The Rest of My Life

I did not fear this face of Gudgeon's; I had seen her look more malevolent.

She kidnapped me, drugged me, shot me... Compared to those things, her current ferocity didn't count for much.

I just didn't expect to see her at the Shen household.

However, thinking about it, Shen Fang had a good relationship with the Gu family, so it was reasonable for Gu Qiong to be a guest.

Just now, Shen Zi and Gu Qiong were chatting happily, I think they had a good time before.

Gu Qiong stopped in front of me and raised her eyebrows slightly. "You don't seem to be surprised at all when you see me?"

I smiled and replied, "That's right, your elder brother said that last time."

Gu Qiong knitted her brows and sized me up before saying, "It seems that you've become the Shen family's niece. You've become a lot more confident now."

There was still a smile on my face, and I didn't say anything.

She said, "I heard that if I was bullied by you last night, I wouldn't have believed that you had the ability to do so. But now, it seems that I might really be bullied by you."

I smiled and replied, "I never take the initiative to bully others, but if someone tries to cause trouble for me, I'm not afraid. That's because those who harm me will receive their retribution in the end." I met her gaze and said, "Miss Gu, you should have experienced it yourself. After all, you tried to harm me a few times, and were then personally shot and punished by your brother. Furthermore, you were forcibly sent abroad … This should be the first time you're returning to your country during this half a year, right? "

Gu Qiong's face went ghastly pale.

She stared at me viciously, her face contorted.

After a long while, she finally gritted her teeth and said, "Don't be too proud. Sooner or later, I will take back all the suffering I've gone through."

I replied, "But as far as I know, Uncle Zhou only allowed you to come back and visit him for a few days. You'll be sent away very soon."

Gu Qiong had obviously thought of this as well, and her expression became even uglier.

Her eyes, like those of a viper's, were fixed on me as if she wanted to eat my flesh and drink my blood.

I didn't really want to meet her, even though she had been sent abroad, but I knew in my heart that she was still very dangerous.

But I don't know why, maybe it's because seeing her and Shen Zi Ruo together made me wary – These two people, one had a venomous heart, the other was lawless, and they both hate me. I am really afraid that if they work together to harm me, I won't even have the strength to retaliate when the time comes.

That's why I deliberately intimidated Gujong.

But my strategy seemed to be counterproductive, and Guyon's hatred of me seemed to deepen.

It was also true that Gu Qiong and Shen Ziruo were obviously not people who could be easily threatened.

I couldn't help but be secretly vexed, I really shouldn't have ridiculed GuQiong just now.

She stared at me maliciously for a moment, then suddenly whispered in my ear, "We'll see."

I sighed in my heart. As expected, she hated me even more.

Of course, I'm not really afraid of her. In any case, she and I are already in a life-and-death relationship. Even if I express my goodwill towards her, she wouldn't change her attitude.

However, I still have my reservations.

Just as I was thinking, Zhou Ning suddenly stepped forward, blocking Gudong and me.

Gu Qiong looked at him as if she thought of something. Her expression became agitated as she said, "Ah Xun actually made him follow you!" B * tch, what kind of drug did you drug Ah Xun with to make him dig out his heart and dig out his lungs for you?! "

It seemed like she also knew how important Zhou Ning was to Zhou Xun.

I didn't try to goad her. I kept silent.

Her face was filled with indignation, but perhaps because of Zhou Ning's presence, she quickly turned gentle and said: "I came to the Shen family as a guest, so I'm not going to bother with you." She walked back to Shen Zi Ruo's side and held her hand as she said gently, "Zi Ruo, I'll stay here to accompany you tonight, okay?"

Shen Zi Ruo happily replied, "Sure, sure!" Big Sister Gu, we haven't chatted for a long time, let's have a good talk tonight. "

GuQiong responded with a smile.

I frowned.

From what Gu Qiong said, she didn't intend to stay in the Shen family for the night.

After seeing me, she changed her mind.

Could it be that she was planning something?

Would she come into my room in the middle of the night, like Shen Ziruo?

At night, I get a little nervous.

Luckily, Zhou Ning was there. After hearing my concerns, he immediately said that I did not need to worry, he would take care of it.

After that, he sent his bodyguards to guard the door of my room. He also sent two female bodyguards to accompany me in my room.

I did not turn down his offer, and though I did, it was also to guard against Gujon.

And these bodyguards were brought here from the Zhou Mansion by Zhou Ning, so they were definitely trustworthy.

Most importantly, I believe that Zhou Ning has the ability to deal with GuQiong.

As someone who followed behind Zhou Xun, no matter how powerful Gu Qiong was, she wouldn't be a match for him.

So I was relieved.

But as I lay in bed, thinking about what had happened to me in the past few days at the Shen household, I couldn't help but feel a little speechless.

If it wasn't for the investigation, I wouldn't even need to live in the Shen family.

I could only tell myself that I had to find out what had happened.

Perhaps because of Zhou Ning's martial law, the entire night was very peaceful.

The next day I went downstairs. Although GuQiong and Shen Ziruo didn't treat me well, they also didn't provoke me.

I wouldn't let down my guard, of course, but it was more important to investigate.

After eating breakfast, I found an opportunity to go to the study room and asked Shen Fang, "Uncle, did my mother leave anything behind that year?"

Shen Fang narrowed his eyes and stared at me, not saying a word.

I whispered, "I know uncle and mother have a very good relationship. Uncle must be very sad when my mother went missing. Uncle should still have kept her things …"

If he said he didn't, that would prove he didn't have a good relationship with my mother.

I don't think he'll admit it, after all, he's going to put on an act in front of me and be an amiable uncle.

Sure enough, Shen Fang's expression changed. Finally, he said, "Yes, I kept them all in the attic."

I was a little surprised.

It's been over forty years, and he still has my mother's things?

Even though the Shen family's manor has a history of over a hundred years and has never been demolished, it must have been renovated. Since Shen Fang isn't my mother's biological brother, I don't believe that he would keep my mother's relics.

Maybe it was fake.

But it doesn't matter. I'm not really looking for my mother's stuff anyway. I'm just looking for an excuse to search for clues.

My eyes purposefully reddened. "Can I take a look?"

Shen Fang looked at me and said, "I'll get someone to bring you there."

I quickly thanked him.

After that, a servant took me to the attic.

On the stairs leading to the pavilion, there was a metal gate blocking the way. On the iron gate, there was a (solid) copper lock.

The servant unlocked the brass lock with his key, pushed open the iron door, and led me upstairs.

Just as I had expected, the attic was cluttered and covered with a thick layer of dust.

I had learned before that servants were not allowed in, which meant that no one was cleaning.

Today's weather was a little gloomy. The dust on the floor was particularly conspicuous, and the entire room seemed to be damp and shabby.

I let the servant go out first, then motioned for Zhou Ning to follow me inside.

Although he hadn't mentioned it to Zhou Ning, I guessed that Zhou Xun had taught him well, so he didn't say anything and just followed me into the attic.

My mother didn't have many things, but they were all stored in a box.

As for the picture, Shen Fang already gave it to me last time, so I didn't see it this time.

Zhou Ning and I looked at each other.

It seemed like he wouldn't be able to find any clues.

I began to ponder.

Could it be that I had been thinking in the wrong direction from the very beginning and shouldn't have come to the Shen family to look for the truth?

The Shen family shouldn't have what I'm looking for. Otherwise, with Shen Fang's shrewdness, he wouldn't be able to let me live here so easily.

Or perhaps, even if there was evidence, it would have been destroyed by Shen Fang in advance.

I should have changed my mind, like investigating the side branch of the Shen family, and the servants who had been kicked out.