As the man embraced Wen Yi and questioned the guests, the room fell silent.
Even the 'righteous messenger' Gu Zeyu was dumbfounded, staring in astonishment at the masked man in front of him.
The man was wearing a mask, but he had a very strong aura. From the moment he appeared, there was an invisible pressure that made it hard for people to breathe.
Gu Zeyu's gaze drifted off unconsciously.
Wen Yi was shocked to be pulled into someone's arms.
She knew in her heart that Wen Ge's calling her over, including bringing up the incident of calling the police to her rented apartment, was all to provoke her.
Wen Yi is the kind of person who thinks, "Since you want it this way, I'll grant your wish." At the same time, she also wants to see how her parents will treat her in the end.
But the appearance of this Second Master was something Wen Yi never expected.
To my surprise, he would put his arm around me like that, as if he were protecting me.
This immediately reminded Wen Yi of Gu Huaixu.
"Who wants to cripple my wife's legs and won't say a word, is that it?"
Gu Huaixu stared coldly at the people present, his gaze never falling on Gu Zeyu.
The people at the scene were completely dumbfounded.
"Is this the legendary Second Master of the Imperial Garden?"
"This Second Master doesn't seem like the rumored ugly monster or devil at all. He seems to have a different kind of aura."
..."
"His demeanor was more noble than anyone else present; even Young Master Gu standing to the side couldn't compare."
The people around were initially gossiping, but when Gu Huaixu's gaze swept over them, no one dared to speak and they all shut up.
"I'll ask you one more time, who wants to cripple my wife's legs?" Gu Huaixu questioned in a low voice.
No one at the scene dared to answer.
Gu Huaixu sneered, "Since no one admits it, you will all take responsibility."
As soon as he finished speaking, the bodyguards who had been standing behind Gu Huaixu stepped forward and surrounded the people.
"One person loses a leg," Gu Huaixu ordered.
The bodyguards immediately took action, causing chaos at the scene.
"Second Master, this matter has nothing to do with us!"
Some people started shouting, "We don't know anything, this has nothing to do with us."
"It's Young Master Gu, it's all Young Master Gu!"
"Yes, it was Young Master Gu who said he wanted to cripple your wife as punishment for bullying people."
"Yes, it really has nothing to do with us."
One after another, these guests accused Gu Zeyu of trying to escape.
When they were watching the show, they were the loudest, praising Gu Zeyu as a 'messenger of justice'. But now that someone even more powerful than Gu Zeyu has appeared, these people immediately betray Gu Zeyu completely.
Gu Zeyu was still intimidated by the aura of Second Master Gu, but the accusations from these people caused him to change his expression on the spot.
Gu Zeyu turned to look at these people and blurted out, "You weren't like this just now!"
"We were just going along with your wishes. You want to cripple the second wife's legs, what can we say?"
"That's right. We're just here to attend the banquet. You, the eldest young master of the Gu family, want to cripple someone's leg. Do we dare say anything?"
“Young Master Gu, in my opinion, you are in the wrong. How could you resort to vigilante justice? You’d better apologize to the Second Madam now and not drag us down with you.”
These people will say anything to get away with it.
Gu Zeyu's face changed instantly with anger, his anger reaching its peak.
Gu Huaixu waved his hand, instructing the bodyguards who were about to cripple the guests' legs to stop. The bodyguards stepped back, and the guests, now free, immediately began to make excuses.
"I just warned you that this is not right. She is the second wife, and besides, she only hit her own sister because her sister was in the wrong. How can Young Master Gu bully someone else's wife just because his fiancée was bullied?"
"I just said that, but Young Master Gu won't listen, and there's nothing I can do."
Honest advice is hard to swallow.
These people kept talking, trying to absolve themselves of all responsibility.
Wen Yi stared coldly, finding the people in this circle to be opportunistic, pathetic, and disgusting.
The number one opportunist.
Basically, whoever has the most power present will be sided with; even the unreasonable can turn black into white.
Gu Huaixu lowered his eyes, taking in the cold smile that curled at the corner of Wen Yi's mouth.
Beneath the mask, Gu Huaixu's lips curled into a slight smile.
Today, the first lesson he taught his sister was that in this circle, whoever has the ability is the boss.
Gu Huaixu's eyes turned cold as he stared at Gu Zeyu. "Young Master Gu, was it you who wanted to cripple my wife's legs?"
Gu Zeyu was both angry and flustered at this moment.
In Haicheng, as the eldest son of the Gu family, he was respected wherever he went. Madam Gu never said anything about what he did. The only person Gu Zeyu was wary of was the second master of Yutingyuan.
As it turned out, I ran into a brick wall today.
Who would have thought that Yu Tingyuan had already lost two wives? Everyone said that this devil had no feelings and that he only married women to play around with. No one would have thought that one day this mysterious second master would lift the veil of mystery and stand up for an inconspicuous new wife.
Seeing that Gu Zeyu hadn't responded, Gu Huaixu tilted his head slightly. "Young Master Gu, hmm?"
Gu Zeyu's expression was not good.
Wen Ge, who had been watching in a daze, seemed to only realize what was happening at this moment, and dragged her sick body toward Gu Huaixu and Wen Yi.
"Hello, Second Master, I am Wen Ge... cough cough."
Wen Ge started coughing before she could say a word, yet she still stood there bravely, looking so fragile that she seemed like she could break at the slightest breeze.
She looks best and is most endearing in this state.
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