Stop pretending, the fake heiress is actually a master of metaphysics.

Her current situation is truly awkward.

Before Shen Nian returned, she was indeed the only young lady of the Shen family.

But now that her biological daughter has returned, her situation as the adopted daughter is hard to describe.

Even if Song Daiqing truly loved her, how long could that fleeting affection last?

But it would be different if she were to marry into the Gu family.

If she could become the alliance of interests between the estranged Gu and Shen families, then her status would be even more important than that of Shen Nian, their biological daughter.

After all, what kind of biological daughter could be more important than the Shen family's actual interests?

She thought that Gu Qiwen's visit to the Shen family at this time must also be motivated by the idea of ​​a marriage alliance.

The Shen family only has two daughters in total; it's either her or Shen Nian.

But look at Shen Nian's strong opposition to the arranged marriage...

Furthermore, Shen Yingwei felt that with the upbringing she had acquired growing up in the Shen family and the temperament of a young lady from a prominent family, she was definitely superior to Shen Nian.

She was confident that Gu Qiwen would choose her as his marriage partner.

But why has Shen Nian, who originally said she was leaving the Shen family, suddenly returned?

Shen Yingwei gritted her teeth, still smiling, and stepped forward to stop Shen Nian.

Shen Nian gave her a puzzled look: "Who's going to open the door for him?"

It was never Gu Qiwen who opened the door for her.

"I'm sorry, Sister Shen Nian, I saw you keeping going towards the car door, I thought you were going to..."

"In that case, you should stay away from here. It wouldn't be good if you did something rude to the guests and damaged the Shen family's image."

Shen Nian was annoyed and confused by her words. Just as she was about to pull her hand back, she saw Shen Yingwei fall backward weakly.

The way she raised her hand made it seem as if Shen Nian had pushed her.

Shen Yingwei raised her pale face, looking at Shen Nian with a mixture of grievance and disbelief, and said sadly, "Sister Shen Nian, why did you push me?"

Just then, the driver got out of the car and opened the door, and Gu Qiwen stepped out.

From his perspective, he could see exactly what had just happened.

While deliberately presenting her flawless yet pitiful profile to Gu Qiwen, Shen Yingwei asked in a trembling voice, "Sister, what...did I do wrong?"

As she finished speaking, a tall, slender figure walked up to her side.

However, just when Shen Yingwei thought Gu Qiwen would reach out to help her up.

Gu Qiwen walked straight past her.

Even his gaze didn't linger on her for a single moment.

He walked up to Shen Nian, took her hand naturally, and asked gently, "Does your hand hurt?"

Shen Yingwei slowly opened her eyes wide—this time she wasn't acting.

Shen Nian glanced at Gu Qiwen speechlessly and withdrew her hand: "I didn't touch her at all."

Gu Qiwen chuckled: "Then why did you let her frame you? I didn't know your temper had become so mild."

Shen Nian: "...I thought anyone with a normal brain and eyesight could see that."

After all, the trick was so idiotic that Shen Nian didn't even bother to expose it.

Shen Nian said, "By the way, why are you here at the Shen family? Didn't the Shen family and the Gu family no longer have any business dealings?"

Gu Qiwen: "I wanted to see you, so I came."

Shen Nian: ...

"What's gotten into you today?"

She frowned and reached out to check Gu Qiwen's pulse: "He hasn't fallen ill, and the formation is fine."

Gu Qiwen chuckled to himself.

The two were too intimate in both their words and actions. Shen Yingwei sat on the ground, staring blankly, and for a moment forgot about it.

She had just been thinking about becoming a potential marriage partner for the Shen and Gu families.

It felt like being doused with a bucket of cold water from head to toe in the dead of winter.

"Sister Shen Nian...do you know President Gu?"

Shen Nian glanced at her, a half-smile on her face, and said, "Of course I know him. How could I not? Isn't he the 'shady' roommate you were talking about this morning?"

Gu Qiwen raised an eyebrow: "There's that part too?"

"No... Mr. Gu, that's not what I meant."

Shen Yingwei said, her face pale, "I didn't know it was you... Besides, I only reminded you because I wanted what was best for my sister."

Before Shen Yingwei could finish speaking, two figures suddenly appeared behind her.

It was Song Daiqing and Shen Yingjia.

Song Daiqing walked away in a hurry, and Shen Yingjia was even more anxious. She ran straight to Shen Yingwei's side and pulled her up from the ground.

"Yingwei, are you alright?! Shen Nian, did you push Yingwei?!"

"Weren't you leaving? Why did you have to be so cruel to Sister Yingwei?!"

Shen Nian: ...

She and Gu Qiwen exchanged a glance, and she said speechlessly, "I almost forgot, there really is such an idiot in the Shen family."

"Who are you calling an idiot! Apologize to Sister Yingwei right now!"

"You dare to bully Sister Yingwei like this in front of outsiders? Are you planning to kill her in the future?!"

Shen Nian: "...Oh, so you have paranoia."

Song Daiqing hurriedly checked Shen Yingwei's wounds, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that she hadn't broken a single pore. She then turned to Shen Nian and asked in a serious tone, "Nian Nian, did you push Yingwei?"

"If I said no, would you believe me?"

Song Daiqing frowned: "Of course I want to believe you, but how can I believe you? Did Yingwei fall on her own?"

Congratulations, Mrs. Song, you've hit the nail on the head.

"You need to apologize to Yingwei."

Just as Shen Nian was about to speak, Gu Qiwen said, "Madam Shen, I was also there and saw the whole process of Miss Shen falling. She did fall on her own; Shen Nian did not push her."

Song Daiqing clearly didn't believe her: "Gu... I'll call you Qi Wen, after all, your mother and I are of the same generation. I know Niannian saved your young master, but you can't protect her like this because of that."

"Shen Nian and Yingwei are both my daughters. I will punish either of them if they do something wrong. This is the rule of the Shen family."

"I did not cover up for Shen Nian."

"I had the driver record everything on his phone. Do you want to see it?"

As he spoke, he waved to the driver behind him.

The driver, holding his phone, was about to get on when Shen Yingwei hurriedly cried out, "No!"

"Mom, I'm fine. Maybe I just fell by accident. It has nothing to do with my sister."

Shen Nianyu said sarcastically, "Are you mentally challenged? Can't you even tell if you fell down on your own or if someone pushed you? Should you get your brain checked to see if there's anything wrong with you?"

Now that things had come to this, Song Daiqing finally understood what was going on.

She glanced at Shen Yingwei and said, "Since it wasn't your sister who pushed it, let's leave it at that."

"Is this the end?"

Shen Nian said coolly, "Madam Shen, you just said that you would treat everyone equally and punish those who deserve it."

"What, I'm being punished for pushing Shen Yingwei? You don't even believe testimonies on my behalf. But you think you can get away with it so easily just because Shen Yingwei slandered me?"

"You are truly very 'fair'!"

"I'm your mother! Is this how you talk to your elders?"

"What kind of mother is one who only gives birth but doesn't raise her child?"

Shen Nian retorted without any politeness, "Shen Dahai and his wife at least fed me for over ten years, what did you give me in return?"

"Is it belittling, contempt, skepticism, or indiscriminate condemnation?"