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Bai Ling leaned close to Gu Man without hesitation and said in her ear, “Miss Gu Man, doesn’t that mean you don’t have a place to stay or a place to eat? Why don’t you come to my house? My house is very big. You can just choose a room to stay in.”
Gu Man smiled and replied in a low voice, “Thank you, I have a house to stay in.”
When Qu Bei heard this, she could not help but ask sarcastically, “What house do you have to live in?”
“You don’t have to worry, Mrs. Gu,” Gu Man replied calmly.
“You!” Qu Bei wanted to flare up, but she could only hold it in.
Mrs. Zhou asked worriedly, “Gu Man, what happened? Why did you move out just like that? Are you sure your life won’t be affected?”
Qu Bei was worried that Gu Man would say something bad. She quickly smiled and said, “What can happen? She just left because she’s angry with the adults. Which child hasn’t done this before?”
“Mrs. Gu, can you not speak for now? I want to see what Gu Man has to say,” Mrs. Zhou said as she stared at Qu Bei. Then, she turned to Gu Man. “Gu Man, tell me. Aunt Zhou is here. Don’t worry, I’ll help you.”
Zhou Ying also whispered into Gu Man’s ear, “Gu Man, don’t be afraid. We’ll all be on your side.”
Looking at how Mrs. Zhou was protecting her, Gu Man’s heart warmed slightly. She could tell that ever since she saved Zhou Ying, Mrs. Zhou had always wanted to protect her, and she did it openly. At this moment, she did not hesitate to become enemies with the Gu Family.
“Thank you, Mrs. Zhou. Actually, it’s nothing. It’s just that my personality doesn’t match theirs.”
Gu Man actually had no intention of saying that the Gu Family was too bad. Putting aside the past of the Host and the feud between the Gu Family and the Huang Family, ever since she was reborn and came to the Gu Family, the Gu Family could at least guarantee that she had food and accommodation. They even let her study at Han City First High School. She actually did not blame them.
Gu Man felt that her requirements were not high. As long as the Gu family did not cause trouble, she could still get along well with them.
Mrs. Zhou did not believe her. “Gu Man, don’t make yourself suffer. Everyone is watching. We will tell right from wrong.”
“Mrs. Zhou, don’t worry. I’m fine now,” Gu Man said firmly to Mrs. Zhou.
Seeing that Mrs. Zhou still wanted to say something, Xiang Li pulled her back. Xiang Li said, “Okay, since you say it’s okay, then there’s no problem.”
Xiang Li turned around to look at Gu Yuan and said seriously, “However, I wonder what Mr. Gu thinks about Gu Man leaving the Gu Family? After all, Gu Man is still underage. If anything happens outside, it won’t be a joke. Although Gu Man is an adopted daughter, you are still her guardian. If anything happens to her, I’m afraid you will have to bear the responsibility.”
Gu Yuan nodded vigorously. “Yes, yes, yes. I know. I’ll handle it well.”
When Qu Bei heard this, she felt that Xiang Li was the one who was exaggerating. “Mrs. Bai, it’s not the Gu family’s problem now. It’s Gu Man herself who insisted on running away from home. We have no choice. We can’t possibly tie her up, right?”
Seeing that Qu Bei seemed to be giving up, Mrs. Zhou said unhappily, “Mrs. Gu, you can’t say that. The child is still young. What does she know? As adults, it doesn’t make sense for us to let them be and throw all the responsibility to the child in the end.”
The people nearby started to whisper.
“What are they talking about? Why do I hear the words ‘adopted daughter’ and ‘ran away from home’? It doesn’t seem simple.”
“That’s right. Look, Mrs. Zhou and Mrs. Bai are both involved. How can it be simple?”
“That girl in the white dress is the adopted daughter of the Gu family?”
“That should be it. The daughter of the Gu family is Gu Rou, who just won the championship. I heard that there’s an adopted daughter called Gu Man at home. Gu Yuan was even on the news in Han City because of his adoption of the orphan girl.”
Gu Yuan heard the surrounding people start to discuss and immediately felt that something was wrong. He quickly said, “Thank you for your reminder, ladies. We will persuade Gu Man.”
When Gu Man heard this, her lips curled up and she sneered in her heart. Gu Yuan and Qu Bei’s words made it seem like it was all her fault.
Persuade? What a joke!
Gu Man raised her voice. “Mr. and Mrs. Gu should know very well why I moved out of the Gu family. Why don’t you make it clear in front of everyone? I don’t understand why it has become my problem now?”