Urban Seduction: Housewives Club Chapter 2031 - 360: Helping My Young Cousin 3

"What boyfriend? Have we agreed to that?" the middle-aged woman barked sharply.

"Li Gang, Xiaoli is set to get engaged to Wei Shuai tomorrow. You should drop that notion right away."

"What engagement? I never consented to it!" Wu Li objected in a rush.

"We don't require your approval. Your father and I are handling this decision," Wu Li’s mother declared firmly.

"What time period are we in now? Still going for forced marriages?"

Wang Yue cut in abruptly.

The hallway was rather cramped, and Li Gang stood tall with a sturdy build.

Wu Li and the rest failed to spot Wang Yue positioned behind him until his voice rang out.

"This concerns our family's affairs. How is it any of your concern?" Wu Li’s mother eyed Wang Yue's youthful, immature look with contempt and shooed him away with a flick of her hand.

"Scram and play elsewhere, kid!"

Li Gang grew tense right away. He could handle scoldings or even blows from Wu Li’s mother, but her tone toward Wang Yue was intolerable. He shot a stern glare and yelled, "Auntie, you can't speak to the young master that way!"

"Young master? Which young master?" Wu Li’s mother felt stunned. She'd known Li Gang for a good while. Though he was big and robust, his nature stayed mild, and he never got rattled by outsiders.

He showed her particular courtesy as Wu Li’s mother and had never raised his voice to her like this.

This sparked her memory of the gossip: He Qiong’s household got aid from a powerful figure and rose to wealth afterward.

Following Li Gang’s mishap, Wu Li demanded to nurse him herself and vowed to perish alongside him if needed. Scared of getting dragged in, his folks whisked their daughter away and escaped. So, they missed seeing Wang Yue's aid to the Li family.

Hence, she doubted the tale. She figured that even with assistance for He Qiong’s family, it likely meant lowly tasks for others. How much prosperity could come from such labor?

Wei Shuai stood apart, though. His kin ran a factory and linked up with certain martial arts circles. He made the perfect match.

"What young master? Nowadays, folks act superior simply because their clans have money," Wei Shuai sneered, glancing at Wang Yue. "Speak up—who are you, and from what lineage?"

"I'm Wang Yue, of the Wang family in Jinling," Wang Yue answered steadily, a grin on his face.

Wei Shuai shook violently and dropped to his knees with a heavy thump. He struck his cheeks twice and uttered, "It's Lord Wang himself! I was too foolish to see your eminence. Curse me!"

Jinling always had plenty of Wangs, with multiple clans sharing the surname. Yet, just one earned true status as the Jinling Wang family.

Plus, he'd viewed Wang Yue's picture earlier. He simply hadn't anticipated Wang Yue mingling with folks like these, so the thought escaped him.

With Wang Yue's self-reveal, recognition hit him fast—yes, that was the one!

"Stop it. Your presence isn't required anymore," Wang Yue dismissed with a hand gesture. He had no plans to press Wei Shuai further, given the vast divide between their standings that made it pointless.

In truth, Wei Shuai had only shown up for the betrothal setup; he committed no real offense.

Wei Shuai, like someone freed from doom, bolted down the steps in haste, stumbling the entire descent.

Wu Li and her mother stood frozen in shock.

Though they lacked Wei Shuai's depth of knowledge and hadn't glimpsed Wang Yue's likeness, the term "Jinling Wang Family" carried weight they grasped.

To their minds, the Jinling Wang Family's young master rivaled a prince from old tales.

Encountering someone of that caliber lay beyond their wildest dreams. Yet here was Wang Yue, materializing out of nowhere.

Wang Yue paid no mind to their astonishment and told Li Gang, "Come on. We'll discuss things at your home."

"Sure," Li Gang responded. He guided Wu Li to his residence, unlocked the entrance with his key, and the trio stepped in.

Wu Li’s mother stayed back. The Wang family's young master proved far too daunting!

Once settled inside, Wang Yue saw Wu Li remained quite jittery. He grinned and urged, "Go ahead and talk freely. Pretend I'm not around."

Li Gang chimed in, "Right, the young master is quite benevolent. No need to fret, Xiao Li."

Wu Li's eyes welled up as she clutched Li Gang’s arm firmly and inquired, "Where did you disappear to these last days? I searched everywhere without luck, and reaching you proved impossible."

"The young master set up my training trip. The site's secret, so devices for calls were off-limits." Li Gang explained with regret. "Still, you could've tried my mom or Yingying."

"But Auntie He and Yingying vanished too, and I couldn't connect with them," Wu Li answered.

Wang Yue caught on at once. Li Yingying likely trained alongside Yu Yan and silenced her phone per his wish. He Qiong, with kids absent, chose the Chen Family Mansion for convenience. Grateful and disciplined, her role centered in the Chen empire, so she muted her device voluntarily, unprompted.

Li Gang remained clueless, though. This news filled him with worry. "So Mom and Yingying never returned? No way to reach them?"

Wu Li gave a nod.

Wang Yue grinned and reassured, "Li Gang, relax. Your mother's likely staying at the Chen Family Mansion. Her position demands secrecy, hence the device cutoff. Your sister shines brightly—she's apprenticed to a top-tier master and trains under him now."

"A master? How capable?" Li Gang queried on impulse.

"He doesn't match your prowess. Barely tops 170 centimeters," Wang Yue chuckled. "Yet his cultivation reaches a solid peak—at minimum, the Guizhen Realm."

"Guizhen Realm?! Minimum?" Li Gang mixed shock with joy.

Having lingered over ten days at the Wang Family’s outpost, he shed his beginner status, ignorant of his own power once. The Guizhen Realm's significance dawned on him. Such might eluded even the three great clans. His sibling gaining that mighty mentor spelled immense luck!

Wu Li felt utterly lost, though. Cultivation stages and Guizhen Realm escaped her knowledge. Still, she sensed Li Yingying seized a huge chance and would emerge as a fighter soon.

As close neighbors, with Li Yingying as Li Gang’s kin, Wu Li knew her intimately and thus rejoiced for her.

Wang Yue eyed Wu Li and noted, "You've probably figured it out. Correct—Yingying's a warrior these days. And it's not only her; Li Gang's one too."

Wu Li gazed at Wang Yue, not startled but worried. Was he pushing her to end things with Li Gang? Now a elite warrior, Li Gang outclassed her entirely.

Wang Yue went on, "That said, Li Gang hit snags in his practice. I can't intervene easily. So, could you examine him? If issues persist, we'll tackle them swiftly."

"What issues?" Wu Li tensed up. Her deep affection for Li Gang heightened her worry for his well-being.

"His lower region shows no reaction, it appears. Uncertainty lingers, so your aid matters," Wang Yue stated frankly.

Wu Li flushed deeply yet assented with a nod. This impacted not just Li Gang’s condition but her prospects for joy ahead.

"With your okay, head to Li Gang’s room for the check," Wang Yue suggested.

Wu Li nodded once more, cheeks still burning. She led the puzzled Li Gang into his sleeping quarters.