Chapter 5: The Fake Heiress's Escape from Marriage - Beaded Bracelet
After Yun Chiyi joined the game, she was asked to offer three cups of tea. She slowly sipped them one by one, and unexpectedly found herself empathizing with Gu Chi, but she couldn't drink as much as he could.
She put down her cup, her eyes still wet with tears, and bowed again: "Uncle Gong, I was too impulsive before. I've really regretted it these past few days, but the wedding has been canceled, and I can't think of a way to salvage it right now."
Gong Hanlu had a strikingly handsome face. He was in his early fifties, with a few strands of white hair on his head that looked like marks from his struggle against frost. He sat at the main table, glaring at the three people opposite him.
A son-in-law who lives with his wife's family, an uncultured wild daughter, and a timid illegitimate son.
If it weren't for the woman in front of him saving his son's life, how could someone from a humble family like theirs be worthy of being related to him?
Unfortunately, this woman was ungrateful and publicly broke off the engagement, causing the Gong family to lose face.
That useless son neither cares about family matters nor takes the consequences of breaking off the engagement to heart; it seems he's been completely manipulated by this vixen.
He didn't even look at Yun Chiyi directly, and said in a cold voice, "There's no need to repeat the past."
Yun Chiyi lowered her eyes, and I felt a pang of pity as I wiped my eyes, only to find my fingertips were dry.
The temperature in the private room was getting lower and lower. Gu Zhao seized the opportunity to raise his glass: "Young people are ignorant. As their father, I'll find a chance to talk to her properly."
Yun Chiyi, her eyes brimming with tears, glanced at Gu Zhao, who was hunched over.
According to the system introduction, his biggest role in the novel is to add fuel to the fire when the female lead is down on her luck.
Gong Hanlu said, "Then I'll have to trouble President Gu to properly educate his daughter."
Gu Zhao could hear the sarcasm in his voice, so she could only swallow her anger and say, "Yes, yes."
Gong Hanlu stood up, his sharp gaze sweeping over the three people opposite him: "Something came up at the company, so I can't keep you company any longer."
"I won't take up any more of President Gong's time." Gu Zhao was startled, and with a straight face, she got up to open the door, extending her right hand in a gesture of invitation.
As soon as the Buddha left, Gu Zhao's face darkened instantly. His eyes swept over Yun Chiyi's body like daggers. He sat down and poured himself a cup of tea: "Xiao Yi, do you know how many people kneel down hoping to marry into the Gong family but can't? Such an opportunity has slipped through your fingers. Now that you've offended Gong Hanlu, we won't be any better off."
"What were you thinking back then? What's wrong with Gong Mufeng? He's more than good enough for two of you. Why aren't you satisfied?"
Yun Chiyi chuckled softly through her tears, picked up her chopsticks and started eating. It would be such a waste if no one ate all that good food.
"You're still eating? Don't you care about the occasion when you eat?"
He was so angry that he pounded his chest and stamped his feet. Yun Chiyi calmly lifted her eyelids and said in a simple tone, "So it turns out that you have to consider the occasion when you eat. I thought you could eat whenever you were hungry."
Gu Zhao felt her blood rush to her head and her forehead turn bright red: "That wild girl has no manners at all."
Yun Chiyi turned her wrist and picked up the soup spoon to ladle soup. Tears fell calmly down her face as she calmly replied, "If I hadn't been lost for more than ten years, I might be well-educated, gentle and virtuous now."
Her eyes flickered as she looked at Gu Zhao: "Dad, why did you lose me back then?"
Her gaze was intense, as if she wanted to find out the cause and effect.
Gu Zhao clenched his fist and turned his head away from her: "Xiao Yi, you're blaming me."
[His acting skills are a bit worse than the host's] The system silently watched the drama unfold.
Gu Zhao knew perfectly well how the real heiress had been lost back then, but he dared not say it, much less mention it.
He covered his face with his hands, the backs of his hands deeply lined, and suddenly became dejected and powerless: "I know you're blaming your father, and Xiao Chi is blaming your father too. I'm usually busy with work at the company, and I don't have much time to spend with you. Our relationship has grown cold."
Gu Chi was suddenly called out by name and huddled in a corner, not daring to make a sound.
Yun Chiyi put down her chopsticks, not even wiping the oil off her fingertips, and sobbed as she hugged Gu Zhao's arm: "I'm sorry, Dad, it's all my fault, I absolutely don't blame you."
She sobbed, her nose red: "I will listen to Dad from now on and won't cause you any more trouble. Whoever you want me to marry, I will marry."
Gu Zhao patted the back of her hand and said in a low, hoarse voice, "That's not what I meant. I'm glad you understand my good intentions. I've dedicated my whole life to the Yun family. How could I let my daughter sacrifice herself along with me?"
He wanted to say something from the bottom of his heart, but then he received a phone call from home asking him to go back.
Yun Chiyi sat beside him and could clearly hear Liang Qin's voice. Liang Qin wouldn't let him stay out overnight; a cat that tries to steal fish will do it again if it does once.
After hanging up the phone, Gu Zhao looked a little embarrassed: "It was your Aunt Qin who was worried that I was still out too late."
Yun Chiyi's shoulders trembled slightly, and she immediately checked her watch in surprise: "Nine o'clock? That's really too late... Dad and Xiao Chi should go back first."
Gu Zhao pulled Gu Chi out from the corner, and as he was leaving, Yun Chiyi looked at him with teary eyes.
"Dad, I have a few small requests."
Gu Zhao was anxious to go back and urged her to speak quickly.
Yun Chiyi sniffed: "It's inconvenient for me to travel, I also want a car."
Gu Zhao wasn't surprised when he heard that she liked to spend money. After being away from home for many years, she discovered that she was actually a rich heiress. She had had enough of the hard life and would engage in revenge spending.
He understands this behavior very well.
"I'll buy it for you."
Yun Chiyi's eyes shone brightly: "Thank you, Dad! I also want to go to the company to learn, and I can start from the bottom. Staying at home is too boring. The friends I just met are all playing with stocks, and there are also funds and cryptocurrencies. They are discussing things I don't understand. They say my family is rich and asked me if I want to learn."
Gu Zhao's expression changed upon hearing this, and he immediately stopped her: "You're an outsider, don't get involved in stocks. As for coming to the company to learn... wait for my arrangements."
She squinted her eyes, looking obedient and sweet: "Okay, I'll wait."
Yun Chiyi was left out of both dinner parties today. She stayed behind and ate her dinner at a leisurely pace until a waiter came to clear away the plates.
When the scarred hand came into view, Yun Chiyi immediately straightened her back and said softly, "We'll leave later."
A sweet female voice immediately replied, "Okay, call me if you need anything."
Yun Chiyi glanced at the beaded bracelet on her wrist for a moment, then turned back to look at her with a smile: "Is this a handmade beaded bracelet from Qingxia Village? I went there last year, and the scenery was beautiful."
The girl in front of me had very fair skin. When asked about her private life, her eyes darted away, but she politely raised the corners of her mouth. She smelled of jasmine and was like a jasmine flower herself, pure and flawless inside and out.
Wen Yan Yan continued to smile at the strange customer: "You have a good memory. There are hundreds of these on that stall."
Yun Chiyi said, "It has a lot of local characteristics."
She pulled out the chair next to her, blinked her wet eyes, deliberately toned down her mischievous demeanor, and softened her tone: "Can you have dinner with me?"
Wen Yan Yan was a little embarrassed; she was still working: "I'm sorry..."
"Gurgle..."
The sound coming from her stomach made her feel extremely embarrassed, and Wen Yanyan's face instantly turned bright red.
Yun Chiyi's eyes stung, and her starry eyes welled up with tears: "I feel so lonely eating alone. Last time, it took me two hours to finish eating."
Wen Yan Yan: "..." I want to leave work.
She pursed her lips and sat down, and a pair of clean chopsticks was already handed to her.
Yun Chiyi said, "Please."
Wen Yan Yan's eating manners were pleasing to the eye. She was so hungry that her hands were weak, and she focused on picking up food and adding rice without making any unnecessary noise.
Yun Chiyi glanced at her out of the corner of her eye. The female lead was really cute and innocent.
The ending shows her as a mother of six, and the epilogue reveals she's pregnant with two more.
The system really ruins the atmosphere. Yun Chiyi's eyes narrowed, and she picked up the squid strips from the plate and chewed them with relish.
After we finished eating, it started raining outside, and the continuous drizzle enveloped the street.
Yun Chiyi didn't bring an umbrella and paced back and forth at the bus stop. When she saw that white figure, she greeted her happily, "Off work?"
Wen Yan Yan moved away from her, holding her umbrella, and said, "Okay."
Yun Chiyi looked at the hand-painted bag in Wen Yanyan's hand: "Did you paint this yourself?"
Wen Yan Yan was a little flustered. She nodded, her eyes filled with longing as she looked at the canvas bag.
"Could I take a look?" Yun Chiyi asked curiously.
Wen Yan blinked. Although she was reluctant, her gentle nature compelled her to hand over the items.
"You can draw, can you do design?" Yun Chiyi tried her best to appear kind.
She could, but because of a hand injury and emotional trauma sustained during a kidnapping incident, she didn't pick up a pen in the finale.
"Of course I know, why do you need to tell me?" Yun Chiyi smiled, revealing her pearly white teeth.
Wen Yan Yan frowned, instinctively on guard: "You only know a little bit."
Yun Chiyi opened her mouth as if to speak, but the screech of brakes broke the silence. The two looked over at the car, and the window rolled down, revealing Lin Jishen's gloomy face. His hair, which had been messy that afternoon, was disheveled, and his collar was loose.
"Get in the car."
Wow, you're really well-informed.
Yun Chiyi returned the bag to Wen Yanyan, said a brief goodbye, and waved goodbye after getting into the car.
After walking a few hundred meters, she turned around. The car reeked of alcohol. She looked at Lin Jishen, who was looking impatient. He had been drinking and was still driving. She, who always valued her life, grabbed his wrist and felt her palm hurt from the hard bones against his skin.
"You've been drinking, I'm worried, I'll drive."
Lin Jishen parked the car, pulled the handbrake, and looked over with a cold gaze, his eyes filled with frost: "Who is she?"
He didn't explain clearly, so she pretended to be confused: "The waitress I just met, that father and son surnamed Gu, left me and left without touching the dishes on the table. I had to eat a few bites, so she went into the room to clear the dishes and saw that I was alone and looking lonely, so she kept me company and talked to me."
She looked into the right rearview mirror and could vaguely see Wen Yanyan's white figure: "It's so rare to find such kind people around us these days."
Lin Jishen did not answer. He unbuckled his seatbelt and left the driver's seat for her. When she came over, she was met with his strong smell of alcohol.
"You shielded Gong Mufeng from the drink."
"It has nothing to do with you."
Why did you come looking for me?
Lin Jishen crouched down and sat in the back seat, not wanting to talk any further.
Yun Chiyi curved her red lips: "I thought you were going to take me home, but now I have to take you home too."
Lin Jishen raised his cold eyes: "What did Gong Hanlu say to you?"
Her face was sullen and she looked like she was about to cry: "He said I'm a sparrow trying to become a phoenix, and that I'm not good enough for his son."
The man in the back seat chuckled. The Gong family had been hypocritical and arrogant for a long time.
Lin Jishen loosened his tie and pressed his knuckles against his brow.
All the manpower has been sent out, and that person seems to have disappeared.
He wanted to dig her up; it had been twenty years. Even if she was dead, he wanted her to see her grave with her own eyes.
Yun Chiyi took Lin Jishen to his residence, then went downstairs to take a taxi home.
I do need a car, as I mentioned it casually today, which actually made things easier for me.
Back at the Yun family villa, Yun Jingui was still awake, worried that Yun Chiyi might be harassed at a dinner party.
Yun Chiyi put it in a more relaxed tone, and she breathed a sigh of relief.
Yun Jingui's eyes lit up when she realized that her granddaughter's newly bought jade ring was missing. She had only worn it for a few days, and she had seen her wearing it this morning.
In the past, the original owner would secretly exchange gifts for money and save them. Every time, her excuse was that she had lost them. Yun Chiyi remained calm and touched her snow-white knuckles: "Maybe she lost them somewhere."
For example, Wen Yanyan's canvas bag.
A note from the author:
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Hehe, Dragon Boat Festival holiday is here!
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