Chapter 264: Chapter 242 Gu Qimiao’s Cunning Plan
Gu Qimiao didn’t know which of her words had gone wrong again. She felt she had already lowered her stance and admitted her mistake. Why was he still angry?
Returning to her previous position, just as she was about to sit down, another figure sat down opposite her faster than she could. Gu Qimiao paused, looking at the woman opposite her. Her delicate brows knitted together. Why was she here too?
Lu Qianwen pointed to the seat opposite with a finger adorned with black nail polish, signaling Gu Qimiao to sit down.
In front of a love rival, one naturally couldn’t back down. Gu Qimiao raised her head and sat opposite Lu Qianwen. Seeing through her true nature, Gu Qimiao naturally wouldn’t foolishly call her "Sister Qianwen" like before.
She just looked at her, waiting for her to speak.
Lu Qianwen waved to a passing waiter and took two glasses of champagne, giving one to herself and placing one by Gu Qimiao’s hand.
Having been drugged by her once, Gu Qimiao was now cautious and wouldn’t casually accept anything from her.
"Not pregnant, right? Can you still drink these?"
Gu Qimiao didn’t answer that question and instead asked her directly, "What do you want?"
Seeing her pick up the glass and take a small sip, she laughed, "Just married not long ago and already arguing and having problems?"
It seemed she had seen what happened between her and Shen Yanchen just now. Gu Qimiao didn’t deny the argument but said, "You wouldn’t understand. Quarrels are the seasonings of marriage; the more you argue, the closer you get."
"That’s good then. I was worried rumors of Madam Shen leaving with nothing might spread soon."
Gu Qimiao naturally heard she was cursing her and Shen Yanchen to divorce. Facing such a person, she certainly wouldn’t be polite. "Then I’m afraid I’ll disappoint you. My husband and I will never get divorced."
Upon hearing this, Lu Qianwen chuckled lightly, a victorious smile that made Gu Qimiao very annoyed. "Well, if that’s the case, I wish you well. But when you’re enjoying all this, have you ever thought about my deceased brother?"
At the mention of Lu Jinxu, Gu Qimiao’s expression froze. Hearing Lu Qianwen continue, "My brother died because of you, right? Don’t you feel any guilt at all?"
Regarding Lu Jinxu, she was grateful in her heart, but that shouldn’t be used as a reason to attack her. Even realizing such things, she didn’t want to. "I’m very sorry about Brother Lu, but that will never be a reason for me to give up my husband to compensate you."
"I never said that..."
"But that’s what you think!" Gu Qimiao interrupted her. She hated people who said one thing but meant another the most.
Seeing the woman opposite smile without denying it.
Gu Qimiao made her attitude clear, "I don’t care what experience you had with him before, but now the person with him is me. I will use all my strength to defend what belongs to me. As long as he doesn’t let go, I won’t leave for any reason."
Upon hearing this, Lu Qianwen’s smile deepened. She didn’t expect not seeing her for a while would make her so eloquent, putting down her glass, standing up, looking down at her and saying, "You’re overthinking. I was just wishing you well."
After saying that, she turned and left. Gu Qimiao watched her back, her mind full of the look of victory in her eyes and smile before she turned around. Who would believe that was a sincere blessing? Rather, it felt like she was up to something again.
In Lu Qianwen’s mind, Gu Qimiao was a vile woman who stole the man she liked and caused her brother’s death. When there was no enmity, she already treated her like that; now, she certainly wouldn’t let her go easily.
But she wasn’t afraid; she would face whatever came. Lu Qianwen’s current goal was merely to take Shen Yanchen away. However, despite not being around all these years, Lu Qianwen hadn’t gotten Shen Yanchen. Now that Shen Yanchen was married to her, she didn’t believe Lu Qianwen could pull any tricks.
Most likely, she was just trying to make her uncomfortable.
As Lu Qianwen disappeared from view, Gu Qimiao collected her thoughts, looking around but not seeing Shen Yanchen. She wondered where he went again.
Sitting in her seat, she wiped the blood from her heel with a tissue, glancing at the quartz clock on the wall, which pointed to ten o’clock. The banquet should end soon. She had to take measures quickly; otherwise, tonight’s time would be wasted.
In distress, seeing the faint bloodstain on the tissue, an idea suddenly struck her mind.
Putting on her shoes, she got up and found his figure in the crowd, seeing him standing with an old man and a young girl. Gu Qimiao didn’t have to go over to know they were probably matchmaking for Shen Yanchen.
Everyone knew he was married, so why were so many people still after him?
Walking in high heels to stand behind the champagne tower, she looked around but didn’t find any small knives, her eyes landing on the corkscrew beside the bar. Seeing the bartender wasn’t around, she reached out and took it.
Almost without hesitation, she slashed her left arm hard. Misjudging the force, it seemed too deep, and blood immediately flowed down her arm in a red line...
Gu Qimiao didn’t feel any pain, but she knew he couldn’t stand to see her bleed. Once he saw blood on her, he would forget he was angry and take her to treat the wound first.
So Gu Qimiao walked around the back of the champagne tower, stopping two meters away from Shen Yanchen, standing behind the father-daughter pair, meeting his eyes. He glanced at her and looked away.
Gu Qimiao pursed her lips, walked to the side of two middle-aged women, and purposely stood next to them. Seeing the shocking blood on her arm, the women immediately covered their mouths in alarm, "Oh my god, little girl, what happened to your hand? How did it bleed so much?"
The woman’s loud voice naturally attracted Shen Yanchen’s attention. Gu Qimiao smiled in her heart, maintaining a blank face, pretending to just realize her injury, she raised her arm to look.
Before she could put it down, her arm was grabbed, and the next moment, she was scooped up horizontally.
Gu Qimiao smiled in satisfaction, reaching to hook his neck, only to be pulled away by him sternly, "Don’t move."
Watching her with a smile, she asked, "Are you not mad at me anymore?"
He didn’t answer, requesting a first aid kit from a servant with a stern face, taking her to the first floor resting room and hurriedly treating her wound.
Gu Qimiao kept a sweet smile, watching him dress her wound. As long as he still cared for her, it was worth cutting herself however many times. She wasn’t afraid of pain anyway.
She didn’t realize how much that deep cut hurt the man in front of her.
