Chapter 124: The Matter of Compromise
Since they are here, you must let them in, right?
Mr. Chen invited them in and asked the servants to prepare a few more pairs of chopsticks.
It's six o'clock in the afternoon, and they may not have eaten yet.
Anyway, there is enough food, let’s have a meal together.
After a while, all four of them arrived.
"Mr. Gu, Mrs. Gu, Xiaozi, Xingyue, you are here." Mr. Chen stood up and greeted them personally.
"I'm so sorry to disturb you while you're eating." Mr. Gu said this, but there was no apology in his tone.
It seems that the visitor has bad intentions! He doesn't seem to be a guest, but rather comes to settle a score.
"Come, let's sit down and eat together!" Mr. Chen pretended not to understand the other party's unkindness and invited warmly.
"No, we're not here to eat."
"Oh? Why is that?" Mr. Chen raised his eyebrows.
"Chen Shuxin, I'm here today to seek justice for my daughter." Gu Lin said, holding back his anger.
"What justice? Xiaozi or Xingyue was bullied?" Chen Shuxin pretended to be confused. "Do you want your uncle to help?"
"Uncle Chen!" Gu Xingyue spoke first, "Do you remember that the Chen and Gu families have an engagement? Now, you're letting that little bitch Ye Shuyi come over for dinner, in the name of Nanfeng's girlfriend. Why? Is Uncle Chen going to go back on his word?"
She felt sorry for her sister!
My sister likes Brother Nan Feng so much, but he ignores and even tramples on her feelings and goes on a date with another woman.
At first, she thought it was just a joke.
But unexpectedly, someone told her today that Chen Nanfeng had brought Ye Shuyi home to meet his parents!
Having met their parents, what's the point? Isn't engagement or marriage the next step?
Her sister will become the laughing stock of Hong Kong!
Chen Shuxin frowned when he heard this.
"What era is this? Still messing around with parents getting engaged? How come you're even more backward than me?"
?
Gu Lin turned his head and looked at Chen Shuxin in disbelief. "Old Chen, a gentleman's word is as good as gold. Didn't we arrange marriages for our two children twenty years ago? What do you mean by denying it now? What do you think of my daughters and my Gu family?"
"Old Gu, don't be angry!" Chen Shuxin comforted him. "The children were only four or five years old back then. I was just joking. How could you take it seriously?"
He had a puzzled expression on his face.
"You..." After so many years, he is still so shameless. Gu Lin feels upset.
"Alright! You don't admit it, right? Although my Gu family can't compare to your Chen family in terms of business scale, we are no pushovers! Today, if you don't give us justice, I will publicize this matter and let everyone judge for themselves!"
At that time, not only the entire Chen family's business will be affected, but also Ye Shuyi's reputation and the business of several stores will be affected.
Bang!
Ms. Fang, who had been silent the whole time, put down her teacup, stood up, and started to speak: "Enough! I wanted to let this matter go for the sake of both families' reputation. I didn't expect you to refuse to back down after giving me a way out!"
"What?" Mrs. Gu didn't understand what this meant.
When Gu Zi heard this, she said pitifully, "Aunt Chen, I don't understand. You know, I've always loved Nan Feng, and I treat you and Uncle Chen as my parents. I look forward to the day when we can become real family... I never thought Nan Feng would treat me like this! This woman must have drugged Nan Feng!"
She pointed at Ye Shuyi and said, "If my uncle and aunt can kick her out today, I'll pretend nothing happened and the engagement will stand. The Chen and Gu families joining forces will be the perfect business marriage, which will benefit both families' businesses."
"Especially since Nan Feng is now the president of Shengshi Group, she needs help with many things... I can be the best wife."
This analysis was so logical that even Ye Shuyi, who was being pointed at, wanted to applaud.
However, Ms. Fang said, "No need!"
Then, she came over and moved Gu Zi's hand away, standing in front of Ye Shuyi like a protective mother.
"If you don't understand, I'll explain it to you. When we in the Chen family marry a daughter-in-law, we don't focus on family background or wealth, because we have both. What we value is the person's character."
Ms. Fang's words had a hidden meaning, as if she was saying that Gu Zi had a bad character.
Then, she continued, "I didn't say it, it was tacitly understood. Now that you've brought it up, I'll tell you. Miss Gu Zi, you keep saying you love our Nan Feng, why are you cheating on him?"
When these words came out, it was like a bolt from the blue.
Gu Lin and Mrs. Gu looked at their eldest daughter in unison.
Gu Zi quickly denied it: "Aunt Chen, I have always respected you. But why are you slandering me? Is it just to favor your son's infidelity and cover up the fact that Uncle Chen went back on his word?"
"That's right! Our Zi'er is a virgin and has never liked any other man except Chen Nanfeng. Madam Chen, you are slandering her!" Madam Gu hugged her daughter who was trembling with tears in pain.
Her daughter must be feeling very aggrieved, right?
Heartbroken.
"Oh, what will you do if I produce evidence?" Ms. Fang sneered.
"Impossible!" Mrs. Gu firmly believed that her daughter was innocent and extremely loyal to her feelings, so how could she be having an affair with another man!
"If you can produce evidence, our whole family will kneel down and apologize to Ye Shuyi right now! If you can't produce evidence, Chen Nanfeng must marry Xiaozi and completely break off all ties with Ye Shuyi. I will also go to the media to expose her dirty mistress behavior!" said Mrs. Gu.
"Okay! That's what you said!" Ms. Fang returned to the room and came out with a photo album after a while.
A guilty look flashed across Gu Zi's eyes, and she looked at her mother for help.
What if they really have evidence? That would be so embarrassing.
Moreover, she had to apologize to a commoner like Ye Shuyi, which was not something she could do given her noble bloodline.
Ye Shuyi responded to her vicious look calmly.
Mrs. Gu patted her daughter's hand soothingly and said, "It's okay. You are innocent."
No, mother...
Gu Zi had no choice but to lower her head.
As Ms. Fang unfolded the photo album, everyone leaned over to look at the contents.
It's disgusting to look at.
Inside were obscene photos of Gu Zi and a man who looked very similar to Chen Nanfeng.
"Did you see that? How could a woman like that be qualified to enter my Chen family?" Ms. Fang closed the photo album and said loudly.
Gu Zi's pitiful face cracked as she denied frantically, "No! The person in there isn't me! This photo must have been tampered with!"
She turned around and grabbed Chen Nanfeng's arm: "Nanfeng, you have to believe me, I only have you in my heart, I can't do this kind of thing with another man!"
Chen Nanfeng shook her off and then held Ye Shuyi's hand: "What's going on with you has nothing to do with me. I only have Ye Shuyi in my heart."
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