Chapter 875: Really Annoying

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The incident of Su Li’s abduction had occurred, and Gu Zi had never considered seeking help from her foster father’s family. However, Zhang Mei’s callous remarks were unforgivable. Now, whenever Gu Zi encountered Zhang Mei, she couldn’t even muster the pretense of civility.

Zhang Mei, on the other hand, was much more agitated. She rushed forward, accusing Gu Zi loudly, “Well, look at you! I heard you were at the military hospital, and I didn’t believe it, but here you are! How shameless can you be? Gong Zhan is married now, yet you follow him everywhere. Stand still! I demand you leave the capital immediately, do you understand?”

Zhang Mei was a woman of action, and if she perceived Gu Zi as a threat to her relationship with Gong Zhan, she would interpret any of Gu Zi’s actions as attempts to win Gong Zhan back, regardless of the truth.

Gu Zi was speechless in the face of Zhang Mei’s accusations, but she had no energy to be angry with her. She stopped in her tracks and coldly retorted, “Aunt Zhang, your habit of talking nonsense is getting worse. Which eye of yours saw me following Gong Zhan? Since we’re at the hospital, why don’t you get your brain checked? If you can’t stand seeing me in the capital, why are you here? You should leave, I certainly can’t.”

Zhang Mei scoffed, “You disrespectful brat, how dare you talk to me like this now? Who do you think you are? Why can’t you leave? Gong Zhan is injured; Lin Miao can’t come, but I, as his mother-in-law, can. You’re not needed here!”

Mo Li, who was watching the drama unfold from the sidelines, was quite relaxed. She wasn’t worried about Gu Zi trying to win Gong Zhan back. Her only concern was that Gong Zhan might be moved by Gu Zi’s presence. Therefore, she didn’t object to Zhang Mei’s attempts to drive Gu Zi away. If she couldn’t drive her away, why not make her uncomfortable?

She also took the opportunity to curry favor with Zhang Mei, chiming in, “Miss Gu, it’s indeed inappropriate for you to be here. Now that Deputy Commander Gong’s mother-in-law is here, why are you still refusing to leave?” After Mo Li finished speaking, she deliberately glanced at the surrounding people. Seeing that everyone had come to watch the spectacle, a cold smile curled up at the corner of her mouth.

However, Gu Zi was not one to be trifled with. She immediately retorted, “I’m not suitable to be in the military hospital, but you are? Those who know, know that you’re Gong Zhan’s secretary. Those who don’t, might speculate something more embarrassing, thinking you two have an inappropriate relationship.”

Mo Li was well aware of Gu Zi’s sharp tongue, but she hadn’t anticipated just how piercing it could be. Each word struck her heart, causing it to flutter in anxiety. It seemed Gu Zi had discerned her intentions towards Gong Zhan. This Gu Zi was no simple character.

The surrounding crowd turned their gaze towards Mo Li, causing her to feel a heat surge through her body, akin to being roasted over a fire.

After a moment, she managed to find her retort, her face flushed as she rebutted, “Miss Gu, it was Aunt Zhang who suggested I accompany her due to the long journey. I was merely looking after her. As a secretary, I certainly don’t have the right to care for Deputy Commander Gong. But Aunt Zhang is Deputy Commander Gong’s mother-in-law. Surely she is more suitable to care for him than you?”

Upon hearing this, Zhang Mei nodded vigorously, anger seeping into her voice, “Gu Zi, don’t go too far. Just because you want to steal someone else’s husband, you think everyone else is as shameless as you? Despite being my adopted daughter and receiving the grace of my Gu family, you’re not even as good as Mo Li. Mo Li kindly escorted me here, yet you’ve made her out to be so despicable. You’ve gone too far!”

Zhang Mei, with every utterance of ‘shameless’, was convinced that Gu Zi was here to steal Gong Zhan. Little did she know that the surrounding crowd shook their heads at her words. The guards nearby also wore grim expressions. Gu Zi was the wife of their Commander Su, and their affection for each other was well-known throughout the military district.

Everyone admired Gu Zi, who had managed to win over the heroic Commander Su. Such a woman was undoubtedly extraordinary. They respectfully referred to her as Madam Gu Zi, yet these two women, seemingly appearing out of nowhere, were slandering her with such harsh words. It was infuriating!

As far as they could tell, there was no evidence to suggest that Madam Gu Zi had any interest in Deputy Commander Gong. Up until now, Madam Gu Zi hadn’t even glanced at Deputy Commander Gong. If it weren’t for these two women’s accusations, they wouldn’t even believe that Madam Gu Zi knew Deputy Commander Gong.

One of the guards couldn’t help but speak up, “You two, you can’t just slander Madam Gu Zi like this. Do you even know who she is? She is our Su…”

Gu Zi interrupted the guard, saying to him, “Who I am is not important, they don’t need to know. However, I do recall hearing that Deputy Commander Gong has been planning to divorce for a while now. With the arrival of the woman’s family, there’s bound to be some commotion, disturbing the peace of the injured. I suggest we don’t let them in.”