After Chen Yun finished speaking, everyone fell silent.
Time and again, they accused the Gu Family of various shortcomings in front of Gu Hengyuan. In recent years, the Gu Family repeatedly hurt He Zhilan, yet no one expected that the Gu Family could sacrifice the entire family's honor and future for her.
Everyone understood that with some centennial families, once a certain point is reached, the family members regard reputation and prospects as more important than life itself.
In the past, like the Gu Family, it would always consider its reputation and face when doing things.
But now, this very Gu Family ultimately gave up the honor they valued most for their deceased daughter.
The Gu Family fell apart overnight only because they believed letting Xing Ye become the victor was the only thing they could do for their deceased daughter. Perhaps the Gu Family harbored guilt and a desire to make amends.
