Chapter 601: Become a Fan (1)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The surrounding people were in an uproar and looked at each other.
What’s going on?!
A servant of the Zeng family actually Jumped out and said that the Second Lady of the Gu family is her sister!
This is too ridiculous!
Zeng Ya watched this scene with interest. She casually put the incense ball in her hand into her sleeve and raised her chin slightly. She looked down at Gu Yanfei, who was sitting on the bench, with disdain.
She had seen Gu Yanfei before in Huaibei, Xuzhou, two years ago.
One time, she went to a village to stay and play with her sisters. Her third sister was almost bitten by a poisonous snake. It was a thin little girl who suddenly attacked and killed the poisonous snake with a stick. She even took the dead snake away and said that she wanted to make roasted snake meat to eat.
It had been two years. Zeng Ya had already forgotten about this matter completely. Moreover, Gu Yanfei’s appearance was too different from the girl in Huaibei two years ago. It was as if she was a different person.
Therefore, Zeng Ya didn’t recognize her at first. It was only when she went for a walk with a few close friends not long ago and happened to encounter a snake on the mountain that she remembered.
In the beginning, Zeng Ya wasn’t sure. She kept suspecting that she had recognized the wrong person.
For this, she even specially asked around. Only then did she know that Gu Yanfei’s background was unknown. The Gu family only said that their Second Lady had been raised in her hometown in the countryside. It could be seen that Gu Yanfei’s past must have been shameful.
Zeng Ya had a faint guess in her heart—
Gu Yanfei is that wild girl from the Huaibei countryside!
A lowly wild girl actually wants to be the Eldest Prince’s concubine? What a joke!
Zeng Ya mocked in her heart, but she put on an incredulous expression and muttered to herself, “Sister? How is this possible!”
Zeng Ya frowned and scolded Li Zhaodi, “What nonsense are you talking about! Second Lady Gu is the sister of the dignified Commandant of the Capital, Battalion Commander Gu. How can she be your sister!”
Her voice was gentle but stern.
Li Zhaodi was shocked, and her sallow face turned red. She was afraid that Zeng Ya would be angry, so she quickly pointed at Gu Yanfei on the bench and explained, “Miss, she’s really my sister.”
Her eyes flickered as various thoughts crossed her mind. It was chaotic.
In the end, she gritted her teeth fiercely, and the surging malice instantly suppressed everything.
She said resolutely, “Erya and I grew up in Huaibei together. Our family even arranged an engagement for her, but she suddenly disappeared last year. Before today, I thought that she had been kidnapped by someone… or that something had happened to her.”
As she spoke, Li Zhaodi’s eyes were filled with tears. She took a step closer to Gu Yanfei and said sadly, “Erya, you’re fine. Why didn’t you get someone to send a message back? Dad and Grandma were very worried about you. Grandma was even seriously ill.”
Li Zhaodi put on the act of a good sister. She looked worried, heartbroken, and aggrieved.
Li Zhaodi felt as if something was stuck in her throat. Two streams of tears slowly flowed from the corners of her eyes, and the jealousy in her heart burned her.
Compared to her real sister, Gu Yunrong, the person she was more jealous of was actually Li Erya, who had grown up with her.
In the past, Li Erya was so humble at home. She would wake up at the crow of the rooster and rest only in the dead of night. She was as busy as a spinning top, barely getting enough to eat and dress warmly. Her father didn’t like her, so whatever she did was considered wrong. She would often get scolded and beaten by her father. If she or her younger brother made a mistake, as long as they blamed it on Li Erya, her grandmother and father would harshly scold her…
Erya was someone that anyone in the family could order around and step on. She was the dust on the ground.
But now, everything has changed!
After Li Zhaodi came to the capital, she asked around about Erya’s current situation and knew that she was now the Second Lady of the Gu family. Even if the Gu family had lost their t.i.tle, they were still a wealthy family. She could wear gold and silver and interact with these dignitaries in the capital.
She also had a new name—Gu Yanfei.
She flew to the clouds and became an enviable benefactor, while Li Zhaodi became a pitiful widow.
Her and Erya’s fates had changed drastically.
Just thinking about it made Li Zhaodi feel even more uncomfortable.
It shouldn’t be like this. We had all grown up in Huaibei and were sisters in the same family.. Why am I the only one who’s still submerged in mud and ordered around by others?