"Everything you're doing now is just out of jealousy for my sister and a desire to take revenge on my family." Gu Ziqi tried his best to shift the focus to the feud between two women over one man, in order to make Gu Wanwan seem petty and unscrupulous.
In his eyes, Gu Wanwan might still be the same infatuated woman who loved He Wenyan to the point of life and death.
Believe it or not, some onlookers were misled. After all, it was no secret in the whole of Beijing how much Gu Wanwan was infatuated with He Wenyan. She even shamelessly climbed into his bed in order to marry into the He family and tried to force herself on him.
Of course, another group of people believe that Gu Wanwan had already given up on He Wenyan, otherwise she wouldn't be dating the regimental commander.
"Gu Wanwan, I'm not trying to be mean, but what's the use of being pretty? You're just a pretty face. Maybe one day you'll reach the heights of my sister Gu Yarou and be respected by everyone. Then He Wenyan might even look back at you."
"If you hadn't mentioned He Wenyan, I would have almost forgotten about him." Gu Wanwan wasn't angry; instead, she chuckled coldly. "May I ask what great things Gu Yarou has done? I, Gu Wanwan, have only arrested a few human traffickers, dismantled a few enemy spy dens, defused a few bombs on a train, and casually saved the lives of an entire trainload of people. If that counts as a pretty face, then I have nothing more to say!"
"What? You?" Gu Ziqi was incredulous, thinking she was just bragging.
Fu Jingchen didn't give him a chance to question, "You would never know how amazing my Wanwan is. The leaders above even sent people to Xiangyang Village to commend Wanwan, and presented her with a banner and a bonus. Since then, my Wanwan has gained a good reputation, the enemy agent nemesis."
"Without a series of achievements, do you think an educated youth could stand up against certain powerful families, or that Grandpa and Grandma Gu could be exonerated and returned to Beijing so quickly?"
"You still have time to dabble in personal relationships, trying to mislead everyone and slander Wanwan for smearing the Gu family's second branch out of revenge. You and Gu Qiulin are a bunch of fakes. I just want to ask you, do you deserve it?"
Gu Peichuan rolled his eyes and boasted about his younger sister, "While you were freeloading, Wanwan was risking her life to save grandpa and grandma, eliminating a scourge for the country and saving countless families from breaking apart. You must have heard that a large spy den was busted in Yunnan Province. My sister Wanwan was the main force behind it. She took down the spy chief. My Gu family's children are never just pretty but useless vases and weaklings."
"Look at the second branch of the Gu family. What stupid things has Gu Qiulin done lately? No matter how good your sister Gu Yarou's reputation is, what merit has she made? Is it merit to curry favor with the enemy, the lower five families, behind the backs of the upper five families? Is it merit to scheme to steal your cousin's fiancé and shamelessly curry favor with the He family? It can only be said that your Gu family's adopted son is quite idle, so idle that he has nothing better to do."
Sheng Qing curled his lip. "If they don't believe me, just look at the banner and the bonus list. They have official seals on them, which can't be faked. I was one of the people involved. On the train that my sister-in-law was on when she went to the countryside, I was tasked with escorting national talents. As soon as my sister-in-law entered the train, she discovered enemy agents and bombs. She secretly reminded me. At that time, it was a matter of life and death. It was my sister-in-law who disarmed the bomb with her bare hands, which ensured the safety of the lives and property of everyone on the train."
Looking back, it felt like a lifetime ago. He almost didn't recognize Gu Wanwan. Although the Gu and Sheng families were prominent families, he and Gu Peichuan had been working in the army since childhood and rarely returned to the First Compound. Therefore, when they met on the train, his sister-in-law recognized him at first glance, but he didn't recognize her immediately. If his sister-in-law hadn't given him a note to remind him, he would have thought she was a troublesome educated youth causing trouble.
Those present were so shocked that their jaws dropped. Today they witnessed another side of Gu Wanwan, one who was not obsessed with romance and was independent and self-reliant. She was completely different from the rumors they remembered. Could it be that the rumors were wrong?
Qin Feifei's pupils dilated in surprise. She hadn't expected Gu Wanwan to be so capable. No wonder she still had the capital to be arrogant even without the protection of the Gu family. It wasn't because of her brother, the regimental commander, or her boyfriend, but because of herself. Gu Wanwan was a queen in herself.
Zhou Derong and Granny Qin looked very uncomfortable; the more they had shown disdain just moments before, the more embarrassed they were now.
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