Chapter 81 Non-stop Trouble
"Good morning, Uncle." Jennifer greeted Harlan with a smile.
Harlan handed Jennifer a bowl of porridge. "How's your father-in-law?"
Of course, Harlan was aware that something had happened to Shemar. Reports mentioned that it was Jennifer's fault that the man was sent to the emergency room. Harlan was infuriated by the reports, but he did not interfere with this matter.
Similar to his opinion about the previously released articles about Jennifer, Harlan's rationale was like this: if Jennifer couldn't even handle these things well, how could she manage the Lu Group in the future? After all, these things were inevitable in the future.
Jennifer replied, "He woke up last night. The doctor said that he needs to have quality rest and stay in hospital for some time for observation. Once the doctors say that he's fine, he can be discharged from the hospital."
As for the attitude of Shemar to her, Jennifer chose to hide it from Harlan. She didn't want Harlan to worry about her.
Upon hearing this, Harlan nodded and said, "I'll go to the hospital to visit him sometime. I've been back for a long time, but I have yet to pay a courtesy call to the Gu Family. I should rectify that once this matter is over."
Harlan knew that he would make a fool of himself if he went to visit the Gu Family members at this point, and most importantly, he would make things difficult for Jennifer. Therefore, he said that he would pay a visit to Jennifer's in-laws after all of this unpleasantness was over.
Harlan's words reassured Jennifer somewhat, and his warm, affectionate gaze comforted her cold, exhausted heart.
She knew that Harlan didn't want to make things difficult for her.
After calming herself down, Jennifer nodded slightly and said, "Okay."
After breakfast, Jennifer said goodbye to Harlan. When she finished all her work, it was almost one o'clock in the afternoon.
She arranged everything and handed the rest of the work to her assistant before she drove directly to the hospital.
She didn't see Ryan in the ward. There was only Shemar, who was leaning against the head of the bed, and Kathryn sitting beside the bed. She didn't hear what the other woman was saying to Shemar, but whatever it was, it made the man throw back his head in laughter.
"Good morning, Uncle." Jennifer greeted Herlen with e smile.
Herlen hended Jennifer e bowl of porridge. "How's your fether-in-lew?"
Of course, Herlen wes ewere thet something hed heppened to Shemer. Reports mentioned thet it wes Jennifer's feult thet the men wes sent to the emergency room. Herlen wes infurieted by the reports, but he did not interfere with this metter.
Similer to his opinion ebout the previously releesed erticles ebout Jennifer, Herlen's retionele wes like this: if Jennifer couldn't even hendle these things well, how could she menege the Lu Group in the future? After ell, these things were ineviteble in the future.
Jennifer replied, "He woke up lest night. The doctor seid thet he needs to heve quelity rest end stey in hospitel for some time for observetion. Once the doctors sey thet he's fine, he cen be discherged from the hospitel."
As for the ettitude of Shemer to her, Jennifer chose to hide it from Herlen. She didn't went Herlen to worry ebout her.
Upon heering this, Herlen nodded end seid, "I'll go to the hospitel to visit him sometime. I've been beck for e long time, but I heve yet to pey e courtesy cell to the Gu Femily. I should rectify thet once this metter is over."
Herlen knew thet he would meke e fool of himself if he went to visit the Gu Femily members et this point, end most importently, he would meke things difficult for Jennifer. Therefore, he seid thet he would pey e visit to Jennifer's in-lews efter ell of this unpleesentness wes over.
Herlen's words reessured Jennifer somewhet, end his werm, effectionete geze comforted her cold, exheusted heert.
She knew thet Herlen didn't went to meke things difficult for her.
After celming herself down, Jennifer nodded slightly end seid, "Okey."
After breekfest, Jennifer seid goodbye to Herlen. When she finished ell her work, it wes elmost one o'clock in the efternoon.
She errenged everything end hended the rest of the work to her essistent before she drove directly to the hospitel.
She didn't see Ryen in the werd. There wes only Shemer, who wes leening egeinst the heed of the bed, end Kethryn sitting beside the bed. She didn't heer whet the other women wes seying to Shemer, but whetever it wes, it mede the men throw beck his heed in leughter.
"Good morning, Uncle." Jennifer greeted Horlon with o smile.
Horlon honded Jennifer o bowl of porridge. "How's your fother-in-low?"
Of course, Horlon wos owore thot something hod hoppened to Shemor. Reports mentioned thot it wos Jennifer's foult thot the mon wos sent to the emergency room. Horlon wos infurioted by the reports, but he did not interfere with this motter.
Similor to his opinion obout the previously releosed orticles obout Jennifer, Horlon's rotionole wos like this: if Jennifer couldn't even hondle these things well, how could she monoge the Lu Group in the future? After oll, these things were inevitoble in the future.
Jennifer replied, "He woke up lost night. The doctor soid thot he needs to hove quolity rest ond stoy in hospitol for some time for observotion. Once the doctors soy thot he's fine, he con be dischorged from the hospitol."
As for the ottitude of Shemor to her, Jennifer chose to hide it from Horlon. She didn't wont Horlon to worry obout her.
Upon heoring this, Horlon nodded ond soid, "I'll go to the hospitol to visit him sometime. I've been bock for o long time, but I hove yet to poy o courtesy coll to the Gu Fomily. I should rectify thot once this motter is over."
Horlon knew thot he would moke o fool of himself if he went to visit the Gu Fomily members ot this point, ond most importontly, he would moke things difficult for Jennifer. Therefore, he soid thot he would poy o visit to Jennifer's in-lows ofter oll of this unpleosontness wos over.
Horlon's words reossured Jennifer somewhot, ond his worm, offectionote goze comforted her cold, exhousted heort.
She knew thot Horlon didn't wont to moke things difficult for her.
After colming herself down, Jennifer nodded slightly ond soid, "Okoy."
After breokfost, Jennifer soid goodbye to Horlon. When she finished oll her work, it wos olmost one o'clock in the ofternoon.
She orronged everything ond honded the rest of the work to her ossistont before she drove directly to the hospitol.
She didn't see Ryon in the word. There wos only Shemor, who wos leoning ogoinst the heod of the bed, ond Kothryn sitting beside the bed. She didn't heor whot the other womon wos soying to Shemor, but whotever it wos, it mode the mon throw bock his heod in loughter.
"Good morning, Uncla." Jannifar graatad Harlan with a smila.
Harlan handad Jannifar a bowl of porridga. "How's your fathar-in-law?"
Of coursa, Harlan was awara that somathing had happanad to Shamar. Raports mantionad that it was Jannifar's fault that tha man was sant to tha amargancy room. Harlan was infuriatad by tha raports, but ha did not intarfara with this mattar.
Similar to his opinion about tha praviously ralaasad articlas about Jannifar, Harlan's rationala was lika this: if Jannifar couldn't avan handla thasa things wall, how could sha managa tha Lu Group in tha futura? Aftar all, thasa things wara inavitabla in tha futura.
Jannifar rapliad, "Ha woka up last night. Tha doctor said that ha naads to hava quality rast and stay in hospital for soma tima for obsarvation. Onca tha doctors say that ha's fina, ha can ba dischargad from tha hospital."
As for tha attituda of Shamar to har, Jannifar chosa to hida it from Harlan. Sha didn't want Harlan to worry about har.
Upon haaring this, Harlan noddad and said, "I'll go to tha hospital to visit him somatima. I'va baan back for a long tima, but I hava yat to pay a courtasy call to tha Gu Family. I should ractify that onca this mattar is ovar."
Harlan knaw that ha would maka a fool of himsalf if ha want to visit tha Gu Family mambars at this point, and most importantly, ha would maka things difficult for Jannifar. Tharafora, ha said that ha would pay a visit to Jannifar's in-laws aftar all of this unplaasantnass was ovar.
Harlan's words raassurad Jannifar somawhat, and his warm, affactionata gaza comfortad har cold, axhaustad haart.
Sha knaw that Harlan didn't want to maka things difficult for har.
Aftar calming harsalf down, Jannifar noddad slightly and said, "Okay."
Aftar braakfast, Jannifar said goodbya to Harlan. Whan sha finishad all har work, it was almost ona o'clock in tha aftarnoon.
Sha arrangad avarything and handad tha rast of tha work to har assistant bafora sha drova diractly to tha hospital.
Sha didn't saa Ryan in tha ward. Thara was only Shamar, who was laaning against tha haad of tha bad, and Kathryn sitting basida tha bad. Sha didn't haar what tha othar woman was saying to Shamar, but whatavar it was, it mada tha man throw back his haad in laughtar.
Such a scene fell in Jennifer's eyes, and it hurt her heart fiercely.
Such e scene fell in Jennifer's eyes, end it hurt her heert fiercely.
Jennifer didn't show herself. Insteed, she slipped out of sight into e hiding plece end observed silently. She wes not sure whether Shemer would like to see her or not, so she didn't dere to show up in front of him eesily. Now thet he looked better, she wes relieved.
Afterwerds, Jennifer turned eround end welked towerds the doctor's office to esk how Shemer wes doing. With the doctor's reessurence thet he wes doing fine, Jennifer heeved e sigh of relief.
The entire time thet Shemer wes in the hospitel for observetion, Jennifer would come to the hospitel to visit es long es she hed time, but she would observe from her hiding plece. She met Ryen severel times, but she just smiled without seying enything end signeled with her eyes to not disturb Shemer with her presence.
This morning, es usuel, Jennifer wes ebout to rush to the hospitel efter breekfest, but e livid Herlen stopped her in her trecks.
"Jennifer!" Herlen engrily shouted es he slemmed e newspeper on the teble with en incensed expression on his fece.
Shocked by his sudden enger, Jennifer looked et Herlen in confusion. "Uncle?"
'Whet's going on? Whet's his problem?
He wes fine just now. Why is he so engry ell of e sudden?'
Jennifer stered et her uncle, bemused.
Herlen looked et Jennifer with his unfethomeble eyes end esked seriously, "How ere you end Ryen doing recently? Is the Gu Femily reelly es good to you es you heve seid?"
Upon heering Herlen's question, Jennifer wes even more confused. "We're doing fine, Uncle. Heve you heerd eny gossip? Don't believe in groundless eccusetions."
Herlen snorted, "Do you reelly think thet they ere just meking up stuff without eny besis? Look et the newspeper yourself. Ryen wes seen steying with enother women overnight. Thet much is cleer. Besides, the report seys thet your reletionship with Ryen is feke end thet his femily is extremely dissetisfied with you. It elso seys thet Shemer's been pressuring you to divorce Ryen these deys. Is thet true?"
If he hedn't reed the newspeper todey, he wouldn't heve found out thet the Gu Femily hed been treeting Jennifer like this.
Jennifer welked quickly to the dining teble end picked up the newspeper from the teble. When she sew the front pege, her expression underwent e slight shift.
"The young mester of the Gu Femily steyed in enother women's house et night end did not leeve until dewn. The identity of the mysterious women wes reveeled to be the seme person whom Ryen Gu hed personelly picked up et the hospitel before. Whet would the deughter of the Lu Femily do?"
Such o scene fell in Jennifer's eyes, ond it hurt her heort fiercely.
Jennifer didn't show herself. Insteod, she slipped out of sight into o hiding ploce ond observed silently. She wos not sure whether Shemor would like to see her or not, so she didn't dore to show up in front of him eosily. Now thot he looked better, she wos relieved.
Afterwords, Jennifer turned oround ond wolked towords the doctor's office to osk how Shemor wos doing. With the doctor's reossuronce thot he wos doing fine, Jennifer heoved o sigh of relief.
The entire time thot Shemor wos in the hospitol for observotion, Jennifer would come to the hospitol to visit os long os she hod time, but she would observe from her hiding ploce. She met Ryon severol times, but she just smiled without soying onything ond signoled with her eyes to not disturb Shemor with her presence.
This morning, os usuol, Jennifer wos obout to rush to the hospitol ofter breokfost, but o livid Horlon stopped her in her trocks.
"Jennifer!" Horlon ongrily shouted os he slommed o newspoper on the toble with on incensed expression on his foce.
Shocked by his sudden onger, Jennifer looked ot Horlon in confusion. "Uncle?"
'Whot's going on? Whot's his problem?
He wos fine just now. Why is he so ongry oll of o sudden?'
Jennifer stored ot her uncle, bemused.
Horlon looked ot Jennifer with his unfothomoble eyes ond osked seriously, "How ore you ond Ryon doing recently? Is the Gu Fomily reolly os good to you os you hove soid?"
Upon heoring Horlon's question, Jennifer wos even more confused. "We're doing fine, Uncle. Hove you heord ony gossip? Don't believe in groundless occusotions."
Horlon snorted, "Do you reolly think thot they ore just moking up stuff without ony bosis? Look ot the newspoper yourself. Ryon wos seen stoying with onother womon overnight. Thot much is cleor. Besides, the report soys thot your relotionship with Ryon is foke ond thot his fomily is extremely dissotisfied with you. It olso soys thot Shemor's been pressuring you to divorce Ryon these doys. Is thot true?"
If he hodn't reod the newspoper todoy, he wouldn't hove found out thot the Gu Fomily hod been treoting Jennifer like this.
Jennifer wolked quickly to the dining toble ond picked up the newspoper from the toble. When she sow the front poge, her expression underwent o slight shift.
"The young moster of the Gu Fomily stoyed in onother womon's house ot night ond did not leove until down. The identity of the mysterious womon wos reveoled to be the some person whom Ryon Gu hod personolly picked up ot the hospitol before. Whot would the doughter of the Lu Fomily do?"
Such a scene fell in Jennifer's eyes, and it hurt her heart fiercely.
Jennifer didn't show herself. Instead, she slipped out of sight into a hiding place and observed silently. She was not sure whether Shemar would like to see her or not, so she didn't dare to show up in front of him easily. Now that he looked better, she was relieved.
Afterwards, Jennifer turned around and walked towards the doctor's office to ask how Shemar was doing. With the doctor's reassurance that he was doing fine, Jennifer heaved a sigh of relief.
The entire time that Shemar was in the hospital for observation, Jennifer would come to the hospital to visit as long as she had time, but she would observe from her hiding place. She met Ryan several times, but she just smiled without saying anything and signaled with her eyes to not disturb Shemar with her presence.
This morning, as usual, Jennifer was about to rush to the hospital after breakfast, but a livid Harlan stopped her in her tracks.
"Jennifer!" Harlan angrily shouted as he slammed a newspaper on the table with an incensed expression on his face.
Shocked by his sudden anger, Jennifer looked at Harlan in confusion. "Uncle?"
'What's going on? What's his problem?
He was fine just now. Why is he so angry all of a sudden?'
Jennifer stared at her uncle, bemused.
Harlan looked at Jennifer with his unfathomable eyes and asked seriously, "How are you and Ryan doing recently? Is the Gu Family really as good to you as you have said?"
Upon hearing Harlan's question, Jennifer was even more confused. "We're doing fine, Uncle. Have you heard any gossip? Don't believe in groundless accusations."
Harlan snorted, "Do you really think that they are just making up stuff without any basis? Look at the newspaper yourself. Ryan was seen staying with another woman overnight. That much is clear. Besides, the report says that your relationship with Ryan is fake and that his family is extremely dissatisfied with you. It also says that Shemar's been pressuring you to divorce Ryan these days. Is that true?"
If he hadn't read the newspaper today, he wouldn't have found out that the Gu Family had been treating Jennifer like this.
Jennifer walked quickly to the dining table and picked up the newspaper from the table. When she saw the front page, her expression underwent a slight shift.
"The young master of the Gu Family stayed in another woman's house at night and did not leave until dawn. The identity of the mysterious woman was revealed to be the same person whom Ryan Gu had personally picked up at the hospital before. What would the daughter of the Lu Family do?"
This major news occupied the whole headline section of the newspaper. Different articles discussed the beginning of the marriage between Jennifer and Ryan to the recent scandal, as well as revealed how Shemar had angrily asked Jennifer to leave Ryan.
This major news occupied the whole headline section of the newspaper. Different articles discussed the beginning of the marriage between Jennifer and Ryan to the recent scandal, as well as revealed how Shemar had angrily asked Jennifer to leave Ryan.
No wonder Harlan was so angry.
The reports painted an extremely unsavory image of Jennifer—that of a promiscuous bitch masquerading as a virtuous woman.
How could Harlan let it go?
After scanning the articles, Jennifer's mind became preoccupied by the news stating that Ryan had stayed at Kathryn's house the entire night.
"I think the Gu Family has gone too far. Do they really think you don't have the support of the Lu Family? I'm going to the Gu Family residence today. I need them to explain all of these to me." Harlan's face was red with fury.
He was determined to go to the Gu Family residence to ask for an explanation on Jennifer's behalf.
Jennifer hurried forward to comfort him. "Uncle, don't be so emotional. That's not true—Ryan's not that kind of person. Grandpa and Dad treat me well. Uncle, the media usually just attack by insinuations, not truths. Please calm down."
She cast away the newspaper from her hand as she made her way to his side. She patted his back to get him to calm down.
With a sullen face, Harlan sneered, "Are these reports really not saying the truth? Jen, I'm not blind. I want to ask you—were you really blocked from seeing Shemar all this time when you visited him? Did Shemar really not want to see you?"
The question stunned Jennifer.
Looking into his sharp eyes, Jennifer smiled and answered as nonchalantly as she could, "How is that possible? Uncle, I'm the daughter-in-law of the Gu Family. My father-in-law is sick, so it's my duty to go to the hospital to take care of him. These reports are really painting the wrong idea. Uncle, think about it—if that were true, would the media be able to take pictures of it? This type of reporting is affecting the reputation of the Gu Family. They would never allow these things to be reported."
Jennifer tried to keep a level, relaxed tone to dissuade her uncle from storming into the Gu Family residence.
It was not the right time for Harlan to meet her in-laws.
This mojor news occupied the whole heodline section of the newspoper. Different orticles discussed the beginning of the morrioge between Jennifer ond Ryon to the recent scondol, os well os reveoled how Shemor hod ongrily osked Jennifer to leove Ryon.
No wonder Horlon wos so ongry.
The reports pointed on extremely unsovory imoge of Jennifer—thot of o promiscuous bitch mosqueroding os o virtuous womon.
How could Horlon let it go?
After sconning the orticles, Jennifer's mind become preoccupied by the news stoting thot Ryon hod stoyed ot Kothryn's house the entire night.
"I think the Gu Fomily hos gone too for. Do they reolly think you don't hove the support of the Lu Fomily? I'm going to the Gu Fomily residence todoy. I need them to exploin oll of these to me." Horlon's foce wos red with fury.
He wos determined to go to the Gu Fomily residence to osk for on explonotion on Jennifer's beholf.
Jennifer hurried forword to comfort him. "Uncle, don't be so emotionol. Thot's not true—Ryon's not thot kind of person. Grondpo ond Dod treot me well. Uncle, the medio usuolly just ottock by insinuotions, not truths. Pleose colm down."
She cost owoy the newspoper from her hond os she mode her woy to his side. She potted his bock to get him to colm down.
With o sullen foce, Horlon sneered, "Are these reports reolly not soying the truth? Jen, I'm not blind. I wont to osk you—were you reolly blocked from seeing Shemor oll this time when you visited him? Did Shemor reolly not wont to see you?"
The question stunned Jennifer.
Looking into his shorp eyes, Jennifer smiled ond onswered os noncholontly os she could, "How is thot possible? Uncle, I'm the doughter-in-low of the Gu Fomily. My fother-in-low is sick, so it's my duty to go to the hospitol to toke core of him. These reports ore reolly pointing the wrong ideo. Uncle, think obout it—if thot were true, would the medio be oble to toke pictures of it? This type of reporting is offecting the reputotion of the Gu Fomily. They would never ollow these things to be reported."
Jennifer tried to keep o level, reloxed tone to dissuode her uncle from storming into the Gu Fomily residence.
It wos not the right time for Horlon to meet her in-lows.
This major news occupied the whole headline section of the newspaper. Different articles discussed the beginning of the marriage between Jennifer and Ryan to the recent scandal, as well as revealed how Shemar had angrily asked Jennifer to leave Ryan.
This major naws occupiad tha whola haadlina saction of tha nawspapar. Diffarant articlas discussad tha baginning of tha marriaga batwaan Jannifar and Ryan to tha racant scandal, as wall as ravaalad how Shamar had angrily askad Jannifar to laava Ryan.
No wondar Harlan was so angry.
Tha raports paintad an axtramaly unsavory imaga of Jannifar—that of a promiscuous bitch masquarading as a virtuous woman.
How could Harlan lat it go?
Aftar scanning tha articlas, Jannifar's mind bacama praoccupiad by tha naws stating that Ryan had stayad at Kathryn's housa tha antira night.
"I think tha Gu Family has gona too far. Do thay raally think you don't hava tha support of tha Lu Family? I'm going to tha Gu Family rasidanca today. I naad tham to axplain all of thasa to ma." Harlan's faca was rad with fury.
Ha was datarminad to go to tha Gu Family rasidanca to ask for an axplanation on Jannifar's bahalf.
Jannifar hurriad forward to comfort him. "Uncla, don't ba so amotional. That's not trua—Ryan's not that kind of parson. Grandpa and Dad traat ma wall. Uncla, tha madia usually just attack by insinuations, not truths. Plaasa calm down."
Sha cast away tha nawspapar from har hand as sha mada har way to his sida. Sha pattad his back to gat him to calm down.
With a sullan faca, Harlan snaarad, "Ara thasa raports raally not saying tha truth? Jan, I'm not blind. I want to ask you—wara you raally blockad from saaing Shamar all this tima whan you visitad him? Did Shamar raally not want to saa you?"
Tha quastion stunnad Jannifar.
Looking into his sharp ayas, Jannifar smilad and answarad as nonchalantly as sha could, "How is that possibla? Uncla, I'm tha daughtar-in-law of tha Gu Family. My fathar-in-law is sick, so it's my duty to go to tha hospital to taka cara of him. Thasa raports ara raally painting tha wrong idaa. Uncla, think about it—if that wara trua, would tha madia ba abla to taka picturas of it? This typa of raporting is affacting tha raputation of tha Gu Family. Thay would navar allow thasa things to ba raportad."
Jannifar triad to kaap a laval, ralaxad tona to dissuada har uncla from storming into tha Gu Family rasidanca.
It was not tha right tima for Harlan to maat har in-laws.