Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
âGood!â Gu Man nodded haughtily, unabashedly saying, âI want Gu Fei disgraced. I want the Gu family completely discredited!â
Yun Liu hesitated before replying, âIâll be careful to cover my tracks. Otherwise, if the family finds out you were the one who instructed me to do so, Iâm afraid Aunt Chang Hui will come knocking on your door.â
Gu Man sneered, âNo matter. Do you think Iâm afraid of them? Theyâve trampled us under their feet for so many years.â She glanced at Yun Liu and continued, âDonât think youâll be much better off than me because youâre their biological daughter. Girls like us are nothing more than tools in the Gu family. When they find a suitable man to marry us off to, theyâll start to wantonly feed on us and our in-laws, putting us in a difficult position. Hmph! I hate the Gu familyâs women!â
Yun Liu uttered softly, âCalm down, Gu Man. If Gu Feiâs matter isnât enough to vent your anger, we can slowly make other plans. In any case, Iâm on your side, Gu Man. I donât have any feelings for the Gu family. You know my situation there best.â
Gu Man calmed down. Sheâd already accepted Yun Liuâs overtures in her heart but just refused to admit it out loud. Finally, she couldnât help but caution Yun Liu, âYou should be careful for yourself, too. Donât go against them head-on; youâre no match for those Gu family women! You can lure them over once we have a firm foothold here, and Iâll send them to the dirtiest places to relieve our anger!â
The two women looked at each other and smiled maliciously with mutual understanding.
Shi Xiu couldnât help but feel angry as she looked at the various gifts the Gu family had brought. She glared at Yun Liu and hissed lowly, âIâve already agreed to let you join in the documentary, so why are you still getting up in my face?â
Yun Liu gave her an innocent look and timidly turned to glance at Madam Gu and Xu Yun chatting in the living room before whispering, âI came with my aunt and mother for a visit. I donât have any other intentionsââ
âOh, we have guests!â Yun Nanâs clear voice came from the second floor, cutting Yun Liu off. Yun Nan walked out of the elevator, pushing Shi Nian in his wheelchair, and Yun Liuâs lovestruck gaze immediately fell on Shi Nian.
Shi Xiu disgruntledly nudged her and warned, âDonât even think about having any designs on my brother!â
Yun Liu smiled at her. âShi Xiu, dear, Shi Nian and Yun Nan are already married. What designs could I have on him?â Shi Xiu glowered at her and turned to go over to Yun Nan; she was too afraid that Yun Nan would be wronged.
Xu Yun couldnât make heads or tails of the Gu familyâs visit. Although the incident between Gu Fei and Shi Xiu last time was only a small matter, quite a few of her friends and family knew about it, so she was extremely displeased with them.
Chang Hui came over the moment she saw Shi Nian, commenting, âOh dear, why are you still in a wheelchair? Did the doctors not say when youâll fully recover?â
She reached out to snatch the wheelchairâs push handle as she spoke and squeezed Yun Nan to the side. She then said concernedly to Xu Yun, âFor a mother, itâs as if the sky has fallen when their child gets injured. I understand that all too well, Xu Yun. How anxious you mustâve been when this happened to Shi Nian!â
Xu Yun smiled detachedly and didnât say anything. Seeing that, Chang Hui continued, âYun Liu, take Shi Nian out for some fresh air. He must feel stuffy being cooped up in his room all day.â Chang Hui handed the wheelchairâs push handle to Yun Liu. Without giving Yun Nan a chance to object, she grabbed her hand and pulled her to her side, walking over to Xu Yun as she uttered, âOh, Yun Nan, we came here especially to ask you something!â
Yun Nan looked at her reddened hand and impassively commented, âMadam
Gu, youâre hurting me!â
Chang Hui ignored her and somewhat forcefully pushed Yun Nan to sit on the sofa before turning to Xu Yun. âXu Yun, we came here this time to ask for your help. We wish to beg this good daughter-in-law of yours if she could shoot a promotional film for the Gu family.â
Xu Yun frowned. She stretched out her hand to gesture for Yun Nan to sit beside her and said, âWe never talk about work at home, and I wonât ever get
involved in Yun Nanâs work.â
Yun Nan moved to sit beside Xu Yun and saw Yun Liu pushing Shi Nian out the door from the corner of her eye. Shi Xiu was worried and wanted to follow them, but Yun Nan shook her head gently. Shi Xiu stopped in her tracks but glared burningly at Yun Liuâs retreating figure as if she wanted nothing more than to burn two holes in her back.
Shi Nian silently let Yun Liu push him out as if tacitly allowing Yun Liuâs approach, and Yun Liu couldnât help but be secretly overjoyed. âBeginnings are never easy, and now Iâve already taken the most difficult first step,â she thought.
Someone walked over and said in surprise, âYun Liu, why are you also here?â Yun Liu lifted her head and couldnât help but step back when she saw who it was.
âIts Yun Zhang!â she inwardly exclaimed. Dressed in casual clothes with one hand in his trouser pocket, he was tall and dazzlingly handsome. âBig Brother?ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
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