In the imperial capital, inside the military compound.
“Hiss…”
In the full-length mirror embedded in the wardrobe stood a charming woman. She was carefully applying disinfectant alcohol to the split corner of her mouth, wincing in pain as she did so, instantly ruining the otherwise beautiful image.
“Magic mirror, magic mirror, tell me, who is the most beautiful woman in this world?”
Even though she had been a bit battered by Su Baozhu and her mother, it did not affect Gu Li’s mood in the slightest. After all, those two had it worse than she did and would probably not dare to leave the house for the next week.
Panbao would definitely applaud her if she saw this, what a pity they were so far apart that she could not share the joy.
On her first day in the capital, Gu Li had already sent a letter to Gu Panpan to report her safety. The return address she left was a nearby supply and marketing cooperative, and she had asked a friendly young man there to help her receive mail.
She did not dare leave the military compound address, partly because she was not sure how long she would stay, and partly to protect Panbao. If her plan failed, Su Baozhu and Fu Yishen would never learn about Gu Panpan’s existence.
Gu Li admired herself in the mirror. This face, this figure, she truly did not know what she had eaten growing up. Even after being abused by her adoptive parents and barely having enough food, she still developed so well.
She lifted both hands and supported the pair of full curves on her chest, admiring them in the mirror with great satisfaction.
“This world’s most beautiful woman is obviously me,” she declared.
Then she burst into a series of proud laughter.
“….”
Suddenly, another face appeared in the mirror, even more striking than a character from a comic. Long eyelashes, long legs, a slim waist, unfortunately a flat chest.
Gu Li sneered lightly. Had she been slapped by Li Liping so hard that she was hallucinating?
“Magic mirror, magic mirror, you’re being dishonest. She may look better than me, but her figure is worse than mine. Our evaluation criteria must be more comprehensive, not so one-sided!”
As she spoke, she glanced again at the beauty in the mirror. The other party was staring at her coldly with an eerie expression, making her feel a chill rise in her heart.
The alcohol on her lips was also hitting her a bit now, making her bolder than usual.
“Heh, so what if you’re flat-chested? Not convinced? Hit me then.”
“Who are you, and why are you in my room?”
The beauty in the mirror moved her lips, her voice clearly male, low and cold, and there was even a faint Adam’s apple.
Gu Li’s hallucination seemed to be getting worse. She would probably need a brain CT scan soon.
“Did Zhao Yaqin send you here?” the man in the mirror asked again.
Gu Li nodded. Zhao Yaqin was her employer. Although she had basically delivered herself here, the fact that Zhao Yaqin had kept her meant she had been “sent” here.
The man’s dangerous peach-blossom eyes narrowed slightly.
“Very good.”
Very good what? This mirror ghost had issues.
Gu Li walked around the room looking for the mirror earlier and only found it in this one. She remembered Zhao Yaqin had warned her, saying she could go anywhere in the Fu family except this room, otherwise even she could not protect her.
That warning now sent a chill down her spine. Was there really a ghost in broad daylight?
Even more terrifying was the fact that she had just competed with a ghost over who was the most beautiful woman in the world.
“Ghost sister, I, I won’t compete with you anymore. Even though you have no chest, you’re still prettier than me…”
She tried to stay calm, glancing at the “ghost sister” in the mirror.
“Everyone has flaws. I recommend a formula to you. If you stick to it for one course, your chest will definitely grow as big as mine.”
She even gestured at her own chest.
“I can burn the formula for you. Would you please leave?”
“…Idiot.”
Fu Yishen frowned slightly. Zhao Yaqin clearly underestimated him if she thought he would be interested in a woman like this, pretty but brainless.
Ghost sister spoke so rudely, even insulting her intelligence, but somehow still sounded annoyingly handsome.
“Come out.”
Fu Yishen did not want to continue this nonsense. Otherwise this foolish woman might scare herself to death.
Ahhh, so domineering, she liked it.
Why was he not human?
“Come out?” Gu Li blinked. Was that what she thought it meant?
Just then, the “ghost sister” in the mirror turned and walked out of the room.
I walked out.
Not floated, so it was not a ghost.
…
Gu Li stood in the Fu family living room like a proper, diligent housekeeper, hands neatly placed in front of her abdomen, head lowered.
She almost buried her head into the very chest she was proud of earlier when the man spoke again.
“Raise your head.”
Just a few simple words made her tremble slightly.
As expected, this was the man the original female lead in this fake heiress novel could never forget after having him.
So this was the so-called “crazy male lead”? Why was he so handsome? That was just unfair.
Gu Li lifted her head and looked at him from a slightly elevated angle.
Fu Yishen leaned lazily in the chair, his white shirt slightly open at the collar, revealing a lean waist and faint abdominal muscles. His peach-blossom eyes were half-lidded as he looked at her carelessly.
It made her heart skip.
She really wanted to take a photo and send it to Panbao.
Too bad Panbao was not here.
Maybe she should pause her “sugar diabetes plan”? Beauty really ruined her plans.
She shook her head. No, she must not be swayed. Her money-making plan could not be affected, otherwise she would not be able to reunite with her best friend.
Best friends were family, men were just clothes. The next one would always be better.
“Did Zhao Yaqin send you here to seduce me?” Fu Yishen asked coldly, scrutinizing her.
Gu Li immediately shook her head.
“No, no!”
How could that be? She had come entirely on her own initiative. She could not let Zhao Yaqin take the blame.
So Zhao Yaqin was not his biological mother? Then what was going on?
“Then who are you, and why are you in the Fu family?” he asked with a faint, mocking smile.
She could not possibly say she was just passing by, could she?
A man like this, unpredictable and cold, was the most dangerous kind.