Chapter 3: Fiancé Qin Zeming
Bai Zhen's voice stimulated Gu Qingshi to recall some past events that he was extremely reluctant to recall, which added fuel to the fire.
"Ah!" Duan Renjie screamed and curled up like a cooked shrimp.
Bai Zhen was trembling all over, and hurriedly stood in front of Duan Renjie, "Gu Qingshi, you are crazy,"
"I'm not crazy. I've never been more sober than today."
She told Bai Zhen that she wanted to seek protection, but Bai Zhen scolded her for being so undisciplined at such a young age and seducing her brother.
Bai Zhen beat her and scolded her, apologized on her and Duan Renjie's behalf, and settled the matter peacefully.
As a mother, Bai Zhen personally broke her own daughter's spine, making her unable to straighten her back or raise her head forever, and becoming humbled to the dust.
Today she stood up and vented her anger herself.
Duan Renjie's face was twisted in pain. He was frightened by the sinister look in Gu Qingshi's eyes and hugged Bai Zhen's arm tightly.
"Mom, mom, it hurts."
"It's okay, mom is here." When Bai Zhen heard Duan Renjie calling her mom and being so dependent on her, relief appeared in her eyes.
After all these years, she finally got their approval and made them change their tune.
"Mom, please help me get revenge!"
"Okay, okay." Bai Zhen agreed quickly and looked at Gu Qingshi, "Qingshi, come here and apologize to your brother. How could you hit your brother?"
"He deserves to be beaten. If he dares to mess with me in the future, I will beat him every time I see him."
Gu Qingshi looked at the scene of the two of them hugging each other, the loving mother and the filial son, "Your stepson has accepted you. You must be touched and happy, right? You should cherish this happy time. It will be gone in an hour."
Bai Zhen and Duan Renjie's faces changed drastically, "What do you want to do?"
"You are not allowed to go!" Bai Zhen threatened, "Gu Qingshi, if you still want to recognize me as your mother, you are not allowed to go."
Gu Qingshi opened the door. His face was a little unclear in the sunlight, but his voice came out clearly.
"If possible, I would rather not have you as my biological mother."
I would rather you weren't my biological mother.
…
The door slammed shut. Bai Zhen looked at the door, completely speechless.
Gu Qingshi walked away, but could still vaguely hear Duan Renjie's curse.
She left these voices behind and rushed to the Qin family along the familiar road she had walked countless times.
The Duan family lives on the edge of the county town, while the Qin family lives in the center of the county. They are a famous medical family in the county. Their ancestors included imperial physicians, and Grandpa Qin is even known as a genius of traditional Chinese medicine.
The marriage was arranged because Grandpa Qin was seriously injured while collecting herbs and was rescued by Gu Qingshi’s father Gu Feng.
Bai Zhen, whom Gu Feng married when he went to the countryside, died early due to poor health. Before leaving, she gave the Gu family's heirloom jade bracelet to Gu Qingshi, saying that if she really had difficulties, she could go to the Qin family, and the jade bracelet could prove her identity.
Later, Bai Zhen brought Gu Qingshi to visit the Qin family, but she missed the letter from the Qin family and didn't know that they had gone to the imperial capital.
Bai Zhen came up empty-handed and thought that the Qin family didn't want this marriage anymore. After meeting Duan Gang, she got married and put this marriage behind her mind.
Only Gu Qingshi still remembered that she dreamed of getting married and leaving the hell of the Duan family to build her own warm little family. She would visit the Qin family from time to time, and finally her dream came true.
Grandpa Qin and his wife have retired, and her fiancé Qin Zeming followed them back to take care of them and works in the county hospital.
At that time, Gu Qingshi went to the hospital many times to peek at Qin Zeming. She had a secret crush on him, but she didn't have the courage to step forward and reveal her identity.
She has low self-esteem, fearing that she is not worthy enough, and always wants to be better.
Who could have thought that in the end it was Duan Lingling who snatched the jade bracelet and impersonated her.
Standing in front of the familiar yet unfamiliar door of the Qin family, Gu Qingshi let out a breath and then knocked on the door.
"I'm here." The door opened quickly. "Who are you looking for, girl?"
The person who opened the door was an aunt. She had been helping to look after the Qin family before, and she took care of them when they came back.
Gu Qingshi explained directly: "My name is Gu Qingshi, and I am Gu Feng's biological daughter. I went to Grandpa Qin and Grandma Fan to talk to them about my stepsister pretending to be me to claim my marriage."
The aunt was surprised, "Okay, I'll go tell them right away."
She didn't invite Gu Qingshi to go in immediately, but she didn't close the door either. Gu Qingshi didn't mind and waited quietly at the door.
"Gu Qingshi, why are you here?"
Duan Lingling came with some fruits and saw Gu Qingshi at first sight. Her eyes were full of disbelief and rage.
Didn’t Gu Qingshi give it to those three brothers?
She should have been taken care of by the three brothers in turn, unable to get out of bed for days on end, and then taken back to the village where she could not leave the quilt for even a step, and kept in captivity like a pig, giving birth to children until she died of old age.
Why is she here?
Gu Qingshi also saw Duan Lingling. Duan Lingling looked like Duan Gang, with naturally dark yellow skin and ordinary facial features, but her height was not bad.
She always liked to wear bright colors to make her face look darker.
Today, Duan Lingling knows how to dress up. She plays to her strengths and avoids her weaknesses. She wears a dress that shows her temperament. She looks completely different and much more pleasing to the eye.
Looking at Duan Lingling's murderous eyes, Gu Qingshi laughed, "This is my fiancé's home, where else would I be if I'm not here?"
"Shut up! What nonsense are you talking about." Duan Lingling spoke harshly and raised her hand to slap Gu Qingshi in the face.
Gu Qingshi blocked her hand and slapped her faster than she did.
While Duan Lingling was in disbelief, another slap came.
Then he grabbed Duan Lingling's hair and said, "You should wake up. You think you can impersonate me and deceive others by holding my things. Who do you think you are?"
Gu Qingshi slapped him again and sneered, "Are you awake?"
"Gu Qingshi, you're looking for death." Duan Lingling was almost angry and exploded. Just as she was about to raise her hand, she saw out of the corner of her eye that three people had stood at the door of the Qin family.
Grandpa Qin, Grandma Fan and Qin Zeming.
"Zeming." Duan Lingling covered her face with her hands, tears rolling down her cheeks.
Gu Qingshi looked in the direction she was looking and saw a pair of deep and cold eyes.
Qin Zeming.
The name is taken from "Inscription on the Humble House".
Gu Qingshi loved this name because he thought it sounded very nice and suited his personality very well.
When she was born, it was the season when plums were turning green, so she was named Qingshi.
She wrote Qin Zeming's name again and again, and secretly wrote the two names together, thinking that this would allow her to have a good marriage in this life.
But now Qin Zeming looked at Duan Lingling carefully, frowned at her, and his eyes were full of displeasure, "What's going on?"
Gu Qingshi chuckled, "Didn't you hear what your aunt said? I am Gu Qingshi, and I am Gu Feng's biological daughter."
Her eyes fell on Duan Lingling, "She is my stepsister, she stole my jade bracelet, stole my identity, and shamelessly used my family's things to claim marriage."
"This marriage was just a casual talk, no one took it seriously, and my dad never had any intention when he saved Grandpa Qin. I can't let her ruin my dad's reputation."
(End of this chapter)
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