After returning to the city, Gu Fanyan, with her status and identity as the eldest daughter of the Gu family, quickly gathered a group of high-quality socialites around her.
These girls are several levels above the people Yun Wanqing used to hang out with.
Sun Qianqian took the gift bag from Yun Wanqing and took out a designer handbag from it.
"Miss Yun is quite generous," Sun Qianqian said casually, then whispered to Gu Fanyan, "Sister, this is a limited edition from a certain brand, a new model that just came out this month."
Gu Fanyan wasn't interested in these things, and they were easy to obtain, so she didn't find them anything special.
However, she was aware of the bag's price.
Considering Yun Wanqing's current spending habits, giving her such a bag shows thoughtfulness.
Gu Fanyan gave a soft "hmm" and said calmly, "Since you're here, come in and have a drink."
Yun Wanqing immediately showed her gratitude: "Thank you, Sister Fanyan."
Gu Fanyan then casually said, "Qianqian, you went to pick me up today, thank you for your hard work. This bag is for you."
Judging from Gu Fanyan's words, although she agreed to let Yun Wanqing play with her, she didn't think she needed to treat her specially.
So, although the others suppressed their disdain, they didn't really pay attention to Yun Wanqing and followed Gu Fanyan into the banquet hall.
Yun Wanqing didn't care.
She deliberately dressed in a low-key manner and presented a generous gift in order to sneak in and find out some information about Huo Beichen.
A few days ago, Chen Lizhen told Yun Wanqing that she had heard some rumors that Huo Beichen had been sued by a woman.
It concerns the custody of Zeze.
Therefore, that woman should be Zeze's biological mother.
But Chen Lizhen couldn't get any more information.
Within Gu Fanyan's circle, the girls' families were involved in almost every industry in the city, and their information network was extremely extensive.
Chen Lizhen said that if it could be proven that the child's biological mother was just an ordinary woman, and then seize this opportunity to make a big fuss about it, turning it into a scandal for Huo Beichen, it wouldn't be difficult to kick Huo Beichen out of the Huo family's business!
Therefore, Chen Lizhen spent a lot of money to prepare gifts and asked Yun Wanqing to dress in a low-key manner and keep a low profile in order to blend in.
Yun Wanqing held her wine glass and turned around, her gaze landing on a girl named Keke.
Keke's background was much lower than Gu Fanyan's. She only managed to get into this circle because of someone's help, and she can only be considered a marginal person in the circle.
"Keke, your dress is so pretty today, it must have cost a lot of money," Yun Wanqing praised.
Although she inwardly despised the dress, thinking it was an old design from some unknown year that she had worn repeatedly.
Keke hummed in response, her tone neither warm nor cold. "Yun Wanqing, why are you doing this? You spend so much money to try and make it in the industry, and you might not even succeed."
Yun Wanqing deliberately put on an ignorant and arrogant look, "My brother is Huo Beichen, the eldest young master of the Huo family, and he is about to be married into the Yun family. It's only a matter of time before he enters the city's elite circle. Of course, I also need to raise my own level."
Keke chuckled and retorted without hesitation, "Your brother is about to get embroiled in a scandal. He can forget about ever making it into the city's high society."
Yun Wanqing wanted her to refute it, so that she could get the information out of her!
Many of Keke's family members are lawyers, so I asked her about it, and sure enough, there was a chance.
"No way, Keke," Yun Wanqing pretended to be angry, "Even though I didn't bring you a gift today, you don't have to curse me like that. It makes you seem petty."
"Me, petty?" Keke's cheeks flushed red, her sore spot about lacking luxury goods had been touched. "I don't need your bag! Let me tell you, the person who sued your brother is Sheng Nanyin, and she's fighting with your brother for custody of the child!"
Keke sneered, "Your brother actually had a child with a down-on-her-luck woman, doesn't he care about losing face..."
She suddenly stopped talking halfway through her sentence.
Gu Fanyan had appeared not far away at some point.
"Yun Wanqing, are you here to inquire about something?" Gu Fanyan asked calmly.
"No, no," Yun Wanqing waved her hands repeatedly, "I was just asking casually."
She walked away immediately.
Gu Fanyan said to Keke, "Come with me."
Gu Fanyan led Keke to a quiet corner outside the venue and asked, "What did you say happened to Huo Beichen?"
Keke found it strange that Gu Fanyan was asking about Huo Beichen. Did they have any connection?
She didn't dare ask and replied, "There's a woman named Sheng Nanyin who sued Huo Beichen to get back custody of her son. My cousin took over the case."
"Any more details?" Gu Fanyan pressed.
“My cousin didn’t say much. Although he took the case, he felt it would be difficult to win.”
"Because Sheng Nanyin doesn't have much power, and in terms of economic conditions alone, she can't compare to Huo Beichen."
Gu Fanyan nodded slightly, her face expressionless.
But she had already figured it out. Sheng Nanyin might not have much power, but if Yun Suiwan helped her from behind, things would be different.
She sent Keke away and immediately made a phone call to Huo Beichen.
Huo Beichen had already received the lawyer's letter. His voice was a little heavy. "The most important thing to do now is to bring the child back to my side, but I have no idea where the child is or where that woman is."
Gu Fanyan was slightly taken aback; she could sense that Huo Beichen had lost his composure.
"Needless to say, Yun Suiwan must have already made her move." Huo Beichen's voice was even deeper.
"Now that Yun Wanqing knows, she and Chen Lizhen won't let this opportunity to cause trouble slip by," Gu Fanyan added.
Huo Beichen paused.
You could sense his distress even on the other end of the phone.
His original intention in arranging the marriage with the Yun family was to suppress Chen Lizhen, but now she has instead found a handle against him.
"...Anyway, the only way to resolve this matter is to find Sheng Nanyin and the child." He sighed.
"Keep looking for a solution, and I'll help you find one too."
She also bears some responsibility for how things have developed to this point.
...
That evening, Yun felt much better after getting up.
I drank two glasses of milk for breakfast.
The nanny, Aunt Zhang, was also very happy and even cooked her a bowl of wontons.
"Aunt Zhang, what medicine did Sheng Nanyin give me that day?" Yun Suiwan asked while eating wontons.
Aunt Zhang's eyes flickered slightly. "Miss, I don't know anything about medicine either... How did you feel after you took the medicine that day?"
Yun Suiwan recalled the events of that day, "I saw Sheng Nanyin, and after taking the medicine she fed me, I felt very confused... Later, I drifted off to sleep."
I woke up again this morning.
Although there were times when I felt drowsy and uncomfortable, I gradually felt better.
Aunt Zhang felt both heartache and sorrow. She felt heartache for Yun Suiwan being tormented by this strange illness, and sorrow that Lu Dongjue could relieve her suffering.
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