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Delicate Flower CH 115

Author:Yu Wen Category:urban Update time:2022-11-30 16:05:16

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Chapter 115 – Marriage Withdrawal

Gu Chang was the brother of Gu Xi.

The reason why the Li family tried their best to have Li Duan marry Gu Xi was because of Gu Chang.

He was talented and intelligent, achieving numerous merits in his youth.

As his mother died young, he greatly doted upon his one and only younger sister.

In her previous life, the Li family greatly benefited from his support.

Yu Tang saw him once from afar.

It was at a banquet to celebrate the birthday of Gu Xis first-born son.

It seemed that Gu Chang had gone to Huaian for business and discreetly stopped by Linan to visit Gu Xi.

He was tall, handsome, with a refined smile, and looked kind and friendly, but his unsmiling eyes harboured a mixture of coldness and detachment, showing that he was not as approachable or as accommodating as he appeared to be.

It was rumoured that it was his first visit to Linan.

Unexpectedly, in this life, Gu Chang set foot in Linan City in advance.

But why did he come to see Pei Yan

In her previous life, he often came and left in secret, and only stopped at the Li family for a couple of hours.

Apart from exchanging a few words with the Li family, he spent the rest of the time chatting with Gu Xi and carrying her firstborn son.

Yu Tang glanced at Pei Yan.

Pei Yan was a very perceptive person.

He instructed Ah Ming, “Give me the letter.”

Ah Ming hurriedly handed the letter in his hand to Pei Yan.

As Pei Yan looked through it, he asked, “Go ahead, what do you wish to say”

Yu Tang blinked, and only after a moment did she realise that Pei Yan was talking to her.

She looked over at her father and her eldest cousin.

Yu Wen was looking at her bemusedly, while Yu Yuan blinked his eyes.

Yu Tangs thoughts were in a mess and she didnt know how to reply Pei Yan.

Pei Yan did not rush her, but folded the letter closed and handed it to Ah Ming, saying, “Go and tell Ah Man to make the necessary preparations.”

Ah Ming answered and left.

Pei Yans gaze fell on Yu Tang.

Yu Tang smiled sheepishly and whispered rather uneasily, “You, you know Eldest Young Master Gu”

“Eldest Young Master Gu” Pei Yans eyes showed confusion.

Yu Tang was puzzled by his reaction.

Pei Yan explained, “Gu Chaoyang is the eldest son of the second branch, the sixth in line in terms of rank.

However, he is seven or eight years younger than the eldest son of the eldest family.

Since he has some repute in literary circles, the grand elder of the Gu family jokingly refers to him as the eldest young master of the Gu family, but for outsiders, people have to respectfully address him as the sixth master of the Gu family.” At the end of his sentence, he asked, “Gu Chang is called Chaoyang, you must have heard of him”

She hadnt.

In other words, the title of calling him as Eldest Young Master was unique to the Gu family.

Yu Tang was embarrassed and did not know how she should reply him.

Pei Yan snorted coldly in dissatisfaction.

Yu Yuan stood up instantly, as if he was on the chopping block, and Yu Tang knew immediately things were looking bad.

This older cousin of hers was sometimes too straightforward, and sometimes it was easy to suffer as a result of it.

She tugged on her elder cousins lapel and spoke up before Yu Yuan could say anything, “Third Master, this is my fault.

I, I was angry with the Li family for being too ruthless in their actions and told the Gu family about what the Li family had done ……”

Pei Yan was speechless.

He couldnt help but carefully examine Yu Tang.

A pair of large almond shaped eyes that were open, round and wide, and so clear that he could almost see his shadow, showing her utmost sincerity.

And yet, in private, she went and snitched!

Shouldnt you feel remorseful or nervous after doing something like that

But she was so open and upfront, unafraid to let the whole world know of her actions.

Then what was the point of confessing hercrime

Pei Yan couldnt help but snort coldly and said, “Do you really think you were in the wrong”

Yu Tang didnt say anything in reply.

She felt that there was nothing wrong with what she had done.

Apologising was just a habit she had picked up in her previous life with the Li family.

Whether right or wrong, she would apologise first, so that the other party would calm down a little, and then depending on the situation, she would see if she could just leave things as they were or argue further.

No one uttered a word, the atmosphere around them suddenly became quiet and heavy with tension.

Yu Wen looked at Pei Yan and then at Yu Tang, and was just about to speak up to rescue his daughter when he heard Yu Yuan say curtly, “Is their family afraid of others sharing what theyve done Besides, we did not exaggerate or create any rumours, we were just telling the truth.”

Pei Yan looked at Yu Yuan.

Truthfully speaking, he had seen many young people like Yu Yuan who only knew how to follow their father and elders around, and he did not take Yu Yuan seriously on the various occasions theyve met.

He didnt expect Yu Yuan to speak up before Yu Wen, which showed that Yu Yuan, as an elder brother, was still very protective of Lady Yu, his younger sister.

At least he had the courage to refute him.

No wonder Lady Yu was so daring, it was because of her familys protectiveness.

He asked Yu Tang once again, “So, you dont think youve acted inappropriately”

Yu Tang could see that Pei Yan intended to make things difficult for her.

Who cares if she did the right thing or not, she had already apologised, so why is he still refusing to let it go

Yu Tang answered, “I think my brother is right, if their family dared to do it, dont be afraid of others commenting about it! I did nothing wrong!”

Pei Yan replied, “Then why are you apologising”

Yu Tang wanted to roll her eyes, but didnt dare to, for fear that her father would think that her mother didnt teach her well.

“Wasnt it because Im afraid that youll get angry” Luckily, she was quick-witted and she immediately thought of an excuse, “You helped me so much, I didnt do much, but instead I went to find trouble with the Li family ……”

She usually coaxed her parents in this manner, and so, did not notice anything amiss with her words.

Pei Yan, who usually had to engage in a battle of wits with everyone who spoke to him, so even if it was something said to dissuade him, it was said in a very polite, euphemistic manner, and so he too did not feel that there was anything wrong with her words.

He nodded in approval, thinking that Lady Yu still had a conscience and knew how to be grateful, so he didnt treat her as a stranger and advised her, “Since you think that youre right, you shouldnt apologise so readily.

You are not a servant in anyones house, so why are you apologising at every turn”

HIs tone was surprisingly indignant.

Yu Tang was dumbfounded, but in her heart she couldnt help but grumble at him.

If you think that you are in the right and do not apologise, that also depends on your status.

If it was someone like him, of course, it would be fine.

But for her, it was not possible.

In her previous life, she had suffered a lot as a result.

However, as soon as this thought passed through her mind, she was overcome with sadness that she could not speak for a while.

In her previous life, she was used to be wronged and humiliated in this way.

So much so that it even changed her character.

It caused her to become submissive, meek and servile.

Yu Tangs eyes suddenly turn moist.

She lowered her head, not wanting others to see her weakness.

However, Yu Wen clapped his hands together and said to Yu Tang, “Daughter, Third Master is right.

You should just be honest and say what you think.” After saying that, he said to Pei Yan with some sadness, “This daughter of mine is good in everything, but she is a little timid.

She is fortunate to have known you, if anything happens to her in the future, it would be greatly appreciated if you could help her a little.”

Pei Yan was not averse to this request, but he did not make any kind of commitment either.

He explained the most likely reason for Gu Changs visit, saying “I met him several times in the capital, but I didnt have much interaction with him, and hes not the kind of person who travels around aimlessly.

Furthermore, he is away from the capital on an official assignment, and his superiors are not in the same circles as him.

He should be busy with handling his official duties, so for him to make an abrupt visit to Linan City…., thinking about it, it should have something to do with the Li family.

Have you done anything else apart from telling the Gu family about the Li familys actions”

Yu Tang frantically shook her head no, looking almost like a rattling drum.

Pei Yan was a little sceptical.

This Lady Yu, was extremely devious.

She wouldnt admit anything until she was caught red-handed.

No, perhaps she would even try to deny it even if she was caught.

Pei Yan remarked, “It shouldnt be that hes coming to ask me about Li Duans character, right”

As soon as the words left his mouth, the three members of the Yu family looked at each other and immediately went as quiet as they could.

There was really this possibility!

Pei Yan got exasperated.

He stared fixedly at Yu Tang, and said lowly, “Lady Yu, since you care so much about the Li family, you would have heard something, right”

Although Yu Tang felt that it was better not to have a fiancé like Li Duan, but it was generally considered a bad thing to break up someone elses marriage.

If Gu Chang was indeed here to inquire about Li Duans character, she couldnt just hide it from him and let him suffer.

Yu Tang cautiously glanced at Pei Yan and whispered, “When my elder brother got married, I heard from those ladies that the Gu family wanted to withdraw the marriage and Mrs Li personally went to the Gu family to plead for mercy.

Later, I sent someone to inquire about the news, it seems like the Li family closed their doors and someone even said that Mrs Li was sick and had gone to Hangzhou City for medical treatment.”

Pei Yan got so angry that his chest hurt and it took him a while to calm himself down.

When Yu Wen heard this, it was quite a shock.

He laughed lowly and said somewhat conciliatorily, “Isnt this something totally unexpected How can the Gu family arbitrarily decide to withdraw from the marriage over such a minor issue”

Pei Yan finally knew why Lady Yu dared to be so insolent.

Looking at Yu Yuan, half of his body acted as a shield in front of Yu Tang, as if he was afraid that she would suffer a loss.

Pei Yan smiled despite his anger and said, “If Gu Chang wanted to pursue this matter, what will you do”

That shouldnt happen, right

She had graciously allowed the Gu family to discover Li Duans true colours in advance!

However, it was not certain.

Some people would do anything to preserve their dignity.

Yu Tang hesitantly replied, “Didnt you say that Eldest Young Master Gu cared the most about this sibling of his”

Was she using his words against him

Pei Yans forehead bulged over with veins.

“Lady Gus father is still alive.”

So what

Yu Tang retorted, “If hes not even capable of doing something like this, what makes him so confident in saying that hell protect Lady Gu”

In her previous life, Gu Chang had shown his strength.

However, Pei Yan didnt know that Yu Tang had her previous lifes experiences.

He only felt that Lady Yu was an expert at getting herself into trouble, but had zero ability to fix the messes.

He looked at Yu Tangs doe-eyed, slightly pouty and ignorant face, and felt that even if he lectured her now, about “Not getting into trouble if youre not capable of cleaning up after yourself”, she probably wouldnt listen, and her father and brother wouldnt be bothered either, so what was the point of scolding her

Pei Yan waved his hand tiredly and said, “Lets wait until I see Gu Chaoyang tomorrow.”

Feeling awkward, Yu Wen immediately stood up when he saw this and said, “Then we will head back first.

We will come to visit you tomorrow.”

Pei Yan wanted very much to tell them not to come, but he really couldnt be sure what Gu Chang was doing here, so maybe he really had to ask Yu Tang for more information.

He managed to hold back the irritation in his heart, and said feebly, “Lets talk tomorrow”.

As soon as he heard him, Yu Wen dragged his daughter and nephew away in a hurry.

When they left the gates, he couldnt help but grumble at his daughter, “You both, why didnt you inform me in advance of such a thing  I wasnt unable to give a proper response in front of Third Master earlier!”

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