We've been in a marriage of convenience for three years without sleeping together. Why am I goi

Lu Zhi's face froze.

After a long silence, she lowered her head and said, "I have a boyfriend."

Gu Yuanming only noticed the man beside her at this moment, and the more he looked at him, the more uncomfortable he felt.

It was as if she was regretting her son's love life.

And there's nothing to argue about.

After a long pause, he slowly asked, "It's him, Zhizhi. Let me tell you, you can't judge a man by his appearance alone; you have to look at his character."

"He has a good character."

"He just peeled an apple for me, he took me to the hospital, and he paid for the medical expenses. He often rescues stray animals."

Hearing this, Gu Yuanming sighed, "Besides character, we also need to consider other factors. After all, marriage is not a game, such as family background and wealth."

Pei Yi: "The capital city, the Pei family."

These four simple words left people speechless.

Gu Yuanming was out of ideas, so he could only shift the blame to himself. "Besides these things, the most important thing is to see if the elders in your family are easy to get along with. It's better to choose someone you know than someone you don't know."

"Let me tell you, my friends in Beijing's social circles have said that the Pei family is in a mess."

"I have complete control now, and I don't have much to do with the Pei family," Pei Yi said. "Besides, no mother-in-law in my family would want to kill her daughter-in-law."

That's going too far. Lu Zhi gently tugged at Pei Yi's sleeve. "Say less."

Pei Yi raised an eyebrow. "After all, you even wanted to hire someone to rape him back then. What, Mr. Gu, after investigating for so long, haven't you found any clues yet?"

"You found it, but don't want to talk about it?"

Those eyes, which were always so gentle in front of Lu Zhi, now exuded a deep chill.

In an instant, the aura was overwhelming.

Lu Zhi could even picture her dominating the business world in her mind.

Jiang Xing hesitated, took a few steps back, and said, "I..."

Gu Yizhi: "I've already helped you solve a lot of troubles."

"What exactly is going on?" Gu Yuanming asked sharply, his eyes wide.

The atmosphere was oppressive, and instantly, everyone fell silent.

Pei Yi, however, seemed to be watching the show with amusement.

Gu Yuanming trembled with anger. "Fine, fine, fine. Since you won't tell me, I'll investigate myself."

"Secretary Lei, investigate for me."

Just as they were about to take action, Jiang Xing, seemingly afraid of implicating Gu Yizhi, stood up and said, "Do you care about Lu Zhi that much? You're willing to give her all your assets."

"My money is none of your business."

Jiang Xing's face paled, as if he had seen through the heartlessness of the person in front of him. He laughed maniacally, "Hahahaha, all these years I've been wasting my time. You still can't let go of that woman in your heart."

Gu Yuanming: "So what? What makes you better than Chu Qing? If she were here, she would never do such a dirty thing."

"Yes, she's dead, what can we do?" Jiang Xing roared. "I can never compare to a dead person, even someone like Lu Zhi who only looks like her can get your indifference."

"He was willing to give away all of Gu Jia's assets."

"After all these years, I should have known better than to go through all that trouble to climb into someone's bed."

With their family scandal exposed to the public, everyone looked rather grim.

Gu Yizhi's face turned even more ashamed, and he quickly shouted, "Mom, what did you say? You and Dad are not a rare example of a free love in a wealthy family."

"If I hadn't pretended to be drugged, framed, and forced into bed, how could I have entered the Gu family?"

Gu Yuanming seemed to be annoyed by the scheming he had been subjected to for so many years.

He coldly issued an order, "Spread the word that Madam Gu, Jiang Xing has a mental illness and needs to recuperate at home."

"Your Gu family is as heartless as ever," Jiang Xing said, his face ashen. "I took so many precautions, even against Lu Zhi, but I still didn't expect this..."

Several bodyguards came over, ready to help Jiang Xing away.

Jiang Xing arrogantly waved her hand away, "I'm the Gu family's wife, I can walk by myself. Take your dirty hands off me."

That arrogant demeanor almost made Lu Zhi mistakenly believe that he was not heading to imprisonment, but to attend a banquet.

Perhaps, for Jiang Xing...

The Gu family, like her, is a cage, trapping her forever.

Now, only complete failure marks the end.

In her previous life, she had always been targeted by her mother-in-law, Jiang Xing, and now she had a reason to do so.

It turns out that it wasn't because the Lu family had fallen on hard times at all.

Instead, before the Lu family fell into decline, she had always hated herself, but she was deterred by the Lu family's prominence.

We can only endure it again and again.

until……

Lu Zhi didn't want to recall the rest; it would only cause her more pain.

Her face was deathly pale, and she gently wiped the sweat from her forehead with a silk handkerchief. "Zhizhi."

Pei Yi's magnetic voice seems to carry a certain power.

It pulled her out of the vortex of those painful memories.

Lu Zhi's expression returned to normal somewhat. She took his hand and said, "Let's go. This is all a family matter for the Gu family."

"it is good."

The two were holding hands, preparing to leave, when Gu Yuanming suddenly called out to them.

This time, he didn't nitpick and went straight to the point, "Zhizhi, I just want to ask one question: how are you and Pei Yi doing?"

"very good."

These two simple words revealed Lu Zhi's feelings.

Gu Yuanming breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good. I'll have someone process the property certificate for the Jingyuan Garden that your mother left behind and give it to you as a wedding gift."

"Thank you, Dad..." Realizing she had misspoke, Lu Zhi quickly corrected herself, "I just got used to calling you that."

Gu Yuanming didn't mind at all and said, "I don't mind having another goddaughter."

Lu Zhi hadn't spoken yet.

Then they heard Pei Yi's voice, "No."

Seeing those dark eyes, tinged with jealousy, I found it amusing.

This is probably because she's afraid that if she and Gu Yuanming become godparents, she'll both be able to return to the Gu family and there will be further entanglements.

Lu Zhi smiled slightly, "Then forget it. You can tell from my husband's expression..."

Gu Yuanming: "Alright, if you're not doing well, you can come find me."

Don't worry.

"She won't have a chance. I'm very good to Lu Zhi." Pei Yi said with a dark face.

Everything concerning the Gu family has come to an end.

Gu Yizhi, however, had a dark expression on his face and hesitated before asking, "Dad, could you please leave Jingyuan here?"

"Why are you eyeing what other people's parents left behind?"

"I wanted to keep it as a memento," Gu Yizhi said awkwardly, without revealing the real reason.

Having spent many years together, Lu Zhi could guess that he wanted to keep Jingyuan at home and wanted her to visit him more often.

Unfortunately, I missed them all.

This deep affection came too late.

It has expired.

Gu Yuanming waved his hand dismissively, "You're a grown man, and you want a keepsake? That pile of marriage certificates isn't enough. You're after a young girl's things."

"Isn't it shameful?"

"I took those photos," Gu Yizhi argued firmly.

"So what?" Gu Yuanming raised his head, his tone leaving no room for argument. "Back when you were that age, where would you have any money? You still had to use my card, your old man's card."