Chapter 57: Not Marrying Him, Who Else Do You Want to Marry?

Gu Yanni saw that Bai Wei had woken up and immediately smiled, feeling smug that her own brother had kissed Sister Weiwei…

“Slap!”

Gu Yanting walked over and slapped her across the face, loudly demanding, “Cousin, why did you push me into the water just now?”

Gu Yanni was stunned. She hadn’t pushed Tingting at all—her back had suddenly felt a sharp pain, causing her body to reflexively jerk and bump into her…

“Tingting, it wasn’t me who pushed you…”

“If it wasn’t you, did I jump in myself?”

“That’s not what happened. Just now, when Sister Weiwei came over, my back suddenly felt like it was pricked by a needle. Sister Weiwei, did you poke me with something just now?”

Bai Wei’s eyes flickered rapidly. At this point, she didn’t care about awkwardness anymore and sat up in a hurry.

Just as she was about to explain, a gust of wind blew over, chilling her to the bone. “Achoo! Achoo!”

Gu Yanni stubbornly stared at Bai Wei, wanting her to give an answer. “Sister Weiwei, say something. Did you poke me with something just now?”

Gu Yandong, seeing the girl he liked being questioned by his younger sister, grew somewhat angry. “Little sister, how could Weiwei poke you with something? You must be mistaken. There are so many bugs and ants on this grass. Could it be that the candy you ate earlier attracted ants that bit you?”

Seeing Gu Yandong defend her, Bai Wei felt a bit smug. This Gu Yandong was indeed blinded by infatuation, but his excuse was quite clever!

She looked pitifully at Gu Yanting and whispered, “Nini, I really didn’t poke you with anything. If you don’t believe me, I’ll empty all my pockets for you to see.”

As she spoke, Bai Wei turned her pant pockets inside out to show them. “See? There’s nothing in my pockets. Could it be that you accidentally bumped into Tingting yourself?”

Gu Yanting thought to herself that although her cousin was a bit naive, she had no reason to push her into the water. After all, they were family.

Besides, they had no grudges against each other. Why would she do such a thing? Wasn’t she afraid that Grandfather and her mom would come after her?

Sister Weiwei—no, this Bai Wei—was also a bit suspicious. The moment she fell into the water, Bai Wei immediately jumped in after her.

Her timing was just too coincidental, wasn’t it? Her brother had only rejected her a couple of days ago. Why would she invite her out for a boat ride? Didn’t she find such a meeting awkward?

Not only did she fail to rescue her, but she almost caused her to drown.

Come to think of it, why would Bai Wei save her? She didn’t seem like the selfless, heroic type.

Could it be that she was behind all this? Trying to create an opportunity for her elder brother to repay her with his life?

It must be said, Comrade Gu Yanting, you’ve hit the nail on the head!

Gu Yanting’s eyes turned icy cold as she said in a low voice, “Sister Weiwei, I don’t know if you were behind what happened today, but it was because of you that my cousin invited me out, nearly causing me to drown.

My elder brother has already rejected you. I’ll return all the little gifts you gave me, and from now on, don’t come looking for me to play. I wish you the best of luck!”

“Achoo, achoo!” The autumn wind was chilly, and Gu Yanting also began to sneeze.

She walked over to Gu Yandong and said, “Cousin, keep an eye on my cousin so she doesn’t cause any more trouble. I’m leaving now, and I’ll tell my dad about this.”

With that, Gu Yanting hunched her shoulders, crossed her arms tightly around herself, and ran off.

Bai Wei and Gu Yandong exchanged glances, both at a loss for words. Gu Yanni stood by, dazed and distracted. What did Tingting mean by that remark?

At that moment, both siblings felt uneasy. What was going on? They had come out for a leisurely outing, only to nearly end up with a fatal incident.

Bai Wei, on the other hand, was furious. She had risked her life to save someone, only to end up as the damsel in distress rescued by a hero—and that hero happened to be someone she disliked.

Most importantly, her first kiss was gone—just like that, vanished!

Bai Wei lowered her head to glance at the small buns on her chest. Had Gu Yandong pressed against them quite a few times earlier? Ugh… she felt tainted…

Splash…

It seemed like more was coming. A sharp, needle-like pain pierced her lower abdomen. She hunched over, clutching her stomach tightly with both hands, unable to care about what might be on the back of her pants.

“Nini, take off your jacket and give it to your Sister Weiwei.”

“If I take off my jacket, I’ll be cold!”

“Weiwei is soaked all over—she’s even colder!”

Gu Yanni angrily took off her jacket, threw it at Gu Yandong, and ran off.

As the pain in her lower abdomen eased, Bai Wei didn’t take Gu Yanni’s jacket. She glanced at Gu Yandong without saying a word and simply walked away.

Gu Yandong had made time to come here, hoping for a chance encounter. Instead, he ended up playing the hero, rescuing the beauty and stealing a kiss—though the beauty didn’t seem too pleased about it.

As soon as Bai Zhi got off work, she overheard people gossiping: Gu Yanting had fallen into the lake while boating, and her sister had jumped in to save her but nearly didn’t make it back up. In the end, it was Yandong who rushed over and rescued her sister.

She even heard that they had kissed by the lake. Didn’t her sister like Elder Brother Gu? How could she kiss Yandong?

Something was off!

Besides, wasn’t her sister a good swimmer? Why would she need someone else to rescue her?

As soon as Bai Zhi entered the house, Cui Li, without even looking at her, began giving orders.

“Xiao Zhi, you’re back just in time. Go wash your sister’s wet clothes right away. I’ll make her a cup of brown sugar water. Oh dear! Our Weiwei really had a stroke of bad luck today. She tried to save someone but ended up being the one rescued, nearly not making it back up.”

“Mom, are you talking about Sister saving Tingting? Why did Tingting fall into the water in the first place? Would Sister really be so kind as to save her?”

“What are you thinking, you silly girl? That’s your sister! How can you doubt her?

The weather’s already chilly. She risked jumping into the water to save someone, and that ungrateful Gu Yanting actually pushed our Weiwei, nearly causing her to drown.

That little ingrate! Our Weiwei risked her life to save her—how could she treat our Weiwei like that?”

“Mom, you’re not thinking of going to cause trouble for Tingting, are you? You should go back to your room and ask Sister first if she’ll let you. I heard people say that Sister poked Yanni with something, and Yanni ended up bumping Tingting into the water.

Mom, think about it carefully: the reason Yanni and Tingting went out to play in the first place was because Sister invited them. It’s a good thing Uncle Gu hasn’t come to cause trouble for Sister yet, and here you are thinking of causing trouble for them.”

How shameless, always trying to shift the blame…

Cui Li’s heart sank. Could it really have been her own daughter’s doing? The whole thing was just too coincidental.

Bai Zhi, seeing Cui Li come to her senses, sneered, “Mom, you’re so amazing, your mouth seems to have been blessed. Didn’t you say before that if Elder Sister couldn’t marry Elder Brother Gu, she could marry his younger brother? Now it’s perfect—Elder Sister can finally marry into the Gu family.

If she can’t marry the eldest son of the main branch, marrying the eldest son of the second branch is just the same! Today, we even owe it to Second Brother Gu for saving Elder Sister’s life. Shouldn’t a life-saving grace be repaid by offering oneself in marriage? I heard they even kissed.”

“What? Kissed? Who told you they kissed?”

At that moment, Bai Wei walked out, glaring fiercely at Bai Zhi, and said, “You’re talking nonsense. We didn’t kiss. He was giving me CPR.”

Bai Zhi rolled her eyes cutely and said disdainfully, “Really? How come I heard you even French kissed? Elder Sister, congratulations on getting what you wished for. Now you can finally marry into the Gu family.”

“I will never marry Gu Yandong. I’d rather die than marry him,” Bai Wei declared resolutely.

Bai Zhi mercilessly mocked, “Really? Now the entire compound knows it was Second Brother Gu who saved you. He carried your wet body ashore, gave you mouth-to-mouth CPR, and pressed on your little buns… If you don’t marry him, who else would you marry?”

“Wah… Bai Zhi, you’re shameless!”

“Elder Sister, this matter has already spread throughout the compound. If you don’t marry Yandong, who else can you marry?”

Sigh, her elder sister really lifted a stone only to drop it on her own foot. She tried to scheme against others but ended up sacrificing herself, reaping what she sowed!

From now on, she should stay away from her second sister to avoid lowering her own intelligence. Sigh…! With a sister like this and a mother like this, life in this family is really tough for her!

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