Fear flickered in her eyes, and her body trembled.
Who exactly is that noble and handso young man?
Why does her elderly uncle, such a high-ranking official, bow in submission to him?
Wu Jiarun rushed to Wu Qisen’s side, grabbed his arm, and pleaded tremulously to Gu Junzhu, "Young Master Gu, my matters have nothing to do with my uncle. I beg you not to make things difficult for him!"
Her uncle is the pillar of the Wu family.
If because of her, her uncle loses his position, she wouldn’t need anyone else; her dad, her elder brother, and cousins could tear her apart alive!
She would beco the sinner of the entire Wu family!
"Make things difficult?" Gu Junzhu leaned against the door, playing with Ye Xingbei’s slender fingers, a corner of his lips slightly curled: "No, no one’s making things difficult for him. I just kindly inford Deputy Director Wu to co and visit his injured grandniece, that’s all. That doesn’t count as making things difficult, does it?"
Gu Junzhu’s gaze landed on Wu Qisen’s face, "Deputy Director Wu, what do you think?"
"Yes, yes, Young Master Gu is right, it’s not making things difficult, not at all!" Large beads of sweat rolled down from the corner of Wu Qisen’s forehead, his waist bent lower, wishing he could press his head to the ground.
Wu Jiarun let out a painful sob and "thud" kneeled at Gu Junzhu’s feet, begging with a trembling voice: "Young Master Gu, it’s all my fault, my wanton desire; I shouldn’t have seduced Yue Zhi! It’s my fault, I shouldn’t have coveted the inheritance of the Yue family. On impulse, I made excessive demands! Young Master Gu, I know my mistake now, I won’t dare again in the future. You can punish however you want, but please don’t implicate my uncle. He’s old and not in good health, I beg you not to involve him in the matter between Yue Zhi and , I beg you!"
Ye Xingbei quietly said "Hmm" and leaned in to whisper to Gu Junzhu, "I think this Wu Jiarun is clever! Knowing how to assess the situation, she’s the smartest mistress I’ve ever seen!"
"Indeed," Gu Junzhu chuckled lightly, "otherwise, how could she have been so patient, waiting until Wu Qisen got promoted to make her move?"
"Yes," Ye Xingbei agreed with a nod, "And she even managed to have Yue Zhi hopelessly devoted to her! Clearly, Tingxue’s mother is more dignified, prettier, and has a better presence!"
She shook her head sighing: "I truly don’t understand what Yue Zhi is thinking. He has such a good wife and yet insists on having Wu Jiarun, who’s not as pretty as his wife as a mistress."
Gu Junzhu summarized: "A wife doesn’t asure up to a concubine, a concubine doesn’t asure up to a mistress, and a mistress doesn’t asure up to one that’s unattainable."
Ye Xingbei pinched him, giving him a sidelong glance: "Hmm?"
Gu Junzhu chuckled, holding her hand tightly: "Of course, that’s only the mindset of vulgar, base n. Do you think your grandpa is vulgar and base?"
"Rember your words!" Ye Xingbei threw him a look, squeezing his palm hard: "If one day you also believe a wife doesn’t asure up to a concubine, a concubine doesn’t asure up to a mistress, and a mistress doesn’t asure up to the unattainable, then you’ll be a vulgar, base man too!"
Gu Junzhu shrugged: "That day will never co!"
Their voices were very low; Wu Runjia could only hear them talking but not make out what they were saying.
She just felt humiliated.
She knelt on the ground, waiting for Gu Junzhu’s verdict.
But Gu Junzhu was talking to the girl beside him.
Although she couldn’t hear the content, just listening to their tone, it didn’t sound like they were discussing anything serious.
It was more like they were flirting and teasing.
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