Clinging to Devoted Fiancé, Heiress Slays the World!-Chapter 760: I’ve Never Been So Humiliated in My Life

"An An, it’s okay. Let’s try again, alright?" Ji Wei held back her heartache and didn’t help her son up but stood in place, encouraging him.

An An, with great composure, didn’t cry.

He once again pushed his little bottom upward to climb to his feet, looking toward Ji Wei’s direction and taking another small step forward.

This time, An An walked more steadily than before, though his tiny frame still swayed precariously as if he might topple over at any moment.

"Mama!"

Seeing that he was only a step away from Ji Wei, An An joyfully called out and rushed straight into her embrace.

Ji Wei lifted her son up, spinning around happily. "An An is amazing! You can walk now!"

Xiao Xi, standing nearby, was also overjoyed and said, "The young master is truly smart. He learns so quickly—when he grows up, he’ll definitely be as capable and extraordinary as Mr. Gu and charm countless women!" 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Ji Wei looked at her son’s face, which resembled Gu Moqian’s almost as though carved from the same mold, and her smile grew especially radiant.

Downstairs in the study.

Qiu Yi waited anxiously. Hearing movement behind him, he immediately turned around to see Gu Moqian entering with his usual unperturbed expression. Qiu Yi hesitated for a moment before forcing a smile and speaking up, "Mr. Gu..."

Gu Moqian interrupted him in a calm, even tone, "Mr. Qiu, I can pretty much guess what you want to say. Regarding your daughter Qiu Qianyun, I have nothing to comment on. She failed to recognize people with ill intentions and was taken advantage of. If Mr. Qiu wants to settle accounts, you should go after that person—why come to me?"

Last night, when Qiu Qianyun was sent back to the Qiu Family, Qiu Yi immediately noticed that something was off with his daughter. The family doctor diagnosed her, revealing that she had been drugged with an aphrodisiac.

The person who brought Qiu Qianyun back explained everything to Qiu Yi, including how his daughter had drunkenly taken the drug herself. Hearing this, Qiu Yi’s face turned beet-red with embarrassment, feeling as though he’d never been this humiliated in his entire life. He immediately slapped his daughter hard across the face.

Qiu Qianyun burst into tears and stormed upstairs.

Qiu Yi, as a prominent figure in Rongcheng’s business world, felt a responsibility to come and apologize to Gu Moqian in person, since the trouble had been caused entirely by his daughter.

However, due to his deliberate efforts to maintain distance from Gu Moqian over the past year, his visit carried an awkwardness and lacked confidence.

"Regardless, you are a married man. The feelings Qianyun harbored for you were inappropriate, and she was wrong to act that way. Mr. Gu, I feel deeply regretful about this incident and have come to apologize to you sincerely."

Qiu Yi spoke earnestly, bowing deeply to Gu Moqian.

Gu Moqian merely looked at his formerly close associate with a calm and indifferent expression.

Qiu Yi was excessively shrewd and smooth-talking—they were ultimately not cut from the same cloth.

"An apology is unnecessary. If Mr. Qiu truly feels guilty, perhaps you could do me a favor," Gu Moqian said with a slight pause.

"Whatever you need, just say it."

Qiu Yi responded almost instinctively. He was eager to atone for Qiu Qianyun’s mistake; after all, it was he, as her father, who had to clean up the mess she created. Falling out with Gu Moqian would bring him no benefits in his aspirations to become a business magnate.

Having lived more than half a lifetime, he had long mastered the art of weighing benefits and losses.

"I heard Mr. Qiu has good relations with the British Consulate’s ambassador. I need your help to investigate someone."

The foreigner hiding in the consulate—what exactly was their relationship with Ji Shanshan? Regardless, he had to find out!

Qiu Yi was shocked by Gu Moqian’s request, but this matter was no trouble at all for him, and he was glad to use it to offset his daughter’s wrongdoing.

"Mr. Gu, how soon do you need the results?"

"As quickly as possible." Gu Moqian’s sharp, dark eyes narrowed slightly, a cold gleam flickering within them.

"Alright, I’ll do my best to get it done," Qiu Yi answered resolutely.