The day before the World Literature Association semi-finals began, Gong Qiaoyu contacted Shen Yuchen and met with her. When he saw Shen Yuchen's face, he subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

As expected, my mother's decision was not without reason. This face is so similar, and not only does it resemble the real person, it also gives people a very warm feeling.

He stated his purpose directly. A few surprised glances flashed across Shen Yuchen's face, but she didn't have any strong emotional reaction. She thought that her resemblance to Madam Gong was probably just a coincidence...

Her father, not her mother, was someone she had never met since childhood. If someone came to her now and said that she looked similar to that man, she might believe it to some extent.

However, seeing the conflicted expression on Gong Qiaoyu's face, as if even he himself couldn't figure it out, Shen Yuchen chuckled and said, "Alright, I can go and do a paternity test with Madam Gong, but it will take some time."

Gong Qiaoyu subconsciously glanced at her slightly protruding belly, "Are you going to wait until after giving birth?"

Shen Yuchen smiled and shook her head, "No, my pregnancy symptoms have been quite severe lately. I'll contact you when things get better!"

After everything was finished and they went outside, Gong Qiaoyu saw a handsome man with a slightly anxious expression put his arm around Shen Yuchen's waist and whisper something to her. He even noticed a hint of grievance in the man's pursed lips.

Gong Qiaoyu smiled. These two are quite good-looking. Their baby will definitely be beautiful and cute, right?

Perhaps Gong Qiaoyu saw this as just an ordinary meeting, but he never expected that this meeting would have such a profound impact on the girl named Shen Yuchen, who was about to become a mother.

The next day, everyone at Yuexi Garden got up early. Gong Xiangru was going to participate in the semi-finals of the walnut carving competition. The whole family took it very seriously, and even the old man planned to accompany her.

Gong Qiaoyu had originally planned to go with them, but he received news of Nan Yuan's activities early in the morning. Without even having breakfast, he apologized to Gong Xiangru and hurriedly left.

Lu Weixi and Gong Xiaojing were slightly surprised to see Gong Ning with a neat ponytail and a youthful face coming downstairs early.

These days, Gong Ning has been working from dawn till dusk, and her little face has become thin. They wanted to ask her about it, but they didn't find an opportunity. This morning, when they saw that she hadn't gotten up, the whole family tacitly didn't wake her, wanting the little girl to sleep in.

"Ah Yun, why are you up so early?" Lu Weixi tidied her messy hair and asked gently.

Gong Ning squinted comfortably, "Hmm, today is the day of the World Literature Association!"

Lu Weixi and Gong Xiaojing exchanged a glance, feeling somewhat surprised again. A-Yun no longer rejected Xiang Ru? Did she get up early specifically to accompany her sister to the competition?

Even Gong Xiangru looked at her with some surprise. Why would Gong Ning be so kind?

Is he secretly plotting something again with a sly smile?

Gong Xiangru shook her head to clear her mind of these chaotic thoughts. She had a competition to attend today, so she shouldn't let her mind wander.

The group arrived at the World Literature Association competition venue by car at 8 a.m. in Los Angeles.

Gong Xiangru was about to enter the venue with her credentials when she turned around and saw Gong Ning following closely beside her. In front of Lu Weixi and the others, she smiled slightly and said, "Ayun, just stay with me this far. Non-competition personnel are not allowed to enter the venue."

Lu Weixi patted Gong Ning's head, nodded, and smiled slightly, "Why are you so clingy to your sister today? Be patient and wait a bit. We'll go out for a big meal together when Xiang Ru comes out?"

Gong Ning gave Gong Xiangru a strange look, feeling that this person spoke with a strange confidence.

Turning her head to see Lu Weixi smiling gently, she smiled and nodded obediently, "Yes, Mom is so good."

After saying that, he followed Gong Xiangru straight to the entrance of the venue.

Lu Weixi opened her mouth, not knowing what to say. Gong Xiaojing, who was standing next to her, saw Lu Weixi's appearance and a smile flashed in his eyes. "Ayun is probably curious and wants to go up and take a look."

Lu Weixi suddenly realized, and shook her head with a mixture of helplessness and indulgence, "No wonder she came today, that little girl."

Grandpa Gong, who had been sitting to the side with his eyes closed, was immediately displeased upon hearing this. "Go contact the organizers. A-Yun has finally shown interest in something. How can you, as her parents, bear to disappoint her?"

The couple paused upon hearing this, then looked at A-Yun's thin figure in the distance, their eyes flashing with heartache. Gong Xiaojing took out his phone, "I'll contact her!"

On the other side, Gong Xiangru looked at Gong Ning standing next to her, a few ambiguous smiles in her eyes, "Ayun, non-participants can't get in from here. If you're really interested, you can ask your dad to make some contact and get in from backstage. It's the resumption of the season recently, so as long as you don't get too close to the competition area, you can watch from anywhere else."

There were quite a few contestants nearby who recognized Gong Xiangru. Being so close, they overheard these words and couldn't help but ask Gong Ning curiously, "Little girl, are you Miss Xiangru's friend?"

Gong Xiangru smiled and said, "This is my younger sister, Gong Ning."

The man was surprised, and his gaze towards Gong Ning changed instantly, filled with conflicting emotions of envy. "It's the Third Miss."

Those around who heard this immediately became gossipy and crowded around curiously. "Yes, Miss Xiangru is right. Non-participants can't get in from here."

Gong Ning pursed her lips and glanced at the people around her with a look of disdain, as if she thought they were talking too much.

After being swept by that look, everyone fell silent instantly, a few embarrassed expressions flashing across their faces. They didn't say anything more, but secretly they were looking forward to the awkward look on Gong Ning's face when she was stopped.

The intelligent system at the entrance processed the application quickly. Gong Xiangru's documents were scanned and approved in no time. After entering the competition channel, she turned around and appropriately played the role of a good older sister, "Ayun, you should go back. You can't get in here. Wait for me to come out..." and then they went to eat together.

She suddenly lost her voice, the words she hadn't finished saying stuck in her throat.

She watched in shock as Gong Ning took out the admission pass that only contestants had, placed it in front of the scanner, passed through smoothly, and then walked past her straight into the competition area.

The people who had been gossiping and laughing suddenly fell silent, staring in disbelief at Gong Ning's retreating figure.

A voice suddenly broke the silence, soft and low, yet clearly audible to everyone: "Wasn't it said that the third young lady of the Gong family was a good-for-nothing? How did she actually pass the preliminary round?"

"But I haven't seen her in the competition area. Have any of you seen her?"

"No!"

"I don't have any either!"

The group shook their heads at each other, their doubts growing stronger.

These participants came from almost different preliminary rounds, and all said they had never seen each other before...

Someone exclaimed in surprise, "Could it be that they were directly exempted from the preliminary round?"