Secretary Zhao straightened his back even more.
He felt that if Old Master Gu knew, he would certainly be extremely at ease.
Unlike the laughter and joy of Gu Zhi and the others, Shen Lifeng and Old Master Zou were both feeling miserable inside.
They knew that from now on, they would definitely be on the blacklist of the Patriarch Qi.
Not to mention any cooperation, the Qi Family would likely not have any dealings with their two families in the future.
Because the banquet was about to start, everyone was busy returning to their respective seats.
Shen Lifeng and the others had no choice but to hurry back to their seats as well.
Looking at Shen Yuyao, Shen Lifeng even wanted to slap her.
Because of those words from Gu Zhi, coupled with the tacit approval of the Zou Family, he also felt that it was Shen Yuyao who had let Zou Yuanhao do such a thing.
Shen Yuyao wanted to cry loudly again.
Sun Qin was terrified that Shen Lifeng would actually hit her, so she hurriedly comforted him in a low voice:
"Yuanhao himself said it wasn't Yuyao who told him to do it, so it definitely wasn't. Even if it was, Yuyao wasn't pained that you were sitting here while Gu Zhi was sitting at the main table."
Shen Lifeng finally calmed down and stopped glaring at Shen Yuyao.
Once it hit twelve o'clock, the birthday banquet started on time.
Although it was called Old Master Qi's birthday banquet, the people who came were basically there with the attitude of socializing, expanding high-end connections, and hoping to strike a business deal if possible.
Gu Zhi remained composed and at ease.
Although Gu Zhi did not look like someone from the countryside at all, apart from Zou Yuanhao, no one else today had mentioned Gu Zhi's legs to her face.
However, during the banquet, Gu Zhi still faintly heard some people whispering and speculating that she and Lu Yanshen would divorce sooner or later.
Gu Zhi did not care about it.
It was a matter that required no explanation at all.
Even if she hadn't grown up in the countryside, and it wasn't because of some favor that they had an arranged marriage, she and Lu Yanshen would still be discussed this way.
Even ordinary people might be speculated about behind their backs regarding whether they would divorce.
Let alone a figure as prominent as Lu Yanshen.
Naturally, all kinds of discussions would be louder.
Besides, even she herself could not guarantee that she and Lu Yanshen would never divorce.
Who could say for sure about the future?
Gu Zhi didn't care when she heard these things, but at the sixth table, a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy in a suit took it all to heart when he heard them.
After glancing toward Gu Zhi, he buried his head and sent a WeChat message to Lu Yanbai.
This boy was in the same school as Lu Yanbai.
Today, his father, in order to socialize upward, insisted on asking for leave from school for him and brought him to attend the Qi Family's birthday banquet.
【Brother Lu, let me ask you something, is your Eldest Brother on good terms with your Sister-in-law?】
Lu Yanbai was sitting in the last row of the classroom playing with his mobile phone when he suddenly received this message. He immediately became unhappy and replied:
【What kind of question is that? They are husband and wife, how could they not be on good terms! Tell me, are you looking for a beating?】
The boy was only scouting for information for his father.
There were too many rumors, and the relationships between wealthy families were too messy; one careless move and he might offend someone.
It was never wrong to know things clearly.
The boy hurriedly replied:
【I didn't mean that. It's just that I'm at Old Master Qi's birthday banquet right now, and I see many people guessing that your Eldest Brother will divorce your Sister-in-law sooner or later.】
Lu Yanbai sat up straight at once:
【Bullshit! Which bastards are guessing that?】
How would the boy dare to speak nonsense?
It wasn't as if no one knew he was in the same school as Lu Yanbai.
He was here to attend the birthday banquet today.
If everyone thought it was him who said it, wouldn't they make things difficult for him and his family?
He weighed his words and said:
【I don't know them, but many people are guessing it anyway.】
However, he had an idea in his mind now.
Lu Yanbai's Eldest Brother and Sister-in-law were on good terms and would not divorce.
He hurriedly whispered this to his father.
His father nodded repeatedly:
"It's fortunate you asked. If someone had forced me to pick a side, I wouldn't have known which one to pick, but now I know."
In any case, he must not offend Madam Lu.
Who knew that Lu Yanbai would send another message:
【Then why on earth would they guess that?】
The boy still didn't dare to speak nonsense, so he weighed his words and said:
【It seems to be because your Sister-in-law grew up in the countryside and uses a wheelchair, things like that.】
Then Lu Yanbai did not reply.
The boy thought the matter was over and felt at ease, continuing to socialize with his father.
But Lu Yanbai was already typing rapidly on his mobile phone to send a WeChat message to Lu Yanshen:
【Eldest Brother!】
【Sister-in-law must have been wronged at the Qi Family's birthday banquet!】
【I heard many people are guessing that you will divorce Sister-in-law sooner or later!】
【It seems to be because Sister-in-law grew up in the countryside and uses a wheelchair!】
【I'm so angry!】
【Even our family's pets have never been wronged outside, why should Sister-in-law be wronged outside!】
【I know you don't have time!】
【Don't worry, your younger brother is heading to the Qi Family right now to back up Sister-in-law!】
The Lu Family had always been protective of their own.
Not to mention that she was his Sister-in-law, and a Sister-in-law who was even more useless than him.
He had to protect her well.
He couldn't let himself be at the bottom of the family again!
Besides, it was a good chance to skip class and go out to play.
This class was truly annoying to attend.
After finishing these messages in one breath, he habitually assumed his Eldest Brother wouldn't reply so quickly, at least not for an hour.
Lu Yanbai happily hunched over and, not caring whether the teacher was lecturing on the podium, snuck out of the classroom.
Anyway, he had already told his Eldest Brother in advance.
By the time his Eldest Brother saw it, it would be too late, hehe.
His Eldest Brother wouldn't be able to blame him either; who told his Eldest Brother not to check his messages in time.
The more Lu Yanbai thought about it, the happier he became.
Who knew that on Lu Yanshen's side, Lu Yanshen had just finished listening to the report from the Director of Finance and, seeing his muted mobile phone light up repeatedly, he picked it up to take a look.
As soon as he saw what his younger brother had sent him, he frowned tightly.
Especially when he saw the sentence, "Sister-in-law must have been wronged at the Qi Family's birthday banquet!"
He only felt it was an eyesore.
Yesterday, he had just heard Gu Zhi say that she wouldn't wrong herself.
And looking at Gu Zhi's personality, one could also tell that Gu Zhi probably hadn't suffered any grievances before.
There was no reason for her to suffer grievances just because she married him.
His younger brother was right; even his family's pets hadn't been wronged outside, yet his wife was actually being wronged outside.
It must be that he, as her husband, was not qualified because he was busy with work.
If he had accompanied her today, would there be such talk?
Lu Yanshen's face turned cold, and he immediately replied to his younger brother:
【You don't need to go, stay in your class.】
Lu Yanbai was like a wild horse that had broken its reins, sprinting to the side of the school wall and preparing to climb over it, when his mobile phone suddenly rang.
Looking down, he saw it was actually a reply from his Eldest Brother.
It was one thing to reply so quickly, but it was such a sentence.
Lu Yanbai felt as if his heart had turned to ash.
But he still struggled desperately:
【Then what about Sister-in-law?】
Lu Yanshen:
【I will go.】
……
The birthday banquet did not end until one o'clock in the afternoon.
The guests began to leave.
Gu Zhi was also leaving and smiled as she said goodbye to Old Master Qi.
Old Master Qi smiled and said a few more words to Gu Zhi before letting his son personally see her off.
The Patriarch Qi had originally intended to see her out to the door himself, so he naturally agreed immediately.
Not far away, Old Master Zou, Shen Lifeng, Sun Qin, and Shen Yuyao, who had already said their goodbyes to the Patriarch Qi and were about to walk out of the Qi Family's gate, looked back and saw this scene in the living room, and their moods were very unpleasant.
The gap was just too big.
Shen Lifeng couldn't help but curse, "Damn girl!"
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