Chapter 197 Sheâs Actually Betrothed
Jiang Mengyu was dumbfounded. Was this considered proof?
The crowd of classmates was also stunned. Was there such a way to prove a romantic relationship?
Upon hearing Chu Zisong mention expelling the two, Wu Jiangsheng panicked and was about to step forward to argue, but Jiang Mengyu grabbed him.
Speaking to Chu Zisongâs back, Jiang Mengyu said, âDirector Chu, I do not admit to having an early romance with Wu Jiangsheng. If you expel me on the grounds of early romance, I hope you can present evidence of it! Otherwise, I will appeal to higher authorities, level by level.â
Chu Zisong, hearing Jiang Mengyuâs threat of escalation, snorted from his nose: âGo ahead and appeal if you dare.â
Jiang Mengyu then said, âNot only will I appeal, but so will my fiancé. He is from the Gu Family.â
Chu Zisongâs back stiffened; he halted, then turned around: âYou have a fiancé? Andââ
Heâs a Gu Family member?
In the crowd, Shen Qiâs face also changed: Sheâs actually betrothed?
Jiang Mengyu nodded: âYes, my mother arranged a fiancé for me. His name is Gu Dongxing, a member of the Gu Family. Aside from my fiancé, I have not dated anyone at all.
Yet, you are now trying to label me as being in a relationship with Wu Jiangsheng and expelling me under this pretext, effectively imposing a cuckoldâs cap on my fiancé without cause.
Once my fiancé returns from his mission, he will surely sue you for defamation.â
Jiang Mengyu was deliberately causing a ruckus; her goal was to use Gu Dongxingâs name to instill some apprehension in Director Chu.
After all, she already had a registered spot in Gu Dongxingâs courtyard, and she did not mind exploiting his identity a bit further.
After all, itâs a waste not to use it, and using it costs nothing.
Her words had Wu Jiangsheng stunned as well: She actually had a fiancé?
The classmates were equally taken aback: Jiang Mengyu had said she was only sixteen, and she was already betrothed? To a factory director no less?
Itâs said that high school students shouldnât date early, but this prohibition doesnât extend to formal engagements arranged by family elders.
Huaiyu shouted, âYouâre talking nonsense. Youâve just been acknowledged, how could your mother possibly have arranged a marriage for you already?â
And to a Gu Family member, at that!
Jiang Mengyu didnât want to deal with her, but Director Chu said, âClassmate Jiang Mengyu, you should explain to Classmate Jiang Huaiyu. I have some other matters to attend to first.â
He couldnât bring himself to believe it, and a part of him was also afraid.
Wu Jiangshengâs father may also be a regiment leader, but the militaryâs connection to local affairs isnât significant, so he wasnât concerned. Besides, a regiment leader in his forties is almost out of room for advancement.
But the revelation that Jiang Mengyuâs fiancé was a Gu Family member made him wary, because, being Jiang Mengyuâs fiancé, the manâs age surely wouldnât be much, not more than thirty at most.
A person under thirty taking the position of factory director at the Gu Family Factory certainly must have a strong backing!
Rather than dread a thirty-year-old factory director, he feared the power that stood behind this young director.
Hence, he commanded Jiang Mengyu to explain herself in detail.
He likewise knew that Jiang Mengyu couldnât be spouting nonsense, for the Gu Family was not something to joke about.
He also feared Jiang Mengyu might accuse him of defamation, so he simply cleared the way.
Jiang Mengyu inwardly cursed; Director Chu was clearly siding with Jiang Huaiyu. Otherwise, the Director wouldnât have confirmed her so-called âcrime of early romanceâ without any investigation and sentenced her to âexpulsionâ without deliberation.