Gu Lanshan didn't have time to speak before a burst of pleasant laughter echoed. She looked up and saw a girl in a pink princess dress holding the hand of a boy in a white shirt, coming down the stairs.
The girl was very beautiful, with skin as fair as snow. The boy was very handsome, with an impressive presence.
That scene was like something Gu Lanshan had seen in idol dramas on TV.
Gu Lanshan stared in a daze, lost in thought, until she heard a mocking laugh. That's when she noticed another boy leaning on the railing of the second floor.
This boy looked... nine-year-old Gu Lanshan racked her brains, thinking for a long time, and finally came up with a word: pretty!
This boy was very pretty!
He alone was like a picture, more beautiful than the pleasing scene formed by the previous charming girl and handsome boy standing side by side!
Sunshine poured in from the window, casting a golden halo around him. The window was open, and a gentle breeze blew in, making his soft black hair sway, causing his beautiful eyes to shimmer slightly.
Such a boy, beautiful in an almost unreal way.
In that instant, Gu Lanshan thought she had encountered an angel.
Of course, this thought lasted only for a moment.
Because the next second, his lips, as beautiful as petals, curved into a smile, with a hint of malice, he spat out three words: "Country bumpkin!"
The angel turned into a demon instantly!
......
Gu Lanshan blinked, pulling herself out of her memories.
Maybe in other people's eyes, she, Gu Lanshan, was fortunate.
The Gu Family was considered one of the prominent and reputable families in Beijing. On the surface, they did a lot of charitable acts, such as adopting her, Gu Lanshan, although in reality, she was bought.
The Gu Family never treated her badly. They were quite kind to her, providing her with luxurious clothes and food.
However, for Gu Lanshan, stepping overnight from a small town in Jiangnan Water Town into an imperial city with thousands of years of history wasn't a stroke of luck. It was an abrupt, unprepared change in her life, a transformation where she had to mature and become sensible overnight.
She knew that her biological mother sold her and didn't want her.
She also knew that although she was the daughter of the Gu Family, she was always an outsider.
So, she did everything cautiously, growing up like an insignificant supporting character in this family.
The more she grew up, the more Gu Lanshan understood. She gradually realized that there was no such thing as a free lunch. Feeding soldiers for a thousand days to use them for an hour. Gaining something meant inevitably losing something else.
In fact, the Gu Family adopted her to use her as a pawn.
Their kindness to her had a purpose. She was a tool for political marriage.
She would be placed on the table, traded like a commodity.
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After that day, Gu Lanshan walked carefully for several days, about five or six days before she returned to normal.
But Sheng Shi never came home again from that day on.
However, Gu Lanshan could still see him every day on TV, in newspapers, and in entertainment news.
Days flew by, and ten days passed, stepping into the next month. Gu Lanshan had no money in hand, and the funds for the next hospital visit were not secured. She could no longer remain calm.