Chen Qiao was full of resentment. "I have to go. If you have to handle such a small matter, it will only embolden him!"
"Will he still respect our company in the future?"
Gu Fanyan thought for a moment and reluctantly agreed: "What you said makes sense. You can come with me."
Gu Fanyan brought Chen Qiao to the Lin family's villa.
"Mr. Gu, please go in first. I'll wait for him here," Chen Qiao said.
Gu Fanyan hummed in agreement and, accompanied by her assistant, got out of the car with a graceful air.
"Sister Fanyan!" As soon as I got out of the car, I heard a familiar female voice.
Gu Fanyan turned her head and immediately smiled happily: "Wanwan!"
The two hadn't seen each other for a while.
She first looked at Yun Suiwan, who was accompanied by two young girls from the Yun family. "Where is Lu Dongjue?" she asked in confusion.
“He went abroad on a business trip,” Yun Suiwan replied.
She glanced at Yun Suiwan's lower abdomen, and before she could speak, Yun Suiwan laughed, "Sister Fanyan, it's been so long! You've become a census taker. You're not only inquiring about Lu Dongjue, but also about my belly."
Gu Fanyan didn't take it to heart: "I just want to see if Lu Dongjue is taking good care of you. Besides, my concern for your next generation is also a way of showing my concern for you."
Yun Suiwan frowned slightly: "It's one thing for the Lu family to want me to have a child sooner, but why do you also want me to have a child sooner?"
“Because… I want you to experience the joys of having children too.” Gu Fanyan immediately found an excuse. “Next time I’ll bring my son to your house, and you’ll see how fun kids are.”
When Yun Suiwan saw that Fan Yan's joy at mentioning the child was genuine, she couldn't help but exclaim, "Sister Fan Yan, I really didn't expect you to adopt a child."
As they were talking, the two had already entered the villa.
Yun Suiwan noticed Lin's mother surrounded by guests and lowered her voice: "You and Lin Zhibai have had enough troubles, and now there's another child..."
Gu Fanyan raised an eyebrow slightly: "Who said I have to be with Lin Zhibai?"
Yun Suiwan looked at Gu Fanyan with surprise. Was she dressed up so formally because she was going to make an appearance in front of everyone with Lin Zhibai tonight?
"I have something to do tonight," Gu Fanyan said in a low voice, "Since you're here, could you keep an eye on things for me later?"
As they were talking, Lin Zhibai had already arrived in front of the two of them.
He was sitting in a wheelchair, being pushed by his assistant.
"Lin Zhibai, how many more times can your legs take this?" Yun Suiwan teased him without any politeness.
Lin Zhibai shrugged indifferently: "Until I win the heart of the beauty."
Gu Fanyan replaced her assistant and grasped the wheelchair handle. "You two stop bickering. Wanwan, I'm taking him with me now."
She pushed Lin Zhibai forward, and when no one was around, she leaned down and whispered in his ear, "There's bound to be trouble tonight. Have you made arrangements with the people I entrusted to you?"
As she spoke, her soft fragrance wafted into his nostrils.
He couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement and his mind wandered. What he really wanted to do was not to loiter around at this boring party.
"Are you planning to push me around the garden tonight?" he asked.
“Otherwise?” Gu Fanyan retorted, “I need to make the other person feel that we are really together.”
“Your proof isn’t convincing enough,” Lin Zhibai said dismissively. “You should come with me to the room now, then people will really believe it.”
"Go to the room with you? Just the two of us?" She immediately understood his true intentions and was speechless. "Lin Zhibai, your leg is injured like this, can you behave yourself?"
"I can't stay quiet unless I'm really dead," Lin Zhibai said bluntly.
"You..." Gu Fanyan's heart skipped a beat, and her tone immediately turned cold, "Can you say something nice?"
Her pace quickened involuntarily, tinged with temper.
He made her angry.
“Sister Fanyan…” He immediately turned his head, his handsome eyes filled with both panic and grievance, “I was just joking with you…”
"It's best not to make jokes like that," Gu Fanyan scolded.
"Sister Fanyan..." A smile curved his lips, his eyes gazing deeply at her, filled with boundless tenderness and affection...
"Auntie." Gu Fanyan's expression turned respectful.
Lin's mother and several of Lin's aunts and uncles arrived in front of her.
As Lin Zhibai turned his head, he grabbed Gu Fanyan's hand and put it on his shoulder.
“Fan Yan,” he said, “let me introduce you. Apart from my mother, these are all my elders, from my mother’s family and my father’s family.”
Gu Fanyan greeted them politely.
Seeing Lin Zhibai's behavior, they understood the relationship between the two.
Seeing that Lin's mother did not object, they naturally knew what attitude to take.
"Wow, I've heard that the eldest daughter of the Gu family is beautiful. She's even prettier than a female celebrity."
"She's also very capable at work; I heard she's already taking on a major role in the Gu family business."
"The marriage between the Lin and Gu families will only lead to better and better development, and we will all benefit from it."
"Getting married this year means you'll be able to hold your grandson next year. You're so lucky, sister!"
They didn't know that "children" were a taboo topic in front of Lin's mother.
Upon hearing this, Lin's mother's smiling face immediately darkened.
Gu Fanyan couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
She wanted to reveal Liang Mufan's existence, unwilling to hide or conceal it.
But she also had to consider Lin's mother's feelings.
“Auntie,” Lin Zhibai suddenly said, “Fanyan and I have a child named Liang Mufan.”
"You have a child? That's great! Great... What's the child's name, Liang Mufan?"
They were completely bewildered. How come a child from the Lin family has the surname Liang?
Even if he doesn't have the surname Lin, he should have the surname Gu.
What's the story behind the surname Liang?
Lin's mother's face turned ashen. Lin Zhibai's exposure of this matter was an attempt to humiliate the Lin family!
Gu Fanyan also felt awkward; their questioning and scrutinizing gazes made her very uncomfortable!
Suddenly, she thought of something and squeezed Lin Zhibai's hand tightly.
This is a warning!
He was warned not to reveal that Liang Mufan was an adopted son!
However, Lin Zhibai remained completely unperturbed and continued, "He is me and Gu Fanyan..."
"Lin Zhibai!" Gu Fanyan immediately interrupted him, her tone firm: "The child's matter is my private matter, and I won't say more about it here."
After saying that, she pushed Lin Zhibai away.
The Lin family sisters-in-law were completely bewildered, but they all shared the same feeling: the eldest daughter of the Gu family had quite a temper!
"Sister, are you sure you can handle this daughter-in-law?"
"I understand what she means; the child was brought from outside."
"Big sister, what kind of bewitching drug has Zhibai taken? Even if Miss Gu is as beautiful as an angel, how can she be raising a child in such an ambiguous way?!"
"Zhibai is really something, isn't he disgracing the Lin family!"
Lin's mother was prepared for these discussions, but hearing them with her own ears still made her anger rise.
"My son is all grown up now, I can't control him anymore, let him be." She sighed and walked away.
But their chatter was far from over.
Gu Fanyan pushed Lin Zhibai to a quiet spot in the back garden in one breath, furious: "Lin Zhibai, why did you mention the child just now?"
“Other members of the Lin family will find out about this eventually. Rather than letting them find out and criticize you, we might as well say it ourselves now!” Lin Zhibai thought there was no problem with it.
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