He clearly remembered that the mask Xing Chen was wearing at the time was crystal, not gold...
Seeing his granddaughter being slandered like this, Lou Zhaonian was about to explode. The first person he wanted to berate was Li Guoliang!
Li Guoliang used to work for Lou Zhaonian but had defected to Xing Chen at some point. Speaking up now was as good as giving Lou Zhaonian a hard slap!
"Guoliang, you... you explain this clearly, what exactly is going on?"
When Lou Zhaonian got angry, it was indeed quite frightening.
But Li Guoliang also knew that a wise bird chooses the tree to nest. Xiahou Chunyi was about to take the position soon, and the Lou family was already just an empty shell.
He was just a minor section chief, so he naturally had to choose the path that would best protect him.
So... back when he helped adjust the relationship between Ran Xiangsi and Gu Beichuan for Xing Chen, he had already sworn his allegiance to Xing Chen.
