Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Gritting her teeth inwardly, she looked at Old Master Gu and asked, “Uncle Gu, marrying your son is not my wish. It was them who manipulated me. I have no interest towards your son. Could you let me leave?”
“I’m afraid not,” Old Master Gu spoke with difficulty. “Your parents and I have already solemnized the marriage certificate for you and Ah Zhu. Last night, when you and Ah Zhu entered the bridal room, our Gu family had already invited guests to a large feast and announced your marriage into the Gu family as the Young Madam. I’m afraid it’s too late to back out of it now.”
“What?” Ye Xingbei fiercely slapped the table and stood up, glaring angrily, “How can you people be like this? I did not sign anything at all. Where can there be a marriage certificate?”
Old Master Gu extended his hand behind him.
The bodyguard standing behind him acknowledged and turned to leave, quickly carrying two red books on his return.
On the red books were two large, striking words: Marriage Certificate.
Ye Xingbei took the marriage certificate into her hand impatiently and immediately opened it. Her couple photo with Gu Junzhu was immediately reflected into her eyes.
In the couple photo, her features were incredibly young—she remembered that this was how she looked when she was around 15, 16 years old.
The photo was probably taken from her student identity card and merged together with Gu Junzhu’s photo.
Looking at the bottom signature again, it was also the same handwriting from when she was 15, 16 years old. It was most probably taken from something in her workbooks of some sort.
The Jiang family had indeed schemed for a long time to get her to marry Gu Junzhu.
Supporting herself on the dining table, she was so angry that her vision was tinged with darkness.
Coughing once, Old Master Gu retrieved the marriage certificate in Ye Xingbei’s hand and handed it over to the bodyguard behind him before speaking meaningfully, “Girl, there are rumors outside that my family’s Ah Zhu will not live for much longer but those are just rumors. You’ve seen for yourself that even though my Ah Zhu is slightly sickly, he does not have a short lifespan. As long as you stay by his side faithfully, our Gu family definitely will not mistreat you! Whatever you want, you just need to tell me and I will satisfy your every demand!”
Ye Xingbei sank back onto her seat weakly with a pale complexion, “I want a divorce!”
“That’s impossible,” Old Master Gu said. “Ah Zhu is a National Distinguished Expert. Although there’s a problem with his body and he’s currently recuperating at home, he is still a special civil servant. Your marriage is protected by the country so unless Ah Zhu agrees, otherwise, don’t think about getting a divorce.”
“Then, you should agree!” Ye Xingbei twisted her head to glare at Gu Junzhu, “You aren’t willing to marry me either, right? We should go and get a divorce!”
“What he says doesn’t count!” Old Master Gu said coldly. “The head of department responsible for signing off for the divorced couples of the National Distinguished Experts is my student. As long as I don’t agree, neither of you will be able to divorce!”
After speaking, he slapped the table and stood up before turning to leave abruptly. He did not even eat his breakfast.
Ye Xingbei, “…”
She was so frustrated that she went blank, not sure of what her next move should be. All of a sudden, Bai Mengluan’s sweet and gentle voice rang beside her ear, “Bei Bei, since you and, and Un-uncle have already received your marriage certificate, then you should get along with Uncle peacefully. Don’t cause Grandpa to get angry anymore.”
Un-uncle?
Stunned, Ye Xingbei turned her head to look at Bai Mengluan, “Who did you call Uncle?”
Glancing at Gu Junzhu subconsciously, Bai Mengluan’s fair cheeks flushed in embarrassment suddenly and she lowered her head, speaking timidly, “Young Uncle is the son that Grandpa had later in life, so although he is very young, he is indeed elder to me by a generation, so…”
Ye Xingbei wrinkled her brow, “His surname is Gu, yours is Bai, so why do you call him Uncle?”
“I-I…” Feeling ashamed, Bai Mengluan could not say a word.
“Because she married me!” Sitting beside Bai Mengluan, a cultured young man—who had originally been staying silent—said, “Young Aunt, greetings. I’m called Gu Yuanfang. My father is Grandpa’s eldest son and Young Uncle is the son that Grandpa had later in life so the age difference between Young Uncle and my father is rather large.”
Ye Xingbei, “…”
So, she had married Bai Mengluan’s husband’s Uncle?
It sure was a small world.
She had many unanswered doubts that she wanted to ask Bai Mengluan. In a blink of an eye, Bai Mengluan had become her nephew’s wife!
This was more convenient now!
“Bai Mengluan, let me ask you. Five years ago, you suddenly foisted off a child on me. Where did he come from?”