Chapter 53: A Servant Daring to Be This Arrogant?

Gu Wenyan's mind was as clear as a mirror.

No wonder the young girl looked at her with such hostility—deep down she probably thought she was the one the Old Madam had taken a liking to, and might even marry Bao Sihan in the future, only for Gu Wenyan to suddenly appear now…

Gu Wenyan dismissed the butler to his duties and sat down on the sofa. Just then, Lan Tian came over with coffee: "Miss Gu, your coffee."

She emphasized that form of address again, as if to remind her that the wedding with Bao Sihan hadn't been held yet, and she couldn't yet be counted as the Bo Family's Head of the Family's wife.

The title "Madam" naturally didn't suit her.

Quite an interesting show of force.

Besides Lan Tian's own discontent, there was probably the Old Madam's order behind it… otherwise the butler wouldn't have taken this attitude of not wanting to offend either side.

Gu Wenyan realized that if she married Bao Sihan, her days in the Bo Family would probably be very "interesting"…

She didn't react for a long time, and Lan Tian impatiently urged her: "Miss Gu, your coffee is here, please drink it."

Gu Wenyan rested one hand lightly on her thigh, her posture upright, and smiled faintly: "Suddenly I don't feel like drinking it anymore. This cup of coffee—I'll give it to you. You drink it… and tell me what it tastes like after you're done."

Lan Tian's face suddenly changed, and she stammered a little: "Madam, I-I don't like coffee…"

"Oh? You can give it a try. If you're going to brew good coffee, you have to be able to drink it, right?"

"I… Miss Gu, I don't want to drink it, please don't force me."

Gu Wenyan tilted her head: "So, why don't you want to drink it? Is it because you don't like it, or because you don't dare to drink it?"

Lan Tian's pupils contracted: "What do you mean, Miss Gu?"

Gu Wenyan fixed Lan Tian with a calm gaze, releasing an unnamed pressure: "If you've done nothing, then drink it. Otherwise, I'll suspect you've tampered with this cup of coffee."

"…" Lan Tian's hand trembled, and a few drops of the liquid in the coffee spilled out.

Just as she was about to retort, a glimpse from the corner of her eye caught a figure in the corridor, and she immediately put on a wronged look: "Miss Gu, I don't know what I've done to offend you, that as soon as I came here you have to torment us like this…"

She said indignantly: "We usually serve the Head of the Family, and in the future we may have to serve you too, but you don't have to treat us like we're not human, do you?!"

As she poured out her grievances, full of grievance, the moment her words fell, Bao Sihan's cold, low voice came: "What's going on?"

Before Gu Wenyan could say anything, the girl in front of her choked out: "Head of the Family, I'm sorry, it must be that I did something wrong somewhere and upset Miss Gu. She's not satisfied with the coffee I made for her and is forcing me to drink it…"

"Head of the Family, when the Old Madam left she specifically left me behind to take care of Miss Gu, but I had no idea Miss Gu would treat me like this… we servants have our dignity too!"

One person finished performing a whole act, and Lan Tian began to look forward to Bao Sihan standing up for her.

However…

Bao Sihan walked straight over and sat down beside Gu Wenyan, lifted his eyelids, his expression icy: "Have you no manners? What should you call her in this household?!"

"But, but she hasn't held the wedding with you yet…"

"So what if the wedding hasn't been held? She is the person I've chosen, my one and only wife, and equally the lady of this house!"

In just a few short sentences, he established Gu Wenyan's authority throughout the entire Bo Family.

"I, I…" Lan Tian's face went deathly pale. She had assumed that the Head of the Family, who was usually quite affable toward her, would side with her because of what she'd just said, but she hadn't expected that the Head of the Family didn't care about right or wrong at all…

"If Madam tells you to drink the coffee, she naturally has her reasons. Drink it if you want to drink it; if you don't want to drink it, put the coffee down and get out. Don't waste my time with all this nonsense!"

Bao Sihan lashed out again, scaring Lan Tian into trembling all over. In his fury, his eyes were filled with a vicious glint—terrifying…

"Alright, don't be angry." Gu Wenyan gently patted Bao Sihan's hand. "If she doesn't want to drink it, then don't make her. Maybe she has her reasons too. Surely it wouldn't be because…"

Gu Wenyan's crimson lips parted slightly: "There's something in it that shouldn't be there, like saliva or something."

Lan Tian shuddered again.

She… how could she have guessed what she'd done? Did she grow an extra eye and fly into the kitchen?!

If this Gu Wenyan really exposed her, what was she to do?

The deeply guilty Lan Tian no longer had any of her earlier hostility or arrogance, only worry about her own future.

"It's fine, you may go."

But, unexpectedly, Gu Wenyan waved her hand.

She was just thinking that from now on in the Bo Family she'd have to find a servant of her own, but that was a small matter, easily resolved.

Bao Sihan's expression was still ugly: "I'll have her leave."

After a moment's thought, Gu Wenyan shook her head: "She's the one responsible for looking after your mother. Letting her go just like that wouldn't be appropriate."

Bao Sihan's unfathomable eyes fixed on Gu Wenyan, and after a long while he smiled: "My mother would probably like you very much."

Like her?

Gu Wenyan didn't think so. Deliberately choosing to go on vacation on the day of their wedding was a way to avoid attending the wedding and snub her.

Once Bao Sihan's mother came back, there would still be plenty of trouble…

Bao Sihan gazed at her with deep meaning in his eyes: "I'm starting to regret again letting you go back to the Gu Family."

Gu Wenyan's cheeks flushed: "Didn't we agree? I'll move over after our wedding is held…"

He took her hand and led her toward the newly built house: "Since I promised you, I'll do it. And you promised me."

Gu Wenyan quickly said: "I'll keep my word too, you have to trust me."

The corner of the man's mouth curved up: "Mm."

"When is your mother coming back?" Gu Wenyan asked hesitantly.

She didn't really know much about his mother; before, she had only heard some talk about her.

Some said Bao Sihan's mother was a career woman, others said she was just a rich man's wife who only knew how to enjoy life.

In any case, Bao Sihan was very respectful toward his mother, so to be his wife, one needed his mother's full approval.

However… when it came to marrying her, he didn't seem to have considered needing anyone's approval, and was firmly determined to marry her.

"My mother's world tour is also coming to an end soon. Once she finishes, she'll come back."

"Then this time, when we get married, will she be there?"

"Naturally."

"But why did she before…"

The man's brow pressed down, and he fell silent for a moment.

"Is it because your mother didn't agree to our marriage before, so she stayed abroad and never came back?"

The man gazed at her deeply: "Yan Yan, once you marry me, you're my person. I won't allow anyone to bully you. Trust me, alright?"

Gu Wenyan had no reason not to trust him.