Campus Ace Girl

When he heard a faint sound at the door, he knew it was Gu Xiufen coming over and closed the book in his hand.

The first page had a line of elegant script—

Lin Shuang.

Wang Kegui quietly looked at those three words, and memories from a long time ago surfaced. He smiled faintly, leaned his body against the sofa, and hugged the quilt, yet he couldn’t fall asleep.

His mind was chaotic, but he didn’t know what he was thinking. Maybe too many things had happened, or maybe Gu Xiufen’s actions were beyond his imagination. Even though she was quite educated and polite when they got married, why did she change so much over the years?

Their child is older than the eldest, and not often at home. Perhaps she had nothing to do, and her mind wandered... This matter is not impossible to overcome, but thinking about her being ruthless to an unborn child, he simply can’t share the same space with her.

Wang Kegui naturally knew that if Anxi hadn’t arranged today’s event, his wife probably wouldn’t have admitted it, and he would have played dumb... He sighed softly for a moment.

In fact, he wasn’t that good either; he had known about this matter earlier and saw it but never mentioned it.

Now that Anxi has broken this layer of paper, why can’t he accept it?

Wasn’t this kind of marriage, this kind of life, what he compromised on years ago? Why can’t he tolerate it now?

Wang Kegui suddenly got up and opened the door of the study.

Gu Xiufen stood at the door, staring at him dazedly, probably not expecting him to come out, and murmured, "Kegui, I..."

Wang Kegui’s voice was indifferent: "Go back to sleep, it’s late."

Gu Xiufen looked at his indifferent expression and the silhouette walking to the bedroom, hurriedly followed to grab his arm: "Don’t you have anything to say to me?"

He turned his head, looked down at her, "If you want to talk about the shares, I can’t help you; It’s Anxi’s decision now. If it’s something else, let’s talk in the morning."

Gu Xiufen sensed a different vibe, realizing the man in front of her who had always been indifferent to their marriage was now even more indifferent. It meant that if she dared to bring up divorce, he would immediately agree to sign.

She wasn’t that foolish; her sister-in-law was doing well now, but after she got involved with the driver, she wasn’t entitled to the Wang family’s assets. At most, her son could enjoy some benefits, and she... divorce was absolutely out of the question.

Though Gu Xiufen was angry, she suppressed it and spoke hoarsely: "Fine, we’ll talk tomorrow."

That night, naturally, they shared the same bed but were lost in different dreams.

The next morning, when she woke, Wang Kegui had already gotten up to go to work. She sat up and touched the empty bed, feeling equally empty inside.

It’s been ten years; he has neglected her for ten years. Did he think she didn’t know he harbored feelings for another woman?

The woman named Lin Shuang was his pure love, yet a thorn in Gu Xiufen’s heart.

Gu Xiufen sat in a daze for quite a while before gathering the strength to wash her face and go downstairs. Downstairs was quiet, indicating breakfast time was over. She looked at the clock, nearly ten in the morning.

She sat down and asked the housekeeper to bring her breakfast. The housekeeper probably heard last night’s commotion and arguments, and always looked at her, the second lady, with some fear—

This was the person who harmed Miss Shen, so cruel-hearted, yet she usually seemed gentle.

Gu Xiufen wasn’t a fool and could naturally feel others looking at her differently. She raised her voice unhappily: "A’gui, what’s that look? Afraid I’ll eat you?"

A’gui was trembling with fear: "No, no, it’s just... Second lady, if I’ve done something wrong, please point it out, I will correct it."

But the more cautious A’gui was, the angrier Gu Xiufen became, ignoring her, ate breakfast alone. Later, the old lady came out, and she purposely wanted to please her, but even the old lady wouldn’t pay her attention.

Gu Xiufen sat at home alone feeling blocked, casually flipping through magazines, feeling even more uncomfortable, then took a woolen shawl intending to go out for a walk...

Outside, after walking for a while, she happened to see Gu Anxi taking a walk in the community alone, holding a small dog, the usual Schnauzer, no idea where it came from.

From the dark, Gu Xiufen didn’t come forward, just watched Gu Anxi holding the dog with one hand and using her phone with the other, probably messaging Bo Xichen... judging from her expression.

On usual days, Gu Xiufen would mostly greet her, even though she never liked Gu Anxi deep down. But today was different, her heart festering with anger...

She just watched Gu Anxi walk a circle on the path, and finally stay there, constantly messaging on her phone, while the dog ahead was joyfully running...

A moment later, Gu Anxi moved ahead again, and Gu Xiufen stepped out, looking at the silhouette, speaking softly: "If you walk here again, it’s just bad luck for you. Don’t blame me, it’s you who meddled too much; Whoever the Wang family’s assets go to is none of your business."

She glanced to the sides, then picked out a handful of smooth stones from a potted plant beside her, scattering them across the path, so that if Gu Anxi walked here, she would surely step on them... by then, her child would probably be lost.

Just over a month old, easy to miscarry.

Gu Xiufen’s face twisted slightly, then she quickly backed away.

Fortune or doom, it hinges on the fate of that girl Gu Anxi...

Returning to the mansion, her heart felt uneasy, she pretended to have a headache upstairs, and even startled the house maid saying she needed headache medicine. This matter reached the old lady, who told the maid: "Give her medicine first, if it doesn’t work, then send her to the hospital."

Afterwards, the old lady couldn’t help but sneer a few words: "Always looking so robust, how suddenly sick, might be due to too many guilty deeds."

She felt complicated towards her second daughter-in-law, shocked more than feeling hurt for Shen Wanqing’s child’s disappearance. She also disliked the surname Shen, but like Wang Kegui, having such a ruthless person nearby was always... unsettling.

The house maid nodded in agreement: "Alright, I’ll watch the second lady."

The old lady impatiently grunted, the house maid could see the second lady apparently had little standing in the family. Actually, the second master and second lady’s relationship wasn’t great, instead, the eldest master and eldest lady would eventually... although they fight, at least they share similar tastes!

The house maid left with mixed feelings.

After a while, news came from the Bo Family that Anxi fell while walking and was sent to the hospital.

As soon as the news arrived, the old lady nearly fainted, her hands trembling.

The first thought was that Ke Ru would blame her this time. If anything happened to the child here, what would become of it. They were already distant, now it would really be the end...

The old lady, seventy or eighty years old, usually not very agile, but upon receiving the news, she moved briskly, eager to fly to the hospital... naturally, Bo’s wife personally sent the person to the hospital, Bo Nianyao and his father quickly arrived too.

The old lady went downstairs, and upstairs Gu Xiufen heard noise, called another servant: "What’s going on, why does it seem like the old lady went out?"

The servant was visibly shaken: "Miss Anxi fell while walking, she’s been sent to the hospital."

Gu Xiufen paused, uttered "Oh," and slowly lay back down: "I got sick at the wrong time, if my head wasn’t hurting, I should’ve visited the hospital."

The servant pursed her lips, remained silent...

Jiangcheng Hospital.

Bo Xichen almost arrived simultaneously as Gu Anxi, attending the emergency was Director Lin, who examined her, prescribed medicine for a drip, Bo’s wife was worried: "How is the child?"

Director Lin breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, not too severe."