Chapter 395: Chapter 395: Mr. Wang’s Reputation is Ruined
Gu Jiaojiao’s bowl was piled high with food. Not only was Su Shuochi adding food to her plate, but several of her sworn brothers were too.
"Jiaojiao, eat more. Look how skinny you are! Your arm is no thicker than my Xiao Rui’s thumb!"
Xiao Rui, who was at home, sneezed twice in a row. "Which son of a bitch is thinking about me again!"
At home, Mu Qingtong’s favorite thing to do was to serve food to her husband and daughter.
Although she didn’t know that Gu Jiaojiao was Divine Doctor Su Gu, she was very fond of pretty young girls.
Especially since her father, uncles, and other elders—whom she usually feared—all adored Gu Jiaojiao, she liked her unconditionally as well.
She showed her affection by piling food onto her plate. "Jiaojiao, I’ve already used the serving chopsticks to remove the fish bones. You can eat without worry."
"Thank you." Gu Jiaojiao didn’t refuse, mainly because she knew it would be useless.
But Gu Jiaojiao was a person of principle. ’No matter how much you give me, I’ll only eat until I’m full.’
Besides, there was a bottomless pit sitting right next to her. Anything she couldn’t finish, he would polish it all off.
The Mu Family’s dinner didn’t end until eight o’clock. Once she was full, Gu Jiaojiao took her leave. "As you all know, I have things to do tomorrow, so I’ll be going now."
Xu Zhong and his son caught a ride with Su Shuochi and left as well.
Elder Xiao and Mr. Han lived in the same compound, so they stayed for tea instead of rushing back.
RING RING... Around nine o’clock, the phone in the Mu Family’s living room began to ring urgently.
"Hello, this is Mu Ziquan. You..."
"Big Cousin... something terrible has happened! Get my mom on the phone."
"What happened? Tell me. Now," Mu Ziquan commanded, sensing immediately that it was bad news.
The four men of the Wang family—the father and his three sons—returned home well after eight, full from their meal. They heard the door open.
Wang Yuting’s venomous expression instantly shifted to one of a sweet, obedient girl. "Dad~ Brothers~ You’re back~ Where’s Mom?"
"Hmph!" Third Wang snorted coldly and ignored her.
Wang Yuting’s heart sank. ’Did that idiot tell her husband and sons what happened today?’
"Sob... Third Brother... Yuting hasn’t done anything to offend you, has she? Where’s my mom?" Wang Yuting asked again, suppressing her impatience.
"Wasn’t Mom with you? And you’re asking us?" the eldest Wang son retorted icily.
"We left Grandpa’s house this afternoon, and I went a separate way from Mom. Sob... Mom still isn’t back."
Wang Yuting cried her heart out. ’That fool couldn’t possibly be so stupid that she didn’t even have money for the streetcar, right?’
’Even if she walked, she should have been home by now!’
This time, she was truly afraid. If she lost the protection of her adoptive mother, she would have no place in the Wang Family.
"Yuting, you knew your mother wasn’t back yet. Why didn’t you leave with her?" Mr. Wang said sternly.
"Dad~ I went to the hospital with Brother Yu. Mom said she would be fine coming home by herself."
"The problem is that Mom *still* isn’t back!" the second son asked viciously.
"Yuting, come with me to the study." Mr. Wang had no desire to say more. His only thought was to get rid of this menace.
After all, Wang Yuting was one of his clansmen, a person from their Wang Family Village. He still had to return home every year to pay respects to their ancestors.
So, Mr. Wang wanted to have a private talk with Wang Yuting, and he was even willing to give her some extra money.
Little did he know that Wang Yuting was already captivated by the glamour of the Imperial City and had no intention of returning to some poor, backwater village.
Most importantly, if Wang Yuting returned to the countryside, she wouldn’t be able to complete the task Lin Yu had given her, and her entire family would be killed.
Though Wang Yuting didn’t know if "entire family" meant the Wang Family in the Imperial City or her biological parents back home.
But the mere thought that Lin Yu couldn’t marry her was enough to make Wang Yuting’s composure crumble.
She saw Mr. Wang still droning on and on, and saw that there was no one else in the study.
Gritting her teeth, Wang Yuting ruthlessly stripped herself naked, ripped the buttons off Mr. Wang’s shirt, and clung to him tightly, refusing to let go.
’This adoptive father of mine is well-preserved. He looks to be only in his forties and holds a high-ranking position.’
’Since I can’t marry Lin Yu, replacing my foolish adoptive mother isn’t out of the question.’
So, Wang Yuting began to shout at the top of her lungs, as if afraid no one would hear her.
"Dad~ Don’t do this to Yuting! I know I’m not your biological daughter, but how could you betray Mom like this?"
Mr. Wang was stunned for a full eighteen seconds. He trembled with rage. As a frail scholar, shaking with fury, he was completely unable to pull Wang Yuting off him.
When the three Wang sons opened the study door, they saw their disheveled father and a completely naked Wang Yuting.
Having never witnessed such a scene, they quickly backed out of the room, not daring to go forward and pull them apart.
On the other end of the line, Mu Ziquan was furious. "The three of you, a father and his sons, can’t pull one girl away?"
"Big Cousin, she’s naked!"
"You’re too proper! This is no time for that! Go give her a good hard slap! If you beat her to death, I’ll take the blame."
After saying his piece, Mu Ziquan slammed the phone down and ordered Mu Qing to go to the Wang Family’s residence immediately to handle the situation.
But by the time the eldest Wang son hung up, it was already too late. A crowd of people had already entered their living room.
It was just Wang Yuting’s dumb luck that the Wang men were all scholars. They believed in not getting into disputes with women.
If she had run into unreasonable people, they would have slapped her to the ground long ago and seen how she’d dare to act so brazenly.
The eldest son had been so focused on coming downstairs to make the call that he had forgotten to close the main door. Now, the Wang Family’s living room was packed with neighbors.
They had heard Wang Yuting’s screams and come over in groups to see what was going on.
When Wang Yuting heard the neighbors flooding into the living room downstairs, she staggered out of the study.
A disheveled mess, she cried hysterically, accusing her adoptive father of being inhuman.
And so, everyone learned that Wang Heming had tried to take advantage of his adopted daughter while his wife was away...
"Oh, heavens! I see him looking so prim and proper all the time, I actually thought he was a good person!"
"Hah! He’s worse than an animal. The Mu Family will never let him get away with this."
"My god! Let me tell you, the more sanctimonious someone acts, the filthier their heart is," said a man who was jealous of Mr. Wang.
"Mmm, Teacher Li has a point. And that Wang Heming is exactly that kind of sanctimonious jerk."
"This just shatters my worldview. I think this Wang Family is done for," a woman said with a sharp, spiteful tone.
"Tsk, the Wang Family’s adopted daughter was raised like a delicate flower. I was even thinking of having my son marry her."
"You didn’t know? Old Wang just didn’t want to let you have her, so he helped himself first, haha."
"This Old Wang is just shameless. If Mu Qingtong doesn’t beat him to death when she gets back, I won’t believe it."
"Tsk tsk, don’t be so sure. The missus of the Wang family only married Old Wang because he was handsome. You think she’d have the heart to hit him?"
"Exactly! The neighbor’s right. Maybe Mrs. Wang will just sweep this under the rug to keep the peace!"
Mu Qing, leading several men in black, heard the crowd’s chattering gossip about their family’s son-in-law while they were still outside the residential compound.
No matter what their Young Miss did now, the son-in-law’s reputation was already ruined...
