The silly girl became a wealthy wife

11

As if he'd heard something amusing, the corners of his mouth widened, revealing his perfectly white teeth. His smile was like fireworks, a willow branch rustling in the March breeze, indescribably warm. Yet, his inky eyes were as dark as a starless night, weighing heavily on his heart.

"Is that all?" He unceremoniously pocketed the ten yuan and said, equally unhurriedly, "Miss Nine, you'll have to pay it back later!"

Sophia Gu hadn't even registered his meaning when he turned and left. She shrugged nonchalantly and hurried after him.

Sophia Gu's image at The Gu Family was that of an ignorant child among adults.

Her expression at that moment resembled that of a student still trapped in an ivory tower, devoid of any social experience. Her natural, casual demeanor tinged with a hint of worldly naiveté.

She always stayed out of that extravagant, scheming atmosphere. Whatever you said to her, she would just stare at you with an innocent, bewildered look, leaving you speechless and completely speechless.

Just like now, everyone's eyes were fixed on her again. She belatedly raised her head from her food, staring blankly at everyone, bewilderedly asking, "Why are you all staring at me?"

Then, in a rather clichéd way, she reached out her slender fingers to touch her face, checking for any rice, a completely foolish gesture.

The other beauties of the Gu Family wanted to slap her head and shove her into the c***k of the table.

Gu Lan, the eighth child of the Gu Family, smiled and said, "Our little sister has always had different interests than us!" Her eyes pointedly at the nearly half-eaten dish on Sophia Gu's plate.

Everyone followed her gaze to Sophia Gu's plate and laughed in unison.

Sophia Gu secretly rolled her eyes and curled her lips. "I'm just a foodie, so what? Is that wrong?" Someone once said, "Food is the most important thing for people. Anyone who disturbs others while they're eating will be struck by lightning!"

Lower your head and keep eating!

Derek Gu's eyes held a perpetually indulgent smile. Seeing Sophia Gu's silly expression, he couldn't help but lower his head, giving her a subtle look and curling his lips at Old Man Gu.

The interaction between the two was instantaneous, a tacit understanding that needed no words.

Sophia Gu, buried in her food, didn't mind. She looked up and gave Derek Gu a bright, clear smile.

"Miss Jiu's name is Xiao Jiu?" Someone's voice sounded like the melodious music of a cello, hinting at a hint of joy.

Sophia Gu's smile faded, a wave of resentment building within her. Was this guy deliberately trying to deprive her of a good meal? Well, I'd finally made my mark, becoming the center of attention.

But the Gu Family's focal point had always been Vivian, the doting, overbearing beauty, and Sophia Gu didn't want to, and couldn't, steal her spotlight and become the target of public criticism.

She kept silent and continued eating!

But why was the atmosphere so strange? Why was he still looking at her? Fine, if I didn't know better, I'd be disrespecting the old man, and the consequences of disrespecting him would be severe!

She raised her bright, rosy face, chewed the food in her mouth carefully, swallowed slowly, and leisurely put down her fork. She gently wiped the scattered oil stains from her lips with a napkin. Then she smiled brightly at the eerily silent crowd, nodded, and replied slowly:

"Ah, my name is Sophia Gu!" Then she casually turned her head and asked Comrade A, the utterly brutish passerby in a handsome man's guise, "What about you?"

Vivian, who wasn't known for her impatience but was decisive in her actions, shouted gravely, "Xiaojiu!"

"Hmm?" Sophia Gu turned to Vivian with innocent bewilderment, fluttering her long eyelashes. She obediently asked, bewildered, "Second sister, is there something wrong?"

Vivian simply frowned, not even glancing at the ninth sister she hadn't paid attention to since childhood. Her slender fingers gracefully swirled the golden liquid in the transparent goblet, and her bright red lips gently took a sip from the thin glass, her eyes fixed straight ahead.

Ignoring Sophia Gu's inability to communicate with you is the best approach to her.

It's a shame. Sophia Gu will always be Sophia Gu. Her intelligence is there, so don't expect her to ever come to her senses. Hints are useless.

Sophia Gu had already definitively resolved her crisis, but that perverted Lu hadn't been kind to her:

"Xiaojiu is so innocent and straightforward!"

He curled his lips slightly, consciously changing his address, his tone emphatic and direct: "My name is Lucien Lu!"

Sophia Gu wanted to ask, "How could you see my straightforwardness? We're not even related, so why try to get close to me!"

He's either a traitor or a thief!

Of course, no matter how foolish she was, she wouldn't embarrass Mr. Gu and the Golden Flowers. She just had to continue being the harmless Sophia Gu. So she turned to look at him, and finally, as if understanding something, she said:

"Slam dunk?" Her blood-simmering gaze shot down from his handsome face, as if she could see through his gorgeous exterior to the bones beneath. Her expression shifted from sudden enlightenment to a beaming smile, as if she had found a confidant. "I like Kobe! What a great name!"

She deliberately ignored the unintentional assertiveness in his tone. She'd been practicing Tai Chi for over twenty years; it was ingrained in her bones!

No one knew whether she was praising Lucien Lu's name or Kobe Bryant's, and the way she did it...

Vivian frowned again, a flicker of disdain in her beautiful, shrewd eyes...

"It's 'Qian Lan,' not 'Dunk!'" Lucien Lu, oblivious to the inadvertent slight in her tone, corrected her with a graceful smile, "It's just that I haven't been back to China in years, so my pronunciation isn't standard. I'm sorry to have embarrassed Miss Jiu."

"Guan Lan?" Sophia Gu blinked her bright eyes, realizing, "Mr. Lu's ancestral home must be Shenzhen, right?"

"What do you mean?"

"Guan Lan is a famous scenic spot in Shenzhen. Who doesn't know it?" Sophia Gu said casually. At this table, she was the only one who could chat so freely and without any impurities.