Chapter 489: He’s Not My Brother, He’s My Husband (1)

After leaving the bar, Chu Lingxiu went straight home.

When Chu Yunze saw his sister return, so cheerful when she left but now utterly downcast, he guessed that her outing must have run into some trouble.

"Brother..."

Seeing Chu Yunze made Chu Lingxiu want to cry all over again. She remembered how she’d solemnly sworn to her brother that Gu Shuxin was a good person and deserved another chance even if she made mistakes. The thought now made her feel overwhelmed with shame.

"Am I really that stupid?"

’Her brother had figured things out without even meeting Gu Shuxin, yet she’d been with her for so long and hadn’t noticed a thing.’

’Even with what happened today, if Chu Yunze hadn’t told her all those things beforehand, she probably wouldn’t have been able to figure it out.’

He didn’t even have to ask. Hearing her words, Chu Yunze could already guess what she had experienced.

"Who said my sister is stupid! People grow up gradually. I believe that after this, you’ll mature quickly!"

"I thought she was my best friend. I thought she was truly the person who treated me best. I thought she would never lie to me, that everything she did was for my own good!"

But the truth had slapped her hard in the face!

"Silly girl."

Chu Yunze pulled the sobbing Chu Lingxiu into his arms to comfort her. "You have your whole life ahead of you. In the future, you’ll meet friends who are truly good to you!"

"Will I, really?"

Chu Lingxiu looked at Chu Yunze with tear-filled eyes. She had always envied others who had genuine friendships. But the person she had always thought was her best friend turned out to have ulterior motives.

Even someone with Chu Lingxiu’s personality was starting to lose her confidence.

’Good friends... they always seemed so far out of reach.’

"Of course you will. You’re starting university soon. College life is exciting, and you’ll meet lots of like-minded people. As long as you treat others with sincerity, others will be sincere with you in return. I believe in you!"

Seeing Chu Lingxiu like this, Chu Yunze suddenly felt a pang of regret. ’Maybe we shouldn’t have let her have her way back then and sent her abroad to study,’ he thought. ’If she had stayed by our side, would things have ended up like this?’

"Yeah, I believe you, Brother."

Before this, Chu Lingxiu had no real interest in going to university. But now, she suddenly found herself looking forward to her future college life.

"Xiao Nian also got into B University. You’ll be schoolmates in the future. I hope you and Xiao Nian can get along well."

Looking at Chu Lingxiu, Chu Yunze was still a little worried about his sister. ’If Chu Lingxiu could become friends with Shen Nian,’ he thought, ’I’d feel more at ease with Shen Nian around.’

At the mention of Shen Nian’s name, Chu Lingxiu’s expression suddenly changed. This time, however, it wasn’t one of dislike and annoyance, but one of deep guilt.

’After all, Shen Nian was a complete victim in this whole affair. It’s me who wronged her. Maybe my brother, parents, and grandfather are right—I still owe her an apology.’

"I know."

’If I see her at school,’ she thought, ’I’ll apologize to her.’

*

Shen Nian had no idea that seeing Gu Shuxin exchange a few extra words with Chu Yunze at the Chu family’s home last time would trigger such a chain of events.

Right now, her main focus was on registering for the start of the school year.

After all, this wasn’t just her university registration—it was her university registration with Lu Cheng accompanying her!