Chapter 31: Because You’re Ugly +
Gu Yu and Gu Mengyao were observing from the second floor of the tea house when a strange man suddenly appeared and blocked Bai Linyue, causing a significant change in events.
As for what kind of change…
Gu Yu watched the sorry state of Shan Chengfeng being dealt with by a group of burly men, coupled with the anxiety on Bai Linyue’s face, he knew he couldn’t just stand by and watch any longer.
Ever since Bai Linyue was stopped, Shan Chengfeng had rushed out from his hiding place, intending to perform a “hero saves the beauty” act. However, he never expected it to turn into the current situation!
Regarding Shan Chengfeng as a collaborator, Gu Yu thought he was good, a promising seedling for sustainable development. If something happened to him in front of him, it wouldn’t be good.
And the current scene was clearly a drama of two men fighting over one woman.
He just didn’t know the whole story, but because Gu Yu knew Shan Chengfeng, he naturally sided with Shan Chengfeng at this moment and had to rescue him from these burly men.
Then, as Gu Yu and Gu Mengyao quickly went downstairs and came out of the teahouse, Shan Chengfeng had already taken several hits, but he gritted his teeth and didn’t cry out. His stubborn appearance made Bai Linyue, who was by his side, unable to help but her eyes reddened.
This matter started because of her, so she had to be the one to resolve it.
No matter if this guy was the son of the Grand Commandant or his associate, he couldn’t bully Shan Chengfeng!
“Stop them all! Do you want to be enemies with the Bai family?”
To prevent Shan Chengfeng from being beaten further, Bai Linyue stepped forward and used her body to block Shan Chengfeng’s front. As expected, the burly men stopped, not daring to harm a single hair on Bai Linyue.
As the burly men turned their attention to Wen Shanyue, waiting for the next step, Wen Shanyue smiled slightly, as if nothing had happened, making Bai Linyue, who stood opposite him, almost grind her teeth to dust.
This hypocritical and ugly guy!
“A misunderstanding, a misunderstanding. I was just talking to Miss Bai when this person suddenly appeared… Because I was worried about Miss Bai’s safety, it was my recklessness. If Miss Bai was frightened, then I, Wen, would be extremely saddened!”
“You don’t need to put on such a show here. I have nothing to do with you now. Don’t say things that make my skin crawl. Get out of my way immediately, I want to leave here.”
“Oh? Did the Bai family not inform Miss Bai? You are engaged to me…”
“Who are you engaged to? Go find them! It has nothing to do with me. Stop yapping here. Even if you talk your way to the heavens, I won’t like you. Do you know why? Because you’re ugly.”
Bai Linyue didn’t want to escalate the situation at first, which left her with no way forward… However, as Wen Shanyue became more and more persistent, and seeing Shan Chengfeng’s handsome face now bruised and swollen, Bai Linyue became increasingly annoyed.
Finally, after Wen Shanyue continued to dawdle, Bai Linyue exploded!
She blurted out a long string of words, which instantly silenced everyone. They all looked at Bai Linyue in disbelief, seeming unable to believe she could say such things.
“Oh my god, this woman is too amazing! Calling someone else ugly, is she trying to start a feud?”
“You don’t understand. Usually, when someone dares to say that, they must have some background in their family, which is why they are so righteous… Do you think the shop owner’s daughter dares to speak to others like that?”
“I know that man. He is Wen Shanyue, the son of the Grand Commandant in the capital. To dare to say that to him, he really doesn’t want to live anymore!”
“Alas, it’s their business. Let’s just watch the show! Be careful not to get into trouble, otherwise, it won’t be good.”
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Even the onlookers, the melon-eating crowd, were thinking… How could this seemingly gentle and beautiful young lady speak so venomously!
Calling someone ugly to their face, anyone would find it unacceptable!
Moreover, looking at Wen Shanyue’s face, although he wasn’t handsome, he shouldn’t have been called ugly…
But, upon seeing the man protected by Bai Linyue, the melon-eating crowd suddenly realized!
No wonder this young lady said she couldn’t stand Wen Shanyue. The man she was protecting now, although injured, his handsome face was still completely intact. He was truly a handsome man.
And Gu Yu felt a mix of amusement and speechlessness after hearing Bai Linyue’s words.
He already knew Bai Linyue was a “face-con” before and that’s why she pestered him because of his looks. He didn’t expect… she would dare to say that in public now.
The man standing opposite Bai Linyue and Shan Chengfeng looked ordinary at first glance, but the items he wore were all extraordinary, indicating that he was a person with status and background.
Coupled with the explanations from the surrounding melon-eating crowd, Gu Yu quickly understood the man’s basic situation.
Son of the Grand Commandant, Wen Shanyue.
Listening to the conversation between him and Bai Linyue, Gu Yu could guess the general idea… It was roughly due to a family arranged marriage, a real-life version of “The King of Xiang has a dream, but the goddess has no intention.”
However, he didn’t expect… that in just half a year, Shan Chengfeng had truly won Bai Linyue over, which was really amazing.
But, thinking about it carefully… Bai Linyue was a face-con, and Shan Chengfeng was a handsome guy. With Shan Chengfeng’s persistent pursuit of Bai Linyue, Bai Linyue probably wouldn’t be able to hold out for long before surrendering.
It could only be said that fate was truly marvelous at times.
“Yu, I think the situation is not looking good! Should we help Bai Linyue and Shan Chengfeng?”
“No hurry, let’s see.”
While Gu Yu was sighing inwardly, Gu Mengyao leaned close to him and asked softly. It seemed she wanted to intervene, but she was also worried about causing trouble.
So, Gu Mengyao was hesitating, and her eyebrows were unconsciously furrowed.
Although Gu Mengyao didn’t like Bai Linyue before and found her constant pestering of Gu Yu very annoying, ever since Bai Linyue gave up pursuing Gu Yu, Gu Mengyao’s bad impression of her had gradually faded.
Women understand women. When Gu Mengyao saw Bai Linyue again later, she knew clearly that she no longer liked Gu Yu.
And in subsequent interactions, Gu Mengyao actually found Bai Linyue’s temper to be quite agreeable. Saying such “shocking” words now made Gu Mengyao admire her greatly.
For her own marriage, Bai Linyue was going to offend her clan?
Just looking at this point, Gu Mengyao felt… she had to support Bai Linyue.
Brave for love! Not everyone could do such a thing!
However, if it were her and Yu, Gu Mengyao would have done the same! Even if her father was now the Vice General, they would absolutely not be separated.
As she thought about it, imagining herself in Bai Linyue’s current situation, Gu Mengyao became even more emotional. Gu Yu, standing beside her, secretly held Gu Mengyao’s small hand, wanting her to calm down.
Gu Yu would definitely get involved in the current situation, but he had to wait and see.
Because even if he wanted to help now, he couldn’t think of a solution at the moment.
If Gu Yu were the Crown Prince or a Prince, he could kill this person who broke up the couple without any problem, but unfortunately, Gu Yu was not.
He was just a civilian who had just arrived in the capital from Lian Town. Their social status was not on the same level. If he rashly intervened, the consequences could be imagined.
He could also have Gu Mengyao help, as her father Gu Qing was the Vice General… but the matters between Gu Mengyao and Gu Qing were too complicated. If she were to reveal Gu Qing’s name outside, Gu Mengyao would definitely not agree.
Therefore, dealing with the matter was very troublesome.
Or, should he try the poison he had been researching recently???
However, that wouldn’t be good!
It wasn’t a big deal, and it wasn’t worth resorting to poison!
Just as Gu Yu was thinking this, Wen Shanyue’s originally smiling face immediately turned grim upon hearing Bai Linyue directly call him ugly. He thought that his father was the Grand Commandant in court, and when had he ever been so humiliated!
Even if the Bai family married Bai Linyue to him, it was considered a high-class marriage.
But, looking at Bai Linyue’s arrogant demeanor now, did she think that because the Bai family had a favored consort, they could do whatever they wanted!
What a joke!
Since she refused a toast and chose to be punished, then don’t blame him for being ruthless.
“Since Miss Bai detests this engagement so much, I will not pester you any further. However, regarding the man behind you, he had previously intended to attack me, and this must be thoroughly investigated. Guards, seize this person!”
Then, with Wen Shanyue’s order, Gu Yu also casually threw out a bag of itching powder, preparing to give these people a good time.
He had been agonizing over it for a long time, but in the end, he decided not to use poison and instead took out the itching powder he had prepared earlier.
As the powder was scattered by the wind, these troublemakers immediately stopped their steps and then began to scratch their bodies incessantly, as if covered in insects, making them unable to stop scratching for relief.
At this moment, the hopping and jumping figures of the burly men confused the surrounding melon-eating crowd, who didn’t know what was happening.
Weren’t they supposed to capture someone? Why did they suddenly start itching?
But the next second, some people in the crowd also felt their bodies itching…
And Shan Chengfeng and Bai Linyue were also affected.
However, Gu Yu had already taken out the antidote and, after handing it to Gu Mengyao, waited for his little wife to use her lightness skill to quickly deliver the antidote to the two. Then, she quickly retreated to Gu Yu’s side.
Also, because the itching powder’s effect was so good that the surrounding people were constantly scratching, they didn’t notice Shan Chengfeng and Bai Linyue. This also allowed Gu Mengyao to pass by without being noticed by others.
And Shan Chengfeng and Bai Linyue, at this moment, couldn’t resist the unbearable itching of their bodies, but after a gust of wind blew past, a pill suddenly appeared in their palms.
This made them look around curiously. Soon, they saw Gu Yu smiling at them and then making a eating gesture with his hand, making Shan Chengfeng and Bai Linyue understand immediately. They directly ate the pills.
They remembered that Gu Yu had good medical skills!
Then, taking advantage of the crowd’s constant itching, Gu Yu wanted Shan Chengfeng and Bai Linyue to leave the scene first and then make long-term plans.
Now, if Wen Shanyue wanted to deal with a love rival, if they didn’t leave, Shan Chengfeng’s fate would surely not be good.
However, Shan Chengfeng shook his head at Gu Yu at this moment, deciding not to leave.
If he left now, the trouble would be endless. It would be better to resolve it directly now!
One man’s actions, one man takes responsibility. He absolutely did not want to implicate Bai Linyue.
Seeing this, Gu Yu was quite helpless.
Just as Gu Yu was about to say something, he saw Bai Linyue getting anxious. She directly raised her hand and patted Shan Chengfeng’s chest, her reddened eyes glaring fiercely at him. Without saying a word, she managed to make Shan Chengfeng change his mind and choose to leave here.
Actually, when Bai Linyue said those words to Wen Shanyue just now, she had already prepared herself mentally and had a countermeasure.
That was… Cousin Bai Qian, help!
