Gu Fanyan was about to refuse without even thinking when Lin Zhibai spoke up: "I'll go."
"Lin Zhibai!" Lin's mother called out to him, "What are you going to say to Sheng Xin? She wants to marry you, can you agree to that?"
"Let's talk about getting them to calm down first!" Lin Zhibai left without looking back.
Gu Fanyan found a sofa to sit down and waited for the result.
The more Lin's mother looked at her, the more displeased she became, and she couldn't hide her anger: "Miss Gu, aren't you also responsible for how things turned out this way?"
Gu Fanyan sat there leisurely, without saying a word.
Lin's mother grew even angrier: "Miss Gu, I'm talking to you!"
Gu Fanyan raised an eyebrow slightly: "I'm injured, my whole body aches, and it hurts to talk."
Lin's mother turned away in anger.
At this moment, one of Lin Zhibai's assistants walked in and said to Gu Fanyan, "Miss Gu, Young Master Lin instructed me to take you to the car to rest."
Lin's mother asked angrily, "What, are you afraid I'll eat her?"
The assistant replied politely, "Madam, I am simply following the young master's instructions."
"No need," Gu Fanyan refused calmly. "I'll be fine sitting here and waiting."
She didn't want to accept Lin Zhibai's kindness.
Upon hearing this, the assistant said no more and silently left.
Lin's mother's face turned pale.
Her son's assistant doesn't listen to her, but he obeys Gu Fanyan's every word!
The two of them were left alone in the room again.
Lin's mother tried to calm herself down and said, "Gu Fanyan, this whole thing started because of you. It's not appropriate for you to sit here."
"Come with me to the rooftop," Lin's mother instructed.
Gu Fanyan went with Lin's mother.
She could see through Lin's mother's intentions; she simply wanted to say something provocative to Lin Zhibai in front of him.
If Lin's mother's words can keep Lin Zhibai away from her, that would be a good thing.
On the rooftop, Lin Zhibai was trying to persuade Sheng Xin: "...If you think the money is too little, just name your terms!"
"Zhibai!" Lin's mother immediately interrupted him: "How can you use money to belittle Shengxin's sincerity towards you!"
Lin Zhibai frowned, and when his gaze fell on Gu Fanyan, his brows furrowed even more.
“Shengxin, come down first,” Lin’s mother said. “If you have anything to say, you can tell me.”
Sheng Xin looked at Lin's mother and shed tears: "Auntie, I truly love Zhi Bai... Why did Zhi Bai break up with me for Fan Yan?"
"I've said it before, what's between you and me has nothing to do with Gu Fanyan." Lin Zhibai's tone clearly showed impatience.
"Sheng Xin, I've said everything I needed to say. I have nothing more to say." He turned and walked away.
As he passed Gu Fanyan, he paused slightly and shouted, "What does this have to do with you? Why are you running up here?"
He grabbed Gu Fanyan's arm, intending to take her with him.
Gu Fanyan removed his hand. "Where I want to be is none of your business."
Lin Zhibai's eyes flashed with annoyance, but there was a barely perceptible helplessness in them.
Does this woman even know what's good for her?!
Unable to bear their tug-of-war any longer, Lin's mother said to Sheng Xin again, "He can't decide whether to break up. Come down and talk to me!"
Sheng Xin was slightly taken aback. She looked at her, then at Lin Zhibai, unsure of what to do.
Lin's mother reiterated, "I'm in charge of the Lin family, unless some people disown me as their mother!"
Gu Fanyan thought to herself, "Good heavens, this slap really hit her right in the face."
Then Lin Zhibai turned around and left the rooftop.
This is precisely the time when he needs to make a statement, but he's gone.
Sheng Xin finally returned to safety.
This was considered giving Lin's mother some face.
Lin's mother put her arm around Sheng Xin's shoulder and left the rooftop. As she walked past Gu Fanyan, she said, "Gu Fanyan, recognize the relationship between you and Zhi Bai, and don't cause any more trouble."
Gu Fanyan retorted without hesitation, "Auntie, you should take care of your son first."
After saying that, she turned around and left first.
She returned to her hotel room, only to find Lin Zhibai already standing at the door.
He crossed his arms, leaning one shoulder against the wall, watching her approach. "Is this the first time you've seen someone about to jump off a building?"
Gu Fanyan raised her eyes: "Young Master Lin, the person who needs psychological comfort right now is not me."
He smirked: "You mean Sheng Xin? How do you want me to comfort her? Marry her?"
"You should listen to your mother's opinion."
Gu Fanyan didn't want to talk to him anymore and raised her hand to open the door.
He grasped her hand, "Fan Yan..."
She looked at him calmly and sternly, using her gaze to stop him from continuing.
Finally, he let go of her hand.
She went into the room and locked the door.
"Gu Fanyan..." His voice came from outside the door, and all his words were finally reduced to two words, "Good night."
Lin's mother had the doctor examine Shengxin.
Sheng Xin was not physically injured, but she was very depressed.
“She must have been scared sitting on the edge of the rooftop for so long,” the doctor said. “Let’s give her some comfort.”
Lin's mother had her assistant see the doctor off, and then sat down opposite Sheng Xin. "Sheng Xin, how would you like to talk to me?"
Sheng Xin looked at Lin's mother with teary eyes, as if she were a lifeline: "Auntie, am I not good enough for Brother Zhibai?"
“From the perspective of family background, she is indeed not a good match,” Lin’s mother said calmly, “but the Lin family doesn’t care about that when it comes to choosing a daughter-in-law.”
"Given the current situation, the most important thing is to get Lin Zhibai to marry you willingly."
Lin's mother disliked Sheng Xin because her face resembled Gu Fanyan's.
Looking back now, this is also Shengxin's advantage.
Sheng Xin lowered her eyes sadly.
She didn't dare tell Lin's mother that she had put a lot of effort into Lin Zhibai, but it was all in vain.
On the contrary, Gu Fanyan, without doing anything, could make Lin Zhibai unable to control his emotions.
Lin's mother seemed to know everything and said, "Gu Fanyan and Zhibai used to be together. Men always have a special place in their hearts for their first love."
"But how many men can marry their first love? Let alone grow old together?"
"There are some things I can't teach you; you have to figure them out yourself. But I can guarantee you everything."
Hope ignited in Sheng Xin's eyes.
Lin's mother's words were practically saying, "You try to hook up with my son, and I'll take responsibility if anything goes wrong!"
She actually managed to resolve the most difficult mother-in-law/daughter-in-law relationship in the world ahead of time!
...
Gu Fanyan returned to China half a month later.
She used the excuse of accompanying Gu Fanchu to familiarize himself with the branch office's business, allowing the scars on her body to fade before returning home to see her mother.
The fact that she was injured in the accident was kept secret from Gu's mother.
The next morning, while she was still asleep, she heard her mother nagging angrily downstairs.
I think I heard the name Lin Zhibai among them.
She came downstairs and heard her mother say, "...Is Lin Zhibai sick? Sending people to deliver these things, and some kind of scar-fading medicine...Is he cursing me and Fanyan?"
"Who in our family got injured and needs their scar faded?!"
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