Dong Xin Yan is a more terrifying presence than Zhou Yalin. She is confident she can beat Zhou Yalin, but Dong Xin Yan, she has no assurance at all. From the silence of Gu Ningyi just now, she could see that he was still concerned about Zhou Yalin, which proved that he still knew nothing about the events of those years. Thus, his current interest in Dong Xin Yan might just be temporary.
Realizing this, the panic in her heart slightly subsided, and her brain began to spin rapidly.
Now, faced with Mrs. Gu’s inquiry, she had two answers in her mind. One was to directly reveal to Mrs. Gu that there was a Dong Xin Yan by Gu Ningyi’s side, prompting Mrs. Gu to handle her. The second was to bring up Zhou Yalin, and let Mrs. Gu call Yalin back so that Yalin could deal with Dong Xin Yan.
She was more inclined towards the first option because she wasn’t eager for Zhou Yalin to return, having finally managed to escape on her own, but if Mrs. Gu intervened directly, it could easily provoke resistance from Gu Ningyi.
She understood Gu Ningyi; he most hated when Mrs. Gu meddled in his affairs.
The more Mrs. Gu liked something, the more he disliked it. Just as he never liked Zhou Yalin, his fiancée, nor did he ever like Dong Xin Yan, the little follower.
Therefore, her only choice was to have Zhou Yalin come back.
After all, Zhou Yalin was his rightful fiancée, and... Gu Ningyi still had feelings and guilt towards her, which was Zhou Yalin’s greatest advantage.
Yuan Shi lowered her eyes slightly, hiding the gleam in them, and after choosing her words carefully, she softly replied, "Auntie, please don’t overthink, how could there be any problem between Ning Yi and Yalin’s relationship? However..."
Mrs. Gu frowned, "However, what?"
"However, last time Ning Yi and Yalin had a fight, and Yalin impulsively went to the United States, right? Up till now, it’s been over half a year, hasn’t it? For a couple, being apart for over half a year always affects their relationship somewhat."
Mentioning this, Mrs. Gu’s face grew even more displeased.
Because she had a good relationship with Zhou Yalin’s mother, and Yalin was beautiful, gentle, and understanding, she had always been very satisfied with the idea of her as a daughter-in-law. However, in recent years, Yalin’s temper had grown, and she constantly fought with Ning Yi. Especially this time, going to the United States for over half a year was an extremely thoughtless act, causing Mrs. Gu to harbor some dissatisfaction with her.
Still, deep down, she remained fond of Zhou Yalin, so she suppressed that bit of discontent and responded, "Yes, even the deepest bond can’t withstand prolonged separation; Yalin should come back."
Yuan Shi stopped just there, lightly pursing her lips, and said nothing more.
She listened to Mrs. Gu instruct Nanny Zhang to dial Zhou Yalin’s phone number, the corner of her mouth subtly curving into a tiny arc, so faint as to be unnoticeable.
Let Zhou Yalin come back and let her fight with Dong Xin Yan, hopefully to a bitter end, then she could reap the benefits like a fisherman in a rivalry.
- Content originally comes from novᴇlfire.net
When Dong Xin Yan’s nanny car arrived at the villa’s entrance, the sky had already darkened completely.
The car had been parked for quite a while, yet Dong Xin Yan still sat in her seat without moving a muscle.
Wenwen turned her head back in puzzlement, only to see Dong Xin Yan facing sideways, staring blankly at the villa outside the car window, her face imbued with an inexplicable heaviness.
Wenwen couldn’t help but speak in concern, "Sister Xin, what’s wrong?"
Dong Xin Yan did not respond, as if she was submerged in her own world, a hint of void reflected in her gaze.