Song Zhen's forthrightness frightened Gu Xinfei.
Her makeup was delicate, yet a flicker of unease shot through her pupils.
A moment later, as if wronged, her eyes began to brim with mist, inducing sympathy.
She said gently, "Song Zhen, I don't understand what you mean.
Zhouzhou is my sister, and I love her very much.
She grew up under my care, and I would never let anyone hurt her.
I certainly wouldn't set a trap for her.
Song Zhen, do you have a misunderstanding about me?"
Song Zhen gazed at her in silence.
Having held up the Song Family on his own strength, his ability to judge character was certainly not weak.
Perhaps being so blunt indeed wounded her pride.
But Song Zhen wasn't one to beat around the bush.
After a moment of thought, Gu Xinfei asked, "Or is it that Zhouzhou told you something this afternoon?"
Everything was fine originally, so why did everything change after Song Zhen took Gu Xinzhou out for a while?
The more Gu Xinfei thought about it, the surer she became that it was Gu Xinzhou's doing!
Disappointment spread across Song Zhen's face: "Zhouzhou didn't say anything.
In her heart, you are her loving sister.
But, Xinfei, Zhouzhou is not a fool, on the contrary, she's very smart, and one day she will see through you.
I am your big brother, and I've watched you both grow up.
I used to think just like Zhouzhou, that you are kind and gentle, a synonym for an angel.
But now, when I look at you, everything is so easy to discern.
Perhaps my ability to read people has improved.
Or perhaps your acting skills are just too clumsy.
Xinfei, if you're willing to let go of your resentment towards Zhouzhou from today on, I can pretend nothing ever happened."
Song Zhen too was a child raised in a wealthy family.
Although the Song Family had fallen.
But he had seen all the complex plots of the deep and unfathomable wealthy families since childhood.
He could understand Gu Xinfei's feelings very well.
If it weren't for the appearance of Gu Xinzhou and her mother, Gu Xinfei would undoubtedly have a happy, complete home, and a father who loved her wholeheartedly.
Song Zhen's own father also found him a stepmother, who gave birth to a younger brother, and the complete fatherly love he once enjoyed was also taken away.
Song Zhen once thought that just for this reason, he and Gu Xinfei were a match made in heaven.
They were both the children of rightfully wedded parents bearing the brunt of misfortune.
But when he got to know Gu Xinzhou, he discovered such an adorable girl, like a sunflower, pure, kind, and full of hope.
She would accompany him, encourage him, and listen to him.
He started convincing himself that although mistresses are detestable, their children are innocent.
It was also because of Gu Xinzhou that he began to accept his own younger brother, and now he shares a very close relationship with him.
But...
A pained look appeared in Song Zhen's eyes.
It was he who hurt his little sister, causing that pure sunflower to prefer wandering overseas rather than returning home.
"Xinfei, you and Zhouzhou are both people I want to protect.
I don't want to damage the affection we've shared over the years, and for the times you helped me as a child, I had an obsession that caused you trouble, for which I am deeply sorry.
I don't want to see the day when you and Zhouzhou turn on each other."
Gu Xinfei bit her lip, then suddenly said, "Not to mention I've always been sincere towards Zhouzhou!
Even if I had any falseness towards her, as my fiancé, shouldn't you be on my side?"
Song Zhen raised his eyebrow slightly: "You don't love me."
His voice was filled with conviction.
Just as his heart was convinced, the Gu Xinzhou of now still deeply loved him.