Chapter 607: She Is the Only Exception

"What’s wrong with that? It’s not like my brother will know, anyway. Besides, I’m just speaking the truth!"

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Chu Lingxiu had wanted to smooth things over, but unfortunately, her friend had no intention of doing so. There was simply nothing to be done.

"Alright, alright, I get it. You two are a classic case of devoted siblings!"

Shen Nian said with good-natured exasperation as she looked at Chu Lingxiu and Qi Yunzhi.

"Heh heh, you’re jealous, aren’t you!"

"What’s there for me to be jealous of? I have a brother too! And my brother is far from stupid. He’s very smart, you know!"

The thought of her brother made Shen Nian smile. It really had been some time since she’d seen her family after coming to B City.

’I really do miss them.’

"Xiao Nian, you have a brother?"

"That’s right. I don’t just have an older brother; I have a younger brother, too!"

"That’s so nice. I can tell you and your siblings are close. I’m envious."

"But aren’t you and your brother close, too?"

Shen Nian looked at Qi Yunzhi. From their previous interactions, it was obvious that she and Qi Chengliang were quite close. Their relationship as siblings was clearly a good one.

"My relationship with my brother, Qi Chengliang, is fine, I guess. But I have plenty of other troublesome siblings at home to worry about. It’s nothing like your family, which is so simple. Everyone is so good!"

Shen Nian looked at Qi Yunzhi. She’d known before that Qi Yunzhi’s family situation was probably a bit complicated, but ’now it seems the complexity must run even deeper than I imagined.’

"Oh, listen to me, ruining such a nice atmosphere! What am I even talking about? We should be happy!"

"Right. We should be happy."

Shen Nian nodded and put it out of her mind. ’No matter what Qi Yunzhi’s family situation is, she’s a friend I’ve chosen to stand by. If she ever needs my help in the future, I’ll be there for her without a second thought.’

But Qi Yunzhi, at that moment, could never have imagined just how much this seemingly ordinary roommate would one day help her.

「The weekend arrived in a flash.」 This weekend, Shen Nian didn’t go to the Chu Family or the corporation. Instead, she waited at school for Gu Hengzhi to pick her up.

She had already confirmed with Gu Hengzhi that she would be spending the weekend with him. She was going to the Gu family’s home to see their two patients.

After getting ready and heading downstairs, Shen Nian was surprised to find that Gu Hengzhi had already arrived to pick her up so early. And he wasn’t alone; Gu Zifan had come with him.

"Sister, my big brother and I are here to pick you up!"

The moment Gu Zifan saw Shen Nian, he hopped out of the car, ran to her side, and clung to her with a smile.

"Fanfan, you’re up so early! Why didn’t you sleep in a little longer?"

"Big Brother says we should sleep early and wake up early. Besides, Fanfan knew he was coming to pick you up, Sister, so I told him a long time ago that I wanted to come with him."

Normally, Gu Hengzhi’s lessons about sleeping early and waking up early weren’t nearly this effective. But knowing that his brother was going to pick up Shen Nian, Gu Zifan had gotten up at the crack of dawn, terrified he might miss it.

"You’re so sweet, Fanfan. Let’s get in the car."

"Okay."

Arriving in the area again, Shen Nian found it familiar. This time, however, she wasn’t going to the Chu family’s home, but the Gu family’s.

"Sister, we’re here! This is my house."

Gu Zifan announced this to Shen Nian as soon as the car came to a stop. Gu Hengzhi watched them from the side, a pleased look on his face. Gu Zifan had never introduced their home to anyone with such excitement before.

Shen Nian was the sole exception.