Chapter 10 The Schemes of the Brother and Sister

Chapter 10 The Schemes of the Brother and Sister

“You’re overthinking it, Shen Xizhen. Instead of coming to see me, you should take better care of your sister and stop her from bothering me. There’s no point in doing this.” Gu Yunting didn’t give Shen Xizhen any face or chance.

His words were like a slap in the face to Shen Xizhen.

This caused Shen Xizhen to lose face completely.

"Gu Yunting, didn't you say you were going to take me to meet a few people?" Zheng Jiayu suddenly asked.

“Yes, go see my brother. Shen Xizhen, are you alright? If you’re alright, we’ll be leaving now and won’t keep you here.” Gu Yunting asked Shen Xizhen.

"Since you have other matters to attend to, I'll be leaving now." With that, he got up and left.

Gu Yunting and the other person had no intention of going out. Watching Shen Xizhen's departing figure, Zheng Jiayu's eyes were thoughtful.

They had just returned when Shen Xizhen couldn't contain herself and rushed over to inquire about the news.

He turned to look at Gu Yunting, who was sitting beside him and hadn't said a word either.

"Is this person here for you?"

Gu Yunting nodded solemnly.

“You’re right, they’re definitely after me. The Shen family wants a high position, but their own family members aren’t good enough, so they’re trying to achieve their goal through marriage. But my family doesn’t have a daughter, so they’re trying to marry Shen Lin to me. For the past few years, Shen Lin has been pestering me, and the Shen family has been pushing her along behind the scenes.” He hasn’t been interested in marriage these past few years, which has led Shen Lin to believe she still has a chance, which is why she’s ended up like this.

Zheng Jiayu glanced sympathetically at Gu Yunting beside her: "It must be tough being bothered by someone like that."

No wonder Gu Yunting was so happy about his marriage proposal.

Suddenly, she remembered what Gu Yunting had said about getting a marriage certificate: "You said you wanted to get a marriage certificate, but the biggest reason was probably because you wanted to put an end to Shen Lin's hopes, right?"

Gu Yunting made no attempt to hide anything and nodded, saying, "You're right. I really need to put an end to Shen Lin's hopes and make her understand clearly that I'm already married, I have a wife, and it's impossible for me to be with her."

"At the same time, it also put an end to the Shen family's hopes. Our Gu family and the Shen family have never been on the same path and will never come together." Gu Yunting told Zheng Jiayu about everything that had happened in his family.

Shen Xizhen came here today to sow discord, just because Zheng Jiayu is here and knows nothing, not even about the Gu family, that she said such things.

"Given Shen Xizhen's personality, she'll probably come looking for you again, so you'd better be careful."

"Don't worry, I don't trust anyone here except you, especially people who approach me with ulterior motives." Zheng Jiayu wasn't stupid, and given his current situation, he wouldn't easily trust someone he had just met.

Gu Yunting then said with relief, "I'm relieved to hear you say that. I was just worried that you might get hurt in the end."

"Don't worry, I didn't like Shen Xi at first sight."

Shen Xizhen looks absolutely perfect.

She has a beautiful face and an air of scholarly refinement.

He speaks in a gentle and refined manner.

But even with this kind of Shen Xizhen, Zheng Jiayu only had two words in her heart.

hypocritical.

"oh?"

“Shen Xizhen’s true colors are definitely not what we see. In fact, you could say he is extremely ruthless,” Zheng Jiayu said with certainty.

Gu Yunting nodded in agreement: "You're quite clever. These two siblings, Shen Xizhen and Shen Xizhen, aren't exactly good people in secret. It's just that we don't have that much evidence."

"I'm telling you this not to restrict you from making friends, but to help you see what kind of person they are and not to easily trust anyone." This is what Gu Yunting wanted to tell Shen Xizhen.

Zheng Jiayu nodded: "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

"That's excellent."

Shen Xizhen returned home with a gloomy face. Shen Lin immediately came up to him, looking anxious, and asked, "Big brother, did you see them? What did they say?"

"Gu Yunting isn't really going to marry that slut, is he?"

Shen Xizhen gave Shen Lin a disdainful look: "You've been unable to win over Gu Yunting for so many years, you're really useless."

Shen Lin pointed at herself: "Brother, what nonsense are you talking about?"

"Gu Yunting said that the Gu family knows about his engagement with Zheng Jiayu. They are happy to see them get married, and you have no chance."

"No, if we don't do this well, we won't be able to explain it to Dad," Shen Lin said anxiously, biting her finger.

Shen Xizhen certainly understood this principle, but it was precisely because he understood it that he was so worried now.

Rubbing her temples, Shen Xizhen said with a headache, "Alright, let's leave it at that. Don't go on talking about it."

Shen Lin was unwilling to give up on Gu Yunting just like that, and what she feared even more was being punished when she returned. So she grabbed Shen Xizhen's hand and said with a hopeful look, "Big brother, how about this? You go and seduce Zheng Jiayu and sow discord between them. That way, we can drive a wedge between them and let Gu Yunting see that bitch's true colors and realize that I am the most suitable person for him."

Shen Xizhen scoffed at Shen Lin's idea; he didn't want to resort to such underhanded tactics.

But he also knew that this was the only way.

He simply couldn't refuse.

Shen Lin is right; they cannot afford the consequences of failing to complete the task their father assigned them.

They have no choice but to get on the Gu family's ship.

The Shen family must drag the Gu family down with them.

They were not given any chance to resist.

Seeing that Shen Xizhen did not refute her words, Shen Lin said excitedly, "Big brother, if the two of us work together, I don't believe that their trust in each other is really as solid as a rock."

"Do as you say, but let's not go to them for now." The siblings just returned from Gu Yunting's place and then did this; anyone with eyes could see they did it on purpose.

Not to mention the exceptionally intelligent Gu Yunting.

"Don't worry, brother. I'll do whatever you say. We'll do it whenever you tell us when to make our move."

Shen Xizhen sat on the side, deep in thought about the matter, and then whispered something to Shen Lin.

At first, Shen Lin was a little reluctant, but the more she listened, the more excited she became.

Finally, Shen Lin said happily, "Brother, you're amazing! You even came up with this idea. I'm sure that bitch never expected us to do this."

He gave Shen Lin a warning look: "Don't let anything slip, or don't blame me for being rude to you."

"Don't worry, I'm not that stupid that I can't even do this little thing right." Shen Lin pushed Shen Xizhen away and said with a look of disgust.

"That'd better be it, don't mess it up for me."