Chapter 833: What Right Do You Have to Speak of Dignity

“Ah ah ah ah.”

Fan Tong felt a chill on his neck and warmth below, and got so scared he wet himself.

Gu Honglian’s hairpin didn’t pierce through Fan Tong’s neck.

As soon as the tip went in, it was snatched away by the approaching Gu Dashu.

“Aunt, you can’t use Yue Er’s hairpin to stab Uncle. Use your own hairpin.”

If he accidentally dies, the government won’t be able to make sense of it.

“If I had a hairpin on my head, would I have pulled Yue Er’s?”

Gu Honglian was disheveled, with not a single piece of jewelry on her head.

Gu Dashu thought the aunt could calmly discuss hairpins with him, meaning her madness today wasn’t due to a broken mind.

As she spoke, she tried to snatch the hairpin back from Gu Dashu to stab Fan Tong again.

Fan Tong lay in the snow and exhaled deeply, tremblingly saying, “Dashu, Dashu, save me, your aunt wants to kill me.”

Gu Dashu held the hairpin tightly in his hand.

Liu Yueer stared at the blood on the hairpin with disdain, lamenting the waste of her golden hairpin.

Gu Dahan stepped forward and pulled Gu Honglian, saying, “Aunt, the wind is strong, let’s talk inside.”

Gu Jingzhe glanced at Fan Tong in the snow, frowned, thinking it was too much with him being stark naked.

“Where’s that stink coming from?” Gu Taohua muttered.

Fan Tong shamefully clenched his buttocks.

Gu Honglian left him with no dignity and said, “It’s this coward who pissed himself from fear.”

Fan Tong wished he could just die.

His pale, naked body shivered.

Fan Tong was utterly humiliated by Gu Honglian today, lost all face for several generations of the Fan Family.

Fan Tong pressed his buttocks against the snow and stood up, making everyone wince, unable to help but recall Yaozu’s innocent remarks.

Indeed, quite pale.

Gu Jingzhe felt Fan Tong being naked was disgraceful and had a servant bring clothes to wrap him up.

“Don’t dress him, let him freeze to death.” Gu Honglian glared with resentment.

“Aunt, what exactly did Uncle do to bully you? Tell us, we three brothers will back you up.” Gu Dashu asked Gu Honglian.

Hearing this, Gu Honglian’s grievances surged, and she began to cry.

Fan Tong shivered, wondering who bullied whom?

Was Gu Dashu blind?

“Let’s all go inside.” Tong Huaqiong suggested, “It’s cold outside, and what Honglian is wearing is too thin; let’s talk inside.”

Earlier, Gu Honglian had stabbed Fan Tong with a hairpin and spoken those words, making Tong Huaqiong suddenly realize that Gu Honglian’s beating of Fan Tong wasn’t for the reasons she had initially speculated.

Rather, it was related to Gu Honglian’s encounter in the alley last night.

With Gu Honglian crying her heart out, Gu Dahan helped her into the house, seating her near the stove while Gu Taohua handed her a small furnace.

Gu Honglian quickly calmed down.

Fan Tong put on clothes and entered as well.

Mr. Su and Tong Pandi came upon hearing the news, looking to join in the commotion.

“So, what’s the matter that led to this fight?” Tong Huaqiong asked from the main seat.

On hearing Tong Huaqiong ask, Gu Honglian sobbed uncontrollably with grievances.

Fan Tong remained silent, with his neck wrapped in gauze, appearing quite comical.

Although the hairpin didn’t penetrate, it did injure his neck, causing blood to leak out.

Everyone couldn’t help but glance at Fan Tong, who looked awkward, always feeling like he was still stark naked, sensing everyone’s eyes scrutinizing him.

Fan Tong touched his neck, feeling a heart-wrenching pain.

Gu Jingzhe confirmed Fan Tong’s injury wasn’t life-threatening and had someone apply medicine carelessly to him.

At this moment, no one in the room seemed concerned about Fan Tong’s injury, which fueled resentment in Fan Tong’s heart.

“What really happened? Speak up, is it related to you fighting off assailants last night, Honglian?” Tong Huaqiong asked.

Gu Honglian whimpered.

Fan Tong clenched his teeth.

The Gu Family didn’t care about his feelings, presuming they could manipulate him, but they were wrong.

Gu Taohua said, “Aunt, show some of your dignity from last night when you fought those thugs! Why are you crying?”

Gu Honglian wiped her tears, choking with emotion and said, “Fan Tong doesn’t believe I escaped from the assailants, he asserts I was tarnished by them.”

“He said… He said the Fan Family wouldn’t accept a sullied woman… Boo hoo hoo…”

Tong Huaqiong’s eyes darkened.

It was indeed as she had suspected.

The term “sullied woman” sparked everyone’s anger, and Gu Taohua and others looked at Fan Tong with hostility.

Chen Sufen said, “Uncle, Aunt didn’t lose her honor. I’m not lying, she truly didn’t.”

Chen Sufen’s thinking was simple: since Fan Tong didn’t believe it, then let him believe it.

But Fan Tong’s thinking differed from normal.

He assumed the Gu Family was colluding to deceive him and retorted to Chen Sufen, “You weren’t with her during the incident, how do you know she wasn’t sullied? You heard it from her, just like everyone else.”

Chen Sufen was tongue-tied.

She believed Gu Honglian was clean, but when questioned by Fan Tong, she didn’t know how to argue.

Gu Taohua said, “Shameless. You dare say that, last night when you got separated from Aunt, weren’t you also not with her? How can you be so sure Aunt’s honor was tarnished?”

Fan Tong was stumped by Gu Taohua’s question.

He always feared Gu Taohua, and now under her intense gaze, his eyes dodged.

“Who says I wasn’t with her.” Fan Tong blurted out in panic, “I was at the entrance of the alley, I heard Gu Honglian’s cries… she…”

Realizing he misspoke, Fan Tong quickly shut his mouth.

The room fell silent.

Everyone was shocked by Fan Tong’s shamelessness.

Tong Huaqiong said, “So you’re saying, you were at the alley entrance, you heard but didn’t go to rescue Gu Honglian?”

Gu Honglian lifted her head, staring at Fan Tong with fury.

So he hadn’t gone far at all.

He listened to her despairing cries for help but didn’t show up, and ridiculously, she blamed herself for losing Fan Tong.

Mrs. Zhao clicked her tongue and said, “I’ve seen shameless men, but never one as shameless as you. Not only did you fail to save Gu Honglian, but you deceived her, brazenly claiming you searched for her day and night?”

Fan Tong remained silent.

Gu Dashu and Gu Dahan couldn’t bear it anymore and kicked Fan Tong, knocking him over.

Was Fan Tong even human?

Faced with danger, he escaped but didn’t mention it, instead questioning Gu Honglian’s honor.

Gu Jingzhe pointed at Gu Dashu and cursed, “You clearly knew she encountered thugs in the alley, yet you didn’t show up or protect her. Aunt relied on herself to come out safe, yet you slandered her honor.”

“You’re worse than a beast. How did Aunt fall for you back then?”

Fan Tong was nearly winded from the kick.

He showed no guilt or fear.

Since he was already aligned with Prince Ning Mansion, he didn’t fear breaking with the Gu Family.

Fan Tong firmly claimed, “Only you would believe a weak woman could escape thugs. Gu Honglian is tarnished, and you’re covering for her to force me to swallow this outrage. Since your Gu Family deceives me collectively, don’t blame me for not sparing you any dignity.”

Tong Huaqiong asked mockingly, “Does a stark naked, cowardly man even qualify to mention dignity?”