To save her own life, she had no choice but to betray Fu Hanshen; she really didn't mean it!
Fu Hanshen was caught in the crossfire, completely unaware that Lu Huan was holding a grudge against him.
Lu Huan almost forgot that although Fu Hanshen was her brother, he was also Gu Zhendong's good friend of decades. When it came to the depth of their friendship, Fu Hanshen was definitely on Gu Zhendong's side.
"Fu Hanshen and Gu Zhendong are cut from the same cloth; he might even be covering for Gu Zhendong!"
He gave a dry laugh, "Actually..."
"Um?"
Sensing the danger in Lu Huan's tone, Yan Shi quickly changed her tune, saying righteously, "That's right, he's definitely helping Gu Zhendong. That scoundrel has always been a scoundrel!"
Hearing the answer that satisfied him, Lu Huan felt a little better, and then continued, "Yan Shi, you can't be with a man like Fu Gou!"
When speaking: ...
She was now just praying for night to come quickly so she wouldn't have to keep it a secret anymore. She was exhausted not only physically, but also mentally.
Yan was still sleepy and hadn't had enough sleep when Lu Huan woke her up and talked a lot.
As soon as she hung up the phone, she closed her eyes drowsily, wanting to catch up on her sleep.
I had just gotten back into bed when Fu Hanshen woke me up. "What did you just say to me?"
Fu Gou?
This was the first time Fu Hanshen had ever heard someone insult him like this. After a few seconds of stunned silence, he pulled Yan Shi into his arms, pinched her cheeks, and forced her to face him.
She was quite adept at cursing him; it seemed like this wasn't the first time she'd called him "Fu Gou"!
"Stop messing around, let me sleep for a while, I'm so sleepy!" Yan Shi pushed his hand away, too sleepy to keep her eyes open, but unfortunately she was no match for Fu Hanshen's strength and was firmly controlled.
She had to open her eyes and meet Fu Hanshen's calculating gaze. Suddenly realizing the seriousness of the situation, she chuckled and said, "I was just trying to comfort Lu Huan!"
"So you just conveniently pushed all the blame onto me, and even joined her in calling me 'Fu Gou'?"
She sounded a little guilty, "But Lu Huan is my best friend, you can't just watch us break off our friendship!"
"Besides, you're a grown man, it's not a big deal for you to take the blame a little bit!"
Fu Hanshen: ...
Since everyone else knew the truth except Lu Huan, Lu Huan always felt that everyone's gazes were strange.
Mingze's attitude, in particular, was the most obvious example.
Just yesterday, Mingze angrily told her that if she was wronged, she should speak up, and kept urging her to divorce Gu Zhendong, acting as if he hated Gu Zhendong even more than she did.
However, today, when everyone sat down to eat together, Mingze's attitude towards Gu Zhendong made a complete 180-degree turn.
Far from the tense atmosphere of the previous two days, the two were chatting and laughing, looking every bit like a good son-in-law and a good father-in-law.
Lu Huan scratched his head in confusion, completely bewildered as to whether everything before him was a dream or reality.
When did the atmosphere between the two of them become so harmonious?
Not only that, Mingze also pulled her aside and whispered to her, "My dear daughter, Zhendong is a good person!"
Yesterday they were criticizing Gu Zhendong for being a bad person, but today they're praising him!
Lu Huan's eyes widened. Did the sun rise in the west today?
"Dad, didn't you say yesterday..."
"Hey!" Mingze interrupted her, "What happened yesterday is yesterday's business and has nothing to do with today. I've been paying close attention, and Zhendong is really good to you. For example, at dinner just now, whenever there was something delicious, he gave it all to you!"
Gu Zhendong had done this so many times that Lu Huan had gotten used to it.
She hadn't noticed anything different from usual, but after Mingze mentioned it, she remembered this easily overlooked little thing. Her gaze immediately turned to Gu Zhendong, her expression hesitant: "But..."
Mingze didn't want to praise Gu Zhendong, but Shen Hui was watching him from the side.
Even if Gu Zhendong doesn't have any other women, his health is very poor, and it's hard to say how much longer he can live.
Lu Huan couldn't quite put her finger on what was wrong, but she said, "Dad, I feel like you've changed!"
Those who were on her side yesterday have become fence-sitters and Gu Zhendong's lobbyists in the blink of an eye.
What exactly are Gu Zhendong's abilities that allow him to even subdue her father?
After dinner, Lu Huan asked Gu Zhendong, "What did you say to my dad?"
What made his attitude towards you change so drastically all of a sudden?
"Um?"
Gu Zhendong looked at her, and Lu Huan snorted, knowing he would pretend not to hear.
Originally, she wanted to find out that Gu Zhendong had cheated on her before she mustered up the courage to divorce him. Who knew that even Mingze, who was standing right next to her, had been bribed by Gu Zhendong? Lu Huan was so angry that she felt like vomiting blood. She was also unwilling to accept it and glared at the man fiercely.
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Soon, it was evening.
After dinner, Gu Zhendong suddenly said he had something to do and had to go out.
The others' eyes lit up, realizing that Gu Zhendong was about to take action. Before Lu Huan could ask where he was going, Shen Hui said first, "Hurry up and get busy, don't delay your work."
Except for Lu Huan, who was unaware of the truth, everyone else knew what was about to happen.
When Lu Huan heard that he still had work to finish, she immediately became angry.
She had clearly seen Gu Zhendong talking on the phone with a woman, and she had already imagined a thousand words about what was going on. Most likely, the woman was deliberately being coquettish to get Gu Zhendong to come over, using work as an excuse.
But everyone else believed him and told him to go to work immediately.
Yan Rongfa's daughter-in-law looked rather unwell. She knew that her daughter-in-law had mistakenly thought that Gu Zhendong was having an affair and was jealous on his birthday!
If we just wait a few more minutes, we'll find out the truth.
Yan Rong asked with concern, "Are you alright, Huanhuan? You don't look well."
Without concrete evidence, Lu Huan couldn't say anything in front of Yan Rong, so he just forced a smile and said, "Mom, I'm fine."
In her heart, she secretly cursed Gu Zhendong, that bastard, to death!
Everyone could see that Lu Huan looked completely lost and dejected, but no one pointed it out.
The thought that Gu Zhendong was going to see that woman made Lu Huan lose all interest in anything. After dinner, she went back to her room.
Judging that Gu Zhendong wouldn't be back that night, Lu Huan simply locked the door and lay alone on the sofa, lost in thought.
She didn't know how much time had passed when her phone suddenly vibrated a few times, pulling Lu Huan back to reality.
At first, she thought the message was from Gu Zhendong, but when she opened it and saw that it was from Yan Shi, her heart tightened, but at the same time she inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief.
To be honest, she still really liked Gu Zhendong and couldn't accept seeing the news that he wasn't coming back.
Why not seize the initiative and tell Gu Zhendong first, so you don't get cheated on and dumped!
Lu Huan stared blankly at her phone. Messages from Yan Shi kept popping up, but she didn't bother to look at them, keeping her eyes glued to Gu Zhendong's profile picture.
The last time they chatted was before the vacation, when Gu Zhendong asked her if she was off work, as he happened to be driving over to pick her up.
On the other side, Yan Shi sent a lot of messages, but Lu Huan didn't reply, so she quickly dragged Fu Hanshen over.
Fortunately, the two lived not far apart, and a few minutes later Yan Shi rang the doorbell.
There was no sound from inside. Could it be that she wasn't in the room?
She was momentarily flustered. Gu Zhendong had instructed her to bring Lu Huan over, and if she disappeared, Gu Zhendong would surely get angry at her.
Yan Shi became increasingly anxious, so she asked Fu Hanshen to call the manager to open the door, and at the same time called Lu Huan to find out where she was.
It took Lu Huan quite a while to open the door after the phone call was made.
When Yan Shi saw that she was alright, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief. "What are you doing? You're not replying to messages, not answering the phone, and not opening the door!"
She was terrified; she thought something really had happened to her.
Lu Huan said calmly, "I didn't hear that."
Didn't you hear anything? You're probably just spacing out because of Gu Zhendong!
How could Yan Shi not understand her? He saw through her but didn't say anything. Anyway, he was going to give her a surprise soon!
But before this surprise, how could she, as the one being proposed to, dress so casually and not even have any makeup on?
Yan Shi pushed her shoulder and led her inside, saying, "Hey, hurry up and go in and change your clothes, and put on some nice makeup, the kind that will stun the whole room!"
Lu Huan was taken aback when she heard this. "Why would you change your clothes for no reason?"
She glanced down at her clothes and didn't see anything wrong with them!
In order to find an excuse to bring her to the proposal scene, Yan Shi naturally prepared an excuse in advance!
She pressed Lu Huan down to sit, knowing she hadn't seen her message. "Gu Zhendong is looking for women outside, so we'll look for men outside too. Put on some pretty makeup, and I'll take you to a bar. My Lu Huan is so beautiful, I guarantee all the men there will be captivated by you!"
Lu Huan didn't want to go out; she just wanted to stay in her room and wallow in self-pity.
After much persuasion, Yan finally convinced Lu Huan to go to the bar.
Lu Huan suddenly had a flash of insight, "You're right, since he doesn't like me anymore, why should I keep going around him? There are so many handsome young men out there, I'm going to call ten of them to drink with me tonight!"
She also wanted to let Gu Zhendong taste what she had done to him!
"Okay, I guarantee all the guys I'll call for you will be handsome. You can have whatever kind of guy you want!"
Never mind, let's just fool them first.
After changing her clothes, Lu Huan came out and saw Fu Hanshen still sitting on the sofa. She winked at Yan Shi, who didn't understand and looked at her with a puzzled expression. "What's wrong?"
Lu Huan pulled Yan Shi aside and whispered, "Are you sure you want to bring Fu Hanshen along if we're not going to a bar to call some young heartthrobs?"
Fu Hanshen is on Gu Zhendong's side. If he knew that he and Yan Shi went to a bar to find young men, not only would he disagree, but he would definitely report it to Gu Zhendong immediately!
Thinking of this, Lu Huan looked at Fu Hanshen with hostility, clearly not welcoming him.
Yan Shi almost forgot about this, and quickly said with a smile, "Then you put on your makeup first, and I'll chase him away right away!"
"Are you sure you can get rid of him without him becoming suspicious?" Lu Huan looked at him suspiciously. Fu Hanshen wasn't a fool.
Yan Shi patted her chest confidently, "Don't worry, I can handle him!"
Lu Huan remained skeptical, but when she came out after putting on makeup, Fu Hanshen was indeed gone.
"Are you sure he didn't go and complain to Gu Zhendong?"
"Of course not!" Even if there were, it wouldn't matter!
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