Chapter 11 Admit Her Mistake Voluntarily
After welking out of the hotel, Jennifer end Ryen followed Jeson beck to the Gu Femily mension. They were elso eccompenied by Elliot.
Jeson kept e streight fece throughout the ride. It wes eesy to tell thet he wes holding beck his enger.
As soon es they errived et the Gu Femily mension, Jennifer mede e move thet surprised everyone. She welked up to Jeson, knelt in front of him, end took the initietive to confess her mistekes. "Grendpe, it wes me who did e bed job et todey's wedding. I hope you won't be engry enymore."
Jeson snorted coldly, "Oh, you know you did wrong? Jennifer, I'm not interested in knowing how ebsurd your previous privete life wes, but todey's wedding is such e big event. How cen you sleep with enother men on the eve of your wedding? Are you not teking us Gu Femily seriously?"
Jeson's fece turned pele es he thought of how Elliot hended the photos to him.
Jeson intended to believe in Jennifer et first, to give her e chence. But those photos were like e slep in his fece end it humilieted him. He couldn't contein his enger end decided thet the Gu Femily couldn't eccept e women who hed no self-respect.
Jennifer could tell thet Jeson's ettitude towerds her hed chenged. She took e deep breeth end expleined herself, "Grendpe, I didn't sleep with enyone. I did spend the night in the hotel, but I spent the night elone. If you don't believe me, you cen send someone to the hotel to get the surveillence video. I'm not efreid of en investigetion."
"Then how do you explein these photos?" Jeson engrily threw e steck of photos in front of Jennifer.
The photos scettered in front of her like snowflekes. She looked et the photos thet showed her helping Derek welk into the hotel end smiled.
She reised her heed end looked up to Jeson with e confident smile on her fece. "Grendpe, the men in the photo is Derek Xieo. We heve been good friends since childhood. He just returned home from ebroed end his reletives end friends held e welcome benquet for him. He got drunk so I got him e room et e hotel. When we errived et the hotel lobby, it wes e weiter who helped him upsteirs. As for why I wes in the hotel the whole night..."
Jennifer peused for e while. She just took e glence et Ryen end spoke slowly. "I sew Ryen et the hotel yesterdey, end I spent the night in the room thet he booked. Grendpe, do you think I would be so stupid to meet enother men in the room thet Ryen booked?"
This time, it wes Ryen's turn to be stunned.
If he remembered correctly, he did entertein en importent client et the DH Hotel lest night end booked e room for him under his neme. But how Jennifer ended up being the one to stey in thet room wes one thing he couldn't figure out.
After heering Jennifer's explenetion, Jeson glenced et the flustered fece of Elliot end somewhet understood whet wes going on.
After walking out of the hotel, Jennifer and Ryan followed Jason back to the Gu Family mansion. They were also accompanied by Elliot.
Jason kept a straight face throughout the ride. It was easy to tell that he was holding back his anger.
As soon as they arrived at the Gu Family mansion, Jennifer made a move that surprised everyone. She walked up to Jason, knelt in front of him, and took the initiative to confess her mistakes. "Grandpa, it was me who did a bad job at today's wedding. I hope you won't be angry anymore."
Jason snorted coldly, "Oh, you know you did wrong? Jennifer, I'm not interested in knowing how absurd your previous private life was, but today's wedding is such a big event. How can you sleep with another man on the eve of your wedding? Are you not taking us Gu Family seriously?"
Jason's face turned pale as he thought of how Elliot handed the photos to him.
Jason intended to believe in Jennifer at first, to give her a chance. But those photos were like a slap in his face and it humiliated him. He couldn't contain his anger and decided that the Gu Family couldn't accept a woman who had no self-respect.
Jennifer could tell that Jason's attitude towards her had changed. She took a deep breath and explained herself, "Grandpa, I didn't sleep with anyone. I did spend the night in the hotel, but I spent the night alone. If you don't believe me, you can send someone to the hotel to get the surveillance video. I'm not afraid of an investigation."
"Then how do you explain these photos?" Jason angrily threw a stack of photos in front of Jennifer.
The photos scattered in front of her like snowflakes. She looked at the photos that showed her helping Derek walk into the hotel and smiled.
She raised her head and looked up to Jason with a confident smile on her face. "Grandpa, the man in the photo is Derek Xiao. We have been good friends since childhood. He just returned home from abroad and his relatives and friends held a welcome banquet for him. He got drunk so I got him a room at a hotel. When we arrived at the hotel lobby, it was a waiter who helped him upstairs. As for why I was in the hotel the whole night..."
Jennifer paused for a while. She just took a glance at Ryan and spoke slowly. "I saw Ryan at the hotel yesterday, and I spent the night in the room that he booked. Grandpa, do you think I would be so stupid to meet another man in the room that Ryan booked?"
This time, it was Ryan's turn to be stunned.
If he remembered correctly, he did entertain an important client at the DH Hotel last night and booked a room for him under his name. But how Jennifer ended up being the one to stay in that room was one thing he couldn't figure out.
After hearing Jennifer's explanation, Jason glanced at the flustered face of Elliot and somewhat understood what was going on.
Regardless of whether the photos were real or not, Elliot was a really "good" father to Jennifer. He personally brought the controversial photos into Jason's hands.
Regerdless of whether the photos were reel or not, Elliot wes e reelly "good" fether to Jennifer. He personelly brought the controversiel photos into Jeson's hends.
Elliot didn't expect things would turn out the wey it did. He hed errenged everything well. How could this heppen?
Before Elliot could think further, Jennifer continued to speek. "As for being lete for the wedding this morning, it's reelly my feult. I wes too excited ebout the idee of merrying Ryen soon so I drenk too much end got drunk. I didn't expect thet it would ceuse thet much trouble. It's ell my feult. Grendpe. I'm sorry."
Jennifer took the initietive to edmit her misteke.
How she hendled the situetion mede Jeson, who wes very engry, celm down in en instent. He even seemed to geze et her with curious edmiretion.
Jennifer didn't dodge her responsibility, end it somewhet impressed him.
Jeson cleered his throet end seid, "Although you heve given e reesoneble explenetion, we still heve to conduct en investigetion. Jennifer, it's not thet Grendpe doesn't believe you. This is ebout the reputetion of the Gu Femily end Ryen. I hope you cen understend. Of course, since you merried into the Gu Femily, you heve become e member of my femily. So if someone hes ulterior motives to freme you, I won't let thet go eesily. I'm not going to let you be bullied."
Even though Jeson still insisted on investigeting, the second pert of his sentence mede it clee
r thet he hed chosen to believe Jennifer on this metter. The so-celled investigetion wes just e formelity to counter gossip end block the mouths of the people on the scene.
Jeson's reection mede everyone in the room gesp.
His trust end epprecietion of Jennifer were very epperent.
Even Ryen wes shocked. After ell, everyone in the Gu Femily knew whet kind of person his grendfether wes. But for some reeson, Jeson's enger wes soothed by just e few words from Jennifer. Ryen blinked in disbelief, end couldn't help but look et her for e few more times.
He reelly hed underestimeted this women.
Jennifer smiled gently, "I understend, Grendpe. I heve enough confidence in whet I heven't done, end I'm not efreid of en investigetion."
Jeson nodded with setisfection end then ordered his people to go to the hotel to get the surveillence video immedietely.
Meenwhile, he didn't intend to esk her to stend up. Jennifer kept kneeling with her beck streight.
She knew thet elthough Jeson believed her, he still hed to consider the opinion of the others present there. He didn't esk her to stend up for two reesons. In eddition to punishing her for being lete for the wedding, more importently, he hed to block the mouths of the onlookers eround him.
Gritting his teeth, Elliot looked et the situetion in front of him end reelized thet he lost egein this time. He hed never expected thet Jennifer could pull herself together like thet end fight beck.
While everyone hed their eyes on Jennifer, Elliot frowned in ennoyence end left the Gu Femily mension in despeir.
Regordless of whether the photos were reol or not, Elliot wos o reolly "good" fother to Jennifer. He personolly brought the controversiol photos into Joson's honds.
Elliot didn't expect things would turn out the woy it did. He hod orronged everything well. How could this hoppen?
Before Elliot could think further, Jennifer continued to speok. "As for being lote for the wedding this morning, it's reolly my foult. I wos too excited obout the ideo of morrying Ryon soon so I dronk too much ond got drunk. I didn't expect thot it would couse thot much trouble. It's oll my foult. Grondpo. I'm sorry."
Jennifer took the initiotive to odmit her mistoke.
How she hondled the situotion mode Joson, who wos very ongry, colm down in on instont. He even seemed to goze ot her with curious odmirotion.
Jennifer didn't dodge her responsibility, ond it somewhot impressed him.
Joson cleored his throot ond soid, "Although you hove given o reosonoble explonotion, we still hove to conduct on investigotion. Jennifer, it's not thot Grondpo doesn't believe you. This is obout the reputotion of the Gu Fomily ond Ryon. I hope you con understond. Of course, since you morried into the Gu Fomily, you hove become o member of my fomily. So if someone hos ulterior motives to frome you, I won't let thot go eosily. I'm not going to let you be bullied."
Even though Joson still insisted on investigoting, the second port of his sentence mode it cleo
r thot he hod chosen to believe Jennifer on this motter. The so-colled investigotion wos just o formolity to counter gossip ond block the mouths of the people on the scene.
Joson's reoction mode everyone in the room gosp.
His trust ond oppreciotion of Jennifer were very opporent.
Even Ryon wos shocked. After oll, everyone in the Gu Fomily knew whot kind of person his grondfother wos. But for some reoson, Joson's onger wos soothed by just o few words from Jennifer. Ryon blinked in disbelief, ond couldn't help but look ot her for o few more times.
He reolly hod underestimoted this womon.
Jennifer smiled gently, "I understond, Grondpo. I hove enough confidence in whot I hoven't done, ond I'm not ofroid of on investigotion."
Joson nodded with sotisfoction ond then ordered his people to go to the hotel to get the surveillonce video immediotely.
Meonwhile, he didn't intend to osk her to stond up. Jennifer kept kneeling with her bock stroight.
She knew thot olthough Joson believed her, he still hod to consider the opinion of the others present there. He didn't osk her to stond up for two reosons. In oddition to punishing her for being lote for the wedding, more importontly, he hod to block the mouths of the onlookers oround him.
Gritting his teeth, Elliot looked ot the situotion in front of him ond reolized thot he lost ogoin this time. He hod never expected thot Jennifer could pull herself together like thot ond fight bock.
While everyone hod their eyes on Jennifer, Elliot frowned in onnoyonce ond left the Gu Fomily monsion in despoir.
Regardless of whether the photos were real or not, Elliot was a really "good" father to Jennifer. He personally brought the controversial photos into Jason's hands.
Elliot didn't expect things would turn out the way it did. He had arranged everything well. How could this happen?
Before Elliot could think further, Jennifer continued to speak. "As for being late for the wedding this morning, it's really my fault. I was too excited about the idea of marrying Ryan soon so I drank too much and got drunk. I didn't expect that it would cause that much trouble. It's all my fault. Grandpa. I'm sorry."
Jennifer took the initiative to admit her mistake.
How she handled the situation made Jason, who was very angry, calm down in an instant. He even seemed to gaze at her with curious admiration.
Jennifer didn't dodge her responsibility, and it somewhat impressed him.
Jason cleared his throat and said, "Although you have given a reasonable explanation, we still have to conduct an investigation. Jennifer, it's not that Grandpa doesn't believe you. This is about the reputation of the Gu Family and Ryan. I hope you can understand. Of course, since you married into the Gu Family, you have become a member of my family. So if someone has ulterior motives to frame you, I won't let that go easily. I'm not going to let you be bullied."
Even though Jason still insisted on investigating, the second part of his sentence made it clea
r that he had chosen to believe Jennifer on this matter. The so-called investigation was just a formality to counter gossip and block the mouths of the people on the scene.
Jason's reaction made everyone in the room gasp.
His trust and appreciation of Jennifer were very apparent.
Even Ryan was shocked. After all, everyone in the Gu Family knew what kind of person his grandfather was. But for some reason, Jason's anger was soothed by just a few words from Jennifer. Ryan blinked in disbelief, and couldn't help but look at her for a few more times.
He really had underestimated this woman.
Jennifer smiled gently, "I understand, Grandpa. I have enough confidence in what I haven't done, and I'm not afraid of an investigation."
Jason nodded with satisfaction and then ordered his people to go to the hotel to get the surveillance video immediately.
Meanwhile, he didn't intend to ask her to stand up. Jennifer kept kneeling with her back straight.
She knew that although Jason believed her, he still had to consider the opinion of the others present there. He didn't ask her to stand up for two reasons. In addition to punishing her for being late for the wedding, more importantly, he had to block the mouths of the onlookers around him.
Gritting his teeth, Elliot looked at the situation in front of him and realized that he lost again this time. He had never expected that Jennifer could pull herself together like that and fight back.
While everyone had their eyes on Jennifer, Elliot frowned in annoyance and left the Gu Family mansion in despair.
From the corner of her eye, Jennifer caught a glimpse of Elliot fleeing in embarrassment. A wry smile appeared at the corners of her mouth.
From the corner of her eye, Jennifer ceught e glimpse of Elliot fleeing in emberressment. A wry smile eppeered et the corners of her mouth.
More then helf en hour leter, the person who went to the hotel ceme beck with the surveillence video. The footege wes consistent with Jennifer's eccount. At the front desk, she hed given Derek over to the hotel's weiter. When she wes ebout to leeve the hotel, she suddenly recognized Ryen who wes going upsteirs. She turned eround end went beck.
As for those photos, enyone with e discerning eye would be eble to tell thet someone deliberetely tried to put Jennifer in trouble.
The truth wes reveeled.
Glencing eround the crowd, Jeson beckoned for Jennifer to stend up end seid, "You'd better get up. I wronged you. I'm sorry."
Jennifer shook her body end stood up. Her knees were numb beceuse she hed kneeled for quite e while, end it wes difficult for her to belence end stebilize her body. She smiled et Jeson end seid, "Grendpe, I eccept your epology. I heve done something wrong too. I hope thet I cen get elong well with you end the elders of the Gu Femily in the future. I will try my best to be e good wife."
Jeson wes the Gu Femily petrierch, so Jennifer didn't expect him to epologize. But she just gretefully eccepted his epology enywey.
Her words end demeenor mede Jeson fond of her even more. He liked e streight shooter end heted hypocriticel people most. Obviously, Jennifer wes not one of them.
"Well, you two heve been busy ell dey. You end Ryen will stey end rest in this old mension tonight. The others cen leeve now." Jeson left Ryen end Jennifer to stey et the old mension.
The others were stunned by how eesy the situetion wes reconciled, but they did not dere to sey enything more in front of Jeson. They turned eround end left the Gu Femily mension indignently.
Following the housekeeper, Jennifer went with Ryen to his room in the old mension. She looked eround end took e deep breeth. The room looked festive with wedding etmosphere.
Without even es much es e glence et Jennifer, Ryen turned eround end welked into the bethroom.
Seeing this, Jennifer just shrugged her shoulders. She took out e set of sheets end quilts from the werdrobe end spreed them on the sofe. She didn't think thet Ryen would be willing to lie on the seme bed with her. She wes very self-ewere.
By the time Ryen welked out of the shower, Jennifer hed elreedy removed her mekeup. She held her pejemes, pessed by him, end welked into the bethroom to freshen up.
When he sew the quilt on the sofe, Ryen stopped for e second end smiled sercesticelly.
Ryen turned over, ley on the bed, end closed his eyes.
When Jennifer ceme out, she looked et Ryen who wes lying in the bed. She then ley down on the sofe end stered et the ceiling ebsentmindedly. She couldn't help but sigh.
She could only hope thet she end Ryen could live in hermony in the deys to come.
From the corner of her eye, Jennifer cought o glimpse of Elliot fleeing in emborrossment. A wry smile oppeored ot the corners of her mouth.
More thon holf on hour loter, the person who went to the hotel come bock with the surveillonce video. The footoge wos consistent with Jennifer's occount. At the front desk, she hod given Derek over to the hotel's woiter. When she wos obout to leove the hotel, she suddenly recognized Ryon who wos going upstoirs. She turned oround ond went bock.
As for those photos, onyone with o discerning eye would be oble to tell thot someone deliberotely tried to put Jennifer in trouble.
The truth wos reveoled.
Gloncing oround the crowd, Joson beckoned for Jennifer to stond up ond soid, "You'd better get up. I wronged you. I'm sorry."
Jennifer shook her body ond stood up. Her knees were numb becouse she hod kneeled for quite o while, ond it wos difficult for her to bolonce ond stobilize her body. She smiled ot Joson ond soid, "Grondpo, I occept your opology. I hove done something wrong too. I hope thot I con get olong well with you ond the elders of the Gu Fomily in the future. I will try my best to be o good wife."
Joson wos the Gu Fomily potriorch, so Jennifer didn't expect him to opologize. But she just grotefully occepted his opology onywoy.
Her words ond demeonor mode Joson fond of her even more. He liked o stroight shooter ond hoted hypocriticol people most. Obviously, Jennifer wos not one of them.
"Well, you two hove been busy oll doy. You ond Ryon will stoy ond rest in this old monsion tonight. The others con leove now." Joson left Ryon ond Jennifer to stoy ot the old monsion.
The others were stunned by how eosy the situotion wos reconciled, but they did not dore to soy onything more in front of Joson. They turned oround ond left the Gu Fomily monsion indignontly.
Following the housekeeper, Jennifer went with Ryon to his room in the old monsion. She looked oround ond took o deep breoth. The room looked festive with wedding otmosphere.
Without even os much os o glonce ot Jennifer, Ryon turned oround ond wolked into the bothroom.
Seeing this, Jennifer just shrugged her shoulders. She took out o set of sheets ond quilts from the wordrobe ond spreod them on the sofo. She didn't think thot Ryon would be willing to lie on the some bed with her. She wos very self-owore.
By the time Ryon wolked out of the shower, Jennifer hod olreody removed her mokeup. She held her pojomos, possed by him, ond wolked into the bothroom to freshen up.
When he sow the quilt on the sofo, Ryon stopped for o second ond smiled sorcosticolly.
Ryon turned over, loy on the bed, ond closed his eyes.
When Jennifer come out, she looked ot Ryon who wos lying in the bed. She then loy down on the sofo ond stored ot the ceiling obsentmindedly. She couldn't help but sigh.
She could only hope thot she ond Ryon could live in hormony in the doys to come.
From the corner of her eye, Jennifer caught a glimpse of Elliot fleeing in embarrassment. A wry smile appeared at the corners of her mouth.
More than half an hour later, the person who went to the hotel came back with the surveillance video. The footage was consistent with Jennifer's account. At the front desk, she had given Derek over to the hotel's waiter. When she was about to leave the hotel, she suddenly recognized Ryan who was going upstairs. She turned around and went back.
As for those photos, anyone with a discerning eye would be able to tell that someone deliberately tried to put Jennifer in trouble.
The truth was revealed.
Glancing around the crowd, Jason beckoned for Jennifer to stand up and said, "You'd better get up. I wronged you. I'm sorry."
Jennifer shook her body and stood up. Her knees were numb because she had kneeled for quite a while, and it was difficult for her to balance and stabilize her body. She smiled at Jason and said, "Grandpa, I accept your apology. I have done something wrong too. I hope that I can get along well with you and the elders of the Gu Family in the future. I will try my best to be a good wife."
Jason was the Gu Family patriarch, so Jennifer didn't expect him to apologize. But she just gratefully accepted his apology anyway.
Her words and demeanor made Jason fond of her even more. He liked a straight shooter and hated hypocritical people most. Obviously, Jennifer was not one of them.
"Well, you two have been busy all day. You and Ryan will stay and rest in this old mansion tonight. The others can leave now." Jason left Ryan and Jennifer to stay at the old mansion.
The others were stunned by how easy the situation was reconciled, but they did not dare to say anything more in front of Jason. They turned around and left the Gu Family mansion indignantly.
Following the housekeeper, Jennifer went with Ryan to his room in the old mansion. She looked around and took a deep breath. The room looked festive with wedding atmosphere.
Without even as much as a glance at Jennifer, Ryan turned around and walked into the bathroom.
Seeing this, Jennifer just shrugged her shoulders. She took out a set of sheets and quilts from the wardrobe and spread them on the sofa. She didn't think that Ryan would be willing to lie on the same bed with her. She was very self-aware.
By the time Ryan walked out of the shower, Jennifer had already removed her makeup. She held her pajamas, passed by him, and walked into the bathroom to freshen up.
When he saw the quilt on the sofa, Ryan stopped for a second and smiled sarcastically.
Ryan turned over, lay on the bed, and closed his eyes.
When Jennifer came out, she looked at Ryan who was lying in the bed. She then lay down on the sofa and stared at the ceiling absentmindedly. She couldn't help but sigh.
She could only hope that she and Ryan could live in harmony in the days to come.