After being dumped, I turned around and married my ex-boyfriend's younger brother.

Chapter 263 What's wrong, scared?

Gu Yanli hadn't cooked in a long time, and his culinary skills had become rusty.

The meal took two hours to prepare.

Su Yiran originally wanted to help out, but Gu Yanli stopped her.

They finished eating at three o'clock.

Just as the two were getting ready to pack up and go back to rest, they saw a shadowy figure sneaking in from outside.

The two exchanged a glance, raised their eyebrows, and remained silent in tacit agreement.

Mrs. Lan returned home late at night after having a wild time with her friends. She moved very quietly, and everyone was asleep, so no one would have noticed that she was coming back at this hour.

She took off her shoes, stood on tiptoe, and carefully made her way upstairs while holding onto the handrail.

"mom!"

Gu Yanli suddenly spoke up from behind, startling Su Yiran. Then, Madam Lan threw her high heels to the ground and turned to look at the two people behind her in disbelief.

"Yiyi?"

Madam Lan took a deep breath and smiled, "It's so late, why aren't you all resting yet?"

"Mom, we..."

Su Yiran composed herself and was about to explain when Gu Yanli interrupted her.

The man walked directly out from behind her and approached Madam Lan. He frowned upon smelling the strong odor of alcohol on her. "You're back at this hour, reeking of alcohol. Where have you been this time?"

"Ayan."

Madam Lan felt a little guilty, but she still pretended to be calm. "I am the mother. What kind of son would keep track of his mother's whereabouts? That's outrageous!"

"What you're doing is even more outrageous!"

Gu Yanli's face darkened. "How many times have I told you? An'an is still young and can't stand the smell of alcohol. Besides, he's not feeling well right now, and you brought back smelling of alcohol!"

"It's the first time, and I'm not going to see An'an. I'll just go back, take a shower, and change my clothes. Is it really that serious?"

"First time? Are you sure it's your first time?"

Gu Yanli retorted, "I didn't run into you before, so I didn't hold it against you. But this time, I can't just sit idly by. Go next door to wash up and get rid of the smell of alcohol on you before you come back."

"Gu Yanli!"

Madam Lan frowned. "Are you going to kick me out? I'm your mother!"

“If you weren’t my mother, I would have had you kicked out long ago. Look at yourself, you’re not a child anymore. Drinking too much is bad for your health. Don’t you know such a simple truth?”

"I……"

Ultimately, she was in the wrong, so Madam Lan dared not speak and could only look at the silent Su Yiran.

Su Yiran didn't dare to make a sound. After all, she wasn't exactly a saint herself. If she spoke up, Gu Yanli would bring up her past mistakes, and the two of them would end up cursing her together.

Not worth the candle.

"Looking at her won't help."

Gu Yanli took Su Yiran's hand and went straight upstairs.

Su Yiran turned to look at Madam Lan, but Gu Yanli pushed her back into the room. "Still looking? Mom is a repeat offender. You can't follow her example, or I'll break your legs, you hear me!"

"...I heard you, why are you being so fierce?"

Su Yiran nodded. "So, Mom... are you really going to send her to the neighbor's?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Yanli smiled and said, "When have you ever seen her so obedient?"

"what?"

"As soon as we got back to our room, we slipped back to our own rooms by ourselves."

"Is that so? So even though you knew your mother wouldn't listen to you, you still said such harsh things to her?"

"What's wrong with that? Let's be honest. I just don't think I'd know if I came back in the middle of the night."

"So you had someone watching Mom?"

"It's not worth it. She only goes to a few places, but we should keep an eye on her. Who knows, she might bring me a stepfather one day."

"..."

Su Yiran asked curiously, "What would you do if Mom really brought it back?"

"Beat him to death with sticks!"

Gu Yanli did not hesitate at all.

"..."

That's ruthless.

Play so big!

Su Yiran shut her mouth.

I didn't ask any more questions.

Gu Yanli looked at her. "What's wrong? Are you scared?"

"No, how could that be?"

Su Yiran gave an awkward laugh, took two steps back, and stretched. "I'm just a little sleepy and want to go to sleep."

"If you dare bring it back, I'll break your legs first!"

"..."

Su Yiran just smiled and didn't say anything.

She had guessed that Gu Yanli was the type of person who was prone to bringing up old grievances.

They'll talk about her whenever they run into someone who has even the slightest connection to her.

~

Su Yiran took care of An'an at home for two days before An'an's symptoms improved somewhat.

Wang Yanxi asked her out.

After being cooped up for two days, it's time to get some fresh air.

"Where have you been these past few days?"

As soon as Wang Yanxi saw her, she checked her over from head to toe, and looking at the marks on her face, she asked, "What happened? You're injured."

"There was a small accident, but I'm fine. Don't worry."

Su Yiran waved her hand and smiled.

“That day, Mr. Gu rushed out of my brother’s birthday party, and he looked unwell. I sensed something was wrong. I asked my brother to inquire about the situation, but he couldn’t find out anything. Later, Mr. Gu just told me that you had gone to the Sheng Leweijia Manor to get rid of me.”

Wang Yanxi said, "But I don't believe it. There's nothing shameful about you going to the Shengleweiga Manor. Why can't I get through to you when I call you? I've also asked around, but Mr. Gu has kept all your whereabouts a secret and doesn't know anything about it."

"I'm sorry to have made you worry."

Su Yiran patted Wang Yanxi on the shoulder, "I did encounter some things these past few days, but everything turned out alright, and I escaped danger!"

"People safe is good."

Wang Yanxi nodded, then remembered something, "Also, Yiyi, I've heard about the gallery thing, you..."

Upon hearing this, Su Yiran lowered her eyes.

“I contacted Ranran afterwards. At first, she was willing to answer my calls, but later she stopped answering my calls and wouldn’t see me. If she urgently needs money, she can contact me. That gallery is your hard work, and it shouldn’t be transferred just like that.”

Su Yiran lowered her head, took a deep breath, and asked, "How has the Meng family been lately?"

"The Meng family is probably doomed."

Wang Yanxi said, "The Meng family and the Ling family had a partnership. After the Ling family collapsed, the Meng family suffered a heavy blow. Debtors are blocking their door every day, so I'm afraid they're not having an easy time either."

Su Yiran seized upon a key point and frowned as she asked, "The Ling family has fallen? What happened?"

She knew that the Ling family was trying to cooperate with the Gu family, but it wasn't to the point of no return. How could they suddenly collapse?

"Didn't Mr. Gu tell you?"

Wang Yanxi paused for a moment, then explained, "I heard about this too. The Ling family was found guilty of embezzlement and tax evasion overnight and was shut down that same day. Mr. Gu was behind it all. I'm curious, even though Mr. Gu was unhappy with the marriage to the Ling family, he wouldn't have gone this far, would he? Do you know what happened?"

"..."

Su Yiran shook her head.

Gu Yanli made the move.

It was seized on the same day, so quickly that it didn't even give them a chance to react.

If Madam Lan knew that Ling Shi was in trouble, she certainly wouldn't stand idly by. Gu Yanli was also keeping an eye on her.

The Ling family collapsed around the time of her incident.

It can't be such a coincidence.

After separating from Wang Yanxi, Su Yiran rushed to Gu's Group.

They met in the elevator.

Gu Yanli happened to come out of the meeting.

"Hello, madam."

Everyone recognized Su Yiran and asked her questions.

"Hello."

Su Yiran nodded slightly and turned her gaze to Gu Yanli.

"What's wrong? You don't look well."

Gu Yanli asked.

Su Yiran bit her lip tightly and remained silent.