After divorcing the mute girl, President Gu knelt down and begged for reconciliation.

Chapter 98 The Gu Family Was Kicked Out
In a public setting, these words, spoken out of the blue, excited the onlookers who weren't deaf. Gu Xijue frowned and looked down at Jiang Ciyu.

Du Lan, standing to the side, blushed. These words were undoubtedly a slap in the face to her, because Gu Xijue had a wife and was not yet divorced.

But didn't Mrs. Gu say she would get a divorce as soon as possible? She even handed the divorce agreement to Song Jin'an. Could it be... that she doesn't want a divorce, so she can keep occupying Mrs. Gu's position?

At this very moment, Mr. and Mrs. Du Minghua, who were also at the business banquet, frowned in unusual distress. They had just arrived and had stumbled upon this incident. They exchanged glances, Mrs. Du looking distressed and about to go over and pull her daughter back when Du Minghua stopped her with a look.

Mrs. Du was surprised that her daughter would be humiliated in front of everyone at such a banquet, and she felt a little resentful towards her husband.

Her own daughter clearly had better options, so why did she insist on giving her to Gu Xijue? Even if it was just to make do, the more important thing was that Gu Xijue wasn't divorced yet, but Lanlan liked him anyway.

“My wife doesn’t like noisy, crowded places.” Gu Xijue addressed Song Jin’an as his wife directly, which made Du Lan’s heart skip a beat, followed by a deep sense of discomfort spreading through every corner of her heart.

He admitted it, which means they are not divorced yet.

The onlookers all turned their attention to Duran, hoping he wouldn't end up like Su Ruoya.

Jiang Ciyu's eyes were also fixed on Du Lan. He raised his eyebrows slightly and glanced at Du Minghua and his wife not far behind him. He had achieved his goal and nodded with satisfaction as he left.

This little incident was nothing to Gu Xijue, since Dulando hadn't considered his feelings at all.

Du Lan didn't want to deal with these young ladies from wealthy families anymore. With a polite smile on her face, she walked towards the restroom to get some fresh air, but unexpectedly, she ran into Jiang Ciyu at the corner.

He was standing there, undoubtedly waiting for Durant.

"What do you want to do?" she asked.

Jiang Ciyu chuckled and stared at her: "I just want to ask Miss Du, knowing that Gu Xijue already has a wife, why are you still clinging to him? Miss Du is young and outstanding, and clearly has better options. Why would you want to compete with a mute for a husband?"

Duran's expression changed, and he clenched his fingers tightly, biting his lip so hard that it almost left teeth marks.

"I don't understand what you're talking about." Duran, after all, was a worldly young lady, and these words were certainly not enough to defeat her or belittle her.

"You heard it too, my senior brother's wife is not available to attend the party. As his junior, what's wrong with me accompanying him to a business party? They say that in China, only the legal wife can accompany her husband. But I just saw that the president of Linlang Technology came with his secretary."

She spoke with a slightly weaker voice, but it was the truth.

Jiang Ciyu smiled. She had originally thought that Song Jin'an was not as quick-witted, but now it seemed that she was also a formidable opponent who knew when to advance and retreat.

Song Jin'an, you'd better watch out.

"I apologize for my abruptness and offense, Miss Du." Jiang Ciyu nodded slightly, making a gesture of apology.

Then he turned around and headed towards the crowd, disappearing into the throng.

Durandot's heart was pounding. What a close call! She almost embarrassed the Du family.

Jiang Ciyu took a glass of red wine from the waiter, went to the terrace, twitched his fingers, and pursed his thin lips, as if he was thinking about something.

Then, as if remembering something, he took out his phone from his pocket and sent a few more words. At that moment, Song Jin'an, who was practicing his driving test at the driving range, heard his phone ring. He took it out and glanced at it. It was a message from Jiang Ciyu.

Why didn't you come to the party today? [Your man brought Miss Du with him. What, did the Gu family dump you?]

Neither of those two sentences pleased her. Song Jin'an didn't reply; she glanced at it, then put her phone back in her pocket and continued practicing.

……

Gu Xijue was also in a bad mood, obviously because of Jiang Ciyu's antics.

As the party was drawing to a close, Duan Nan arrived late. He had only intended to make a brief appearance, but upon seeing Gu Xijue, he quickly walked over to him and patted him on the shoulder, saying, "I thought you didn't want to come."

This party wasn't really that interesting. For Duan Nanhe, it was much more enjoyable to sleep with his girlfriend. There was never any enjoyment when he was working!
"You said you weren't coming, so why are you here again?" Gu Xijue took a sip of his drink and looked into the distance.

"It's all because of my old man. He insisted that I come and see. I couldn't stand his nagging, so I just came." Duan Nan has an older brother. He's not the family heir, so his older brother takes care of all the hard and tiring work. As the youngest, he can do whatever he wants, as long as he doesn't break the law.

Just as he was chatting with Gu Xijue, his eyes caught sight of Jiang Ciyu, and he looked on with a deliberately amused expression: "He's here too?"

The Jiang family is considered an old family in Haicheng. However, because their businesses overlapped too much with the Gu family's, the two families have always been competitors in business. It is not uncommon for them to cheat each other.

Gu Xijue glanced coldly at Duan Nanhe, his tone quite unfriendly: "What's it to you?"

Duan Nanhe twitched the corners of his mouth, wondering what had gotten into him today. He didn't say anything more, but his gaze fell on Du Lan, who had just come out of the bathroom and looked a little pale.

"She came with you?"

At this moment, a dejected Du Lan walked up to Du Minghua and his wife, seemingly very uncomfortable. It was unclear who she had come with.

Even standing beside her parents, Du Lan's eyes remained fixed on Gu Xijue, her face full of expectation, hoping that Gu Xijue would turn around and look at her.

"You don't really want to divorce the mute girl and marry the Du family's daughter, do you?"

Duan Nanhe spoke thoughtfully, genuinely feeling sorry for the little mute girl.

"Who said that?" Gu Xijue retorted calmly, downing his drink in one gulp, as if he were restraining himself.

"If you have no intention of marrying her, why don't you just say so? Keeping a young girl hanging on outside your wife behind her back is the behavior of a scumbag."

Gu Xijue did not deny his statement, but instead asked in return, "Passing through a sea of ​​flowers, not a single petal clings to you."

"And you, are dedicated to giving every woman a home."

Duan Nanhe: "..."

"Is it necessary to hurt each other?" Duan Nanhe didn't expect him to be so relentlessly sarcastic towards him.

"I know you're in a bind right now. You want to get into artificial intelligence, but your mom's been pushing you too hard. Rumors are even circulating that Duran wants to marry you, did you know that?"

(End of this chapter)