Chapter 591: How Could She Be Reconciled?

“I see. In that case, Mr. Gu, if there’s anything you need help with, please don’t hesitate to ask.”

Even though Gu Hengzhi said he was here for a small private matter, the principal continued to beam at him. It seemed that no matter the reason, Gu Hengzhi’s mere presence on campus was a great honor for the school.

“Thank you, Principal!”

Gu Hengzhi gave the principal a nod. After speaking, he showed no intention of saying anything more. Clearly, he had nothing that required the principal’s help at the moment.

Yet, the principal didn’t seem the least bit offended by Gu Hengzhi’s behavior. Even though Gu Hengzhi showed no signs of continuing the conversation, the principal, a man of his stature, had no intention of leaving.

Even the senior administrators behind him stood obediently in his wake.

The entire group was focused on one thing: why Gu Hengzhi was at the school, and who he was waiting for.

Meanwhile, Gu Shuxin watched the Gu brothers’ attitude toward Shen Nian, the school leaders’ attitude toward Gu Hengzhi, and the stares of the crowd directed at her. Her heart filled with nothing but shame and indignation.

She hated the people gossiping about her. She hated the Gu brothers for showing her no respect. But most of all, she hated Shen Nian!

‘If it weren’t for Shen Nian, none of this would have happened!’

‘That damn Shen Nian! It wasn’t enough for her to steal Lu Cheng; now she’s even set her sights on the Gu family! The Gu family belongs to *me*. What right does Shen Nian have to make the eldest and youngest young masters of the Gu family come all the way to school just for her?!’

Gu Shuxin refused to believe Shen Nian was the long-lost daughter of the Gu family. ‘The Gu family has been searching for so many years without success. Besides, if they had really found Gu Ke’er, there’s no way they would be this quiet about it.’

‘Knowing how much the Gu family cares about Gu Ke’er, if they’d truly found her, they would have announced it to the world immediately. They would put her on a pedestal and spoil her rotten!’

But even so, hearing Gu Zifan call Shen Nian “sister” over and over again, Gu Shuxin couldn’t help the jealousy that flooded her heart.

‘I’ve done so much, and yet Gu Zifan has never once called me sister! For all these years, I’ve schemed and plotted, trying desperately to get closer to the Gu family. And in the end, it was all for nothing compared to Shen Nian, who hasn’t lifted a finger!’

‘How could I possibly accept this?!’

However, no matter how bitter she felt, Gu Shuxin didn’t dare do anything in front of Gu Hengzhi and Gu Zifan. She didn’t even dare to utter a single harsh word.

She knew very well what others might not: just how powerful Gu Hengzhi truly was.

‘With my current status, if I truly offended him, if I angered him… my future would be grim.’

‘Unless… unless I can find a backer powerful enough to stand against Gu Hengzhi, I have no choice but to swallow today’s humiliation.’

While the Gu brothers waited, the crowd watched on, and Gu Shuxin seethed with resentment, Shen Nian came back downstairs from her dorm room.

This time, Chu Lingxiu didn’t come down with her. She knew Gu Hengzhi was here specifically for Shen Nian. Besides, with him around, she had no reason to worry about her friend’s safety. So, naturally, Chu Lingxiu didn’t tag along and be a third wheel.

‘If I want to know what’s going on, she can just tell me when she gets back.’

“Brother Gu, let’s go!”

Not noticing the principal and his entourage off to the side, Shen Nian walked up to Gu Hengzhi and spoke.

“Mm.”

Gu Hengzhi nodded. He glanced over at the principal and the other administrators, gave them a brief nod as well, and then started walking toward the school gate, leading Gu Zifan by the hand.

Shen Nian saw Gu Hengzhi look to the side and was about to follow his gaze, but just then, Gu Zifan came right up and grabbed her hand.