The next morning.
After Meng Sheng and Pei Sui finished washing up and changing their clothes, they tidied up their things before heading to the old lady's courtyard together.
When they arrived, the Cui family and the Pei Rong family were already sitting in the living room.
After they moved to the restaurant, Nie Fang's family arrived. Everyone had breakfast together, while Pei Yu, Pei Huan, and Cui Zhengqing's eldest son left for the airport first.
The remaining people did not stay at the Pei family's house any longer. They left one by one in the morning, with Pei Sui and Meng Sheng being the last to leave.
The white silk ribbons at the gate have been taken down; the funeral is over, but the loneliness and sorrow lingering in the old house have not completely dissipated.
With the person gone, the house felt even more desolate.
The old lady stood at the gate, watching Pei Sui's car drive away into the distance, and sighed softly, "I used to always hope that they would have a bright future, but now that I see them leaving home one by one, I feel sad."
Ah Juan held the old lady's arm and said, "Young Master, Second Young Master, and Miss all have bright futures ahead of them. They'll all be getting married soon. Just wait to hold your great-grandchildren."
The old lady chuckled and said, "I'm old. I don't know how many more years I have left to live."
"Madam, please don't say that. It will upset the young master and the others."
The old lady said, "Life and death are predestined. I'm old enough to take it all in stride. Ayu and Asui's marriage will be settled by next year at the latest. I'm not worried. The only thing I'm a little concerned about now is Huanhuan. I'm afraid she'll be stuck on this hurdle for too long and won't be able to get over it."
A-Juan was taken aback, realizing that the old lady was worried that the eldest daughter felt guilty about the passing of the first wife.
After all, the person who drugged her was her own mother.
For nearly thirty years, she has not been able to call her adoptive mother "Mom," and she still has to call her adoptive mother "Mom" in front of her.
But Cui Xueheng, as her adoptive mother, has doted on her and spoiled her for so many years.
As the daughter, she was caught in the middle, torn between two options.
In this stalemate, amidst painful choices and guilt, her spirit will eventually break down.
A hint of worry welled up in the old lady's eyes. After all, this was the child she had watched grow up, who had been calling her "Grandma" playfully at her knees for nearly thirty years. Even Gu Ci, whom she had only watched grow up, would feel a touch of affection for her.
What's more, Pei Huan, this "own granddaughter"?
"Find a good psychologist in advance so she can counsel you when she gets back."
Ah Juan agreed, "Oh, don't worry, I'll have the housekeeper take care of it in a bit."
The old lady nodded and slowly walked into the yard, leaning on her cane.
Meng Sheng and Pei Sui returned to the south of the city and had lunch with Meng Chengli at the Deqing Affiliated Hospital before returning to their respective art museum and law firm to attend to their own business.
It was only after Qiao Na reminded him that Meng Sheng realized he had inexplicably become a trending topic again.
Although she is no longer in the entertainment industry, her legend still circulates online.
That's defying the heavens.
It trends on social media even more frequently than popular celebrities.
When Meng Sheng saw the trending news, he sneered, "Gu Ci really doesn't learn her lesson at all. So many times, and she still hasn't learned her lesson. Does she think she can do anything to me like this? How ridiculous."
Jona frowned. "Director, are you saying... this is a negative press release from Ivy... Gu Cinong?"
Meng Sheng glanced at the headline, which seemed to be stirring up trouble, and twitched her lips. Although it was about the death of Cui Xueheng, the wife of the Pei family, it was implied that she, the future daughter-in-law, was bringing bad luck to the family.
The following dozen or so posts are few in number and not very noticeable.
But Meng Sheng still noticed that two or three of the entries mentioned her mother's death.
This is an attempt to force the label of "unlucky for her parents" onto her and then publicize it to everyone.
She put down her phone and said to Qiao Na, "Re-upload the video of Gu Qinglian coming to the art museum. Doesn't she like to stir up trouble? Also, release the surveillance video of her farting in the corridor the day after Zhiman's wedding. Let it hang for three days first. I want to see who is more shameful."
Jona was taken aback, and it took her a while to slowly raise her thumb.
Wow, that's awesome.
As the saying goes, the trick doesn't have to be new, as long as it works.
Let's see if Gu Ci gets angry or not.
They used a video that could be used to convict Jie as a bargaining chip to get the video taken down, but it was put back up again in just over a day.
Gu Ci is probably going to be furious.
Putting aside the fact that Gu Ci didn't make a verbal agreement with her yesterday that they couldn't hang it up again, given Gu Ci's disgusting little actions, she could just tear up that verbal agreement and pretend she never heard it.
It's not a big deal.
As Meng Sheng had guessed correctly, Gu Ci was furious after the two videos were posted online.
He smashed a lot of things in a fit of rage, leaving the room in a complete mess, with nowhere to even step.
She wished she could rush over and kill Meng Sheng right now.
You bitch!
You bitch!
Damn bitch!
Who would have thought that Meng Sheng would launch a surprise attack!
She had just suffered a mental breakdown when, at 3 p.m., an even more unbearable and unacceptable piece of news came her way, leaving her no time to prepare.
Gu Yuan embezzled and accepted bribes!
Several cultural and film companies were investigated, and as a result, he was dismissed and investigated from all his positions in schools and cultural projects. The education bureau has already begun to intervene in schools.
This news caused a sensation online, overshadowing previous, minor reports.
The working capital was frozen due to the intervention of Pei's Financial Group.
This was almost a devastating blow to the Gu family. Gu Yuan was arrested and investigated, and even her older brother and Liu Lingyi were not spared. They were restricted from leaving the country, and all their assets were temporarily frozen, preventing them from making large transfers.
All transaction records must be checked before they can be restored.
This devastating blow caused Gu Ci's vision to go black, and she fainted.
Liu Lingyi didn't care about her and hurriedly called her Liu family for help, but no one wanted to get involved in trouble at this time. They couldn't be relied on the Pei family either, because this matter was inextricably linked to the Pei family.
Even the Pei Group got involved, withdrawing its investment from several projects that the two companies had been working on together.
They also sued the Gu family in the name of the Pei Group, demanding compensation for the project losses.
The sudden falling out between two once-friendly families has become a topic of conversation for many, with everyone speculating about what the Gu family did to anger the Pei family, which has led to such a resolute stance from the Pei family, determined to destroy the Gu family.
The collateral branches of the Gu family were also greatly affected, and Liu Lingyi, who was not imprisoned, became the target of public criticism.
They were attacked.
Liu Lingyi was utterly overwhelmed. She was already too busy with work at the company, and now she had a huge mess to deal with at home. With no one to turn to for help, the Gu family felt as if they had been isolated by the whole world all day.
Pei Yu had spoken to several families, and helping the Gu family was tantamount to opposing the Pei family.
After these words were spoken, no one dared to move.
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