"Really?"
The people in the courtyard looked at her with a mixture of disbelief and skepticism.
"No outsiders usually come and go from the courtyard house. Can we just go there to find her?"
"Of course," Shen Ling agreed readily. "My sister is the future wife of a high-ranking official, so she has a little bit of power."
"She's so kind and generous. Not only will she not hold a grudge against you, but if she's in a good mood, she might even bring you some medicine or something."
Shen Ling spoke with great arrogance, as if she herself possessed medical skills, and showed no remorse whatsoever when it came to spending other people's money.
Gu Yuchuan, who had been standing silently to the side, glanced at Shen Zhihuan, who was surrounded by the crowd, his eyes flickering slightly.
He was still regretting yesterday that Shen Zhihuan was very beautiful, but her personality was not very honest, otherwise he would definitely marry her.
But I never expected to find out today that Shen Zhihuan is going to marry Xie Lanshen.
It's worth noting that Gu Yuchuan and Xie Lanshen have never gotten along since childhood. They live close by and are of similar age, so it's inevitable that people will compare them.
But the people in the alley always praised Xie Lanshen, saying he was the most outstanding and came from a good family.
Those who mingled with Xie Lanshen were all children from military families.
Unlike Gu Yuchuan, who could only hang out with snotty-nosed, slovenly kids when he was young.
From childhood to adulthood, he could be said to have been completely suppressed by Xie Lanshen, and the enmity between them was enormous.
Gu Yuchuan instantly lost all goodwill towards Shen Zhihuan, who was about to marry Xie Lanshen.
Shen Zhihuan stared calmly at Shen Ling's face until Shen Ling felt uneasy and inexplicably shut her mouth, before asking in return:
"Are you done? If you're done, then it's my turn to speak."
She spoke in a low voice, yet inexplicably gave people a strong sense of pressure.
Shen Ling's arrogant demeanor immediately diminished, her eyes darting around as she dared not look directly at her, and she even attempted to morally blackmail her.
"I didn't say anything wrong. Zhihuan, you are indeed a doctor, and you're about to become the wife of a high-ranking official. There's nothing wrong with you treating people's illnesses. Don't be so stingy."
Shen Zhihuan was so angry at her shamelessness that she laughed.
"Who gave you permission to make decisions for me without my consent? And who gave you permission to allow others to enter and leave the Xie family's residence without authorization?"
She was not only insulting Shen Ling, but also slapping the faces of those who had tried to get her to treat them for free.
The people around her immediately looked embarrassed, and their impression of Shen Zhihuan instantly worsened.
Shen Ling saw these people's reactions and was extremely pleased with herself, so she quickly pressed on:
"You're already angry? Zhihuan, you're such a sore loser."
"We're neighbors, after all. You're so petty about something as simple as helping someone out. Aren't you afraid people won't like you?"
She wanted to use her reputation to force Shen Zhihuan to agree to some demands that she couldn't fulfill, putting Shen Zhihuan in a difficult position and putting her in a very difficult situation.
Unexpectedly, Shen Zhihuan was completely unmoved by the trap. Instead of being provoked, she calmly asked her a question in return.
"What do they have to do with me? Why do I have to make them like me?"
"I'm just stingy. Since you're so generous, why don't you give up the Gu family's house for people from poor families?"
When the knife pierced her own body, Shen Ling finally felt the pain. She stabbed for a long time, unable to explain herself clearly.
The neighbors in the courtyard could see that she was just pretending to be generous, and they looked at her with mockery.
Shen Zhihuan doesn't live in this tenement all the time, and she doesn't interact with these people, so their impressions of her really don't matter to her.
But Shen Ling was different. She tried to frame Shen Zhihuan but ended up falling into the trap she had dug herself with just a few words from Shen Zhihuan, which was incredibly frustrating.
But this matter isn't over yet.
Now that Shen Ling has personally set up the stage, how can this play not be finished?
A faint smile appeared on Shen Zhihuan's lips as she calmly asked Shen Ling a question.
"Why didn't your parents come to the city to see you? Logically speaking, on such an auspicious day as getting the marriage certificate, the bride's parents shouldn't be absent."
Shen Ling's smile froze instantly.
Her expression was so stiff that it immediately drew everyone's attention.
The neighbors in the courtyard didn't even notice that it was Shen Zhihuan's way of addressing her that was wrong. Wang Yulian happened to hear this when she came out and asked about it out of curiosity.
"Yes, Ling'er, what on earth happened to your parents that they wouldn't even come to get their daughter's marriage certificate?"
When she had specifically asked Shen Ling about this before, Shen Ling had given her vague and evasive answers.
But with Shen Zhihuan by her side, no matter what lies she makes up, they will be exposed instantly.
Shen Ling was so nervous that she broke out in a cold sweat, and Shen Zhihuan chimed in to help her out at that moment.
"Could it be that they're restricted from coming?"
There was nothing wrong with what she said, but Shen Ling felt guilty and immediately started jumping up and down, loudly interrupting Shen Zhihuan.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Mom and Dad are both staying at home safely, how could they be restricted!"
Shen Ling growled in a low voice, her voice trembling with fear, but she didn't notice that her hand pointing at Shen Zhihuan was shaking uncontrollably because of her guilty conscience.
Her mental fortitude is so poor that it's impossible not to be suspicious of her behavior.
Gu Yuchuan also began to sense something was wrong, and squinted at her as he asked.
"Since you're staying at home so well, why aren't you willing to come to the city to see you off at your wedding?"
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