Seeing this, Gu Beichen stepped forward to speak up for her. "Dad, it must be some people who can't stand the Gu Group and want to take revenge on you tonight. Zhizhi is just caught in the crossfire."
Old Master Gu glared at her viciously, then went to clean up. He naturally guessed that this was the doing of those who were jealous of the Gu Group. Jiang Zhi had always been trying to please him and had even leaked a lot of Jiang's Group's secrets. It was impossible for her to be behind this. However, she wasn't completely blameless. Didn't she think of checking the jar of wine carefully before bringing it over?
Jiang Zhi's eyes instantly welled up with tears when she saw that Old Master Gu didn't even look at her. "Beichen... What should I do? Old Master Gu seems really angry with me."
Gu Beichen patted her shoulder in consolation. When Old Master Gu came out after cleaning up and changing into a new set of clothes, he immediately went up to speak well of Jiang Zhi again. But Old Master Gu still had a cold expression.
Gu Beichen helped Old Master Gu sit down and then winked at Jiang Zhi. "Zhizhi, you know Dad's taste best. Come and serve him some food."
Jiang Zhi sniffled and then quickly walked over.
Jiang Miaomiao had been closely observing the situation at the main table. Seeing this, she immediately asked the system to bring up the plot again.
[Original text: Jiang Zhi picked up the chopsticks, put the dishes that Old Master Gu usually liked into a bowl, and carefully placed it in front of him. "Lord, don't be angry with those who can't stand the Gu Group. It's not worth getting angry and hurting your health. These are the dishes you like the most. You're the birthday star tonight, so you should eat more."]
Jiang Miaomiao chuckled.
[System, change 'put the dishes into a bowl' to 'put the dishes into a shoe'.]
The next second, Jiang Zhi picked up the chopsticks, then suddenly bent down and got under the table. Gu Beichen, who was speaking up for her, frowned when she made such an inappropriate move. He reached out to tug at Jiang Zhi.
Then, he saw Jiang Zhi emerge from under the table, holding the high - heeled shoe she had just taken off. Just as he was about to lose his temper, he was stunned by Jiang Zhi's next action.
Jiang Zhi stood up with a smile. In the astonished eyes of everyone, she put all the dishes that Old Master Gu usually liked into the shoe. Then, she placed the high - heeled shoe filled with dishes in front of Old Master Gu.
"Lord, don't be angry with those who can't stand the Gu Group. It's not worth getting angry and hurting your health. These are the dishes you like the most. You're the birthday star tonight, so you should eat more."
"..."
Old Master Gu looked up in disbelief. Was this woman crazy?
Gu Beichen immediately pulled Jiang Zhi behind him and couldn't help growling at her, "Are you crazy! Do you know what you're doing!"
After that, he quickly glanced around. When he saw the strange looks from the people around, he felt as if the world was spinning. It was so embarrassing! The usually generous and elegant Jiang Zhi actually made such a stupid move in front of so many people, embarrassing him. Did she do it on purpose?
Thinking of this, Gu Beichen's hand, which was holding Jiang Zhi's wrist, tightened involuntarily.
"Beichen... You're hurting me."
Jiang Zhi looked up with a wronged expression. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw the high - heeled shoe filled with dishes in front of Old Master Gu. Her face instantly changed. Looking down, she found that one of her feet was bare, and the shoe in front of Old Master Gu was the one she had just been wearing.
What was going on? A wave of fear washed over Jiang Zhi. What had she just done? A strong sense of unease enveloped her. She had no idea what had happened. Her body had suddenly seemed to be out of her control.
"Beichen, Old Master Gu... Please listen to my explanation."
Old Master Gu, whose mood was already bad, didn't want to listen to her explanation. He impatiently flicked his sleeves and stood up. "Jiang Zhi, I thought you were a smart person. I think we'd better talk about adopting you as my adopted daughter later."
After saying that, Old Master Gu left the scene directly. He didn't completely close the door because Jiang Zhi might still be in possession of many of Jiang's Group's secrets, and he still needed her for the acquisition of Jiang's Group. Besides, the child in her belly was his grandson after all.
Watching Old Master Gu's retreating back, Jiang Zhi couldn't hold back her tears. The position of the Gu family's young lady that she had been longing for was gone. However... She still had a chance.
Jiang Zhi raised her hand and stubbornly wiped away the tears on her face, then looked at Gu Beichen beside her. If she couldn't be the Gu family's young lady, she could still be the Gu family's young mistress.
"Beichen..."
Gu Beichen lowered his eyes and saw her red - rimmed eyes. For some reason, he felt inexplicably irritated.
"Come with me."
Seeing the two leave, Jiang Miaomiao immediately found an excuse to get up and follow them. Jiang Miaomiao's parents wanted to say something but held back. In fact, they also wanted to follow and watch the 好戏. Just now, although they didn't know exactly what was going on, they heard Miaomiao tell the system to change 'put the dishes into a bowl' to 'put the dishes into a shoe'. Amazingly, Jiang Zhi actually did it. They weren't old - fashioned people. They had read novels about systems. They just never expected that the system in the novels would appear on their daughter.
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Behind a secluded rockery, Jiang Zhi was pulling Gu Beichen's arm and crying. "Beichen... You know I've prepared a lot for tonight. How could I have deliberately done such a thing to embarrass you? I really didn't know what happened to me just now. It was as if I couldn't control my body..."
Her words reminded Gu Beichen of what happened at the hotel entrance that day. He had also suddenly lost control of his body and danced a suggestive dance at the hotel entrance. Coupled with Jiang Zhi's pitiful appearance, his heart softened instantly.
"Alright, I'm not blaming you. But there were so many people today. You suddenly made such an abnormal move. What will others think of you? What will they think of the Gu family?"
"I know. I'll try to change others' opinions of me in the future. But I'm worried that Old Master Gu won't like me."
Gu Beichen reached out and wiped away the tears on her face in a domineering way, then pulled her to sit on the bench beside them.
"I'll talk to Dad. You're my Gu Beichen's woman. I will definitely give you a proper status."
Hearing his promise, Jiang Zhi was overjoyed, and her tone became gentle. "Beichen..."
Gu Beichen lowered his eyes to look at her, and their eyes met in the air, creating ripples.
Jiang Miaomiao, who was hiding in the corner, immediately asked the system to bring up the plot.
[Original text: Gu Beichen's heart skipped a beat, and his big hand involuntarily reached under the long dress, caressing her jade - like legs. His warm fingertips rubbed gently, and Jiang Zhi couldn't help but let out a soft moan.]
[System, change 'jade - like legs' to 'hairy legs'.]
This was a secluded part of the Gu family, and few people would come here. Gu Beichen lowered his eyes to look at Jiang Zhi. Seeing a blush on her face, the smile on his lips deepened. Then, his big hand boldly reached under the long dress and landed on her leg.
Jiang Zhi didn't stop his action, just lowered her head shyly. Suddenly, Gu Beichen frowned. The furry touch in his palm made him confused.
"Zhizhi, are you wearing woolen trousers?"
"Hmm?"
Jiang Zhi looked up in surprise. Then she felt the big hand on her leg seemed to be trying to confirm something, rubbing back and forth. She subconsciously bent down to touch her leg, and her face instantly turned pale. Why was there so much hair on her leg?
Jiang Zhi was so frightened that she let out a scream and then stood up. Fortunately, she was wearing a long dress. Although Beichen had felt it, he hadn't seen it.
Gu Beichen raised his eyebrows. "What's wrong with you?"
"Nothing. I'm just too worried that Old Master Gu will be angry with me..."
Gu Beichen took her hand again and said softly, "Didn't I say I'll talk to Dad for you?"
Seeing the two getting sweet again, another plot appeared in front of Jiang Miaomiao's eyes.
[Original text: Jiang Zhi looked up and met Gu Beichen's eyes. She felt a warm current flow through her heart. She smiled shyly and leaned on Gu Beichen's shoulder. "Beichen, you're so good to me."]
[System, change 'leaned on Gu Beichen's shoulder' to'stepped on Gu Beichen's shoulder'.]