Chapter 594: Undeserved From the Start

"Mm-hmm, I’ll try my best too! When Grandpa and Mommy get better, I’ll be sure to take good care of them!"

"Mm, you’re such a good boy, Fanfan!"

Shen Nian gently stroked Gu Zifan’s head and pulled him into a pained embrace. Little Gu Zifan was just so mature for his age, so mature it was heartbreaking.

After setting a time with Gu Hengzhi, they dropped the subject of the treatment. Since it was a rare chance to see Gu Zifan and she had no classes that afternoon, Shen Nian decided to take him out to play nearby.

Shen Nian wasn’t satisfied until she saw Gu Zifan break into the innocent smile a boy his age ought to have.

After seeing Gu Hengzhi and Gu Zifan off, Shen Nian returned to her dorm. Her three roommates had been waiting for her, and they all crowded around the moment she walked in.

Chu Lingxiu was a bit calmer, since she knew more of the story. Wang Chunhua was naturally timid, so of course, it was Qi Yunzhi who was the most excited.

"Xiao Nian, Xiao Nian, spill! How in the world did you get to know the eldest young master and the little young master of the Gu family?"

Qi Yunzhi was practically bursting with excitement. How could she not be? These were the young masters of the Gu family, after all!

Wang Chunhua was excited too, though her excitement was mostly a reflection of Qi Yunzhi’s. After all, given Wang Chunhua’s family background, she couldn’t truly comprehend just how lofty the Gu family’s status was.

"How did I meet them? Can I say I just found him in the supermarket?"

Shen Nian couldn’t help but chuckle after saying it. ’After all,’ she mused, ’isn’t that exactly how I met Gu Zifan? I literally found him in the supermarket!’

"Found him? Xiao Nian, you’re on another level! You can even find the little young master of the Gu family just by chance!"

"I guess you could just call it fate!"

"I heard the Gu family’s little young master is the cutest thing ever. If only I could find a little brother that adorable someday."

"Oh, give me a break! You have so many brothers and sisters already, do you really need to go out and ’find’ another one?"

Chu Lingxiu was exasperated with Qi Yunzhi. She’d heard Qi Yunzhi say it herself: if her family had one thing in abundance, it was siblings. And yet, she was still thinking about going out to "find" a little brother.

"It’s not the same! My brothers and sisters aren’t nearly that cute! Anyway, what’s this I heard about Gu Shuxin being publicly shut down?"

When Qi Yunzhi mentioned Gu Shuxin being shut down, Chu Lingxiu’s expression immediately soured.

It wasn’t that she was defending her former friend. Rather, it was because she was well aware of the situation between Gu Shuxin and the Gu family. Even back when the rumors about Gu Shuxin first started spreading around school, Chu Lingxiu had felt conflicted.

Now, seeing Gu Shuxin get shut down right in front of the Gu Family, Chu Lingxiu didn’t quite know what to feel.

’What isn’t yours will never be yours,’ she thought. ’What’s the point of gaining something through lies?’

But Chu Lingxiu also knew that even if she were to say this to Gu Shuxin’s face, Gu Shuxin probably wouldn’t understand.

"I heard about that too. Apparently, the two Gu family young masters denied any connection to Gu Shuxin right to her face! A lot of people at school are crying foul, saying they were all deceived by her. They’re saying she has terrible character and is unworthy of the ’Campus Belle’ title, and they’re demanding she be stripped of it."

"Tsk, tsk. Her ’Campus Belle’ title was never deserved anyway. Now look what happened—the lie’s been exposed, and the title is gone. Was it really worth all the trouble?"

Qi Yunzhi shook her head as she spoke. "A person ought to know their own limits. Take me, for example. I never pursue things that don’t belong to me."