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Lu Yanting muttered with dissatisfaction, "Mom is just biased towards my brother. Tch, what can she do? He's her son, of course she'll believe whatever he says."

Su Xiufen immediately tapped Lu Yanting on the head: "Nonsense! Even if Mom is biased, it's only towards you two sisters. When I bought you two new schoolbags and hair ties, your brother didn't have anything."

"Hmph." Lu Yanting did not deny this. "I'm just afraid that my brother's marriage will break down. I didn't mean to suspect him."

After saying that, he added indignantly, "Anyway, there's nothing better between him and Sister Xiaoyue. If anything happens between them, I will definitely break them up!"

Then she looked at Lu Yanwei and asked, "Sister, are you coming with me?"

Lu Yanwei didn't actually want to be with her younger sister because she now trusted her brother more, just like her mother.

Since it's all baseless, there's no need to waste time on it.

But seeing her younger sister's determined look, Lu Yanwei felt that it would be very disappointing if she said she didn't want to be with her.

In order not to be a spoilsport, Lu Yanwei finally nodded in agreement.

So, Lu Yanwei nodded firmly to her younger sister: "Okay, let's do it together."

Since it was a baseless accusation, Su Xiufen wasn't worried that her daughters would cause any trouble in this matter, so she didn't try to stop them.

She was busy urging her two daughters to go to sleep: "Stop talking about going to bed together, it's getting late, go to sleep, you have school tomorrow."

The two sisters each agreed and walked away hand in hand.

Su Xiufen also returned to her bedroom.

Lu Mingrui was still awake. He leaned against the headboard, looking at blueprints while waiting for his wife to come home.

As soon as Su Xiufen entered the room, he consciously put away the blueprints.

"You're back? Tell me what happened."

Su Xiufen rolled her eyes at her husband, "Do you think I'm your subordinate, someone who needs to report to you?"

Upon hearing his wife's tone, Lu Mingrui sat up even straighter.

His tone became less formal and more ingratiating: "That's not what I meant, I meant to ask..."

"I don't want to tell you," Su Xiufen interrupted him with a snort of laughter. "You'd better not ask anything, even if you do, I won't tell you."

"What's wrong with you now?" Lu Mingrui's attitude became cautious. "Did that brat Yan Xun make you angry again? What did he say to you? Tell me, and I'll teach him a lesson for you tomorrow."

Hearing Lu Mingrui speak like that, Su Xiufen gave him a few condescending glances: "My son is so good, how could he make me angry? But there are people who really make me angry. If you want to teach him a lesson for me, that would be great. Do you want to know who that person is?"

"..."

Lu Mingrui didn't want to know.

Because he could guess that the person was none other than himself.

"It's good that Yan Xun didn't make you angry." Lu Mingrui pretended not to know what was going on.

He took off his glasses and said, "You can tell me who that person is tomorrow. I'll listen to you slowly tomorrow. Let's go to sleep now."

Su Xiufen watched as Lu Mingrui used the same old excuse, but she didn't expose him.

She was in a good mood today, so she decided not to argue with him.

Su Xiufen ignored Lu Mingrui, took off her coat, got into bed, turned off the light, and lay down.

To avoid getting into trouble, Lu Mingrui wisely kept quiet and dared not ask any more questions.

I thought Su Xiufen would fall asleep as soon as she got into bed, but after a while, she suddenly started talking again.

"Old Lu," Su Xiufen called out, "Are you asleep?"

"Not yet, what's wrong?"

Lu Mingrui thought helplessly, what's meant to happen will happen.

He thought Su Xiufen was calling him to cause him trouble, but instead he heard her say, "We can start thinking about our grandson's name now."

Lu Mingrui breathed a sigh of relief and replied calmly, "Well, we'll ask Mom and Dad what they think when they arrive. Dad named all three of our children. He's stubborn, so we'll probably have to ask him to name our grandson. Once he speaks, neither of us has a say."

Su Xiufen had no objection to this.

As a second choice, he said, "Then let's choose a nickname."

Lu Mingrui nodded: "That should work. It's too late. I can't think of anything good at this hour. I'll think about it again when I have time tomorrow."

Su Xiufen still had no objection to this and even urged Lu Mingrui to go to sleep quickly.

That night, after the Lu family closed the door and dealt with the crisis, everything was calm again.

After gazing quietly at Jiang Zao's sleeping face for a while, Lu Yanxun lay down on the floor mat next to the bed.

In the dead of night, unable to sleep, Zhang Guihua stared blankly at the dark and dimly lit Lu family house across the street.

The hope that had arisen in my heart at dusk has now been extinguished, just like the lights in the Lu family's house.

She had been waiting all night for something to happen at the Lu family's place.

For example, the Lu family members loudly criticizing Jiang Zao for being ignorant.

For example, the sound of Jiang Zao crying and wailing when she makes a fuss.

Zhang Guihua kept waiting, and even after all the lights in the Lu family's house were turned off, she still wouldn't give up.

But she waited until now, past 1 a.m., and there was still no sound from the Lu family.

It's already this late, there's no use in her clinging to hope.

"Zhang Guihua, are you just going to give up like this?"

Zhang Guihua asked herself these questions.

Then she answered her own question: "Of course not, there's plenty of time. They will definitely get a divorce. As long as they get a divorce, you and Yan Xun will still have hope. Zhang Guihua, you're only twenty years old. You can wait."

Zhang Guihua sat there blankly for the entire night.

She spent the entire night encouraging herself and cheering herself on.

Even as the sun rose in the east, Zhang Guihua never gave up.

Aunt Zhang got up early to cook breakfast, and when she passed by her daughter's room, she quietly opened the door and peeked inside.

To my surprise, Guihua wasn't sleeping in bed, but sitting at her desk, her eyes fixed on the window.

"Guihua?" Aunt Zhang rushed into the house and called Zhang Guihua's name softly, "You didn't sit on that chair all night, did you?"

"Mom," Zhang Guihua said without turning her head.

"Yes," Aunt Zhang replied.

Zhang Guihua said quietly, "I wasn't home on the day of Yanxun's wedding. When I came back, he was gone, and there was a girl named Jiangzao. You told me that Jiangzao was Yanxun's wife. Although I found it hard to accept, I wasn't too sad at the time."

"I thought I had let go of Yan Xun in the past six months, but after seeing him yesterday, I realized that I can't let go at all. I still like him so much, and I want to marry him even more."

"Osmanthus fragrans……"

Seeing her daughter's listless appearance, Aunt Zhang felt both helpless and heartbroken.

Just as she was hesitating about how to persuade her daughter to cheer up, someone outside the door suddenly called Zhang Guihua's name.

"Osmanthus? Are you home?"

The person who came was a woman with a gentle, sweet, and very pleasant voice.

Just by listening to the voice, you can tell that the owner must be a beautiful and elegant young woman.

Zhang Guihua felt the voice was familiar, but having not slept all night, she couldn't quite place it.

Aunt Zhang peeked out the window and immediately recognized the person: "Hey? Isn't this the youngest daughter of the Su family? Why is she back? What's her name again? Oh right, I remember now, her name is Su Xinyue."

Zhang Guihua finally realized that she recognized Su Xinyue.

But her first reaction wasn't to happily run out to greet her former best friend; instead, she asked with a serious and puzzled look, "Why is she back?"

Aunt Zhang, oblivious to Zhang Guihua's underlying meaning, urged her, "She must be coming back to visit you. Hurry up and get ready; I'm going out to check."

After Aunt Zhang finished speaking, she went out to greet Su Xinyue.

Zhang Guihua's face showed no joy, but rather deep worry.

Why did Su Xinyue suddenly come back?

Could it be because of Brother Yanxun?

If that's really the case, then her chances are even slimmer.

Moreover, Su Xinyue seems to be even prettier than before.

She wore light makeup, had her hair styled in pretty curls, and her dress seemed to be the latest model on the market. She also wore chunky heeled leather shoes in a similar color to the dress.

She looks gentle and elegant.

Zhang Guihua looked down at herself, feeling even more agitated.

Because she realized that compared to Su Xinyue, she was practically a country girl.

If the two of them stand together, I might be mistaken for Su Xinyue's maid.

After glancing at Su Xinyue, who was talking to her mother, Zhang Guihua quickly got up and went to the closet to find her best-looking clothes.

In the courtyard, Aunt Zhang chatted enthusiastically with Su Xinyue in an attempt to buy time for Zhang Guihua.

"Guihua hasn't gotten up yet. I just called her. She should be up soon. She'll be overjoyed to see you."

Aunt Zhang was very hospitable, but she never mentioned inviting Su Xinyue into the house.

Su Xinyue didn't mind at all, and continued to chat with Aunt Zhang with a gentle smile.

"My return was rather sudden this time. I didn't have time to write to Guihua to tell her I was coming back. I only got off the train yesterday at noon, and in the afternoon I was busy with my internship and onboarding. After finishing, it was too late, and I was worried that Guihua would be upset that I came back without telling her, so I rushed over to find her first thing this morning."

"Internship start?" Aunt Zhang asked curiously. "What kind of company did you join?"

Su Xinyue was three years older than Zhang Guihua. She was beautiful and academically excellent. From a young age, she was used as a positive role model by parents in the compound who had daughters, and was used to educate their own daughters.

Aunt Zhang was no exception.

Actually, at that time she was secretly competing with the Su family. Whatever Su Xinyue had, her Guihua had to have too.

She maintained this mindset until after the Su family moved.

After Su Xinyue moved away, Aunt Zhang had no more comparisons and gradually stopped thinking about it.

Now that Su Xinyue has suddenly returned, and I heard that she has started a new job, Aunt Zhang's competitive spirit has been reignited.

Su Xinyue introduced her job in a generous and open manner: "I have returned to my alma mater as a teacher, but I have only just started my internship."

"Teacher? So you're not planning to leave again?" Aunt Zhang asked again.

"I don't know yet. My internship lasts until the end of the year, so I'll see how things go then. This is where I grew up, and I have a special feeling for this place. Maybe I'll stay here and teach."

Zhang Guihua had just stepped out when she heard Su Xinyue say this.

She thought to herself with disdain: The reason she has special feelings for this place is not only because it is where she grew up, but also because someone is here.

She wondered why Su Xinyue had suddenly returned; it turned out she had come back to snatch him away.

Zhang Guihua sneered inwardly, but wore a delighted smile on her face.

"Sister Xiaoyue!"

Zhang Guihua called out to Su Xinyue with delight and skipped over to greet her.

Su Xinyue smiled happily when she saw Zhang Guihua.

She warmly opened her arms to Zhang Guihua: "Guihua, it's been a long time!"

Without hesitation, Zhang Guihua rushed over and hugged her: "Sister Xiaoyue, it's been so long!"

"I missed you so much! Why did you suddenly come back? Why didn't you write to me?"

Zhang Guihua hugged him for a while before letting go, and complained somewhat angrily.

Su Xinyue explained with a smile, "I didn't have time. I was in a rush to get here. I was going to write you a letter before I left, but I felt it was unnecessary. Writing a letter is not as fast as taking the train."

Zhang Guihua nodded: "That makes sense. In that case, I won't blame you for not telling me."

Watching the two recognize each other, Aunt Zhang asked with a smile, "Xiaoyue, you haven't eaten yet, have you?"

"Not yet, Auntie," Su Xinyue replied with a light laugh, teasingly adding, "It's been so long since I've had Auntie's cooking. I came here on an empty stomach today, hoping to mooch a breakfast from you."

Aunt Zhang laughed and said, "Don't say you're freeloading. When you're at my house, you're at home. You two sisters can chat for a while. I'll go cook and call you when it's done."

"Thank you, aunt."

Zhang Guihua pulled Su Xinyue towards the house, saying, "Sister Xiaoyue, come in and sit down. Let's catch up today."

Su Xinyue grabbed Zhang Guihua's hand, stopping her from taking Chunwang into the house: "Guihua, I won't go inside yet, I still need to go somewhere else."

"Where are you going?" Zhang Guihua thought Su Xinyue was leaving and tried to stop her, saying, "You already told my mom you were staying at my house for breakfast, how can you leave!"

"I'm not leaving, I'm just leaving for a little while. I'll be back when Auntie has finished cooking," Su Xinyue explained.

"Where are we going?" Zhang Guihua asked, puzzled.

Su Xinyue pointed to the courtyard opposite Zhang Guihua's house: "Go there."

Zhang Guihua suddenly realized: "You're going to find Brother Yanxun?"

Su Xinyue turned her head and glanced in the direction of the Lu family's residence, then replied, "Yes, it's been a long time since I've seen him, and I'd like to catch up with him. I heard he's back recently and is home right now."

Zhang Guihua slowly let go of Su Xinyue's hand.

She was a little disappointed and puzzled: "How did you know that Brother Yanxun was home recently? He just came back two days ago, and you found out so quickly? Have you two kept in touch all this time?"

Su Xinyue nodded: "Yes, we've been communicating all these years without interruption. Although I haven't told him I'm coming back, he probably already knew yesterday."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Guihua felt a lump in her throat.

She suppressed the sour feeling welling up inside her, but couldn't help asking, with a hint of jealousy, "You didn't tell him, how did he know? Do you two have some kind of telepathic connection?"

Su Xinyue smiled lightly: "It's not that exaggerated. We haven't seen each other for a long time. Even if we used to be on the same wavelength, it's not anymore."

After saying that, he gave the correct answer: "I ran into Tingting and Weiwei at school yesterday and chatted with them for a while. Since Yanxun is home, they will definitely tell him about my return when they get home."