The sweetest in the entertainment industry

Chapter 11 Before I Fall in Love

These events happened more than ten years ago, and related information has long been suppressed; most people really don't know about them.

Gu Lanxi gave an objective description and then stopped talking.

She was just as ruthless, decisive, and vengeful as her mother, but she didn't inherit her love-struck mindset.

She possessed all the qualities to become a wicked woman.

If Lu Nanting made vows of eternal love to her, but couldn't promise her a lasting relationship, then their relationship would inevitably end badly.

So it's not too late to let go now.

She gave him a choice, and he was able to control his heart for the time being. But if he continues to treat her this well after they've been married for a long time, then it's hard to say.

"I won't pretend to be annoying just to make you dislike me, nor will I maintain a facade of truth, goodness, and beauty in front of you to please you. If we get married, I will continue to be myself. The real me isn't likable, and I'm letting you know in advance what kind of person I really am, so you'd better think it through."

Gu Lanxi looked at him calmly: "I'll give you a chance to get out unscathed, but only before I fall for you."

She doesn't deny that Lu Nanting is still very attractive to her.

She doesn't deny that she hasn't rediscovered that initial feeling of being head over heels in love.

After all, so much time has passed; time is the most merciless thing.

Lu Nanting's response was to take her hand and put that super sparkly pink pigeon egg on her finger.

"Click, click," and then a five-shot burst.

Before she could react, they quickly changed her into the simpler style suitable for everyday wear.

I had imagined countless times what it would look like on her if she wore it.

Take a picture, and look at it slowly when you're alone later.

He is already very satisfied with this progress compared to the previous two years.

"Put this away first. You can touch up your makeup again. It's time for our appointment, we need to go in."

Seeing that he knew all this but still had no intention of backing down, Gu Lanxi became a little anxious:
"You're really not afraid? I..."

"Shh! I understand. But that's on the condition that I apologize to you first, right?"

If you want to pick that rose surrounded by thorns, be prepared to get pricked.

He had enough confidence in himself and knew just how good she was, so he cut her off before she could finish speaking.

Seeing Gu Lanxi choke on her words, staring at him with wide eyes, unsure of what to say, Lu Nanting couldn't help but smile gently:
“My maternal grandfather’s house is only two streets away from yours. This matter was even reported to Hong Kong Island back then. Do you think I would find out? To be honest, if I knew about your past, I would not be afraid of you, but would cherish you even more.”

He was simply too young when he heard about it, and unlike Gu Lanxi, he didn't have a good memory, so he didn't immediately connect her with that poor girl.

After listening to her recount so much, Lu Nanting also recalled some past events.

The year he graduated from elementary school, his mother took him back to Guangzhou for summer vacation.

One day, he was eating ice cream on his uncle's balcony when his cousin suddenly grabbed his arm and made him stand up to look across the street.
"Look at her, collecting rent for her uncle again!"

The Gu family has been passed down for hundreds of years, and the family conditions of each branch and lineage vary greatly.

Gu Lanxi's great-grandfather was a gambler who gambled away all the houses passed down from their ancestors. Her grandfather was mediocre and made a living by running a herbal tea shop. Her father's generation became rich, but he kicked her out of the house.

From the age of twelve to fourteen, she never lived a wealthy life, especially before her adoption, when she didn't even have a decent place to live.

Although some members of her clan would take pity on her and help her out from time to time.

But she is a person with a very strong sense of self-esteem and wants to be in control of everything.

She preferred to earn her own living rather than accept charity from others.

So during the days of arranging her family's funeral, besides cursing her scumbag father and his mistress, she also found a way to make money as quickly as possible.

As soon as the funeral ended, she bought herself the cheapest suona (a traditional Chinese wind instrument), took the accompanying sheet music, and ran to the university residential area across the street to find a cousin she had met at the funeral, asking her to teach her.

The elder sister, who was a teacher at an art academy, was impressed by her sincerity and took pity on her, so she actually agreed.

Gu Lanxi learned very quickly.

In just two days, she barely managed to master the song "The Grand Funeral." Before the bodies of her three elders were even cold, Gu Lanxi dragged a tattered suitcase, squatted down at the entrance of the ancestral hall, and openly began her path of playing the victim.

Her biological father was a terrible person; he ruined the whole family, including her.

I'm starving and my heart is pounding, there's nothing I can do.

Everyone else was fine, and many even took it as a joke. But the clan elder, who valued the Gu family's reputation more than anything, couldn't stand it anymore. He walked over, leaning on his cane, and told her to come to his house for meals from now on.

As long as one member of the Gu family is still alive, she will be guaranteed to grow up safely. This was said very eloquently at the time, and even newspapers published it.

Gu Lanxi was young and lacked social experience, so she believed him directly.

Things didn't go as she hoped.

Having achieved her goal, she had no intention of continuing her mischief. However, her uncle's wife was close to her grandmother and disliked her to begin with. After her grandmother's death, she disliked her even more.

Despite owning over a dozen buildings that generate rent, they feed her cold leftovers every day and never ask her to move out from under the stairs.

The weather wasn't cold yet at that time, so she could actually tolerate all of this.

The key issue is that the other party wouldn't give her meat, saying that she needed to observe mourning for her grandparents and that being a vegetarian for three years was the proper way to be a filial child.

And every time we ate, he would recite this brainwashing rhetoric right next to her.

She doesn't even want to think about it for a single day, let alone three years.

She was at the age when she was growing, so she wouldn't mistreat herself.

She not only needs to eat meat, but she needs to eat a lot of it so that she can grow tall, strong, and healthy without getting sick.

No one has ever taken good care of her. She always remembers to take care of herself and tries her best to live a better life whenever she has the means.

However, since you're eating someone else's food for free, you can't openly complain that the food is spoiled.

The clan elder hated her for causing trouble and bringing shame to the family. He knew perfectly well how his wife was tormenting her, but he remained silent for more than two months.

Gu Lanxi initially held expectations for him, not understanding his scheming, after all, he was a highly respected elder in the family.

I understood it later.

What the other party is after is nothing more than a reputation.

These high-ranking figures naturally wouldn't care how she suffered in private.

Since the other party had made such a show of respect, she couldn't be ungrateful.

She could no longer resort to begging and causing trouble at the entrance of the ancestral hall, so she quickly found a new way to get rich.

It has to be said that she has a real talent to have made such a name for herself in the entertainment industry in just a few years.

During those two months of eating leftovers, she didn't stay idle.

While studying hard, he also used his spare time to practice common suona tunes.

After making significant progress in her professional skills, she immediately took action.

When they see other people having weddings or funerals, they will go to their doorsteps and play the suona (a traditional Chinese wind instrument).

When celebrating a wedding, people would sing "Pigsy Carrying His Bride" to amuse the guests, and then play a few songs like "Carrying the Bridal Sedan Chair" or "The Big Bridal Sedan Chair" to cheer up the host.

She is different from other craftspeople; she doesn't follow rules or conventions in her work.

It's like that little beggar who comes to someone's house to ask for a lucky gift during a celebration.

She played the tune so beautifully that the host family didn't mind inviting her to stay for a feast.

When it was time for a funeral, she would go and play "Erquan Yin" and "Farewell to My Hometown". If it happened to be the time when the old lady passed away, she would play "Mother, I Miss You".

The owner of the treasury burst into tears, waving banknotes as he begged her to stop spouting nonsense.

When she encountered someone with a good attitude, she accepted the money and stayed to eat at the banquet as usual.

If you encounter someone with a bad attitude, you have to see how things go.

Specifically, if someone insults her, she'll tolerate it out of consideration for the other person's hurt feelings; but if someone hits her, she won't stand for it and will let them experience the full force of the attack for free.

Unfortunately, most of the locals were wealthy and knew how ruthless she was, so they weren't stingy with giving her a meal or a small red envelope.

Therefore, even though Mr. Gu roamed the martial arts world for more than three months, he never encountered a situation that actually escalated to the point of physical violence.

Through this business, she not only saved up some money, but also bought new clothes. Because she was eating well and was in a crucial period of growth spurt, she even grew a few centimeters taller.

It has to be said that people who are both capable and shameless will never starve, no matter where they are.

As long as she doesn't starve, she'll find a way to make things better.

Of all the female protagonists I've written about, besides Wei Wenxin, Lanxi definitely has the most unique thought process. Her various outrageous actions are countless.

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