Chapter 67: Gu Zheng Is An Illegitimate Child?
Qiao Xi instinctively glanced at him.
Was this man… defending her?
Meng Wan’s expression froze.
Madam Gu roared in anger, “Gu Zheng, what are you talking about?! Meng Wan is your fiance. In the future, the Meng family will only get closer to us. You actually want to make the Meng family go bankrupt for that b*tch Qiao Xi? Have you gone mad?! Qiao Xi is a mistress!”
“Madam Gu, did my warning hold no effect on you?” Gu Zheng said impatiently, “You keep saying that Qiao Xi is the third party while putting yourself on the moral high ground. Have you forgotten your dark history of infuriating the first wife to death back then?”
“You’re clearly a mistress yet you act as though you hate mistresses the most and want them to die… It’s making me think that my memory is wrong. I’m even starting to forget that you, Madam Gu, is a mistress yourself.”
The air fell into a deadly silence.
Qiao Xi could not help but widen her eyes. Madam Gu was a mistress? Then Gu Zheng…
Madam Gu’s fingers trembled slightly. “You bastard! You’re calling me a mistress, but what are you if I’m a mistress?! An unpresentable illegitimate child?!”
Gu Zheng’s eyes turned cold. “I’m indeed an illegitimate child, so I’ve never thought of getting things that don’t belong to me. However, Madam Gu and Miss Meng don’t seem to understand this logic.”
Qiao Xi never expected that a mere quarrel would involve the old grudges of the Gu family from many years ago. Madam Gu almost could not stand still anymore. She felt waves of dizziness as she staggered back a step and fell onto the sofa. Seeing this, Meng Wan panicked. “Brother Gu Zheng… No, Young Master Gu, don’t talk to Aunt Lan like this. Aunt Lan is just too concerned about you so things became messy…”
“Butler, see the guests out.”
Gu Zheng did not even look at Meng Wan as he got the butler to see them out and shut the door in their faces.
Madam Gu was so angry that her whole body was trembling after her son chased her out of the villa. Although Meng Wan despised Madam Gu for being incapable of letting her stay in the villa, she knew that she could only rely on her now. Hence, she comforted her in a low voice.
“Aunt Lan, it’s my fault. I shouldn’t have any fantasies about Brother Gu Zheng. I know that he’s already married, but I still want to be with him. I… I just can’t accept him abandoning me and getting married just like that… However, things have already been done. I’ve tried my best, but Brother Gu Zheng’s attitude toward me… What should I do, Aunt Lan? I don’t think I can be your daughter-in-law anymore.”
Meng Wan became more and more upset as she spoke. Her tone grew increasingly agitated as well. “Aunt Lan, I don’t want to interfere in Brother Gu Zheng’s marriage. I don’t want to be a mistress. I just want to know why Brother Gu Zheng chose Miss Qiao and gave up on me.”
Madam Gu’s eyes were sinister. “Don’t worry, Meng Wan. You’ll never be a mistress. You’re the daughter-in-law I’ve acknowledged and only you will be my daughter-in-law. The position of Mrs. Gu has only been temporarily snatched away by that b*tch, Qiao Xi. You’ll snatch it back sooner or later.”
Meng Wan shook her head and cried. “I can’t take it back. Miss Qiao can throw caution to the wind and be shameless, but I can’t… I can’t ruin their marriage… I can wait until they get a divorce. I can wait for Brother Gu Zheng.”
Meng Wan was full of schemes.
Her engagement with Gu Zheng had all been a lie. Gu Zheng did not appear at the Civil Affairs Bureau for her that day, but no one else besides Gu Zheng and her knew about this matter. As long as she insisted that she was Gu Zheng’s fiance and she did not appear at the Civil Affairs Bureau that day only because she wanted to test whether Gu Zheng loved her or not, then Qiao Xi’s identity as a mistress would be established!
Madam Gu was indignant. “That Qiao Xi is just a disgusting vixen. How can she compare to you? Don’t worry, Meng Wan. You’ll definitely be my daughter-in-law. I’ll definitely help you snatch back your position as Mrs. Gu!”
Meng Wan cried and said, “Aunt Lan, I don’t care. You know that I don’t care about these things. The only thing I’m afraid of is that the public will laugh at Brother Gu Zheng when they find out about this. After all, Miss Qiao isn’t from the upper class society, and she has never learned the etiquette of the upper class society. I’m afraid that she’ll bring shame to Brother Gu Zheng, and I’m also afraid that she’ll bring trouble to him… Brother Gu Zheng is already tired from managing the company. It wasn’t easy for him to finally marry a wife, so he should be with someone who can share his burden with him. Unexpectedly, marriage has made him have a greater burden.”
As Meng Wan observed Madam Gu’s expression, she choked and said, “Aunt Lan, why don’t you help Miss Qiao? Get her a etiquette teacher to teach her about the upper class society. No matter how Brother Gu Zheng treats you, he’s still your son. You can’t just watch him be laughed at by others.”
When Madam Gu heard this, she was even angrier. At the same time, she lamented that Meng Wan was still the most sensible. She patted Meng Wan’s hand. “Men Wan, you’re the most considerate.”
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