eurekapd Chapter 4 You wouldn't want to shirk responsibility, would you?
Chapter 4 You wouldn't want to shirk responsibility, would you?
Upon hearing this, Su Yiran met Gu Yanli's gaze and a slight smile appeared on her lips.
Gu Chengjing's appearance is considered one of the best in Beijing, and he has a pleasant voice, but compared to his uncle, he's not even in the same league.
Moreover, Gu Yanli is far more powerful and influential than him, and even more senior...
"Girlfriend? Mr. Gu, you're being a bit too stingy, considering last night..."
Su Yiran chuckled, glancing almost imperceptibly ahead, her voice slightly louder with a hint of grievance, "You wouldn't be trying to shirk responsibility, would you!"
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With a sudden stop, Su Yiran lost her balance and instinctively leaned forward. Suddenly, a pair of hands appeared out of nowhere, a warm sensation rushed towards her, and strong hands steadied her.
She looked up in surprise and confusion, and their eyes met.
The man's face was somber, his thin lips were tightly pressed together, his dark eyes were deep, and there was a hint of ambiguity between his brows.
"gentlemen……"
The assistant instinctively turned around.
Upon seeing this, the driver in the driver's seat turned pale and hurriedly apologized, "I'm sorry, sir, I..."
Su Yiran snapped out of her panic, glanced ahead, and realized that it was her words that had frightened the person.
The air pressure inside the car dropped suddenly.
She glanced at Gu Yanli, her expression indifferent, and spoke to ease the atmosphere, "Mr. Gu, how much longer are you going to hold me?"
The man's hands remained on her arms. Hearing the woman's laughter, his expression shifted slightly, and he withdrew his hands, his demeanor softening.
The assistant glanced at the man's expression and signaled to the driver to keep going.
The two of them were speechless.
During this time, Gu Yanli answered a phone call, which Su Yiran couldn't understand. She drifted off to sleep while listening.
When she woke up again, the man beside her was gone, leaving only a driver.
"hiss……"
Su Yiran, still feeling dizzy from sleep, rubbed her temples and asked, "Where is your husband?"
"Miss Su, the gentleman has left due to other matters."
The driver answered honestly, "Where do you live? Sir asked me to take you home."
gone?
Su Yiran chuckled, knowing the driver was still waiting for her address. After giving him the address, she recalled Gu Yanli's cold expression earlier and asked, "What kind of person is Mr. Gu? What are his hobbies?"
"The gentleman is a very nice person, but also very busy."
The driver gave a vague reply.
This was clearly not the answer Su Yiran wanted, but seeing that the other party didn't want to say more, she let it go.
After dropping Su Yiran off at the entrance of the Liu residence, the driver left.
Before Su Yiran even entered the room, she heard sobbing and crying inside.
She sneered.
Who else could it be but Liu Jiaojiao?
"Mom, what am I going to do? So many people from the Gu family were here today. How am I supposed to face them after this?"
Liu Jiaojiao cried with tears streaming down her face, which broke her mother's heart. "Jiaojiao, don't cry. When I see you crying, I feel like crying too. It's all your sister's fault. When she comes back, I'll break her legs. It's one thing for her to be petty at home, but how can she bully her own sister like this in front of outsiders!"
Liu Jiaojiao sniffed, glancing at the figure at the door out of the corner of her eye. A hint of smugness flashed in her eyes, but it disappeared in an instant. "Mom, don't say that to my sister. She'll be unhappy if she hears it when she gets back."
“After causing such a big fuss, she still has the nerve to be unhappy. I shouldn’t have brought her to the Liu family back then.”
As Liu's mother spoke, she grew angrier and angrier. When she looked up and caught a glimpse of a shadow in the entryway, her anger intensified. "Are you mute? You didn't even say a word when you came back!"
"Mom and Jiaojiao were having a great chat, and I was afraid that if I joined in, it would upset someone."
Su Yiran raised her lips slightly, glanced at the person on the sofa, and turned to go upstairs.
She looked so pitiful, just as her name suggests, so delicate and charming. She really knows how to act!
"Stop!"
Ignored, Liu's mother walked from the living room to the spiral staircase and pulled her down.
Su Yiran lost her balance and, with the force of the fall, tumbled down. Fortunately, she reacted quickly and grabbed the handrail, avoiding a fatal fall.
"Su Yiran, did you even take my words to heart? The Liu family has treated you well, and Jiaojiao has always been accommodating to you. But what did you do today? You embarrassed Jiaojiao in public, ruined the marriage alliance between the Liu and Gu families, and tarnished Jiaojiao's reputation. Apologize to your sister right now!"
Su Yiran twisted her ankle, but she endured the discomfort, used the momentum to steady herself, and listened silently.
Judging from this, it seems that Mom doesn't know about Liu Jiaojiao and Gu Chengjing's relationship.
"Really? You should ask your precious daughter what happened at the Gu family's house today. There's a surprise in store."
"Mom, please don't blame my sister."
Upon hearing this, Liu Jiaojiao flashed a hint of smugness and grasped her mother's arm, "Actually, there is still a chance for our Liu family and the Gu family to form a marriage alliance. Chengjing and I are in love with each other, and Chengjing has said that he will marry no one but me. In the future, with the support of the Gu family, the Liu family will definitely be better off."
"Really?"
Liu's mother looked at Liu Jiaojiao in surprise, her eyes brimming with joy, "That's wonderful! I've always thought you two were a perfect match, but I hesitated because of Chengjing and your sister..."
Su Yiran had seen this scene countless times and was already used to it, but she still couldn't help feeling extremely depressed.
"only……"
Liu Jiaojiao suddenly spoke up, then stopped herself, her gaze falling on Su Yiran, her face showing difficulty.
Su Yiran's heart skipped a beat; this guy probably wasn't going to say anything nice.
Mother Liu frowned. "But what? Did your sister do something else?"
Su Yiran: "..."
Liu Jiaojiao bit her lip, looking troubled, and said, "Sister, I don't mean to tell Mom what's wrong with you, but you are my sister, and I can't be indifferent to your reputation. Last night you were drunk and didn't come home, and today you were involved in something ambiguous with Chengjing's uncle. If this gets out, it won't be good for Mom or the Liu family."
"What! Drunk and staying out all night, and having an affair with another man? Su Yiran, have you no shame?"
As Liu's mother spoke, she raised her hand high.
"You want to hit me just because of one side of the story?"
Su Yiran looked at the raised hand, which was just an inch away from landing on her face.
When Liu's mother met Su Yiran's gaze, her expression shifted. In a daze, she clenched her fist, then lowered it, and the slap never came down.
Su Yiran withdrew her gaze and turned to another person.
"Where I went last night, my sister should know best. As for why I was in an ambiguous relationship with Mr. Gu today, shouldn't my sister Jiaojiao know even better?"
Su Yiran pressed closer, and Liu Jiaojiao retreated guiltily, "Sister, what are you saying? I..."
"I hope that on the day my younger sister marries Gu Chengjing, she won't forget to prepare a big red envelope for me."
Su Yiran was tired and didn't have time to put on airs with Liu Jiaojiao. The curve of her lips was just right. She ran her fingertips across Liu Jiaojiao's cheek and tucked a stray hair behind her ear. "Then thank you in advance... for the future Mrs. Gu."
After Su Yiran left, Liu Jiaojiao felt a cold wind blow, shivered, and her face turned slightly pale.