"No, you can't!" Zhang Yuan protested. How could her goddaughter immigrate to such a country? She was firm in her counteroffer to Gu Ruochu. "Yanwei can go abroad. I'll send her to Country M. That is my only concession!"
Tangxi had been in Country M for so many years and had made many friends and connections. Yanwei would be well taken care of if she went.
But what kind of place was Country F? It was ranked as one of the poorest countries in the world. The language barrier and the environment were harsh. Gu Ruochu clearly wanted Yanwei to die.
"I'll go to Country M! I won't go to Country F!" Gu Yanwei knew that Zhang Yuan would back her. She desperately clung onto her thigh.
"Don't worry. Yanwei, I won't let you go to that kind of place." Zhang Xuan held her in his arms and comforted her.
"Godmother!" Gu Yanwei continued to sob softly.
Gu Ruochu understood Zhang Yuan's intentions. Country M was a developed nation. Gu Yanwei would not suffer if she were to move there. Instead, she would enjoy herself, and her life would be much better than it was in Nan Cheng.
The Ning family had lots of connections. They would arrange for her to mingle with the upper-class society in Country M. She would still be famous and wealthy.
Gu Ruochu wanted her sister to live a life of repentance and helplessness.
"I can only agree to Country F. If you want her to go to Country M, dream on!" Gu Ruochu's tone had an air of finality to it.
Zhang Yuan's heart sank. She would never allow her daughter to move to such a desolate country.
"Since the Young Madam is so stubborn, we have nothing else to talk about." Zhang Yuan helped Gu Yanwei up from her sorry state. Her face was cold. "Once you forgive someone, you should be sincere. After all, she's still your sister. Aren't you being cruel?"
"Sister?" Zhang Yuan was playing the family card. Gu Ruochu felt that it was laughable. She was no different from the unreasonable Zhou Yunxi.
"Let's talk about how she has tried to harm me in the past. If I didn't find any evidence to fight back, I would have been convicted of pushing Gu Li down the stairs. I would be the villain who killed the Huo family's child. What do you think would've happened to me, Madam Ning? Why should I spare your daughter? After all, when she plotted against me on numerous occasions, did she consider that I am her sister?"
Gu Ruochu looked at Gu Yanwei without the slightest hint of sympathy.
Zhang Yuan was rendered speechless. Gu Ruochu's words were reasonable, but how could she possibly ignore her goddaughter.
In the end, they parted on bad terms. Zhang Yuan and Gu Yanwei left the Huo residence.
Huo Nanchen knew that Gu Yanwei was in a bad situation. Ning Tang had developed an aversion towards his goddaughter because of the recent events. She had thought that she could do whatever she wanted with Zhang Yuan on her side.
Given the recent turn of events, there was no need for them to make a move.
When they left, the heavy emotions that had accumulated in Gu Ruochu's heart disappeared.
"Are you satisfied with this result?" Huo Nanchen lifted her chin with his fingertips and laughed softly. "From now on, no one will trouble you. Those who hate you have all been crippled. Now, we can prepare for our wedding."
"Sure."
Gu Ruochu looked into his eyes and felt a sense of yearning. He trapped her in his strong embrace, and she could not break free.
Nanny Zhang saw the lovely scene and smiled knowingly before quietly entering the villa.