Under the astonished gazes of the Luo family members.
Luo Muchen stood before Luo Yigang and Bai Shi, the couple, holding a wooden stick.
He first bowed to them, then held up the wooden stick with both hands.
"In ancient times, one would carry thorns to beg for forgiveness. Today, I, Luo Muchen, as the eldest young master of the Luo family and Yuan Xi's cousin, have failed to protect Yuan Xi's hands and stabilize the internal strife of the Luo family. For this, I beg for your forgiveness before you, uncle and aunt."
"Yuan Xi, my cousin, grew up with me. I treated her like a younger sister. If uncle and aunt do not mind, you could send Yuan Xi over to be raised in my residence. I will wholeheartedly care for her, but... I cannot marry Yuan Xi according to uncle and aunt's wishes."
"Yuan Xi and I are cousins by blood. Marriage between cousins is improper."
Having said this, Luo Muchen glanced sideways at Gu Qianying.
As he turned back, he said with genuine emotion, "Furthermore, even if I were to marry, I would marry the eldest daughter of the Gu family."
Upon hearing this, all the members of the Luo family were stunned.
Everyone's eyes were filled with surprise.
"This is utter madness!"
"Luo Muchen... you... do you want to anger me to death?"
Old Master Luo clutched his chest and strode up to Luo Muchen, snatching the wooden stick from his hands.
He turned it around and struck Luo Muchen's back fiercely.
"Son!"
Madam Luo cried out in alarm and hurried forward to stop him.
However, one person present was faster than her.
A delicate hand swiftly and accurately caught the wooden stick in Old Master Luo's hand.
Gu Qianying shielded Luo Muchen behind her.
She stood between Old Master Luo and Luo Muchen.
Gu Qianying was a person with profound internal energy.
Old Master Luo was naturally no match for her.
His hands, holding the wooden stick, trembled slightly. He glared at Gu Qianying, "I'm beating my son, what business is it of yours! Get lost!"
"It was none of my business before, but from now on, your son is my fiancé. If you want to hit my fiancé, I naturally cannot stand idly by."
Gu Qianying held onto the wooden stick in Old Master Luo's hand, refusing to let go.
"Nonsense! I do not agree to this marriage!"
Old Master Luo cursed in anger.
Gu Qianying gradually took the wooden stick from his grasp, "It doesn't matter if you disagree, as long as your son agrees."
Unable to hit his son and vent his anger,
And unable to stop this "shameless" eldest daughter of the Gu family from causing trouble in his residence.
Old Master Luo pinched his temples, his head aching.
Beside him, Madam Luo, who had almost fainted from shock and was being supported by her maid,
Sat quietly to the side, looking at Gu Qianying several times.
Beautiful, alluring, bold, and intimidating.
If such a woman were to become her daughter-in-law, she would not have to worry about her son being bullied by others in the future.
Moreover, she had heard that this female demon was highly skilled in martial arts, while her son knew nothing of martial arts.
With her protection, her son should be alright, right?
However, she wondered if this woman had a good temper.
After marrying into their Luo family, would she kill people whenever she got angry?
So scary!
Madam Luo wiped a bead of sweat with her embroidered handkerchief.
Her gaze happened to fall upon Xiao Yihhao, who was playing not far away.
Madam Luo's heart leaped with joy.
She had an idea!
"Quickly, have the small kitchen prepare some snacks that children love to eat."
The maid beside her was stunned, "Ah, Madam... this..."
In such a tense atmosphere, she was being asked to prepare snacks for children?
What was wrong with her Madam?
"Go if I tell you to, why are you still standing there foolishly!"
The maid behind her was dumbfounded and hesitated to move. Madam Luo gently nudged her.
"Yes."
The maid, realizing what was expected, immediately went to prepare.
At this moment, Luo Yigang, Bai Shi, and their family of three, Luo Yuanxi, felt as if they were superfluous.
The three of them had very unpleasant expressions.
"Eldest Brother! You cannot let this woman into our Luo family!"
Luo Yigang pulled Old Master Luo aside and whispered in his ear.
"This woman is a female demon who kills without batting an eye. If such a woman marries into our Luo family, will any of our Luo family members survive?"
As he spoke, Luo Yigang glanced back at Gu Qianying.
Gu Qianying looked in his direction.
He shivered and quickly averted his gaze.
"Heh! Do you think that in this situation, my disagreement will matter?"
Old Master Luo looked at his son with a headache.
If his son himself disagreed, even at the cost of his own life as a father, he would protect his son Luo Muchen completely, preventing him from doing things he never liked.
But now, he saw that his son seemed to have unusual feelings for this female demon, Gu Qianying.
In this case, the matter became difficult.
"Eldest Brother! I know you don't want Yuan Xi to be Muchen's wife. Today's events were just a prank, but Eldest Brother, Muchen is a good child. We absolutely cannot let him marry such a woman!"
Luo Yigang used a strategy of advancing by retreating, persuading Old Master Luo in his ear.
Old Master Luo stood there with a troubled expression, it was unclear whether he had taken Luo Yigang's words to heart.
Meanwhile.
Upon learning that Luo Muchen had no romantic feelings for her, Luo Yuanxi cried sadly in her mother's arms.
"Muchen... how could you do this to me? Muchen... why did you do this to me?"
While crying.
She suddenly pushed Bai Shi away, stumbled to the ground, and crawled to Gu Qianying.
Kneeling at her feet, she cried, "Eldest Miss Gu, I know you are a capable woman. Yuan Xi is not as capable as you. Yuan Xi only wishes to stay by Muchen's side her entire life, to be his woman, and to bear him children. Yuan Xi begs you, please give Muchen back to me, okay?"
She was a useless girl who had lost her hands. In her current situation, who else could she marry!
Only by marrying Luo Muchen and becoming the daughter-in-law of the Luo family could she regain her former glory!
When no one was looking, a trace of malice flashed in her tear-filled eyes.
It was the Luo Muchen family who had turned her into this.
She would definitely get revenge for every single grievance!
Looking at her cry, Gu Qianying actually smiled.
She stood up, walked to Luo Yuanxi, and leaned down, lifting Luo Yuanxi's chin with her slender jade finger, "Look at your delicate little face, what have you cried it into."
She grabbed Luo Yuanxi's sleeve and rubbed it roughly across her face.
Luo Yuanxi was stunned.
Gu Qianying's lips continued to maintain a charming smile.
At this angle, others could not see clearly, and what she said was also inaudible to others.
"Miss Yuan Xi, there are many ways to take revenge on someone, but your method of taking poison yourself to poison others is truly the most foolish method!"
"Shang Yao," also known as "Poison of Love Entering the Heart,"
Is a colorless, odorless, and difficult-to-detect chronic poison.
The most crucial aspect of this poison is that it can be transmitted between men and women.
Anyone who has skin-to-skin contact with someone poisoned by this drug will surely die.
Furthermore, this poison is generally difficult to detect, and even highly skilled physicians will not easily detect its presence.
However, this poison has one most obvious characteristic: the person taking it will have some inconspicuous red dots on the edges of their ears.
When she wiped Luo Yuanxi's tears earlier, she had noticed the abnormality on the edges of Luo Yuanxi's ears.
With Gu Qianying's words, Luo Yuanxi's expression changed drastically.
How could it have been discovered?
No... this woman has no evidence. She's just talking nonsense. No one will believe her.
Thinking this, Luo Yuanxi resumed her sad and sorrowful demeanor, continuing to say things with the same meaning as before.
Gu Qianying did not rush to stand up. She looked at the "disguised" face before her.
The smile on her lips became even more alluring, "Miss Yuan Xi, the person you want to harm is the person I want to protect. Do you think I will let you have your way?"
Luo Yuanxi suddenly stopped crying and stared fiercely at Gu Qianying, "You... what do you want to do to me? You..."
Gu Qianying smiled enchantingly, "What do you think?"