Chapter 387: Chapter 387

Mrs. Jiang put on a stern face and said first, "Today is an important day. If any of you deliberately cause trouble, you’re going against our family. If you want to come to our home again, think twice. If Ke Chu finds out, I won’t be able to stop him from doing whatever he wants."

Jiang Lirong and her companions were surprised to see Mrs. Jiang’s firmness; even she had been angered by these unruly relatives, unable to smile anymore.

Seeing everyone quiet down, Mrs. Jiang said to Mai Qiqi, "Qiqi, you go ahead and tell us what happened."

Instantly, Jiang Lirong and her people looked unhappy. Mrs. Jiang did not ask them, family members, but instead an outsider, clearly showing she didn’t trust them.

Mrs. Jiang didn’t even look at them, just nodded affirmatively at Mai Qiqi and Lin Yufei.

Mai Qiqi recounted what just happened, and the more Mrs. Jiang listened, the darker her face became. Lin Yufei added, "This woman popped out from God knows where, spewing nonsense, claiming Chuchu was kept by someone during high school. Unless she gets a lesson, I can’t swallow this anger. If Chuchu found out, she’d definitely beat her until she’s lost her teeth."

Zhuo Yao, who had her head down, couldn’t help but shudder, remembering the last time Wan Chuer beat her.

Jiang Lirong thought for a moment and still spoke up, "Big Sister-in-law, Zhuo Yao is from the same place as Chuchu, and they’ve been in the same schools since childhood. Zhuo Yao has no reason to slander Xiao Chu."

Mrs. Jiang glared at her unceremoniously, "Do you wish Xiao Chu had really been kept?"

Jiang Lirong choked on her words, angrily glared back at Mrs. Jiang, then turned her head without speaking.

She dared to treat Mrs. Jiang like that because usually, Mrs. Jiang always showed a gentle and accommodating face, almost always agreeing to her requests, so Jiang Lirong did not take her seriously.

Mrs. Jiang was infuriated, thinking she must talk to her husband about his dear sister. If Jiang Lirong hoped for her friendly face again, it wouldn’t be happening!

But now wasn’t the time to be mad at Jiang Lirong; Xiao Chu’s issue was more pressing.

She looked coldly at Zhuo Yao and asked, "You said Xiao Chu was kept, so who’s the keeper? Make it clear, what’s the name? What does he do? Our Jiang Family will investigate thoroughly. If you’re slandering Xiao Chu, don’t blame us for teaching you a lesson."

Zhuo Yao looked fragile and pitiable, saying, "I also heard it from classmates; it was the talk at the school."

Zhuo Yao’s appearance made Jiang Kefei’s heart ache, and for once, he gathered his courage, stood in front of Zhuo Yao, and said to Mrs. Jiang:

"Auntie, please don’t make things difficult for Yaoyao. She just heard it from others. If you want to verify, go to the school."

"Kefei, how do you speak to your aunt like that?" Second Aunt Jiang scolded her son as soon as Jiang Kefei finished speaking. What a foolish son, meddling needlessly at this time.

Sure enough, Mrs. Jiang’s face was dark as ever.

Mai Qiqi snickered disdainfully, "You heard too? I heard you’re just a chicken girl, deliberately getting close to this fool Jiang Kefei, sneaking in here trying to latch onto a rich man."

Lin Yufei also ruthlessly said, "I hate people like you, always saying ambiguous things to smear others, and when things go south, play innocent. It’s disgusting."

Zhuo Yao nearly fainted from the poisonous tongues of the two; where did these two come from?

She could only say, "I didn’t."

Mrs. Jiang pondered how to handle the matter, momentarily misplacing her anger on Jiang Kefei, for bringing just anyone here.

Just then, Wan Chuer and Jiang Kefei’s group arrived.

Mrs. Jiang was about to find an excuse to send them away; she didn’t want her sons and daughters-in-law disgusted by this situation, but Wan Chuer casually spoke first,

"Zhuo Yao, why are you always so persistently annoying?"

"Let me guess, what filthy tricks are you up to this time? Acting like a fake innocent adored by all, while spreading rumors about me, saying I was kept?"

Jiang Kechu’s face turned cold, and his gaze swept across the table, scaring Jiang Kefei into shrinking his neck.

Lin Yufei and Mai Qiqi couldn’t help but laugh; Lin Yufei clapped her hands, "Chuchu, you guessed right, that’s exactly it. Seems like your old rival."

Everyone suddenly understood, all looking disdainfully at Zhuo Yao, who, with wet hair and clothes, wished she could just disappear.

Wan Chuer waved at Xiao Bai, who was drinking in the distance, and Xiao Bai eagerly ran over.

"What’s up? Want your bro to drink for you?"

Wan Chuer smiled and pointed at Zhuo Yao, saying, "She said I was kept by you."

Everyone was stunned, unresponsive at first, looking at Xiao Bai and Wan Chuer; Jiang Kechu pulled Wan Chuer closer to his side, away from Xiao Bai.

Mai Qiqi curiously asked, "What does this have to do with Xiao Bai?"

Wan Chuer said, "She must be talking about the nightclub owner who supposedly kept me, right? Our only nightclub was opened by my second brother. He once picked me up from school a few times, and malicious gossip spread from there."

Xiao Bai grinned, showing his teeth, "Old rotten stories, and people still remember it." He looked down at Zhuo Yao with a smile that made Zhuo Yao shiver.

"Hometown folks? Come, it’s been a while since I’ve seen someone from home. Thanks for coming to my sister’s wedding. Old folks meet, tears in eyes, let’s chat happily."

While speaking, Xiao Bai reached to grab Zhuo Yao’s arm, scaring her into trembling and retreating towards Jiang Kefei.

Jiang Kefei instinctively went to hold Zhuo Yao but was stopped by Second Aunt Jiang; foolish boy! Did you not see that Sister-in-law and Jiang Kechu, Wan Chuer, are all fuming?

Ultimately, Zhuo Yao was embarrassingly thrown out of the hotel banquet hall.

Jiang Kechu and Wan Chuer finished their toasts; Mrs. Jiang pulled Wan Chuer to a private room to rest and eat, asking Jiang Xiaoxiao and Mai Qiqi to accompany her.

"Just stay here and eat well, I’ll take care of Xiao Zhuo and Xiao Ya. Once things end here, you and Kechu go back to the new room directly."

After Mrs. Jiang left, Wan Chuer quickly relaxed; the toasting was truly exhausting, and her stomach was loudly complaining, her face nearly stiff from smiling.

Once Wan Chuer had eaten and rested well, Jiang Kechu came to pick her up.

"Where’s my grandpa?" Wan Chuer asked, wondering if the old man was tired.

Jiang Kechu smiled, "Don’t worry, Li Shan has already taken the old man back."

Then they said goodbye to Mai Qiqi and Lin Yufei. As they left, Mai Qiqi and Lin Yufei kept winking at her.

Wan Chuer rolled her eyes at them and followed Jiang Kechu, exiting the hotel through a side door.

Most of the guests had left the banquet hall, the rest left to be handled by Father Jiang, Mrs. Jiang, and Xiao Bai.