Everyone was initially startled when they heard the voice. They wondered who was speaking as no one seemed to have opened their mouths. But upon reflection, what was said did seem to make some sense. After all, wasn't the young master of the Gu family also Old Master Gu's illegitimate child? Yet, Old Master Gu had brought the illegitimate child and his mother to the Gu family openly. If he really had other illegitimate children, he could have brought them back as well. Could it be that today's incident was actually part of a business battle? However, those foreigners all seemed so insistent on having a paternity test. They didn't really look like actors.
Taking advantage of the fact that everyone was skeptical, Old Master Gu immediately ordered the bodyguards to take all those foreigners away and lock them up. "Everyone, I apologize for the farce today. But let me say this. If someone wants to compete with the Gu Group, they should do it openly. Why resort to smearing my personal life?"
Out of deference to the Gu family's power, although people had their doubts, they didn't dare to voice them openly. Instead, they all chimed in, "We know Old Master Gu's character well. Naturally, we wouldn't believe such an absurd story."
Damn capitalists, Jiang Miaomiao gritted her teeth secretly. It seemed that as long as the Gu Group remained intact, no matter how chaotic Old Master Gu's personal life was, it wouldn't cause much of a stir. Although some of the Gu Group's products had been boycotted recently due to Gu Xize's actions, the Gu Group had an extensive range of industries, covering all aspects of life. Moreover, many people didn't use the Internet. The incident of Gu Xize rigging votes was only known to those who were active online. Therefore, she had to target the Gu Group first.
Jiang Miaomiao sighed. The restriction of only being able to modify one character at a time was too harsh. Just as she thought this, the system's voice rang out in her mind. [Host, don't worry. Although your current modification limit is only one character, every time you modify a character, you accumulate one point. When you reach a hundred points, you can increase the modification limit by one character. However, you can't make meaningless plot changes just to increase points.]
Is that so? Jiang Miaomiao's previously gloomy eyes instantly brightened. So, it was possible to modify an entire sentence or a plot section in the future?
Just as she was thinking this, Jiang Zhi walked over. She behaved like the mistress of the house, gracefully and properly ushering the guests to their seats. Although people didn't say anything openly, they were whispering behind her back. "Who does she think she is? What right does she have to boss people around here?" "She's relying on having saved the young master of the Gu family and trying to take advantage of it by acting like the mistress of the Gu family."
Jiang Zhi pretended not to hear. After all, after tonight, she would be Old Master Gu's adopted daughter and the legitimate young lady of the Gu family. These people would be scrambling to curry favor with her then. She had just helped Old Master Gu out of a difficult situation, and he was quite fond of her at the moment. She had to seize the opportunity and press on. If she could please Old Master Gu, perhaps her relationship with Beichen would progress soon.
Thinking this way, Jiang Zhi quickly asked someone to bring out the birthday gift she had prepared. "Lord, this is a special old wine I've found. Today is your birthday, and I hope this wine can add some joy to the occasion."
Old Master Gu was a wine - lover, especially of old wines. Her gift really hit the mark. Sure enough, the next second, Old Master Gu happily beckoned Jiang Zhi over. "This wine has a rich aroma. It must be a well - aged vintage. You've put a lot of thought into it."
Praised by Old Master Gu, Jiang Zhi beamed from ear to ear. "It's the wine's honor to be able to bring joy to you on this important day."
Glancing at the main table, Jiang Miaomiao, thinking it was a waste not to use the opportunity, asked the system to bring up the plot. [Original text: Old Master Gu happily picked up the jar of old wine and sniffed it by his nose. The aroma made him couldn't help but click his tongue in admiration.]
Jiang Miaomiao thought for a moment. [System, change 'old wine' to'mouse'.]
The next second, at the main table, Old Master Gu, full of glee, picked up the jar and sniffed it repeatedly. "Not bad, not bad. This is the smell."
Right after he said this, he suddenly sensed something was wrong. Why did it seem like there was a rustling sound coming from the jar? Old Master Gu furrowed his brows and brought the jar close to his ear.
At the same time, in an unnoticed corner, Gu Xize was hiding behind a rockery, aiming his gun at Jiang Zhi, who was standing beside Old Master Gu. Having been trying to assassinate her for ten years, he finally got his chance. Without hesitation, he pulled the trigger.
"Coocoo - coo!"
Gu Xize stared at the gun in his hand in disbelief, then he glared at the bodyguard. The bodyguard was speechless. Come on, where was he supposed to get a real gun? A toy gun was the best he could do. This was the latest model of a squawking - chicken pistol he'd managed to buy with great difficulty. It looked almost identical to a real gun, but when the trigger was pulled, it could only make a chicken - like sound. It was quite good for scaring people.
The chicken - like sound Gu Xize made didn't scare him, but it did startle the other guests. This shock caused an even louder commotion from the jar Old Master Gu was holding.
"This old wine is rather strange. Why is there a sound coming from it?"
He was going to find out what kind of wine was inside. Old Master Gu raised his hand and opened the seal of the jar, then tried to pour some into a glass. But curiously, no wine flowed out. Old Master Gu frowned and peeked inside the jar. Unfortunately, it was too dark to see clearly.
At this moment, the jar started shaking even more violently. Old Master Gu put his eye close to the opening of the jar and was met with a pair of shiny, intelligent eyes.
It was a mouse!
Old Master Gu's face turned pale. Just as he realized what he was seeing, a mouse shot out of the jar.
"Ah —!"
Screams rang out at the scene. Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a huge mouse standing on Old Master Gu's head. Even more terrifyingly, mice were still scurrying out of the wine jar on the table.
"Ah! A mouse!"
"Ah - ah - ah!"
The people present were mostly noble ladies and rich second - generation. They had never seen such a scene and were all screaming in terror. In an instant, people were fleeing and screaming, and the place was in chaos. One mouse even jumped onto the twelve - layer birthday cake and left a dropping.
The 55 - year - old birthday celebration had turned into this mess. The fat and stinky mouse had also messed up his hair, and Old Master Gu was so angry that steam seemed to be coming out of his head. Everyone was stunned. "My goodness, steam is coming out of Old Master Gu's head." "I've never seen someone actually get so angry that steam comes out of their head." "But why does it seem like a yellow liquid is flowing down from his hair?"
Everyone took a closer look and realized it was the fresh urine the mouse had just left on his hair, steaming.
"Urine! It's urine!"
"There's mouse urine on Old Master Gu's head!" "Damn it!"
Old Master Gu's face was beyond description in terms of how bad it looked, and his eyes were so fierce that he seemed ready to kill.
Jiang Zhi, who was standing 一旁,was completely stunned. That jar of old wine had cost her a fortune! She never imagined that so many mice would come out of it. All the good impression she had gained from helping Old Master Gu out of the previous situation was now completely ruined by these mice!
Taking a deep breath, she forced herself to endure the nausea and bravely stepped forward to grab the mouse off Old Master Gu's head and quickly came up with an excuse. "Old Master Gu! This jar of wine was placed in the storage room with other birthday gifts. Someone must have sneaked in and replaced my wine to make you look bad!"