Chương 566: Only Pretending to be Asleep

He was very much infuriated by her outrageous speech. He had repressed his anger and held in his resentment for Gu Xingze earlier; as such, with nowhere to air his frustrations, he was already at his breaking point.

Ye Minglan's censuring words severed the last thread of his patience and he vented all his grievances aloud at once. "D*mn it, Ye Minglan! What do you mean by that?! You kept fawning at him with your 'Master Gu'– how capable can he be?! The Gu family? Ha ha! What of him being a Gu?! I heard that he's a mongrel – a b*stard of Old Gu from his mistress! He acts like an emperor just because he's a member of the Gu family! Is he even capable of crushing the Li family under his feet?!"

A contemptuous glint flashed past her eyes.

Not only could Gu Xingze crush them under his feet, if he were in the mood, he could destroy them anytime.