On the Day of the Grand Wedding, My Wife Was Acting Strange - Chapter 49:

Chapter 49: Huh? Young Master… Are You Trying To…

Gu Beichen looked at Lin Zhen’s sunny, smug face and wished he could tear him to pieces! He clenched his molars so tightly they creaked, “Lin Zhen…”

“Young master!” Gu Nanshan grabbed his sleeve, “Now is not the time for impulsiveness. We must find a way to get the silver back, or the Gu family will face total ruin!”

“Isn’t it just some silver? Why would it bring about our destruction?”

“Young master, what we lost is far more than a few million taels of silver. Lin Zhen now holds a huge handle over us! He can use this money to bribe our officials, seize and buy our industries, cut off our livelihood, and drive us into bankruptcy! The most terrifying thing is, if he bets everything and gives the money to Her Majesty, the Gu family will be utterly doomed!”

“That’s the entire annual tax revenue of the Great Qian Nation! Her Majesty will never spare the Gu family!”

Gu Beichen felt the world spinning, his body swaying uncontrollably. This money was the Gu family’s greatest backing, the lifeblood of the entire clan. And now, it was gone. Worse than losing it was the fact that the money had fallen into the hands of his greatest political rival, Lin Zhen!

What should they do next? Where should the Gu family go? How could they turn the tide? How did the Gu family end up like this? Why! Why was it always Lin Zhen winning? Could Gu Beichen never win, not even once?

“Young master, right now we have no other choice but to make Lin Zhen return the money!”

Gu Beichen retorted, “Do you think he’ll hand it back?”

“Even if he won’t, we have to try. This is our last chance!”

“Try how? Do you want me to beg him?”

“Young master, times have changed! If we can recover millions of silver taels, what does face matter? I beg you to put the bigger picture first!”

Gu Beichen looked at Lin Zhen. Under the flickering candlelight, his face was filled with a smug smile, looking utterly infuriating. Clearly, he was nothing more than an ignorant wastrel, a debauched playboy. In the past, such a man wasn’t even qualified to be his opponent.

And yet now, he was losing face repeatedly before him.

And now he had to lower himself to beg him!!!

No. I am the favored son of Heaven. I am the ruler of this world! Lin Zhen, in the end, you’re just garbage who doesn’t deserve my plea!

“Lin Zhen!! As the son of the Regent, how dare you act like a thief? Aren’t you ashamed?”

“Young master…” Gu Nanshan helplessly patted his own forehead. Why are there people like this? Gu Yunting was like this, and so are you! For the sake of the family and to achieve great things, you can’t even let go of a bit of dignity? How can you ever become someone great? Sigh, it seems the Gu family can no longer be relied upon. I need to prepare early, or one day I’ll be buried with them.

Lin Zhen heard Gu Beichen’s words and said with some confusion, “Oh?”

“Heh, I thought you’d come to beg me.”

Gu Beichen spat through gritted teeth, “You? Worthy?”

“Fine, since our families are old friends, I’ll give you a chance. If you kneel now and kowtow three times, I’ll give you the money.”

“Young master!” Gu Nanshan tugged Gu Beichen’s sleeve, “This is the best chance, don’t hesitate!”

Gu Beichen clenched his fists, his eyes bloodshot as he glared at Lin Zhen, “You’re serious?”

“Of course. I, Lin Zhen, never go back on my word.”

Zhang Li worried that Lin Zhen might really return the money. Wouldn’t all their efforts last night have been in vain? Besides, this was the best handle against the Gu family; they couldn’t give it up.

“Young master…”

Lin Zhen gently held Zhang Li’s hand, his expression firm, “Trust me.”

“But…”

“Gu Beichen, I’ll ask you one last time. Kneel or not?”

Gu Beichen’s nails dug into his palms as he walked step by step toward Lin Zhen, like a beast on the verge of exploding.

“Lin Zhen…”

“I will kill you! I swear I will!”

With that, Gu Beichen finally reached the front and dropped to his knees.

Thud.

Dong.

His forehead hit the ground.

The pain in his body was nothing compared to the pain in his heart.

Dong.

Another sound.

His forehead was already bleeding.

The White Robe Guards watching this scene were all moved, wishing they could charge the Huben Camp right now.

One burly, heavily bearded guard roared behind Gu Beichen, “Young master!”

“Goddammit, you dare humiliate our young master like this? I’ll fight you to the death!”

“Whoosh!”

“Thud!”

An arrow pierced through the air and struck him squarely in the chest!

Gu Beichen turned to look, blood tears streaming from his eyes, “Da Jin!!”

“Young master… don’t… don’t kneel…” Da Jin lay in a pool of blood, still reminding Gu Beichen.

“Ah!!” Gu Beichen roared, “Lin Zhen, why did you kill him?”

“I said, anyone who moves dies!”

“I will kill you! I will kill your entire family to avenge Da Jin!!”

Lin Zhen curled his lips, “Better finish your last kowtow first.”

“Puhuhuhu~” Zhang Li couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

At the same time, the Huben Camp soldiers laughed heartily.

“Hahahaha, if you want the money, hurry up and finish kowtowing!”

“You can think about revenge after you’re done!”

“What heaven-blessed genius? All you can do is wail like a child!”

Faced with Gu Beichen’s threats, Lin Zhen remained calm, letting him continue to kowtow. Strength and weakness were instantly clear.

Gu Nanshan, worried that Gu Beichen might back down, hurried over, held his trembling shoulders, and said, “Young master, a wise man knows when to bend. Let’s get the money back first. As for Da Jin, we can avenge him later!”

“Lin Zhen, I will make you pay the price!”

Even Gu Nanshan couldn’t take it anymore, “Yes, yes, yes, but stop repeating yourself. Finish it and get up already!”

Dong.

Gu Beichen finally knocked his head to the ground one last time, then quickly stood up.

Lin Zhen noticed that he still held his head high, full of pride.

“Lin Zhen, tell me where the money is.”

“Relax, I always keep my word.” Lin Zhen patted his body, but didn’t find the money. Only then did he remember he hadn’t brought any today. So he reached back and felt around Zhang Li’s waist, making the little girl giggle.

“Aiya, hahaha~ Young master, what are you doing?”

“Lin Zhen, don’t play games! Where’s the money?”

“Here!”

Lin Zhen pulled a money pouch from Zhang Li’s waist, took out a silver ingot, and waved it in front of Gu Beichen.

“Naughty girl, how can you go out without carrying some spare change? Giving all this to him is such a waste.”

“Huh? Young master… are you trying to…”