Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
âGo on ahead. Prepare a meal for 30 people; weâll go there directly after making a decision. You wonât have to run back and forth then.â Gu Chengrui nodded and replied.
After sending Zhou Ying off, Gu Chengrui looked at the people in the courtyard and felt that he had to prepare some drinks for them.
At this time, he remembered that there was still a servant girl supposedly here, Xi âer, whom he hadnât seen. He quickly turned around, looked around the courtyard, and finally found her unconscious in one of the rooms.
He went up and pinched her philtrum to wake her up.
When Xi âer woke up and saw a man in front of her, she was so frightened that she immediately screamed.
Seeing this, Gu Chengrui knew that she had been badly frightened. He took a few steps back and said, âThose attackers are already under control. Youâd better go and boil some water and greet the guests.â
After he finished speaking, he turned around and left the room.
Just as he went out, he ran into Gu Chengzhi. Gu Chengzhi glanced inside and asked, âAre you alright?â
âIâm fine. It was just sisterâs maidservant, Xi âer, who fainted from fright. I pinched her awake.â
âPinched her awakeâ¦â Gu Chengzhi looked like he wanted to say something but stopped himself. He thought to himself that Gu Chengrui sure didnât hesitate to act efficiently, albeit slightly rough.
At that moment, Xi âer, who had just regained her senses, walked out. After seeing the apparent pinch marks on her philtrum, she knew she had misunderstood and quickly stepped aside to make way.
After Xi âer left, Gu Chengzhi asked, âDo you know who the bastard is? He dared break into sisterâs house and rob her in broad daylight. What a piece of shit.â
âI donât know. I tied them up and left them to Uncle to handle the rest. Weâll just hold the fort.â Gu Chengrui shook his head.
This wasnât good for Gu Ziyiâs reputation, so the fewer people who knew about it, the better.
Gu Chengzhi didnât ask any more questions and sat with him as they waited for the patriarchâs answer.
The patriarch and his wife heard the ins and outs of the matter and were furious.
Mrs. Wang hugged Hu Ziyi and cried, âMy poor daughter, how did you meet such an animal? How⦠how could he give you away?
âWhy didnât you tell us? Otherwise, we wouldnât have let you move out.â
âThatâs enough. If that bastard was a good person, would they have divorced?â The patriarch looked at Gu Ziyi and continued, âChange the names of the two children. In the future, theyâll be the Gu familyâs children and have nothing to do with the Chen family.â
âI understand, Father.â Gu Ziyi nodded, then helped Mrs. Wang up. âMother, donât cry. I didnât tell you before because I feared you would be worried.â
âYou two go take care of the two kids. Iâll go outside and deal with those people.â The patriarch turned around and walked out after that.
âFather, thereâs someone behind Lin Dong. Donât be rash; just send him to the authorities.â Gu Ziyi reminded her father hurriedly.
âDonât worry; Iâll see to it,â the patriarch said after a pause.
When he arrived at the front yard, he saw that everyone was standing guard and had no intention of making a move. He knew that they were waiting for him to deal with the people.
To be honest, he didnât know what to do. If he were to be heavy-handed, then it was likely that the clan would be implicated when investigations began. However, it was simply impossible for him to just let them go.
But what could they do now? The patriarch walked to the two brothers, Gu Chengzhi and Gu Chengrui, who were sitting at the side. âWhat do you think we should do with these people?â
âIn my opinion, we should just ruin them.â Gu Chengzhi said.
âRuin them? What do you mean?â The patriarch asked in surprise.
âMaking them eunuchs.â
The patriarchâs mouth twitched. âItâs satisfying to hear it, but we canât do that. Otherwise, we wonât be able to gain the upper hand when the investigation starts..ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om