A whirlwind marriage leads to doting affection; the husband pampers her every night.

Shen Nian was startled when she heard Shen Ximan's words.

How did she know!

Her birthday is coming up soon, and once it's over, her will will take effect. At that time, she absolutely cannot let them know that she has already registered her marriage with someone else!

Although Shen Nian was a little flustered, she still tried to appear calm and looked up at Shen Ximan, asking her question word by word, "What does it have to do with you whether I get married or not? Do you think that just because you and Chu Yunyi are about to get married, you are the only girl in the world who is afraid of not being able to get married and is so eager to find someone to marry?"

Shen Nian retorted to Shen Ximan without any politeness.

Shen Ximan felt a sense of shame, as if she had been stripped naked. Shen Nian saw right through her eagerness to marry into the Chu family. In front of Shen Nian, it seemed that even though she held the title of the eldest daughter of the Shen family, she would always be inferior to her.

Shen Nian always acted arrogantly in front of her, a kind of haughty demeanor that was ingrained in her bones, the air of a young lady who had grown up in a privileged environment, which Shen Ximan could never learn.

After Shen Nian finished speaking, she walked past Shen Ximan and prepared to go downstairs. Shen Ximan turned around and called her back, "Stop pretending to be high and mighty here. You've climbed such a high branch, isn't it all for money? Be careful you don't fall and die without even knowing how. You'll be left with a pair of worn-out shoes that others have worn and thrown away. Let's see how you live your life then."

Shen Nian stopped in her tracks, listening to Shen Ximan shouting behind her. She wondered if they knew she had married the older man. They accused her of marrying up, but she couldn't imagine who, besides the JK Group, could be accused of marrying up in the eyes of someone as self-important as Shen Ximan, and why she was so furious and impatient to question her.

Shen Nian took a breath almost imperceptibly before turning to meet Shen Ximan's gaze. "You don't need to worry about how you live your life from now on. You should take care of yourself."

Then he went downstairs without looking back.

Shen Ximan stood there, stomping her feet in anger, gritting her teeth, her resentful eyes fixed on Shen Nian's back until she disappeared from sight. Only then did she take out her phone and call Lu Jiao.

Shen Nian did not refute Lin Shao's claim that she was married, which means that what Lin Shao said was true.

That bitch actually married the president of JK Group! How dare she!

Shen Ximan gripped her phone tightly, the veins on the back of her hand bulging from the force. Then she thought again...

Hmph, once others get tired of her, they'll definitely dump Shen Nian right away!

Her position as the young mistress of the Chu family is at least secure, and she will be the only one holding that position.

When Shen Nian came downstairs, her three roommates immediately went up to her and asked with concern, "Nian Nian, are you alright?"

Shen Nian shook her head and smiled slightly, "It's okay, let's go out shopping and have hot pot." Then she pulled her roommate toward the school gate.

On the way, the three roommates seemed hesitant to speak, but Shen Nian finally stopped them and said, "You three can ask whatever you want."

The three roommates exchanged glances, and finally Lin Ling spoke up, asking on their behalf, "Niannian, how do you know Shen Ximan? What does she want with you?"

Shen Ximan's name is quite well-known at A University. After all, in an art school full of beauties, Shen Ximan is a top-tier beauty. It's not that her looks are actually the best, but she's very good at marketing herself. Everyone still remembers the first day of freshman year. Shen Ximan was dressed exquisitely, wearing head-to-toe designer clothes and carrying a limited-edition bag. She was driven directly to her dormitory in a luxury car worth over a million yuan, which immediately caused quite a stir.

University A has no shortage of wealthy people, but such high-profile individuals are truly rare.

So everyone quickly learned that there was a freshman girl named Shen Ximan who was beautiful and from a wealthy family.

Over the past three years, Shen Ximan has convincingly portrayed herself as a pampered young lady. In a way, she has to thank her mother for her foresight. Even before they were brought back to the Shen family, Lu Jiao probably already realized that Shen Ximan wasn't cut out for academics, so she pressured her to learn dance and piano, pursuing an artistic path. Of course, she later learned that the money was all provided by Shen Nian's father.

From her freshman to junior year, Shen Ximan was always active in the school's art college and even the entire school, participating in all kinds of activities and stealing the spotlight.

In short, in their graduating class, there was truly no one who hadn't heard of Shen Ximan.

Therefore, when they saw Shen Ximan come to find Shen Nian, the three roommates were all somewhat shocked and puzzled.

After all, they had lived together for three years and had never found any connection between the two, nor could they possibly guess what kind of relationship they could have.

Shen Nian glanced at her three roommates, took a deep breath, and finally blurted out a sentence that left everyone dumbfounded and incredulous.

She said, "Shen Ximan is my older sister."

Shen Nian said calmly.

Wu Sisi, Lin Ling, and Chen Jia seemed to have been struck by lightning; they all stood there with their mouths agape and their eyes wide open, as if they couldn't believe their ears.

"What's wrong with you guys...?" Shen Nian waved her hand in front of the three people.

The three people remained motionless.

This news is absolutely shocking!

"Let's go, let's go, let's eat hot pot." Shen Nian pushed them forward.

The three of them came to their senses, and Wu Sisi spoke first, "Niannian, what you said... is it true?"

Shen Nian nodded gently, “Mm.” Then she explained, “I didn’t mean to hide it from you, it’s just… our family situation is a bit complicated. Actually… she is my half-sister. After my mother passed away, she and her mother moved in with us. But she is a year older than me. After I moved to the dormitory, I almost never went back home and didn’t have much contact with my family.”

Shen Nian said it casually, but her words contained so much information that they startled the three people, who stopped and looked at her.

"So, your father had an affair and had such a grown child!" Chen Jia said after a long pause, as if summarizing.

Shen Nian nodded.

"So, you're also the heiress of the Shen Group?" Lin Ling continued to ask.

Shen Nian glanced at her three roommates and replied with a self-deprecating laugh, "Have you ever seen such a poor rich girl like me?"

"Never seen it before..." The three men shook their heads and said in unison.

After all, Shen Nian was definitely not the richest one in their dormitory, and no one would associate her with Shen Ximan, a popular figure at school, or the Shen Group.

Instantly, everyone's gaze towards Shen Nian was filled with sympathy.

Her biological father cheated on her, her mother passed away, and her stepmother and stepsister moved in, turning the once pampered young lady into a slave...

Everyone imagined a spectacular drama unfolding within a wealthy family, and Wu Sisi concluded with, "It seems that wealthy families are indeed extraordinary..."

They looked at each other and then laughed together.

The three of them weren't angry that Shen Nian had kept it from them; after all, it was indeed difficult to say, and they could understand.

Maybe that's what friendship is.

The four of them continued walking towards the subway station near the school gate. On the way, Chen Jia casually asked, "Niannian, what did Shen Ximan want with you? She looked so fierce just now, did she do anything to you?"

Shen Nian stopped in her tracks again, and everyone turned to look at her. "What's wrong?"

Shen Nian hesitated for a moment, then said, "There's one more thing I want to tell you..."

"Go ahead and tell us! I don't think there's anything more shocking than the fact that our Niannian is actually the daughter of the Shen Group!" Lin Ling said with a smile.

Shen Nian looked at the three of them, gave a fake chuckle, and finally steeled herself, closing her eyes as she said, "I'm married!"

"What?!" Three voices rang out in unison.

(My darlings, I've only had one chapter these past two days because I've been busy with family matters. I'll resume normal updates next week.)