Chapter 176: Forgot to Notify
Upon hearing this, the assistant’s eyes revealed a hint of surprise: “The orphan that the Gu family abandoned?”
The Red Dragon King nodded silently.
The assistant said, “Big Brother, something’s not right. This person is strange. You’ve used this method many times before, and it’s never failed.”
The Red Dragon King naturally understood this principle. His face darkened, and he said, “Investigate. We must find out who she’s connected to and who is behind her!”
The assistant reluctantly said, “Big Brother, we’ve investigated many times already. She’s just an orphan, and at most, she has a close relationship with Lu Jingyao. The Gu family, despite being close relatives, can’t control her. It seems like no one is standing behind her.”
But the Red Dragon King shook his head forcefully. “No. Someone must be behind her. This isn’t an ordinary backlash.”
The assistant pondered for a moment and said, “I’ll have someone investigate further. Big Brother, your health doesn’t allow you to participate in this year’s Daoist convention.”
The Red Dragon King looked displeased.
At this moment, a subordinate walked in and said, “Dragon King, Master, the Gu family seeks an audience.”
The Red Dragon King, who was already irritated with the Gu family, replied, “Tell them to leave.”
The subordinate exited in fear.
The assistant quietly said, “Big Brother, although you’re upset with the Gu family, they still have their use. We shouldn’t push them too hard.”
The Gu family had been unfortunate lately. First, the eldest son fell seriously ill, then they managed to coax the youngest son into donating bone marrow, only for the family to buy expensive counterfeit porcelain, causing one disaster after another. The mother and daughter were provoked by Xu Youyou and ended up buying a high-priced haunted house.
In order to please the Red Dragon King, the Gu family bought a villa from Xu Youyou. Although it was at original price, they took on a 60 million debt. The only silver lining was that this transaction wasn’t known to the public, or it would have been a huge laughingstock among the elite.
Even though the Gu family had enough cash flow, they were struggling now.
Gu Jianming was in a bad mood, having spent over 1 billion recently. Important projects were ruined, and with no other choice, he came to the Red Dragon King to try to turn his luck around, only to be rejected.
“Mr. Gu, the Dragon King has urgent matters to attend to today. Please come back another time,” the subordinate explained.
Gu Jianming snorted coldly. As an adult, he knew there was no real matter; the Red Dragon King simply didn’t want to see him.
“Dad, Yuji will be back soon. He’ll bring good news this time,” Gu Fengchuan, who had just recovered, said, his face still unusually pale.
Gu Jianming replied, “What use is it for your brother to come back now? We lost the Yunhe project.”
Gu Fengchuan immediately said, “Without Yunhe, there are other projects. As long as our family has a strong backing, we can keep growing.”
Gu Jianming sighed and said, “I’ll come back in a few days. I need to see the Red Dragon King in person.”
Gu Fengchuan coughed lightly and said, “Dad, don’t you think Yuji and Xue Ying’s relationship is too close?”
Gu Jianming didn’t think much of it at first and patted Gu Fengchuan’s shoulder casually. “Fengchuan, you are the eldest son of our family. Although Xue Ying isn’t your biological sister, she’s been with us for so many years. You should treat her like a real sister.”
Gu Fengchuan immediately realized his father misunderstood and hurriedly said, “Dad, I don’t have any biased feelings toward Xue Ying. She’s always been well-behaved and thoughtful. In my heart, she’s just like a real sister.”
Gu Jianming nodded slightly and said meaningfully, “The second son is rooted in the entertainment industry, and the third is focused on painting. In the future, our family will rely on you. You need to grow up quickly to be the head of the family.”
Gu Fengchuan had been raised with this idea and knew he was meant to inherit the Gu family. Hearing this, he was deeply moved.
“Xu Youyou is also a member of the family. Are we really just going to forget about her?”
Although Gu Fengchuan didn’t like Xu Youyou, and even had been tortured by her before, now that he had just recovered from an illness, he brought her up on his own initiative.
Gu Jianming’s face darkened immediately, and he said viciously, “Don’t mention that ungrateful daughter! I have no daughter like that!”
Gu Fengchuan asked, “What if she really marries into the Lu family?”
Gu Jianming gritted his teeth and said, “That’s impossible! She thinks that just because she’s close to Lu Jingyao, she can become the young mistress of the Lu family? There are so many women who want to marry into the Lu family. The Lu couple are more selective than anyone, so how could they possibly accept her!”
Hearing this, Gu Fengchuan understood that there was no possibility of reconciliation between the Gu family and Xu Youyou. He immediately stopped dwelling on it and said, “I’ll listen to you, Dad. From now on, I’ll only have Xue Ying as my sister.”
Xu Youyou had no idea she was being cursed behind her back by her biological father. She was already on a plane heading to Luoyang.
“It’s a pity that this time I’m here for the auditions. Otherwise, I would have loved to take a tour around Luoyang,” Xu Youyou casually remarked.
“The Peony Festival next year, you can come visit,” Lu Jingyao suggested from beside her.
Upon hearing that Xu Youyou was heading to Luoyang, Lu Jingyao took the opportunity to say he was also heading there for business and would accompany her.
Xu Youyou had many staff members to bring along, and her private jet couldn’t fit them all. Lu Jingyao generously offered her his private jet, but he himself squeezed into Xu Youyou’s plane.
Xu Youyou nodded slightly. Since she had money now, she enjoyed life more than ever. Ordinary people avoid traveling during peak seasons to avoid crowded tourists, but the wealthy have no such concerns. Even going to Disneyland, they can book the entire park for themselves.
Lu Jingyao continued, “There’s never snow in Hu City. Our family has a tradition of going out to watch the snow every year. This year, my mom wants to go to Mount Huangshan.”
Xu Youyou paused when she heard this. She was from Huangshan, so when Lu Jingyao brought it up, it was obvious what he meant.
“If you go, let me know. I can be your guide,” Xu Youyou said with a smile.
As the year-end approached, she had already decided to return home for the New Year.
Although she had cut ties with her blood relatives, she still had a home.
Her home was the Huangshan Orphanage.
Lu Jingyao said, “I hope we haven’t caused you any inconvenience.”
Xu Youyou shook her head. “That’s my hometown. More tourists will help boost the GDP, how could I see it as trouble?”
Lu Jingyao finally relaxed, but he gave a warning in advance: “My parents can be a bit…”
Lu Jingyao searched for the right words and finally said with a strange expression, “Lively.”
Xu Youyou couldn’t help but laugh and said, “Uncle and Aunt are getting younger with age. That’s a good thing.”
When the plane landed in Luoyang, there were already fans waiting at the airport with long banners. Xu Youyou frowned slightly.
Originally, Song Zhibai had planned to be a judge for the Luoyang auditions, but an actor from a serious drama series had gotten into trouble, so Song Zhibai had to go help at the last minute.
He changed his schedule but forgot to notify the fan club.
The fans at the airport started screaming when they saw the plane land. But after a while, they saw Xu Youyou and Ouyang Ouyang, but not the main person.
“Miss Xu, where’s Teacher Song?” one of the fans asked as they blocked Xu Youyou’s way.
