Chapter 1395: Chapter 1399: What Gu Junzhu Must Protect
“It’s quite good,” Ye Xingbei also clapped her hands, feeling emotional as she said: “It’s true what the books say, marriage is a woman’s second life. No matter how unhappy her family of origin is, if she can have a happy marriage, it’s like leaping out of a pit of fire into a new life.”
“Marriage could also be a second rebirth for a man,” teased Gu Junzhu: “Marrying a rich and beautiful woman can save decades of struggle just the same.”
Ye Xingbei glanced at him: “Isn’t that called being a kept man, Mr. Gu?”
“You see,” Gu Junzhu said with a sigh and a shake of his head, “you women are always yelling about gender equality, but when it comes to things like this, you’re not talking about equality anymore! It’s taken for granted when a woman finds a man with good conditions, but if a man finds a woman with good conditions, he’s labeled a ‘phoenix man’ or a kept man… poor guys!”
Ye Xingbei: “…Alright, actually, you do make sense. We shouldn’t call a man a kept man or a phoenix man just because he found a wealthy woman. As long as he has self-respect and the love is genuine, everything else, like conditions, is just passing clouds.”
“Passing what clouds?” Gu Junzhu flicked her forehead. “Marriages are still mostly about matching social and economic status. When the gap is too big, lifestyles differ greatly, conflicts abound, and the marriage is likely to have problems… just look at Qiao Yi…”
He curled his lips upwards, still smiling, but his smile was filled with coldness and sarcasm.
Ye Xingbei felt her heart squeeze, taking his hand in hers.
Last night, the old master brought up Qiao Yi with a casual air.
The room was full of astute people; even though the old master tried hard to appear unconcerned, everyone quickly saw that he was probing to see if they had informed Qiao Yi and if Qiao Yi would attend Qiao Zui’s wedding.
Qiao Zui immediately looked annoyed, telling the old master that he and Qiao Yi had had a row, and he never wanted to see Qiao Yi again in his life.
He acted as if Qiao Yi had deeply hurt him and left the room.
The old master just shook his head and sighed, saying nothing.
Last night, Gu Junzhu was in a bad mood all evening.
Ye Xingbei didn’t know how to comfort him and could only keep him company in silence.
No matter how capable he was, he couldn’t bring the dead back to life.
This would be a permanent regret and sorrow in Gu Junzhu’s heart.
A secret that had to be kept from the old master for a lifetime.
Seeing the concern in her eyes, Gu Junzhu chuckled, ruffling the back of her head. “Don’t worry, once Xiao Mi has her baby, the old master will be preoccupied with that.”
Ye Xingbei nodded, “Yes, that will definitely happen.”
But in truth, the two of them knew.
It wouldn’t.
For the elders, no matter how many children there are, each one is unique.
They wouldn’t neglect another just because one is doing well.
Each child is like their fingers, they feel deep pain no matter which one is hurt.”
Ye Xingbei reached out to wrap her arms around his waist, nestling into his embrace.
Gu Junzhu chuckled lightly, patting her gently. “The wedding is over, we should head to the hotel now.”
The person is gone.
Qiao Yi will never come back.
What he could do was to protect Qiao Zui and Yun Jue well.
He swore that every member of the Gu Family would live a safe and stable life from now on, and there would be no more accidents!
After the wedding ended, all the guests took cars to the hotel.
The wedding banquet began.
The Gu Family had booked the entire Beijing Grand Hotel.
In the lobby on the first floor, the atmosphere was lively with elegant dresses and bustling voices.
Situ Liunian drove Situ Lanyu past the outside of the Beijing Grand Hotel.