Chapter 351: Gu Yan Finally Breaks Down

At Old Lady Su’s birthday banquet.

Due to Old Master He smashing the white jade Buddha and scolding Gu Yan for deception, Gu Yan became the focus of everyone’s attention.

He was shocked, unable to comprehend—

Wasn’t Elder He happily saying before “If you don’t accept this white jade Buddha, you disrespect me”?

Why the sudden change, furiously smashing the item and accusing him of presenting a fake!

Wasn’t this gift from you?!

Gu Yan stared bewildered at Old Master He, “Elder He, you…”

But Old Master He ignored him.

He first sneaked a glance at Wang Haoran, who stood with his granddaughter.

Then he spoke “righteously” to the crowd.

“Everyone, you know our He family has been in the jade business for decades, always committed to providing high-quality jade to customers.”

“We detest anyone who deceives and substitutes inferior quality.”

Saying this, he looked towards the Su family members.

“So, I acted impulsively just now; I hope the Su family can forgive me.”

Old Lady Su generously waved her hand, “It’s nothing, it’s nothing!”

“After all, it’s our no-good son-in-law who caused this!”

In the duet between the two elders.

Gu Yan instantly became a big clown, presenting fake gifts and boasting.

At this moment.

The unexpected scene at the Su family’s banquet led the onlookers to start whispering.

Jade was much harder to distinguish than gold and the like; most people couldn’t tell the difference, so they instinctively trusted “related experts” like Old Master He.

Thus, they all looked at Gu Yan with eyes full of disdain.

“……”

Blindsided by Elder He’s “betrayal,” Gu Yan found himself at a loss.

“Elder He, you—”

He had expected Elder He to help him impress everyone!

Who knew this old man was the main one making things difficult!

Just as Gu Yan’s attention was on Old Master He.

Someone stealthily approached him.

Then—

“Slap—” A crisp slap landed hard on his face.

Caught off guard and slapped hard, Gu Yan instinctively covered his left cheek, “Mom?!”

“Mom? You disgraceful thing!”

With a harsh and loud voice, the person who slapped him was none other than his mother-in-law, Su’s mother.

She pointed at Gu Yan’s nose, beginning to berate her live-in son-in-law in front of all the guests.

“Are you out of your mind, daring to present a fake gift at Old Lady’s birthday banquet!”

“Everyone knows you’re useless. Even if you admitted it was from a street vendor, no one would care.”

“But you had to go and boast about your gift, claiming it’s worth millions!”

“Hmph, truly incompetent and a show-off!”

“Now you’ve been exposed, aren’t you ashamed?!”

Gu Yan tried to explain, “No, my white jade Buddha really is—”

But before he could continue, Su’s mother raised her hand again.

“Slap—” Another heavy slap landed on Gu Yan’s other cheek.

“What ‘really’! How dare you argue!”

“Do you know more about jade than Elder He does?!”

“I… I…”

Seeing Gu Yan holding his cheeks, stammering under his mother-in-law’s aggression.

“Pfft—” Wang Haoran couldn’t help but laugh.

Led by Wang Haoran, the onlookers started laughing too.

It was quite a show!

At this point, naturally, the Su family didn’t feel disgraced by their son-in-law; instead, they shared in the merriment.

Everyone laughed. As the one who “exposed” Gu Yan, making him a laughingstock, even Old Master He, under Wang Haoran’s gaze, had to force an awkward smile.

Amid the laughter.

Su’s mother, with one hand on her hip, pointed at Gu Yan’s nose, scolding disdainfully.

“Get out!”

“Stop staying here and embarrassing us!”

Shaken by two slaps and conditioned to obey his mother-in-law, Gu Yan instinctively headed towards the door.

“Wait—”

Su’s mother suddenly called him back.

“Clean up the mess on the floor before you leave!”

“Okay, okay…” Gu Yan hurried back and quickly began cleaning up the shattered jade Buddha.

A perfect image of a humiliated son-in-law, not even worth a dog!

—Watching this scene, everyone burst out laughing again.

After cleaning up the broken jade Buddha under Su’s mother’s domineering orders.

Gu Yan finally left the banquet, dejected and alone.

[Ding! Gu Yan’s plan to first restrain and then elevate himself has failed, resulting in continuous setbacks! Gu Yan’s protagonist halo -200! Host’s luck points +200, ability points +20!]

[Remaining protagonist halo points: 1300. Current host’s luck points: 200, ability points: 120.]

After Gu Yan left, the banquet continued.

But now, Wang Haoran had taken Gu Yan’s place, chatting and laughing with Su Yun’er and the Su family.

To the guests, it seemed as if Wang Haoran was the true son-in-law of the Su family.

Remembering the miserable state of the actual son-in-law, Gu Yan, they couldn’t help but silently sympathize with him.

***

However, those who felt sympathy could never have imagined.

Gu Yan wasn’t as downcast as they thought.

Once out of sight of the crowds.

The son-in-law no longer hid his true self, discarding his pathetic appearance.

Lazily sitting on the sofa.

He recalled the events with a wise and calm expression—

“It must have been Wang Haoran’s doing!”

“At first, Elder He clearly scolded Yun’er’s cousin for having no discernment, but just as he was about to explain.”

“That despicable Wang Haoran intervened to stop him!”

This was why Elder He kept looking at Wang Haoran.

Because he was threatened!

“The Wang family is powerful, and Elder He had no choice but to comply, humiliating me!”

As for Wang Haoran’s motives—

“Hmph, just to make me look bad in front of Yun’er, so he can swoop in!”

Gu Yan saw right through Wang Haoran’s scheme.

“What a vile guy!”

“Just like before, whenever he delivered orders to Yun’er’s company, he would boast loudly at the Su family, afraid no one would notice!”

“How can you compare to my silent, behind-the-scenes support!”

When Yun’er’s company faced crises, he always helped secretly.

But he never spoke of it.

His goal was to have his wife fall in love with him through daily companionship and care, without owing him anything!

Because that was true pure and beautiful love!

However.

Despite his confidence, today’s events gave Gu Yan a slight sense of urgency.

He remembered clearly, tomorrow would mark the end of the three-year agreement. If Yun’er insisted on divorce under Wang Haoran’s and the Su family’s influence…

“Looks like I have to take action…”

Though the Wang Group was influential, Gu Yan wasn’t afraid.

Because he had his superior medical skills as his support.

The richer the person, the more they feared death and would treat him as an esteemed guest.

After all, who could guarantee their health forever?!

Moreover—

“The Wang Group’s dominance has long caused discontent…”

“I can exploit this…”

“Hehe, Wang Haoran, I didn’t want to meddle in such matters…”

“But you brought it upon yourself…”