The Real Heiress Has an Appraisal System

’This feeling isn’t unpleasant. In fact, seeing her excited expression makes me feel happy for her.’

...

’It’s very strange.’

’They were bound together by an unconventional marriage meant to bring him good luck, and now he actually felt a sense of husbandly responsibility.’

"Mr. Ryan?" Gu Shengsheng said, noticing he was lost in thought. "Give me the invitation. I’ll go."

"It’s a chance to make money. Of course I won’t let it pass."

Lu Shijing immediately added, "A lot of experts have lost. Mr. Zhao Dehai went and probably lost a huge sum of money. Zhang Sanwang and other well-known people in the circle have also gone. At the very least, they all lost the five-million entrance fee."

"Miss Gu, are you sure you want to go?"

Gu Shengsheng nodded. "I’m sure. I made a bet with an expert’s son back in Rui City, and it was also about guessing random things. This kind of event, where everything is an unknown, is quite interesting. You have to see the bigger world. How can you get anywhere by just staying in your comfort zone?"

’The System would be almost useless in a place like this. The scariest part is that even someone like Zhang Dehai, with half a lifetime of experience, would be of no help.’

’But if I don’t go, how will I ever see what’s out there? How will I learn that there’s always someone better, always a higher mountain to climb?’

’Even if I go to a place like this and lose five million, it would still be worth it.’

Lu Shijing’s eyes filled with approval. "Okay," he said.

He then handed her the invitation. "The event is in one week, Miss Gu. Formal attire is required for entry."

"Okay." She nodded.

When Gu Shengsheng finished and came out, Lin Kai was already standing at the door.

"Is Linnin okay?"

Lin Kai beamed, looking as if he’d just heard wonderful news. "She’s fine, she’s fine. But Miss Lu has gone to the old family residence, and Mrs. Lu Sr. is there too. Something big is happening with the Lu Family, so you need to head back as well, Young Madam. I’m here to pick you up."

Gu Shengsheng glanced at the unread messages on her WeChat. Her grandmother said Lu Chaoyang had told everyone in the family to come back.

’So this must be about the Lu Group, right?’

’Don’t tell me it’s really going bankrupt? The thing is, my grandmother was the one who started this rumor.’ Gu Shengsheng couldn’t help but feel a little worried for her.

As they drove, Lin Kai was grinning from ear to ear.

"Young Madam, I saw the man you were talking to just now. He’s quite handsome!"

Gu Shengsheng said, "...You’re into him?"

Lin Kai was so shocked he nearly died and slammed on the brakes. ’Good grief, how can the Young Madam say something so audacious!’

"I meant that you two look like a good match, Young Madam! If you were to remarry, he’d be a good person to consider." Lin Kai was really testing the waters, all for the sake of the ’ship’ he was rooting for.

’His heart was pounding.’

Gu Shengsheng frowned. "Strange. Does everyone in the Lu Family love to play matchmaker and introduce me to boyfriends? Besides, you call me Young Madam."

"I married into the family to bring good luck. Logically, you shouldn’t be trying to matchmake for me. I’m supposed to live like a widow."

At this, Gu Shengsheng became excited.

’Living like a widow at such a young age, with such a great family and an adorable little sister... isn’t this a total win? The phrase ’peak of my life’ is getting old...’

Who would have thought that after Gu Shengsheng said this, Lin Kai would get even more excited.

"Miss Gu, are you hopelessly in love with my former boss? Is that why you haven’t taken a fancy to anyone else?"

’This persona isn’t bad,’ Gu Shengsheng thought. ’From now on, if anyone tries to set me up, I’ll just say I’m hopelessly in love with Lu Shijing.’

So she gave a casual and perfunctory nod. "Yes."

When they stopped at a red light, Lin Kai, incredibly excited, typed out a lightning-fast message to his boss: "Boss! I was just taking the Young Madam home, and she said she’s hopelessly in love with you."

Lu Shijing replied with an ellipsis.

He seemed unconcerned, but as he was eating with Jin Ran, he couldn’t help but smile.

He had a handsome smile, though he didn’t have two faint dimples like Gu Shengsheng. But for someone so stern-looking, a smile like that softened his features considerably.

Jin Ran had been stuffing his face and ranting, but now he suddenly grew restless. "Hey, buddy, my day has been miserable enough. First, I get beaten by you, then stood up by your sister, and then your wife shows up to pin a crime on me. What did I do to deserve any of this?"

"Your family treats me so badly, and you’re sitting here smiling? Who are you laughing at?" He was genuinely furious.

Lu Shijing wiped the smile from his face, then said with smug composure, "It’s nothing. You’re not married. You don’t have a wife. You wouldn’t understand."

"..." It felt as if Jin Ran’s heart had been stabbed a few more times.

’Seriously, what’s so great about Lu Shijing? Did he have the skills to find a wife on his own? No! It was all thanks to Mrs. Lu Sr. pulling strings and finding a suitable woman for his good-luck marriage...’

’The more he thought about it, the more irritated he became.’

Lu Shijing, on the other hand, read the message several more times. He even long-pressed it and saved it to his favorites.

---

It had been a while since Gu Shengsheng had been to the Lu Family’s old residence, and it felt a little unfamiliar now.

As soon as she walked in, she heard a shrill, somewhat familiar voice. ’Isn’t that Second Madam Lu, Wang Shufen?’

"Mom, what you did today was really wrong. The Lu Group is the entire Lu Family’s business. Do you have any idea how bad the consequences are now that you’ve directly said it’s going bankrupt?"

"Chaoyang was at the company all day, exhausted, and he only just got back. It was all to deal with the media frenzy you caused. We thought it was an outsider, but it turned out to be one of our own..."

"You used to be so considerate of the younger generation. How come you’ve become a completely different person since this Gu Shengsheng came into our family? It’s like you’ve been put under a curse."

"I said from the beginning that we shouldn’t have this good-luck marriage. Look, not only has nothing good happened in the family, but the perfectly fine Lu Family is about to have a disaster!"

"Let’s just kick her out..."

"..."

As she said all this, Second Madam Lu, Wang Shufen, already had a sob in her voice.

Her tone was full of pleading, like a poor, pitiful mother acting for her son’s sake.

When Gu Shengsheng appeared, she pulled up a chair, sat down next to her, and watched her cry. Perhaps feeling her view wasn’t clear enough, she leaned in a little closer.

The pitiful act vanished the moment she caught sight of Gu Shengsheng, her face instantly twisting into a ferocious snarl.

Gu Shengsheng looked disappointed, as if a good show had just been interrupted. "Please, continue," she said regretfully. "I’m listening. Don’t mind me."

Seeing that Shengsheng had arrived, Mrs. Lu Sr. quickly pulled her to her side, wrapping a warm hand around hers. "Shengsheng, I saw the Guanyin statue. I love it. I also sent a photo to your grandmother, and she thinks it’s wonderful too."

Gu Shengsheng nodded. "As long as you both like it, that’s all that matters."

Kneeling there, Second Madam Lu was now in an awkward position. She wiped her tears and stood up.

Then she continued, "Mom, you still have to give the family an explanation for this."

Mrs. Lu Sr. put on her reading glasses, her expression turning serious.

She asked, "Is this about Chaoyang? Or is it about Shengsheng?"

Wang Shufen said, "You need to explain both. If it weren’t for Gu Shengsheng, the Lu Group wouldn’t be in this situation. If you don’t believe me, you can ask Chaoyang and see what’s been happening lately!"

Lu Chaoyang hadn’t said a word the whole time. Seeing that Gu Shengsheng was not only unharmed but was actually becoming more and more successful, he felt like he was about to explode with anger.

’What is wrong with the He Family? Why haven’t they made a move against her yet?!’

Visit and read more novel to help us update chapter quickly. Thank you so much!