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The person behind Lou Manqing rolled their eyes at his unsavory behavior. Their young master really knew how to revel in others’ misfortunes.
“After this, you can’t just swagger into the capital,” they warned.
“What’s the big deal? Let’s go find Su Yu. There’s always something interesting going on at his place. Even if we stay at his home every day, it’s not boring.”
When Lou Manqing suddenly approached Su Yu, the latter was not surprised at all.
Seeing Su Yu’s unsurprised reaction, Lou Manqing found a place to sit down. “I thought you’d be startled, considering I came over so suddenly. But you weren’t fazed at all.”
Su Yu shook his head helplessly. “You’re still so childish.”
Lou Manqing looked at Su Yu discontentedly. “Who are you calling childish?”
“Anyone with a brain would know you were coming. Where did you get the confidence to think you could startle me?” Su Yu asked disdainfully.
Lu Lingfeng had targeted Gu Xiruo’s shop, and she had left in a huff after going to see him. It was definitely because they hadn’t reached an agreement. If they had, Gu Xiruo would definitely seek Lou Manqing’s help to protect her assets. He was already impatient with Gu Xiruo, so how could she find him?
He wouldn’t return to the number one building so soon, so naturally, he could only come here.
“Do you think everyone is as smart as you? But if I don’t help Gu Xiruo, do you think she won’t go to her other men for help?” Lou Manqing said enthusiastically.
Su Yu nodded. “Gu Xiruo definitely won’t let Lu Lingfeng take away her assets. If she doesn’t want to lose them, she’ll have to find someone to help.”
However, after losing Lou Manqing, whom she considered her main support, she had to turn to others. If others couldn’t help her, she would naturally have to turn to her legitimate fiancé.
“Su Yu, do you think if Gu Xiruo goes to Qing Yukong, he will use their engagement to threaten her?” He was becoming increasingly curious.
“It’s hard to say.”
Well, let’s wait and see.
Listening to their conversation, Wang Jinhe was not content with just that.
“We’ll help Gu Xiruo.”
“Don’t worry, I’ve already taken care of it,” Su Yu said, smiling as he put his arm around Wang Jinhe’s shoulder.
Wang Jinhe felt reassured.
After leaving Lou Manqing’s place, Gu Xiruo went to find other people. In the past, if she had gone to them, they would have been very happy. However, this time, their attitudes were extremely cold.
Every single person was like that, their eyes looking at her much like Lu Lingfeng’s.
It could be a coincidence if it happened to one person, but when it happened to several, Gu Xiruo began to suspect that someone was scheming against her.
Clutching her fists tightly, Gu Xiruo’s eyes were filled with resentment.
She looked at the person in front of her. “Are you going to treat me the same way as they did?”
The man looked at Gu Xiruo and remained silent for a moment before speaking. “You’ve never liked me. You took advantage of my feelings for you to make me do things for you, just like Lu Lingfeng. Besides me, there are others. You really have a big appetite.”
“From now on, don’t come looking for me. I won’t take back the things I gave you before. Consider them a gift from me.” With that, he closed the door and left, leaving Gu Xiruo stranded outside.
Gu Xiruo’s face turned from pale to purple, looking extremely unpleasant.
She had never been treated like this before, not even once. Now, all the men who had surrounded her had abandoned her. What was she going to do?
Gu Xiruo began to panic. She couldn’t afford to lose everything. Once she lost her assets, her family would definitely not let it go. When her family found out about Wang Jinhe’s identity, the Gu family would no longer be a place for her.
Even if Gu Sheng said he would only recognize her as his daughter, would he still be so resolute if she had nothing left?
Gu Xiruo didn’t dare to take any chances.
Since she couldn’t rely on anyone else, Gu Xiruo had no choice but to seek out Qing Yukong.
Qing Yukong genuinely liked Gu Xiruo, so he was very happy to see her when she came to find him.
“Xiruo, why are you here?”
Tears streamed down Gu Xiruo’s face. Seeing her like this, Qing Yukong became anxious. He reached out, embraced her, and wiped away her tears, comforting her, “Don’t cry. Tell me what happened.”
“Lingfeng recognized me as his savior, but now that he knows I’m not, he’s started aggressively targeting the shops I own. He has already taken over several profitable shops. Yukong, what should I do?” Gu Xiruo choked out.
She didn’t mention that she had intentionally pretended to be Lingfeng’s savior. In any case, it was all Lingfeng’s fault, and she was just a victim.
Qing Yukong had no idea what the matter was, but he didn’t expect it to be this. He reached out to wipe away Gu Xiruo’s tears. “It’s okay, don’t worry. Everything will be fine.”
“But I…”
“Stop thinking too much. Everything will be resolved, trust me,” Qing Yukong said. Afterward, he looked at Gu Xiruo and said, “Xiruo, if you hadn’t come to find me today, I was planning to come to you.”
“What for?” Gu Xiruo pretended to play dumb.
“On my parents’ side, I’m in a bit of a bind. They’ve issued an ultimatum: either we get married or I break off the engagement,” Qing Yukong naturally didn’t want to break off the engagement, but he also didn’t want to pressure Gu Xiruo.
Today, since Gu Xiruo had come over, he took the opportunity to ask her about it.
Gu Xiruo frowned slightly, feeling somewhat displeased. She wondered if Qing Yukong was doing this on purpose. Despite knowing that she had come to him for help, he chose this moment to bring up the topic. Was he trying to force her into marrying him?
But what Qing Yukong said was true. They had already delayed for so many years, and if they continued like this, breaking off the engagement was the only option, which she didn’t want.
When she had a good relationship with Lou Manqing, she wasn’t afraid of breaking off the engagement, as Lou Manqing’s status was higher and more beneficial to her. However, today’s events made her realize that Lou Manqing was also unreliable. Only Qing Yukong, who was genuinely concerned for her and truly liked her, was standing in front of her.
Otherwise, she wouldn’t have allowed herself to be dragged on and on, and he wouldn’t have said anything, just feeling a bit upset. Despite their previous disputes due to Lu Lingfeng, Qing Yukong had always been good to her.
After weighing the pros and cons, Gu Xiruo nodded in agreement. “Let aunt and uncle discuss the wedding date with my parents.”
Marrying Qing Yukong was also a good choice. After all, his family’s status was not bad, and there was even a concubine in the palace.
Qing Yukong had thought that Gu Xiruo wouldn’t agree this time, but he had already figured out how to talk to his family.
To his surprise, Gu Xiruo actually nodded in agreement.
“Xiruo, are you serious? Do you really want to marry me?” Qing Yukong was overjoyed.
Gu Xiruo smiled and nodded. “I’m serious.”
“Okay, I’ll go talk to my parents now. Please wait here for a moment,” he said before running off.
After Qing Yukong left, Gu Xiruo’s smile faded. This was just the beginning.