Chapter 39

Chapter 39 (New) Not Even Qualified to Be the Su Family's Guard Dog? Nanny Chen's face flushed red and pale with anger. Chu Tang gently held Nanny Chen's hand, silently comforting her. She looked at Meng Yaqin with a faint, mocking smile. "What's so shameful about being a nanny? Not stealing, not robbing—earning money with my own two hands. I don't find it shameful at all. On the contrary, I think someone like you, who has no skills whatsoever and spends all day playing mahjong, getting beauty treatments, and buying health supplements with her husband's money, is the truly shameful one." "You—" Meng Yaqin pointed at Ruan Chutang, her finger trembling with rage. Chen Wan considerately patted Meng Yaqin's back to soothe her. "Auntie Meng, don't listen to her nonsense. Don't upset yourself." Then she turned to Ruan Chutang with a look of contempt. "Ruan Chutang, you're the daughter of a nanny—a servant through and through. Today's banquet is hosted by President Su for his cousin, and all the guests are from high society. Someone as poor and tacky as you should just leave instead of making a spectacle of yourself here." Ruan Chutang flashed a radiant smile. "Oh? High society guests? Then how did people from such a small, insignificant family like yours manage to sneak in?" Chen Wan was provoked. She was triggered! "Who are you calling a small, insignificant family? What right does a nanny's daughter have to call me small and insignificant?" "Oh? So eager to suck up to the Su family?" Ruan Chutang raised an eyebrow. "With the Chen family's standing, you're not even qualified to be the Su family's guard dog, are you?" "You—" This time it was Chen Wan's turn to point at Ruan Chutang's nose and curse. "Are you insane? Can't get Zechuan, so you take your anger out on me? Hah, since you can't keep a man's heart, all you can do is run your mouth at me." Chu Tang smiled. "You didn't know Gu Zechuan got into a fight and was hospitalized for me?" Chen Wan was stunned. So the injuries Gu Zechuan had sustained a few days ago were all for Ruan Chutang? Meng Yaqin clearly didn't believe it. She sneered, "You? You're worthy?" "Auntie Meng, let's go. Don't stoop to her level." Chen Wan linked her arm through Meng Yaqin's. Meng Yaqin was thoroughly enraged. Afraid that staying any longer would give her a heart attack, she followed Chen Wan away. Chen Wan chatted with men from high society, but her gaze kept sweeping toward Ruan Chutang's direction. Finally, ten minutes later, she found her chance. Ruan Chutang left the sofa area to go to the restroom. She immediately followed. Inside the restroom. Chen Wan deliberately squeezed against Ruan Chutang as she walked, taking the opportunity to slip her bracelet into the handbag Ruan Chutang carried with her. Chu Tang was repulsed by being touched by someone she despised. Chen Wan pressing against her disgusted her, so she shoved Chen Wan away. "The hallway's plenty wide—why do you have to crowd me?" Seeing her goal accomplished, Chen Wan curled her lips. "Did your family build this restroom? I'll walk however I want. Mind your own business." Hah. Chu Tang sneered inwardly. Her family actually did build it. The entire estate belonged to the Su family, and she was the Su family's granddaughter. So yes, her family had built it. Chen Wan rolled her eyes and turned to leave. A few minutes later, in the banquet hall. Chen Wan claimed her bracelet was missing. She stood before Ruan Chutang with an air of arrogance. "You stole my bracelet, didn't you?" Ruan Chutang looked at her with amusement. "Are you sure it was me?" "Who else could it be?" Chen Wan crossed her arms and lifted her chin with utter haughtiness. "At today's banquet, you're the only one who's a nanny's daughter—a complete pauper. No one else here would steal a bracelet worth over eighty thousand." Chu Tang calmly took a sip of champagne and gently set the glass down on the table. "Do you have proof?" Chu Tang looked up at Chen Wan. Chen Wan snorted coldly. "Proof? Of course I do! The proof is in your bag. Just search it." By now, a crowd of onlookers had gradually gathered around. Ruan Chutang had never attended such boring banquets before. Apart from a few close friends in her circle and the uncles and aunties who were close to the Ruan family, not many people in Jiangcheng's high society actually knew her. Su Yu's purpose in organizing this banquet was to formally introduce her into Jiangcheng's high society circle. Seeing the crowd growing larger, a glint of triumph flashed in Chen Wan's eyes. "Everyone, come and judge for yourselves! This young lady stole my bracelet but won't admit it." Meng Yaqin fanned the flames from the side. "Hah, she was just saying she doesn't steal or rob, and now she's already stealing things? It's just a bracelet—if you wanted it that badly, Wanwan could have given it to you as charity. Why bother stealing? A young lady like you, utterly shameless!" She was still holding a grudge from when Ruan Chutang had called her skilless and said she was shameful for spending her husband's money all day. Now she was spewing every nasty word she could think of. "Look at you," Meng Yaqin rolled her eyes. "Before, you were dead set on marrying my son, but look at yourself—do you even deserve him? Good thing I've always been a good judge of character and didn't let you through my door! A pauper is a pauper. Even if you dress yourself up like a proper person and sneak into high society banquets, you're still nothing but a thief with dirty hands!" The onlookers whispered among themselves. "You really can't tell—she's so pretty, but she's a thief." "Yeah, this is what they mean by 'you can't judge a book by its cover.'" "How embarrassing. With a face that pretty, she could have any rich man she wanted, yet she's here stealing at a banquet." "That's just how poor people are. The moment they see something slightly valuable, they can't keep their hands off it." "I heard she's the daughter of a housemaid. No wonder—she's been poor all her life and scared of it." Listening to the scattered gossip around her, the smile on Chen Wan's face deepened, and her confidence grew stronger. "If you say you didn't steal it, then just bring your bag over and let me search it. If you didn't take anything, what are you afraid of?" ... Meanwhile, Su Yu and Jiang Shixu had finally finished discussing the important project with the foreign couple. Jiang Shixu went to the restroom, while Su Yu walked out with the couple, running into Gu Zechuan at the entrance. "President Su, it's been a while." Gu Zechuan greeted him with a smile. Su Yu couldn't quite place who he was for a moment, frowning as he asked, "You are...?" A flicker of embarrassment crossed Gu Zechuan's face before he quickly introduced himself. Su Yu vaguely recalled who he was and exchanged a few pleasantries with him out of politeness. Gu Zechuan presented a gift. "President Su, I heard your sister is getting engaged. Congratulations. This is a congratulatory gift for her engagement." Although the gift was meant for Su Yu's cousin, Gu Zechuan was using it to curry favor with Su Yu himself. He had to hand it to Su Yu personally so that Su Yu would know he'd given such a gift—that way, it would be easier to bring up future business collaborations. Su Yu was used to people trying to flatter him and hadn't paid much attention to the man before him. He'd planned to exchange a few words and then brush him off, but he hadn't expected this man to be quite savvy with his gift-giving, going through him to give a gift to his sister. Su Yu took the gift box. "That's thoughtful of you. I'll thank you on behalf of my cousin." His gaze toward Gu Zechuan warmed slightly. "She's in the banquet hall downstairs. I'll take you there so you can give it to her in person—after all, it's an engagement gift for her." Gu Zechuan sensed the shift in Su Yu's attitude and finally let out the breath he'd been holding. It seemed choosing to give the gift through Su Yu's cousin had been the right move. Gu Zechuan beamed. "Alright, then I'll trouble President Su to lead the way."