Chapter 253 Family Reunion Banquet (2)
Lu Jingxiao had a significant height advantage standing in front of Gu Bin. He looked down at the sleazy man in front of him and asked, "Who are you?"
Gu Bin was so intimidated by Lu Jingxiao's powerful aura that he took two steps back. He nervously stammered, "I...I'm Gu Youran's brother, I am..."
Lu Jingxiao disliked fighting, but this man in front of him was courting death.
That lewd look he gave me just now really annoyed me.
Gu Bin will not get away with this if he dares to set his sights on my baby.
Luo Zhiwei grabbed Lu Jingxiao's arm and started complaining: "Ah Xiao, he bullied me, and his eyes were so lewd."
As expected, Lu Jingxiao's face darkened instantly.
"You...I didn't!"
Gu Bin stared wide-eyed in horror and quickly explained. Lu Jingxiao's gaze was truly terrifying; he was somewhat frightened.
Lu Jingxiao had no interest in listening to his explanation and directly ordered Wei Mingfeng to take the man away: "Take good care of this young master Gu."
Gu Bin was terrified. He quickly grabbed Gu Jianguo's hand and cried, "Dad, save me! Save me! I don't want to be taken away!"
Gu Jianguo immediately shielded his son behind him; this was the Gu family's only heir, and he couldn't afford to have anything happen to him.
He glared angrily at Gu Youran and shouted, "Gu Youran, you brat! Did you see your brother being bullied? We are your own father and brother! You heartless bastard!"
"Hurry up and have someone release us, or... I'll disown you, you brat!"
"Fine, if you don't want to acknowledge it, then don't. Anyway, we've already signed a paternity severance agreement, so we never had any relationship to begin with."
Gu Youran's attitude of avoiding him like the plague filled Gu Jianguo with inexplicable fear.
Wasn't it said that... Gu Youran is soft-hearted and would definitely not abandon them?
What's going on now? She's just watching helplessly as Lu Jingxiao takes her brother away?
She's alright, she's a sensible person.
If Gu Youran doesn't understand, then he'll have to find a way to get Weiwei a new best friend.
"Gu Youran!"
Gu Jianguo roared angrily, "That's your brother! You can't treat him like this!"
"He's the one who offended Weiwei, what does it have to do with me?" Gu Youran said nonchalantly, but her heart was very sad: "I warned you to leave early this morning, it's your son who's too sleazy, he deserves it!"
"you...."
Lu Jingxiao didn't want to listen to any nonsense and took Gu Bin away directly.
When Gu Bin was taken away, Gu Jianguo immediately hesitated. On one hand, there was the Gu family's family reunion banquet, where there would definitely be many business partners, a rare opportunity. On the other hand, there was his son. If something happened to his son, he would have nowhere to cry.
Gu Jianguo was so angry that he slapped his thigh. After a moment of hesitation, he immediately chased after his son.
Gu Youran found it quite ironic. If he was cold-blooded and heartless, he was incredibly good to his son. If he was affectionate and loving towards his children, he completely ignored his daughter.
Perhaps, it's just like that for her.
She looked at Luo Zhiwei and Lu Jingxiao, her eyes filled with apology: "Weiwei, I'm so sorry, it's all because of me..."
"What does this have to do with you? I've seen Gu Bin's true colors before. He deserves it. Don't blame yourself."
Lu Jingxiao didn't take it to heart: "It's getting late, let's go inside."
It's as if this is just a minor incident, and there's no need to take irrelevant people to heart.
Because it's unnecessary.
**
As the three of them walked in together, someone noticed something was wrong because Gu Youran didn't have a smile on her face.
Gu Beixiao quickly stepped forward and asked, "What happened?"
Gu Youran forced a smile and explained softly, "It's alright, brother, isn't the banquet about to start?"
Gu Beixiao clearly didn't believe Gu Youran. He turned to Luo Zhiwei and said in a deep voice, "Weiwei, you tell us."
Luo Zhiwei briefly explained what had happened.
Gu Beixiao's face instantly turned ugly. He should have expected that Gu Jianguo and his group might let this opportunity slip by.
In other words, they have no intention of letting Gu Youran go.
Now that You Ran has been recognized as a goddaughter by her father, Gu Jianguo will pester her to bring benefits to the family.
But they actually dared to set their sights on Weiwei until today, and even dared to have inappropriate thoughts about her.
That only proves they deserved it.
He turned to look at Gu Youran and softly comforted her, "Don't worry about it so much. After the banquet today, we'll handle these matters."
Gu Youran nodded: "Mhm!"
Seeing their happy and harmonious appearance, the guests were somewhat envious.
[It has to be said, Gu Youran is incredibly lucky. Her best friend is the eldest daughter of the Gu family, the brother she's called "brother" for so many years is actually the young master of the Gu family, and now she's become the Gu family's goddaughter.]
Luck is also a kind of strength; you can't have it by envying it.
To break into that circle, you need both ability and interpersonal skills. President Lu and his ilk don't care about status anymore; they just want someone they click with. People like us should stay away.
【I don't understand what you're saying. If you want to express your feelings, go outside. This is a banquet.】
Soon, Gu Hancheng greeted Gu Beixiao and Luo Zhiwei, asking them to come with him.
The family of three stood on the stage, with Gu Hancheng in the very center, solemnly introducing: "Ladies and gentlemen, I'm sure you all know why you've come to this banquet today. Now, let me give you a grand introduction."
He looked at Gu Beixiao: "This is my eldest son, Gu Beixiao. I'm sure many of you already know him."
He then turned to look at Luo Zhiwei: "This is my youngest daughter, the only daughter of the Gu family, Luo Zhiwei."
After introducing the two children, Gu Hancheng looked at everyone with a serious expression: "They are the children of my Gu family. If anyone dares to bully them or go against me, Gu Hancheng, I will be very unhappy if my children suffer any injustice. And if I am unhappy, I will definitely make someone else unhappy."
"Therefore, I hope that you all can get along well with my child."
Gu Hancheng looked at Gu Youran below the stage, waved to her, and said with utmost tenderness in his eyes, "Youran, come up here too."
Gu Youran stood obediently beside Gu Hancheng, her demeanor poised and graceful, clearly a lady from a prestigious family.
“From today onwards, Gu Youran is my goddaughter. According to her age, she is my children’s younger sister and can be considered half a member of the Gu family.”
“Those who dislike the Gu family and are determined to oppose them should think twice before hurting my child and consider whether they can withstand the Gu family’s attacks.”
With so many people invited to the banquet, a real mixed bag, there might be a spy from the other side among them.
He said these things to his opponents.
He believed that these people would pass on the message.
Wow, this is so pampering!
[This is nothing, isn't it? This old man from the Gu family has been absent from his child's life for over 20 years; no amount of compensation is too much.]
That's true. If she were my child, I would definitely spoil her rotten.
I'm actually a little envious of Gu Youran. She inexplicably rose to the pinnacle of life, becoming the Gu family's goddaughter. I bet she'll be pampered like crazy too.
[Her father and brother were just making a scene outside; if it weren't for President Lu, things would have been very difficult to handle.]
As the audience chatted, the topic veered off course, and everyone's attention turned to Gu Youran.
They said she was unfilial.
Luo Zhiwei became increasingly suspicious as she listened. What nonsense were these people spouting?!
Holding the microphone, she angrily accused, "Don't you all understand the principle of 'no comment without knowing the whole story'? What my You Ran does is none of your business!"
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