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

Shen Yingwei looked at Gu Qiwen with hopeful eyes.

Shen Yingjia nudged Shen Nian under the table and sent her a message: "Why aren't you reacting at all?"

Shen Nian snapped out of her daze: "What?"

"Shen Yingwei stole your boyfriend right in front of you, and you didn't react at all?"

Although Shen Nian said she would not marry for the sake of her family's interests, that's true.

But Shen Yingjia had just seen her and Gu Qiwen interacting intimately, and it didn't seem fake, so she thought they might have a relationship where they were mutually in love.

Oh, that's not entirely accurate either. It's just that Gu Qiwen seems to be interested in Shen Nian...

Can two people who are mutually in love and those who marry for mutual benefit be the same thing?

Shen Nian frowned, glanced at Shen Yingwei and Shen Zhaozhang, and guessed what was going on.

She raised her hand and replied, "I have a question for you."

"How can we obtain that antique hairpin?"

She had been distracted for a moment because she sensed the aura of the "wordless book" within that hairpin.

But the aura was very weak.

It's probably not the complete Heavenly Book, but only a part of it...

She never expected to find traces of the celestial book in the Shen family.

That's a divine artifact of the Guili Sect; Shen Nian must take it back no matter what.

However, as time passed, a portion of the Heavenly Book became an heirloom of the Shen family, which gave Shen Nian a headache.

Asking directly? The Shen family might not give it to them.

Robbery or theft? Shen Nian was unwilling to resort to such methods unless absolutely necessary.

Her sect was pure and upright, and even she herself was not to be tainted.

Shen Yingjia: "Huh? That's a token of the Shen family. In our generation, it's meant to be given to daughters who get married. Otherwise, Grandmother wouldn't have used it as an engagement token."

"I guess even if it doesn't end up in your hands, it'll probably go to Sister Yingwei."

Shen Nian: "Is this the only way to get it? Can't we just buy it from the Shen family?"

Shen Yingjia: "...What do you take the Shen family for? Do you think they need your little bit of money? This thing is a family heirloom of the Shen family. It was originally intended as a dowry for Miss Shen. No one would be so short of money as to sell this thing. But if you don't get married, it will probably be passed on to you eventually. But that will be more than ten years from now."

"What's wrong? You like this hairpin? Although it's an antique, I don't think it's that great. If you really like it, there are plenty of similar things at the Shen family's auctions."

No, that's not right, they are different.

Those hairpins are not celestial script.

Shen Nian closed her eyes.

No matter what, she had to find the Heavenly Book as soon as possible.

Only then will it be possible to uncover the truth behind the massacre of the Guili Sect and find the master and senior brother.

If Shen Yingwei were to marry soon and take this hairpin with her, or even if she were to obtain it more than ten years later, more than ten years would be too long.

She couldn't wait, and she couldn't allow any mishaps to occur.

Gu Qiwen had no idea what Shen Nian was thinking at that moment.

Shen Yingwei's open and subtle belittling of Shen Nian disgusted him.

In fact, he did not express his feelings for Shen Nian at this moment. He knew, of course, that the marriage contract would continue, and the person who would fulfill the marriage contract in the Shen family would most likely still be their biological daughter.

However, it was precisely because he was unwilling to force Shen Nian in the slightest that he took steps to dissolve the previously arranged marriage after Shen Nian returned to the Shen family.

He knew that Shen Nian had no romantic feelings for him.

Knowing that she was a cultivator with detached worldly ties, all I could do was sever these unnecessary entanglements for her in advance.

He began by saying, "I never explicitly stated that I disliked it."

He was naturally delighted with Shen Nian.

Shen Zhaozhang asked疑惑地问道：“Then why are you unwilling...?”

"If I were to say I'm unwilling, it would be that I'm unwilling to force someone I like."

"However, Miss Shen can rest assured that even if the Gu family falls into poverty from now on, I have no intention of marrying a woman who is full of lies, has bad character, and repeatedly frames others."

These words were tantamount to slapping Shen Yingwei in the face several times in public.

Shen Yingwei's smile froze.

His face turned deathly pale in an instant.

She never imagined that this CEO Gu would treat her so ruthlessly.

What did he say? Did he fall in love with Shen Nian?

It wasn't that he was unwilling to marry Shen Nian; it was that he knew Shen Nian was unwilling to marry him, so he didn't want to wrong her.

Shen Yingwei realized the meaning behind those words, and her face turned even paler.

On what grounds?

Why is Shen Nian allowed to—

She pinched her palm until it turned red. On the other side, Shen Nian glanced at Gu Qiwen, a strange look flashing in her eyes.

Does Gu Qiwen like her?

When did this happen?

After a brief moment of confusion, Shen Zhaozhang said, "Indeed, what President Gu said makes sense. As parents, we should indeed respect our children's opinions."

"In that case, then this marriage..."

"Wait a moment."

Shen Nian said, "I agree."

"...What?"

Shen Zhaozhang was stunned for a moment.

Didn't Shen Yingwei and Gu Qiwen both say that Shen Nian was unwilling?

"I said, I agree to this marriage."

"There's no need to annul the engagement."

Gu Qiwen looked up at Shen Nian, a hint of disbelief flashing in his eyes as well.

Regardless, the marriage between the Shen and Gu families is a good thing.

This is especially true for the eldest son's wife.

Shen Zhaozhang had no time to investigate why Shen Nian had agreed. He chuckled twice and said, "Since President Gu and Nian Nian are mutually in love, this marriage is a match made in heaven."

He pushed the brocade box in front of Shen Nian: "This is the Shen family's engagement token. It would be best if you took it yourself."

After he finished speaking, he said something to Song Daiqing.

Song Daiqing nodded with a complicated expression, got up from her seat, and when she returned, she was also carrying a brocade box.

She handed the brocade box to Gu Qiwen: "This is a token that the Gu family entrusted to the Shen family."

Gu Qiwen opened it.

The Gu family's keepsake was an antique inkstone, which was also quite valuable.

It is said that this inkstone was also the key to opening a private safe in the Gu family.

Song Daiqing didn't know exactly what was in the safe, but its value should be considerable.

The inkstone was handed to Shen Nian by Gu Qiwen.

Song Daiqing glanced at Shen Nian with a complicated expression, then suddenly said, "If you... if you're unwilling, the Shen family doesn't need you..."

Shen Nian glanced at her: "You're overthinking it."

She had already made up her mind the moment she agreed to the marriage.

Shen Yingwei also said, "Yes, sister, you are a daughter of the Shen family, you don't need to force yourself."

Shen Yingjia looked around and found it somewhat amusing.

Without that filter, looking at Shen Yingwei now, Shen Yingjia felt that sometimes her intentions were practically written all over her face.

So Shen Yingjia said, "Sister Yingwei, this is Sister Shen Nian's business, so don't worry about it."

"As Mr. Gu just said, he will not arrange a marriage between you and his wife."

So what are you meddling in here for?

No matter how much you interfere, even if Gu Qiwen and Shen Nian don't end up getting engaged, he won't get engaged to you.

What's that saying again? "When Qiuya gets married, you're here singing and dancing."

Besides, just now they were saying it was for the Shen family, but now it's become "the Shen family doesn't need it"?

Shen Nian glanced at Shen Yingjia with some surprise: "How come you suddenly have a brain?"

"Could it be that this stuff has some kind of miraculous effect, that it can even make your brain grow?"

Shen Yingjia: ...

He knew Shen Nian was a woman whose mouth could never produce anything decent!