Fake Husband of the Glamorous CEO-Chapter 542: Apology

Jiang Ruolin had earned so many Spirit Stones for the first time.

She happily invited Gu Feng to dine at a high-class restaurant as a treat to each other.

However, when it came time to settle the bill, someone had already paid for her.

A lady of good family approached them, curtsied, and then introduced herself, "My name is Cui Lan, a descendant of the Cui Family. Previously, Bai Suo relied on my family’s connections to get Uncle Jiang and Auntie fired, and coerced Miss Jiang into publicly opposing Mr. Gu. Our family knew nothing of this matter. Now, we have annulled our marriage engagement with the Bai Family. I have come specially to apologize to both and ask Miss Jiang and Mr. Gu for forgiveness on behalf of the Cui Family. We are willing to offer compensation in the form of resources."

Gu Feng simply looked at Jiang Ruolin.

Waiting for her to decide.

Jiang Ruolin, with the leisure of someone watching drama, asked, "Did you really call off your marriage with Bai Suo?"

Cui Lan nodded, "Not only called off, but our families hardly interact anymore."

"That’s good." Jiang Ruolin said, "Congratulations, Miss Cui. You successfully dodged a bullet."

"But this matter doesn’t concern you, so there’s no need for you to apologize to us, let alone pay for our meal."

Cui Lan quickly said, "It’s just a meal. In the future, if Miss Jiang needs anything, you can come at any time. This restaurant happens to be a property of my Cui Family."

Saying that, Cui Lan proactively offered Jiang Ruolin a membership card.

She even leaned in to whisper in Jiang Ruolin’s ear, "Don’t be shy, Miss Jiang. Without you, my marriage to the Bai Family might never have been called off. Please keep this card as a token of my gratitude for helping me escape a painful marriage."

Miss Cui seemed quite interesting, and Jiang Ruolin found it difficult to refuse her enthusiasm, so she reluctantly accepted the card.

After Jiang Ruolin and Gu Feng left,

An elder stepped forward from behind Cui Lan.

An elder from the Cui Family who had descended to Earth.

Cui Lan did not recognize the high-level cultivators and nobles, so she casually asked, "Grandfather, do you recognize this person? Which member of the Gu Family is he, and what’s his status in the family? It seems he must be the man Miss Jiang and the Jiang Family rely on."

The elder shook his head, "I’ve met the fourth and fifth generations of the Gu Family elders, but I don’t recognize this person. He must be from the sixth generation. Regardless, you have also helped smooth things over between our family and the Gu Family today."

The Cui Family was only a Level 8 Cultivation Family, and although the Gu Family had fallen, they were still a Level 10 Cultivation Family, not something that could be contended with by the Cui Family.

Not to mention the Great Expert behind the Gu Family.

The destruction of the Murong Family had sparked speculation among many families in the Cultivation World.

Someone who could kill the Murong Clan Leader of Nineteen Layered Heaven had to be a stronger cultivation expert than an Emperor-Sealing level.

"Was it the Zhang Family that helped kill the Murong Family for the Gu Family?" Cui Lan curiously asked her grandfather.

The elder, with his hands clasped behind his back, said, "It’s very likely. We have heard through the grapevine that Zhang Ruokai has opened the channel to the Sixth Plate world and is inviting many powerful beings to join forces in a raid."

"It’s possible that the Gu Family struck some deal with the Zhang Family, which allowed them to get rid of the Murong Family, otherwise the Zhang Family wouldn’t have been able to get the key to the channel to the Sixth Plate world."

With that, the elder said to his granddaughter, "The Clan Leader’s intention is to introduce you to the descendants of the Gu Family."

Cui Lan’s cheeks turned slightly red, though she was not opposed, "Can it... work?"

The elder said, "As long as you’re not picky about marrying a direct descendant son of the Gu Family, there’s still a good chance."

Cui Lan quickly shook her head, "I’m not choosy. I’d be content to marry into the Gu Family."

Within family alliances, the strategy typically involves both upward and downward considerations.

Exceptional women from the family are proposed to upper-tier families to seek a high match.

Whereas the less valued members are married off to lower-tier families, an investment in the potential of downstream families.

The Bai Family was supposed to be the promising stock that the Cui Family had valued.

Unfortunately, Bai Suo had ruined the Bai Family’s plan to develop and merge upstream.

Hence, women who marry downstream typically have no say or status in their own clan.

Cui Lan believed that if she could marry into the Gu Family, she would then belong to an upper-tier resource, and her status within her own family would certainly be valued.

Therefore, she felt very happy and agreeable to the thought of marrying into the Gu Family.

This would not only determine her own position in the clan but her parents would surely gain prestige within the family as well.

The elder cautioned, "Don’t get your hopes up too much, we can only try from our side. The Gu Family has been out of the mainstream for so long and has only recently begun to resurface and socialize publicly. Marriage with them might be easier now, but all we can do is try."

Cui Lan nodded contentedly, "Alright."

The elder hesitated for a moment, "Otherwise, you could try getting closer to Miss Jiang. Perhaps through her man, you might get a chance to connect with Gu Family members?"

Cui Lan replied, "Okay, I’ll keep that in mind."

After leaving the restaurant, Jiang Ruolin, clinging to Gu Feng’s arm, the two walked down the bustling street lit with neon lights. It was rare that they didn’t use Sword Flight, choosing instead to stroll.

"Thank you." Jiang Ruolin glanced at Gu Feng gratefully and said, "If it weren’t for you and the Gu Family, the Bai Family affair wouldn’t have settled so amicably. I might not have had any chance to resist, and now to be respected by a family like the Cui Family is all thanks to you."

"You’re not thinking of yourself as belonging to the Gu Family again, are you?" Gu Feng smiled faintly, "I’ve said before, you’re my woman. You can rightfully enjoy everything that’s mine in the future without any mental burden. Consider yourself the woman of the house, what’s mine is yours!"

"Alright." Jiang Ruolin, moved, tightened her hold on his arm and had no intention of letting go.

She suddenly realized the sense of security that came with relying on a powerful man.

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Elsewhere.

Gu He, after all, was the president of the Artifact Refiner’s Guild, and even though his country’s top-tier family had Level 15 and 16 heavy hitters as the main force, his behavior in the National War had now spread in their circles.

If others didn’t know him, that was one thing, but friends like Alchemist Xiao Wang and Array Formation Guild’s Kubo, both on Earth, took to their communication software to tease him.

Xiao Wang: "Gu Manzi, you’ve really shamed our Grandmaster’s name, and now that the Grandmaster has returned, you’re licking the boots of other families?"

Kubo: "I checked out this woman, she’s just from an ordinary Cultivist family. Gu Manzi, you’ve lived for thousands of years, are you still to be charmed by a woman?"

Gu He: "You two idiots, talk nicely. She’s the Grandmaster’s woman! We should all call her ’Grandmaster.’ Next time you face her, if you dare to try to eliminate her, I want to see you try!"

Xiao Wang: "..."

Kubo: "..."