Chapter 296 Friends
"Don't take on everything yourself. If you don't handle things well, you'll only get yourself into trouble. So there's a limit to being a good person."
After speaking, Gu Shuyan didn't even look at the two of them, and walked directly past them into the hall.
Kang Qingying blushed at Gu Shuyan's words. Because her father was He Ruyan's father's subordinate, she had been taught since childhood to fawn over He Ruyan. She had done so all these years without anyone ever saying anything.
But now that Gu Shuyan had said it so bluntly, she still felt a little embarrassed.
"Miss He, let's go!"
Kang Qingying stepped forward to support He Ruyan, intending to lead her out of sight.
Seeing that she couldn't help her at all, He Ruyan shook off her hand and said, "You're really useless. You're scared like this by a country girl."
Seeing He Ruyan's disgusted expression, Kang Qingying unconsciously lowered her head.
If you're so great, then you go do it! I wonder who was left speechless after just a few words.
Kang Qingying was very dissatisfied with He Ruyan's words, but in the end she didn't dare to say it out loud.
As Gu Shuyan moved forward a bit, the first person to rush up and call out to her was not Xu Shan'er, but Yan Mei'er.
"Miss Gu has arrived."
The intimate gesture of Gu Shuyan's hand on his wrist made the others suspicious.
But Yan Meier didn't care about other people's opinions at all, or rather, what she wanted was to be seen as intimate with Gu Shuyan.
She hadn't been able to get along well with Gu Shuyan on previous occasions, so when she learned that there was another banquet at Minister Sun's residence, Yan Meier made up her mind early on that she was determined to win Gu Shuyan over today.
"You're too kind, Miss Yan." Gu Shuyan said, subtly withdrawing her hand, clearly not wanting to get too close to her.
But Yan Meier was not about to let her go. She had thought the Yi'an Marquis's mansion was good before, and now Gu Renjie was highly valued by His Majesty and had entered the cabinet, which many people wanted to join. Yan Meier had long harbored feelings of love for him.
"Speaking of which, Miss Gu and I are old acquaintances. Miss Gu doesn't seem to have many friends. I wonder if Miss Gu would like to become friends with Mei'er?"
Previously, Yan Meier's words were always somewhat tactful, but today Yan Meier was clearly different. Faced with Gu Shuyan's aloofness, she directly expressed her desire to get closer to her without saying a word.
"friend?"
Gu Shuyan looked at Yan Meier with a puzzled expression. "But I don't plan to make friends. Miss Yan, you should find other young ladies to be your friends!"
Gu Shuyan's voice was not quiet, and several young ladies around heard her. Thinking of what Gu Shuyan had said about He Ruyan, they couldn't help but look at Yan Meier with disdain.
The Yan family is merely a third-rank family, far inferior to the Gu family of the Marquis of Yi'an. This Yan Meier is blind to her own worth, trying to curry favor with others. Does she think that becoming friends with Gu Shuyan will elevate her status?
Despite the stares of the crowd, Yan Meier's expression remained unchanged. Even after Gu Shuyan said she didn't need friends, she still warmly approached her.
Based on this perseverance alone, Gu Shuyan had to look at her with new respect.
"Miss Gu, Miss Jia invites you in."
A maidservant suddenly walked over and bowed respectfully to Gu Shuyan.
"Your young lady?" Gu Shuyan looked the other person up and down, but didn't recognize her at first.
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