Rebirth: She is Ready for a Counterattack!-Chapter 231 - 230: Change (First Update)
Gu Xiaoqing was urged by Li Xuemei to take a nap. Lying on her own bed, smelling the familiar scent of her sheets, the faint scent of laundry detergent, and the smell of sunshine, Gu Xiaoqing had a good sleep.
It wasn’t until evening that she woke up.
She was awakened by Gu Xiaoying coming up.
Looking at her sister in a daze, Gu Xiaoying pinched Gu Xiaoqing’s nose and teased, "Lazy kitten, wake up, dinner’s over."
Gu Xiaoqing helplessly pressed the pillow over her face, which greatly amused Gu Xiaoying.
Pulling the pillow off, she affectionately said, "Hurry up and wash your face; dinner’s done, we have guests today. Don’t embarrass yourself."
Gu Xiaoqing opened her eyes and asked strangely, "Who is it?"
She just got home, and there were guests, this person’s identity must be significant.
At least familiar and close to the family.
Who could it be?
Gu Xiaoying blushed, "Shang Wenming."
Gu Xiaoqing sat up with a start, nearly bumping into Gu Xiaoying’s forehead, scaring Xiaoying back several steps.
"You child, you’re too reckless, if you hit me, it’ll bruise."
While complaining about her sister, she lovingly pulled Gu Xiaoqing up.
She pushed Gu Xiaoqing into the bathroom.
Standing at the bathroom door, she watched Gu Xiaoqing slowly pick up a toothbrush and squeeze toothpaste onto it.
"Why is Shang Wenming back at our house? Did you two...?"
Gu Xiaoqing asked, mainly feeling scared inside, did this bastard take advantage while she was away?
With sweetness and a bit of shyness, Gu Xiaoying said, "During the National Day holidays, Shang Wenming came to meet our parents; they both like him a lot. He’s now the general manager at our Gu Family Spicy Hot Pot."
Upon hearing this, Gu Xiaoqing was completely speechless; his moves were clearly faster than she had imagined.
She had clearly misjudged things.
"Is this mom and dad’s decision?"
Gu Xiaoqing could hardly believe her parents could be this foolish, possibly handing their secrets over to an outsider.
She suddenly realized how the rival Gu Family Spicy Old Hot Pot got their hands on the secret recipe.
With someone so blatantly money-driven here, Gu Xiaoqing felt that if she had come back any later, the Gu Family Spicy Hot Pot she co-owned might just declare bankruptcy.
The Gu Family might even get sold, right?
Her parents, who’ve been in business for years, dared to make such a misjudgment.
Could she be wrong about her own parents?
She viciously scrubbed her teeth with the toothbrush.
Gu Xiaoying shook her head, "Not really, mom and dad didn’t say so. I just couldn’t stand seeing Shang Wenming being bullied in the hotel, being so humble, so I begged them to give him the position. At the time, I thought it suited his talents, but mom and dad only let go a bit seeing he’s done well."
"Don’t worry, I wouldn’t misjudge. Shang Wenming is nice, and genuinely cares about our family’s business."
Seeing her sister’s indignant eyes in the mirror, Gu Xiaoying anxiously explained, inwardly scoffing, could it be that her sister still misunderstood Shang Wenming because of that dinner before?
Gu Xiaoqing rinsed her mouth with water and said coldly, "Sister, what identity does Shang Wenming have working in our Gu Family?"
Gu Xiaoying said, confused, "Just his own identity, what other identity?"
Gu Xiaoqing wiped her hands with a towel, hung it on the rack, and said, "Silly sister, if he wasn’t your boyfriend, would the manager and the staff here at Gu Family Spicy Hot Pot listen to him, choosing someone with less experience. Do you think a five-star hotel manager could be a general manager of a chain company, or do you think those employees at a chain company are fools, with educations not better than Shang Wenming’s?
He manages because people give him face, not wanting to offend the future man of the Gu Family’s eldest daughter. If he really had the ability, why would he work in his girlfriend’s family business? A man should have some pride, right?"
Gu Xiaoqing’s face didn’t look good.
These words made Gu Xiaoying a bit unhappy; she valued Shang Wenming greatly. He was understanding, and most importantly, the deep admiration he showed for Gu Xiaoying fulfilled her always-inferior heart.
Such a handsome man, a city man with a decent family and the scholarly air of a family, deeply in love with her, was the best dream ever for Gu Xiaoying in this life.
It was a different life she always wanted, happiness she dared not believe in.
So when Gu Xiaoqing ruthlessly revealed it all, maliciously, it was full of desecration and insult to this relationship, which Gu Xiaoying couldn’t stand.
For the first time, Gu Xiaoying looked at Gu Xiaoqing and felt very uncomfortable, deep inside she resented her sister.
Since young, her sister always got the family’s attention, with good grades, smartness, helping the family business out of water and fire.
Initially, Gu Xiaoying didn’t mind, but lately, hearing Shang Wenming casually comment about the disparity in parental treatment, she began to wonder if she should have gotten more.
Why did her shares seem so few? She contributed the most, cared for younger siblings, did farming work, suffered much, why was her reward so little.
At first, Gu Xiaoying was a bit against Shang Wenming’s words, but gradually, hearing it often enough, she herself felt it wasn’t wrong, a feeling of wronging herself arose, should she really suffer this injustice.
So this accumulation, after Gu Xiaoqing’s outburst, completely angered Gu Xiaoying.
Staring in the mirror at her sister, she felt estranged; she abruptly realized, they both had grown up, thoughts diverging.
The sisterly bond from years ago, sharing secrets on a cold kang bed, seemed gone.
It appeared everything was irretrievable.
Gu Xiaoying thought despairingly, was the world changing too fast?
Why couldn’t her sister and she not change? (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)
