Pei Shangze obsequiously sent Lin Jingru's boyfriend's WeChat contact to Jiang Shang. After a while, he came to his senses and reminded her.
"Shang Shang, don't take an interest in her boyfriend. He's not a good guy."
A scumbag can recognize another scumbag at a glance.
Jiang Shang ignored his advice. Once she got the contact information, she simply left.
Pei Shangze shouted after her unwillingly, "Shang Shang, I will never give up on you!"
Although Jiang Shang didn't even look back, she didn't say anything harsh either. This gave Pei Shangze a glimmer of hope.
She didn't hate him that much after all.
Sure enough, no woman would be willing to let go of a five - year relationship.
Pei Shangze thought he had her in his grasp. He was already happily thinking about what kind of roses he should send tomorrow to win her back.
Gu Siheng was in the room next to the reception room, observing their every move through the glass.
Rat Brother looked at his boss's nervous expression and felt speechless.
"Master Gu, you're almost turning into a 'husband - waiting rock'. Your wife isn't going to run away."
The assistant who was making tea beside them heard this. For the sake of his monthly salary, he managed to hold back his laughter.
Seeing that there was no over - the - line behavior between them, Gu Siheng finally felt relieved, but his eyes turned a bit cold.
"Assistant Xu, from today on, Pei Shangze and the rest of the Pei family are not allowed to enter the company gates."
Assistant Xu's hand suddenly shook, and some tea spilled out.
He never thought that Mr. Gu could be so jealous.
Gu Siheng stared at Pei Shangze's departing figure, his eyes becoming increasingly unfathomable.
She was his amulet in the Gu family now. He couldn't let anyone else take her away.
As dinner time approached, Jiang Shang and Gu Siheng returned to the Gu family mansion together.
As soon as Jiang Shang stepped into the hall with her left foot, she saw two uninvited guests.
"Sister, you're finally back." Jiang Jiaojiao, who was being served like a princess by the servants, was overjoyed to see her. Her voice went up two tones.
Mother Jiang glanced at her and seized the opportunity to scold her.
"So you've been staying at the Gu family! Why didn't you tell us? It's inappropriate for you to stay at your fiancé's house before getting married."
Before Jiang Shang could say anything, Gu Siheng stepped in to defend her.
"Auntie, it was Grandpa's idea for her to stay in the mansion."
Hearing that it was the head of the Gu family's decision, Mother Jiang immediately changed her tune. "Now that I think about it, the head of the Gu family's arrangement is far - sighted. From now on, the Jiang family and the Gu family will be one family. Our Shang Shang should indeed get to know you all earlier."
Jiang Shang sneered inwardly. She even suspected that there were informants of the mother - daughter duo everywhere in Yuncheng. She had barely settled in the Gu family when they came running over.
Not far away, observing the sparks among the three, Gu Ningxi looked at Jiang Shang with disdain.
"Brother, what's so good about our future sister - in - law?"
Gu Ziyao's eyes were fixed on Jiang Shang. Apart from being more beautiful than the average beauty, there seemed to be nothing special about this woman.
Big families paid attention to feng shui, and the head of the Gu family was even a Buddhist. But it didn't mean that the younger generation believed in these things.
"Xixi, you should understand that we wouldn't have this sister - in - law if it weren't for Siheng," Gu Ziyao corrected her.
Without Gu Siheng, there would be no such so - called sister - in - law.
Thinking about how Gu Siheng had returned to the Gu family because of her, Gu Ziyao gritted his teeth in hatred.
Even though Gu Siheng hadn't regained his real power yet, he was still a great threat. His position as the heir might be taken away one day.
The hostility in Gu Ningxi's beautiful eyes deepened. They had to make Jiang Shang lose power to suppress Gu Siheng.
The Jiang mother and daughter were delighted to be left for dinner. At the large rectangular dining table, there were only the younger generation and Gu Shudan, the youngest daughter of the head of the Gu family.
The eldest son, Gu Yin, and the second son, Gu Lin, were on a business trip and happened to miss Jiang Shang's first night at the Gu family.
Seeing the fish fillets that the head of the Gu family personally put on her plate, Jiang Shang was once again flattered.
Gu Ningxi looked at Jiang Shang's cautious manner and suddenly spoke up to comfort her. "Sister - in - law, there are more rules in our family than in the Jiang family. You've been used to freedom for the past twenty - odd years, so it's inevitable that you'll make mistakes. We won't blame you."
The woman seemed kind - hearted, but in fact, her words were hinting that Jiang Shang came from a small - scale family and couldn't compare with the century - old noble Gu family.
Hearing this, Jiang Jiaojiao and Mother Jiang immediately stopped moving and put down their chopsticks.
How could Jiang Shang not understand the subtext? She raised her eyebrows. "Then I'll have to trouble you to give me more pointers in the future."
The woman folded her hands and smiled gently at her, then took the opportunity to put forward her real purpose.
"Of course. Since sister - in - law isn't familiar with the Gu family's rules, I'll arrange your engagement banquet with brother."
Jiang Shang frowned slightly. It sounded like a trap.
Gu Ziyao was the first to nod in support of his sister. "Xixi has organized all the large - scale family banquets in previous years. No one has more experience than her."
The siblings sang in harmony. Just as things were about to be settled and Gu Ningxi was about to talk about the details of the engagement banquet, Mother Jiang suddenly jumped out.
"Head of the Gu family, I'd like to plan my daughter's engagement banquet."
The head of the Gu family looked at her when he heard this, giving Mother Jiang the courage to continue.
"Shang Shang is my daughter whom I've raised with great hardship for more than twenty years. I've been waiting for her marriage for many years. I want her to get married in style."
Mother Jiang spoke with deep motherly love, appealing to emotions and reason. Logically, the head of the Gu family had no reason to refute her.
Gu Ningxi gritted her teeth silently. She never expected that Mother Jiang, who was rumored to have a shallow mother - daughter relationship with Jiang Shang, would interfere.
Everyone present was a smart person. No one was unaware of the real intention of the Jiang mother and daughter's visit.
Seeing that Jiang Shang didn't say a word, the head of the Gu family thought for a while and then nodded, agreeing to her request.
She was just a mere Mother Jiang. The initiative of the engagement banquet was still in Gu Ningxi's hands. She couldn't stir up much trouble.
Since they wanted to curry favor with Jiang Shang and Jiang Shang didn't clearly object, he might as well grant their wish.
When Gu Ningxi looked up again, she resumed her gentle smile and pretended to be generous as she agreed to Mother Jiang. "Of course, Auntie Jiang can. We'll each be in charge of one area."
"However, Grandpa, I also want to design sister - in - law's engagement dress."
Hearing this, the head of the Gu family frowned for the first time and clearly refused her. "Ningxi, this is inappropriate."
Jiang Shang's engagement dress was a major matter. His youngest daughter, Gu Shudan, was a well - known national designer. He originally wanted to have it custom - made by Gu Shudan to show the Gu family's respect for Jiang Shang.
Gu Shudan, who was secretly mentioned, glanced at the situation and then lowered her head to continue eating silently.
She was the most confident person at the table. As the only daughter doted on by the head of the Gu family and working in the art field, power struggles were not her thing. She didn't like them either. No matter who took over the Gu family, it would always be her backer.
Noticing that Gu Ningxi was at a disadvantage, Gu Ziyao added fuel to the fire.
"Grandpa, isn't Auntie busy with the fashion week in Country M recently? After all, we're all members of the Gu family. If my sister does it, it will show not only the Gu family's sincerity but also my sister's care."
Gu Ningxi quickly echoed, "Yes, I like this sister - in - law very much. The Jiang family can't provide the material things that sister - in - law needs. I want sister - in - law to try all the styles and designs that she's never experienced before."
Seeing that these people were marginalizing her, the protagonist, with just a few words, Jiang Shang frowned deeply.
The clear sound of chopsticks hitting the table was audible. Jiang Shang pointed out the flaw in her logic sharply.
"Gu Ningxi, although the Jiang family can't compare with the Gu family, it's still a noble family.
Are you saying that I'm inexperienced and not worthy of the Gu family?"
Jiang Shang's implication was that Gu Ningxi thought she wasn't worthy of being a member of the Gu family.
Hearing this, Gu Ningxi's face turned ugly. She wanted to refute but couldn't find a way.
Judging from the current level of attention the head of the Gu family paid to her, who would dare to say that she wasn't a member of the Gu family?