Chapter 1145: The Mysterious Ancient Family
Chapter 1145: Chapter 1145: The Mysterious Ancient Family
He knows too well how headache-inducing his cousin is; even he sometimes gets so angry he’d want to tie him up with a rope and give him a good beating.
Gu Jin looked at Mu Zifan with a smirk: "Is he your relative?"
Mu Zifan nodded: "Yeah, he’s my aunt’s child, just arrived in Beijing recently."
He didn’t plead for Bai Lian, but his mere presence here had already expressed his stance.
Mu Zifan still hoped Gu Jin could be lenient with his cousin Bai Lian.
Gu Jin glanced at the brat pretending to be dead on the ground, disdainfully asking: "How old is he?"
Mu Zifan: "Just had his coming-of-age birthday."
Upon hearing this, Gu Jin tutted twice: "This kid is quite stubborn. If he isn’t properly disciplined now, there won’t be a chance later."
Mu Zifan, of all people, could recognize the meaning behind her last words.
No chance meant that if Bai Lian continued like this, sooner or later he would ruin himself.
Mu Zifan understood, he gritted his teeth and said, "When we get back, I’ll definitely discipline him properly, and then I’ll bring him personally to apologize to you."
The Mu Family’s upbringing never involved hitting children in front of outsiders.
Of course, behind closed doors, the beatings could strip a layer of skin off.
His promise to take Bai Lian home for a lesson and then visit personally to apologize was to show Gu Jin that the Mu Family would definitely strip Bai Lian of a layer.
"That’s unnecessary, just ask this kid to apologize, but unfortunately, he’s too stubborn."
Gu Jin didn’t intend to make today’s matter a big deal, all she wanted was for Young Master Bai to apologize to her cousin and his secretary, Wei Yan.
Upon hearing her words, Mu Zifan felt a slight relief.
While coming, he had already clarified the course of events.
In this matter, Bai Lian was wrong first, he had to apologize.
Mu Zifan walked over to Bai Lian, lifting him from the ground.
This time Bai Lian couldn’t play dead anymore, he appeared reckless: "Cousin."
"Ha! You still remember I’m your cousin?!"
Mu Zifan’s face was cold, with anger between his brows.
This contrasted vastly from the usual gentle and refined Young Master Mu.
Bai Lian’s swollen face turned away, lips tightly pursed.
This dead pig’s fearless attitude made Mu Zifan even more furious.
He tried hard to suppress his anger, reminding himself he couldn’t act out on the outside... after some self-consolation, he dragged Bai Lian toward Gu Jiajie and Wei Yan.
"Apologize!"
The command sounded in Bai Lian’s ear.
The elder cousin’s voice was so authoritative that it made him tremble.
He knew the consequences of this incident, and what awaited him back at the Mu Family.
Imagining the nearly skin-peeling punishment soon to come, Bai Lian, still aching from the previous fight, felt chills even in his bones.
Even realizing his mistake, he pursed his lips and didn’t speak.
Having come this far, he had lost face and dignity, no fear in further ruining it.
Mu Zifan was so angry he could scream, wanting to leave this kid here and never care again.
He knew Bai Lian ended up like this because of his aunt and uncle’s negligence in discipline.
At his core, Bai Lian wasn’t bad, just amplifying the usual teenage flaws.
Gu Jin coldly watched the cousinly confrontation, suddenly speaking up: "Young Master Bai, earlier you boasted your dad was a bureau chief, why didn’t you mention you’re a relative of the Mu Family? If you’d said that early, maybe nothing would follow."
This was said mockingly, without any persuasiveness.
Anyone could see Mu Zifan’s respectful attitude toward her.
Gu Jin certainly wouldn’t show mercy to Bai Lian because of the Mu Family.
Yet, Gu Jin’s words cut into Bai Lian.
He turned to glare at Gu Jin: "I have nothing to do with them!"
Bai Lian wasn’t stupid, he could see the submissive manner his elder cousin showed toward this woman.
The eldest son and direct descendant of the Mu Family, head of Beijing’s Four Great Families, showed such deference to Gu Jin, clearly indicating her impressive identity and background.
Bai Lian feared implicating the Mu Family and immediately declared no connection.
Mu Zifan heard this, his expression relaxed slightly, with gratification in his eyes.
Gu Jin laughed, her smile intimidating: "Whether you’re related or not, if you don’t apologize today, I’ll hold the Mu Family accountable."
"You wouldn’t dare!" Bai Lian snapped, eyes reddened, fierce like a little wolf cub.
Before, bitten by wolves, beaten yet he didn’t cry, but now, due to Gu Jin’s words, his eyes turned red.
Gu Jin felt a bit sorry, after all, he was just a kid, not able to withstand fright.
But her words were merciless: "You’ll see if I dare."
"Linda!"
Linda immediately stepped forward, bowed respectfully, "Miss Gu."
Gu Jin asked: "Any recent moves from the Mu Family?"
Linda’s face showed a moment of surprise before returning to normal, she said, "I hear the Family Head of the Mu Family plans to visit M Country soon for weapons exchange, the Short Country has been frequently making moves these two years, and the Family Head seems interested in buying weapons as precaution, most of the weapons sold by M Country originate from our Darwin Family."
Though she spoke calmly, those in the room trembled hearing it.
Gu Jiajie today had invited clients to discuss business cooperation, all present were business elites, wealthy and well-connected, aware of the Darwin Family.
Upon hearing of the Darwin Family, they felt incredulous.
Bai Lian and his group of playboy friends, though neglected by their families, knew of the Darwin Family.
This ancient family renowned worldwide for weapons, they had only heard mysterious rumors yet never seen any family members in person.
Today, they unexpectedly not only met them but offended them too.
Just the thought made their scalp tingle and brought tears.
Among them, several rich kids turned truly frightened, pleading tearfully with Gu Jin.
"Sorry, we were all drunk today, please don’t hold it against us!"
"I was wrong, really wrong, if my family finds out, they’ll kill me, sob sob..."
"I also know I’m wrong, please forgive me..."
Some were so terrified they couldn’t stand, paralyzed on the ground.
Hearing their friends crying and pleading, Bai Lian’s face turned pale, confusion and fear clearly showed.
As the room filled with apologies and cries, Gu Jin felt it was too noisy, instructed Linda: "Take them all outside."
Having apologized, there was no need to trouble them further.
Linda promptly led them out, leaving them outside the room, then returned to Gu Jin’s side, clearly supporting her.