After the Fake Young Lady Stole Everything from Me, I Became the World's Sweetheart Chapter 191 - One-Hundred and Ninety-One: Crisis

Chapter 191: Chapter One-Hundred and Ninety-One: Crisis

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Lin Yu demurely accompanied Han Yuan as she listened to Madam Gu—Chang Hui—and Little Madam Gu—Zheng Xiu—pile complints on her mother-in-law.

“Gu Man is so lucky to have t you; she’s always saying how you treat her like your own daughter! It must be fate for us to beco friends!” Chang Hui said fondly. Gu Man affectionately held Han Yuan’s hand and acted cute, and Han Yuan was naturally overjoyed.

As for Lin Yu… She was automatically ignored by everyone as if she didn’t exist. Lin Yu knew Gu Man did this on purpose. She silently turned around and went out to arrange so fruit snacks for the won. She asked the staff to prepare a plate of red dragon fruit and send it to them. After a while, Han Yuan ca out with a smile and asked, “What’s wrong? Did sothing happen?”

Lin Yu and Han Yuan had a code between them—red dragon fruit indicated they had sothing urgent to discuss.

Lin Yu looked apologetic as she replied, “Auntie, I just heard so things from Shi Gao. I didn’t have ti to tell you before the Gu family ca. I was worried it might cause you trouble if I don’t say anything, so I called you out.” “What’s the important matter?” Han Yuan smilingly inquired. “Tell .”

Lin Yu glanced behind Han Yuan to check that they were alone before whispering, “Auntie, I heard the Gu family ca into town to acquire a marriage alliance with the Shi family. The only male heir of the Gu main family branch wants to marry Shi Xiu.”

Han Yuan nodded. “Yes, they told that. It’s quite a good thing.”

Lin Yu also nodded in agreent. “It’s indeed a good thing. However, so internal problems have occurred in the Gu family during the past few years. The Madam Gu you were talking to—her branch of the family has a rift with their main family branch. Madam Gu ca to visit you today, but the madam of the main family didn’t co. If we get too close to the won from the Gu branch family, I’m worried that the main branch’s madam will have issues with you in the future.”

Han Yuan’s face darkened. Lin Yu hurriedly stated, “Auntie, I know our family isn’t afraid of the Gu family, but if we sour relationships with these madams and young ladies, it will definitely affect the business the uncles and Xi Cheng are doing outside and make things awkward for them. I don’t know much about our family’s business dealings with the Gu family, but I don’t want us to be manipulated without knowing anything. Auntie, this is just my conjecture; you can analyze it yourself.”

Han Yuan gave it so thought and frowned. “So that’s how it is! No wonder Chang Hui was so friendly, but Bai Jie didn’t co. Find out Bai Jie’s schedule for and see if she was delayed by sothing or didn’t co on purpose.”

Lin Yu inford her, “The Gu main family’s madam brought her son to visit the

Shi family today. I think Madam Gu took this opportunity to co find you.”

Han Yuan thought for a while before saying, “Help invite the Gu main family’s madam out for dinner tonight. I don’t want to beco a tool in their family fight.”

“Alright, Auntie,” Lin Yu deferentially said, and Han Yuan returned to the Gu won.

Looking at Han Yuan’s retreating figure, Lin Yu secretly heaved a sigh of relief. She was the future matriarch of the Xi family, so she had to plan for the future of the Xi family. Her Lin family fortunes had declined, and she could no longer count on them. The Xi family was where she and her future child—or children —could settle down, so she had to start planning early.

She wouldn’t allow any family’s—regardless of whether it was the Gu family’s or any other families’—internal problems to involve and endanger the Xi family’s safety. In other words, she’s willing to share wealth and get rich with other families, but the Xi family has no obligation to share their hardships and woes.

Not taking sides in the Gu family’s infighting was the best choice. However, now that the Gu family had stretched their hands this far, Lin Yu first had to get rid of Gu Man. It would be a risk to let her stay around her and the Xi family like this. She couldn’t let Gu Man have even the slightest chance to get involved with Xi Cheng. She had to nip the problem in the bud.

‘I need an alliance,’ Lin Yu thought. She called Shi Gao and said hushedly, “Shi Gao, can you accompany to the opera tonight? I bought tickets. I t Shi Ke and Xiang Yang; they also got tickets to the opera.”

“Sure, I’ll go. Send the ti and place,” Shi Gao agreed without hesitation.

Lin Yu ended the call and smiled. ‘Anyone who can be used is a friend, and vice versa,’ she thought.

At the opera, Xiang Yang rejected her clingy husband’s request to accompany her to the restroom and left him inside to watch the play. When she ca out of the restroom, she bumped into Lin Yu at the corner.

“Xiang Yang!” Lin Yu’s surprised voice had called out, and a slightly cold hand held Xiang Yang’s.

Xiang Yang was shocked and instinctively shook off her hand. “I’m sorry, Xiang Yang. I didn’t an to scare you,” Lin Yu quickly apologized.

Xiang Yang looked at Lin Yu and found her familiar. She felt slightly awkward because she couldn’t rember who Lin Yu was.

Lin Yu chuckled, “Did you forget who I am, Xiang Yang? I’m Xi Cheng’s fiancée, Lin Yu.”

Xiang Yang suddenly rembered, “Ah, it’s you! Sorry, my head is still caught up in the play, so I didn’t recognize you straightaway,” she said apologetically..