Chapter 1683

Sure enough.

After hesitating for a moment, Lin Shiyin asked:

"Between you and Young Master Gu, sister Xian'er..."

Lin Shiyin did not finish her sentence, but Lin Xian'er already understood what she wanted to ask.

Lin Xian'er answered without hesitation:

"Little sister likes Young Master Gu. I am already his woman."

Lin Xian'er felt no guilt at all when she said this.

Even though she was still a maiden and was only being used by Gu Hanyuan like a maidservant.

In any case, it was impossible for Lin Shiyin to go to Gu Hanyuan to verify it.

Lin Xian'er was thinking.

If Lin Shiyin wanted to be sisters with her.

Then, having been the little sister for so long, it was time for her to be the big sister again.

Lin Shiyin was startled upon hearing this, not expecting Lin Xian'er to admit it so readily.

It actually made her feel a bit embarrassed.

Of course, there was also a hint of sourness in her heart that she was unwilling to admit.

Lin Shiyin said with a somewhat complex tone:

"Sister Xian'er is as beautiful as a celestial being; it is only natural that Young Master Gu would like you."

Lin Xian'er's eyes flickered.

She said with a faint tone:

"Sister is clearly more favored by the Young Master; he has mentioned you quite often in front of me."

Compared to having more competitors, Lin Xian'er was ultimately more willing to gain Gu Hanyuan's affection.

She was very clear about Gu Hanyuan's feelings for Lin Shiyin.

If she could really trick Lin Shiyin into offering herself, Gu Hanyuan would certainly be happy.

In order to occupy a greater position in Gu Hanyuan's heart, Lin Xian'er was giving it her all.

Lin Shiyin's pretty face turned bright red upon hearing this.

Being told to her face that Gu Hanyuan liked her, she was suddenly at a loss.

Knowing it in her own heart was one thing, but being told about it to her face was another.

However, with her veil of modesty lifted, Lin Shiyin could finally be frank with Lin Xian'er.

She did not deny the claim that Gu Hanyuan liked her.

Denying it further would inevitably invite suspicion of self-deception.

With a look of curiosity in her eyes, she asked shyly and timidly:

"What did Young Master Gu say about me?"

Lin Xian'er did not expect Lin Shiyin to ask for specifics directly.

After a slight start, she suppressed the displeasure in her heart and said with a coquettish laugh:

"Young Master Gu always says that sister is gentle and approachable, beautiful and kind, and is a rare and good wife. He also said he regrets not having met you sooner."

It was truly difficult for Lin Xian'er to praise Lin Shiyin using Gu Hanyuan's name.

Lin Shiyin was both a romantic rival and someone who had once made Lin Xian'er jealous and hateful.

Fortunately, the secret Lin Xian'er shared with Gu Hanyuan helped her regain her confidence, and her mindset became more relaxed and superior, allowing her to suppress the displeasure in her heart.

Lin Shiyin was indeed even more embarrassed upon hearing this.

However, Lin Xian'er keenly detected a flash of joy in Lin Shiyin's eyes.

She sneered mockingly in her heart:

"Why pretend to be noble and chaste? Aren't you just in love with the Young Master?"

Thinking this, Lin Xian'er felt even more triumphant and superior.

Both Li Xunhuan and Gu Hanyuan, whom she had set her sights on, liked Lin Shiyin.

This had once dealt her a great blow and setback.

She was even more displeased by Lin Shiyin's posture of being sought after while pretending to be noble.

Now that she had witnessed Lin Shiyin falling into the mortal world with her own eyes, the thoughts in Lin Xian'er's heart became even clearer.

With this, even the trace of displeasure in her heart was cast to the back of her mind.

She pressed on with a coquettish laugh:

"Sister, have you also fallen in love with the Young Master?"

Lin Shiyin said anxiously upon hearing this:

"No, Young Master Gu and I are just..."

Lin Shiyin was suddenly choked for words.

Was she supposed to say that she was only in a relationship where she was bullied by Gu Hanyuan?

And the process of being bullied was so shameful.

She herself had discovered that her area down there was clearly a size larger.

Her original dresses were no longer quite fitting, and there was always a sense of tightness in her lower limbs.

At first, she thought she had gained weight, but her waist remained slender and flat.

She had simply been developed by Gu Hanyuan.

Moreover, Lin Shiyin felt a bit guilty when she denied it.

To say she didn't like Gu Hanyuan at all would be pure self-deception.

But this bit of liking was somewhat hazy and uncertain.

Precisely because of this, Lin Shiyin appeared even more conflicted.

Lin Shiyin recalled the words Lin Xian'er had just spoken.

Her mood became increasingly complex.

Married to Long Xiaoyun, yet loving Li Xunhuan in her heart, and now having feelings for Gu Hanyuan.

Could she still be considered a good wife like this?

However, that phrase "regrets not having met you sooner" gave her different thoughts.

If it had been Gu Hanyuan who appeared back then instead of Long Xiaoyun, what would have happened?

Would she still have lingering feelings for Li Xunhuan?

Or would she be wholeheartedly devoted to being Gu Hanyuan's wife?

Lin Shiyin was startled in her heart.

She was actually fantasizing about becoming Gu Hanyuan's wife, and unexpectedly, she didn't have much resistance to it.

However, thinking of Gu Hanyuan's young age.

A thought suddenly arose: "I was born before you, and by the time you were born, I was already old."

But immediately following that was a strange sense of shame, like an old cow eating tender grass.

This made her even more flustered.

Lin Shiyin had never liked Long Xiaoyun to begin with, so that was beside the point.

Li Xunhuan's image in her heart was also fading more and more.

Asking Gu Hanyuan to save him twice was also for the sake of their past friendship.

Even the situation where Lin Shiyin was now being arbitrarily bullied by Gu Hanyuan was brought upon her by Li Xunhuan.

It was impossible for her not to have any resentment in her heart.

Because of Gu Hanyuan's intervention.

Lin Shiyin had never had the opportunity to be alone with Li Xunhuan.

As time passed, the excitement of their reunion after a long separation faded.

Without the opportunity to rekindle their old flame, it would be too difficult to expect Lin Shiyin to be madly in love with Li Xunhuan.

If Lin Shiyin had truly had that kind of heart, she wouldn't have married Long Xiaoyun in a fit of anger back then.

Weakness had always been Lin Shiyin's label.

Whether it was not having the courage to express her feelings to Li Xunhuan back then.