章 16: Bully

"Your brother really got married?" Shen Xiuzhen asked with curious eyes. She could only patiently wait for an answer. Asking her second son was much better than directly contacting her elder son who wouldn't even bother to hear her question in the first place.

Gu Zihao stared at his parents with a bitter smile. He knew, his sister-in-law was that little rookie artist from Star Entertainment, Wu Jinyan. But how could he tell his parents that his brother married an innocent woman only for his selfish reasons?

How could he tell his parents that their daughter-in-law was an innocent lamb stuck inside a devious trap laid by their beloved son?

Gu Zihao fell into a daze thinking about Wu Jinyan's future.

"Zihao...You know him better than anyone. Just tell mom, who is that girl? Everyone is saying she's ugly and looks extremely scary. Is that true?" Shen Xiuzhen couldn't tolerate the suspense and shook Zihao's arm. She was eager to know about her daughter-in-law.

After receiving several phone calls asking about her daughter-in-law's details, she couldn't handle her excitement and had to urge Gu Zihao to spill everything.

"Aiyaa...This son of mine is something. He rejected the Zhao family's girl and fought with me for setting him on blind dates. If he had told the truth that he already secretly got married to someone, I would have never contacted the Zhao family in the first place. Moreover, this fellow got into an accident and almost lost his life. What would have happened...." Gu Cheng ranted from the side holding his head. He never expected his son to be this bothersome.

His parents' overwhelming behaviour irritated Gu Zihao. He lost his patience hearing the words they said with their half knowledge.

"Enough both of you. She's not an ugly woman and he got married only two days ago. And it's the woman who saved him...Wu Jinyan" Gu Zihao revealed.

Since they finally received the answer to what they wanted to know, Shen Xiuzhen and Gu Cheng smiled at each other before looking at their second son with bright smiles. They were worried about the girl when she was sick, they didn't even know when she left their home. But now, she has become their daughter-in-law. They never expected such a coincidence.

Gu Zihao was instructed not to let any outsider know of Wu Jinyan's identity as his wife, so he had to warn his parents too.

"Alright...we understand. You need not worry" they said and nodded in unison as if they had the same thought.

'This brat finally found someone' Gu Cheng thought grinning eye to eye.

'Thank goodness, someone finally succeeded in stealing his heart' Shen Xiuzhen was partying internally.

Heavens finally blessed their eldest son.

They left Gu Zihao alone as they had lots of stuff to prepare. They should meet their daughter-in-law as soon as possible.

On the other side, Gu Zihao closed his eyes and bit his lower lip to suppress his urge to strangle his big brother. He wished to find someone so that he could display all the anger pent up in him. He was frustrated to death as he couldn't fight against his brother because he would be defeated before he could fight.

Gu Zihao thought his brother had good intentions when he volunteered to save Wu Jinyan from a bastard. He was stupid to believe Gu Zichen was genuinely concerned for her when he never cared for a woman other than Li Xiaoyi.

But he didn't expect his brother to plot a bigger scheme from the beginning. He should have paid attention when Gu Zichen asked about Wu Jinyan's marital status.

He knew Gu Zichen better than anyone. A man as cold and heartless as him, someone who stayed miles away from women, wouldn't change suddenly.

He promptly guessed that Li Xiaoyi's betrayal was the main reason for his brother to play with an innocent woman, but he couldn't blame Li Xiaoyi for his brothers' stupid actions.

Gu Zihao regretted his silly decision to involve his brother in rescuing Wu Jinyan. He should have just let his men take care of it.

Now it was all done and he couldn't change anything. He couldn't fight with his brother or tell the truth to Wu Jinyan as it would only break her heart.

It was all his fault for not paying attention to his brother's actions. He blamed himself for partying around when his brother was ruining an innocent woman's life.

He believed Gu Zichen would always maintain the image of a perfect man like he always did. But with how Gu Zichen was using Wu Jinyan, he was disappointed.

Gu Zihao called and begged his brother to spill everything only after he had received wave after wave of calls and questions from the people around him. What angered him more was his brother warning him not to let anyone hurt his wife. Who was the biggest bully here?

If the woman Gu Zichen chose to play was some ambitious woman who eyed their family's wealth or someone who wanted power and status, he would never be bothered about what his brother did.

Of all the girls in the world, Gu Zichen married that one pitiful woman who was the purest in her mind and heart.

Gu Zihao was done contemplating. He picked up his mobile and made a few calls to make some important arrangements.

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Wu Jinyan hailed a taxi and went to her apartment instead of Gu Zichen's villa. She was still angry because of that so-called Best Employee of Gu Corporation, afraid she would lose the last ounce of rationality she had in her head.

More than that, Li Xiaoyi's behaviour towards her was more concerning. She had her doubts but couldn't get answers for now.

She could only do something efficient to calm her heart. She picked a rag, cleaned and dusted all the dirt in her apartment and sweated for hours to tidy her place. She was so tired after turning her soiled sty into a clean, spotless house.

The sky was dark but she didn't want to return to the villa because her manager would pick her up from the same place the next day.

She texted Gu Zichen saying "I want to be alone. I'll be back in a few days"

She then took a shower and snuggled on her bed to have a good night's sleep.