Chapter 1714

Chapter 1714: The Embarrassment of Zhu Guifu and His Wife

Liu Peipei followed Chong Lou primarily for the benefits she provided. With her, she avoided hardship, and she treated her well, satisfying her needs in every way. Aside from being slightly older, she was quite content. However, she desired Chong Lou to be exclusively hers, unwilling to let anyone disrupt their private world. Thus, upon hearing that Chong Lou’s parents had arrived, she felt deeply anxious.

After receiving the call, Chong Lou said, "Don’t worry. They won’t come to our house."

Hearing this, Liu Peipei felt relieved. As long as Chong Lou didn’t bring them over, it was fine. Still, for appearances’ sake, she asked, "Should I go meet them?"

"No need. They will leave the capital soon. Meeting them serves no purpose," Chong Lou stated directly.

"Good." Liu Peipei was now completely at ease.

After hanging up, Chong Lou had a sudden thought. Since Zhu Yanyi ignored them, they could take the initiative to bother her. If they could tarnish her reputation, no one would protect her, allowing her to arrange an assassination.

It must be said that Chong Lou’s mind was currently filled with straw. She had forgotten Xiao Zhou’s warning that Zhu Yanyi had bodyguards. Even without them, Zhu Yanyi was not accessible to just anyone. Even high-ranking officials needed appointments to see her, let alone Zhu Guifu and Gan Juhua, relatives from the third branch who had long severed ties with her.

Recently, Zhu Yanyi’s days were busy with classes, treating patients, and developing new prescriptions in the laboratory.

One day, after checking Oswald’s new condition and confirming his stable recovery, she prepared to head to the lab. Suddenly, she received a call from the gatehouse. Two people claiming to be her relatives were looking for her.

Zhu Yanyi raised an eyebrow slightly. "My relatives? What are their names?"

"They say they are Zhu Guifu and Gan Juhua," the internal line reported.

"Those two? They have nothing to do with me. I don’t know them." Zhu Yanyi never feared trouble. No matter how thick-skinned Zhu Guifu and Gan Juhua were, she was never afraid.

The guards, understanding Zhu Yanyi’s words, realized these two likely had a grudge against the young miracle doctor. Remembering her character, they unconditionally sided with her. "Why are you two impersonating the young miracle doctor’s relatives? She clearly states she doesn’t know you. Impersonating her family is too much."

"What? Someone is impersonating the young miracle doctor’s relatives? That’s outrageous," someone nearby pointed and whispered.

Seeing this, Gan Juhua panicked. It wasn’t her fault; this was the capital, under the Emperor’s feet. Coming here was already a surprise for them. The place felt very strange, and people naturally fear the unknown. So, despite Gan Juhua’s previous boldness, she was afraid here.

Zhu Guifu also felt panicked. She always considered herself the head of the household, but now she dared not speak. Mainly because neither of them spoke standard Mandarin. They spoke dialects. Who would listen to them? The person who brought them only told the guards they were looking for the young miracle doctor and claimed to be her relatives. They said nothing else. Now that Zhu Yanyi denied this, naturally, everyone blamed Zhu Guifu and Gan Juhua.

If they were in Sicheng Town, they might have argued or even framed Zhu Yanyi. But now they were in the capital, a place where Mandarin was the standard. Without knowing Mandarin, they had no idea what to do next.

Zhu Guifu and Gan Juhua could only flee in embarrassment. Running onto the street, looking at similar roads and buildings, Gan Juhua felt dizzy. "Old man, what place is this? How do we go back?"

Zhu Guifu actually didn’t know either. "Let’s walk a bit and ask ahead?"

Aside from asking ahead, they didn’t know what else to do. Most importantly, they could only ask the police for directions. Others couldn’t understand their dialect. They only hoped the police could.

Fortunately, the police officer in the capital was originally from Shanghai. The Shanghai dialect was fifty to sixty percent similar to the Sicheng Town dialect, so he could understand Zhu Guifu and Gan Juhua.

"Do you know the name of the residential community where you live?" the police officer asked, showing some responsibility.

"Yes, it’s called Tangyuan Community," Gan Juhua answered after thinking.

The police officer was slightly stunned. "Tangyuan Community?" There was no such name in the entire capital. Then he thought, "Is it Tangyuan Community?"

"Whether it’s Tangyuan or Tangyuan, it’s the same sound," Gan Juhua said.

The police officer immediately drove them to Tangyuan Community in his police car. Fortunately, it was indeed Tangyuan Community. As soon as Zhu Guifu and Gan Juhua saw the familiar streets, they were certain. So, after dropping them off at the entrance, the police officer left.

Upon receiving news about Zhu Guifu and Gan Juhua, Chong Lou angrily smashed an ashtray. "Old is old. They are useless."

Xiao Zhou stood by silently, feeling nothing but contempt in his heart. He was glad he had left Chong Lou early. Otherwise, following such a brainless boss, he didn’t know how he would die in the future.

Zhu Yanyi remained busy, completely forgetting about Zhu Guifu and Gan Juhua’s visit to the hospital. It wasn’t until mealtime that Yan Aohan mentioned it, and she remembered. "The gatehouse really called me today. They said Zhu Guifu and Gan Juhua wanted to see me. I was busy. Where would I have time to see them? I just ignored them."

Yan Aohan smiled lightly. "Those two are bold. Encouraged by Chong Lou to cause trouble, they think tarnishing your reputation will help him. They don’t realize your reputation was earned by yourself. How could it be tarnished? Besides, this is modern society. You have already severed ties with them. So, whatever they do is useless. Truly a family without brains."

"If they had brains, would they come to pick a fight?" Zhu Yanyi glanced at Yan Aohan and said, "Precisely because they lack brains, we can watch the show. If they were smart, I wouldn’t know how to enjoy it."

Yan Aohan smiled lightly. "Now Chong Lou has shot himself in the foot."

Zhu Yanyi thought for a moment. "What will Chong Lou do next?"

"Liu Peipei already knows Chong Lou’s parents are in the capital. Liu Peipei cares greatly about face. She married Chong Lou because he is rich and treats her well. But she is unwilling to face the reality that she was once a rural person. So, naturally, she is even less willing to meet Zhu Guifu and Gan Juhua," Yan Aohan explained with a light smile.