Chapter 87: Tooth for tooth
Lu Jingyao didn't think much of Gu Jianming when he saw him, thinking he was just an ordinary acquaintance in the circle. He was about to raise his glass to toast back, but he was stunned when he heard these words.
"Thank you for your care for my daughter. It is her blessing to be liked by you." Gu Jianming continued.
Lu Jingyao once asked Assistant Liu to investigate Xu Youyou, but the investigation was not detailed enough to find out whether the daughter was real or fake.
"Mr. Gu, you misunderstood. I don't know Miss Gu, so how can I say I take care of her?" Lu Jingyao said.
Gu Jianming looked at Xu Youyou standing aside.
Xu Youyou was also looking at her biological father. In her previous life, many things that harmed her were apparently done by the three Gu brothers and Gu Xueying, but in fact, the person who supported them behind the scenes was Gu Jianming.
As the head of the family, it is impossible for Gu Jianming not to notice the bad things happening at home, but the Gu family needed to curry favor with Gu Xueying's fiancé, so Gu Jianming acquiesced to this group of people using Xu Youyou to make Gu Xueying happy.
Gu Xueying fell down the stairs and had a miscarriage. Xu Youyou tried hard to explain that she did not push Gu Xueying, but her brothers all believed it was her and insulted her.
But when Gu Xueying fell down the stairs, Xu Youyou saw Gu Jianming standing on the third floor and watching coldly in panic.
Xu Youyou placed all her hopes on Gu Jianming, hoping that her father would tell the truth and seek justice for her.
"You are so close to Yingying. If it's not you, then who is the one doing this, then it must be her?"
Following Gu Jianming's words, Xu Youyou was completely kicked out of the Gu family.
Gu Jianming didn't know at this time that Xu Youyou was immersed in the painful memories of her previous life. He only vaguely noticed that there was something wrong with the way his adopted daughter looked at him.
Seeing that Xu Youyou had not refuted and was not as rude and unkind as his wife said, he took it for granted that there was no daughter who did not long for fatherly love. He reached out to hold Xu Youyou's shoulders: "Mr. Lu, Xu Youyou is actually our Gu family's..."
Gu Jianming didn't know that Xu Youyou had been waiting for this moment. Gu Jianming looked like a good husband who doted on his wife, but he had a habit. Whether it was his daughter or his female subordinates, he liked to put his hand on their shoulders.
Because of his status, the female subordinates could only endure this level of behavior silently even if they were unhappy. After all, there was no way they could make a fuss with their leader over such a small matter, and they couldn't even provide evidence that this was sexual harassment.
When his hand was about to touch Xu Youyou's shoulder, Xu Youyou moved. She knew kung fu, so she grabbed him with her backhand, tripped him, and stepped hard on Gu Jianming's calf with her high-heeled shoes.
A shrill scream.
Gu Jianming, who looked like a decent person just now, fell to the ground without any preparation. The goblet in his hand broke into pieces, and the light golden champagne spilled all over the floor.
The guests coming and going in the banquet hall were aware of their distinguished backgrounds and spoke in low voices. Such a loud noise immediately attracted the attention of all the guests.
Xu Youyou was the first to complain, loudly demanding, "Why are you touching me? You old bastard!"
The other guests immediately looked at Gu Jianming with strange eyes, as if saying that he was an old beast.
Gu Jianming's head was buzzing. He had thought about being wronged, but he had never thought that he would be wronged in this way by his own daughter. The pointing and talking of people around him made his face hot, as if he had returned to the most embarrassing time in the past.
Even though Mrs. Gu and Gu Xueying felt embarrassed, Gu Jianming was the head of the family, so they immediately ran over to support Gu Jianming.
Gu Jianming's custom-made suit had been ruined beyond recognition. He stood up and immediately said in defense, "Nonsense! I didn't touch you!"
Lu Jingyao stood between Xu Youyou and Gu Jianming with a dark face: "Mr. Gu, please respect yourself. I have eyes and can see your actions clearly."
Gu Xueying finally had the chance to talk to Lu Jingyao, and hurriedly explained: "Mr. Lu, you misunderstood, Dad and her are not in that kind of relationship."
Who knew that Lu Jingyao became even angrier and said, "Miss Xu is innocent and has nothing to do with your father!"
When Gu Xueying heard what he said, her eyes immediately turned red.
Mrs. Gu felt sorry for her daughter and husband and said, "How can it not be related? She is our daughter...adopted daughter!"
If Gu Xueying hadn't pulled Mrs. Gu back, she would have almost told the truth.
People around didn't expect the story to unfold like this. They thought it was an old man who molested a young girl and was killed in return, but they didn't expect they were a family.
Xu Youyou felt that she was so stupid for being blinded by family affection in her previous life that she was willing to return to the Gu family as an adopted daughter, and eventually became a rag that was casually discarded by the Gu family.
She had experienced too many moments of compromise like this one in her previous life. Once the hat of "considering the overall situation" fell, Xu Youyou had to swallow all the grievances.
Fortunately, she doesn't have to endure it anymore in this life.
Xu Youyou said loudly: "I grew up in an orphanage and never had a single bite of rice or water from the Gu family. How did I become your Gu family's adopted daughter?"
Mrs. Gu was so angry that her eyes widened. She whispered, "You uneducated wild girl, didn't the orphanage teach you to consider the overall situation?"
Xu Youyou smiled at her maliciously: "It is the parents' job to educate their children. Unfortunately, both my parents died early."
Mrs. Gu got so angry that her nose became crooked when she heard her keep calling them "dead parents".
Xu Youyou continued: "Don't say I'm not your Gu family's adopted daughter. Even if I am, as an adopted daughter, can I, as an adopted father, do I have the right to do anything to my daughter?"
The guests around nodded and whispered, "This girl is really pretty. Is Gu Jianming really having lustful thoughts about her?"
"He's so eager even at the banquet. I don't know what he's like in private."
Gu Jianming listened to these discussions and explained angrily: "I didn't mean to touch her at all. I just raised my hand and didn't touch her shoulder at all!"
Xu Youyou said lightly: "Why are you touching my shoulder when you have nothing to do? You are lustful, what are you?"
Xu Youyou was wearing a dress with thin straps, revealing her snow-white and delicate shoulders, making her look particularly beautiful.
As soon as she said this, the people around her looked at her with amusement.
Lu Jingyao immediately took off his suit jacket, covered Xu Youyou's shoulders with it, and looked back at those strange looks one by one.
Xu Youyou gently tugged at Lu Jingyao's sleeve. In fact, she didn't care about these looks at all. These people in the upper class looked glamorous, but in fact, they just played with whoever had money.
Anyway, she didn't expect these people to make money, so she didn't care about their opinions. As long as she could use her reputation to discredit Gu Jianming, she thought it was worth it.
But Lu Jingyao obviously didn't think so. He stood in front of Xu Youyou and said to Gu Jianming: "I hope Mr. Gu can take responsibility for his inappropriate behavior and apologize to Miss Xu."
(End of this chapter)
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