Chapter 409: Chapter 409

Unexpectedly, Shen Jian妮 glanced at her and said, "No need to thank me, after all, I wasn’t doing it for you."

This left Gu Zixuan stunned.

After all, no matter how clueless she was, she could hear from Shen Jian妮’s wording, especially regarding her and Feng Chengjin’s situation, that it was always about making Feng Chengjin take the lead. In this world, which is harsher on women’s words and actions than men’s, that completely protected her and minimized the greatest obstacle between her and Feng Chengjin.

Thinking further about how, because of her own affairs, Shen Jian妮 and He Qimo... both of them ended up being criticized...

Gu Zixuan was speechless.

Shen Jian妮 paused for a moment, then looked at her, "Hey, I say you’re quite amusing. Didn’t you mind how I treated you before?"

Gu Zixuan was even more stunned, pursed her lips for a while, and said, "I also hit you."

This also made Shen Jian妮 pause for a moment, but soon, Shen Jian妮 waved her hand, "Forget it, forget it, that time I played too much myself, with such cheap words. If I were in your position and a woman came to provoke my husband, I would hit her too."

Gu Zixuan was shocked, staring at Shen Jian妮’s face, seemingly not understanding something.

Not saying anything made Shen Jian妮 hold her forehead, "My God, you always like to speak with your eyes. Are you so curious that you won’t ask a single question? No wonder you and that bastard He Qimo could both keep silent for so many years."

Bringing up the past, Gu Zixuan’s heart trembled more, silent...

Shen Jian妮 looked again and again, as if she had mentioned a man they both had a relationship with, then glanced at He Qimo in the middle of the scene, sighed helplessly, "Come on, let’s sit over there."

Sitting in a secluded lounge, because of the ample moonlight outside, the two didn’t turn on the lights.

The moonlight spilled in, and the tranquility was beautiful.

Just for the place where Shen Jian妮 sat...

Gu Zixuan still hesitated for a moment.

Shen Jian妮 curled up on the windowsill, sitting on the bay window.

Gu Zixuan took a look, still pulled over a chair, and sat opposite.

For a moment, two women, one carefree and unrestrained, like blooming red roses, the other gentle and elegant, like white roses in a vase.

After Shen Jian妮 took off the high heels that were hurting her feet, she looked at Gu Zixuan sitting only a third of the way on the chair with her elegant posture, her gaze pausing for a moment before sighing, "No wonder you’re so liked by men, you’re indeed goddess-like. Anyone who takes you out would feel proud."

Gu Zixuan was stunned for a moment, then looked down at her own state.

In a silver fishtail dress, following the line of the chair and her long legs, forming an arc, with the moonlight casting a shimmering silver sea-like hue on it. In terms of posture, it was quite pleasing to the eye.

Only... Shen Jian妮’s eyes across the way were a bit envious.

Gu Zixuan couldn’t help but find it amusing, shaking her head, she said, "It’s just that the dress I wore today is too tight, I can’t sit where you are, and the chair can’t go in too much."

"Don’t you want to sit ?"

"It’s okay for a short time, but sitting for a long time is very tiring."

Faced with Shen Jian妮’s disbelief, Gu Zixuan paused for a while and said, "I do wish I could be like you."

Upon hearing this, Shen Jian妮 was taken aback, lowered her eyes to look at her own voluminous red pleated long dress, like a blooming peony, and after taking off her shoes, even sat cross-legged on the bay window in a wild manner...

"Do you really like my so-called ’improper’ posture?"

Gu Zixuan was amused, letting out a light laugh and shrugging her shoulders, she shook her elegant neck, "How can this be called ’improper’? It’s not like you’re doing it publicly, and isn’t this the dream of every woman who wears high heels?"

The faint hint of envy in her voice wasn’t convincing, and after a moment of being stunned, Shen JWianie furrowed her brows and said, "You’re not quite what I imagined."

"Neither are you." It seemed like a feeling neither of them had ever experienced before was budding, and once it surfaced, Gu Zixuan couldn’t deceive that unique intuition among women... Follow current novels on n͟o͟v͟e͟l͟f͟i͟r͟e͟.net

As the topic unfolded, after taking a good look at each other, they gazed at the moonlight and started to speak.

Shen JWianie said, "To be honest, I really didn’t like your type of woman before. Having everything—looks, figure, family, education, personality—seems like heaven sent you everything good, allowing you to easily get things other women spend their whole lives chasing, without any effort."

Upon hearing this, Gu Zixuan let out a low laugh, "Isn’t that called prejudice? Besides looks and family, which were given by my parents, everything else I earned myself. While you were watching TV as kids, I was doing homework and practicing calligraphy. While your group of little girls were playing and shopping, I was practicing piano and learning ballet. You envy what I have, but perhaps never considered that I might have never had a childhood."

Meeting Shen JWianie’s slightly trembling gaze, Gu Zixuan continued, "Moreover, my hard work in attending school and working diligently, you only see what I easily gained. You haven’t seen me getting up at 4:30 in the morning to exercise while memorizing vocabulary, staying up till one o’clock at night working hard. You haven’t seen the anxiety of not sleeping for three days and nights for a project, the brutal academic and market competition that doesn’t favor me because of my background. Including my status, the responsibilities that come with the family I was born into aren’t always good things. Ordinary people’s pursuits and choices can be difficult for me. You can ignore the family’s expectations, pursue what you want, but I can’t. My every word and deed reflects on my parents. Often, I don’t mind, but I must first consider others’ positions."

Shen JWianie’s heart quivered, furrowing her brows, "Isn’t that exhausting?"

Gu Zixuan lowered her gaze with a smile, her semi-curled long hair sliding off her shoulder, "So when you express envy towards me, I really don’t know what’s there to envy."

Gu Zixuan sighed softly, and Shen JWianie pursed her lips, saying, "But the fact that so many men like you is always undeniable."

Gu Zixuan was even more helpless now, mixing a trace of laughter and tears, "They all like me, but can I marry them all?"

Shen JWianie was speechless, and Gu Zixuan shook her head, "All emotional debts in this world have to be repaid. The more you owe, the more entangled you become, the more entangled, the more uneasy your conscience. Besides, you’re a woman too; you understand that for a woman, having one man spoil you for life is enough, why need more?"

On this point, Shen JWianie remained silent, seemingly expressing agreement.

After a pause, Gu Zixuan looked at her, exhaled, and said, "Alright, let’s not talk about me anymore, let’s hear about you. What about you?"

"Me?" Shen JWianie raised her eyebrows.

Gu Zixuan nodded, "Yeah, I’ve only been talking about myself, how about sharing your life?"

Upon this, Shen JWianie ran a hand through her hair, looking towards the moonlight, "Me? There’s nothing much to say, pretty much like most middle-class women around the world. I have a grandfather who favors boys over girls, a nouveau riche father who’s a bit of a show-off, a brother spoiled rotten and up to no good, a third stepmother my dad found who’s just secured tenure, and a fourth mistress dad just had a son with. Not to mention relatives from our village who come asking me for money to fix roads whenever I visit, cursing me if I don’t comply."

Gu Zixuan heard this and slowly furrowed her brows, "Your family’s that chaotic? What about your mom?"

"My mom? Oh," Shen JWianie laughed, "It’s even more lively on her side. She married a businessman from Zhejiang Wenzhou. Before I ventured out on my own, I heard ’Jiangnan Leather Factory went bankrupt’ for a whole year. Later, I couldn’t stand it and left. My mom couldn’t either; she ran away, then remarried in Sichuan, picked up mahjong, played it happily. Unfortunately, her third husband got into trouble with the local Sichuanese, scaring my mom to take some money from the man for me to venture out on my own, then ran away again. Now that my career’s stable, my mom lives with me, but she’s quite carefree. Recently she’s been obsessed with handsome foreigners and said that once I’m married, she wants to emigrate to the United States."

Such a chaotic family made Gu Zixuan automatically furrow her brows, "How can it be so chaotic? Haven’t you thought about improving your family situation?"

For a moment, Shen JWianie froze, glaring with a side-eye and rolling her eyes dramatically, "I must say, Miss Gu, this is the innate arrogance you have, you know?"

Gu Zixuan was stunned into silence.

Shen JWianie shook her head, pointing at nothing, "Why should I improve my family? In society, there are various classes; each has their lifestyle. You mentioned your class’s troubles, assuming my class doesn’t have its pleasures? I actually think my family is fine!"

Faced with Gu Zixuan’s wordlessness.

Shen JWianie continued, "Every time I go back, I can irritate my grandpa, tease my no-good brother, instigate my stepmothers into fights, teach my brother to recognize my dad’s safe combination, and when I’m really bored, hire tractors to churn up the muddy village roads again when it rains. Basically, whenever I get fed up with fans scolding me, I go back and stir things up."

"And my mom’s side is pretty good too. Even though she’s chaotic, she’s teaching me first-hand that there aren’t many reliable men out there; as a woman, you can only rely on yourself! Such great motherly love, how could I take that away? Plus, my mom isn’t having any more kids for my sake, if I don’t earn more money to ensure she has dignity in front of my future stepdad abroad, wouldn’t that be unfilial?"

In an instant... Gu Zixuan was left gaping, unable to find the words for her astonishment...