Chapter 1461: Could There Be Some Misunderstanding

Guo Yuejing's face was full of an auntie's delighted smile. "Then I'll just come out and say it."

Chuxue and Fu Yanwan exchanged a glance, thinking she was about to make some earth-shattering, ghost-weeping demand, only to hear her say: "I want to be the godmother of the baby in your belly."

The moment those words left her mouth, the sisters-in-law were both stunned for a beat, then burst out laughing.

But Chuxue quickly sobered her smile. "How are things between you and your partner?"

Hearing the question, Guo Yuejing's smile vanished at once. "Looks like I, Guo Yuejing, haven't befriended you for nothing."

Seeing Fu Yanwan had also picked up on something was off: "Fourth Sister-in-law, you chat with Comrade Guo for a bit, I'll go to the kitchen and cook."

Her sister-in-law didn't visit often, so Chuxue actually felt a little embarrassed, but one look at Guo Yuejing told her this girl had run into trouble. "Fine, there are ingredients in the kitchen, then I'll trouble you."

Fu Yanwan waved at the two of them. "I'm not some outsider, Fourth Sister-in-law, you're being polite with me now? Comrade Guo, you sit tight, I'll go cook, and in a bit you can sample my cooking."

Guo Yuejing wasn't the coy type. "Well, I see we're about the same age, so don't keep calling me Comrade Guo this and Comrade Guo that, just call me by my name."

Fu Yanwan glanced at her own fourth sister-in-law, saw her nod. "You're friends with my fourth sister-in-law, so how about I just call you Sister Jing then."

Guo Yuejing didn't object, but she also looked toward Chuxue, the meaning couldn't have been more obvious.

Chuxue said: "She's a few months younger than you, calling her 'sister' is perfectly fine."

Guo Yuejing turned straight to Fu Yanwan. "Alright, then I'll follow your fourth sister-in-law's lead and call you Xiao Wan."

Fu Yanwan answered with a smile, then left the room.

Chuxue watched her sister-in-law go out. "Tell me, what happened?"

Guo Yuejing's eyes suddenly reddened. "Chuxue, I broke up with my partner."

Before, all she knew was that she had a partner, but the specifics were unclear. "Did he do something wrong?"

Guo Yuejing could no longer hold it in, and leaned onto Chuxue's shoulder. "You could say we were childhood sweethearts; ever since we were little he'd looked after me, and when we grew up everyone around us thought it was only natural we'd end up together.

A year ago we officially confirmed our relationship. I never imagined we'd break up, but the truth really is this cruel."

Chuxue didn't interrupt her, just listened quietly to her story.

Then she heard her suddenly flare up in anger. "But do you know, his new partner is actually my stepmother's niece. Tell me, even if every woman under heaven were dead, he just had to pick Hu Jingxiu, the one who's always at odds with me."

After saying that, she murmured softly: "How could he treat me like this? How could he have the heart to?"

Chuxue patted her back. "You still can't let him go?"

Guo Yuejing didn't argue. "We grew up together, how could I just let go all at once? I'm really heartbroken, but I'm also not the type to cling on. Since he chose someone else, then even if it hurts I'll cut him out of my heart..."

Then she whispered again: "But it might take some time. Chuxue, my heart really aches, he truly hurt me."

Chuxue didn't know how to comfort people either. "Did he explain himself to you? Did he come tell you to your face that he wanted to break up?"

Guo Yuejing shook her head gently. "That day I saw it with my own eyes — he and Hu Jingxiu were kissing. Something that's already soiled, no matter how much I still love him I won't take him back. And it's already been half a month, and he hasn't come to explain a single word to me. I've given him his chance."

Chuxue couldn't help but knit her brows. "Could there be some misunderstanding? Maybe what you saw was deliberately staged by someone."