Standing on the roadside and watching the cars and people coming and going on the street, I suddenly felt very unfamiliar, as if this was not the Beijing imperial capital where I had lived for twenty years. I couldn't even tell the direction and didn't know where to go.

Jiang Xiuzhen's heart was filled with bitterness, resentment, and hatred, and she was very regretful: she should not have run away. According to Dou Nannan's personality, she would not tolerate soft words, and if she had persuaded her any further, she would definitely take her to the Shen residence.

She slapped her head twice. She was so impulsive!

Another chance to meet Shen Yu was lost! No one knew, not even Dou Nannan realized: Jiang Xiuzhen loved Shen Yu even more than Dou Nannan!

She was so confident because she saw through Dou Nannan. The Dou family just wanted to form an alliance with the Gu family, and Dou Nannan was competitive and wanted to suppress Meng Wenxin in every way. She had said that she must not lose to Meng Wenxin in the competition for Shen Yu.

So is this love? Definitely not.

True love will not be displayed openly to others, that is a performance, a show!

Jiang Xiuzhen knew very well that she was the only one who truly loved Shen Yu. She kept him in her heart and didn't need to be reminded. She missed and cared about him all the time! Because of her love, she became best friends with Dou Nannan, who had long declared that she would marry Shen Yu, in order to get more information about Shen Yu from Dou Nannan. Following Dou Nannan, she could often see Shen Yu who came to the Dou Mansion to learn chess from Grandpa Dou.

As a bystander, she saw very clearly that Shen Yu didn't like Dou Nannan. With Dou Nannan's domineering personality, who would like her?

Jiang Xiuzhen could not reveal her thoughts either. Firstly, they were both young at that time. Second, if Dou Nannan knew about it, the consequences would be bad because Dou Nannan was very good at punishing people.

She could only hide this love carefully, silently watch, and pray for God's blessing, so that one day she could fulfill her wish! Unexpectedly, Shen Yu married a country woman. Jiang Xiuzhen was even more angry than Dou Nannan. She repeatedly offered to accompany Dou Nannan to find Meng Tao. Everyone compared and presented reasons and conditions to see who was more worthy of standing by Shen Yu's side and more qualified to be his revolutionary partner?

Dou Nannan didn't listen to her. Not only was she a coward, she was also spineless. No one knew what kind of drug Meng Tao had drugged her into wanting to interact with her as if nothing had happened. Jiang Xiuzhen was almost mad to death!

This also fully proves that Dou Nannan had no true feelings for Shen Yu from the beginning to the end.

But Jiang Xiuzhen is different, she is steadfast and will never give up easily!

Her prayers have always worked, haven't they? The strongest rival, Meng Wenxin, disappeared, Dou Nannan dodged herself, and Meng Tao was just a country girl with a neat appearance. I don't believe how much Shen Yu loves her. Maybe Shen Yu was just interested at the beginning, and then for the child in her belly. After all, the Shen family is too lonely with only the father and son, and they need to add a child to the house.

After giving birth, Meng Tao will become a yellow-faced woman. Will Shen Yu still like her? By that time... you must persist. Persistence is victory! Jiang Xiuzhen let out a long breath and regained her composure. The crowds on the street in front of her became familiar again. She found herself standing under the bus stop. A bus stopped in front of her. She thought about it, raised her foot and followed the crowd to get on the bus.

Twenty minutes later, Jiang Xiuzhen arrived at the Gu Mansion and was welcomed by the first wife of the Gu Mansion, Jian Rong, and her daughter, Gu Fangfang.

The Jian family is also one of the famous families in Beijing. The old couple Jian had only one daughter, Jian Yao, and later adopted their cousin Jian Rong who was an orphan in their hometown. When she grew up, Jian Yao married Jiang Cheng, and they had a pair of children, Jiang Xiuzhen and her younger brother Jiang Weiguo.

Jian Rong married Gu Guangming and became Gu Yingying's stepmother. She gave birth to two daughters, Gu Fangfang and Gu Pingping.

Jiang Xiuzhen seldom comes to the Gu Mansion because of the influence of her mother Jian Yao. Jian Yao looks down on Jian Rong and thinks that even though she married into a wealthy family with the help of her parents, she is still an uncultured country girl.

Jiang Xiuzhen's natural sense of superiority in front of Jian Rong and Gu Fangfang washed away her previous resentment and anger, and she patiently talked to Gu Fangfang: "Fangfang, why are you and your aunt the only ones at home? Where are they? Uncle, and Sister Yingying?"

"Oh, my grandparents went to my aunt's house, Pingping made an appointment with her classmates to go to the library, my father is at work, and my eldest sister... humph! No one can control her now, she can go wherever she wants. Just now, about ten minutes ago, I received a call from Xu Hengkai, saying that he was going to a party and left."

Gu Fangfang curled her lips as she spoke. She couldn't stand the current Gu Yingying, who looked so intoxicated with love and didn't even think about her age. A 30-year-old woman still acted like a girl. How shameless!

Jiang Xiuzhen's heart sank, and she regretted it again: Damn it, I'm a step late! The Shen family had a dinner party, and the Xu family's eldest son Xu Hengkai had just been engaged to Gu Yingying, so he would definitely bring Gu Yingying with him.

Gu Yingying is easier to talk to than Dou Nannan. If I had come ten minutes earlier, I could have gone to Shen’s house with her!

Not only can she slap Dou Nannan in the face, but she can also meet Brother Shen Yu and talk to him... Also, Meng Tao only invited Dou Nannan on the phone and did not mention other people in the Dou Mansion, which means that today is a gathering for young people.

Shen Yu, Xu Hengkai, Meng Zhehan, Han Chaoyang, and their circle, there is no ordinary person, all of them are talented elites from famous families, all of them are young and promising, with a bright future! What a meaningful gathering, but I can't attend it!

Jiang Xiuzhen covered her chest with her hands, but saw Gu Panpan walking in.

Jiang Xiuzhen nodded and greeted Gu Panpan - Jiang Xiuzhen was unable to attend the Dou sisters' birthday party last time due to some matters. She heard Dou Nannan talk about the conflict between her and Gu Panpan, but that was between Dou Nannan and Gu Panpan and had nothing to do with her.

Gu Panpan seemed not to see Jiang Xiuzhen, and only anxiously asked Gu Fangfang: "What did you just say? Gu...Where is Sister Gu?"

Gu Fangfang looked up at the roof and ignored Gu Panpan. Ever since she heard her mother arguing with her father and complaining that he neglected her own child for the sake of the second wife's mother and daughter, Gu Fangfang began to dislike Gu Panpan.

Gu Panpan held up two fingers: "Two internal movie tickets."

Gu Fangfang glared at Gu Panpan: "Where did you get the internal movie tickets?"

I don't have it, so why should she have it? If it was given by my father, then everyone must have a share. How can she exchange it with me?

Gu Panpan just wanted to know where Gu Yingying had gone, and had no time to waste on talking: "Add a box of chocolates!"

The chocolate temptation was just average, but Gu Fangfang felt that Gu Yingying's whereabouts were no big deal and worth it: "Xu Hengkai called her and asked her to go to Shen's house. Many people were having a party there. She would stay there for a day and come back at night."

(End of this chapter)