Chen Danian felt somewhat dissatisfied when he saw Zhao Juan's cold attitude towards him.
In the past, Zhao Juan was not exactly obedient to him, but she was also very enthusiastic. Why has she suddenly changed her attitude now?
Could it be that he has taken a fancy to someone else?
Thinking of this, he felt a surge of panic and reached out to grab her hand, but Zhao Juan quickly dodged away.
Chen Danian could no longer hold back and asked with a hurt expression, "Juan'er, what's wrong? Did I do something wrong to make you angry?"
Zhao Juan felt a wave of nausea wash over her as she listened to his insincere concern.
Just a few days ago, she was Gan Li, a village girl from Yuxi Village, who was beaten to death by her husband and mother-in-law. When she opened her eyes again, she had become her love rival!
She didn't know what had happened, but when she discovered that she had become the daughter of the Zhao family, she was overjoyed! The wealth and glory of the Zhao family were something she had never dared to dream of before, but now it was all hers.
Even her husband, Chen Danian, who used to be very critical of her, now has to grovel and fawn over her.
Zhao Juan felt a surge of pleasure, looked at Chen Danian, and said smugly:
"Scholar Chen, what you're saying is quite interesting. Why would I get angry when I'm perfectly fine? But you, instead of staying home and studying, what are you doing here?"
Chen Danian sensed the barb in her words. Although he didn't know why, he quickly realized it and, taking advantage of his shamelessness, looked directly at her with his handsome eyes and said affectionately:
"What's more important to me than studying? You've been on my mind every single day since we last met. Do you know how much I've thought about you these past few days?"
Are you angry that I haven't come to see you for so many days? Don't worry, we'll get married in a while. Then you can look at me however you want. Lock me in the room and look at me however you want..."
Zhao Juan felt a jolt in her heart, her face flushed, and her original hatred dissipated unknowingly under his instigation.
Looking at Chen Danian's handsome face, she still couldn't bring herself to be ruthless. She thought to herself, "Anyway, I am Zhao Juan now. Chen Danian loves me now, so why bother about anything else?"
More importantly, she couldn't let go of her son, Chen Yaozu. If she dumped Chen Danian and he married another woman, would that woman really treat Yaozu well?
Now that she has a family background and money, Chen Danian would definitely not dare to treat her the same way as before. Thinking about it this way, marrying Chen Danian is actually better than choosing someone else whose background is unknown.
Thinking of this, Zhao Juan's expression softened. Seeing Chen Danian's hurt expression, she felt a pang of sympathy, shook her head, and casually made up an excuse to brush him off:
"I've been feeling down for so many days, I'm a little unhappy..."
Upon hearing this, Chen Danian believed it to be true and hurriedly explained:
"It's not that I don't want to come see you, it's just that I've been busy lately... You know Ganli, right? That bitch, she used to be quiet when we were together, but ever since we divorced, she's like a completely different person, coming up with one trick after another, and she's really good at making money!"
"Look, she's recently come up with some secret recipe for braised pork, and I heard she's thinking of opening a restaurant... My uncle is worried it will affect Wanshunlou's business, so he asked me to find a way to get that braised pork recipe."
He paused here, looking apologetically at Zhao Juan:
"So I'll probably be busy for a while. If I handle this well, Juan'er, I'll talk to my uncle about our marriage. Once we're married, we can be together every day."
Chen Danian spoke sweet words with deep affection, but the other person didn't listen at all.
When he mentioned Ganli, Zhao Juan's heart skipped a beat, and a terrible thought popped into her head: she had inexplicably become Zhao Juan, but where had the real Zhao Juan gone?
Could it be that I switched bodies with her and ended up in her body? Putting myself in her shoes, if I went from being a rich young lady to a country bumpkin, I would definitely be unwilling!
If that's the case, what if the real Zhao Juan comes back one day? Wouldn't my dream of wealth and status be ruined?
When that time comes, all the wealth and glory will be gone, and I'll have to go back to that wretched place to suffer.
The more Zhao Juan thought about it, the more frightened she became. It felt like a stone was pressing on her heart, making it hard for her to breathe!
No, she has to figure this out right away!
Zhao Juan's eyes darted around, and she set her sights on Chen Danian, a plan forming in her mind.
"Da Nian," she said in a sweet, coquettish voice, "So, that Gan Li is really that amazing? It makes me want to go and see for myself. Why don't you take me with you?"
Chen Danian was taken aback when Zhao Juan suggested meeting Gan Li, and his expression became somewhat unnatural.
"This... Juan'er, why do you want to see her? She's just a vulgar country girl, why would she be worth your trip?"
“Why isn’t it worth it?” Zhao Juan raised an eyebrow, pretending to be angry. “She was your husband, isn’t it normal for me to be curious about her? I want to see what kind of person she is that makes you want to marry her.”
Chen Danian took one look and realized, "She's jealous!"
He chuckled and coaxed, "Back then, she and I were still young, but now, you're the only one in my heart. However, this matter is very important, Juan'er. I really can't take you with me. You don't want me to mess things up and delay our wedding, do you?"
He kept beating around the bush, refusing to budge—it wasn't convenient to bring Zhao Juan along when he was going to find someone later.
Zhao Juan felt like she was being scratched by a cat, but she knew she couldn't push too hard lest Chen Danian become suspicious. So she forced herself to suppress her unease and pretended to be nonchalant, saying, "If it's inconvenient, then forget it."
Chen Danian secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but was worried that if Miss Zhao Juan had a temper and insisted on going with him, then the matter would not be resolved. So he didn't bother to say anything more, got up and left in a hurry.
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