“You don’t need to say anything, I know. I’m guilty, I’m guilty of a terrible crime!” She confessed to him in her heart.
Fortunately, Su Zhengxing didn’t hold it against her. After removing the slippery hand, he turned his head and opened the car window, remaining silent the rest of the way, lost in thought.
…
The engagement banquet between Gu Jibai and Miss Shirun was held at the Gu family mansion. In terms of size and status, Shirun was slightly superior to Minghong, yet the engagement banquet was chosen to be held at the Gu family home, demonstrating the importance Gu Jibai’s father-in-law placed on him.
The Lincoln limousine used to pick up guests stopped in front of the Gu family mansion. Lin Qiao was immediately stunned by the sight before her as soon as she stepped out.
This wasn’t just a mansion; it was a palace!
A magnificent European-style building, covering nearly ten thousand square meters, unfolded before her. The towering and massive stone pillars lifted the entire building upwards. The exterior of the building was made of various exquisitely carved granites, with reliefs, line carvings, and three-dimensional carvings complementing each other, creating a beautiful and visually striking effect.
Walking down a nearly hundred-meter-long red carpet, the words ‘magnificent and opulent’ began to come to life. A crystal chandelier, about ten meters long, cascaded down in the center of the hall like a waterfall. The spiraling European-style staircase was carved with golden openwork patterns. The floor tiles were the color of white jade. Huge oil paintings hang on the walls, giving the impression that one was not worthy of entering this place without wearing gold.
She finally understood why some female leads in novels couldn’t escape the male leads’ house even after years of running away. With a house this big, they would get lost even if they went to the toilet.
“I think I know why Shen Ruxing chose Gu Jibai instead of you.” Lin Qiao exclaimed in her heart with genuine shock.
With a house this big, who wouldn’t get confused?
Su Zhengxing in her mind: “…”
In keeping with the architectural style of the Gu family’s ‘palace’, the entire engagement banquet was purely Western-style. The wealthy ladies at the top of the social pyramid, holding wine glasses, chatted in small groups amidst flowers and fine wine.
As Lin Qiao followed Su Zhengxing inside, a young man who bore a slight resemblance to Gu Jibai, but whose demeanor was completely different, greeted her with a forced smile.
“Mr. Su? It’s a pleasure to have you here from so far away!”
The man had fox-like eyes and looked cunning and treacherous.
This man was Gu Jibai’s cousin, Gu Dongqing, a marginal figure in Minghong, and also one of those plotting to seize the Gu family’s eldest branch’s fortune.
Seeing that Su Zhengxing had brought a woman to the banquet alone, he said in a sinister tone, “Why did the Qin family send you alone, Mr. Su? Qin Shen loves to join in the fun, so why didn’t he come along? Could it be that Qin Qian has another scandal?”
His words were rather impolite, practically stating that Su Zhengxing was an adopted son of the Qin family and unworthy of attending, that Qin Shen was a brainless sister-obsessed person, and that Qin Qian was a troublemaker in the entertainment industry.
The competition in the business world is a real battle, not childish tricks involving empty talk. Su Zhengxing wouldn’t even bother to give a glance to a good-for-nothing like Gu Dongqing, who was all talk and no action.
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