"According to you, Qiao Xiyan's character is already well-known in the military compound, and your mother still likes her so much. Don't you think that's a little strange?"

"It's been checked."

Su Ying was shocked, "So efficient?"

"I've always been this efficient."

Su Ying covered her mouth and chuckled softly.

After a while, Gu Si realized what the little yellow girl was talking about. He slowly approached her, surprised that this serious-looking girl knew so much. He wrapped his arms around her waist and gently brought his face close to her ear.

"Whether I'm efficient or not, you'll find out on our wedding night."

"rogue."

Gu Sinian found it amusing. "Who started this dirty talk first? Now they're turning around and accusing me of being a hooligan. Their ability to turn the tables has really improved."

Su Ying forcefully pushed Gu Sinian away from her. Their distance was too intimate. If someone saw them hugging and cuddling, who knows how many rumors would spread.

Once this unknown label was placed on her head, it was hard to remove. Public opinion is a fearsome thing, and she still had to continue living in Willow Village.

We can't let anyone slander us, after all, the separation of men and women was still strictly observed in this era.

When even a little bit of gossip gets out, it's the girls who suffer the most.

She doesn't want to be labeled as a seductive vixen who seduces men. After marriage, she can hug men however she wants at home without anyone saying anything.

Let's tone it down a bit for now.

After all, neither she nor Gu Sinian came from good family backgrounds, and it would be a big deal if someone brought up their identities.

"Let's get back to the main topic. Let's get down to business."

Gu Sinian raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean by 'because'?"

"Don't pretend with me. You know what I want to know."

"Are you talking about how Qiao Xiyan used the life-saving grace to gain my mother's favor?"

"Yeah. Why not tell your mom the truth you found out? She might keep her distance from Qiao Xiyan after she knows the truth."

Gu Sinian shook his head. No way, because his mother simply didn't believe what he had found out. She always thought that Qiao Xiyan chose to save her because she was kind-hearted. Once trust is established, nothing can change it.

He was quite helpless. Who would trust an outsider but not their own son? His mother was probably one of the rare exceptions. He shrugged.

"You think I didn't say it? She just wouldn't believe me."

Su Ying frowned. This was the first time she had ever seen someone who didn't believe their son but instead trusted outsiders.

"What exactly happened that made your mother trust Qiao Xiyan to such an unwavering degree?"

"How would I know? I even suspect that Qiao Xiyan has cast a spell on my mother, because I just like being with her."

Su Ying was shocked and surprised, exclaiming, "Wow! This is an act of kindness beyond measure! Do all the kids in your compound like to play like this?"

Gu Sinian strongly disagreed with this statement, after all, he was also one of the children of military compound members.

“Watch your words. Only a shameless woman like Qiao Xiyan would resort to such despicable tactics. She fabricated a story about saving a life, which might fool a simple-minded old lady like my mother, but she would be in trouble if she encountered someone more shrewd. Besides, normal people from high-ranking families would never stoop to such low-class methods.”

Given Gu Sinian's various behaviors that show his disdain for Qiao Xiyan, one can probably guess why he hates her so much—he's wicked.

They'll stop at nothing to achieve their goals, even resorting to shameless acts like faking a life-saving favor. They're utterly shameless.

"Qiao Xiyan's act of saving your life was a staged performance, her purpose being to marry you. She played a very big game, using everything she could to her advantage; she's ruthless."

Although Gu Sinian was reluctant to admit it, the truth was indeed as she said.

This is why he grew to hate Qiao Xiyan more and more; she hadn't saved his life, yet she created one herself.

He was ruthless and cruel. His mother trusted that woman who was full of lies to an extreme degree.

The military compound is such a safe place, if we don't create one, how are we going to win over his mother?

His mother is really something else. She doesn't think things through at all. She believes everything others say, but she doesn't believe her own son, which makes him very frustrated.

"yes."

"So that's why your aunt trusts her completely, and that's why you're so eager to get married?"

Gu Sinian shook his head, "Of course not. I'm not getting married for anyone else, and they don't have the ability to do so. I want to get married because I want to get married. I like you, so I want to marry you. It has nothing to do with anyone or anything else."

"One reason I'm marrying you is to discourage Qiao Xiyan and make her back down. I don't want to have anything to do with her anymore. But the main reason is that I want to get married and become a family with you."

"Although the Gu family has nothing left to lose, all I want to do is save their lives. This is the last thing I can do."

Su Ying nodded. Ever since her grandparents passed away, what she longed for most was to have relatives by her side. Getting married would be good, as she would then have legitimate relatives.

Gu Sinian was the man she was meant to marry in this life, and he would be her husband in the future. What difference did it make if it was a little later or earlier?

"Okay. I agree to marry you. But what are you going to do about your mother?"

Gu Sinian frowned. With the way he liked Qiao Xiyan, she definitely wouldn't agree to him marrying Su Ying. That was a troublesome matter.

"Whether she agrees or not, I'm determined to marry you. It's my wife getting married, not my mother's, so she can't interfere."

Su Ying didn't want Gu Sinian to have a huge fight with his family because of her; that wasn't her intention.

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