Chapter 764 Her reputation for being ruthless and mean was now firmly established.
Gu Qianling still couldn't speak, not because he didn't want to, but because Gu Qianhan had forced him into silence.
He could only turn around and walk outside.
Gu Qianhan stared at his retreating figure, her eyes cold and indifferent.
He didn't have a good relationship with his family to begin with. If he hadn't been reborn twice and learned that his older brother and sister-in-law had both died tragically twice, he wouldn't have talked to them so much, let alone shown them any extra tolerance and forbearance.
But as it turns out, he was right before. His indifference was never one-sided, because his older brother and sister-in-law had always been wary of him.
Before Shen Wantang married into the family, the one who openly acted as the bad guy was always the mother, while the eldest brother and sister-in-law were the good guys.
After Shen Wantang married into the family, she went to the main courtyard to pay her respects every day and took care of her father and mother on his behalf. She did everything perfectly and without fault. She was a daughter-in-law that even her mother could not find fault with, so much so that her mother could no longer find a reason to be a bad person.
The mother couldn't play the bad guy anymore, so the eldest sister-in-law couldn't sit still any longer and finally revealed her true colors.
The eldest brother was the same. In the past, the eldest brother was always the one who advised Mother. Whenever Mother beat or scolded him, the eldest brother would stand up for him, protect him, and secretly slip him his own money.
But now, the eldest brother's silence shows that he is unwilling to let Atang manage the household or let Atang touch the core interests of the Duke's mansion.
Is the older brother guarding against Ah Tang?
Of course not.
The older brother was guarding against his younger brother.
A clear and gentle voice sounded from behind: "Big brother left so soon? Why didn't you invite him in for tea?"
Gu Qianhan turned around and pulled the person into her arms.
Seeing the two so intimate, Granny Yan immediately led her maids away.
The door closed, leaving only the young couple in the room. Gu Qianhan tightly wrapped her arms around Shen Wantang's waist, her indifferent voice tinged with dissatisfaction: "Why does he drink tea? Don't give him anything to drink! You should have less contact with him in the future!"
Shen Wantang tilted her head up in his arms and asked innocently, "Why are you suddenly angry? When your sister-in-law came to see you, you treated her very well and even let her into your study. But when your brother came, you wouldn't let him in or have any tea? What's the reason for this?"
Gu Qianhan's expression froze for a moment, then he admitted his mistake: "It was my fault. I won't let anyone in again. Madam, could you please let me off the hook in this matter?"
Shen Wantang said in a relaxed tone, "Husband, what are you saying? This is nothing, it's a small matter. There's no question of letting you off the hook. I didn't take it seriously at all!"
Gu Qianhan looked at her helplessly. It would be strange if she didn't take it seriously. She would seize any opportunity to stab him with this matter, and she had already stabbed him all over with holes. She was still afraid that he wouldn't feel pain. Just now, she deliberately added fuel to the fire by saying that she wanted to invite Gu Qianling in for tea.
But when it comes to coaxing people, Gu Qianhan is quite naturally gifted. He didn't reason with Shen Wantang and continued to apologize.
"It's all my fault, Ah Tang, you're so magnanimous, please forgive me this time. You've been wronged again today and have taken the blame for me, it's my fault too. But don't worry, I will never fall for Meng Yunlan's tricks. I won't believe anything she says, and I can see through her attempts to sow discord."
Shen Wantang smiled. She didn't think Gu Qianhan was so blind to Meng Yunlan's provocations that he couldn't see through them; otherwise, he would be a disgrace to his reputation as a genius.
She just felt that Gu Qianhan might condone many of their actions because he was heartbroken by the tragic deaths of his elder brother and sister-in-law in their previous two lives.
She wouldn't care if he tolerated their other actions, but she wouldn't be polite if he allowed them to bully her.
Because no matter how many times the Gu family members die, it's not her fault. She shouldn't bear the consequences for their actions, nor should she suffer any injustice because of it.
Instead of hugging Gu Qianhan back as before, she pushed him away: "You punished your subordinates and servants, but Meng Yunlan insisted that I was the one who punished them, and pinned the blame for mistreating the servants on me."
Gu Qianhan was pushed away, his arms felt empty, and his heart felt empty too: "A-Tang, about this..."
Shen Wantang interrupted him: "Moreover, my maid just told me that Meng Yunlan has already made this known throughout the mansion. My reputation for being ruthless and mean has been confirmed by Meng Yunlan."
“Everyone in the mansion is talking about me, saying that I am no good in this way or that way, and that my husband doesn’t like me, so he won’t let me into your study. They say that my husband is very good to my sister-in-law, so not only can she enter your study, but even her maids and nannies can enter.”
"But the first thing I saw when I got back was you two pulling and tugging at each other so intimately. Is this the kind of atmosphere in your Duke's mansion? Sister-in-law and brother-in-law, are you not careful about keeping your distance?"
Gu Qianhan was a bit overwhelmed. He hurriedly explained, "I didn't pull on her. She just wouldn't let me leave."
"I don't believe you can't push away a weak woman like her."
"I just... didn't want her to lose face."
All expression vanished from Shen Wantang's face, and even her tone became indifferent: "She can't lose face, so the one who loses face can only be me. Gu Qianhan, you're doing very well!"
Seeing her expression, Gu Qianhan felt a little flustered, and the emptiness she had felt earlier became even stronger.
He took Shen Wantang's hand and held it tightly in his palm: "It's not like that, Wantang, no one is more important than you!"
Shen Wantang tried to pull her hand out, but failed twice.
His palms were warm, while her hands were cold.
She guessed correctly: the usually cold-hearted Gu Qianhan would feel sorry for her elder brother and sister-in-law, who had died tragically twice, and would be exceptionally indulgent towards them.
She died after Gu Qianhan every time, so he didn't have those feelings for her. So, without even realizing it, he sacrificed her dignity to save his sister-in-law's dignity.
How can she compete with someone who has died twice?
That's ridiculous!
Shen Wantang was confident in her intelligence and had the incredible luck of being reborn. Before marrying into the family, she never imagined that the woman she could not defeat would be Gu Qianhan's sister-in-law!
The thought had surfaced in her mind countless times—rebirth was not a reward from heaven, but a punishment!
"well."
Shen Wantang sighed, "Go out and attend to your important matters. I won't interfere in your affairs with your elder brother and sister-in-law anymore. But this time, I don't want to die too quickly. I don't want to start over. That's enough. So, please make sure you succeed."
Gu Qianhan noticed that she was pushing him away and that she was becoming distant.
The emptiness in his heart turned into threads of pain.
He suspected he was losing her.
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