Gradually, to her own surprise, Shen Mianmian and Yang Xiaoxi actually became friends.
What surprised her even more was that Gu Jianli hadn’t come looking for her again, which made Shen Mianmian quite happy.
At first, she thought Gu Jianli didn’t dare to come because he was guilty of attempting something bad, until Gu Jianbin showed up at the entrance of the vegetable shop on a Saturday one week later and she found out that Gu Jianli had been arrested by the police and had already spent half a month in detention.
"Mianmian, I hope you can testify for my brother. He really didn’t mean to do anything bad to you. He just likes you, and you’ve been ignoring him, so he wanted to invite you over to see our home. He didn’t have any ill intentions."
Gu Jianbin couldn’t believe that his elder brother would do anything to Shen Mianmian. He thought his brother was just too fond of Shen Mianmian and wanted to bring her home to move her.
Of course, before Gu Jianli was taken away, he didn’t know that his big brother went to find Shen Mianmian every Saturday. He had thought that his brother was simply nursing an unrequited love for Mianmian.
By this point, it was too late to say anything. All he wanted was to get his big brother out of the police station.
If his big brother really went to prison, his own reputation wouldn’t fare well either.
He hadn’t dared to tell his family about his brother getting caught, otherwise, his mother would have caused a scene long ago.
Shen Mianmian let out a cold laugh, "The fact that your brother tricked me into going out with him is true. Are you asking me to give false testimony?"
"You’re really misunderstanding, Mianmian. I know what kind of person my big brother is. He wouldn’t dare to do anything too outrageous; he just likes you too much and was impulsive," Gu Jianbin continued to argue forcefully.
"Go talk to the police! The police have the ability to judge. It’s no use what I believe; the police need to be convinced," Shen Mianmian said firmly.
Seeing Shen Mianmian’s indifferent expression, with not the slightest room for negotiation, Gu Jianbin left, feeling dejected.
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In the blink of an eye, four months passed. Shen Mianmian graduated from the first year of high school and welcomed the time of the second year. The academic atmosphere in her class became even more tense.
During this time, Lu Siyuan didn’t make a single phone call back, but the two of them corresponded often.
In this period, Wang Erfeng caused trouble twice: the first time Shen Mianmian wasn’t there and Dajun chased her away; the second time Shen Mianmian and Brother He were together, and Wang Erfeng was intimidated by Brother He’s demeanor and didn’t come back again.
Another shop similar to hers opened nearby. Although it wasn’t a farmhouse vegetable shop, its veggies were cheaper than hers, and it did a good business.
Her own shop was somewhat affected, but she still made a net profit of about three thousand a month. The suburbs of Licheng were being developed, with house prices ever increasing, yet Shen Mianmian hadn’t managed to buy the ideal house.
Zhou Siyu, on the other hand, was doing well. Through her relentless efforts, she successfully caught up with Gu Jianbin. The two confirmed their relationship and planned to take the university entrance exam for Beijing University together.
As for her and Tian Caiyan, they fell out over that incident; she also moved dormitories. Zhao Xinlan, at the start of the second year, collapsed during a physical education class, was taken to the infirmary, and it was discovered she was pregnant. She was expelled from school.
About this, Zhou Siyu was pleased for quite some time. Without Zhao Xinlan, no one could expose her lies.
Everything seemed to be heading in a positive direction, but this calm life was disrupted when Gu Jianli was released from prison.
That day, as usual, Shen Mianmian went to school, but at the school entrance, she saw a familiar figure. In the blink of an eye, he was gone.