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The carriage stopped again. Gu Jinzhu lifted the curtain and jumped down. Biwan quickly followed behind and opened an umbrella.

The young man's despair turned into joy as he ran over. He dismounted from his horse and excitedly said, "Zhu, Zhu, I knew you wouldn't abandon me."

Water dripped from his hair, but his eyes were bright as stars.

Gu Jinzhu didn't say anything. She just looked at him coldly with a trace of ridicule on her face.

The youth's voice gradually became softer as he looked at her black, lake-like eyes. He asked in a panicked and helpless manner, "Zhu?"

Gu Jinzhu slowly opened her mouth, her voice wasn't loud, but each word was loud enough for him to hear clearly: "Chen Yunze, I thought we had made it clear enough between us, since the day you annulled the engagement, we no longer have any relationship! "Don't tell me about the past, because —"

Her gaze was as cold as ice. Her pale pink lips that were as tender as a petal lightly formed two words, "You are not worthy!"

Such a gentle voice actually made him feel as if he had been struck by lightning.

The previously handsome youth had a white face, he never would have thought that the person who chased after him and affectionately called him "Big Brother Yun" with such a gentle and respectful voice would actually say such heartless words today.

Gu Jinzhu looked coldly at the familiar person in front of her. Her heart still ached a little, like a pile of burning flames that had died down. Even though there was no more heat left behind, there was only a pile of grieving ashes.

Chen Yunze, the person who grew up with her, could be said to be the closest person to her besides her grandmother.

Since childhood, her Yang Family was close to hers, and since Old Granny Yang and Old Madam Chen Family had been together for many years, she had frequently brought her to visit Chen Family. As a result, she got familiar with Jin Sun, Chen Yunze.

It was strange, however, that ever since she had been locked up in a dark room at the Gu household, a shadow had been left at the bottom of Gu Jinzhu's heart. She was not very close to anyone, and in the half year that she came to the Yang Family, she was almost never even a step away from her grandmother.

Later on, when they arrived at the Chen Family, Chen Yunze saw that this little sister looked very cute, so he often played with her.

The boys were mischievous by nature, they climbed trees and birds, and sneaked out of the house through dog holes. He did it with Jinzhu quite a few times, and he even took her out to see a temple party once, but they forgot about the time they went back to the house because they were too fond of playing, and only brought her back when it was dark.

However, even though he loved to play, he did not forget his responsibilities. He held onto Jinzhu's small hand for an entire day without letting go.

In the end, when Jinzhu was tired, he carried her on his back. Even though she was extremely tired, she never put her body down and Jinzhu was brought back to the mansion on his back.

Since then, her heart had become inexplicably dependent on him, and she felt that her little brother would never abandon her, that he was the second person after her grandmother to give her a sense of security.

After that, the two of them got better and better, and in the end, they didn't leave each other for a moment. Old Lady Chen Family had joked about wanting Jinzhu to be her grandson several times, but since Jinzhu was the eldest miss of State Duke's Mansion, she didn't have the authority to make decisions regarding her marriage.

Although Chen Family was a family of military officials, their only youngest son, Chen Yunze, had been extremely intelligent since young. He had read and memorized books, had read and memorized many stories, and was thus very happy to tell to Little Jinzhu.

Gu Jinzhu's ability to read was almost taught by Chen Yunze. Although she didn't understand what marriage was like as a child, but from the bottom of her heart, she had always believed that she and Jin gege wouldn't part for the rest of their lives.

Later on, the two of them grew older and had men and women on their guard, so their interactions were not as frequent as before.

Following Master Chen's promotion, the Chen Family moved to another place and the two met less. However, the letters never stopped.

Chen Yunze, a young talent, had won first place in the first country level exam at the age of sixteen, and was also recommended by a scholar who was renowned throughout the country. He was exempted from entering the most prestigious academy in the world, the Songshan Institution.

After coming to understand the nature, he came to Yang Family to visit Jinzhu. The two of them hadn't seen each other in years, but when they saw each other again, they had already grown into elegant young men and beautiful women.

Especially Chen Yunze, he was already shocked the first time he saw Jinzhu growing up from the Yang Family. Although the thirteen year old girl was a bit young, she already revealed a beauty that would cause the downfall of nations in the future. The youth was no longer able to control his beating heart, and focused all of his attention onto Jinzhu.

The two of them had a deep friendship when they were young, and Chen Yunze was also a young man as handsome and elegant as a jade. When he was free, he would often sing poems and make peace, or make tea in the flowers to play chess, or dance in the woods to talk about the zither. During their interactions, they only felt that there was an indescribable connection between them.

In Gu Jinzhu's heart, other than her grandfather, Chen Yunze was the only one who cared about her wholeheartedly. Although she didn't say it, they both knew it very well.

How many hidden meaning, not a word two heart to know.

This was the most precious feeling she had in her heart. The first part of her heart was like honey in her bone marrow, blooming like a pure jade orchid every night.

Listening to the young man's infatuated words of love and his beautiful hopes for the future, the young girl's blushing face revealed the joy in her heart. That was probably the happiest period of her life so far.

Although he didn't say it out loud, the two of them had always been together. They were like a couple and had seen each other for a long time. Everyone in the family had long since come to a tacit understanding.

Old Mistress Yang was even more elated. After confirming Chen Yunze's intentions, she immediately wrote a letter to the Gu family in Shengjing, inquiring about Jinzhu's marriage.

Chen Yunze immediately left for home. He waited for the Gu family to send news to tell his father to find someone to formally propose marriage.

Only, Old Mistress Yang had countless plans, but she didn't expect that the Chen Family would reply before the Gu family could reply.

The old master and wife of the Chen Family simply did not agree to this marriage! Although she did not openly refuse due to the face of the two families, Old Mistress Yang still turned green with anger when she saw the person's stuttering appearance.

The reason why she didn't ask Chen Family first, was because the two families were too familiar with each other, and knew each other's backgrounds. The old lady from Chen Family and old lady Yang had been friends since childhood, and their friendship wasn't at all close.

Originally, they thought that it would be a natural thing to do, but who would have thought that the first to ask for rejection was actually Chen Family!

Old Mistress Yang would never have imagined such a situation. Jinzhu was the eldest daughter of the direct line of Qi after all, and in terms of status, Chen Family was a mere rank 6 military official. Who would have thought that they would actually dare to reject her! Absolutely!