Secretly Married to the Ice-Cold CEO

Gu Qianlan shouted loudly, "She is not my sister-in-law! If she hadn’t given birth to a daughter, who would let her return to the Gu Family? She’s just a slut who only knows how to seduce men!"

Gu Yikun had just stepped into the door when he heard this. He roared her name furiously, "Gu Qianlan!"

Startled, Gu Qianlan retreated far away. "Brother, even if you scold me, I have to say it. An Junxi is the best at seducing men. Don’t be fooled by her!"

Gu Yikun approached her menacingly. "What right do you have to say that when you drugged Yin Feibai and crawled into his bed? Even prostitutes get paid. What about you?"

Gu Yikun unmercifully brought up the scandal from two years ago. Covering her ears, Gu Qianlan screamed, "Stop! Don’t say it anymore!"

She had been verbally crucified because of that incident and didn’t dare to face people for a long time. Her brother was inconsiderately mentioning past disgraceful events, and Gu Qianlan felt herself going mad, "Brother, you can’t say that about me!"

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Gu Kuangyong also thought Yikun’s words were too harsh. He saw An Junxi standing nearby but couldn’t muster the courage to intervene.

His daughter’s immaturity was ultimately their failure in upbringing, and they couldn’t let Junxi continually bear the consequences of their mistakes.

Gu Yikun grabbed Gu Qianlan by the neck, his sharp gaze murderous, "Gu Qianlan, if you dare to say anything against your sister-in-law again, you will never come back."

Struggling for breath, Gu Qianlan began to feel terrified, desperately clawing at his hands. Liang Huiyun called out to Gu Yikun, "Yikun, that’s enough!"

An Junxi, sitting beside them, saw Qianlan’s face turning red and finally went to pull Yikun’s arm, "Yikun, let it go."

She had planned it this way to let Qianlan suffer until she intervened, allowing Yikun to vent his anger and giving herself the chance to appear magnanimous.

If she truly decided to deal with this foolish sister-in-law, Gu Qianlan would suffer even more.

An Junxi has never been the type to passively endure. Gu Qianlan deserved a lesson.

Releasing his grip, Gu Yikun watched as Qianlan collapsed onto the ground, coughing desperately. Liang Huiyun resisted looking at her and signaled Madam He to check on her.

Madam He patted the young lady’s back and handed her a cup of warm water, saying, "Young lady, please don’t upset Mr. and Mrs. Gu."

Gu Qianlan knocked over the cup. Seeing her still daring to throw a tantrum, Gu Yikun demanded, "Apologize to your sister-in-law!"

Gu Qianlan, stubborn as always, turned away and cried, "You’re all too much! No one in this family cares about me as much as Liu Zhiwen does!"

Her words caused Liang Huiyun’s heart to pound in anger. She had invested so much effort in this daughter, and now, hearing this, how could she not be disappointed?

An Junxi said, "Gu Qianlan, don’t think Liu Zhiwen cares for you. She’s not a good person; she’s just using you."

"You’re lying!" Gu Qianlan shouted, like a mad woman, "How could she be using me? Stop slandering her! Return my necklace!"

"I don’t know what necklace you’re talking about."

"Stop pretending!"

Gu Yikun shielded An Junxi behind him, "Gu Qianlan, are you suggesting I didn’t hit you hard enough just now?"

Touching her neck in fear, Gu Qianlan broke into sobs, "You’ve all changed. Ever since An Junxi came to our family, you’ve all changed! I hate you all!"

Cruelly, Gu Kuangyong declared, "You will go to the United States tomorrow. Stop disgracing me in China."

"I’m not going to the United States. I want to stay here!"

Gu Jinxiu rushed downstairs holding a necklace, "Auntie, are you looking for this necklace? I took it."

An Junxi and Gu Yikun looked at the ordinary but somewhat familiar necklace.

Seeing the broken necklace, Gu Qianlan shouted, "You owe me a new necklace!"

An Junxi asked Jin Xiu, "Was the necklace damaged today? Why did you take your aunt’s necklace?"

Jin Xiu opened his palm, "I found this inside the pendant and took it to see what it was."

Gu Yikun’s expression changed as he held the item, "It’s a listening device."

Jin Xiu looked admiringly at his father, "Dad, how did you know? Uncle Yu Chen had to check it for a while before he dared to confirm!"

Turning to Gu Qianlan, Yikun’s voice deepened, "Why was there a listening device in your necklace? Who gave it to you?"

Gu Qianlan was stunned, "Th-this was given to me by Yin Feibai two years ago. I wore it until that scandal broke in the media... I then took it off and put it in my room."

An Junxi’s memory clicked, and she grasped Yikun’s hand tightly, "I remember now, Gu Kuangxia listened in on what I knew, and Qianlan was present, so..." This was clearly Gu Kuangxia’s listening device!

She asked, "What’s the connection between Yin Feibai and Gu Kuangxia?"

Gu Yikun replied, "He probably had no direct involvement in the matter back then. We can ask him directly to find out."

Liang Huiyun and Gu Kuangyong were puzzled, "What are you talking about?" How was Gu Kuangxia involved?

Gu Yikun didn’t answer. He took a picture of the necklace and sent it to Yin Feibai, asking, "Why did you give my sister this necklace?"

Yin Feibai looked at the thoroughly damaged necklace. When had he ever given something to Gu Qianlan?

After inspecting it for three to four minutes, he finally replied, "Zhiwen bought it. I was merely passing it on."

Everything became clear to An Junxi.

Back then, Liu Zhiwen had started arranging things around her, or perhaps even earlier.

She had her suspicions before, but now she was 100% certain.

Liu Zhiwen had always seemed so understanding, making her think the girl was kind and gentle. She realized she had been too naïve.

She told Gu Qianlan, "Did you hear that? This wasn’t given by Yin Feibai. Liu Zhiwen prepared it for her cousin. She made you wear it closely to listen in on our family affairs."

Gu Qianlan couldn’t believe it, continually convincing herself, "Impossible, it’s impossible..."

An Junxi said, "Why did your uncle know everything about our family two years ago? Because he was colluding with the Liu Family, and Liu Zhiwen was just using you!"

Gu Qianlan said nothing, unwilling to believe this truth but having to accept it.

Why did Liu Zhiwen insist on her retrieving the necklace? This was the only logical explanation.

Liang Huiyun closed her eyes tightly. She had once been proud of her daughter. Today reminded her brutally of her daughter’s failures.

Even her only close friend had approached her with ulterior motives.

Gu Qianlan sat dumbfounded on the ground. She had thought Liu Zhiwen was her best friend!

An Junxi and Gu Yikun went upstairs. She felt no pity for Gu Qianlan; this young lady needed to face some hardships to grow.

In their room, Gu Yikun embraced her, "Xi Xi, I’m sorry you had to suffer."

Sitting on Gu Yikun’s lap, An Junxi felt content that he always stood by her side in times of trouble.

"Yikun, as long as you understand and support me, I am fine." This time, her mother-in-law didn’t disappoint her, giving An Junxi some comfort.

If her mother-in-law had been as unreasonable as in the past, she would never return to the Gu Family.