Chapter 76 Old Madam Chu Comes to Force Marriage!
The sunshine on Hainan Island was just right, warmly bathing the Gu family's courtyard.
Su Yue was sitting at the stone table, holding a letter she had just received, a mischievous smile on her lips.
The letter was sent by Yang Yiyi, filled with excitement about her upcoming trip to Hainan Island and endless daydreams about Yun Mu, her "ideal man."
The letter also included a photo of Yang Yiyi herself. In the photo, the girl is wearing a fashionable dress, hands on her hips, and smiling brightly and cheerfully, like a blooming sunflower.
“Look, my sister is more than a match for your blockhead comrade-in-arms, isn’t she?” Su Yue handed the photo to Gu Beichen, who was chopping wood nearby, her voice rising slightly at the end.
Gu Beichen stopped what he was doing, his rough fingertips carefully pinching a corner of the photo. He glanced at it and then nodded solemnly.
"More than enough."
He paused, then added, "Yun Mu is climbing the social ladder."
Su Yue was amused by his serious expression and laughed out loud. Just as she was about to tease him a few more times, the roar of a car engine suddenly came from outside the courtyard gate.
These days, it's rare to see a car that can drive into the core area of the military compound.
Immediately afterwards, the courtyard gate was knocked on, the force neither too light nor too heavy, yet it carried an undeniable air of authority.
Gu Beichen frowned slightly, put down the axe, walked over and opened the courtyard gate.
A brand-new Hongqi sedan was parked at the entrance, and two men in Zhongshan suits stood by the car door, their expressions serious.
Standing at the very front was an elderly woman wearing a dark-colored cheongsam with subtle patterns.
The old lady's hair was meticulously combed and tied into a bun at the back of her head, adorned with a fine jade hairpin. Her face was expressionless, but the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes revealed shrewdness and meanness. She leaned on a dragon-headed cane, her sharp gaze sweeping over Gu Beichen as he opened the door, then past him, landing on Su Yue in the courtyard.
That look in his eyes carried undisguised scrutiny and contempt, as if he were appraising a worthless piece of merchandise.
Su Yue's smile faded. She slowly put away Yang Yiyi's photo, picked up the teacup on the table, and gently blew away the foam.
She knew that troublemakers had arrived.
"Beichen, what? Don't you remember Grandma Chu?" Old Madam Chu spoke, her voice hoarse but full of energy. She completely ignored Su Yue's presence, as if there were only her and Gu Beichen in the courtyard.
She stepped into the courtyard, and the two men behind her immediately followed, like two guardian deities.
"Madam." Gu Beichen's voice was flat, devoid of emotion, but his tall figure subtly moved a step to the side, blocking Su Yue and Old Madam Chu's view.
This subtle movement made Old Mrs. Chu's eyes turn colder.
"I'm here today because of my granddaughter Jingya."
Old Mrs. Chu didn't beat around the bush; she got straight to the point, her tone carrying an air of condescension.
"I know you've already got your marriage certificate, but that's nothing. It's just a piece of paper that can be voided at any time."
She paused, then gently tapped her dragon-headed cane on the bluestone slab, producing a muffled thud.
"As long as you cancel the wedding and marry our Jingya, the Chu family can guarantee that within three years, you will be in Gu Zhengfeng's current position."
"Not only that, the three-courtyard house in the most prosperous area of Beijing, as well as all the properties of the Chu family in the south, can be given to you as a betrothal gift."
These conditions are simply outrageously luxurious!
Power, wealth, instant success.
No ambitious man could resist such a temptation.
After speaking, Old Mrs. Chu looked at Gu Beichen with a leisurely air, waiting for him to make a "smart" choice. In her opinion, as long as Gu Beichen wasn't stupid, he should know what to choose.
As for Su Yue, who sat there without saying a word from beginning to end, she was just a wild girl with a little bit of cleverness. Compared with the overwhelming power of the Chu family, she was not even worth mentioning.
However, what she received was not Gu Beichen's ecstatic joy, but rather a chilling coldness.
The air pressure around Gu Beichen instantly dropped to freezing point, and a terrifying rage surged in his deep eyes.
He held Su Yue behind him even tighter, his eyes like unsheathed blades, shooting straight at Old Madam Chu.
"My wife will only be Su Yue."
His voice wasn't loud, but every word carried immense weight, with an undeniable resolve.
"A family-oriented man doesn't need to sell his marriage for his future!"
These words were like a resounding slap across the face of Old Mrs. Chu.
The arrogance on Old Madam Chu's face froze instantly. She hadn't expected Gu Beichen to refuse so decisively and without any mercy.
"You..." She was so angry that her knuckles turned white as she gripped her cane. "Have you thought this through? To give up the support of the entire Chu family for a woman of unknown origin, you're ruining your future!"
Just then, Su Yue, who had been silent all along, put down her teacup.
She slowly walked out from behind Gu Beichen, a calm smile on her face, but the smile didn't reach her eyes.
She walked up to Old Mrs. Chu, her gaze clear and calm, without the slightest fear.
"Madam."
She spoke softly, her voice gentle and melodious.
There's a saying: "A forced melon is not sweet."
"Even if the marriage you've 'begged' for your granddaughter today actually happens, do you think Miss Jingya will be able to hold her head high in the Beijing compound afterward?"
"A woman who relied on her grandmother to force her into marriage and used power and wealth to win a husband—guess what people would say about her behind her back? Would they envy her, or... laugh at her?"
Su Yue spoke slowly and deliberately, each word like a fine needle, precisely piercing the "face" that Old Madam Chu cared about most.
Old Mrs. Chu choked, her face turning pale and then red.
She had been domineering her whole life, and had never been so openly contradicted by a junior!
"Who do you think you are! How dare you lecture me like this?" Old Mrs. Chu was furious and raised her cane to point at Su Yue.
Gu Beichen's eyes flashed with a sharp light. He stepped forward, and his powerful aura caused the two men in Zhongshan suits to unconsciously take a half-step back.
"Madam, please have some self-respect."
Seeing that force wouldn't work, Old Mrs. Chu's eyes flickered, and she suddenly revealed a sinister smile.
"Good, very good!"
She stared at Su Yue and said, word by word, "Since you refuse to listen to reason and are now going to drink the penalty cup, don't blame me for not warning you."
"I'd like to see if you can actually pull off this wedding!"
A blatant threat.
She's planning to sabotage the wedding.
Gu Beichen clenched his fist instantly, his murderous aura radiating from him.
Su Yue pressed his hand down, then smiled at Old Madam Chu.
That smile was both bright and dangerous.
She stepped forward, leaned close to Old Mrs. Chu's ear, and whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear:
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