Disorder in marriage

Most of those people were employees of the Gu family, and they had interacted with each other several times at various events before, so they were all familiar faces.

Ling Xiao withdrew his hand like a thief, feeling a little embarrassed. He tried to pick up the chopsticks, but one fell to the ground.

Yan Zhi remained calm. "Manager Ji, it's been a long time."

Ji Shanmei said to the group behind her, "You guys go to the private room and wait for me."

After saying that, she swayed over, one hand on the back of the chair behind Yan Zhi, and the other hand on the table.

"Mrs. Gu, are you surprised? I wasn't fired by Mr. Gu. He even gave me a raise and told me to keep working hard."

Yan Zhi was surrounded by her strong perfume scent.

She remained motionless. Xia Linglong spoke in a sarcastic tone, "Xiao Zhi, did you hear that? It sounds like someone is barking like a dog."

Yan Zhi curled the corners of her mouth and said, "I heard that. She's just a dog who works as a hostess for others."

"Sigh, these days anyone can become a manager."

Xia Linglong drew out the last syllable of her sigh, "If you hadn't told me she was a manager, I would have thought she was a waitress at some KTV! It seems Gu's isn't all that great. Senior, don't you think?"

Ji Shanmei could tell that this was an insult directed at her.

She bent down and whispered in Yan Zhi's ear.

"Yan Zhi, Mr. Gu hasn't been home these past two days. Don't you want to know where he's been?"

Yan Zhi turned her head and met her gaze.

"I can't exactly go to your place, can I? I remember Gu Yunmo is a germaphobe; he thinks things that have been touched by too many people are dirty."

Ji Shanmei gripped the tablecloth tightly. In truth, she knew that her value to Gu Yunmo was nothing more than that of a tool used to smooth things over.

Before becoming Gu Yunmo's financial manager, she was just a prostitute working in nightclubs.

Once, she was bullied by a drunk customer, but Gu Yunmo saved her and even funded her to attend a business school, changing her destiny.

So she was grateful to Gu Yunmo, and even though she knew he wouldn't be interested in her, she still wanted to stay by his side.

"Yan Zhi, do you know how much I hate you?"

Yan Zhi said indifferently, "What does it matter to me if Gu Yunmo doesn't like you?"

"What are you so smug about? Just because I'm dishonest doesn't mean you're aboveboard. Everyone in the Gu family knows you got your position through pregnancy!"

Xia Linglong retorted on Yan Zhi's behalf, "If you're so capable, why don't you get pregnant yourself? Don't be a sour grapes!"

Ji Shanmei straightened up. "I don't have Mrs. Gu's abilities. Even if the child is born, she can't keep it. What's the use of having a uterus? It's just a decoration."

"You slut, say that again, you fucking bitch!" Xia Linglong slammed down her chopsticks and stood up.

Ling Xiao pulled her back from the brink of attack and coldly said to Ji Shanmei, "Can you get out of here? You've ruined our meal."

Ji Shanmei sneered, "Attorney Ling, don't forget, our CEO Gu hasn't divorced Mrs. Gu yet. We're all law-abiding citizens, so don't do anything immoral."

She turned to leave, but Yan Zhi stood up and called her back.

"Ji Shanmei."

"What's up?"

Yan Zhi remained expressionless. "How much do you know about the child?"

She vaguely felt that Ji Shanmei was using something that hurt her even more to provoke her.

But she couldn't guess.

Ji Shanmei's face showed a moment of panic, but she quickly concealed it.

"Why don't you go to the Platinum Hyatt Hotel, Mrs. Gu? You might find the answer you're looking for there."

After saying that, she swayed her voluptuous body and left again.

Xia Linglong was furious. "What does she mean! Now even Gu Yunmo's lackeys dare to bully Xiao Zhi?"

Yan Zhi was still standing there in a daze when Xia Linglong cursed her a few more times before she came back to her senses.

She quickly grabbed her bag from the chair. "Linglong, senior, I'm sorry, you guys eat first, I need to go to the Platinum Hotel!"

"Huh? Do you need us to come with you, Xiaozhi?"

Neither Ling Xiao nor Xia Linglong called out to her.

Yan Zhi flagged down a taxi on the side of the road and hurriedly rushed to the Platinum Hotel.

Gu Yunmo has a private suite at the hotel. Once, during a holiday, he even prepared a surprise for Yan Zhi at the hotel.

Yan Zhi went upstairs and arrived at the suite filled with memories.

Jiang Jin stood guard outside, and when he saw her come out of the elevator, his face immediately turned panicked.

"Madam, what brings you here!"

Ignoring his attempts to stop her, Yan Zhi demanded, "Is Gu Yunmo inside? I have questions for him!"

"Wait a minute! Mr. Gu has guests right now!"

"Get out of the way!"

"Madam! Madam!"

Yan Zhi kicked the door open, and what came into view was a curved sofa with its back to the door.

The person who stood up in a panic was the one she had been dreaming of seeing for the past few months—Yan Fei.

"Xiao, Xiao Zhi? What brings you here?"

Gu Yunmo rested his arm on the back of the sofa, turned his head, and glanced at her with a cold look.

Yan Zhi understood.

No wonder Ji Shanmei said Gu Yunmo hadn't gone home for two days; it turns out he was here with Yan Fei, enjoying some alone time with her.

"Gu Yunmo, you disgust me."

Jiang Jin tried to go in and stop them, but it was too late.

Gu Yunmo put down his phone, and the screen just happened to display several photos that Ji Shanmei had sent.

Ling Xiao served her food and tidied her hair. She smiled at Ling Xiao and ate the food he served her.

Gu Yunmo's voice was cold and clear. As he stood up and turned around, he buttoned up the top button of his shirt.

"You think you and Ling Xiao don't disgust me? Using Xia Linglong as a cover, you're all lovey-dovey and entangled, and you still have the nerve to stand on your moral high ground and criticize me?"

Yan Zhi's body was extremely tense. She stepped forward and spoke each word clearly and forcefully.

"I'll say it again, my relationship with my senior is completely innocent. Since we got married, I haven't done anything to betray you!"

Gu Yunmo remained expressionless. "Then do you believe me that I've never done anything to wrong you?"

Yan Zhi was heartbroken and numb with pain.

She pointed at Yan Fei, "How can you expect me to believe you?"

Yan Fei glanced at her, then at Gu Yunmo, and quickly tried to smooth things over: "Xiao Zhi, you've misunderstood! I came back to China to discuss important matters with Yunmo! Our relationship ended a long time ago!"

Yan Zhi tried hard to convince herself not to look at that man.

"Yan Fei, where is my daughter?"

"Xiao Zhi..."

Yan Zhi suddenly exploded, "Where is my daughter?!"

Yan Fei was startled and her body trembled.

Gu Yunmo shielded her behind him. "The child isn't coming back. How am I supposed to explain this to you so you can accept it? Do you know how difficult you're making things for everyone? Everyone's living under your thumb. How long are you going to keep this up?"

"I don't care!"

Yan Zhi took a deep breath, feeling as if her brain was lacking oxygen, and experiencing a constant throbbing pain.

"I only want my daughter. You can do whatever you want, I don't care! I only want my daughter, I want my daughter... my daughter..."

She finished speaking through tears, then suddenly felt weak, her consciousness was taken over, and she fell forward.

Jiang Jin, who was closest to her, helped her up. "Madam!"

Gu Yunmo strode over, scooped her up in his arms, and said, "Call the doctor! Quickly!"