Chapter 30: Life-saving grace, retirement after success
Before Gu Siyue could finish explaining the reason, Guan Lan had already looked up and turned away from Secretary Li, walking up to Qin Bingwu in her high heels.
She has a bright appearance, with a high nose bridge under her heroic eyebrows and fiery red lips. She is wearing a black sequined dress, which does not make her look coquettish at all, but only makes her skin look as white as snow.
Guan Lan looked up and down at Qin Bingwu who was standing next to Gu Siyue, and his first impression was that she looked shriveled.
The vigilance in his eyes was much less, and Guan Lan took the initiative to speak:
"Ayue, this is your new sister, Xiaowu?"
As a girl who has loved Gu Sinian for many years, she has eyes and ears around Gu Sinian.
This time, Gu Sinian came back from Beijing and brought back a girl. Even though she knew that she was the nominal daughter of the Gu family, she was still worried and had to come and see her in person.
What kind of sister is a sister who is not related by blood?
Even if Gu Sinian has high standards and doesn't like others, there's no guarantee that others will like him.
Now that he had seen it, Guan Lan felt that he could rest assured. This girl could not compare to him in terms of either appearance or family background.
Gu Siyue was not used to Guan Lan's intimate address, and hummed casually: "Miss Guan, are you waiting for me here specially?"
Guan Lan smiled and stepped forward to hold Qin Bingwu's hand:
"Yeah, I heard that Si Nian brought his younger brothers and sisters to Sui City to play, so how could I not come and accompany you?"
Guan Lan's hand pulled empty, Qin Bingwu opened her arm and hid behind Gu Siyue:
"Is Miss Guan the Second Young Master's girlfriend? I haven't heard him mention her before.
I think it’s better not to bother Miss Guan to take time out to accompany us. It’s better for us to have fun on our own.”
Gu Siyue secretly gave Qin Bingwu a thumbs up in his heart, expressing his approval:
"Yeah, we two play pretty wild, but with Miss Guan around, we can't let go."
Guan Lan's expression changed slightly:
"Xiao Wu, although I am not Si Nian's girlfriend yet, I am also Si Nian's good friend. It is my duty to help Si Nian take care of his younger siblings. You don't have to be so formal. With my arrangements, you will definitely have more fun."
Qin Bingwu looked at the strong and bright woman in front of her. She must have been misunderstood to have had a relationship with the Second Young Master Gu in her previous life and successfully married into the Gu family.
She got pregnant three years after her marriage. When she was about to give birth, Gu Ershao received a letter of accusation. She gave birth prematurely and unfortunately died in the delivery room due to amniotic fluid embolism.
Although no misunderstanding happened in this life, the bond between Zhou Zhizhi and the eldest brother made Qin Bingwu feel a sense of crisis. If Guan Lan was also bound to Gu Sinian, would they still have to get married next time because of some coincidence?
"If we are just good friends, then we should not trouble Miss Guan, lest others misunderstand that the Second Young Master and Miss Guan are in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship."
Guan Lan was unhappy but couldn't get angry. She just thought that Gu Sinian had said something to her.
"Why, you don't like me?
"This is the first time I've met Miss Guan. Even if I say I like her, Miss Guan won't believe me."
"I like Si Nian. I'm the only girl Si Nian knows in Sui City. He's now devoted to his career, and I support him very much."
"Miss Guan is so confident, will the Second Young Master like you?"
"Of course, I'm the only girl around Si Nian here. If he doesn't like me, who else can he like?"
Guan Lan said this as if she was certain, but everyone present could tell that she was only a little bit confident in what she said.
Qin Bingwu boasted to Guan Lan confidently:
"That's because we're in Sui City, right? If it were in Jing City, then..."
Qin Bingwu paused, and it seemed as if she had said everything she hadn't said:
"But the Second Young Master is handsome and tall, holds a high position at a young age, has a good temper, and is as gentle as jade. His future is limitless, so it's normal for Miss Guan to be attracted to him."
Gu Siyue scratched his head in surprise.
Xiaowu speaks so highly of his second brother, where does he rank him?
Moreover, why does this tone sound so... asking for a beating?
Guan Lan won’t be angry, right?
Guan Lan was indeed angry. Qin Bingwu made her sound like a lickspittle:
"You...what do you mean?"
Qin Bingwu blinked:
"Miss Guan, you're not angry, are you? You need to improve your unstable temper. You'd be more lovable if you were as gentle as water."
Guan Lan clenched her fists. Did this mean she had a bad temper? Angry?
What does it mean to be likable? Does Guan Lan need to please others?
"You've said that he's the best in the world. There are so many people chasing me, and there are even more who are better than him. If he hadn't saved my life, would I have fallen for him?"
"Life-saving grace?"
Gu Sinian's voice came from behind. Secretary Li saw Guan Lan coming to the hotel and quickly sent him a message.
Gu Sinian happened to be heading to the hotel after get off work, but he quickened his pace and just heard Guan Lan's words when he walked in.
Qin Bingwu asked curiously:
"When did the Second Young Master save Miss Guan? A hero saving a beauty, that's truly fate."
When Guan Lan heard this, his expression became much better.
However, this does not mean that she will change her opinion of Qin Bingwu. She just thinks that Qin Bingwu said these nice things because Gu Sinian came.
It's not easy to be a two-faced person pretending to be innocent.
When Gu Sinian heard this word, his expression became much more serious.
Seeing Gu Sinian approaching, Guan Lan smiled:
"Si Nian, you're here. Have you had dinner yet? I've reserved a table at the restaurant and was just about to go look for you with A Yue and Xiao Wu."
When Guan Lan saw Gu Siyue, there was still a smile on his face, but when he saw Qin Bingwu, his smile became much colder and more perfunctory.
Gu Sinian unnoticeably avoided Guan Lan's attempt to hold his hand and explained gently:
"Miss Guan, in fact, the person who really saved you was not me."
Guan Lan's hand was suspended in mid-air, and he froze for a moment: "Not you?"
Gu Sinian nodded, looked at Guan Lan, and explained solemnly:
"When you were out at sea and fell into the water due to a storm, Fu Zheng and I happened to meet you while fishing nearby.
He and I both went into the sea to save you. He found you before me. Later, the people on the boat shouted that there was a shark, so Fu Zheng handed you to me. He scratched his arm to divert the shark.
Fortunately, he was a good swimmer and your yacht quickly came to his aid and drove away the shark, so he was not in any danger.
Miss Guan, the person who truly saved you was Fu Zheng.
Gu Sinian finished everything quickly, and the surroundings fell into silence.
Qin Bingwu lowered her eyelids.
Retire after achieving success.
In his previous life, Guan Lan killed two people, and Gu Sinian was locked up for investigation. Fu Zheng bribed someone inside to kill Gu Sinian. If Gu Siyan had not arranged protection for his brother, those people almost beat Gu Sinian to death.
If this matter is exposed now, will Guan Lan divert his attention?
In her field of vision, she saw Guan Lan's hanging fingers trembling.
"Oh, you don't really think that I like you because you saved my life, do you? That's just an excuse. If it wasn't you, what would it matter if someone else saved me eighteen times?
But Fu Zheng helped save me, and the Guan family will be grateful to him.
Si Nian, I'm hungry. We've already booked a table. It's hard to get a table at that restaurant. Ah Nian and Xiao Wu must be hungry too. Let's go eat first."
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