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Chapter 31: Gu Leyou Gets into Trouble

Faced with this group of arrogant people, she had no choice but to give in.

Zheng Yuanhao looked at her with satisfaction, feeling very proud. He thought to himself, This little girl has finally fallen into my hands.

“Master Zheng, as long as you let these innocent people go, I am willing to go with you.”

“Very good. If you had said so earlier, they wouldn’t have had to suffer.”

Gu Leyou stood up and turned to Brother Zhang, saying, “Brother Zhang, could you please take this child back to his father? Also, don’t tell him what happened today—no need to worry him unnecessarily.”

Then she turned to Zheng Yuanhao and, with a heroic expression, said, “Since it’s me you want, then let’s go.”

Zheng Yuanhao was very pleased. He walked in front while two of his men held Gu Leyou and escorted her.

Seeing the woman he called “mother” being taken away by bad people, Lu Yao ran behind them, crying out, “Bad guys, don’t take my mother! Don’t take my mother!”

In order to prevent Zheng Yuanhao from also taking the child, Gu Leyou could only steel herself and go with them without hesitation.

Brother Zhang quickly picked up Lu Yao and comforted him. “Don’t cry, child. I’ll take you to your father right now. Once he knows what’s going on, I’m sure he’ll come save your mother.”

Lu Yao, knowing what his father was capable of, didn’t panic too much. He believed his father could rescue his beloved “sister.”

“Then what are you waiting for? Go find his father quickly! I’ll stay home with our son. You need to hurry and bring that girl back soon.”

A girl’s reputation is the most important thing.

“Alright, dear. Take care of our son and keep the door locked. If someone knocks, make sure you ask who it is before opening.”

Brother Zhang ran off with the child in his arms.

At Gu’s second son’s house.

“Dear, where do you think our daughter has gone? Why isn’t she home yet? She’s been going out a lot lately, and the neighbors are starting to gossip again.”

“How should I know? I’m not a worm in her stomach. Her legs are on her own body—how could I stop her from going wherever she wants?”

Gu Leshu, their son, overheard his parents arguing and interrupted, worried about his sister.

“Dad, Mom, stop blaming each other. Let’s go look for my sister. It’s getting late, and something might have happened. Once we find her, we can ask and figure out what’s going on.”

Gu Hai Xiong and his wife finally came to their senses.

Blaming each other was pointless now. The most important thing was to find their daughter.

After Brother Zhang returned the child to the hunter, he found Lu Yan and handed the boy to him personally.

He then recounted everything that had happened at his house in full detail.

Upon hearing it, Lu Yan panicked, handed the child back to Brother Zhang, and rushed out in a hurry.

Brother Zhang stood there speechless. I guess I didn’t need to bring the kid back after all… Looks like I’ll be taking him back again.

The Gu family household was in complete chaos.

They had searched everywhere but still couldn’t find their daughter.

While they were at a loss, a kind neighbor suggested, “Why don’t you go to the hunter’s house? Maybe he kept her there for dinner.”

The couple and Gu Leshu immediately rushed over, only to find the hunter’s house locked up tight. Clearly, no one had come back.

Just then, Auntie Zhang from next door told them the truth.

“The hunter did come back. I heard someone say your daughter was taken away—seems like it was that young master from the town’s wealthy landowning family. He’s taken a liking to your girl. You’d better figure something out fast, or your daughter might never come back. Your future son-in-law has already gone after her.”

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Lin fainted from panic.

Gu Hai Xiong had to take his wife home first before heading to his older brother’s place.

He knocked frantically on their door in the middle of the night.

Gu Haicheng and his wife were just about to go to bed when they heard the urgent knocking.

“Brother! Sister-in-law! Open up quickly—I need to speak with Mother. It’s urgent!”

Yang Shi, annoyed, begrudgingly opened the door. Seeing it was Gu’s second son, she was instantly annoyed again—he had embarrassed her earlier in front of others, and she wasn’t about to let it go.

“If you’re looking for Mother, she’s already asleep.”

Gu’s second son grew even more anxious. His brother only listened to their mother—if he didn’t convince his brother to help save his daughter, she might really never return.

Everyone in the area knew the young master from the wealthy family in town was greedy and lustful. If he set his sights on a girl, he would stop at nothing to take her and ruin her.

Ignoring his sister-in-law, Gu Hai Xiong pushed past her and rushed into Liu Shi’s room.

Yang Shi nearly fell and shouted furiously, “Dear! Get out here! I’m being bullied!”

Gu Haicheng, not wanting to get involved but also unable to ignore his wife’s cries, quickly dressed and ran out. Seeing her sitting on the floor, he helped her up.

“Go check what’s going on with your brother. It can’t be anything good if he’s barging in to talk to Mother.”

So the couple followed him into Liu Shi’s room.

As soon as Gu Hai Xiong entered, he knelt down with a thud and began crying bitterly.

“Mother, please help! You have to save your granddaughter! That Zheng brat took her away—she might not make it out of this!”

Liu Shi had not been asleep and sat up immediately when she heard that. But she was confused—wasn’t that girl supposed to be with the hunter’s son?

How did she end up getting taken by the young master of the wealthy family?

“What the hell is going on with your family? Tell me everything, from beginning to end!”

Gu Hai Xiong, crying like a child, told his mother the entire story.

After hearing it, Liu Shi didn’t comfort him—instead, she scolded him.

“You all deserved this! Didn’t I tell you to keep that girl inside the house? If you had locked her up, none of this would’ve happened!”

The eldest couple understood what was happening, and Yang Shi took particular delight in their misfortune.

“What a pitiful family,” she said mockingly. “Didn’t your future son-in-law have all sorts of skills? Let him go save her, then.”

Gu Hai Xiong quickly responded, “He already went! But we haven’t heard anything since. My daughter might already be done for…”

Gu Haicheng didn’t want to get involved either. Everyone knew how vile that wealthy family’s young master was. If you messed with him, your life would be a living hell.

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