Song Wanwan stayed at the seaside villa for one night. After breakfast the next day, Shen Yunqing took her back to the Gu family's old house.

Holding a large bouquet of white roses that her grandfather had cut for her, she was in a happy mood.

Sitting in the car, Shen Yunqing said goodbye to Song Wanwan, "Wanwan, whatever you do, your uncle will support you."

Song Wanwan smiled happily, "Uncle, I'm starting work tomorrow, and I'll be able to support myself from now on."

Shen Yunqing waved her hand, "Okay, I'll give you a surprise tomorrow!"

As Song Wanwan watched the car drive away, she felt a warmth in her heart. How lucky she was to have met such wonderful family.

She carried the bouquet into the main house, asked Aunt Liu to find a vase, and then trimmed and arranged the flowers beautifully in the room.

Today is the weekly family gathering day at the Gu family's old house, and Gu Tingzhou's mother and second aunt have already started preparing the dishes for dinner.

With nothing to do, Song Wanwan wondered if Gu Tingzhou's second aunt might be involved in what happened at the hotel that night.

He washed his hands, turned on his phone's recording function, and went to Gu Tingzhou's second aunt to pick vegetables with her.

With a beaming smile, Song Wanwan said, "Second Aunt, congratulations! When did Ayao and Miss Huo set their engagement date?"

Aunt Gu paused for a moment, then laughed and said, "The sixteenth of next month."

Song Wanwan smiled gently, as if she had just remembered something, and said suddenly, "Wasn't that just a few days after Gu Tingzhou's birthday?"

Aunt Gu paused for a moment while holding the vegetables, and said somewhat awkwardly, "Yes!"

Song Wanwan didn't miss the fleeting evasive look in Aunt Gu's eyes, and gently raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Aunt, I heard that Miss Huo was originally the wife that Grandpa found for Gu Tingzhou. It seems that she and A Yao are more destined for each other."

Aunt Gu chuckled awkwardly, "Hehe, it's quite good that Tingzhou married you."

Song Wanwan looked slightly disappointed and tentatively asked, "Speaking of this, I remembered something. When Gu Tingzhou celebrated his birthday last year, I think I saw you playing mahjong with a few rich ladies upstairs in a hotel. Did you have a mahjong game that night?"

Aunt Gu smiled awkwardly and said, "Yes, I invited a few of my girlfriends over there to hang out."

Song Wanwan asked doubtfully, "But I heard Tingzhou say that you went into his room last night? Was there something wrong?"

Aunt Gu was momentarily dazed, then said nervously, "Why would I go into his room? Young people play different games than us older folks, so I won't get involved."

Song Wanwan said regretfully, "Really? Thanks to that mysterious person that night, I was able to marry Gu Tingzhou. If I had known who it was, I would have thanked them properly."

“I thought it was my second aunt. After all, my grandfather told me that to find out who did something, you have to look at who the ultimate beneficiary is. Now it seems that Gu Tingzhou, who was supposed to marry Miss Huo, has now become Gu Tingyao. It seems that my marriage to Gu Tingzhou was actually arranged by Gu Tingyao.”

Aunt Gu's smile froze on her face. She stared blankly at Song Wanwan and said expressionlessly, "Wanwan, you are now Tingzhou's wife. Why bring up the past? If you suspect that I did it, don't involve Ayao. If word gets out, it won't be good for anyone."

Song Wanwan stared intently at Aunt Gu, and asked without a smile, "Did you do that, Aunt Gu?"

Aunt Gu looked at Song Wanwan's expression with hesitation, yet with absolute certainty.

Song Wanwan continued, "Second Aunt, I just want to know what happened back then, not to find out who is responsible."

“I call you Second Aunt out of respect. If I had found out, I wouldn’t be so easy to talk to. You know I have the Shen and Song families behind me, and they won’t let this go.”

"Ah Yao is getting engaged to Miss Huo soon, and you hope nothing goes wrong, right?"

Faced with Song Wanwan's forceful coercion, Aunt Gu's composure vanished. After a slight hesitation, she said with a half-smile, "Yes, I did it. But you're wrong about one thing. The biggest beneficiary is you. Didn't you marry the person you've always wanted to be with? At most, it can only be called a win-win situation."

Song Wanwan looked at Aunt Gu, who seemed completely at ease and didn't think she had done anything wrong, and was stunned for a moment before a self-deprecating smile appeared on her lips.

"Win-win? Auntie, you make it sound so easy."

Song Wanwan raised an eyebrow, her smile vanished, and she pouted, her face turning cold. "Thank you for telling me, Second Aunt, that Yao and Miss Huo are a very good couple."

Song Wanwan threw down the groceries in her hand and quickly returned to her room.

She slammed the door shut, slid down against it to the floor, and shakily took her phone out of her pocket and turned off the recording.

Her delicate and beautiful face was covered in ice and snow, her pupils suddenly trembled, and her fingers gripping the phone so tightly that her knuckles turned white.

Although she already knew in her heart that Gu Tingzhou's second aunt was involved in what happened back then, hearing her say it now, and still so casually, made Song Wanwan feel as bitter and uncomfortable as if she had drunk a mouthful of expired yogurt.

Gu Tingzhou, I really want to know what your expression will be when you hear this recording.

Because you misunderstood that I used any means to get into your bed, you became cold and distant towards me, and have felt disgusted with me ever since. Do you regret it now?

Song Wanwan gave a bitter laugh. What did it matter if she regretted it or not? This marriage would end soon anyway.

Song Wanwan felt weak all over and her lower abdomen was a little sore. When she went to the bathroom, she found that she had started her period.

Perfect timing, she didn't want to go down for dinner anyway.

She changed her underwear, asked Aunt Liu to make her a cup of brown sugar water, and also asked her to tell Aunt Gu's mother and grandfather that she wasn't feeling well and wouldn't be going down for lunch.

She drank some hot brown sugar water, then wrapped herself in a blanket and went to sleep in bed.

*

Gu Tingzhou returned from Shanghai in the evening, went to the company, and then rushed back to the old house.

When we arrived at the old house, it was already completely dark, and the lights in the courtyard were on.

In the living room, Grandpa and Second Uncle were playing chess.

Gu Tingyao sat on the sofa with Huo Nanxin, chatting idly.

Gu Tingting was playing games on the sofa when she looked up and saw Gu Tingzhou returning. She smiled happily and called out, "Brother, you're back!"

Gu Tingzhou responded, handed the suitcase to Aunt Liu, and asked, "Where is Song Wanwan?"

Aunt Liu said respectfully, "The young mistress is not feeling well and is resting upstairs."

Mother Gu came out of the kitchen and said gently, "Tingzhou, you're back from your business trip. Go upstairs and change your clothes. I'll also call Wanwan down for dinner."

Gu Tingzhou replied with an "okay," greeted his grandfather and second uncle, and went straight up to his bedroom on the third floor.

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