I looked closely and sure enough, there was blood all over the floor.
Gu Yanqing's face was deathly pale, it was unclear whether it was because Tang Xiu'e had kicked him in a vital spot or because the wound on his leg had reopened.
Jiang Haiyang was trying to stop them, but he couldn't.
Seeing Gu Yanqing injured and bleeding, he was terrified. He immediately yelled at Jiang Hao and called other relatives to help. Together they pulled the crazed Tang Xiu'e away and held her down.
Given the Gu family's status, Jiang Haiyang, being a businessman, naturally had to consider both his reputation and his interests.
He quickly stepped forward and helped Gu Yanqing up.
"Yanqing, how are you? Your Aunt Tang is too heartbroken and her mind is confused. Don't take it to heart." Jiang Haiyang was worried about offending Gu Yanqing and the Gu family, so he quickly tried to find an excuse.
Gu Yanqing didn't care about any of that. He picked up the diamond ring that had been kicked away from the ground and, despite the pain in his body, walked towards me again.
"Xiao Wan... please give me another chance, let's have a wedding again." He staggered to my side and stopped, handing me the diamond ring again.
I reached out and took it, and then, in full view of everyone, I turned around gracefully with the diamond ring in my hand, walked to the stove in the mourning hall where family members burn paper money, and threw it in.
"Ah—" The entire audience erupted in uproar, utterly shocked.
Without turning my head, I clapped my hands and walked away.
On my way home, I received a call from my grandmother.
"Wanwan, are you alright?"
My grandmother's tone was worried, and I was taken aback. "It's nothing, what's wrong?"
Grandma said angrily, "Just now, that Tang Xiu'e called using Jiang Haiyang's phone and started cursing me, saying that I had failed to raise my children well, that my daughter and granddaughter were no good, that I caused a scene at Jiang Yi's funeral and prevented the deceased from resting in peace, and she hurled a bunch of curses at me."
I frowned repeatedly as I listened. "Grandma, don't pay attention to her. She's like a mad dog right now, completely out of her mind."
"How could I ignore her? I cursed back directly. There are some things I've been holding back for years, but I haven't had the chance to say them to her. Now that she's delivered herself to my doorstep, I have to let off some steam!"
Hearing my grandmother say that, I felt relieved and quickly comforted her, "It's good that you've vented. Your health is the most important thing. Don't be angry."
"Don't worry, I'm perfectly fine," Grandma reassured me, then asked worriedly, "What's going on between you and Gu Yanqing? I heard he proposed to me in public again today?"
“Yes,” I said calmly, “but it’s no use, the trial starts in a few days.”
"Yes, it's good that you've thought it through."
I hadn't finished chatting with my grandma when my phone rang again; it was my best friend, Li Yunwei.
"Grandma, I have a phone call, I'll hang up now. Don't worry, I'm fine, no one can bully me now."
After comforting my grandmother, I immediately called my best friend.
"Jiang Wan, what's going on? Gu Yanqing proposed to you again? I heard he even staged a self-inflicted injury?"
With both hands gripping the steering wheel, I sighed helplessly upon hearing this, "You got the news so quickly? I just left the funeral home, I haven't even gotten home yet..."
"So many groups are posting about it. It's really something. The funeral has turned into a farce. Jiang Yi will be furious even in the afterlife."
I said calmly, "Originally, I went to pay my respects sincerely, after all, respect for the dead is paramount, but Tang Xiu'e is truly unreasonable. Gu Yanqing keeps lowering the bar, actually publicly repenting his marriage proposal..."
Her best friend gloated, "He must be regretting it to the core now."
"Maybe, but it's none of my business anymore."
Li Yunwei warned, "Your stepmother is narrow-minded and vindictive. She has always seen you as a thorn in her side. Now that Jiang Yi is sick and has passed away, you are doing better and better. I feel that she is definitely going to become mentally unstable. You should have less contact with them, or they might use some underhanded tricks to frame you."
"Yes, I will be careful."
I had also thought of what Li Yunwei said.
Especially after today's farce, Tang Xiue has lost all face, and coupled with the pain of losing her daughter, she might really resort to underhanded tactics against me.
I was mentally prepared, but I didn't expect them to act against me so quickly.
On Monday morning, after attending the morning meeting at the company, I returned to my office and hadn't even sat down when Xiao Yingtao rushed in. "President Jiang, some colleagues from the tax bureau are here to see you."
"The tax bureau?" I stood behind the desk, taken aback.
Before he could finish speaking, three uniformed tax bureau officers walked in and asked in a businesslike manner, "Hello, are you from Jiang Wan?"
"I am one of you..."
The leader of the group showed his work ID: "We are staff members of the Jiangcheng Tax Bureau. We need your assistance in investigating the tax evasion case of Yuanyang Trading Company. Would it be convenient for you to come with us?"
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