Quick Transmigration - After Betraying the Male Lead, the Supporting Female Character Gets Locked Up and Cries - Chapter 31

The engagement party ended in a haze, and Su Yu was sent to the lounge to rest.

Looking at the mirror, she saw a beautifully made-up woman in stunning clothes, but Su Yu still felt like she hadn’t woken from a dream. The noise and excitement outside blurred together, giving her a strange sense of absurdity.

She took out the phone that Gu Yanqing had returned to her, and the first news notification was about his engagement.

【Shocking! The fiancée of Gu Group’s president turned out to be her!】

【High-society feud: Who will be the future Mrs. Gu?】

【Scandalous love affair: Two women fighting over one man, and the winner is the one no one expected.】

【President Gu rebels against an arranged marriage for love, revealing his true feelings today.】

Su Yu: “…”

Great, it’s exaggerated, melodramatic, and grabs everyone’s attention.

“Quite the clever move, sister-in-law.”

The voice came before the person.

Startled, Su Yu accidentally liked a comment praising her beauty.

Footsteps approached, and Gu Yanbei entered with his usual lazy, playboy demeanor, his voice casual and indifferent.

“Sister-in-law, you’ve got some skills. My brother can’t stop thinking about you, defying our parents just to get engaged to you. How did you do it? Why don’t you share some tips with your big brother?”

Gu Yanbei strolled closer, stopping a short distance from Su Yu.

The familiar, exquisite watch on his wrist reflected a dazzling array of colors, almost blinding.

Every word he spoke dripped with sarcasm.

Facing Gu Yanbei, Su Yu felt guilty and lowered her head to avoid his gaze: “W-What do you mean?”

Gu Yanbei sneered. “You don’t know what I mean? Su Yu, did you enjoy toying with me?”

Gu Yanbei took a step forward.

The man’s tall frame easily blocked most of the overhead light, casting a shadow over her like a giant beast ready to devour people.

Su Yu, terrified, quickly closed her eyes and stammered, “Brother, calm down. Don’t act rashly. We’re all family. If it’s a big deal, I’ll just return the money you gave me.”

Gu Yanbei laughed bitterlyL “Who the hell said we’re family? Who the hell cares about that little bit of money?”

Su Yu nervously swallowed: “Then what do you want?”

Gu Yanbei was taken aback by her question.

What did he want?

Money? He didn’t care about it.

Her? Su Yu was now Gu Yanqing’s rightful fiancée, no longer the woman who wasn’t even officially his girlfriend.

Even as reckless as he was, he wouldn’t mess around with his brother’s fiancée.

But he couldn’t stand being played by Su Yu like a fool.

For a moment, his heart felt blocked, like a lump of cotton stuck there, neither going up nor down, suffocating him.

Often, Gu Yanbei wished he could go back to a month ago.

At that time, he would have done anything to stop himself from getting entangled with Su Yu.

Seeing Gu Yanbei remain silent, Su Yu became even more nervous.

With a tone of negotiation, she said: “How about this? You should take your grievance to the source, which is Gu Yanqing. If it weren’t for him, we would have been together already. Bullying me won’t help, right?”

As she spoke, she glanced outside the door, relieved that Gu Yanqing wasn’t there to witness her shifting the blame.

Upon hearing this, Gu Yanbei nearly choked.

There’s a saying: If someone’s shameless enough, they’re invincible.

Su Yu embodied that to perfection.

Gu Yanbei took a deep breath to calm himself, resisting the urge to punch her to death on the spot.

The tense atmosphere lasted for two minutes, and Su Yu didn’t dare breathe.

She glanced cautiously at Gu Yanbei, then towards the door, hoping desperately for someone—anyone, even Gu Yanqing—to come to her rescue.

“Brother…” she began.

“Don’t call me that,” Gu Yanbei cut her off coldly.

In the end, he gave up. He closed his eyes, removed his watch, and threw it into her lap. “Take it. Just pretend I never knew you.”

Su Yu recognized that watch.

Back then, Gu Yanbei had leaned close to her ear, his tone flirtatious, saying that if she spent one night with him, he’d give her that watch.

Now, as if bidding farewell to the past, Gu Yanbei tossed the watch into her lap and left. His back was elegant, and he was the same romantic and unrestrained young master Gu.

Su Yu stared dumbfounded, and when she finally came to her senses, she hurriedly called after him: “I don’t want it! Take it away! What if Brother Yanqing sees it?”

Gu Yanbei stumbled, his previously smooth exit now seemed like an illusion and disappeared in an instant.

Gritting his teeth, he said: “Even if you don’t want it, you have to keep it if its given to you. If you dare throw it away, I will never let you go.”

Su Yu pulled a long face: “…”

Holding the luxury watch, she didn’t know whether to keep it or toss it, feeling utterly helpless.

After a moment’s pause, she decided she’d sell it secondhand tomorrow.

Just as she stashed the watch away, someone else entered.

“Su Yu, I just saw Brother Yanbei leave your room.”

Shen Qingqing entered with a cold face, her tone accusatory.

“You’ve already gotten engaged to Brother Yanqing, and you still won’t behave? Brother Yanqing must be blind to fall for you, when clearly… clearly I like him so much…”

Her eyes reddened, brimming with tears. “What kind of magic potion did you give him?”

Su Yu blinked her pretty, fox-like eyes and kindly offered a tissue, only for Shen Qingqing to angrily wave it away.

“Save your fake sympathy!”

Su Yu: “…Alright, fine.”

Everyone has their temper. Su Yu leaned back, arms crossed, one leg over the other, staring Shen Qingqing down from her relaxed position.

“But, you shouldn’t ask me this question. This is a question you should ask your Brother Yanqing.”

Su Yu advised kindly: “ Sister Shen, you’re rich and beautiful. Why cling to just Gu Yanqing? There are plenty of other great men out there, right?”

Shen Qingqing snapped: “You don’t understand! I’ve liked him for ten years. Full ten years. You’ve only been around for a few months. Why did Brother Yanqing..?”

Su Yu sighed and hit the nail on the head: “You’ve liked him for ten years and still couldn’t win him over. Doesn’t that tell you something, little sister?”

Although Su Yu and Shen Qingqing were the same age, Su Yu always called her “little sister.”

In Su Yu’s eyes, Shen Qingqing was truly naïve.

A well-protected child, she never had to worry about life, getting everything she wanted easily. To her, love was the biggest deal in the world.

Shen Qingqing’s anger momentarily stalled.

Su Yu’s words hit her like a hammer to the heart.

A moment later, Shen Qingqing gritted her teeth. “So what? If it weren’t for you, Brother Yanqing would’ve seen my feelings eventually. You’ve ruined everything.”

If it were anyone else, Shen Qingqing might not have been this upset.

But why Su Yu? A fickle woman like her—why?

Su Yu had nothing to say and shrugged. “Then go to the police. Have them arrest me.”

Both of them acted the same way. She married into a wealthy family to enjoy life, not to be yelled at.

Shen Qingqing choked: “You! I wish the police could take you away!”

Su Yu sneered and pointed to the door. “The door’s right there. Miss Shen, don’t let me keep you.”

Shen Qingqing stomped her foot in anger and shot a vicious glare at Su Yu. “I’ll be waiting for you and Brother Yanqing to divorce!”

Su Yu shot back, “Even if we do, it won’t be your turn. Brother Yanqing doesn’t like your type.”

“You!”

Tears streaming down her face, Shen Qingqing ran out crying.

Su Yu snorted. Everyone has a temper.

…

The time from engagement to marriage passed quickly.

Licenses were obtained, dresses, suits, and rings designed, vows exchanged, toasts made—after a whirlwind of busy weeks, Su Yu finally had time to breathe.

After the wedding, at Gu Mother’s insistence, the couple stayed at the Gu family home for a while.

Gu Mother had planned well: after marriage, Su Yu had to stay under her watch to tame her.

But reality…

At the dinner table, Su Yu bit off the lean meat from her braised pork and dropped the fatty piece into Gu Yanqing’s bowl. “Husband, you’re too thin. Eat more to bulk up.”

Mrs. Gu watched in disbelief as her son, who had never liked fatty meat, ate it without complaint. Then he voluntarily picked out a lean piece of braised pork and gave it to Su Yu.

What was even more galling—

Su Yu frowned and said coquettishly: “I don’t eat leftovers.”

Mrs. Gu’s chest tightened when she saw it. Every time she tried to scold Su Yu, her son would step in, as if he’d forgotten his mother for his wife.

Sensing his wife’s rising frustration, Mr. Gu quickly served her some steamed fish. “You love fish. Mrs. Zhang made this just for you.”

Let’s just eat and say less.

Mrs. Gu bit into the fish heavily, as if she were tearing into Su Yu herself, with a desire to skin her alive.

After dinner, the two of them snuggled on the couch.

Su Yu leaned against Gu Yanqing’s chest, watching a cartoon with exaggerated laughter that made her giggle non-stop.

Mrs. Gu frowned in disapproval, clearly unhappy with her behavior.

What kind of wealthy family’s daughter-in-law acted so unrestrained at home?

She cleared her throat, signaling Su Yu to sit properly, stop clinging, and cease her loud laughter.

No one paid her any mind, so she coughed again.

Su Yu slowly shifted her gaze from the TV, pretending to be concerned. “Mom, are you okay? Is your throat bothering you? If you’re not feeling well, why didn’t you say so earlier? We have some throat lozenges at home—go take one.”

Mrs. Gu: “… I’m fine.”

Su Yu thoughtfully responded with an “Oh,” and then happily continued snuggling with Gu Yanqing.

“Honey, I want some cherries. Feed me.”

Gu Yanqing glanced at the fruit bowl within her reach but said nothing. He stretched out his long arm, pulled the bowl closer, and fed her whichever cherry she wanted.

He spoiled Su Yu like a little princess.

Mrs. Gu’s face darkened, and she couldn’t help but ask, “Don’t you have hands of your own?”

Su Yu froze, blinked in grievance, and stretched out her pale, slender hand. “But I just got my nails done yesterday; I can’t get them wet.”

Mrs. Gu’s forehead throbbed.

Gu Yanqing, trying to mediate between the two, said helplessly, “Mom, didn’t you mention you were going out for afternoon tea today?”

Mrs. Gu, seeing through his attempt to protect his wife, felt her blood pressure spike. They hadn’t been married that long, and he was already siding with her. Raising a son truly was a thankless job!

“So now you can’t wait for me to leave, is that it?”

She shot Gu Yanqing a cold look. Compared to her son, who was obviously taking his wife’s side, even Su Yu seemed a little more approachable.

Gu Yanqing sighed, explaining: “Mom, that’s not what I meant…”

Su Yu glanced at the clock on the wall, then suddenly slapped Gu Yanqing’s arm, cutting off his explanation.

With righteous indignation, she said: “Honey, how can you speak to Mom like that? Mom knows exactly when she’s going out! It’s only 2:00 now; there’s still half an hour until the 2:30 tea time. The driver can speed up a bit, and she’ll make it on time. There’s no need for us to butt in. Now apologize to Mom.”

Gu Yanqing: “… Sorry.”

Mrs. Gu: “…”

She glanced at the time, and in the next second, without even changing her clothes, grabbed her bag and stormed out. Before leaving, she shot Gu Yanqing a glare, as if to say, “I’ll deal with you when I get back.”

Soon, the sound of a car engine revving echoed outside.

Su Yu buried her face in Gu Yanqing’s chest, muffling her laughter, which soon burst into an unrestrained fit. She collapsed into his arms, laughing with abandon.

Gu Yanqing, exasperated, couldn’t help but smile faintly along with her.

Later that afternoon.

Gu Yanqing had gone to the office, leaving Su Yu lounging leisurely in the living room. She lazily picked at the crayfish specially prepared for her by the chef, nibbling it bit by  bit.

The table was cluttered with open bags of chips, bubble tea, fruits, and drinks. The massive TV screen was playing a melodramatic soap opera, and Su Yu watched, frowning one moment, feeling sympathetic the next.

When Mrs. Gu returned home, this was the scene that greeted her.

She had been out socializing, her son was hard at work at the office, but Su Yu was lounging at home, eating and drinking at her leisure.

It felt like she had worked hard all day in the heat, only to come home and see her cat relaxing in the air conditioning, enjoying gourmet cat food. The injustice stung deeply.

She was overwhelmed with the urge to throw the cat out to work in her place.

Filled with resentment, Mrs. Gu elegantly sat down in front of Su Yu, her posture composed. “Su Yu, there’s something I’ve been meaning to discuss with you.”

Su Yu obediently replied: “What is it? Please, go ahead.”

Seeing her compliance, Mrs. Gu felt slightly appeased. “Now that you’ve married into the Gu family, let’s not dwell on the past. But from now on, as Yanqing’s wife, you’ll have to attend various social events and banquets. You can’t continue being ignorant and doing nothing.”

Su Yu nodded, her gaze still fixed on her.

Mrs. Gu felt a bit better. Although Su Yu’s background wasn’t ideal, at least she seemed willing to listen and learn, which was a good quality.

Mrs. Gu finally revealed her true intentions. “I’ve signed you up for some classes—etiquette, fashion, finance, and management. You need to learn these to better help Yanqing manage the company.”

Su Yu didn’t agree or disagree. Instead, she pushed the crayfish toward Mrs. Gu. “Mom, try some—it’s really good.”

Mrs. Gu was taken aback, frowning at the greasy crayfish, making no move to take one.

Under Su Yu’s insistence, she reluctantly tried one.

Su Yu eagerly asked: “How does it taste?”

As the spicy and savory flavors exploded in her mouth, Mrs. Gu tried to maintain her composure. “It’s not bad.”

Su Yu enthusiastically pushed the whole box toward her. “Mom, you must be tired after being out for so long. Have something sweet—it’ll lift your spirits.” She handed her a cup of bubble tea.

Then, Su Yu got up and began massaging Mrs. Gu’s shoulders. “You work so hard for this family, Mom. Yanqing and Dad don’t appreciate you enough.”

Suddenly, Su Yu exclaimed: “Oh my! I just realized your skin is so perfect! You look like you’re in your twenties. What’s your secret? Teach me!”

Her barrage of compliments left Mrs. Gu feeling a bit dazed, unable to remember what she had been saying before.

Mrs. Gu clearly wasn’t used to such enthusiastic and superficial flattery.

The spicy crayfish, the overly sweet bubble tea, and Su Yu’s clumsy massage were completely at odds with the elegant, coffee-sipping image she normally presented.

“Mom, you’re so young and full of life. Isn’t it boring to just have afternoon tea with the other ladies every day? How about I take you out for some real fun tonight?”

And so, Mrs. Gu found herself being dragged to… a bar.

Thumping rock music, flashing colorful lights, young people dancing intimately in the crowd, and young men trying to chat them up surrounded them.

Mrs. Gu’s heart nearly stopped. “This is what you call fun?”

“What? Speak up!” Su Yu shouted over the music.

Mrs. Gu took a deep breath and raised her voice. “I said, this is what you call fun?”

Su Yu handed her a drink that looked like juice but was actually a sweet cocktail, nodding. “Yes! Isn’t it fun? Come on, drink!”

Mrs. Gu: “…”

She daintily sipped the drink.

… It was kind of fun.

In the end, it wasn’t Mrs. Gu who gave in first—it was Mr. Gu.

He angrily called Gu Yanqing, telling him to quickly come and take his wife home before she corrupted his mother any further.

With some reluctance, Su Yu left the Gu family’s residence.

Back in their familiar, spacious downtown apartment, Su Yu clung to Gu Yanqing, pouting: “I wasn’t done having fun yet! Why did we leave?”

Gu Yanqing chuckled. The way Su Yu had managed to handle his parents in such a short time was nothing short of impressive.

He leaned in close to Su Yu’s ear and whispered: “My parents said they’re ready to be grandparents.”

Su Yu was stunned, and then her face turned slightly red.

Gu Yanqing, with practiced and smooth movements, scooped her up and carried her to the bed. The lights went out, the moonlight softly poured in, and the curtains swayed gently, setting the scene for a night of romance.