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Chapter 26: There Are No Fairy Tales in the Aristocracy

  At night, Gu Xiyan and Xiaoye lay together on the bed.

  Under the lamp light, Gu Xiyan's soft and gentle voice sounded: "...... Snow White lived happily ever after with the prince."

  "Mommy." The little girl said cleverly: "Mommy tell another one."

  "Yan'er, didn't you just say this was the last one?" Gu Xiyuan lightly hooked the tip of her little finger under Yan'er's nose, clearly amused by her enthusiasm.

  "Mommy, Yan'er wants to listen, wants to listen." The little girl kicked her legs in the quilt, and a gust of wind suddenly poured into the quilt.

  "Okay, Mommy will tell you." She tucked in the little guy's quilt and Gu Xiyan hastily agreed.

  "Once upon a time, there was a beautiful mermaid princess. On her 18th birthday, she floated up to the surface of the sea and saw a prince. The mermaid princess fell in love with the prince, and then..."

  "Mummy, why does the prince always have to be with the princess?" The little girl asked sleepily, yawning.

  "Yan'er, didn't Mommy tell you that Cinderella ended up with the prince too?" Gu Xiyan said gently with a soft smile.

  "But if Cinderella hadn't worn that beautiful dress, the prince wouldn't have noticed her, right? So the prince must have thought she was a noble lady before everything else happened!" The little girl said with excitement, gently tugging on Gu Xiuyan's pajamas.

  "Yan'er, what's always on your little mind?" Gu Xiyen turned off the lamp and comforted the little one beside her: "Yan'er, didn't you know this is just a fairy tale?"

  "Oh, Mimi, will Papa and Mimi also be as happy as in a fairy tale?" Little Ya asked again.

  "We will be very happy. Yanyan, it's time for bed, or Mommy won't sleep with you tomorrow." Gu Xiyuan gave the little guy a goodnight kiss.

  "Goodnight, mommy." The little girl indeed didn't make a sound anymore.

  The little girl soon fell asleep, smiling softly and warmly. Gu Xiyan also closed her eyes.

  The next morning, after Xiaoyao went to school, only Gu Xiyuan was left at home.

  With nothing to do, Gu Xiyan went to the study and turned on the computer. To mention it, Gu Xiyan rarely touched computers in recent years, which made her almost forget that she was once a top student in the Computer Science Department of C University, a well-known university in T City.

  Gu Xiyuan's talent in computer science can be described in two words - terrifying. This talent benefited greatly from her encounter with a good teacher during her freshman year. That mentor-like teacher, although only taught her for one year, imparted knowledge and principles that far exceeded what she learned in the next two years of university life.

  In Gu Xiyan's impression, that teacher had left C University when she was a sophomore. Since then, until she left T City in her junior year, she never saw him again, which was a great regret for Gu Xiyan.

  Browsing the internet casually, I came across a news report about a major enterprise in Beijing suspected of money laundering. However, the police are struggling to find evidence, and as a result, there has been little progress on this case so far.

  Gu Xiyan took note of the company's name and then began to invade that company's network data center on her computer.

  The company's data defense was quite good, which made it a bit tricky for Gu Xiuyan to crack. However, when Gu Xiuyan got serious, she was indeed very formidable, and since she hadn't touched a computer in a long time, she insisted on wasting her time on this.

  Two hours flew by, and Gu Xiyan copied all the black money transaction data from that company before quickly erasing her own intrusion traces. She didn't want to be traced back and get into trouble.

  If this data is sent out, that company will definitely not have a good ending. However, since they dared to break the law, they should be prepared to face legal sanctions. Gu Xiu Yan didn't think much about it and anonymously sent the packaged data to the Beijing Public Security Bureau's website. At the same time, she also cleared her own sending traces.

  After finishing this matter, Gu Xiyan shut down her computer and stood up to stretch.

  She went down and poured herself a cup of warm water in the kitchen. Xiao Yatou didn't come back at noon, so she could only have lunch by herself.

  After drinking warm water, Gu Xiyan added a piece of clothing on her body. She changed her shoes and picked up her handbag before opening the door and leaving.

  Just a few steps out of the house, suddenly, a figure rushed towards her. Gu Xiyan was shocked, and before she could react, there was a loud "slap" sound, and her right cheek stung with pain.

  Gu Xiyan looked at the approaching person - it was actually her!

  "Ye Jiarong!" A strange flame suddenly ignited in Gu Xiyuan's heart.

  "Slap", returning tit for tat, Ye Jiarong didn't get off easy either, a bright red five-fingered mark appeared on her face.

  "You scoundrel, how dare you hit me?" Ye Jiarong's shrill cry attracted the attention of several passersby, but she didn't care about that, raising her hand again to strike back.

  Gu Xiyan's beautiful eyes suddenly turned cold, one hand tightly grasped the hand that Ye Jiarong was about to slap her with, and with a 'slap', she slapped Ye Jiarong again.

  "One must first humiliate oneself before others will humiliate them." Gu Xiyan said with an icy tone.

  No longer bothering with this hysterical woman, Gu Xiyan shook off her hand and continued walking forward.

  The people around couldn't understand the situation either and shook their heads as they walked away.

  Ye Jiarong turned around and gazed at Gu Xiyuan's back, her heart burning with anger and jealousy. Thinking about the years of Wei Zhe's indifference and disgust towards her, she hated it even more, her teeth itching with rage.

  It wasn't until Gu Xiyan had completely disappeared from her line of sight that she suddenly felt a sharp pain on her face.

  Gu Xiyan casually found a small dumpling restaurant to eat in.

  The owner of the dumpling house is an elderly couple, and they seem very satisfied with this life.

  "Little girl, what would you like to order? The dumplings in our store are all made by me and the old man with our own hands, absolutely better than those big restaurants." The shop owner's wife asked with a smile.

  "Grandma, which filling is delicious for dumplings here?" Gu Xiyan asked with one hand rubbing her injured face.

  "Little girl, I'm not boasting, the dumplings here are all delicious, but it depends on what you like to eat." The old lady replied cleverly.

  "Then bring me a bowl of winter mushroom and chicken stuffing without chili peppers." Gu Xiyan said after thinking for a moment.

  "Alright, little girl, wait a moment, I'll be right back." The old lady bustled off with a smile.

  The dumplings here are really delicious. After Gu Xiyan finished eating, she opened her purse and found that there were only a few 100-yuan bills left in it.

  The shop owner's wife rummaged through the drawer for a long time and unfortunately found that she was short of five yuan in change.

  "Little girl, I'm sorry about this, but we can't make change for this bill. Why don't you come back next time you're passing by and pay us back when you have some small bills?" The shop owner's wife handed the 100 yuan note back to Gu Xiuyan with a slightly embarrassed expression.

  Gu Xiyan didn't answer, looked around the store and suddenly had an idea: "Auntie, do you sell dumpling wrappers here? If not, can I buy five yuan worth of dumpling wrappers from you? I'll take them home and make dumplings for my daughter to eat."

  The old lady boss nodded in agreement: "Alright, little girl, I'll get you the dumpling wrappers. Don't worry, our dumpling wrappers are all fresh and guaranteed to satisfy you."

  The shop owner's wife specially gave Gu Xiu Yan some more, and after thanking her, she left the store.

  Went to the supermarket to buy some ingredients, Gu Xiyan planned to wrap dumplings for Xiao Yatou to eat tonight.

  Perhaps because she didn't check the almanac before going out, Gu Xiyan returned home to find Ye Jiayu waiting for her at the entrance of the villa.

  Step by step towards the door, Ye Jiarong also got closer and closer to her.

  Ye Jiarong is a beauty, unlike Gu Xiyuan, she is the kind of mature and charming beauty, her every move always unintentionally exudes a tempting flavor.

  "Let's talk." Ye Jiarong saw that Gu Xiyen completely ignored her, took the key and was about to open the door, with a flash of resentment in her eyes.

  "There's nothing much to talk about between us." Gu Xiyan said indifferently.

  "Gu Xiyan, you're not worthy of Wei Zhe, stay away from him." Ye Jiaron saw Gu Xiyan was about to close the door and quickly used her hand to hold it open.

  "This has nothing to do with you." Gu Xiyan saw that Ye Jiarong wouldn't give up, so she didn't hurry to close the door: "Besides, I'm already married, why must you worry about me?"

  Ye Jiarong listened to Gu Xiyen's words, but only thought she was speaking sarcastically: "Gu Xiyen, are you showing off? Does it feel good to be in two boats at once? I'm telling you, Wei Zhe is mine, and I won't allow anyone to compete with me."

  Gu Xiyan felt a strong sense of disgust at Ye Jiarong's words, and she suddenly stared at her, saying word by word: "Wei Zhe is his own person, and he and I are just friends, not as despicable as you imagine."

  "Friend? Gu Xiyan, who are you kidding?" Ye Jiaron said, her anger reaching a boiling point as she shouted hysterically, completely losing her elegant demeanor: "A friend is a friend, would he not hesitate to fall out with your uncle and aunt for your sake? Is that what friends do? Would they hastily hand over company matters without even checking the weather forecast before boarding a flight, only to have it make an emergency landing, forcing them to stay at the airport in A city for three whole days? Would they rush to find you as soon as they land, not even taking the time to sleep? Gu Xiyan, you cheap woman, what makes you think you deserve this?! What do you have that's so special?!"

  Before leaving, Ye Jiarong tidied up her hair and resumed the appearance of a gentle lady, but the words she spoke were filled with malice: "Gu Xiyuan, I'm telling you, if I find out again that you have any dealings with Wei Zhe, don't blame me for being ruthless. Your husband is just a lawyer, so be careful not to implicate him. If you offend me again, I'll use whatever means necessary, and it's something you won't be able to bear. An ugly duckling is an ugly duckling, Gu Xiyuan. In the Wei family, you'll never have a place at the table. There are no fairy tales in the aristocracy. You're destined to be a loser."

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