Years later, her gentle companionship and love were seen by her father, which led to her deep longing for An.
My mother was very intelligent. She was the most capable secretary and also elegant and gentle as Mrs. Shen. She never disgraced the Shen family's reputation in public. Only when it came to matters related to my father did she become a completely different person.
Her brother stroked her head and said softly, "Nian'an, perhaps she is not a good enough mother sometimes."
"But that's because she loved her father so much."
“Everyone told her from a young age that she should regard her father as her heaven, so she gave him her heart early on.”
So, don't blame her too much.
However, little Chen Nian'an could not understand and tolerate things like her older brother.
From that day on, she became increasingly spoiled and domineering in front of her mother, because she discovered that as long as she didn't offend the First Madam, her mother would always indulge her, as if it were a way of compensating for her guilt.
That same night, her brother said to her, "It doesn't matter what others do, Nian'an. You must remember, you must become strong yourself."
He even gave a wry smile and told her, "Do you know why that first wife is so good at pinching people, and why she specifically targets the inside of your upper arm?"
Chen Nian'an shook his head.
“Because when I was little, she pinched me so often that I could bear to cry in other places, but she would pinch me in different places. Later, she found that when she pinched the inside of my upper arm, even if I could bear it, it would still hurt so much that I would cry. So she would pinch that spot specifically.”
Shen Nian'an was so shocked that she couldn't speak.
Did her brother, who was omnipotent in her heart and always protected her, also get bullied like that?
Looking into her eyes, her brother said earnestly, "So, Nian'an, I hope you can be like me and hold power firmly in your own hands."
"Only in this way will you not have to be afraid of anyone or depend on anyone."
"Only by becoming strong yourself can you truly succeed."
From that moment on, even before she fell in love with Gu Chengyu at first sight, Shen Nian'an made up her mind that she would become the young mistress of the Gu family.
She wanted to stand in that highest position so that no one could bully her or her brother anymore.
Later, when she was eighteen, she caught a glimpse of Gu Chengyu at a banquet, and it was almost inevitable that she would fall in love with him.
Putting aside the Gu family's overwhelming power, Gu Chengyu's innate sharpness and arrogance are something that the Shen family's children, who grew up in repression, can only dream of but never reach.
Her brother was arrogant in front of outsiders, but she knew that deep down, they were different.
For the willful and domineering Shen Nian'an, there are many important things she wants to do.
She wanted to be superior to others, wanted to marry the most powerful man, and hated all women more beautiful than her...
But all of this was in front of his older brother, Chen Que.
It's nothing.
My older brother comes first.
First fault.
In the mirror, Shen Nian'an slowly raised her hand and touched the skin on the inside of her upper arm, which was now completely free of any marks.
There, it still seems to ache faintly. (This chapter has been read. Please click to continue reading the next chapter!)
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