago, but just hadn't said it.
From beginning to end, she was only concerned about her.
He could only nod helplessly: "Since you put it that way, then I'll listen to you." Li Huaijin raised his eyes and warned Madam Guo: "You'd better fulfill your duties as an elder. If you can't even control your own child, don't blame me for being ruthless next time."
Madam Guo hadn't expected such a turn of events. Just now, Gu Youran had been acting all high and mighty, unmoved by anything she said.
She stared at Gu Youran in astonishment. What kind of magic did this little girl possess?
For Li Huaijin to listen to her so obediently, he didn't answer any of the phone calls she made this morning.
It's ironic that she could come directly to Gu Youran because of just a few words from her.
She spoke eloquently to Gu Youran, claiming that she was Li Huaijin's grandmother no matter what, but it turned out that Li Huaijin didn't respect her at all.
The thought of this possibility made Madam Guo feel extremely humiliated.
She was even more annoyed and didn't find Gu Youran as pleasing to the eye anymore.
Regardless, today's goal has been achieved.
She didn't dwell on it any further.
"Consider today's matter a favor I owe you." Old Madam Guo arrogantly rebuked Li Huaijin: "No matter what, she is still your mother. Parents are never wrong. You can't treat her like this. If she says someone can't be married, then they can't be married. Do you understand?"
His heart, which had just been comforted by Gu Youran, instantly soured. He said with a dark face, "I can take back what I just said."
Madam Guo's face stiffened, looking extremely unpleasant.
But Li Huaijin's words were indeed worth heeding; he was a man of his word.
"I have something to do, I'll be going now."
It's best not to say too much to Li Huaijin. Tell Guo Yue to keep a close eye on things privately. She can't even manage her own son; what kind of mother is she?
No wonder she can't control her man; she's really useless.
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Only Li Huaijin and Gu Youran remained in the office when he couldn't help but ask, "Why did you let the Guo family off so easily? That's what she cares about most. Only by crippling the Guo family will she restrain herself."
Gu Youran didn't care at all: "Huaijin, actually... I don't intend to hold anything against it. I'm a petty person and I like to argue, but I need to consider the situation. As for what your mother did, as long as you haven't completely severed ties with them, then I probably... won't go too far."
Madam Guo was right about one thing.
No matter what, Guo Yue will always be Li Huaijin's mother, and this relationship will always exist and cannot be severed.
Even if they have a major falling out, this relationship can never be severed.
Even if Li Huaijin severs ties with the Li family, he will still have to take responsibility for Guo Yue when he reaches a certain age, just like she did. He doesn't want to take responsibility for the Gu family father and son... so he can't just completely ignore them.
Li Huaijin sighed helplessly, his tone very gentle: "You Ran, you're still too kind."
Gu Youran shook her head: "No, I just don't want you to have too many conflicts with other people."
She wasn't that kind; she just didn't know if she could continue with Li Huaijin. It wasn't worth it for her to make Li Huaijin offend the people in the old mansion.
If she and Li Huaijin got their marriage certificate early, like Weiwei and Lu Jingxiao, then they wouldn't need to worry about anything else.
Li Huaijin frowned, feeling that Gu Youran didn't really think that way.
Could it be... that his grandmother said something on his way to the company?
It must be.
Otherwise... Gu Youran wouldn't have said such calm and dejected words; she's not that kind of person.
They definitely won't tell you if you ask now.
Gu Youran noticed that Li Huaijin's expression wasn't very good, so she could only calmly change the subject: "Weiwei asked me to try on wedding dresses today, why don't we go and try them on together?"
Both she and Weiwei had taken wedding photos back in college, under Lu Jingxiao's glaring gaze!
Because at that time... Weiwei had never filmed with Lu Jingxiao!
Li Huaijin's mind raced, and he raised an eyebrow: "Alright, let's go take a look, maybe..."
"What?" Gu Youran looked up in confusion.
"It's nothing, let's go."
If I bring it up now, Gu Youran definitely won't cooperate. I'll have to ask my sister-in-law Luo Zhiwei for help with this.
Gu Youran's face was full of disbelief, but since the man wouldn't listen, there was nothing she could do!
She was just pushed away by Li Huaijin!
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