freenovelworld Chapter 30: Under the Lemon Tree, the Lemon Spirit Will Make You Sour!
Chapter 30: Under the Lemon Tree, the Lemon Spirit Will Make You Sour!
The recording in the bracelet continued to play.
Faced with President Chang's harassment and provocation, Li Xi uttered a series of witty remarks—
"I don't hate you... I hate every dog who has a partner but flirts around and is in heat outside the relationship."
"If you feel lonely and bored, Mr. Chang, please turn left outside and take a car to Plum Blossom Lane Bar Street. You can find men and women of all prices on that street."
"...Don't let your filthy thoughts taint Old Master Gu's birthday banquet."
Gu Wentao turned off the bracelet and handed it to Butler Zhou behind him.
He smiled knowingly, "Everyone, I wasn't bragging, was I? The products manufactured by President Chang's company really are excellent, aren't they?"
"Look how powerful this recording function is; it records the conversation very clearly. Our General Manager Chang's voice sounds quite accurate in the recording."
"I never expected that our President Chang, who is so devoted to his wife, would have such an unknown side."
"..."
The huge banquet hall was practically silent.
Just moments ago, President Chang was proudly displaying his feathers like a peacock, but now he felt like he had eaten a pile of cow dung, wanting to die but unable to.
Only then did he realize that Gu Wentao's words, which seemed like flattery, were actually a form of sabotage.
First praise, then kill; the higher the praise, the more gruesome the fall...
Offending Gu Wentao and being blacklisted by the Gu family means his career is over.
"Old Gu..."
Chang Qing immediately knelt down in front of Gu Wentao and begged for forgiveness: "Old Master Gu! I was a fool and ignorant person who did something stupid at your birthday banquet!"
"Mr. Gu, I've had too much to drink. Please be magnanimous..."
Gu Wentao waved his hands repeatedly, saying with shame, "President Chang is young and energetic, but unfortunately our Gu family's service is not attentive enough. We forgot to arrange a companion for our distinguished guest."
"It's our Gu family temple that's too small to contain such a great Buddha as President Chang. President Chang, please turn left and go to Plum Blossom Lane to find some fun."
"Yusheng, why aren't you helping the guest up?"
Du Yusheng nodded towards the distance.
Two tough bodyguards quickly came over, grabbed President Chang's arms, and dragged him out.
Even from afar, you could still hear President Chang's hoarse voice desperately admitting his mistake.
silence.
Silence is Cambridge tonight.
Gu Wentao then put on a warm smile. "My friends have come from afar; I'm sorry to have made you laugh."
When he smiled, he looked like Maitreya Buddha, very approachable. "I'm sorry to have kept you all waiting. You must be hungry. Come on, let's begin!"
"Let's talk while eating!"
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Gu Wentao went on stage, said a few polite words, and then announced the start of the birthday banquet.
After descending the platform, Gu Wentao went straight to table number 1, where he sat with the president of the Dongzhou Chamber of Commerce and several elderly people who had come from the capital city.
But Gu Huaizhou was nowhere to be seen.
Jiang Qingkong looked all the young men present up and couldn't find one who matched Gu Huaizhou.
"Jiaoyue, isn't Gu Huaizhou here?"
Upon hearing this, Xie Xingyun put down his chopsticks and looked down at Xie Jiaoyue, "Sister, today is Old Master Gu's birthday. Isn't Gu Huaizhou going to show up to offer his congratulations?"
As the heir of the Gu family, he doesn't even understand these basic rules. It seems that the young masters and ladies raised by these prestigious families are nothing special.
Xie Jiaoyue's gaze swept around Gu Wentao several times.
When she realized that the person hadn't come, she couldn't hide her disappointment.
But Xie Jiaoyue couldn't help but speak up for Gu Huaizhou, "Brother, you know that Huaizhou has never liked noisy occasions since he was a child."
"He should be back too, but he didn't come with Grandpa Gu."
Upon hearing Xie Jiaoyue's words, Xie Xingyun remembered that Gu Huaizhou had been kidnapped by a terrifying assassin when he was young, which caused him to suffer from severe social anxiety, fear of crowds, and even emotional disorders.
It's understandable that he couldn't show up today because there are so many people around.
"That's right, I was wrong."
Jiang Qingkong was unaware of those hidden details.
Therefore, when she heard Jiang Qingkong say that Gu Huaizhou didn't like crowds and didn't come to join the banquet, she felt wronged for Xie Jiaoyue.
"It's okay if he doesn't come to keep the old man company, but won't he come to see you?"
"You're his girlfriend! How could he leave you here alone on a day like this? That's so ungentlemanly!"
"In my opinion, this Gu Huaizhou is nothing special!"
Jiang Qingkong glanced at Li Xi sitting at the next table and reminded Xie Jiaoyue, "Li Xi is here today too, and she's wearing the Gu family's bracelet."
"If she finds out you didn't even see Gu Huaizhou today, she'll laugh you to death."
Jiang Qingkong got more and more excited as she talked, but Xie Jiaoyue's smile had long since disappeared.
Xie Xingyun suddenly placed a slice of sea urchin sashimi on Jiang Qingkong's plate. "Try it."
Jiang Qingkong was flattered by Xie Xingyun's sudden concern.
She was just feeling sweet inside when she heard Xie Xingyun say, "Eat more, and I'll shut you up."
Xie Jiaoyue instantly felt triumphant. She followed her brother's example and placed a piece of crispy roast duck on Jiang Qingkong's plate, saying, "Sister-in-law, if you can't speak properly, you don't have to."
Ever since the engagement party incident became public, Xie Jiaoyue and Xie Xingyun's attitude towards Jiang Qingkong has changed.
If Jiang Qingkong hadn't taken it upon herself to drug Li Xi, Xie Xingyun wouldn't have been controlled by Li Xi, and wouldn't have lost 30 million for nothing!
Xie Jiaoyue had long disliked this stupid woman who was more trouble than she was worth.
Jiang Qingkong felt wronged, slammed down her chopsticks, and threw a tantrum. "Can't I even say anything? Look at those elegant ladies at the next table, they're all fawning over Li Xi."
"Those who don't know the situation would think that Li Xi is the granddaughter-in-law that the Gu family has their eye on."
After saying that, Jiang Qingkong picked up a slice of lemon from the seafood plate to remove the fishy smell and casually tossed it into Xie Jiaoyue's bowl.
"You lemon spirit under the lemon tree, my dear sister, eat more lemons, I hope you get sour!" Since they've already torn off the mask of civility, there's no need for her to pretend to be a virtuous sister-in-law anymore.
Jiang Qingkong was also pampered by her parents and grew up in the Jiang family, which was much wealthier than the Xie family. Why should she lower herself to please Xie Jiaoyue?
Xie Jiaoyue stared at the slice of lemon, feeling like she was about to explode.
She wanted nothing more than to slap Jiang Qingkong to death, but this was the Gu family home, and Old Master Gu was sitting not far from her.
If she does something ill-mannered in the Gu family today, she can forget about ever stepping into the Gu family's door again!
Thinking of this, Xie Jiaoyue poured half a glass of red wine into her glass.
"I'll go and offer Grandpa Gu a toast."
Xie Xingyun got up and said, "I'll go with you."
The two got up and walked towards table number 1.
Xie Jiaoyue has always been a rumored candidate for the Gu family's granddaughter-in-law.
As soon as she stood up, she immediately attracted the attention of the guests.
The voices of those speaking at the scene were lowered.
"Grandpa Gu".
Xie Jiaoyue addressed him as "Grandpa Gu," a gesture that revealed both intimacy and special connection.
Hearing the noise, Gu Wentao put down his chopsticks, turned around and saw Xie Jiaoyue and Xie Xingyun, and his smile became more friendly.
"Jiaoyue".
"You've become even more beautiful in the past six months."
Xie Jiaoyue is an actress, and when Gu Wentao praised her, two blushes quickly rose on her face.
"Grandpa Gu, you still love teasing Jiaoyue so much." Xie Jiaoyue elegantly raised her wine glass, her voice sweet and soft. "Jiaoyue toasts Grandpa Gu!"
"I wish Grandpa Gu good health and a long life." After a pause, Xie Jiaoyue added meaningfully, "May all your wishes come true."
Gu Wentao's biggest wish now is for his grandson to get married and start a career as soon as possible.
"Jiaoyue, you always have such sweet words. I'll take your good wishes and hope all my dreams come true this year!"
Xie Xingyun also offered a few words of flattery and toasted Gu Wentao.
Gu Wentao only symbolically touched the wine glass, which was considered giving Xie Xingyun face.
After toasting, Xie Jiaoyue gently bit her red lips, her pitiful and shy appearance making anyone's heart soften.
She glanced around and casually asked, "Today is Grandpa Gu's 80th birthday, why haven't I seen Huaizhou?"
Her question caused everyone around to fall silent.