"Lingxiu, don’t just say that to make me happy."

That’s what Gu Shuxin said, but it was obvious from her expression that she was rather pleased by Chu Lingxiu’s words.

With her high opinion of herself, she never considered herself inferior to anyone. That even included Chu Lingxiu, who was right beside her. Gu Shuxin had always felt that Lingxiu was only special because of her family’s status. ’If she weren’t the young miss of the Chu Family, what would she be?’

Of course, if Chu Lingxiu wasn’t the young miss of the Chu Family, Gu Shuxin wouldn’t have bothered with her in the first place.

However, Chu Lingxiu had no idea what Gu Shuxin was truly thinking. She naively believed that Gu Shuxin was her best friend, someone who would always have her best interests at heart.

Because she valued this friend so much, Chu Lingxiu was willing to do anything she could to help Gu Shuxin.

"I’m not lying! Look at you—you’re so beautiful and smart. She’s just some girl from the countryside. How could she possibly compare to you? In my opinion, you’re the only one worthy of Lu Cheng. That Shen Nian has no right to marry him!"

That’s right. The reason Chu Lingxiu had been targeting Shen Nian at every turn was to stick up for Gu Shuxin.

Once, she had brought Gu Shuxin over to her house to hang out, and they happened to run into Lu Cheng, who was visiting the Chu Family. After that, Gu Shuxin was constantly asking her about Lu Cheng. Even someone as dense as Chu Lingxiu could tell that Gu Shuxin’s feelings for Lu Cheng were special.

Once Gu Shuxin confirmed that she liked Lu Cheng, Chu Lingxiu grandly took it upon herself to set the two of them up.

However, she never would have imagined that before she could even make a move, she would hear the news that Lu Cheng was married.

’How could this be!’

Chu Lingxiu had even directly refused when her own parents asked if she wanted to marry Lu Cheng.

For one, she knew Gu Shuxin liked Lu Cheng, and she would never fight with her best friend over a man.

Besides, in Chu Lingxiu’s heart, she didn’t hold Lu Cheng in the same high regard as her family did.

’It’s true that Lu Cheng is handsome, but that doesn’t change the fact that he’s just some poor guy who clawed his way up from the countryside. He has no family connections whatsoever. What’s the use of just being good-looking?’

’Even if a man like that is capable, so what? He’s completely unworthy of her, the young miss of the Chu Family!’

’If she were to marry, it would have to be to someone whose family status was on par with the Chu Family, and who was also handsome and highly capable. Lu Cheng might meet two of those criteria, but he failed the most important one. Naturally, Chu Lingxiu wouldn’t be interested in him.’

’But, since her best friend liked him, she could only use her own connections to try and set them up.’

’But now she had already made her grand promise, and the matchmaking mission was suddenly hopeless. How could Chu Lingxiu possibly feel at ease?’

’If Shen Nian hadn’t still been back in her hometown when she heard about the marriage, she would have stormed right up to her and demanded that she leave Lu Cheng immediately!’

But that day at the Chu Family home, Chu Lingxiu had seen how well Lu Cheng treated Shen Nian. Even her own family seemed to have completely accepted her.

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