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The Gu family had moved to the living room. Lu Tian calmly sat down. Grandma Gu asked about her cousins. She said with a smile: “They’re keeping Yu Ningxuan company. It wasn’t appropriate for me to stay there, so I came back.”
Grandma Gu was surprised and clearly taken aback. She tried to explain to Tian Jing: “Xuanxuan has been staying here for the past two days, we didn’t mean anything by it.”
Tian Jing’s smile didn’t change: “It’s okay. Tiantian has a quick temper; friction is normal when children play together.”
Gu Qingyuan, Grandma Gu’s eldest son, stood up to smooth things over: “We’ll have plenty of time to get along as a family in the future. I think Tiantian is very good; girls with opinions don’t suffer losses.”
“Yes, I like Tiantian’s temper. Tiantian, come and see your eldest aunt more often on Sundays. Our house is near your school, and your eldest aunt’s cooking is delicious!” Gu Qingyuan’s wife smiled sincerely, and the other two couples echoed her.
“Tiantian is indeed a good child.” Grandma Gu’s smile didn’t reach her eyes.
Lu Tian gave a shy smile: “Actually, I have many shortcomings. Eldest Aunt, don’t be annoyed when I go to see you.”
“Absolutely not. Eldest aunt is looking forward to your visits!” Regardless of whether it was true or not, the three sisters-in-law particularly liked girls, since none of them had given birth to daughters.
When the three brothers sent Yu Ningxuan back and returned to the living room, Gu Er breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the three of them weren’t stupid enough to bring Yu Ningxuan over, otherwise, it would have been even more lively. No one mentioned what they had done outside.
Zou Fan was so sleepy that he couldn’t keep his eyes open. He rubbed his eyes and asked Tian Jing: “Mom, when are we going home?”
Tian Jing checked the time: “It’s already eleven o’clock. Mom, Zou Rui and I will take the children back first. Zou Fan has school tomorrow.”
“Oh, you’re not staying?” Grandma Gu was reluctant.
“It’s Monday tomorrow. We four need to go to school or work. Mom, we’ll come to see you and Dad again on the weekend.”
“Okay then, you must come. This is your home.” Grandma Gu’s eyes were about to well up. Tian Jing and her daughters-in-law quickly comforted her. As they were about to leave, the old butler rushed over and strode to Lu Tian.
“Grandpa Li, is there something wrong with Grandpa?” Even though they had only been introduced once, Lu Tian accurately called the old butler’s surname.
Butler Li handed over a jewelry box, smiling: “This is a compensation gift from the old man for Miss Tiantian. He asked you to accept it.”
“I wouldn’t dare refuse a gift from an elder. Grandpa Li, please thank Grandpa for me.” Lu Tian readily accepted the gift.
Butler Li smiled politely. Everyone watched Tian Jing’s family of four leave. Grandma Gu wiped her tears and sadly said: “Jingjing has her own family now. I found out too late; I couldn’t help her.”
“Mom, the younger sister has been found, and the whole family is living happily. Don’t think too much,” Gu Qingyuan persuaded her, fearing that the old lady’s emotional ups and downs would be too much for her health.
“By the way, Third and Fourth, what did you do with Tiantian? Why did Grandpa have to compensate Tiantian?”
Gu Shan, Gu Si, and Gu Wu remained silent. They didn’t think they had done anything wrong, but instead, felt that Grandpa Gu was being realistic. Gu Yalan and Yu Ningxuan were innocent. Finding the biological child instantly meant abandoning the non-biological one. However, Grandpa Gu giving Lu Tian a gift in front of everyone was clearly reprimanding the three of them for incompetence. They could only swallow their words, vaguely describing it.
“Lu Tian met Xuanxuan in the garden. They already had conflicts and argued a bit. There’s nothing else.”
Gu Qingmao, Gu Shan and Gu Si’s father, frowned: “What are you meddling in, young girls’ affairs? Tiantian is your real sister. Don’t do anything sneaky in the future, or I won’t let you off easily!”
“Understood, Dad.” The two grumbled.
Gu Qingpei looked at his only son, Gu Wu, and secretly warned him. Gu Wu stiffened his neck and didn’t respond. He and Yu Ningxuan were close in age and had grown up together, having a good relationship. Gu Qingpei couldn’t do anything about his son and couldn’t reprimand him in front of everyone, so he had to give up.
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On the way home, Zou Fan wasn’t sleepy at all. He excitedly opened their gifts, handing the red envelopes to Tian Jing and holding the toys himself. Lu Tian opened the envelopes and roughly counted. Her startup capital had doubled.
As for the large jewelry box from Grandpa Gu, she finally opened it. It was a diamond necklace. The central deep blue diamond was about five or six carats, dazzling.
“This diamond necklace is what Grandpa Gu bought at this year’s New Year’s auction. He said he wanted to give it to his granddaughter as a birthday present; it’s worth tens of millions,” Tian Jing took the necklace, admired it for a while, and revealed its origin.
“Deep blue diamonds are rare and even rarer than pink diamonds. Lu Tian, Grandpa likes you very much.”
Yu Ningxuan’s birthday is in autumn; this necklace hadn’t been given yet before Lu Tian got it.
“This is probably an accident…” Lu Tian muttered to herself.
Tian Jing glanced at her and forcefully said: “What do you mean an accident? Your grandfather gave it to you, it’s yours. Keep it, and use it as a dowry later.”
“Mom, you keep it and wear it. I don’t have any occasions to wear it.”
Tian Jing, of course, refused: “It’s perfect for you to wear it at your wedding with Xiao Meng. Put it in the safe.”
Marry Xiao Meng? Lu Tian suddenly remembered that the gift from Meng’s mother two days ago was also a priceless necklace, which she had put in her room safe without letting anyone know. She couldn’t help but feel guilty; it was impossible for her to marry Meng Jingdong.
Back home, Lu Tian took out the necklace given by Meng’s mother. The two necklaces, one pink and one blue, shone brightly, extremely beautiful.
“They’re mine now!” So what if it made the female lead resentful? It wasn’t like she had asked for them from Grandpa Gu.
The next day, Lu Tian went to the bank to cash the checks and red envelopes from her uncles. Suddenly, her wallet was full, and she could easily repay the two hundred thousand yuan Tian Jing had given her.
He Lianchen had saved her a seat, but she hadn’t shown up, sending two messages saying the teacher would take attendance. Lu Tian rushed to school but missed a class.
“The teacher didn’t take attendance, right?”
“You’re lucky. The teacher was about to take attendance, but it was almost time for class to end. Oh, and our Financial Cost teacher is on maternity leave, starting today, we’ll have a Teacher Lu teaching us.” He Lianchen emphasized that the teacher’s surname was Lu.
Lu Tian didn’t pay attention, but when she went to class, she found a beautiful teacher with an elegant temperament…
A middle-aged female teacher, every move elegant and graceful. Her silently appreciative gaze was so focused that when Teacher Lu chose someone to answer the question, she called on Lu Tian without hesitation.
Fortunately, the question wasn’t difficult, and Lu Tian was able to answer it. After sitting down, she quietly told He Lianchen, “I’ve been asked too many questions recently. What if I don’t dare skip class anymore?”
He Lianchen chuckled: “Then you should come to class every day. The boys are all looking forward to you coming to class.”
“What?”
“Your clothing style has changed recently, and the boys in our class have suddenly awakened.”
Lu Tian shook her head, not taking it seriously at all, half-heartedly listening to the teacher’s lecture. Teacher Lu on the podium occasionally glanced at her, her expression strange.
After class, Lu Tian and her roommates went to the cafeteria to eat. Coincidentally, they met Gu Si and his girlfriend, who also attended the same school. Yu Ningxuan was behind Gu Si. Meeting unexpectedly, Yu Ningxuan didn’t even look at Lu Tian; she carried her food tray and was about to leave.
Lu Tian called out “Brother” with a half-smile, and then they parted ways.
The gossipy Jiang Feifei knew Gu Si and pestered Lu Tian, asking what was going on: “I mentioned Gu Si to you before, didn’t you say you didn’t know him?”
“It all stems from a very melodramatic story. We’ll talk about it after we finish eating.”
“Lu Tian, I can’t eat unless you tell me. Tell me, tell me.”
The original owner and Yu Ningxuan went to the same university, and there was such a convoluted and bizarre origin between them. The original owner, naturally, didn’t miss the chance to spread the news widely. During the period when she revealed her origins, the campus forum was filled with discussions about the two of them. Posts were quickly deleted, and the public opinion didn’t harm Yu Ningxuan, but her aggressive attitude caused onlookers to point fingers.
Lu Tian didn’t plan to make a fuss about her origins, but since her roommate asked, she couldn’t keep it a secret, so she briefly explained.
“My grandmother gave birth to my mother in the countryside, and she was switched at birth by the mistress of that household. My mother recently found her biological parents, and Gu Si and I became cousins.”
“That’s too perfunctory,” Jiang Feifei protested, then analyzed herself: “So your mother is Gu Si’s grandmother’s daughter, which means Yu Ningxuan’s mother is…”
“You guessed right.”
The three had incredible expressions. Such a low-probability event happening around them was astonishing, yet the person involved was incredibly calm. They were too embarrassed to ask if there had been any wealthy family struggles; it must have been exciting!
Lu Tian ignored her roommates’ expectant expressions because she wouldn’t follow the plot they anticipated.
After acknowledging their family ties, Tian Jing’s family went to the Gu family again. Everyone maintained a superficial harmony, and Lu Tian liked the current atmosphere; it was simple, worry-free, and safe.
She was only worried about one thing. Meng Jingdong said he would contact her, but there had been no news. Since going to the Meng family, she had to reply to the messages from Meng’s mother at any time during the day, and at night, she would occasionally dream of the big shot, resulting in a significant decline in sleep quality. But she adopted a laissez-faire attitude, not actively seeking out Meng Jingdong and enjoyed her solitary life.
In early autumn, Lu Tian and her roommates went shopping and bought new autumn clothes. They returned happily with their clothes but found someone standing downstairs in the dormitory building.
Someone she had blocked who persistently wanted to talk to her—Yu Ningxuan’s former fiancé, Han Yifan. Thinking of the entanglement between the original owner and Han Yifan, Lu Tian took a deep breath, gave the clothes to her roommate to take back, and decided to deal with this small problem once and for all.
Han Yifan watched Lu Tian walk towards him, feeling that she was a bit different from before. Her smile seemed a bit wicked?
Author’s Note:
Sorry, I went for an exam today and updated late without notice. Sigh, it’s a bloodbath.