As Lin Shu spoke, Shen Nian'an's expression gradually darkened.

Gu Chengyu hasn't been to Yunque for three months?

Not even going to other entertainment venues?

Do you go home on time every day?

This is simply unbelievable.

She knew the wildness and needs in that man's bones.

Socialites who had dated him in their circles gossiped privately, saying they both loved and feared him.

How could he possibly go three months without touching a woman? Unless…

A thought crept into Chen Nian'an's mind.

Unless, he has a woman he truly loves in his home, a woman he's even willing to restrain himself for.

He came home on time, not just to sleep, but because he couldn't wait to get someone into bed with him.

His private residence now has a regular woman? That would be completely different from Lin Shu, who is a plaything to be summoned and dismissed at will.

Shen Nian'an felt a chill creeping up from the bottom of her heart, her fingertips turning icy cold.

She remembered the woman from the Shen family who always weighed heavily on her mother, making it hard for her to breathe.

Even if her son is disabled, even if she has a mental illness, even if her family has completely fallen into ruin.

She respected and feared her father, who always bowed his head and begged her to do things in her presence.

Even if he couldn't get a kind look or a smile from her, he wouldn't care.

No matter how turbulent his heart was, Chen Nian'an maintained his arrogant demeanor.

She suppressed her turbulent emotions and stared coldly at Lin Shu: "Fine, I'll go ask my brother now."

"Lin Shu, you'd better pray that every word you say is true."

"If I find out you've told even one lie..."

"Just wait until you're completely disgraced and disappear from the public eye!"

After saying that, Shen Nian'an didn't look at Lin Shu again, and left the lounge in her high heels, just like when she came.

Lin Shu was the only one left in the lounge.

The aggrieved and respectful expression on her face vanished instantly.

She slowly turned to the mirror and looked at the red, swollen handprint on her left cheek.

Lin Shu lightly touched the burning spot with her fingertips, and a cold, twisted smile slowly curled at the corners of her lips.

"Heh..."

She deserved that slap.

She admitted it.

She looked at her disheveled reflection in the mirror with a vicious glint in her eyes, as if she were looking through a lens and seeing the vile woman hiding under Gu Chengyu's wing.

“Su Qianqian…”

As she murmured the name, her smile grew increasingly cold.

“I’ll take the slap for you, Miss Shen.”

"But I want to see how long you, a sparrow that has just flown to the top of the branch, can be so smug in front of these true aristocratic families who have been wielding power since the constitutional monarchy era."

"Those who hindered their family's path to marriage alliances and advancement will probably die without even knowing how they died..." (This chapter has been read. Please click to continue reading the next chapter!)