Just as he was thinking that if he could break up this pair, perhaps he might have a chance...
At that moment, Gu Yuan quietly appeared behind them.
Gu Yuan gave a light cough, catching the attention of Li Xiuqin and Lin Lei. The two turned their heads, a flash of surprise crossing their faces.
Clothes really can change a person's image; wearing this suit, Gu Yuan looked exceptionally well-dressed.
Looking around to break the silence, Lin Lei asked, "Gu Yuan, where is your fiancée?"
Gu Yuan merely glanced at him indifferently and replied, "Do you think you are qualified to see her?"
This left Lin Lei momentarily speechless, followed by a surge of furious exasperation.
Had Li Xiuqin not grabbed him in time, the scene would have turned even uglier. "Gu Yuan, are you getting married?" Li Xiuqin demanded.
Gu Yuan did not answer directly, prompting a sneer from Li Xiuqin. "I really never imagined that an ex-con could find someone."
He frowned at the mother and son, seemingly deep in thought.
"You just came out of prison, so where did you get a fiancée? You must have had her before! You and my daughter weren't divorced yet back then, so isn't this adultery during a marriage?" Li Xiuqin crossed her arms and said with a smug look.
Gu Yuan lowered his head, straightened his suit cuffs, and said calmly, "Even if so, what of it?"
"You committed adultery during your marriage, and by rights, you have to leave with nothing! So the five million, the luxury mansion, and the luxury car my daughter gave you must all be taken back," Li Xiuqin said righteously, having completely forgotten the reason Gu Yuan went to prison in the first place.
Why did Gu Yuan go to prison initially? Those matters had long been cast to the back of their minds.
In short, as far as they were concerned, going to jail was Gu Yuan's own choice, and now that he was out, their family had no obligation to give him anything more.
"Is that all?"
Gu Yuan's expression remained completely unchanged; instead, he stared at them as if watching a pair of clowns.
Li Xiuqin and her son had expected him to throw a tantrum or beg, but Gu Yuan treated the conditions they offered with utter contempt.
"Are you done talking? You can leave now. As for your daughter's things, I don't want a single cent of them. By the same token, she needn't even dream of touching mine."
Hearing this, Li Xiuqin and her son burst out laughing.
"Who do you think you are? Put on a nice suit and forget who you are?" Lin Lei mocked disdainfully, figuring Gu Yuan must have lost his mind from the divorce and the loss of his property.
Yet, Gu Yuan had his own calculations in mind.
The Lin Family's current status was inseparable from the support of Jiutian Group, and he was preparing to take back everything.
When that day arrived, the members of the Lin Family would only regret it to their dying day.
Lin Lei called over a store clerk, "Boss, come over here. This fellow has no money at all; he's just a penniless bum trying to latch onto our clout. Be careful your high-end suits don't get tainted by his sour, stinking poverty."
However, upon hearing of this, the manager of the bridal gown shop...
He walked over and saw Lin Lei pointing right at Gu Yuan's nose, cursing him as a poor bum who had brought his girlfriend here to chase clout, and suggesting they kick him out.
Having heard Lin Lei's account, the manager froze for a moment, then looked over at Gu Yuan to find him standing calmly with a trace of disdain in his eyes.
Without another word, the manager simply beckoned for the security guards to come over...
Then pointed at Li Xiuqin and Lin Lei. "Throw these two out. Don't dirty our shop."
You've got to be kidding—no matter how slow the manager was, he knew that the person trying on bridal gowns was the eldest daughter of the Qian Family, one of the Four Great Families.
Whether Gu Yuan had wealth did not matter; what mattered was that his fiancée had a formidable background.
Risk offending the eldest daughter of the Qian Family and her fiancé just for two unidentified nobodies?
He might not look all that bright, but he certainly wasn't stupid enough to do a thing like that.
Li Xiuqin and her son, who had just been waiting to watch the show, assumed that Gu Yuan was the one about to be thrown out.
They never expected...
The true joke turned out to be themselves!
Without a second word, the security guards hauled them out by their arms and dumped them heavily onto the ground.
Li Xiuqin simply could not believe what she was experiencing, and she shrieked from the ground, "How dare you throw me out? Do you even know who I am? My daughter is Lin Xiangyu, a celebrated young lady of Tiannan City, and my future son-in-law is Young Master Li! Ow... my backside!"
Lin Lei was also boiling with rage. "Is this manager blind? He actually treats me like an ex-con while treating Gu Yuan like an honored guest! Mom, I can't swallow this insult."
Glaring viciously at the bridal shop, Li Xiuqin gritted her teeth and said, "Let's go. We're going to find your sister and have Young Master Li get justice for us."
Gu Yuan shook his head slightly, sighing inwardly. Without another word, he walked back upstairs to continue taking wedding photos.
Yet, the commotion from downstairs had not subsided.
His prospective father-in-law, Qian Jinyuan, and prospective mother-in-law, Xiao Qing, had also heard the din.
Seeing Gu Yuan return, Xiao Qing immediately asked, "Gu Yuan, people downstairs were saying you were married before. What is this all about?"
Gu Yuan did not dodge the question, admitting frankly, "That's right, I indeed have a marital history, and I've even served time in prison. What's more, I just signed the divorce papers."
This revelation left everyone in the Qian Family utterly shocked. After a brief moment of surprise, Qian Ruixue's relatives could barely hold back their laughter, looking at this prospective son-in-law with disbelief.
Meanwhile, Qian Jinyuan and Xiao Qing felt as though the world had turned upside down; everything had happened far too suddenly.
Xiao Qing turned her gaze toward Qian Rushan, who had consistently supported this marriage, and a question welled up in her heart: Could it be that Qian Jinyuan wasn't his biological son? Was Grandpa taking revenge on his granddaughter?
Faced with such a scene, Gu Yuan said to Qian Ruixue, "I don't wish to hide anything; this is the real me. Becoming a part of the Qian Family, I will not cover up the facts of my past for that reason."
The Qian family had never seen such a candid live-in son-in-law. Gu Yuan's attitude was both unyielding and sincere, as if to say: Take this marriage or leave it.
Qian Jinyuan looked anxiously at his father, suspecting that the old man had lost his mind.
Yet, upon hearing Gu Yuan's words, Qian Rushan appeared remarkably calm, simply stating, "I understand. It's fine. Gu Yuan, settle your divorce procedures within three days, and then we will hold the wedding!"
With these words, the members of the Qian Family could scarcely believe their ears.
Three days—from divorce to marriage? Wasn't this transformation a bit too fast?
"Dad, what has gotten into you? What is so special about Gu Yuan? Ruixue is your own biological granddaughter!" Xiao Qing was so anxious she felt ready to jump.
Unfazed, Qian Rushan turned to Qian Ruixue and said softly, "Ruixue, you must understand your grandfather's intentions. One day, you will be grateful for today's choice."
Looking at her grandfather, then at Gu Yuan, Qian Ruixue had already made peace with it in her heart. The day she had insisted on bringing Gu Yuan back, she had known he was previously married, even if she hadn't expected he had also served time in prison.
"Grandpa, say no more. I am a member of the Qian Family, and I will listen to you." Qian Ruixue ultimately made her decision.
Qian Rushan nodded with satisfaction, a deep meaning in his gaze as he looked at Gu Yuan and smiled.
At that moment, Gu Yuan knew in his heart that he seemed to have become part of a bold gamble by Qian Rushan.