190: The dispute begins

Gu Yu had already mentioned over the phone that Gu Yongze agreed to the share transfer, but only after Xiao Yang turned one.

Gu Xiaoyue, of course, knew that Gu Yongze would never agree to transfer 70% of the shares; he had said that on purpose.

"Yes, yes, Eldest Miss. The Master came here today specifically to give the young master his shares!" Chen Butler chimed in from the side, taking a share transfer agreement out of his briefcase.

Gu Xiaoyue took it, flipped through it, gave a scoff, and tossed the agreement onto the tea table.

"The Gu Family Head is certainly generous. To transfer 3% of the shares—you must really be bleeding yourselves dry!"

Gu Qi said disdainfully, "Is three percent not enough? The annual dividends alone are over ten million—more than enough to support you renting such a large house!"

So, Gu Qi thought this house was rented by Gu Yu and the others!

"Does this house even need to be rented? But I suppose it was hard on the Gu Family Head to drag the whole family from Qingyu to Hechuan just to deliver these 3% of shares!"

"If it weren't for your younger brother's first birthday, do you think we would have come? He is the eldest grandson of the Gu Family, after all. We thought we'd stop by to see how you're doing—you seem to be getting by well enough!"

Gu Qi half-reclined on the sofa, his gaze sweeping around the house once more. Gu Xiaoyue even felt that he was already calculating how to seize this property.

She was still too young; with just one sentence, Gu Qi had tricked her into revealing that she had purchased this property with her own star coins.

Gu Xiaoyue lowered her eyes and chuckled softly. "It seems the suppression from the Xiao family didn't really hurt the Gu Family's foundation." Gu Yongze and Gu Qi's expressions darkened.

"Hmph, I knew it was you, you wretched girl. Stirring up trouble everywhere and causing so much grief for the Gu Family!" It was clear that Gu Qi was gritting his teeth as he spoke, his tone filled with resentment.

However, Gu Xiaoyue knew that Gu Qi had no real ability; the Gu Family relied entirely on Gu Yongze to struggle on.

"You're joking, Second Uncle. I'm just competing and participating in a few events. The Lu family, the Su family, and even that girl from the Duan Family who came down the mountain this time—they were all defeated by me. If they want their families to target the Gu Family, you can't blame me. You wouldn't want me to throw a match, would you? After all, since I won the National Competition this year, Nanya awarded me 50 million star coins."

Gu Xiaoyue took out the bank card awarded by Principal Zheng and toyed with it in her hand. Compared to this, the dividends from those 3% of Gus shares seemed insignificant. Moreover, with all the rare treasures in her Yu Beast Space, that bit of dividend was truly negligible!

"Oh, right. The Gu Family Head went to the Chu family to propose a marriage, but I prefer the young master of the Shui family. It's just that the Shui Family Head doesn't seem to approve of me being with Ling Yu, so I'm afraid—" Gu Xiaoyue swept her cold gaze over the people from the Gu Family one by one, enjoying the colorful expressions on their faces.

Not only was the Shui family more powerful than the Chu family, but the Shui Family Head was also notoriously ruthless in the business world. If Gu Xiaoyue preferred the young master of the Shui family, the most direct way for Shui Junyi to prove she wasn't worthy of Shui Lingyu would be to destroy the Gu Family!

By then, let alone the families she might have offended during the competition, the Gu Family wouldn't even be able to contend with the Chu family or the Shui family!

"You, you jinx!" Upon hearing this, Shen Jiajing felt as if the sky were collapsing! She put her hands on her hips, pointed at Gu Xiaoyue's nose, and cursed bitterly.

"You won't be satisfied until you ruin the Gu Family, will you! Old Master, are you still keeping this debt-collecting ghost? Hurry up and kick her out of the Gu Family!"

Shen Jiajing was, of course, happy to kick Gu Xiaoyue out of the Gu Family. From her current perspective, not only could Gu Xiaoyue not bring any benefits to the Gu Family, but she also wanted to split their family assets! It would be best to kick out Gu Yu and Gu Xiaoyang along with her, so that the Gu Family assets would return to being entirely in the hands of their second branch, just like before!

Gu Yongze's brow furrowed tightly. He had previously hoped that Gu Xiaoyue could establish a connection with the Chu family and the Ye family. Was it really as she said—that she preferred the young master of the Shui family? What about Chu Li, then? Anyone with eyes could see that Chu Li had been infatuated with her for a long time; he probably wouldn't be willing to let this go! Even if Chu Li didn't make a move for now, a few years later, when he inherited the Chu family assets, how could he not vent his anger?

Seeing Gu Yongze still hesitating, Gu Xiaoyue thought she needed to administer a stronger dose.

"Although I am quite fond of the young master of the Shui family, the young master of the He family has also confessed to me before. Compared to families that started in business, a military marriage seems more secure! Being this popular is quite troublesome, isn't it? Second Madame Gu, wouldn't you agree?"

Beside her, Gu Xiaoxing was gritting her teeth so hard they felt like they might shatter! Back in school, she had wanted to hook up with Chu Li, but hadn't succeeded! Now, Gu Xiaoyue was like a hot commodity, pursued relentlessly by young masters from various prestigious families. How could she possibly deserve that? She was clearly prettier than Gu Xiaoyue; were those men blind?!

"The young master of the He family? The son of General He Qichao?" Shen Jiajing immediately perked up and put on a fawning smile for Gu Xiaoyue.

"Xiao Yue, look, my Xiaoxing looks a bit like you. Why don't you introduce the young master of the He family to Xiaoxing? Your Second Aunt thinks the young master of the Shui family is more suitable for you, and we shouldn't let the young master of the He family go to an outsider, right?"

"Looks a bit like me? Heh! You've certainly mastered the art of 'stand-in literature'! To tell you the truth, the young master of the He family likes me because I'm powerful. Is your Gu Xiaoxing even worthy?"

Now, Shen Jiajing's face turned completely black. "You little harlot, I don't know what kind of love potion you fed those young masters! Just like your cheap mother, all you know is how to seduce men! If she hadn't seduced Big Brother back then, he would have married the girl from the Ye family, and the Gu Family would definitely be several times better off than it is now!"

Shen Jiajing didn't care about her image as a wealthy lady anymore and started cursing loudly. When Gu Xiaoxing bullied Gu Xiaoyue before, she used the same rhetoric—it was clearly all taught by her!

Memories of the original owner flashed through Gu Xiaoyue's mind, along with the original owner's grief and powerlessness to resist. Unfortunately, she was not the original owner!

"Slap—" "Slap!" Gu Xiaoyue flicked her fingers slightly, controlling the wind from a distance, and slapped Shen Jiajing. At the same time, Gu Yu slammed his hand onto the tea table.

"You, you dare hit me!" Shen Jiajing looked at her in disbelief. Gu Xiaoyue actually dared to strike her, her Second Aunt, in front of Gu Yongze, defying her elders!

"Watch your tongue, Sister-in-law! If not for that beast tide back then, Qing Ning would still be a young lady of the Mu family; she should not be insulted by you like this!" Gu Yu's veins were bulging, and he looked like he was barely restraining himself. He could allow them to slander him, as he really hadn't contributed to the development of the Gu Family, but he could not allow others to speak ill of Qing Ning!

How could Gu Qi allow Gu Xiaoyue to hit Shen Jiajing? Wasn't that just a slap in his own face? He stood up, intending to seek justice for Shen Jiajing. "I think you're in need of some discipline. Your Second Uncle is going to teach you a lesson in being a human today!"

Gu Xiaoyue looked on, somewhat speechless, as Gu Qi rolled up his sleeves and charged toward her. How could he dare?!