“Оh my gоd, is this real? So all the bаd rumors we hеard аbоut Gu An’аn werе aсtually spread bу Gu Wanrou?”
“I аlwaуs knew her so-called kindness and generоsity werе just an аct.”
“Loоking аt it this wаy, Gu Аn’аn is rеallу pitiful. She’s thе biоlоgiсal daughter of thе Gu family, suffеrеd sо much оutside, and finallу got brоught bасk hоme, оnly to find hеr pаrents don’t сare fоr hеr, her brothеr dоеsn’t lоve her, and the whоlе family favors Gu Wanrou.”
“Luсkilу she was smart еnоugh to instаll survеillanсe in аdvаncе, otherwise today Gu Wanrou would have gotten away with it.”
“Let’s wait and see how the Gu family handles this now.”
Listening to the surrounding whispers, Gu Wanrou’s face turned completely pale. Her usual mask of pretense had been torn away, leaving her cheeks burning with shame. She especially couldn’t bear to meet the gazes of Gu Jiayan and Gu Wencheng.
Gu Jiayan, who had been furious and determined to avenge Gu Wanrou, believing Gu An’an to be malicious at heart, was now completely stunned. His eyes looked at Gu Wanrou in disbelief.
He never would have thought that the gentle and kind Rourou he had always known could do such a thing.
On the other hand, Gu An’an turned out to be the innocent one all along.
A knot of frustration tightened in Gu Jiayan’s chest. He wanted to say something, but when he saw Gu Wanrou’s pale, fragile face—the sister he had doted on for so many years—the words stuck in his throat.
“Big brother.”
Seeing his hesitation, Gu Wanrou let out a sob, stepped forward, and threw her arms around Gu Jiayan, crying as she apologized and admitted her mistake:
“I’m sorry, it was all my fault.”
“I was wrong. I let you down, and I let An’an down even more.”
“I was just… just afraid you’d all like An’an and stop liking me. I didn’t think it through…”
Under Gu Wanrou’s tearful plea, Gu Jiayan’s already biased heart began to waver again.
That’s right!
Rourou was the sister he had watched grow up. How could she truly be so malicious? She was just afraid everyone would like Gu An’an and abandon her, and in a moment of panic, she made a mistake.
Besides, when they had wanted to punish Gu An’an earlier, Rourou had kept stepping in to stop them, insisting she had fallen by accident. As for the subtle hints in Gu Wanrou’s words, Gu Jiayan naturally chose to ignore them.
In the end, it was also because they hadn’t given Gu Wanrou enough care and attention in their daily lives.
And with Gu An’an being brought back to the Gu family, Rourou panicked. She wasn’t a blood relative of the Gu family and was afraid of being abandoned. It was understandable that she might make a mistake.
Gu Jiayan’s furrowed brow quickly relaxed. He hugged Gu Wanrou and patted her back soothingly. “Alright, alright, how could big brother ever abandon you?”
“Let’s consider this matter over. Just don’t do it again next time.”
For Gu An’an, it was a heavy-handed accusation, almost wishing to drive her out of the Gu family immediately. For Gu Wanrou, it was a light dismissal—just don’t do it again next time.
Seeing this scene, the onlookers instantly understood. They exchanged knowing glances—the Gu family’s favoritism was truly ingrained.
“Tsk tsk tsk, as expected, growing up by the Gu family’s side makes all the difference.”
“Make a mistake, just cry a little, and it’s all forgiven.”
“Gu An’an really drew the short straw.”
Someone muttered in disdain.
On the staircase, Gu An’an’s eyes darkened at these words. Her fingers tapped idly on her phone screen.
Her gaze met Gu Wanrou’s resentful eyes as she was held in Gu Jiayan’s arms below, and she curled her lips into a faint smile.
They both knew this was only the beginning.
Gu An’an with the Precognition System versus the Gu family’s excessively biased “kind and generous” Gu Wanrou.
Gu An’an descended the stairs unhurriedly, stopping in front of Gu Wencheng. She raised her eyes to meet the man’s gaze and lifted the phone in her hand.
“Head of the Gu family, would you like to see the surveillance footage?”
Gu An’an’s move earlier had truly shocked everyone.
No one had expected that Gu An’an would actually install surveillance in advance and directly record Gu Wanrou’s attempt to frame her.
The reversal at tonight’s Gu family banquet was utterly thrilling. Everyone had only been fortunate enough to hear a snippet of the recording earlier.
Now, seeing the phone in Gu An’an’s hand and knowing the surveillance video was inside, all eyes turned toward it with burning curiosity, eagerly awaiting Gu Wencheng’s reaction.
Watching drama, enjoying the spectacle, and listening to gossip—it was human nature.
A few young scions even took out their phones, ready to capture the moment.
A high-society banquet, a true and false heiress, sisterly betrayal, an extreme reversal—this year’s dramatic spectacle of gossip and intrigue. Whether it would go viral depended entirely on today.
A vein throbbed violently on Gu Wencheng’s forehead. A perfectly good banquet had been ruined like this, and Lu Xiao beside him had witnessed the entire ordeal. He was the one filled with pent-up anger, with nowhere to vent it.
He reached out and directly took the phone from Gu An’an’s hand, his authoritative gaze sweeping across the room.
“Enough. This ends here.”
“The night is late. If there were any shortcomings in the Gu family’s hospitality tonight, I ask for your understanding.”
“Butler, see the guests out.”
Unable to handle the situation, he simply drove everyone away.
The crowd of onlookers waiting to witness the spectacle, hoping to see firsthand how Gu Wanrou would change her expression and mock Gu An’an, were instantly dissatisfied—especially those few young scions, their eyes fixed intently on the phone clutched in Gu Wencheng’s hand.
That was potential virality!
They wished they could pounce on it and watch to their heart’s content.
Seeing this, Gu Wencheng frowned and carefully tucked the phone back into his pocket.
The group of scions reluctantly withdrew their gazes in disappointment, then were forcibly dragged away by their parents.
Lu Xiao also chose this moment to bid farewell. “Head of the Gu family, I have matters to attend to and will take my leave for now. We can discuss the collaboration another time. Please handle your family affairs first.”
After speaking, Lu Xiao couldn’t help but let his gaze sweep over Gu An’an. Gu An’an unapologetically raised an eyebrow in return, her beautiful peach blossom eyes fixed directly on him.
There was not a trace of fear in her gaze.
What a bold young woman. Lu Xiao paused for a moment before stepping away.
Ten minutes later.
The once lively banquet hall was now empty, leaving only the sobbing Gu Wanrou, the comforting Gu Jiayan, the silent Gu Wencheng, and Gu An’an, who was waiting to see what would happen next.
Their mother, Yu Yunmin, was away filming and not at home.
Now that the guests had left, Gu Wanrou’s forced sobs sounded rather conspicuous. After crying for a while, she stopped on her own.
Gu An’an had no interest in staying to watch them side with Gu Wanrou. After all, her task of exposing the truth was already complete. Everyone from Nan City who attended the banquet today now knew that Gu Wanrou was not as gentle and generous as she appeared.
Her dark eyes, clear and sharp, looked at them as she spoke first.
“I’ll go upstairs to rest now.”
With that, she turned and left.
Gu Jiayan, who had been comforting Gu Wanrou, paused and looked up at the spot where Gu An’an had left, opening his mouth as if to say something.
This scene was observed by Gu Wencheng, whose authoritative eyes deepened. He raised his hand and commanded, “First, take Rou Rou back to rest, then come find me.”
With that decisive order, Gu Wanrou, who had intended to stay and prevent the two from viewing the surveillance footage, was forced to halt. Reluctantly, she could only allow Gu Jiayan to escort her away.
By the time Gu Jiayan returned after seeing Gu Wanrou off, Gu Wencheng had already finished watching the surveillance video. He tossed his phone onto the table, his stern face tinged with anger.
“Take a look.”
“You acted too impulsively today.”
Over all these years, this was the first time Gu Jiayan had been reprimanded by Gu Wencheng.
However, after opening the surveillance video and watching it from start to finish—especially the moment he pushed Gu An’an against the wall, her expression filled with disbelief, followed by him abandoning Gu An’an to chase after Rou Rou, and An’an’s wounded look—Gu Jiayan pressed his thin lips together, unable to refute Gu Wencheng’s criticism. After all, An’an was his biological sister, and today, he had indeed acted rashly.
But it wasn’t entirely his fault. Gu An’an had too many “past offenses,” and hadn’t Gu Wencheng also immediately ordered someone to drive Gu An’an out of the house back then?
An unprecedented silence fell between the two men. After a while, Gu Wencheng spoke.
“From now on, get along well with An’an. She is your biological sister. As for the information, I will send someone to investigate it again.”
“But what about Rou Rou…” Gu Jiayan’s attempt to speak up for Gu Wanrou was cut short under Gu Wencheng’s firm gaze. He nodded.
“I understand. This time, we truly wronged An’an.”
“I’ll have the butler bring her some food later, and tomorrow I’ll take her out shopping.”
Gu Wencheng nodded, neither approving nor objecting.
Meanwhile, back in her room, Gu An’an had already received the system reward and was overjoyed.