Campus Ace Girl

The family was lively and noisy, all the way into midnight.

The men were exceptionally relaxed, and finally set up a card table. Perfectly, four men played cards passionately, while Lady Bo was beside them, letting the aunt go to sleep first, and she was responsible for replenishing tea and pouring water...

Gu Anxi naturally wouldn’t stay up late, especially since they smoked while playing cards for entertainment, she went upstairs early, and Gu Mingzhu, this little tag-along, followed her upstairs. Once upstairs, she looked at Gu Anxi, who was sitting on the sofa watching cartoons, and stretched out her hand: "My red envelope."

Gu Anxi held the remote control, ignoring her: "Where’s your red envelope?"

"You haven’t given birth yet, so shouldn’t you be the one giving me the red envelope?" Gu Mingzhu protested, sounding self-assured: "I’ve brought gifts over."

"Well, they’re not for me." Gu Anxi didn’t fall for it and changed her sitting posture.

Gu Mingzhu snorted lightly, and pulled out a book from behind her: "This... is for you."

Gu Anxi looked at the item in Mingzhu’s hand, then took the book and flipped through it. It was her island book, with Gu Mingzhu’s name signed on the front page, which she probably regarded as a treasure and was now offering it.

Amused in her heart, Gu Anxi showed no expression: "Oh, just a book, right? It costs only around 40 bucks; even with your signature, it’s not that impressive."

Gu Mingzhu was so angry she wailed: "This is a sample book, the first signed copy I gave away was to you."

Gu Anxi then pretended to just realize: "Oh, it sounds quite important."

"Of course it’s important." Gu Mingzhu wailed again, "I gave you my first book."

"You talk as if it’s your first time." Gu Anxi grinned.

The more Gu Mingzhu jumped up, feet stomping, glaring at her, not speaking anymore, but her face was flushed red.

Gu Anxi deliberately teased her, saying more things. While Gu Mingzhu jumped in protest, she quietly shuffled to Gu Anxi’s side, and eventually cuddled up behind her...

Gu Anxi snorted lightly: "Stop with the theatrics. No red envelope means no red envelope."

"There is one." Gu Mingzhu boldly reached into her pocket, and finally pulled out a small box, exactly the valuable little jade bottle that Old Man Bo gave, Gu Mingzhu opened and froze, "Is this for me?"

Gu Anxi wanted to tell her that she was dreaming, but swallowed her words and smiled gently: "Yes, it’s for you, but it’s not genuine, I bought it on the roadside for two hundred bucks, do you want it?"

Gu Mingzhu examined it from every angle, "It’s fake? It looks real to me."

"Would I give you something real?" Gu Anxi teased her, and Gu Mingzhu pretended not to want it, but soon slipped it into her pocket, knowing very well it was real.

Gu Anxi continued watching TV, then lightly hummed: "You can’t repay it even after exchanging hundreds for millions," implying that Gu Mingzhu could never reciprocate.

Gu Mingzhu’s face turned yellow as she protested, "Gu Anxi, being with your uncle changed you! What happened to your cold aloof demeanor? Now you’re like a man, liking... liking..."

She was ultimately too embarrassed to finish.

Gu Anxi caught her hint, playfully asked back, "Liking what?"

Of course, she couldn’t say it, fumbled around for a while before muttering, "Liking to say shameless things."

"Then I’ll take back what I said, and take back the gift too." Gu Anxi reached out to snatch the item, but Gu Mingzhu wouldn’t allow it. Although she’s not into antiques, this was a new year’s gift chosen especially for her by Gu Anxi; she wouldn’t return it.

The two fussed for a while, then Gu Anxi suddenly pulled out an envelope from the side, it was pink, handing it to Gu Mingzhu.

Gu Mingzhu froze for a moment, took it, and suddenly felt like crying.

In the past, every New Year, there would always be this pink envelope, containing a New Year red envelope, which Tang Yuan specially prepared for their princess, but... now, she wasn’t that anymore.

Gu Anxi patted her head lightly: "Silly, open it up and take a look."

Gu Mingzhu glanced at her, then opened the envelope, and upon examining, found a card inside.

Gu Anxi leaned over, closer to her ear, gently said: "Gu Yuanshan entrusted grandpa to bring this over."

Gu Mingzhu sniffed a little, then softly said, "He... still remembers, huh? I thought he..."

"When you got married he didn’t hold back on red envelopes, even gave you a house and stocks, didn’t he?" Gu Anxi smiled and patted her shoulder: "It’s all behind, he’s let it go, you should too."

Gu Mingzhu remained silent, quietly gazing at the card, lost in thought... After a long while, she looked up, protesting, "Gu Anxi, what’s wrong with calling him? You’re always ’Gu Yuanshan, Gu Yuanshan’."

"That’s his name, I’m not calling wrong," Gu Anxi smiled gently, as if she wasn’t bothered.

Gu Mingzhu stared at her for a while, only dared to murmur softly, "You say one thing and mean another."

"Not at all, I’m willing to talk to him, willing to relay messages for him, just to move on myself." Gu Anxi shrugged: "If I’m too petty, it makes me feel like I need him as if I lack a father."

She provocatively added: "I have plenty of fathers. If I want, old brothers are willing to be my father."

Gu Mingzhu secretly thought: That person originally wanted to be, wasn’t your father!

But those words, she didn’t dare voice them, Gu Anxi would surely tear her apart.

As she thought about it, she felt this New Year wasn’t so bad at all...