You Are the Star I Cannot Touch - Chapter 29

Chapter 29: Offended Sister Again

“I…” Qu Shijin looked at Gu Xi Zhi. “A few of my roommates are getting together, so I might be back late tonight.”

“A graduation party, huh? That’s fine. Don’t drink. Girls don’t usually drink much when they’re together. Little Jin, can you drink?”

“Yes, a little.”

“Don’t drink, though. With your low tolerance, you wouldn’t even know if you were sold after getting drunk.”

“I understand.”

Qu Shijin naturally didn’t know what Gu Xi Zhi was thinking. She was thinking of getting her drunk that day and seeing if she looked extremely tempting when intoxicated.

Qu Shijin left at 2 PM. Their meeting was at 2:30 PM, and it wasn’t far from her place.

Gu Xi Zhi naturally knew when she left, as Qu Shijin messaged her.

“Got time to drop by my place today?” Gong Yutong was sitting on the sofa, drinking tea.

“Little Jin’s class reunion,” she leaned back on the sofa. “This tea is newly released.”

“Mhm. So you’re here to pass the time.”

“Something like that. Yutong, who gave you the necklace on your neck? Why did you use me as a cover?”

“Mu Yan.”

“She… why did she give you a necklace?”

“She was afraid that if she died, she wanted the necklace to stay with me.”

“Regarding the last mission, did Mu Yan get her revenge? With her personality, she wouldn’t let Jiang Huaiye off the hook.”

“You’ll have to ask Mu Yan herself,” she put down her teacup. “What has Tang Xiaowan been up to lately?”

“I don’t know. She’s either fighting or gambling. Who knows where she’s passing the time, or perhaps she’s got people on both arms right now.”

“President Gu is envious? You can have people on both arms too. I just don’t know if your little girl will bite you.”

“I’m not promiscuous. I just have needs.”

“Then you’re in good shape.”

Gu Xi Zhi: “…Talk properly. Want to go out for a stroll? We should go together for my project in a few days.”

Gong Yutong was interrupted before she could reply. It was someone from the Gong family.

“Eldest Miss, the Master wants you to return today.”

“Is there an emergency?”

“He didn’t say.”

“Later.”

“He insists you return now,” the person said, bracing himself.

Gong Yutong glanced at the clock in the living room. Going now would get her there just in time for lunch. It seemed they were planning to eat together.

“Mhm,” she glanced at Gu Xi Zhi and then left.

Gu Xi Zhi realized she hadn’t been home for a long time either. She decided to go see her mother. Her father could be forgotten. She got up and headed back to the Gu family residence.

The Gong Family Residence:

The Gong family was the true powerful family in City Z, wealthy and influential. Naturally, this had a lot to do with Gong Yutong. Because of Gong Yutong, the Gong family was held in awe in City Z.

The more powerful the family, the more importance they placed on status. For example, when Gong Yutong returned, regardless of whether they were elders or juniors, they had to respectfully address her as “Eldest Miss” because she was the future head of the Gong family. Even if she was a woman, the Master Gong didn’t mind her marrying a woman, but he had requirements: she couldn’t fall in love. She could only find someone with decent ability, but not too outstanding, and they must be of equal social standing. In short, he was afraid that this person would usurp the Gong Group, and it was also a way to control Gong Yutong. If it were a man, the child Gong Yutong gave birth to must have the surname Gong, also for the sake of the Gong family. Naturally, if there were a man in the Gong family more outstanding than Gong Yutong, that would be even better, but there hadn’t been one in ten years, and Gong Yutong was becoming increasingly formidable and irreplaceable. Master Gong naturally gave up on training his grandsons and sons.

In any case, Gong Yutong must not have emotions. With emotions come weaknesses, especially love. Because of this, Master Gong and the Old Madam Gong didn’t have a very good relationship. After all, their marriage in their youth was purely for benefit, and Master Gong was cold and emotionless, valuing power above all else. Consequently, the Gong family members didn’t have much emotion.

“Eldest Miss.” When they saw Gong Yutong return, everyone except Master Gong, Old Madam Gong, and Gong Yutong’s parents had to stand up and address her as “Eldest Miss.”

Gong Yutong’s status was partly earned by herself and partly given by Master Gong, so they had to respect her. Disrespecting her was disrespecting Master Gong.

“Mhm,” Gong Yutong responded expressionlessly, then turned to Master Gong. “Grandpa, Grandma, hello.” She greeted them politely.

“Mhm.” Master Gong was very fond of Gong Yutong because her personality was very much like his.

“Dad, Mom,” she was also very polite, but there was no emotion throughout.

“Mhm,” Gong Ze frowned. Was she really his daughter? She had no emotion at all, truly as emotionless as his father.

Gong Yutong sat down, and only then did they sit. She sat next to her grandfather. Even when they sat, they did so according to their status.

“Very busy recently?” Master Gong asked as Gong Yutong just picked up the teacup.

Gong Yutong sniffed the tea. It was newly released a few days ago. She bought some and sent some back to the Gong family. The taste was very unique—bitter with a hint of sweetness.

“It’s alright,” she said, taking a sip.

She was quite casual in the Gong family, not as constrained as they were. After all, aside from Master Gong, she was the one in charge.

“It’s alright, but you haven’t been home for months? Is this Gong family not your home? If I don’t send someone to invite you, you won’t come back?”

“I was afraid of making you angry.”

Master Gong: “…Is Mu Yan staying with you these days?”

“Mhm,” she answered frankly.

Master Gong was momentarily at a loss for words on how to ask. He couldn’t figure out her thoughts.

“Taken an interest?”

“No. Don’t you think I’ve been much more stable lately?” She poured herself another cup of tea.

Master Gong paused. “If you can deal with her, why do you keep letting her trouble you?”

“If I killed her, who would I turn to if I got some incurable disease later? And last time she hit me, I have to find her to treat my back. I don’t want to be paralyzed.”

Master Gong didn’t know what to say. Every time he talked with her, he got angry, and he couldn’t out-argue her. She always had valid reasons, which often made Master Gong exasperated and amused at the same time.

“I can’t talk to you. Before mealtime, come with me to the study.”

Gong Yutong followed Master Gong as they left.

They let out a sigh of relief. Gong Yutong’s influence was significant, coupled with her oppressive aura, which left them breathless and inexplicably cold, frozen even.

“Mom, was my sister frozen to death in her past life? She’s so cold!” Gong Shaoyu, Gong Yutong’s biological brother, said.

Shen Meng instantly wanted to kick her son to death.

“If I was frozen to death in my past life, you would have been beaten to death by me,” Gong Yutong said, closing the study door behind her.

Gong Shaoyu: “…” Crap. He offended his sister again.

“Mom, won’t you save me?”

“I’ll just have another one when you die.”

“I… Sht, Mom, can you still give birth? Can Dad still do it?”

Shen Meng’s face flushed. At this moment, she truly wanted to kill her son. What kind of son did she give birth to? He’s not even half as good as Yutong.

Gong Ze managed to restrain himself from kicking him. After all, the entire Gong family was present today, but he had lost all face.

Gong Yutong emerged from the study with Master Gong following behind her. They went downstairs and ate. Since it was lunchtime, Master Gong left to rest. The remaining family members were awkward, not knowing whether to stay or leave, just sitting there. And Gong Yutong wouldn’t bother with them anyway.

“If you don’t have anything to do, you can leave,” Gong Yutong’s voice was cold, with a hint of laziness.

As soon as she said that, many got up and said, “Eldest Miss, I have something to attend to, I’ll be leaving first,” and they all departed. Only her second uncle, third uncle, and their children remained.