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Originally, Su Ruanruan had planned to stay at the Gu residence for only two days before leaving, but her period began. The young girl whimpered softly in discomfort, so Gu Jinzhou decided to wait until she felt better before returning to Yinhu Manor.

The air conditioning inside was a bit chilly.

Su Ruanruan’s soft, supple hips shifted closer to the heat source. Her delicate, pale brow furrowed slightly, as if she sensed someone nearby. Yet, she did not panic but continued to sleep peacefully, knowing that her period was her shield—she wasn’t afraid of Gu Jinzhou troubling her.

Gu Jinzhou lifted his drowsy eyelids. Just as he was about to say something, the soft girl nestled deeper into his embrace.

“...Darling, have mercy, please don’t torment me anymore.”

“I’m not tormenting you.”

Su Ruanruan kept her eyes closed, unwilling to open them.

Gu Jinzhou grasped a tender patch of flesh, his fingers kneading it with just the right pressure. This fearless little creature deserved a stern lesson to see if she dared to tease her man so boldly again.

The more Su Ruanruan troubled him, the more he delighted in the softness beneath his palm. His brows relaxed into a sensual arch, his voice husky and teasing as he caressed and kissed her. Even facing death, he might still crave this touch.

“Gu Jinzhou!” she whimpered coquettishly, feigning stubbornness. “Go ahead, kiss me, nibble me—one day you’ll nibble me bare!”

“I’m thrifty, I won’t nibble you bare.”

Gu Jinzhou withdrew his warm, clean hand from her pink nightgown and gently patted her back. The steady, reassuring sense of security washed over her, lulling her toward sleep.

“I’m off to work. Remember to get up and eat breakfast. If you miss me, call me—don’t text, I might not see it.”

“Okay.”

One had to be grateful for Gu Jinzhou’s self-discipline and restraint—even when flustered, he managed to keep life and work in order. If he worked from home, who knew how absurd things would get? Su Ruanruan might spend most of her time in his arms, satisfying this man’s dark possessiveness.

—

The Gu family’s sunroom, wrapped in verdant greenery, felt like a forest sanctuary.

Today, Su Ruanruan decided to have breakfast here.

Sunlight bathed the girl’s porcelain skin, and her seaweed-like long hair shimmered. Her exquisite features resembled a fairy spirit from a painting.

At that moment, the phone beside a pile of red rice sausages rang.

It was Su Lan’er calling.

—

Su Ruanruan answered.

There were still six months before Su Lan’er would need a kidney transplant, so she hadn’t yet realized how precious Su Ruanruan truly was. She was busy boasting about the Hermès Himalaya Birkin bag the Su couple had bought her and said that if Su Ruanruan came home, she could borrow it for a few days.

Without Su Ruanruan, the venomous supporting character, Su Lan’er’s greedy, selfish, petty nature was fully exposed.

Su Ruanruan replied flatly, “I have a whole room full of Hermès and dozens of custom pieces. Do you really need to borrow a bag from me?”

Su Lan’er was speechless.

Then she bragged about her popular web drama, boasting of gaining many fans and her future as a world-renowned star, someone ordinary people would admire.

“Ordinary people” was code for Su Ruanruan.

Su Ruanruan sipped her stomach-soothing black tea, at a loss how to even comment on Su Lan’er’s intelligence.

“No matter how famous you get, you’re just a money-making tool for capitalists. After being abandoned by the Su couple, I became the heiress of a capitalist family. There’s a world of difference between us. Understand?”

Su Lan’er hung up, furious.

Bitch! She deserved for Su Ruanruan to be abandoned! Deserved not to receive the Su couple’s affection!

Thinking this made her feel better.

—

The temperature in the sunroom rose steadily. As Su Ruanruan stood and looked up, she saw a woman in a green dress.

Miss Xia of the Xia family, Xia Xinyou.

Living with elders in the old mansion had its downsides—no matter how much you disliked someone, you had to put on a smile or risk being reprimanded for bad manners.

Xia Xinyou said, “Ruanruan, you see a good friend has come, and you don’t even say hello?”

Su Ruanruan replied coldly, “What kind of friend do you think you are? Brother Jinzhou told me long ago not to be friends with you.”

…

They had once been close sisters. Xia Xinyou’s family was not as powerful as the Gu family, so Su Ruanruan used to share her good food and fun things with Xia Xinyou.

—

In front of Su Ruanruan, Xia Xinyou never felt inferior—in fact, she felt superior because Su Ruanruan was chubby, while she was tall and beautiful, praised by all as star material.

Until the summer before high school, when Su Ruanruan’s figure transformed into that of a graceful fairy, while Xia Xinyou’s appearance worsened—her chin sharpened, cheekbones pronounced, and her face grew harsh.

Everyone praised Su Ruanruan’s beauty, and no one mentioned Xia Xinyou’s decline anymore.

When school resumed, Xia Xinyou began ostracizing Su Ruanruan, spreading rumors that Su Ruanruan had gone abroad for cosmetic surgery and liposuction during the summer.

Because of Su Ruanruan’s powerful Gu family backing, no one dared insult her openly, only whisper behind her back.

But sixteen-year-old Su Ruanruan blossomed so beautifully that some bold female students quietly asked where she had surgery. They meant no mockery—they wanted to be fairies too.

Only then did Su Ruanruan realize she had been betrayed by a friend. It was her first such experience; she was heartbroken and tearful as she video-called Gu Jinzhou.

The pampered little princess cried so sorrowfully that Gu Jinzhou’s heart ached deeply for Xia Xinyou.

He comforted Su Ruanruan with many truths, like: no family or friend would stay by your side forever, but Brother Jinzhou would.

Gu Jinzhou contacted the principal of Haiying Noble Private School and arranged for Su Ruanruan’s summer weight-loss vlog to be shown in class. If he hadn’t feared rumors might harm her mental health, he wouldn’t have shared it.

In the thirty-day summer vlog, Su Ruanruan changed daily, as if the goddess Nüwa herself was remolding her into a radiant little fairy, stopping only when the transformation was complete.

The cosmetic surgery rumors collapsed effortlessly, and classmates praised Su Ruanruan as a natural beauty. The one who spread rumors, Xia Xinyou, was forced to transfer schools.

…

Xia Xinyou glanced at the pearl slippers on Su Ruanruan’s feet. Each large pearl was like the treatment of an imperial concubine in ancient times—Gu Jinzhou truly spoiled her.

“Su Ruanruan, I admit your luck is good—to have the kind and prestigious Gu family, and a brother like Gu Jinzhou who is so gentle.”

“Have you thought about this? If Gu Jinzhou marries, will he still treat you so well? His wife—your sister-in-law—will she tolerate you?”

“If I were you, I’d cut ties with Gu Jinzhou now, so as not to cause trouble for his wife.”

Another person urging her away from Gu Jinzhou. Su Ruanruan thought this time it must not be some plot twist—it was just that Xia Xinyou had never gotten along with her and couldn’t stand to see her happy.

Su Ruanruan said, “Sorry, I’ve decided to become Gu Jinzhou’s wife myself, so there won’t be any sister-in-law making things difficult.”

Xia Xinyou gasped, “What?!”