After watching Gu Ziqian enter the villa unimpeded,
Xiao Yu endured the pain and dialed the chief secretary’s number: “Inform President Gu… Young Master Gu Ziqian… has barged into the villa.”
Inside the conference room.
After hanging up the phone, the chief secretary glanced at Gu Tingye, who was still in the meeting.
After careful consideration, he typed a message to Gu Tingye: “President Gu, security reports that Young Master Gu Ziqian has barged into the villa.”
As soon as the message notification sounded, Gu Tingye glanced at it casually.
The next moment, his expression shifted as he turned to look at the chief secretary.
The chief secretary nodded with a grave expression.
Gu Tingye abruptly stood up: “I have an urgent matter to attend to. Let’s discuss the remaining issues another day!”
He immediately picked up his phone and strode out of the conference room: “Xiao Yu, get the car ready quickly. I need to go out!”
After hanging up, countless unsettling thoughts flashed through Gu Tingye’s mind.
He had been careless and negligent.
He wasn’t afraid of Gu Ziqian seeking revenge on him, but he couldn’t stand by and watch Gu Ziqian go after Fang Mian.
If that guy truly went mad, he could end up taking a life!
“Where’s Fang Mian? Bring Fang Mian out to see me!”
Gu Ziqian was making a loud commotion in the first-floor living room, showing no respect for the owner of the house whatsoever.
Auntie Tang approached him: “Young Master Gu, there’s no one here by that name.”
“No one?”
Gu Ziqian chuckled coldly: “If there’s no one, then why did the dog at the gate risk his life to stop me for Gu Tingye?”
“It’s clear you’re all just brushing me off and lying to my face!”
He pointed disdainfully at everyone present: “You all put on this hypocritical act, respectfully calling me Young Master Gu, but in your eyes, only Gu Tingye exists. You only take his words seriously, don’t you?”
Auntie Tang replied: “Young Master Gu, you bear the surname Gu, and Mr. Gu also bears the surname Gu. Both of you are members of the Gu family. In the hearts of us servants, your status and his are the same!”
“If our status is the same, then find Fang Mian and bring her before me!”
Gu Ziqian crossed his long legs on the coffee table, holding a cup of Biluochun tea that a servant had just served, and took a few sips.
Auntie Tang asked the servants: “Xiao Die, have you seen Miss Fang?”
“No.”
“Xiao Ting, have you seen Miss Fang?”
“No.”
Auntie Tang bowed slightly: “Young Master Gu, as you can see, there really is no one here by that name.”
“Since you’re all so uncooperative, I’ll have to search for her myself!”
Gu Ziqian shoved his hands into his pockets and called out to the door: “Come in! Search every room, every inch of this place!”
“Yes.”
Three attendants in black uniforms began to split up and search.
Not only were their attitudes disrespectful, but their behavior was also extremely arrogant.
In no time, they had turned the villa upside down.
Auntie Tang was furious: “Young Master Gu, isn’t this going too far? If Mr. Gu finds out, how will either of us explain this?”
“Explain?”
Gu Ziqian replied with a mocking smile: “The ground beneath my feet is the property of my Gu family, and I, too, am a member of the Gu family.”
“What explanation do I need for searching for someone on my own turf?”
“Gu Ziqian, how dare you have the nerve!”
Gu Tingye, dressed in luxurious attire, approached from a distance.
His steady footsteps echoed with authority, exuding an overwhelming sense of pressure.
From the moment he entered the hall,
the room fell into silence, and no one dared to speak.
A chilling cold gradually permeated the silent air.
“Since you love to flaunt the Gu family name, then as a senior member of the Gu family, shouldn’t I also use my seniority to properly teach a lesson to a junior like you who knows no rules?”
Gu Tingye’s voice was as cold as winter ice.
Every word carried an oppressive authority that could not be ignored.
Gu Ziqian stared at him fiercely: “You hid Fang Mian—”
Slap!
A bright red handprint instantly appeared on Gu Ziqian’s face.
Gu Tingye said calmly, “Have I been too lenient with you over the years, making you think that I, Gu Tingye, am an easy target?”
“Did the Gu family’s century-old rules produce someone like you, who shows no respect for elders and dares to defy your superiors?”
As the eldest grandson of the Gu family, Gu Ziqian had always been bold and reckless since childhood.
This was the first time he had suffered such great humiliation.
He gritted his teeth: “But Uncle, you privately took my woman—does that uphold the Gu family rules?”
These words exploded like a landmine.
The crowd, hearing such shocking gossip, was both astonished and terrified, fearing they might not survive until tomorrow.
“Your woman?” Gu Tingye sneered. “As far as I know, your current woman seems to be Fang Lu, right? Don’t worry, I’m not interested in used goods!”
“You—”
“Young Master Gu!”
Three followers gathered behind Gu Ziqian one after another.
Gu Ziqian looked directly at Gu Tingye, confident of victory: “Well? Did you find her? Is she hiding upstairs, too afraid to come out?”
“Reporting to Young Master Gu, Miss Fang is not here.”
What?
Not here?
Gu Ziqian’s arrogance instantly diminished by seventy or eighty percent: “Did you search carefully?”
“We thoroughly searched inside and outside the villa, from top to bottom. We even checked the wine cellar in the basement. There’s really no sign of Miss Fang.”
Gu Tingye calmly lit a cigarette for himself, squinting as he took a puff: “I think you haven’t searched carefully enough. You should tear this villa apart and dig three feet into the ground to keep looking.”
“If you can’t find a single person today, no one will take a single step out of here!”
After these words, the three followers were so frightened they dared not even breathe.
At this moment, Gu Ziqian wished he could tear Fang Lu into a thousand pieces!
If it weren’t for that wretched woman spreading rumors, he wouldn’t have offended Gu Tingye to this extent!
“Uncle, it’s all my fault for impulsively believing the rumors. How would I dare disrespect you, Uncle? This is all a misunderstanding! A misunderstanding!”
“Misunderstanding?” Gu Tingye exhaled a puff of smoke and said slowly, “You nearly beat the security guard in my guardhouse into a cripple, and you tell me it’s all a misunderstanding?”
“Today, you impulsively beat my security guard to a pulp. What if one day you act impulsively again—would you want to beat me to a pulp too?”
Gu Ziqian quickly forced a smile: “You’re exaggerating, Uncle! Even if you gave me a hundred guts, I wouldn’t dare lay a hand on you!”
“Besides, I’ve already obediently taken your lesson. Can’t you let me off the hook, considering I’m a junior?”
Gu Tingye’s eyes darkened: “Since you’ve asked, I can let you off.”
“Thank you, Uncle, thank—”
“But I have one more condition.”
“Please tell me, Uncle!”
Gu Tingye’s cold, sharp gaze silently dissected the few of them: “Whoever just laid a hand on my people, I’ll return the favor in kind. Only after that can this matter be considered settled!”
Gu Ziqian’s expression stiffened.
He immediately pointed at one of the three men and said, “It’s all this blind fool’s fault for offending Uncle.”
“No need for Uncle to intervene today—I’ll handle the discipline myself! Xiao K, Xiao A, beat him hard.”
“Yes.”
Xiao C lay silently on the ground, enduring the beating.
After a while.
“Alright, stop!”
Gu Ziqian responded, “Thank you, Uncle, for your leniency. Then… may we leave now?”
“Before you go, as your uncle, I’d like to offer you a piece of advice.”
“Please go ahead, Uncle!”
Gu Tingye raised his eyes, a chill gathering between his brows: “Don’t push your power to the limit, and don’t exhaust your fortune. Even as a member of the Gu family, never let your temper exceed your capabilities. Otherwise, sooner or later, you’ll pay the price!”
“I’ll remember that. Thank you for your guidance, Uncle.”
Gu Ziqian covered his swollen right cheek and turned to leave with his men.
The sycophantic smile on his face gradually faded, replaced by a terrifying gloom and madness.
Gu Tingye, I sincerely pray that you and Fang Mian are truly innocent.
Otherwise… even if it means mutual destruction or total ruin, I’ll drag you down from your pedestal!
And make you taste the humiliation I suffered today!