Chapter 385: The Gu Family’s Birthday Banquet
On the other side, Gu Weiming returned to his room angrily. Huang Lilan hurriedly went forward. “Weiming, what should we do?! So many people are saying that Ah Yan is inferior to Ah Zheng…”
“What’s there to say?! As long as Ah Yan can win, nothing else matters!”
Gu Weiming’s eyes turned gentle. “Lan Lan, it’s been hard on you. Don’t worry, I’ll officially announce Ah Yan’s identity soon. At that time, you won’t have to bear that bad reputation anymore.”
Huang Lilan nodded excitedly. “Weiming, I’m not aggrieved. As long as I can be with you, I’m willing to pay any price. Moreover, Lu Qingyun was too boring. It’s normal that you didn’t like her. It’s only right that we’re together!”
“For the sake of the Lu family, you didn’t chase her out of the house and even got scolded by a scumbag. However, when Ah Yan comes back, no one will scold you anymore. It’s just that…”
Huang Lilan’s face darkened. “It’s just that Ah Zheng is so confident. Does he have any evidence? If he can prove that he’s Lu Qingyun’s…”
Gu Weiming frowned, and his heart could not help but tremble. However, this uneasiness quickly dissipated.
“So what if he has evidence? Can he beat our two families alone?
“Besides, the ‘evidence’ he found might all be fake. Even if he took it out, it would have no authenticity. He has power and influence. If he wants to forge evidence, it’s just a matter of giving out the order. Who will believe him?”
Gu Weiming looked proud. “The Lu family will prove that Lu Yan is Lu Qingyun’s son. The Lu family won’t even admit Gu Zheng’s identity. So what if he has evidence?”
Huang Lilan pretended to be sad. “Actually, I don’t want to treat Ah Zheng like this either. After all, I’m his mother in name. It was the Lu family who’s unwilling to acknowledge his identity. You can’t blame me for this.”
“Don’t think too much. Gu Zheng is a lunatic! He’s as crazy as his mother. Anyway, we have Ah Yan and Ah Yao. After we snatch the family’s assets back, we’ll chase Gu Zheng out of the house!”
Huang Lilan nodded and revealed a sinister smile.
Why did the Lu family despise Lu Qingyun so much? It was because she was crazy and blind!
How could noble families tolerate lunatics in their families? If news of it got out, outsiders would think that the entire family carried such genes. It would ruin the entire family’s reputation.
Actually, Gu Weiming used to like Gu Zheng a lot. After all, he was his eldest son. However, he gradually realized that Gu Zheng and Lu Qingyun had the same strange illness. It was then he started to hate this child.
Hence, the Lu and Gu families were unwilling to expose this secret lest it affected their families. As for the reason behind Lu Qingyun’s death, no one cared.
…
Two days later.
It was Chairman Gu’s 55th birthday. The big shots in the business world all came to congratulate him.
In the evening, all the guests had arrived.
The Gu family’s old residence was very spacious and had many servants. Every table was served by servants and there were even people guiding the guests. The entire courtyard was very lively.
Many people did not know about the farce from a few days ago, nor did they know that the Lu and Gu families were close.
Hence, when everyone saw the Lu family appear in the Gu family, they were dumbfounded.
“Am I seeing things? Did I really see Lu Xiang just now?”
“Old Master Lu is here too? This… What’s going on between the Lu and Gu families?”
“It can’t be, right? Back then, Eldest Miss Lu died in the Gu family for no reason. Didn’t the Lu family say that they had nothing to do with the Gu family? Moreover, Lu Xiang said that Eldest Miss Gu committed suicide. It was Madam Gu who became the mistress and went out with Chairman Gu every day. That was why Eldest Miss Lu committed suicide.”
Someone reminded, saying, “Shh! Don’t spout nonsense. Be careful not to let Chairman Gu hear you.”
The person retorted, “Did I say anything wrong? Eldest Miss Lu’s body was weak, so Madam Gu stayed in the Gu residence openly. That’s why she got depressed and committed suicide not long after”.
“It’s also because of this that the Lu family and the Gu family cut off all ties. Old Master Lu doesn’t allow Chairman Gu to go to the Lu family, nor does he allow Gu Weiming to pay his respects to Eldest Miss Lu.”
“Old Master Lu would rather not do business with the Gu family than let Chairman Gu pay his respects. The Lu family is really loyal..”
Chapter 386: The Real Cause Of Eldest Miss Lu’s Death
Everyone was confused. “Then why is the Lu family here?”
Qiao Xi almost couldn’t help but laugh.
Song Shijing explained at the right time, “Ever since the Lu family cut off ties with the Gu family, people in high society have been saying that the Lu family is loyal and true.
“They said that Old Master Lu regretted marrying his daughter to Chairman Gu. They also said that the Lu family and the Gu family were enemies and that they wanted to avenge Eldest Miss Lu’s death.
“Actually, the Lu family only did this to cover up the real cause behind Eldest Miss Lu’s death, as well as to preserve Gu Weiming and Huang Lilan’s reputation.”
Qiao Xi was shocked. “You mean Eldest Miss Lu didn’t commit suicide but was killed?”
“The president didn’t find any proof of that either.”
Qiao Xi suddenly thought of something. Her grandfather and Eldest Miss Lu knew each other very well. He had written many notes about treating Eldest Miss Lu.
If she could find Grandpa, would she be able to find out the real cause of Eldest Miss Lu’s death and find some clues that point to her killer?
Qiao Xi was furious. “Old Master Lu conspired with Gu Weiming and Huang Lilan to kill his own daughter. What’s the reason behind it? Isn’t Eldest Miss Lu his biological daughter?”
Furthermore, after Eldest Miss Lu died, the Lu family pretended that they cared about her and used her death to gain a good reputation.
…
At seven in the evening, the banquet officially began.
The Lu family’s appearance surprised everyone.
Old Master Lu even brought a young man with him. That person was talking and laughing with the Gu family. He looked to be very intimate with them.
Qiao Xi raised her eyes to size up Lu Yan, and her eyes narrowed.
Lu Yan also noticed her gaze and smiled at her. He raised his wine glass and toasted her. He acted as though he was very familiar with Qiao Xi.
A few years ago, the Lu and Gu families’ strengths could be said to be on par. However, the Lu family was far inferior to the Gu family now. It was just that the two families had a special relationship.
If it were not for that incident back then, the Gu and Lu families would have been very close. Now that 20 years had passed, could it be that Old Master Lu had let go of his past grudges?
If the Lu and Gu families worked together, coupled with President Gu’s ruthless methods, which noble family in Li City could compete with them?
Someone could not help but ask curiously, “Old Master Lu, this is…”
Old Master Lu replied frankly, “My grandson, Lu Yan.”
Everyone was slightly puzzled.
Grandchild? Then why did he take the Lu family’s surname?
Old Master Lu only had two daughters. His eldest daughter, Lu Qingyun, died 20 years ago. How could his second daughter, Lu Xiang, have a son who was already an adult?
Just then, someone shouted, “President Gu, you’re here!”
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice.
The group of people who were surrounding the Lu family earlier also hurriedly went forward. It was because Gu Zheng was too dazzling. He was the center of everyone’s attention wherever he went.
Many guests present at the birthday banquet were also here because of Gu Zheng. They wanted to take this opportunity to interact with Gu Zheng and help their companies develop well in the future.
Lu Xiang’s expression darkened. “What’s so good about an illegitimate child?! How ignorant! In the future, the entire Gu family will belong to Ah Yan!”
Old Master Lu snorted. “It’s all because of his identity as the eldest son of the Gu family. Gu Weiming will announce Ah Yan’s identity today. At that time, these people will know who to suck up to. One is a legitimate child, while the other is an illegitimate child. They’ll be able to differentiate between the two!”
Lu Xiang bit her lip.
She was still unconvinced. Why did he have to pretend to be that b*tch’s biological son if he wanted to inherit the Gu family’s assets? What right did that b*tch have? She just temporarily occupied the position of Mrs. Gu!
However, if Lu Qingyun knew that her biological son was being treated as an illegitimate child and would be despised by others for the rest of his life, she would probably be in pain!
…
At this moment, Gu Weiming was thinking about announcing Lu Yan’s identity today and was delighted. “Ah Zheng.”
Gu Zheng lowered his eyes and ignored him.
Seeing him like this, Gu Weiming was instantly infuriated. “What’s with your attitude? I’m your father, yet you’re treating me like this? How rude!”
“Chairman Gu, Ah Zheng didn’t do anything. Speaking of which, you’re the one who went too far with him, right?” Qiao Xi said casually, “You almost killed Ah Zheng for Mr. Lu.. Could it be that he still has to be grateful to you? Should he thank you for the beating?”