Chapter 132 Neighbors
"Brother Yun?"
Apart from the Ji family, everyone else in the room turned their puzzled gazes to Gu Shuyan.
Seeing this, Gu Shuyan thought to herself: Oh no!
Because I was used to calling him "Brother Yun," I completely forgot that I was at home.
"Well, my daughter got lost before and was brought back by the Grand Secretary twice."
Gu Shuyan naturally couldn't tell the truth, so she made up a lie.
Unexpectedly, Yun Yichen immediately exposed the truth upon hearing this, saying, "I met the eldest young lady at the Marquis of Jinning's residence before. She insisted that your carriage had already left and demanded that I take her back. When I met her again later, she persisted in the same way, and I had no choice but to take her back several more times."
Yun Yichen's implication was that it wasn't that he was eager to take Gu Shuyan home, but rather that Gu Shuyan had pestered him to do so.
Even if what this guy said is true, can't a man be a little more gentlemanly?
Gu Shuyan gritted her teeth inwardly, while Gu Jin and the others nodded silently.
The reputation of the Ghost-Faced Yama is well-deserved; to say that he is helpful is simply nonsense.
However, regarding Gu Shuyan's persistence, Gu Jin looked at her with a serious expression and said, "Shu'er, the Grand Secretary is very busy with official duties. You have been extremely rude. Come over and apologize to him."
Although Gu Jin is now the Minister of Personnel, a second-rank official, he is still a first-rank Grand Secretary whose opinions even the Emperor has to listen to. Gu Jin is still unwilling to offend him.
Upon hearing this, Gu Shuyan glared at Yun Yichen, then bowed gracefully and said, "I was rude before, please forgive me, sir."
"It's good that Miss knows her mistake. From now on, as neighbors, if Miss still wants to hitch a ride on the carriage, just say so, and I will certainly not be stingy."
Hearing Yun Yichen's high-sounding words, Gu Shuyan was so angry that she gritted her teeth. This guy can't stand not mocking her for even a minute, can he?
She used to think she was an ice queen, but now she sees her as a cold-blooded viper.
Sitting down next to Gu Yingjie with a pout, Gu Shuyan whispered, "What neighbor? What's Yun Yichen up to?"
“My father told me that he moved to the house across from ours.”
Opposite the Marquis's residence was a village slightly smaller than the Marquis's residence. If Gu Shuyan remembered correctly, it should be the former residence of the Yongning Marquis, which had fallen into disrepair in recent years.
The Yongning Marquis's mansion is a family with considerable wealth and influence; there's no way they would sell their residence to someone else.
Moreover, Yun Yichen in his previous life lived in that two-courtyard house until his death, so how could he suddenly become their neighbor?
Gu Shuyan had no idea what Yun Yichen was up to, but she didn't have time to guess what he was thinking, because her older brother was watching her intently.
"What's wrong with my brother?"
Gu Shuyan felt a little scared under Gu Renjie's gaze, and Gu Yingjie quickly whispered, "With your brother looking at you like that, you're definitely doomed."
Gu Yingjie, who was less than two years younger than Gu Renjie, understood this look in Gu Renjie's eyes all too well.
In the past, whenever Gu Renjie looked at him like that, he would definitely get a beating from his older brother when he got back.
But the younger sister is so frail, can she withstand her older brother's beatings?
As Gu Yingjie thought this, he actually began to worry about Gu Shuyan. He even thought that once his sister was done being beaten, he would definitely send her his best medicine.
"My lord, all the dishes have been served. Would you please move in and take a seat, Your Excellency?"
Ji suddenly spoke, interrupting Gu Yingjie's chaotic thoughts.
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