Chapter 20 (2/2)

If he had told her before about the agreement he had with Sang Wan, then she would not be feeling the way she was now.

But now, if he were to tell her about it, she would definitely not believe him! Worse, she might become even more furious and a.s.sume that he was lying to her! Surely, she would think that she was a woman that can be easily deceived!

Gu Fangzi had wanted to quarrel with s.h.i.+ Fengju until the end; all that hard work she had put in, the acc.u.mulated efforts, how could she just let them all go? All she wanted was for s.h.i.+ Fengju to accept her, to not be able to live without her and to have him look strongly upon her.

In the past, so long as she had cried with grievances, s.h.i.+ Fengju would step in to coax her until her teary face changed into a smiling one.

But now, even though she had already cried for some time already, all he did was stand foolishly while staring at her.

The anger in her heart burned stronger than before. She was sure that his feelings for her had definitely changed. That anger broke through the barriers of her head; she pushed away from s.h.i.+ Fengju and cried, “What are you staring at the helpless me for! Go away; return to your Ning Garden where she’s waiting for you!”

s.h.i.+ Fengju’s heart was in a disarray. From her push, he had almost fallen to the ground.

He was not someone without a temper. His face immediately darkened once more and he said coldly, “Since you deem it that way, there is nothing I can do! When your anger subsides, we’ll talk again!” With that, he turned and slowly walked away.

Gu Fangzi stood in a daze. How did things end this way? This was not what she had thought would happen!

“Big Cousin! Big Cousin!” Gu Fangzi chased after him and clung to him tightly from behind. With her cheek pasted stickily to his back, she cried, “I’m sorry, I’m sorry! I won’t fuss over this, I won’t fuss over this anymore! I’ll believe in you; is it not enough for me to believe in you? Big Cousin, please don’t ignore me!”

s.h.i.+ Fengju’s heart softened again. Even though he knew that her words were untrue, at least she was willing to try and believe him. He gently turned around and patted her back. “Enough, enough crying. I was also at fault just now, so let’s not mention this anymore, alright?”

Gu Fangzi had an insatiable temperament. Seeing that s.h.i.+ Fengju had finally conceded, she went on to become pretentious, unwilling to give an answer while lowering her head as tears flowed down her cheeks.

s.h.i.+ Fengju was used to coaxing her. Seeing her the way she was now, though he felt frustrated, he could not just leave her crying. As such, all he could do was stay by her side and patiently comfort her.

After a long while, Gu Fangzi finally stopped crying. Wiping away the tears on her face, she pretended, “This all happened because of my bad temperament. I should not have acted that way, but instead listened to what Big Cousin had to say!” But deep down she was elated for she finally had s.h.i.+ Fengju back under her “spell.”

s.h.i.+ Fengju could not help but heave a sigh of relief before nodding heavily. “That should be the way! When have I ever made you feel aggrieved?”

Of course, Gu Fangzi naturally did not agree with that statement. Her not suffering from grievances was all due only to her own abilities.

And making her aunt and s.h.i.+ Fengju thought only of her was also part of it.

However, on the surface, Gu Fangzi nodded shyly, with an “ah,” before showing a sweet grin on her face.

“But Aunt w.a.n.g let me continue to manage the household. The order isn’t right, I——” Gu Fangzi gave a faint sigh and looked at s.h.i.+ Fengju. “I think that Cousin Sang Wan should be the one doing the management. She’s more knowledgeable and clever than me; managing the household shouldn’t be difficult for her.”

That was a problem. s.h.i.+ Fengju raised a brow.

If he were to let Sang Wan manage the household and push Fangzi to a side, his mother would never agree to it! That old lady might even argue with him until the earth flipped! Why quarrel to the point where there was no peace left in the household?

What’s more, in a year or so, Sang Wan would be leaving. In the end, Fangzi would still have to return to manage the household.

“What about this, on the surface, you tell the servants that you’re working under her instructions. But in reality, you’re actually the one who call the shots. You’ll just be borrowing her name to get things done. What do you think? Then I’ll have you then married into the family after a year or so!”

Gu Fangzi was glad for the first half of his speech, but once his speech was completed, her heart sank again.

A year or so? Just what are you planning, Big Cousin? To actually have me wait for a year or so before I can enter into the family?

She wanted to ask regarding the duration of the waiting time, but she understood that now was not the time to ask s.h.i.+ Fengju about it. Gently, she nodded. “If so, that’ll be alright. I’ll do so then! But as for Cousin-in-law…”

“I’ll talk to her about it. No need to worry.”

Gu Fangzi finally put down her worries and smiled.

A year or so? Hmph, there might not even be a need to wait a year or so! Who knows, it might be tomorrow, the following day, or next month when he changes his mind.

When s.h.i.+ Fengju returned to Ning Garden, he immediately told Sang Wan about it. Secretly, Sang Wan sighed and accepted reluctantly. So long as Gu Fangzi did not provoke her, she may continue to manage the household however she likes!

Having won the battle this time around, Gu Fangzi went to Ning Garden happily the next day to speak with Sang Wan.

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