The Rebirth of an Orphan

Mo Yuan looked at the Queen Mother coldly and said, "Mother, do you think it's understandable that Gu Lun was forced to dance by these women? If so, do I have to dance for you one day?"

"Yuan'er," Queen Mother Wang stood up suddenly and stared at her good son whom she had raised. She knew that he had been dissatisfied with the Ling family for a long time, but she didn't expect that he would use the excuse created by Gu Lun to take action against the Ling family today.

Oh, she's not dead yet!

She slowly leaned over to Mo Yuan and whispered, "Now is a time of trouble. Are you really not afraid of Ling Qian's army?"

Mo Yuan raised his eyes to look down at the Queen Mother. He could not see any guilt in her eyes that a mother should have. Instead, it seemed as if she was about to break up with him because of the Ling family.

Mo Yuan thought of the millions of troops in Ling Qian's hands, and his face suddenly froze. He glanced coldly at the nobles around him, especially the pale-faced Qin Xiaoxiao, and said, "The Qin family's family education is just so-so."

Qin Xiaoxiao's face turned even paler and she collapsed there. The daughter of a noble family paid the most attention to the family's reputation. Now that the president said that, she felt completely embarrassed and it also affected the entire Qin family.

Mo Yuan looked at Gu Lun and said, "I heard that you are familiar with military tactics and have profound attainments. You have also been trained in the Special Service Department and the Five Cities Armament Department for a long time. It is time for you to be promoted to the commander of the Five Cities Armament Department."

Gu Lun was only a deputy in the Wucheng Armament Department before, but he didn't expect to be officially appointed to take charge of the Wucheng Armament Department. This is the president's full trust. He quickly bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Excellency. I will obey your order."

Zhao Xihua heaved a sigh of relief when she saw that Gu Lun not only escaped danger but also got promoted.

It seemed that Mo Yuan and Queen Mother Wang were really at loggerheads. However, she just couldn't understand why Queen Mother Wang was so good to the Ling family that it was weird. She even ignored her own son.

However, she really couldn't figure out the twists and turns in the officialdom for the time being, and now was not the time for her to think about it.

The banquet that Queen Mother Wang had gathered the daughters of the noble families to welcome Ling Ziye ended up like this. Everyone had to disperse in fear. Even Mrs. Hua and Miss Gu San, who wanted to teach Gu Lun and Zhao Xi a lesson, were panicked.

But when they arrived at the Gu family's parking lot, Gu Yayu saw Gu Lun gently holding Zhao Xihua's hand and walking directly to another car. She was unable to vent her resentment.

Her people witnessed with their own eyes the affair between Zhao Xihua and the eldest young master of the Sun family. How could that bastard Gu Lun, who is so smart, not know that his wife was having an affair with another man?

And now Gu Lun was risking offending Queen Mother Wang to save the face of that bitch Zhao Xihua. How could there be such a passionate man in the world? Gu Yayu was inexplicably jealous.

Zhao Xihua's small hand was held in Gu Lun's large and warm palm. She felt that the thousand-year-old ice in her heart seemed to be melting bit by bit, and the nightmares of past and present lives seemed to be dissipating bit by bit.

But when Gu Lun led her into the car, he immediately let go of her hand and sat aside without even looking at her.

Zhao Xihua turned her head to look at the awkward man beside her. The fearlessness and arrogance that she had just shown were completely gone. She was like a child who had been wronged and refused to speak. She just looked out the window stubbornly.

Zhao Xihua knew that Gu Lun was still angry with her, so she just whispered, "Thank you for what you did just now."

Gu Lun said calmly, "You don't have to thank me. I'm just trying to save my own face. I brought you to Kyoto. If you were bullied, people would just say that I, Gu Lun, was incapable of protecting you. So, you don't have to thank me. You don't owe me anything."

Zhao Xihua pursed her lips and said, "But I still want to thank you."

Gu Lun was silent for a long time before he said, "Let's go home first. If you really want to thank me, show your sincerity."

Zhao Xihua felt something was wrong when listening to Gu Lun's words, but she didn't dare to say anything more and followed Gu Lun home.

After Gu Lun sent her to Dongyuan, he sent someone to visit Mr. Gu and told him what happened today. Today, the young lady of the Gu family was almost humiliated. As the one who brought Zhao Xihua to the Presidential Palace, Mrs. Hua had an unshirkable responsibility. If Mrs. Hua said a word for Zhao Xihua, those who didn't want to do it would not embarrass Zhao Xihua.

It was obvious that Mrs. Hua had acquiesced to what happened today, but although she had acquiesced, Gu Lun did not.

After Gu Lun settled Zhao Xihua, he went out to work again. After all, he had just been promoted to the commander of the Five Cities Armaments Department, so he still had to meet his colleagues there.

Even when it was time to go to bed at night, Zhao Xihua was still thinking about things in her mind. She couldn't sleep, so she took a book and lay on the small bed in the suite to read.

Zhao Xihua heard footsteps in a daze and woke up immediately. She propped herself up and sat up from the small bed, then she saw Gu Lun pushing open the door and walking in.

"Uncle-in-law—" the two maids greeted him hurriedly, not knowing why their uncle came back so late.

Gu Lun's eyes only fell on Zhao Xihua who was sitting on the bed. Zhao Xihua was wearing a light pink nightgown, which made her graceful figure even more exquisite. Gu Lun had never seen Zhao Xihua like this before.

Gu Lun's heart skipped a beat and his throat felt a little dry.

"Why are you rushing here so late?" Zhao Xihua saw that Gu Lun had a strange expression on his face, so she quickly got off the bed, poured a glass of water and handed it to Gu Lun.

Pingshui was immediately happy to see that the young lady and her husband had reconciled, and she hurriedly pulled Chunfeng out of the room.

Gu Lun sat on the chair and took the tea handed to him by Zhao Xihua, his face still gloomy. Thinking of how Zhao Xihua ignored his warnings and repeatedly got involved with Sun Xiao, and even got injured because of him, he felt a different kind of irritation that almost made him want to go crazy.

This damn jealousy almost made Gu Lun lose control.

He clutched the cup and said coldly: "Haha, what you said is incomprehensible. This is the East Garden of the Gu family. It's where I live. Where am I going if I don't come back at night?"

Zhao Xihua knew that Gu Lun was arguing with her, so she avoided his attack and helped Gu Lun make the bed.

Gu Lun looked at Zhao Xihua who was leaving and suddenly felt suffocated. The more she could endure, the angrier he felt. She obviously didn't want to see him, but he just didn't do what she wanted.

Zhao Xihua didn't want to quarrel with Gu Lun, a guy with a bad temper. After every quarrel, she felt like laughing when she thought about it. It was really childish.

She knew that Gu Lun still cared about her previous private meeting with Sun Xiao, but she really didn't want to explain anything. After all, the past was in the past, and she didn't want to do those meaningless things.