Reborn in the 80s: The Smart Wife with a Secret Space Chapter 1122: Driven Beyond Endurance

Gu Yingying had assumed that Mr. Gu would take into account the years of companionship their family offered abroad, her father’s hard work for the Gu Family, and the significance of this special day, so he wouldn’t treat her too severely.

To her surprise, not only were her classmates barred from entering, but she herself got subtly dismissed as well.

Noticing the disappointment etched on her father’s face, a surge of fury rose within her, convinced that they were utterly self-centered.

Suddenly, Second Brother approached and bluntly warned, "If you feel life is too easy and want a change, then make a fuss here."

His sharp words snuffed out whatever she was about to utter, forcing her to slink away in silence, utterly downcast.

The Gu Family’s comeback sent ripples of excitement through the elite social circles.

Indeed, their arrival coincided with troubles erupting in the Miao Family, the Li family, and the Xue Family in Beijing.

Even if the links weren’t confirmed, it was common knowledge that the Li and Miao Families had long clashed with the Gu Family, constantly trying to keep them down.

People naturally speculated along those lines.

Initially, the Chu Family in Sea City flew under the radar, but soon whispers of their shifts reached Beijing’s inner circles, igniting heated debates.

During the whole banquet, Mr. Gu kept Xinyan close, proudly displaying her to everyone, and He Jinxuan received equal attention.

This grand event signaled the Gu family’s triumphant return to Beijing.

Just days after the banquet wrapped up, the scandal with Gu Hongrui burst into the open.

Gu Wanqing offered him no mercy, prompting Gu Hongrui to lash out wildly, blurting words that his wife and daughter had endlessly whispered to him.

Those remarks only fueled Gu Wanqing’s rage further, leading her to expose the issue publicly.

Upon spotting the police, Gu Hongrui panicked in terror.

From the moment Gu Hongrui started using the company car privately for his daughter Gu Yingying, the embezzlement of public funds snowballed past twenty thousand.

In those times, over twenty thousand yuan signified immense wealth—comparable to more than two million later on—far from a trivial sum.

Faced with the damning evidence laid before him, Gu Hongrui reeled in disbelief; he truly hadn’t grasped how it had piled up so high.

Since that car crash with Gu Yingying, under his wife Liang Yifang’s persistent urging, he had come around to her view.

As his wife advised, they charged the repairs to the company and proceeded with site scouting there.

At first, Gu Wanqing didn’t challenge him; she approved it right away, yet no fitting locations existed in that area.

Later, with Gu Wanqing showing no suspicion, his audacity grew, leading to occasional petty corruptions.

However, he missed all the subtle warnings Gu Wanqing had dropped time and again, smugly dismissing her while looking down on her.

He constantly believed his skills matched or surpassed hers, blaming his lesser status solely on not being from the main Gu family branch, cursing his unlucky lot.

Yet he never suspected that she had noticed but deliberately given him chances to repent.

In the end, he plunged deeper into the mire, beyond saving, until Gu Wanqing reached her breaking point.

This episode allowed Gu Wanqing to solidify her authority, boosting discipline across the entire company.

As the Gu Family steadied itself, Sun Zhenjun’s wedding arrived on the scene.

Han Chunxue found herself swamped with preparations, and with Gu Wanqing’s son Han Chaojun too young and herself unfit for the tasks, she handled gift money talks while dispatching loads of other presents.

Gu Wanqing made sure to inform her sister-in-law Su Aihong beforehand, and since Su Aihong wasn’t narrow-minded, she saw that Gu Wanqing wasn’t trying to outshine them with pretense.

Of course, she raised no issues, recalling how generously her sister-in-law had gifted for her own son’s wedding.

That day after classes ended, Xinyan stepped out of school.

She was set to link up with her cousin Sun Zhenling at the department store to select a present for their cousin.

En route, however, she bumped into a sullen-faced Gu Yingying.

Xinyan had no plans to acknowledge her, but Gu Yingying boldly intercepted her, demanding, "Han Xinyan, are you happy now?"