novelraw Chapter 606: The Man Standing on the Clouds, Bao Gucheng!
Chapter 606: The Man Standing on the Clouds, Bao Gucheng!
Xi Rubao’s worries were not without reason.The family vote counted only valid votes, and as long as one was present to vote, it was counted.
In other words, everyone present today must unanimously approve Gu Qiusha’s return to the Gu Family for her name to be re-entered into the family register, to prevent the clan leader from making arbitrary decisions and becoming a one-man show.
This is a rule that has been passed down through the family for over a hundred years. Though it may be seen as outdated or frustrating, rules are rules.
But Zuzi sat at the bar with her legs dangling, sipping a drink, showing no signs of worry, and with a slight smile said, "Those two? They won’t be coming."
Xi Rubao: "???"
The third house despises them so much, fearing that they’ll come back for their inheritance. How could they not come?
As time ticked away.
Finally, the time for the family banquet to officially begin arrived, and the last relative who rushed in from abroad had also arrived.
A black SUV stopped at the entrance of the Gu Family’s lawn garden.
The car door opened.
A long leg, stepping down in military boots, emerged.
The sound, neither light nor heavy, inexplicably made everyone in the garden stop their whispered gossip and turn to look.
A man, draped in a dark green trench coat, emerged from the passenger side, with a stern face and full of charisma. His aura was one of aloofness, as if he alone was the determiner of fate, as if a star had fallen to earth, illuminating the night sky of the garden in an instant.
It also stunned everyone’s eyes, causing the aunts of the Gu Family to involuntarily hold their breath.
This is... Commander Bao?!
To them, he was a figure standing on the clouds.
How could such a high-ranking person come to the Gu Family banquet?
Bao Gucheng got out of the passenger seat, his gaze unwavering, and directly walked to the rear door handle, opening it personally for the person inside.
The crowd held their breath once again.
Someone who could have Commander Bao open the car door for them...
Could it be that even the current president does not have such treatment and privilege?
After all, this man with remarkable military achievements, peerless in the world, was rumored even if retiring from the military, or gossip suggesting he was injured in action and could not be a complete man, still couldn’t shake his status in the hearts of the Empire people.
Such a man atop the clouds, for whom would he open a car door?
The crowd’s attention, as the car door opened, was seared once more!
From the rear car door emerged a woman.
And not a young, pretty girl.
But a woman with some age, whose face bore the marks of time and experience, yet her features still somehow familiar!
"Gu, Gu Qiusha?"
"My god, is that Sha Sha?"
"Commander Bao opened the door for Miss Gu Wu? Am I going mad to see this in my lifetime?"
After the shock, there was a wave of disbelief and confusion.
Gu Qiusha, a family outcast, what on earth does she possess to have Commander Bao personally bring her and open the car door for her?
"Miss Gu, please."
Bao Gucheng’s deep voice carried a richness and coolness akin to top-quality silk, soothing to the listener.
Yet, he was addressing Gu Qiusha, Miss Gu Wu!
Gu Qiusha got out of the car and nodded gently at him, "Thank you, Commander Bao."
"Just call me Gucheng."
"All right, Gucheng."
The crowd: "..."
What had they just witnessed?! What on earth?!
Bao Gucheng picking up and opening the car door for Gu Qiusha was one thing, but the respect and casual interaction between them, allowing her to call him directly by name?
Have they gone mad, gone mad?
If Bao Gucheng and Gu Qiusha hadn’t been ten years apart, one might truly suspect these two were showing public displays of affection.
This clearly wasn’t a public display of affection, yet inexplicably, people felt overwhelmed watching it! So envious! So... admiring!