"Your Gu family is a complete mess. If my disciple goes there, she'll be devoured, with not even her bones left." Dean Chen knew the Gu family well enough: too many people, not enough unity.
"The main branch is desperate for a girl. If one actually appears, the jealousy alone would be enough to burn her alive."
"Don't you go scaring the little girl. As long as I'm around, who in the Gu family would dare touch her?" The old man held onto Ye Qianning, refusing to let go.
"Let's not even talk about the impending marriage between Gu Yuan and Prime Minister Gao's daughter. Let's talk about Gu Shuo—he was removed from your family registry. If you take Pangtuan back, her status will be completely illegitimate. Do you want the child to have people cursing her behind her back?"
