Chapter 10 : Gu Huan, You Have Guts!

• Gu Nai didn't say a word the whole time, but she didn't know why Qin Ke gave her a fierce look.
• After dinner, Gu Nai wanted to go back and continue working on her design drafts, but Qin Ke stopped her halfway.
• "Aren't you proud of becoming Qin's young wife? Gu Huan, a woman of your status, wants to marry my brother. Have you even considered if you're worthy or not?"
• "... "
• Faced with Qin Ke's aggressive words, Gu Nai chose not to confront her directly.
• As it turned out, arguing with Qin Ke had absolutely no benefit for herself!
• "Where do you think you're going? Haven't I finished speaking?" Qin Ke said, leaving in frustration.
• Although she knew that Qin Yan Zheng didn't like Gu Huan either, if she actively picked a fight with Gu Huan, it would seem deliberate. If she were to act in front of Qin Yan Zheng, it would be even more audacious.
• Gu Nai only saw Qin Yan Zheng later on. She didn't expect him to appear at such a critical moment. Did he hear the conversation between her and Qin Ke?
• "I didn't expect the usually obedient Qin's young wife to have a sharp tongue. Gu Huan, this is your true face, isn't it?" Qin Yan Zheng sneered without reservation, his eyes filled with icy coldness.
• "... "
• Gu Nai instinctively bit her lip, her delicate eyebrows furrowing.
• She knew...
• "True face? I thought I was stating a fact." Gu Nai straightened her back and looked directly at Qin Yan Zheng.
• "What did you say?" Qin Yan Zheng narrowed his eyes, clearly angered by Gu Huan's 'provocation'.
• "Isn't it true?" No matter what Qin Yan Zheng said, she hadn't said anything wrong.
• "Who gave you the courage to provoke me?" Qin Yan Zheng's tone turned completely cold.
• "Gu Huan, I just want to warn you, don't be too clever for your own good. Women who are too clever never end up well." Qin Yan Zheng approached Gu Nai step by step, his intimidating aura overwhelming.
• As Qin Yan Zheng got closer, Gu Nai felt a heavy weight on her chest.
• Just when Gu Nai thought that Qin Yan Zheng was going to say something to humiliate her, he turned around and left!
• Staring at Qin Yan Zheng's departing figure, Gu Nai began to ponder.
• Qin Yan Zheng could have easily gotten angry at her just now, but he didn't. Not only that, he just walked away like that!
• Indeed, Qin Yan Zheng's temper was unpredictable and beyond her control...
• Qin Yan Zheng went to the study, his intense aura unable to be concealed.
• He had overheard the conversation between Qin Ke and Gu Huan in the hallway earlier. He originally thought that Gu Huan would act weak in front of Qin Ke, but he didn't expect her to stand her ground.
• Hmph, she's quite clever.
• As the eldest daughter of the Gu family, if she couldn't handle such a small matter well, there was no need for Gu Huan to continue mixing in the family.
• Lost in thought, Qin Yan Zheng was interrupted by a phone call.
• "Fourth Young Master, the owner of the inn changed a few days ago. He said he didn't know what happened that night."
• "He doesn't know? Then investigate through Gu Jianfeng." Qin Yan Zheng answered coldly.
• Based on Gu Jianfeng's furious accusations towards Gu Huan that night, Qin Yan Zheng was certain that there must be some hidden truth that he didn't know. He would find out after investigating.
• ...
• Before going to bed, Gu Nai received a call from Gu Jianfeng. He had given her an ultimatum - if she couldn't come up with the money by the day after tomorrow, she could watch Gu Shi go bankrupt!
• Gu Jianfeng knew very well what Gu Shi meant to Gu Nai. At this point, threatening her with that was the only card he had left!
• "Alright, I understand." Gu Nai closed her eyes, feeling exhausted, and agreed to Gu Jianfeng's demand.
• She couldn't just stand by and watch her mother's hard work be destroyed by Gu Jianfeng!
• Gu Jianfeng could be heartless and unscrupulous, marrying Jiang Xin immediately after her mother's death. But she couldn't be so heartless as to ignore Gu Shi!
• But Gu Jianfeng was asking for an exorbitant amount of money - ten million. Where was she supposed to get it?!
• Sitting on the bed, Gu Nai stared blankly at the ceiling, lost in thought.
• The next day, Gu Nai went to school as usual.
• Because Gu Nai didn't live on campus, there were inevitably some people in her class who would gossip behind her back, saying that she was so beautiful but didn't live at school, she must be kept by someone outside!
• Faced with such comments, Gu Nai never responded because it wasn't necessary.
• "Xiao Nai, our college is going to hold a design competition! I heard the first prize is ten million!" Gu Nai's best friend, Jiang An'an, excitedly informed her.
• "Ten million?" How could the college afford such a generous investment for an event?
• "Yes, yes! Ten million! And that's just the prize money. I heard the first prize winner will also receive professional designer training!"
• With that money and training, would they still worry about finding a job after graduation?
• Looking at the promotional flyer in her hand, Gu Nai fell into deep thought.
• Ten million.
• She was certain that she wouldn't be able to get the money from Qin Yan Zheng. But if she participated in the competition and won the prize money to give to Gu Jianfeng, it should work, right?
• Regardless, Gu Nai decided to give it a try and registered with a hopeful mindset.
• Because of the competition, Gu Nai remembered the old drafts stored in her USB drive. She suddenly realized that she had lost her USB drive!
• Gu Nai searched her room for a long time but found nothing. She then tried to recall when and where she might have dropped it.
• Right! That day, in order to persuade Qin Yan Zheng to go back to the Gu family with her, she had been in his study! The USB drive must have been left there!
• Gu Nai had entered the study late at night.
• Fortunately, Qin Yan Zheng wasn't there. She found the USB drive near a bonsai tree and left with it. However, Gu Nai didn't notice that there was a shadow watching her from a distance...
• Since Gu Nai registered for the design competition, she would often come home late.
• That night, as soon as Gu Nai entered the house, she sensed that something was off in the living room.
• A silence called deathly stillness spread throughout the room...