The atmosphere suddenly became a little strange. Apart from Gu Qiang and Ning Tang, everyone else looked at Gu Li with a peculiar gaze.
She was acting coquettishly to a married man. How direct!
"What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?" Gu Li looked confused. "Brother Nanchen, did I say something wrong?"
"..."
"If you dare to call me that again, I will kick you out."
Huo Nanchen's face instantly became devil-like.
Gu Li trembled and did not dare to say another word. She felt extremely wronged in her heart. She had heard that Huo Nanchen had a bad temper, but he was clearly very gentle towards Gu Ruochu.
His gentleness towards Gu Ruochu made her heart itch fiercely.
"This child just has a bad temper. Don't take offense, Lili." Mrs. Huo maintained her graceful smile, making it difficult for anyone to blame her.
Mrs. Huo did not like Gu Li. The last time she came to the Huo family, Mrs. Huo had clearly read her intentions. However, in social circles, she could not act according to her emotions. She had learned not to reveal her true sentiments to others.
Moreover, this woman now had a relationship with Chairman Ning. Mrs. Huo was willing to give the Ning family some face.
Gu Li's face was still stiff as she smiled sheepishly. "I won't, Aunt Huo."
However, her eyes were filled with malice, and she wanted nothing more than to tear Gu Ruochu into pieces. Gu Ruochu, on the other hand, did not even look at her.
Gu Qiang looked at Mrs. Huo. "Ruochu and Lili have been close since they were young. That nickname was just a joke. Lili was thinking of her sister, so she wanted to build a good relationship with her brother-in-law. Lili, it's more appropriate to call him brother-in-law in the future.
"Ruochu, Lili values your relationship and wants to visit the Huo family more often. You can't be jealous of your sister." Gu Qiang sounded like he was joking.
But Gu Ruochu could tell that he was secretly being calculative and taking advantage of the situation.
The smile on Gu Ruochu's face did not change as she glanced at him. "Uncle, you and my cousin are my family. How could I not believe you? If my cousin did something, wouldn't I blame you and Aunt for it? Uncle has always seen the bigger picture. There's no way he wouldn't know."
Gu Ruochu's words were harsh. What Gu Ruochu meant was that if Gu Li did something to let her down, she would ultimately blame the entire Gu family!
Gu Qiang did not expect Gu Ruochu to be so confrontational.
"Uncle, what do you think?"
Gu Ruochu took a step forward. Her aura was a little oppressive. She knew that being a member of the Huo family, many people were watching her in the dark. It was either for money or power.
She would spare no effort to strike down those who had bad intentions.
She wanted everyone to know that her position as Madam Huo was unshakable.
"Yes, my niece is right."
Gu Qiang did not expect his niece to be so harsh towards him. However, he could not say anything to criticize her. All he could do was grit his teeth and remain silent.
Mrs. Huo was secretly pleased when she saw Gu Qiang's reaction. She decided to ease the atmosphere. "Chairman Ning, President Gu, let's go upstairs and talk."
"Okay."
"My wife is too powerful. She's a piece of work." Huo Nanchen was in a good mood. A faint light began to shine in his eyes, and he reached out to scratch the tip of her nose.
Gu Ruochu cried out in shock as he swept her off her feet.
"It's time for your afternoon nap, Mrs. Huo."