Chapter 52: Won't you invite me upstairs for a sit?

The eyes of the few women were filled with envy: "Gu Tingyan is truly attentive to your Sheng. I heard that the wristwatch Gu Tingyan gave your Sheng is worth 210 million."

"Oh my, Gu Tingyan is truly generous!"

"With such a grandson-in-law, Chu Laotaitai, you must be so proud!"

"Sheng is truly outstanding!"

"Chu Laotaitai, once he becomes your son-in-law, don't forget about us."

Liu Cuihua felt delighted and smug, smiling modestly: "Nothing is set in stone yet; once the date is finalized, we will notify you."

If it hadn't been for having no other choice, the Gu Family marriage would never have been wasted on that good-for-nothing Qin Shu.

They were both granddaughters, yet she felt nothing but dislike for Qin Shu, loathing her from the bottom of her heart.

Qin Shu wouldn't even visit her once a year, unlike Sheng, who was filial and thought of her grandmother in everything.

Liu Cuihua's family used to be poor, and when Chu Xuanming married Qin Shu's mother, the wealthy wives of the Beijing Circle looked down on Liu Cuihua, an uneducated rural woman, both openly and behind her back.

Now, the tables have turned.

Who would have thought that the very people who looked down on her back then would now be fawning over her with such shamelessness.

Seeing Gu Tingyan approach, Liu Cuihua felt even more smug, and she led the group over with a smile: "Tingyan, why not sit for a while?"

"Leaving so soon?"

Gu Tingyan walked past her with a gloomy face; hearing her words, he didn't even glance at her, as if she didn't exist.

Seeing this, the expressions of the wealthy wives became strange.

Gu Tingyan was a man who understood etiquette well; his upbringing would never allow him to embarrass anyone, but today, the moment he saw Chu Sheng's grandmother, a sense of disgust rose from the bottom of his heart.

Liu Cuihua was desperate for him to divorce Qin Shu as soon as possible so he could marry her own granddaughter.

Being watched by these wealthy wives and slapped in the face in public, Liu Cuihua couldn't quite keep her composure, so she hurriedly explained with a smile: "Tingyan is too busy."

"He might be thinking about something and didn't hear."

"I don't even see him once a month."

"But his feelings for my Sheng are truly deep and sincere!"

Hearing this, the crowd began to flatter her again, showering her with sycophancy.

In the room on the third floor.

Chu Xuanming looked at Chu Sheng with a heavy expression and questioned her: "What exactly is going on between you and Tingyan?"

"Why did he choke you!"

Chu Sheng's face was pale; that sense of terror still hung in her heart, unable to dissipate.

Chu Sheng's face twisted: "It's all Qin Shu's fault!"

She looked up at Chu Xuanming, her eyes full of hatred: "Dad, can you get rid of Qin Shu?"

Chu Xuanming was shocked and scolded her: "Murder requires a life in return, don't be stupid!"

The moment Chu Sheng thought about Gu Tingyan demanding she kneel and apologize to Qin Shu, she wished Qin Shu would die immediately!

"Ahhhhh!" Chu Sheng screamed like a madwoman.

"Dad, I hate Qin Shu so much! Why was she better than me even when we were little!"

She was unwilling to accept it, truly unwilling.

Seeing his daughter, who had always been obedient and sensible, pushed to this point, Chu Xuanming's eyes darkened: "Don't be afraid, I will make the Gu Family give you an explanation."

Hearing this, Chu Sheng threw herself into his arms and began to cry: "You shouldn't have let Qin Shu be born in the first place!"

"She stole Tingyan!"

Chu Xuanming's guilt deepened; if he hadn't taken it upon himself to marry Qin Shu into the Gu Family, Gu Tingyan would never have fallen for that wretched girl.

Gu Family Old Residence.

Lin Jingshu received a call from Chu Xuanming and, hearing that Gu Tingyan had almost choked Chu Sheng to death, she frowned and said to Chu Xuanming: "Fine, I will discipline him."

Lin Jingshu grew even more disgusted with Qin Shu: "It must be Qin Shu whispering in his ear."

"The marriage remains unchanged; his father and I both like Sheng very much."

That same day, Lin Jingshu had Chen Ma take many valuable gifts to the Chu Family.

Chu Sheng was unhappy, yet she had to feign generosity, putting on the air of a young lady from a prominent family, pretending not to mind.

But in her heart, she already hated Qin Shu to the core!

Chu Sheng wrapped a silk scarf around her neck, took out a red envelope for Chen Ma, and said weakly: "Chen Ma, a small token of my appreciation, please thank Lin Yi for me."

Chen Ma accepted the red envelope and immediately smiled: "Take care of your health, Miss Chu; your good days with the Eldest Young Master are still ahead!"

"Qin Shu won't be able to jump around for much longer; once she is kicked out of the wealthy family, the Gu Family will be yours to command!"

Chu Sheng's eyes dimmed slightly, and a smile tugged at the corners of her lips; she would definitely be Gu Tingyan's wife, the future Head Mistress of the Gu Family!

Just as Gu Tingyan parked the car downstairs at Qin Shu's place, a call from Gu Huaiyuan came through; he answered with an unfriendly tone: "What is it?"

Gu Huaiyuan: "Gu Tingyan, you burned your mother's courtyard two days ago, and now you almost choked Sheng to death!"

"Are you a super-male?"

Gu Tingyan, hands in his pockets, let out a cold sneer upon hearing this: "What kind of talk is that?"

"If I am a super-male, what are you?"

"The father of a super-male, an old super-male."

Gu Huaiyuan: "..."

A low roar came from the other end of the phone: "Unfilial son!"

Gu Tingyan held the phone away and hung up directly.

He sat in the car smoking, waiting inside for three hours before he finally saw Qin Shu returning with her bag.

Qin Shu had just returned from the nursing home; she walked up the stairs on the side of the road, and as she lifted her eyes, she was drawn to a pair of long legs.

The man's posture was upright, his waist lean and taut, and his long legs, set off by exquisitely tailored suit trousers, were as perfect as a sculpture, making one unable to help but let their imagination run wild.

She saw that familiar, pitch-black Maybach parked on the side of the road.

Gu Tingyan leaned against the car body, his fingertips pinching a scarlet cigarette; he wore a white shirt and crisp suit trousers, his long legs lazily crossed, his whole person exuding an air of noble charm.

The wind blew slightly through his fine hair, faintly revealing a sense of wild, cold sternness; his hair was as dark as ink, and his handsome features appeared even more captivating amidst the swirling, thin blue smoke.

Looking at Gu Tingyan like this, Qin Shu's heart still couldn't help but skip a beat, and her raven-black eyelashes trembled.

Gu Tingyan's handsome face and model-like physique would be striking in any era.

Gu Tingyan pinched the cigarette with his fingertips, his head lowered as he carelessly toyed with the lighter in his hand; he felt a scorching gaze land on him, and he lifted his eyes slightly, meeting Qin Shu's gaze.

"Why are you only just back?"

Qin Shu paused slightly.

His familiar tone was as if he were still a husband waiting at home for his wife to return.

Yet during those five years of marriage, it was always Qin Shu at home, looking forward to and waiting for him to return.

Qin Shu lowered her eyes: "Why did you come?"

Gu Tingyan strode toward her with his long legs, his tall frame casting her into his shadow, and he curled his lips in a faint smile: "Won't you invite me upstairs to sit for a while?"

Qin Shu coldly refused: "It's not convenient."