Chapter 91 - If she has to leave, Gu Shishi would be leaving with her!

Gu Shishi blinked and said, "Even if old Mrs. Chen doesn't mind, that still rude nonetheless. My chauffeur hasn't been gone for long. Let me call him back and he can take you to the hospital!"

Gu Wushuang was stunned a little.

"The hospital nearby is AAA rated. Oh, the private hospital, Guo Li, is very close by as well. I think about 500 meters away, only 5 minutes or so drive!"

As Gu Shishi was talking, she walked up and grabbed Gu Wushuang's hand.

"Your heart condition is not a small feat. We shouldn't waste any more time!"

Gu Wushuang turned pale immediately!

"I... I am feeling much better now..."

She even removed her hand that had been covering over her heart immediately.

Gu Wushuang had wanted to take the upper hand in this!

But Gu Shishi took the opportunity, moved in on her, and now, with just a few words, she was trying to send her away from the banquet?

If she leaves now, wouldn't Gu Shishi be the only Gu's daughter at this event?

She had done everything within her power to not let Gu Shishi shine and show up alone in front of everyone.

All her work would go down the drain if she leaves now.

No way!

"Aye, stop being so stubborn. You know when it comes to heart disease, sometimes just a few minutes can make the difference between life and death!"

Having said that, Gu Shishi peeled Luo Pingting off of her.

"Miss Pingting, please help me get through to Wushuang. Her health is the most important issue here."

"Oh, Mr. Chen, my sister needs to go to the hospital. Please bring the car around and take her to Guo Li, the best hospital!"

Gu Shishi immediately called her chauffeur.

Gu Wushuang had finally turned completely pale.

"I really am fine now. See? I don't have any difficulty with breathing anymore!"

However, she had played the role of a fragile, sick girl in front of everyone for way too long.

Many of the girls there were hesitant even after she had said that.

Even Luo Pingting, her best friend, was shaken from Gu Shishi's bombardment of "life and death matter", "every minute matters", and "should go and get checked out at the hospital".

None of the other girls dare say a word about not going to the hospital.

Gu Wushuang, with no help at all, was no rival to Gu Shishi.

They were both girls, but Gu Wushuang was used to being pampered and didn't have much exercise.

Gu Shishi was raised in a regular family after all. She had plenty of experience doing housework and work. She lifted her arm and started dragging Gu Wushuang toward the exit.

None of the other rich girls even had the time to react to that.

Gu Wushuang was completely stunned silent!

She didn't recollect herself until she had already been shoved into the back seat by Gu Shishi. It was only after Gu Shishi had told the chauffeur to get her to the hospital as quickly as possible that she recovered. Gu Wushuang flipped her wrist and quickly grabbed onto Gu Shishi's lower arm.

"Shishi, you..."

Gu Shishi wasn't going to give her the opportunity to talk again!

"Don't worry, I will relate your birthday greetings to old Mrs. Chen. Oh yeah, in order to not upset her, I'll just let her know that it was that time of the month and you had blood stains on your skirt and was in a lot of pain."

Gu Wushuang's eyes widened.

"I'll go visit you in the hospital after I wish old Mrs. Chen a happy birthday. Don't worry about anything. I'll take care of everything here no matter what. Let the doctor check you out. I'll let mom and dad know."

"No, come with..."

Gu Wushuang wanted to say "Come with me". She wasn't going to let Gu Shishi be the only one who shined today.

If she has to leave, Gu Shishi would be leaving with her!

But before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Luo Pingting, who was also shoved into the backseat.

"Right, I know you want your friend's company. I'll let your best friend Miss Luo accompany you to the hospital."

After Gu Shishi was done talking, she slammed the door shut immediately with a smile on her face!

Mr. Chen floored the gas immediately after Gu Shishi had told him that he needed to get the heart patient to the hospital as quickly as possible.

The car sped away.

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Chapter 92 - Big chested pretty girl: "!!!"

Gu Wushuang almost grinded her teeth to pieces in the back seat.

"Wushuang, are you alright? Who is your primary care physician? Let me call him right now."

Luo Pingting was still clueless about what had just happened.

After Gu Shishi's urgent shouts, she really thought Gu Wushuang was feeling ill.

"Of course I am fine! I only took a few steps earlier!"

Gu Wushuang was about to lose her mind from being so angry.

She almost called her friend an "idiot!"

But as soon as she spoke loudly, she immediately realized she shouldn't have done that.

She clutched her hands and lowered her head the very next second.

She forced her voice to sound shaken.

"Pingting, I am alright. Now that you are accompanying me to the hospital... I... You shouldn't carry out your plan of teaching Gu Shishi a lesson."

Gu Wushuang's loud cry immediately gave Luo Pingting an out-of-place inkling.

Wushuang had always been a kind and soft-spoken kind of girl. What had happened to her today?

But, when she heard her regular voice after that, Luo Pingting was reminded of her plans again.

That's right! She was going to teach Gu Shishi a lesson!

She was going to... how did she end up in a car and leave the venue entirely?

"That's impossible. I wouldn't let her off the hook so easily! How dare she treat you like that? Even your acquaintances couldn't just standby and watch, let alone the fact that you and I grew up together!

"Don't worry! I'll teach her a lesson for you!"

Luo Pingting was upset for a little bit but finally let out a sigh of relief.

"I might not be there anymore, but Chen Kexin is still there. We will see to it that Gu Shishi regrets showing up today. I'll text her right now!"

Gu Wushuang let out a small cry and clutched her chest again as though she was in pain. "Oh, Pingting, you need to listen to me..."

"Shuangshuang, don't worry about it. Are you feeling sick again? Quickly, lean your head against the headrest, close your eyes, and take a deep breath..."

Luo Pingting was quick to take care of Gu Wushuang.

Gu Wushuang curved her lips with difficulty and forced a smile on her face.

She had always faked being sick and enjoyed the feeling of being pampered.

Then why was it that something just didn't sound right today?

But, thinking about that big-busted, airhead Chen Kexin, she smiled again happily.

"Alright."

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Right now, inside the classy bathroom of the private club.

Gu Shishi was sitting on the leather seat, humming as she reapplied her makeup.

She was quite proud of herself for sending away both Gu Wushuang and her best friend as one package.

She almost wanted to give herself a thumbs up and tip her hat off to her own ability to strategize.

No choice, she was, after all, a woman who only has 7 days of life!

She was not afraid of anything else!

Just when she was feeling ecstatic and was about to send the boss a text telling him that she had already arrived at old Mrs. Chen's banquet, she heard a unfamiliar but clear and bright young female voice from behind her.

"So you are the Gu Shishi who stole Wushuang's parents and even sent away Zhang-ma?"

Gu Shishi turned and looked. All she saw was a big chested pretty girl with an oval-shaped, delicate face. She had on a pastel-colored, 1-shoulder evening gown and standing behind her in her full glory.

The pretty girl, however, was looking at her hostilely.

Her words had a hint of anger in them too.

"Do you know that it's very despicable to be manipulative?"

Gu Shishi lifted her brows and appreciated her pretty look. Finally, she looked at her somewhat familiar looking shoulder-length hair style.

"I heard that you've made her so sick she had to go to the hospital!"

The pretty girl's chest was heaving in anger.

"Even if you aren't real sisters, you still shouldn't..."

A smile appeared on Gu Shishi's face.

"Meowmeow!"

"Bully her... huh?"

The big chested pretty girl stopped all of a sudden and almost bit her own tongue.

"You, you, you.... There's no cats here!"

Gu Shishi smiled and stood up.

"Oh, Meowmeow, don't be so silly. Has your grandma received the 'Four Sons Offering Up Mythical Peaches" painting yet?"

Big chested pretty girl: "!!!"

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Chapter 93 - Why did Gu Shishi need to look for her later?!

"The 'Four Sons Offering Up Mystical Peaches' painting. Have you given it to your grandmother yet?"

The big-chested pretty girl let out a small cry but quickly covered up her mouth.

She stared at Gu Shishi in disbelief.

Gu Shishi's lips curved up and she reached out her hand.

"It's very nice to meet you, MeowMeow."

"You, you you...."

The big-chested pretty girl couldn't even say anything sensible.

Gu..gu... gu... Guru.... No, Master.... ?!

Gu Shishi smiled and said, "Let me introduce myself. You might know me already. Yes, I am the one you called took-away-someone-else's-parents-and-chased-away-Zhang-ma and evil Gu Shishi."

The big-chested pretty girl continued to cover her mouth as she took a step backward with her cheeks beet red.

The ink painting guru who had first drawn her Orange Tabby and now the celebratory painting was.... Gu Shishi?!

The one that Pingting had contacted her to make fun of at the banquet? That Gu Shishi?

How could that be?

How could there be such a coincidence?

She had just heard that as soon as Gu Shishi arrived at the banquet venue, she had made Wushuang fall ill. And, Wushuang had to rush to the hospital and couldn't even attend the celebratory banquet.

She had planned to avenge her friend and picked a fight with Gu Shishi.

But... she's the same one as the guru?!

Chen Kexin's face changed colors.

Guru's strokes in her ink painting were so smooth and natural, and the artistic conception was impeccable.

In her mind, the oil painting guru was someone out of this world.

In fact, she was above everything worldly and spit on money like it was dirty; she didn't even care about the $10,000 red packet that she had offered her.

The Gu's were well off, but would the oil painting guru fight right over the inheritance with Wushuang?

She bullied the fragile Wushaung and even chased away their old servant because of some minor conflict?

How was that possible?

All these thoughts raced through Chen Kexin's mind in the matter of seconds.

The more she thought about it, the less it made any sense!

All the words that she had wanted to confront her with, she couldn't force any of them out.

"Chen... Chen Kexin... is my name."

Finally, it turned into a self-introduction.

"Mm." Gu Shishi smiled and nodded. "If I am guessing it correctly, you are the Miss of the Chen's? Wushaung told me you were the one who invited me here today and that you wanted to meet me."

Chen Kexin blushed immediately. Her purpose wasn't really wanting to meet Gu Shishi.

She had just graduated and returned from overseas and immediately heard from Pingting that Uncle Gu found their biological daughter, Gu Shishi. But, that peasant girl wanted to kick out their good friend Wushuang so she could have all the inheritance.

She was so upset after she heard that.

Pingting then suggested for her to invite Gu Shishi to the banquet and that's where they'd show her what was upper class and the difference between them and her.

She has taken that on righteously.

Their plan was to isolate and ignore Gu Shishi today and let Gu Shishi learn she was not a guest that was welcomed by the host. And that she was not welcomed in their circle!

"Ugh..."

Thinking of that, Chen Kexin's ears started to burn again.

She had thanked her profusely on WeChat the last couple of days. She even watched her live streaming two more times and boasted about her painting skills.

But, somehow, she turned out to be Gu Shishi, the one she had invited over and was also the target of their plot!

Chen Kexin felt that she saw blackness in front of her eyes.

This must be a joke from some supernatural powers....

She was going to make fun of the person that she was just boasting about the day before.

Wasn't that the same as slapping her own face?

"I...I need to greet another friend. Pardon me!"

Chen Kexin was confused and had no idea how she should interact with Gu Shishi.

Gu Shishi's lips curved upward.

"Sure, I'll look for you in a bit."

Chen Kexin almost slipped on the floor. Why did Gu Shishi need to look for her later?!

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Chapter 94 - The original owner had it much worse than she did!

Gu Shishi took her time touching up her makeup before she walked out of the restroom.

She was in no rush to clear her name in front of Chen Kexin.

Chen Kexin had been very active in her channel. The few times that they had chatted on WeChat, she had sent her all sorts of emojis to show how much she looked up to her...

It was obvious that she was a nice girl who was well protected by her family.

She was naïve and not manipulative.

She just needed time to see who was in the right and who wasn't.

Quickly, Gu Shishi arrived at the banquet hall located on the second floor.

The banquet was served in buffet style today.

Everybody was standing around the banquet hall and chatting with those around them.

This was, no doubt, heaven for those who were good at socializing.

As long as they wanted to, they could walk in between all of the upper classes madams and misses and chat with any or all of them.

One could earn quite a bit of brownie points over the course of just one meal.

Gu Shishi looked around and certainly spotted many like that.

There were also plenty of smaller tables placed around the perimeter of the venue. Most of them were taken by older housewives as they rest and socialized at the same time.

She attracted plenty of attention the minute she walked inside of the banquet hall.

Gu Shishi was, doubtless, a pretty girl.

She had on a light-yellow colored dress today that made her look even more like a voluptuous and delicate flower bud. Her skin was white like snow. If one looked close enough, it was almost glowing. She was flawless from head to toe.

Her cheeks were smooth and shiny like a peeled egg and her brows were elegant and beautiful. Her eyes were limpid, and her lips were delicate like an apricot.

Yet, not one person came up to greet her.

Everybody in the banquet hall looked at her. Some of them were stunned by her beauty and others were envious of her. Quickly, they exchanged a few words with those around them, showed a look of either insight or contempt, then they turned away from her.

It didn't take long before Gu Shishi fully understood the meaning of "not belonging".

There were at least 40 ~ 50 people at the venue, but she didn't know any of them.

Nor would any one of them approach her.

Alienation was clearly written on everyone's face.

She was just about to walk over to the buffet table when she heard a vexed voice from an elegant middle-aged woman.

"Shishi, your little sister Wushuang is ill?"

She turned around and saw a pretty woman wrapped in a lavender cheongsam along with a reddish purple embroidered shawl walking toward her quickly with a worried look on her.

That was Zheng Wen, Mrs. Gu.

The birth mother of this body.

It only took Gu Shishi a second to recall who she was.

But the very next second, Mr. Gu turned pale already. Clutching her purse tightly, she said, "Shishi, your father and I are going to check on Wushuang in the hospital. You stay here and spend some time with Miss Chen."

She didn't even wait for Gu Shishi to answer before she walked away in her stilettos, quickly wrapped her arm around a slightly solemn-looking and chubby middle-aged man's arm, and left with him without ever looking back.

Gu Shishi, as much as she had fully anticipated this, could do nothing but smile wryly.

Just one second of meeting and one line, and they had already left.

They ditched their real daughter to go check on their adoptive one.

Gu Zhengxin, her birth father, never even walked up to her or spoke to her.

The "Dad" and "Mom" that Gu Shishi had been mulling over had already disappeared into thin air. She didn't have parents in her previous life; she was adopted and raised by her master. She had also taken on his last name, Gu. She thought she had it bad as an orphan, and she never imagined that the original owner had it worse than her.

Her birth parents were right there, but they acted like they didn't see her at all.

They didn't even think twice before leaving her even though they knew that she didn't know another soul there. They didn't even bother asking if she wanted to leave with them.

The original owner had it much worse than she did!

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Chapter 95 - Helping Gu Shishi meant turning her back on Wushuang. What was she doing?!

However, Gu Shishi only felt sorry for the original owner for a brief few seconds.

She was attracted by the sumptuous buffet area the very next moment.

Sashimi, abalone, king crab legs... fried chicken, steak, hearty cream soup... dessert area with chocolate fondue and all sorts of little pastries...

Then there was crystal shrimp dumpling, soup dumpling, dessert buns... all sorts of fried noodles and fried rice and other steamy dishes...

Gu Shishi couldn't help but felt hunger.

Her master had also restrained her to spend most of her time practicing at home. Buffets were something she had always looked forward to but rarely ever had.

Looking at the dazzling variety of food, she quickly grabbed a dinner plate! Even the speed she was walking in was twice her normal! Did she care about being alienated? Heck, no! Why would she even care about the others when there's so much delicacies in front of her?

Excitedly, she calculated the calories in her head, weighing that against the volume of her stomach and started picking and choosing.

If she ate too much during lunch time, she wouldn't be able to eat enough at night to fill up her life bar. So she couldn't overeat!

As she mumbled to herself, Gu Shishi reached the area with sashimi, which she hasn't any recently. She had just gotten two crawfish before someone bumped into her forcefully.

As she was carrying a dinner plate in her hand, she lost her balance and started falling down to one side.

Right then, red wine from the person who bumped into her came pouring down.

"Oh!" The girl who spilled the red wine let out a scream.

The interaction between the two of them quickly attracted attention around them.