The wife he married through an arranged marriage is so sweet, Mr. Lu can't control himself.

Secretary Zhao stood up straighter.

I think if Grandpa Gu knew, he would be extremely relieved.

Unlike Gu Zhi and the others' cheerful laughter, Shen Lifeng and Old Master Zou were secretly suffering.

Knowing this, they will definitely be on the Qi family head's blacklist.

Forget about any cooperation; the Qi family probably won't have any dealings with either of them anymore.

With the banquet about to begin, everyone hurried back to their seats.

Shen Lifeng and the others could only hurry back to their seats.

Looking at Shen Yuyao, Shen Lifeng felt like slapping her.

Because of Gu Zhi's words and the Zou family's tacit approval, he also felt that Shen Yuyao had instructed Zou Yuanhao to do this.

Shen Yuyao felt like crying again.

Sun Qin was afraid that Shen Lifeng would really hit her, so she quickly whispered to comfort him:

"Yuanhao himself said it wasn't Yuyao who gave up the seat, so it definitely wasn't. Even if it were, Yuyao wouldn't be upset that you're sitting here while Gu Zhi is sitting at the head table."

Shen Lifeng finally calmed down and stopped glaring at Shen Yuyao.

At exactly twelve o'clock, the birthday banquet began on time.

It was supposed to be a birthday banquet for Old Master Qi, but most of the attendees were there to socialize, expand their high-end network, and hopefully close some business deals.

Gu Zhi remained completely at ease.

Although Gu Zhi doesn't look like someone from the countryside at all, apart from Zou Yuanhao, no one spoke about Gu Zhi's leg in front of her today.

During the banquet, Gu Zhi overheard people whispering that she and Lu Yanshen would eventually divorce.

Gu Zhi didn't care.

This is something that doesn't require any explanation.

Even if she didn't grow up in the countryside, and the marriage wasn't based on any favors or anything like that, she and Lu Yanshen would still be talked about like this.

Even ordinary people might be the subject of speculation about whether they are getting divorced.

Moreover, Lu Yanshen is such a prominent figure.

There will naturally be more discussion and debate.

Besides, even she herself couldn't guarantee that she and Lu Yanshen would never get divorced.

Who can say for sure what will happen in the future?

Gu Zhi didn't care when she heard these things, but at the sixth table, there was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy in a suit who took them all to heart.

After glancing at Gu Zhi, he buried his head and sent a WeChat message to Lu Yanbai.

This boy went to the same school as Lu Yanbai.

Today, his father, wanting to build a social network, insisted on taking him out of school and bringing him to the Qi family's birthday banquet.

Hey Lu, I have a question for you. Are your older brother and sister-in-law on good terms?

Lu Yanbai was sitting in the last row of the classroom playing on his phone.

Due to an unforeseen situation, the school temporarily rescheduled one class.

Today, the teacher is using their lunch break to make up for that missed class.

Upon receiving this message, he immediately became unhappy and replied:

[What kind of question is that? They're a married couple, how could they have a bad relationship! Tell me, are you looking for a beating?]

The boy was just gathering information for his father.

There are too many rumors, and the relationships between wealthy families are too complicated. If you're not careful, you might offend someone.

It's always good to know more clearly.

The boy hurriedly replied:

That's not what I meant. I'm at the Qi family patriarch's birthday banquet right now, and I've seen many people speculating that your older brother and sister-in-law will eventually divorce.

Lu Yanbai sat up straight immediately:

[Bullshit! Which bastards guessed that?]

The boy dared not speak recklessly.

It's not like nobody knows he and Lu Yanbai went to the same school.

He came to attend the birthday banquet today.

If everyone believed he said it, they would surely make things difficult for him and his family.

He carefully considered his words and said:

I don't recognize it, but many people are guessing.

However, he already knew what was going on.

Lu Yanbai's older brother and sister-in-law have a good relationship and will not get divorced.

He quickly whispered to his father.

His father kept nodding:

"It's good that you asked. If someone had forced me to take sides, I wouldn't have known which side to stand on. Now I know."

In any case, we must not offend Madam Lu.

Unexpectedly, Lu Yanbai sent another message:

Why did they make that guess?

The boy still dared not speak carelessly, carefully choosing his words as he said:

[It seems like it's because your sister-in-law grew up in the countryside and uses a wheelchair.]

Then Lu Yanbai did not reply.

The boy thought the matter was over and resumed socializing with his father.

But Lu Yanbai's fingers were already flying across the keyboard as he sent a WeChat message to Lu Yanshen:

[Big Brother!]

[My sister-in-law must have been mistreated at the Qi family's birthday banquet!]

I've heard a lot of people are guessing that you'll divorce your sister-in-law sooner or later!

[It seems it's because my sister-in-law grew up in the countryside and uses a wheelchair!]

I'm so angry!

[Our cats and dogs have never suffered any injustices outside, so why does my sister-in-law suffer?!]

I know you don't have time!

Don't worry, little brother will head straight to the Qi family to back up sister-in-law!

The Lu family has always been protective of their own.

Besides, she was his sister-in-law, and a sister-in-law who was even more useless than him.

He needs to be protected.

I can't let myself be at the bottom of the family again!

Besides, it's a good opportunity to skip class and go out and have some fun.

This class is so annoying!

They already adjusted it, and now they're still replacing it!

He quickly sent all of this in one go, habitually assuming that his older brother wouldn't reply so soon, that it would take at least an hour.

Lu Yanbai happily crouched down, not caring whether the teacher was still lecturing on the platform, and sneaked out of the classroom.

Anyway, he had already told his older brother in advance.

By the time my older brother saw it, it was too late, hehe.

His older brother couldn't blame him either, since it was his older brother's fault for not noticing in time.

Lu Yanbai became happier the more he thought about it.

Unexpectedly, Lu Yanshen had just finished listening to the CFO's report when he noticed his silent phone lighting up repeatedly, so he picked it up to take a look.

He frowned deeply when he saw what his younger brother had sent him.

Especially when I saw the sentence, "The eldest sister-in-law must have been wronged at the Qi family's birthday banquet!"

He only felt the light shining through his eyes.

He had just heard Gu Zhi say yesterday that she would never wrong herself.

Moreover, judging from Gu Zhi's personality, one can tell that Gu Zhi probably hasn't suffered any injustices in the past.

There's no reason why I should suffer if I marry him.

His brother was right. None of his cats or dogs had ever suffered any injustices outside, but his wife had.

It must be because he's too busy with work that he's not a good enough husband.

If he had gone with her today, would these comments have come out?

Lu Yanshen replied to his younger brother immediately with a cold face:

You don't need to go; just attend your class.

Lu Yanbai, like a wild horse, galloped to the school wall and was about to climb over when his phone rang.

Looking down, I saw that it was his older brother who had replied.

It's one thing to reply so quickly, but it's just this one sentence.

Lu Yanbai felt utterly hopeless.

But it still struggled in its death throes:

What about the sister-in-law?

Lu Yanshen:

I will go.

……

The birthday banquet didn't end until 1 p.m.

The guests were starting to leave.

Gu Zhi was also leaving, and she smiled as she bid farewell to Old Master Qi.

Grandpa Qi smiled and spoke several more words to Gu Zhi before letting his son personally deliver the package.

The head of the Qi family originally intended to personally see them off, so he readily agreed.

Not far away, the four people—Old Master Zou, Shen Lifeng, Sun Qin, and Shen Yuyao—who had already said goodbye to the Qi family head and were about to leave the Qi family's gate, turned around and saw this scene in the living room. Their moods were all very unpleasant.

The difference is too big.

Shen Lifeng couldn't help but mutter, "You brat!"