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Chapter 732: A Daughter Should Be Like An Yiqing (4)

Chapter 732: Chapter 732: A Daughter Should Be Like An Yiqing (4)

Among them, Monarch Hua Zhifeng of Xuanjin and Speaker Pei Yuanzhi had some last-minute matters to attend to, requiring them to arrive later. Secretary Wang Shuai had already expressed his subtle apologies to Old Master Gu and Old Master An.

Now, only the Guh Family and the Qin Family had yet to make an appearance!

Looking at the still vacant seats, Elder Gu and Elder An glanced at each other and shared a cold smile.

The Guh and Qin families sure put on quite a spectacle! It seemed they wanted to use the engagement ceremony to intimidate them, didn’t they?

Humph! They were dreaming!

Under Elder An’s directed gaze, Elder Gu nodded in understanding, adjusted the smile on his face, and slowly walked up to the platform.

Seeing this move, the guests below knew that the Gu and An families were no longer inclined to wait. Therefore, they wouldn’t be so oblivious as to remind the two old commanders that the Guh and Qin families had not arrived yet.

"Ladies and gentlemen," Old Master Gu approached the microphone, his voice deep and fervent, "Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend my grandson, Gu—"

Just then, the doors of the banquet hall were suddenly pushed open, making a not-so-quiet noise.

Old Master Gu’s speech was abruptly interrupted as he frowned displeasedly toward the entrance.

At the door, an elderly man dressed in black traditional attire walked in with his hands behind his back, followed by a middle-aged man with an expressionless face also in black and a frivolous heir.

This elder was none other than the head of the Guh Family, Guh Tian!

And the middle-aged man trailing behind him was his ever-present assistant, Ah Chen. As for the frivolous heir, without even thinking about it, it had to be none other than Guh Siqi!

Since Guh Siqing was tormented to death by An Yiqing, Guh Tian had rarely made public appearances; it had been several months, in fact. Being the family head of the Guh Family, Guh Tian was not as pitifully low in intelligence as his granddaughter Siqing. He knew when to endure and when to avoid, especially now that the Qin Family and An Yiqing were at odds. It was the perfect opportunity for Guh Tian to take a breather and carefully plan his next devious schemes.

This time, Gu Yelin and An Yiqing’s engagement ceremony was something Guh Tian genuinely did not want to attend. He felt that even showing up empty-handed would be seen as currying favor with the An and Gu families.

Even so, as the head of the Guh Family, he had to attend. There was no helping it—the Guh Family’s power, although formidable, always fell just short in substance and strength compared to the leading Ancient Martial Arts Family, the Gu Family. Not to mention the An Family—setting them aside, An Yiqing, that little vixen, was just too cunning. One careless move and she would have you outplayed.

The incident with Siqing had already provided Guh Tian with valuable lessons, and he reminded himself daily not to treat An Yiqing as just some youngster.

So, even if Guh Tian was reluctant, he had to make an appearance. At most, he would arrive a bit later as a subtle show of strength to the Gu and An families.

Following behind Guh Tian, Guh Siqi still displayed the same unconcerned and uneducated persona of a wastrel heir. He seemed even more indifferent to the world and undisciplined than before. But, if An Yiqing had been there, she would have sensitively noticed that the aura around Siqi had grown more composed and more detached.

However, at this moment, An Yiqing was not present. Everyone else had preconceived notions and had never truly considered what kind of person Siqi was.