Jiang Ci pressed him further, "Buy another bicycle? Why did you suddenly think of that?"
Zhou Mingli said casually, "Although you don't have to worry about the wind and sun when you take the bus, it's not very mobile. If you have a mission to go out, you will inevitably have to run back and forth outside. Having a bicycle is more convenient."
Jiang Ci looked at him suspiciously, "Is that so?"
Zhou Mingli said firmly, "Yes."
She yawned again. "If you could get me another bicycle ticket, I certainly wouldn't refuse."
Cars are now extremely rare, and they can't afford them, so bicycles are their only option.
Zhou Mingli hummed in agreement and pressed her head against his chest. "Go to sleep."
Just before falling asleep, Jiang Ci was still thinking about how much trouble the Guo and Dan families had gotten into.
What Jiang Ci couldn't see was that as Shan Lian rode her bicycle home, Guo Zhen drove alongside her, saying as he drove, "Xiao Lian, things aren't as bad as you think. Would you like to get in the car? I'll take you back to the Shan family home."
Shan Lian sneered, "Why don't you tell me to go home now? I don't want to see you, and I don't want to hear your explanations! Go back and be with your confidante. Why should Mr. Guo bother with a nobody like me?"
"Xiao Lian! What are you saying!"
Guo Zhen's expression was somewhat gloomy; his patience was almost exhausted.
Shan Lian wasn't afraid of his angry face; did he want to force her to acknowledge that woman as her stepmother?
impossible!
Let him dream on!
Danlian turned a corner and went straight into a narrow alley, where cars couldn't drive in.
Guo Zhen was so angry that his face turned green, but he couldn't leave Shan Lian there alone, so he could only wait for her to come out of the alley and then follow her to the Shan family's house.
The Shan family had prepared dinner long ago. Shan Shengshuo came out of his study and waited for a long time, but Shan Lian didn't return. He was a little puzzled. "Is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that busy? Even if Xiao Lian goes to paint, she can work overtime?"
Shan Shengshuo's daughter-in-law said, "I don't think so. I heard Xiaolian say before that her job isn't that busy, and she even muttered that she wanted her boss to give her more work."
Dan Shengshuo chuckled and shook his head. "This girl, she just insists on enduring hardship!"
After waiting for a long time, there was finally some noise outside.
"Mr. Guo and Miss have returned together." The old man in the family said to Shan Shengshuo as he walked in. "Miss and Mr. Guo... seem to have had some disagreements and are not very happy."
Dan Shengshuo's originally kind expression immediately changed.
He didn't speak. His daughter-in-law poured him a cup of tea. "Dad, don't worry. Let's hear what Xiaolian and Guo Zhen have to say when they arrive."
"They're father and daughter, what grudge could they possibly have?"
Dan Shengshuo did not answer his daughter-in-law. Instead, his beloved grandson walked in angrily from outside. Upon seeing him, his already swollen eyes immediately filled with tears.
"Grandpa!"
Dan Lian ran crying to Dan Shengshuo's side. Dan Shengshuo felt heartbroken and immediately hugged Dan Lian, "My little darling, who bullied you? Why are you crying so pitifully? Tell Grandpa, and Grandpa will avenge you!"
Dan Lian didn't speak, but buried her face in Dan Shengshuo's lap and cried uncontrollably.
Shan Lian's aunt was also quite anxious, and she patted Shan Lian's back and helped her catch her breath.
Dan Shengshuo's face was extremely ugly. He raised his eyes and glared at Guo Zhen, demanding, "What exactly happened?!"
Despite his current power, Guo Zhen still pales in comparison to Shan Shengshuo. His expression shifted several times before he finally said, "Xiao Lian... she has some misunderstandings about me."
"What misunderstanding could make my precious grandson cry so bitterly!" Shan Shengshuo slammed his hand on the table, his tone growing increasingly harsh.
Guo Zhen lowered his eyes. "Uncle Shan, let's talk privately."
Dan Shengshuo looked at him with an unpredictable expression.
"There's no misunderstanding at all!" Shan Lian's voice choked with sobs as she lifted her head from Shan Shengshuo's lap, her little face streaked with tears, and said, "Grandpa, I... I went to see him today and found, found that he's keeping a woman in his house!"
"He refused to acknowledge our relationship to outsiders, but for that woman's sake, he admitted that I was his daughter... His aim was to make that woman my stepmother!"
Tears streamed down Shan Lian's face, making Shan Shengshuo's heart clench. Her voice was hoarse as she clutched Shan Shengshuo's clothes, "I don't want to! He said I was being ridiculous! Grandpa, Grandpa, I don't want another woman to be my mother! I only recognize my own mother!"
Looking at her, Shan Shengshuo felt as if he were seeing his deceased daughter, his soft and sweet daughter, who would tug at his clothes and shed tears when she was little and was wronged.
Dan Shengshuo was furious; the veins on the back of his hand were almost bulging.
"My dear granddaughter, no one can replace your mother, I promise you." Shan Shengshuo tenderly took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears. "I'll take care of this for you."
Shan Lian let out a sob.
Shan Shengshuo said, "Eldest sister, take Xiaolian back to her room to change her clothes and wash her face."
His daughter-in-law immediately replied, "Yes."
With her aunt's help, Shan Lian went to the east wing of the second courtyard.
Shan Shengshuo looked at Guo Zhen with a gloomy expression, "You come here."
Guo Zhen followed Shan Shengshuo to the study.
"Close the door."
Guo Zhen obeyed and closed the study door. As soon as he turned around, he was slapped hard across the cheek.
Guo Zhen's face stung with pain, but he quickly suppressed his overflowing emotions. "Uncle Shan, I'm sorry, it's my fault."
"You still know it's your fault." Shan Shengshuo sneered, staring intently at him. "To bully your own daughter for a woman, Guo Zhen, I think you've gotten too much power, and now you're even bullying your own daughter!"
Guo Zhen immediately said, "I would never dare to do that!"
Dan Shengshuo retorted angrily, "Don't dare? I bet you dare!"
Guo Zhen pursed his lips and lowered his head without saying a word.
Shan Shengshuo paced back and forth in the study for a long time before turning to look at Guo Zhen, his voice low and filled with anger, "Don't forget, who made Xiaolian lose her mother! Who made me lose my daughter!"
Guo Zhen's pupils constricted, his hands clenched into fists, and his entire body was on edge.
"Guo Zhen, you better remember this: you owe Xiao Lian a debt you'll never be able to repay in your lifetime."
Guo Zhen clenched his fists tighter and tighter, and after a long while he said, "I know, Uncle Shan, I have never thought of marrying anyone else. My only wife is Zixin."
Shan Zixin, Shan Shengshuo's youngest daughter, is also Shan Lian's deceased mother.
"Get rid of those shady people right now. Tomorrow, publish an ad in the newspaper acknowledging your relationship with Xiao Lian."
"You'd better keep your words in mind, otherwise, no one can guarantee that your career will continue to rise."
Even if you give me that jade seal, I can't guarantee anything.
Guo Zhen felt the pain in his palm, and said expressionlessly, "Yes."
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