Abandoned on a stormy night, I divorced and remarried into a wealthy family.

She saw many familiar faces at the banquet today.

After the Song family went bankrupt, they never had any contact again.

She didn't want to attract attention or hear any sarcastic remarks.

She went to the nearby spring pool, and had just sat down when a series of footsteps broke the tranquility.

Song Qintang quickly stood up.

Duo Qiqi walked over with a smile, took Song Qintang's hand, and sat down beside her. "Why are you here, sister?"

"It's quiet here," Song Qintang said truthfully.

Duo Qiqi smiled faintly, leaned closer and whispered, "Actually, I also like quiet. We're quite alike."

As she spoke, she moved closer to Song Qintang, looking at her expectantly: "Sister, can you tell me about Gu Huizhou when he was little?"

The sincerity and anticipation on Duo Qiqi's face were just like when she had pestered Han Yunqing to ask about Gu Huizhou's childhood.

Whenever Han Yunqing talked about it, she listened with great interest.

She loved hearing everything about Gu Huizhou.

Song Qintang and Duo Qiqi weren't very familiar with each other; they had only spoken a few words during a private meal once.

Just as she was wondering how to bring it up, Duo Qiqi came over affectionately and took her hand, saying, "Sister, I'll tell you a secret, Gu Huizhou is my idol!"

She then looked at Song Qintang and said, "Actually, I'm so envious of you, sister!"

Song Qintang asked, puzzled, "Are you envious of me?"

Duo Qiqi couldn't hide her excitement: "Yeah? I'm so envious! You grew up with Gu Huizhou and were even his neighbors. You two must have played together a lot when you were little!"

Song Qintang felt embarrassed. Gu Huizhou had been groomed as the heir since childhood, so he had no time to play. Every time, it was her who pestered him and refused to leave his study. Thinking of this, Song Qintang couldn't help but say, "We... aren't that close!"

Duo Qiqi clearly didn't believe her, tilting her head and laughing, "Sister, you're probably just reluctant to share!"

It wasn't that she couldn't bear to part with him; it was that she had no right to talk about Gu Huizhou behind his back.

Furthermore, if she were to speak up, it might cause Gu Huizhou a lot of trouble.

Upon closer examination, it's not hard to discover his past with Gu Huizhou.

Song Qintang pursed her lips and said, "I've told Director Yang everything I know, and I'm sure she's already told you."

Gu Huizhou didn't delve deeper into the topic, and Duo Qiqi pulled her aside and shared some very girlish thoughts.

At the end of the conversation, she even specifically mentioned that if she got a divorce, she could help her hire the best lawyer.

After graduating, Duo Qiqi joined a law firm and had access to excellent resources.

After they finished chatting, Duo Qiqi happily returned to the banquet hall.

Only Song Qintang remained sitting alone beside the spring.

While he was lost in thought, Long Jianjia, who appeared out of nowhere, suddenly came over with several young ladies from wealthy families.

Walking up to Song Qintang, he reached out and took her arm, smiling sweetly, "Sister-in-law, what are you doing here? I've been looking for you everywhere!"

"Is this your sister-in-law?" asked the woman in the red dress following behind Long Jianjia.

Clearly, her eyes were filled with disdain and mockery.

"Tsk tsk..." The woman in the red dress stepped forward and tugged at a corner of Song Qintang's dress. "Even my grandma thinks this color is too old."

As she spoke, she turned to look at Long Jianjia, "You didn't even bother to help me dress up properly. I look like a country bumpkin coming to the city."

"No wonder everyone's saying your godfather likes you more. Anyone with a modicum of taste would know who to choose!"

"Absolutely!" the woman in the champagne-colored dress chimed in. "If I were a man, I wouldn't like her either. She's so cheap!"

"These dresses are supposed to be form-fitting, but hers is so loose and flowing. Is she going to fake a fall and striptease at the banquet later to grab attention?"

The group chatted amongst themselves, one sentence at a time.

Song Qintang wondered if Long Jianjia had brought her here just to humiliate her.

Song Qintang didn't say anything, but silently withdrew her hand from hers and quietly continued feeding the fish. Long Jianjia felt like she had punched cotton, and the frustration in her heart was hard to vent.

She looked down at the seemingly endless edge of the pool.

There couldn't be a better time; she just needs to add one less spark.

She walked to the middle, hooked her arms around their hands, and pulled them back. "Sisters, you're wrong. My sister-in-law's specialty is climbing into beds!"

"That's how she got her status as Mrs. Wu. She even drugged my brother back then. How despicable!"

"I heard it's hereditary. Apparently, her mother slept with someone else, and when her father found out, she jumped off a building and committed suicide."

Long Jianjia stood between the two, arm in arm with someone, her voice completely unconcerned about being heard, all so that Song Qintang could hear her clearly.

She even turned up the volume.

Hearing the gossip, the two looked at Song Qintang with even more hatred.

At this moment, Song Qintang had stood up from the edge of the spring, her hands clenched into fists, the veins on her fair and delicate neck particularly prominent.

Seeing that the man was angry, the woman in the red dress pointed her chin and looked at him, "What's wrong? Weren't you just calm and collected? Now that you've been exposed, you're getting angry!"

Song Qintang could tolerate others talking about her, but she couldn't tolerate them slandering Lu Pingping like this.

Just as she took a step forward.

Long Jianjia pulled the two of them forward a few quick steps, "Come on, let's not let her affect our mood!"

"Pah! The whole family are vixens!" The woman in the red dress spat on the grass in disgust.

"What? You want to fight? I can't stand vixens like you."

"Birds of a feather flock together! You and Long Jianjia are the same kind of people!" Song Qintang, who was usually good-natured, couldn't control the anger burning in her heart at this moment.

He felt as if her whole body was about to be burned to ashes.

If you don't tell me soon, I'll suffocate.

As soon as she finished speaking, the woman in the red dress and the woman in the champagne-colored dress flew towards Song Qintang at the same time.

It flew in.

Song Qintang instantly heard the chirping of insects in her ears, and the taste of blood filled her mouth.

But I can't feel any pain in my body.

I even saw double images on them, blurry to clear.

Her head felt like it was covered by a glass dome; she could only see them moving their mouths but couldn't hear any sound.

Song Qintang closed her eyes tightly, and when she opened them again, they were still completely glazed over.

She realized something was wrong with herself.

She even began to lose her senses, her body became uncontrollable, and the burning sensation inside her body and the excruciating pain of her ruptured liver and gallbladder made it impossible for her to stand.

A fire surged within her chest, filtering through her heart and lungs.

She no longer had time to think about what was wrong with her body; she just wanted to use water to relieve the pain and heat.

"Thump!"

In the scuffle, she was pushed into the icy spring water by someone, she doesn't know who.

The two women standing by the spring were somewhat at a loss. They were angry, but if they caused trouble in the Gu family's territory, the consequences would be something that neither they nor their families could bear.

The woman in red reached out to call for help, but Long Jianjia stopped her, saying, "No, my sister-in-law can swim. It wouldn't be good if we alerted anyone."

As she spoke, she pushed the two of them forward, saying, "You two go first, I'll go get my brother to come and rescue us. With my brother there, nothing will happen."

The two young ladies were so frightened that they didn't have time to think and grabbed each other's hands to head to the front yard.

Long Jianjia, who remained on the shore, glanced at the calm water, sneered, and then ran towards the banquet garden in a panic.