Chapter 224 Young Master Gu's Shocking Moves!
She suddenly stood up, raised her voice, and retorted sarcastically, stubbornly sticking to her guns.
"Oh, who do we have here? Isn't this Miss Chu? What, now you're standing up for others?"
Aunt Liu squinted and gave a sarcastic laugh.
"I heard that someone used to be the one who didn't get along with Su Yue the most, always calling her 'capitalist's daughter.' Now that she's become a phoenix on a branch, you're the one who's sucking up to her faster than anyone else!"
These words were both venomous and accurate, directly hitting Chu Jingya's sore spot.
Her face turned deathly pale in an instant, and she trembled with rage.
Yes, she used to be a jerk and couldn't stand Su Yue, but that's all in the past! Now they're family!
"You!" Chu Jingya was so angry that she couldn't speak. Her chest heaved violently, and she grabbed a glass of orange juice from the table, intending to throw it at him.
Just as she was about to lash out, a hand suddenly reached out from the side, its knuckles distinct, moving as fast as lightning, and snatched the glass from her hand.
"Why waste your breath talking to someone like that? It lowers your standards."
A lazy voice, tinged with impatience and the distinctive air of a young master from the capital, rang in Chu Jingya's ears.
Gu Beixiao appeared at the table at some point.
He was wearing a crisp white shirt today, with the sleeves casually rolled up to his elbows. He leaned against the edge of the table, his posture relaxed, yet he exuded a powerful aura that was impossible to ignore.
He didn't even glance at Aunt Liu, tilted his head back and drank the orange juice in the glass in one gulp, his Adam's apple bobbing, exuding a wild and handsome charm.
Then, he finally deigned to turn his eyes, which looked at everyone as if they were fools, to Liu Sao, whose face was flushed red.
"When did it become your place to criticize my sister-in-law's family?"
He toyed with the empty cup in his hand, his tone light and casual, yet carrying a chilling pressure that sent shivers down one's spine.
"I heard your husband is Section Chief Liu from the logistics department? In charge of supplies? Recently, it seems there's a discrepancy in the accounts for a batch of imported bearings, and they're worried about finding someone to take the blame."
Aunt Liu's pupils suddenly contracted.
This matter is a top secret of the logistics department; even she had only vaguely heard her husband mention it. How did this second young master of the Gu family know about it?!
Gu Beixiao seemed to see through her thoughts, chuckled, and continued to slowly deliver the finishing blow.
"If I hear you utter another word of nonsense, believe me, I'll make sure your man doesn't have to do the accounting tomorrow. He'll be sent straight to the mess hall to be in charge of shaving the pigs."
This is no longer a threat; it's a blatant declaration.
That arrogant and domineering attitude of "I mean what I say, who do you think you are?" made Aunt Liu's face turn pale instantly, her legs went weak, and she didn't dare to utter another word.
The women at the surrounding table were so frightened that they fell silent, lowering their heads and pretending to be quails.
Gu Beixiao ignored the woman who was about to collapse. He turned his head and frowned at Chu Jingya, who was still standing there in a daze.
"You've really made something of yourself, managing to argue with someone like that."
He shoved the empty cup into her hand with a slightly impatient and rude gesture.
"They're gone."
After saying that, under the astonished gazes of the audience, he put his hands in his pockets, turned around, and walked away with such nonchalance, as if the person who had just decided the future and fate of an official with a few words was not him at all.
Chu Jingya stood there blankly, still holding the glass that still carried his warmth.
Her cheeks were burning hot, as if they were about to catch fire.
Her heart was pounding wildly in her chest, like a drumbeat, making her eardrums buzz.
She stared at Gu Beixiao's tall and dashing back, her mind blank, only remembering his words "my sister-in-law's family" and the sound of his Adam's apple bobbing as he drank water.
Not far away, Su Yue and her aunt Chen Yaru witnessed the entire scene from beginning to end.
Chen Yaru glanced at her daughter with concern, then looked at Su Yue.
Su Yue suppressed a laugh and gave her a reassuring look. The two then exchanged knowing smiles.
It seems this bickering couple is about to reach a conclusion.
The minor incident at the full moon celebration quickly became the latest topic of conversation in the military compound.
Liu's attempt to spread rumors backfired when the second young master of the Gu family publicly humiliated her. His famous line, telling her husband to go to the mess hall to shave the pigs, became a running joke that everyone laughed about for days.
It is said that before the banquet was over, Liu's husband was called to his boss's office by phone and berated for more than an hour.
From then on, Liu Sao became a laughing stock in the military compound and never dared to cause trouble again.
As night deepened, all the guests departed.
The Gu family courtyard has finally regained its tranquility.
After helping Chen Yaru finish cleaning up the last of the dishes, Chu Jingya prepared to go back to her room to rest.
"Jingya, come here for a moment, Mom has something to tell you."
Chen Yaru took her daughter's hand and walked to the grape trellis in the yard.
A gentle evening breeze carried a hint of coolness.
Chen Yaru looked at her daughter's face, which looked especially pretty in the moonlight, her gaze gentle yet with a hint of probing.
"Jingya, tell Mom the truth."
She held her daughter's hand and patted it gently.
"Do you... have fallen for Bei Xiao?"
Chu Jingya's face flushed instantly, from the base of her neck to the tips of her ears.
Chu Jingya jumped up, stifled by the blunt question, and stammered a denial. "Mom! You...you're talking nonsense! I didn't!"
Looking at her daughter's insincere expression and her cheeks flushed red, Chen Yaru understood perfectly well what was going on.
She sighed, not pressing further, but simply held her daughter's hand, speaking earnestly. "Mom doesn't object. Bei Xiao, though a bit sharp-tongued, has a good heart and is a responsible person. Just think it through yourself."
The commotion at the full moon celebration came to a complete end the next day when the Liu couple sheepishly submitted their transfer applications.
The Gu family courtyard was the most popular place in the entire military region for a time.
An even bigger piece of news quickly spread from Hainan Island back to Beijing, once again igniting the entire high society circle.
The Huo family patriarch, whose mere presence in Hong Kong could shake the financial world, has personally spoken.
He wanted to hold a grand reunion banquet for his granddaughter Su Yue, whom he had been separated from for 23 years, at the most famous hotel in Beijing—the Beijing Hotel.
The old man's original words, when spoken, were both domineering and protective of his own.
"My granddaughter, Su Yue, has suffered for over twenty years. Now that she has been recognized by her ancestors, she must be honored! I want the entire capital city, no, the entire China, to know that she, Su Yue, is the apple of my Huo family's eye!"
The news caused an uproar in Beijing's high society.
This is no longer a simple family reunion; it's the Huo family of Hong Kong announcing to everyone who is behind Su Yue.
In an instant, countless people racked their brains and used all their connections just to get an invitation to the Beijing Hotel.
This is not just a banquet; it is a ticket to the highest levels of power and wealth.
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