With such a commotion, it wasn't long before someone came to take Blondie for emergency treatment and to disperse the onlookers.
"Miss Gu, you've been frightened," Gu Danyu waved her hand dismissively, just as she stepped off the escalator when a petite figure suddenly darted in front of her.
The young girl, dressed in a haute couture gown, hands on her hips, glared at her indignantly, "Are you Gu Danyu?"
Gu Danyu frowned, "Who are you?"
"Listen well, no matter what you had before with Ji..." The young girl paused as if forgetting the name, her ferocious expression undiminished, "with that bastard surnamed Ji. From now on, dare to embarrass my brother, and I'll never forgive you!"
Gu Danyu couldn't help but let out a light chuckle, "He really is a bastard."
The woman's exquisitely beautiful face tilted upward, a shallow smile curving her lips.
The young girl unintentionally gazed at her in fascination, blushing, and it wasn't until the other party left that she smacked her head in annoyance, "Stupid, you came to threaten her!"
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The first floor of the banquet hall was noisy with voices.
Gu Danyu passed through the crowd, heading straight for the main table with urgent steps.
From a distance, she could see under the lights, a woman in a purple cheongsam with a cordial smile, standing beside her a corpulent middle-aged man. The two were engaged in a low conversation. Gu Danyu was momentarily lost in thought, feeling a twinge at the tip of her nose.
The two also noticed her and waved, "Yu'er, over here."
She hurried over and hugged her mother tightly, warmth enveloping her entire body, stirring ripples in her desolate heart.
"Mom," Gu Danyu's voice was hoarse. After a pause, she looked up at the man, "Dad."
Father Gu nodded, his face still stern, but his eyes softened, "Mhm, it should have been this way all along, take off all that ridiculous makeup."
Mother Gu glared at Father Gu then wrapped her arm around her daughter in a backhanded embrace, "Good girl, Ji Haotian is really no good man, trust your mother's judgement, stop being stubborn, will you?"
The gentle female voice echoed in her ears. Gu Danyu stiffened, tears welling up in her eyes, "Mhm, I know."
"No, look at him..." Mother Gu began, only to realize halfway through her speech that her daughter had agreed!
The woman's hands held Gu Danyu's shoulders firmly, her eyebrows furrowing, "Good girl, did that bastard bully you? Tell mom, and I'll teach him a lesson," Father Gu also frowned, staring intently at her.
This is what family is!
A warm current flowed through her heart. Gu Danyu softly explained, "No, I've come to terms with it."
Some matters, she wanted to solve herself.
Mother Gu eyed her suspiciously, after all, there had been more than one dispute over Ji Haotian with the family. Thinking of something, her expression changed, "You don't want to get engaged, do you? Are you saying this on purpose?"
Engagement...
Gu Danyu was suddenly reminded that today was her engagement party and the girl from before must be the sister from the groom's side.
Seeing her silent, Mother Gu thought she had guessed right and took hold of her daughter's hand, "Good girl, I know you don't want to get engaged now, but..."
The next second.
Her tone softened, "Consider it a plea from your mother. The Lu Family's young man is really decent. Get to know him better, and get engaged. If it really doesn't work out, we can talk then, okay?"
Gu Danyu's heart ached slightly, as she gently wiped away the tear at her mother's eye corner, "Okay."
In the past, she couldn't understand why her affectionate parents were so eager to push her out. It wasn't until later, when the company went bankrupt, her father passed away unexpectedly, and her mother was diagnosed with late-stage cancer.
Perhaps it was all foreshadowed, even at this moment. They were afraid they couldn't protect her, so they sought out a safety net for her early on.