The handsome guy next door loves to flirt.

After dropping him off upstairs, Xiao Mingkun sat for a while before driving back. The back-and-forth journey meant he didn't get home until almost 10 pm. After showering, seeing that Yun Shu was still awake, he invited her to come and sit for a while.

Yun Shu declined his offer. It was getting late, and if he kept her there and she couldn't go back, Xu Ya would laugh her to death. Besides, she didn't want to sleep with Ming Kun so soon. She couldn't be too indulgent with that man. He was an old man who had been celibate for many years and was always thinking about devouring her. It was very dangerous!

The next day, as expected, Xiao Mingkun looked at Yun Shu with resentment in his eyes. Yun Shu ignored him. She was supposed to go to the movies with him after get off work, but her father called her back home.

Yun Shu really didn't want to go back, but she had no choice. She wasn't strong enough to stand up to the Gu family yet.

When she arrived at the Gu family home, she saw Gu Cheng waiting for her in the living room, and said irritably, "Dad, did you call me back for something?"

"You have a boyfriend?" Gu Cheng looked up from his book and asked seriously.

"No, is that why you called me home?" Yun Shu didn't want to reveal Ming Kun's identity so soon. Although Ming Kun was a small business owner, he was not as powerful as the Gu family. She was afraid that if she told Gu Cheng too early, he would object and make her break up with Ming Kun.

"The Sheng family's kid is coming back. You should get ready. I thought you two got along really well when you were kids." Gu Cheng thought to himself, "It's better not to have a boyfriend. It saves me trouble."

Upon hearing who Gu Cheng was referring to, Yun Shu's face turned pale. Sheng Huainan, that man, her fiancé from her past life! He was coming back!

Yun Shu calculated the time. In about a month, that person would graduate from abroad, and then the two of them would get engaged during the National Day holiday. Because Sheng Huainan had some things to do abroad, their wedding, which was originally scheduled for the end of the year, was postponed to March of the following year. However, in February of the following year, Yun Shu jumped off a building and committed suicide.

Yun Shu had repeatedly warned herself to stay away from the Sheng family and that man to avoid the tragedy of her short life in her previous life.

Hearing Gu Cheng's words, Yun Shu controlled her emotions and said, "I've forgotten about that person. Besides, I only met him a few times when I was a child, so he probably doesn't remember me. And in the Gu family, when will good things come my way? Dad, are you overthinking things?"

The Sheng family is even more famous and powerful in Nancheng than the Gu family. Li Meng didn't fight for Yun Huan and Yun Le's future, but simply let her have it. She remembered that Yun Huan was very fond of Sheng Huainan in her past life, and Yun Huan's death was somewhat related to her. Moreover, Gu Jianguo and Gu Cheng had both said they wanted her first child after marriage to be given to the Gu family. How could a wealthy family like the Sheng family complain about having too few grandchildren and want to give them to the Gu family? The more she thought about it, the more confused she became.

"You're the eldest, so of course you'll get married first. Yunhuan and Yunle are still young, so it's not too late to consider their marriages in a few years. If the Sheng family boy comes back, you'll move back in. Living in the compound will allow you to see him often, spend more time with him, and build a relationship."

"We'll see when the time comes. Maybe he doesn't like me yet, and he might not want to be with me. Okay, if there's nothing else, I'll head back now." Yun Shu didn't want to stay here any longer, especially after just hearing the news that Sheng Huainan was coming back.

"Stay home tonight, go back tomorrow!" Gu Cheng glared at Yun Shu, his eyes radiating an unyielding authority that brooked no refusal.

Yun Shu lowered her head and didn't mention leaving again, but ended up staying at the Gu family's house overnight.

As soon as Yun Shu returned to her room, Yun Huan anxiously said to Li Meng, "Mom, do you really want Yun Shu to marry Sheng Huainan? Wouldn't that be too easy for her?"

The thought of Yun Shu marrying into such a good family and inheriting the Gu family's assets made Yun Huan insanely jealous. She wished she could kill Yun Shu immediately and never see her again.

Li Meng looked at Yun Huan and understood her daughter's thoughts, so she comforted her, "Hmph! Why would the Sheng family want a daughter-in-law who is also an adopted daughter? Don't worry!"

But Yun Huan was still worried and said with a concerned look, "Mom, if Yun Shu marries a rich man, Dad will favor her even more. All our family's property will go to her in the future. What will Lele and I do then? We can't swallow this insult."

“Huanhuan, it’s alright! There’s plenty of time. After your grandmother died, she had no one to protect her anymore. She’s already moved out of the Gu family. Let’s see if she’ll be obedient in the future. If she’s willing to leave the Gu family and not take their property, then we don’t need to make things difficult for her. We adults are magnanimous. As for your father… he’s made me so sad. Whoever lives longer will be the head of the Gu family. If he dies before me, then I will be the head of the Gu family, and all the Gu family’s property will be yours and Lele’s. If I die before him, then I will find another way, so as not to wrong my daughter.”

"Mom..." Yun Huan was still not satisfied.

“Your reputation is very important. You and Lele are twenty years old now, and you will get married after you graduate in two years. I can’t go too far, otherwise it will affect our family’s reputation and ultimately affect your marriages. Especially for a wealthy family like the Sheng family, reputation is the most important thing.”

"Mom, don't worry, Lele and I won't let you down!" Yun Huan knew that her great-mother was more insightful than she was, so she stopped throwing a tantrum.

"Okay, Mom will work hard to raise you. Don't worry, Mom will take care of things from now on!" She patted her hand to reassure her.

Li Meng watched Yun Huan go upstairs. She thought of when Yun Shu first came to the Gu family. Everyone in the courtyard looked at their family like they were watching a spectacle.

During that time, whenever she went out, people would ask her if Gu Cheng had a mistress, and that the woman's child had even come to their door. Although she knew that Yun Shu was pregnant before she entered the Gu family, what woman would want the man she loved to have a child with another woman, even before marriage? Besides, she didn't want to be a stepmother. She was so young then, and had only been in the Gu family for a few years when such a big child appeared. She became a stepmother without any preparation. Although outsiders said she was an adopted daughter, and even people in the compound only knew that Yun Shu was the Gu family's adopted daughter, she still couldn't swallow her anger.

Over the years, she has increasingly realized that Gu Cheng is a cunning old fox who deceives and coaxes her, using her family's influence to help him get promoted, but he still has Yun Shu's mother in his heart. She even thinks that he may have only ever loved Yun Shu's mother.

There's still a photo of Yun Shu's mother in his study drawer. Don't think she doesn't know that. That's why she's been targeting Yun Shu for the past ten years. She won't get anything that doesn't belong to Yun Shu.

The worst one was her mother-in-law. If it weren't for that old woman, Yun Shu wouldn't have been able to stay in the Gu family. After she died, she even gave part of her own property to Yun Shu. Yun Shu was almost driven to her death by the Gu family.

If Yun Shu is obedient and sensible, she won't take action against her. Consider it a good deed for Yun Huan and Yun Le.