Chapter 546: Rotten Love Interest
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Gu Qingluan also frowned, her face showing displeasure. She said, “Miss Yu, please refrain from using the same moves a second time. Do you need me to bring an audience to discuss this matter?”
“You…”
Yu Huarong gritted her teeth, her gaze as sharp as a blade, firmly fixed on Gu Qingluan.
Gu Qingluan calmly said, “If there’s nothing else, I won’t keep you company.”
With that, she turned and called Xiaonan and Yuanxi to enter the main gate.
Yu Huarong raised her voice, “Miss Gu, think it through carefully. If anything happens to my cousin, the Yu family won’t let you off.”
Gu Qingluan continued walking, her tone carrying a hint of indifference. She said, “1 won’t admit to things I haven’t done. If the Yu family truly wants to slander me, I won’t be intimidated.”
“Do you have the confidence, Miss, because of Young Master Yuanxi’s father? Do you know his true ident.i.ty?
He is my cousin. As for the Yu family’s background, there’s no need for me to elaborate. My cousin’s status is high, and people from a small place like yours can’t aspire to reach him.”
Yu Huarong’s sarcastic remarks didn’t elicit any reaction from Gu Qingluan as she continued walking without pause.
Unable to contain herself, Yu Huarong raised her voice again, “Do you think you’re worthy of him? Have you considered whether his parents will approve of your marriage? Are you afraid that you would face opposition from his parents, so you rush to have the wedding in a small place like Tianjing?”
Feng Yuanxi tightened his grip on Gu Qingluan’s small hand, looking up at her with concern.
Gu Qingluan lowered her head and gave him a rea.s.suring smile, silently telling him that everything was fine.
Then, she turned back to Yu Huarong, who couldn’t hide her envy and malice, and said, “So, in your eyes, he’s incapable of making decisions about his own marriage?.”
Yu Huarong’s breathing paused, and then she became angry, saying, “Don’t misinterpret my words! My cousin is marrying you just because you gave birth to his child. I heard that your relationship back then was an accident, and there were no feelings involved. He just wants to find a mother for his son! Do you think he’ll protect you once you’re in the Holy Capital? The Holy Capital isn’t like Tianjing; it places the utmost importance on social status. I advise you to think carefully and not make a mistake! I’m saying this for your own good.”
Gu Qingluan didn’t pay much attention and replied, “Thank you for your advice, Miss Yu. But you could save your breath. After all, all these words you’ve said are useless and a waste of other people’s time.”
Yu Huarong was infuriated, “You—you shouldn’t be celebrating so soon!”
“Instead of being so concerned about me, why don’t you worry about when your cousin will wake up?” Gu Qingluan, holding one of her sons by the hand, entered the main gate and disappeared from Yu Huarong’s view.
“You…”
Yu Huarong couldn’t defeat her, and verbally she couldn’t gain the upper hand either. She was enveloped in gloom.
She had never suffered such a loss in her life.
Today, she was defeated by Gu Qingluan twice, which was unfamiliar and hard to swallow for the pampered Miss Yu, who always had things go her way.
“This Gu Qingluan is truly arrogant! Does she think she’s impressive just because she has a bit of reputation in Tianjing City? What does she amount to when she arrives in our Holy Capital? She’s not even worthy of cleaning our Miss’s shoes!”
The maid Han Yue cautiously glanced at Yu Huarong and belittled Gu Qingluan with a mocking tone.
Yu Huarong wasn’t just an ordinary wealthy heiress. Her expression didn’t change much after hearing those words.
In Yu Huarong’s eyes, Gu Qingluan’s confidence must have come from her cousin.
This made Yu Huarong feel extremely uncomfortable.
“Miss Yu, this Gu Qingluan is acting too arrogant. What should we do now?” Han Yue, realizing her flattery hadn’t worked, opportunistically changed the topic.
Yu Huarong furrowed her brows and said, “Let’s try to find my cousin. I want to see if he’ll protect her!”
“What about Fourth Young Master?”
“We’ll wait here! I can’t cure the poison on my cousin.”
Yu Huarong frowned.
Yu Huarong was taken by surprise at Gu Qingluan’s expertise. Not only did she manage to counteract the poison Yu Huarong had created, but the poison she used was so potent that Yu Huarong couldn’t figure it out.
Originally, she and Zinan had returned to the inn to discuss their next steps. Unexpectedly, in the middle of their conversation, Zinan suddenly fell unconscious.
However, she couldn’t pinpoint the cause of his condition.
Even now, she couldn’t tell if he was poisoned or something else had happened.
But since he had inexplicably lost consciousness, someone must have tampered with him.
Yu Huarong thought back and realized that the only person with both the ability and opportunity to do so was Gu Qingluan.
Since the other party was denying it, she was currently powerless and could only wait for her cousin to arrive.
She didn’t believe her cousin would blindly protect that woman.
Who didn’t know that her cousin hated hypocritical and malicious women the most?
Inside the mansion, Gu Qingluan patted her son’s head and said, “Go and play.”
Gu Xiaonan didn’t leave immediately. “Mother, did you tamper with Fourth Young Master Yu?”
Gu Qingluan smirked. “It’s an adult matter, don’t meddle in it, little one.”
Gu Xiaonan puffed up his cheeks. “I’m not just an ordinary child!”
“Alright, alright, you’re a little adult, but little adults don’t need to worry too much. Mother will handle it.”
Feng Yuanxi said, “Mother, be careful of Yu Huarong. She likes Daddy.”
“No wonder she speaks to you with such a weird tone, thinking of Mother as her love rival! Hasn’t Daddy always been courteous to women? Why hasn’t this woman given up? Could it be that Daddy gave her some hope?”
Gu Xiaonan furrowed his brow and asked displeasedly.
If it was really Daddy who had attracted such a rotten love interest, he would have to interrogate him thoroughly.
How dare they bring this rotten love interest into Gu Qingluan’s life!
Gu Qingluan raised an eyebrow. “How do you know she likes your father?”
Feng Yuanxi’s expression showed a hint of displeasure. “She’s Daddy’s cousin, and because of their family relationship, she occasionally comes to our house. But she knows how to maintain her boundaries and hasn’t touched any of Daddy’s sensitive spots, so she’s been safe until now. However, Daddy hasn’t given her any special treatment; at most, he treats her as a relative. It’s her own delusion that she thinks she has a chance to marry into Prince Lan Residence.”
Gu Xiaonan sneered, “So, it’s still Daddy’s att.i.tude that gives her hope. If Daddy treated her like he treats others, for example, sending people flying within a meter, let’s see if she dares to approach him again!”
Saying this, he waved his little fist in the air, as if shooing away a swarm of bees.
Feng Yuanxi glanced at Gu Qingluan, unable to discern his thoughts. He felt he needed to speak on behalf of his father. His mother was about to marry his father, and he didn’t want unrelated people to ruin their happiness.
“Mother, rest a.s.sured, Daddy used to treat her like she didn’t exist, and he’ll speak even less to her in the future.”
As they were talking, a servant came to report that Feng Tianlan had returned but was stopped by Yu Huarong..