Chapter 28: Is Favor No Longer Guaranteed?

If time could return to this morning, before Gu Mianmian got up to wash, brush, and dress.

Gu Wenyan had also gotten up very early; she did not waste time on makeup or tidying herself up, but instead went to the kitchen, cooked personally, and made seafood porridge.

After the porridge was cooked, Gu Wenyan carried it to Ye Yiwen's room and presented the porridge she had cooked herself the moment her mother woke up.

Ye Yiwen was naturally moved and guilty; after finishing the porridge, she directly took the initiative to offer to take her out, and in front of her, instructed the servants: "From today on, you are to address Yan Yan as Eldest Miss, do you understand?"

The servants replied in unison: "Understood!"

Ye Yiwen grasped Gu Wenyan's hand and said with a gentle smile: "In the past, you must have held a lot of resentment toward Mom in your heart, but the past cannot be chased... and there is no way to change it, but from now on, Mom will try her best to compensate you."

Gu Wenyan's expression was calm: "I know everything, and I understand you."

She had absolute confidence in her heart, and regarding these changes today, she was not the least bit surprised.

Gu Wenyan had always been very clear that in the entire Gu Family, the person whose attitude toward her could be changed most easily was her mother, Ye Yiwen.

Because women are born with the charity of maternal love, and furthermore, she was the biological daughter Ye Yiwen had carried for ten months and given birth to.

In the past, Ye Yiwen ignored her, did not care about her, and even acted as if a daughter like her did not exist in this world.

But now that she had returned, she had plenty of ways to awaken the shame and love for herself in Ye Yiwen's heart...

Although achieving this point did not mean she could immediately drive away Gu Mianmian's status in her mother's heart, at least at this moment, what her mother thought of was how to make up for the guilt she felt toward her.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible to say the words to the servants about calling Gu Wenyan Eldest Miss from now on.

This was a huge change.

Gu Wenyan hurried to leave with her mother before Gu Mianmian got up.

When leaving, she had guessed just how angry and broken down Gu Mianmian would be when she woke up and discovered all these changes.

But some things were destined to happen, and they were also the cruel reality that Gu Mianmian had to accept.

At this time, she should be very curious about where they had gone...

Gu Wenyan and her mother were walking in the shopping mall, followed by several brand sales staff behind them.

They were all responsible for helping to carry bags; after all, with an identity like the mistress of the Gu Family, every time she came to the mall, she would spend around a million.

She was a VIP guest that any brand would value highly; let alone carrying bags, even if they had to kneel on one knee to serve tea and water, they would be very willing.

"Yan Yan, do you think this scarf looks good? The weather is slowly turning cold... this one should suit you very well."

Gu Wenyan's gaze shifted: "Mom, actually I think this one suits you very well."

The sales staff handed the scarf over, and Gu Wenyan personally wrapped it around her mother's neck to try it on. The sales staff immediately flattered her from the side: "The Eldest Miss has such good taste; the design and color of this scarf are very suitable for Mrs. Gu, it really sets off your temperament!"

"Is that so? Then that's it, wrap it up."

Ye Yiwen suddenly couldn't help but say: "We agreed to come out to buy things for you, why is it that the most bought items are for me?"

"Mom, as long as you like them, that's fine. I'm okay, I don't lack anything anyway."

Gu Wenyan spoke in a soft voice, and saying this stung Ye Yiwen's heart once again.

Thinking of the life her daughter had lived far away from Jingcheng, leaving her home and native place, which was likely both simple and bitter...

And she and her daughter's father had ignored everything about their daughter for so many years; even now, she didn't even know what her daughter liked or what suited her...

Thinking again of the clothes Gu Wenyan had worn some time ago, it was probably because she lacked her own guidance that she couldn't possess the aesthetic a wealthy young lady should have...

Ye Yiwen sighed heavily: "Yan Yan, in the future, just tell Mom whatever you like. Never bury it in your heart, and don't feel embarrassed, you know?"

"You are my daughter. Here in Jingcheng, you are the well-known Eldest Miss of the Gu Family; whatever good things there are, they should all be yours..."

Gu Wenyan's eyes turned slightly red.

Is this, the late-arriving maternal love?

Even though she knew this was something she had regained only after using some means, it was, after all, the affection she had once lacked and longed for.

Gu Wenyan and Ye Yiwen finished buying things at this shop and left, and several shop assistants gathered together to gossip.

"Did you hear? The Leiting Charity Foundation held an auction yesterday. It is said that the head of the Bo Family spent a huge sum at the auction to snatch up a piece of jade and gave it to this Eldest Miss of the Gu Family."

"I heard. One of my customers went to the auction yesterday. He posted on his Moments, and when I asked him, he told me what happened yesterday..."

"That Second Miss of the Gu Family, her favor is truly not guaranteed anymore. It used to be Mrs. Gu taking the Second Miss of the Gu Family out shopping; I never expected that today she would actually bring along this biological daughter who was brought back from the countryside!"

"It seems that an adopted daughter without blood ties just can't compare to a biological one!"

They discussed with sighs, and a salesperson who regarded Gu Mianmian as a super VIP customer secretly took out a phone to send a message to Gu Mianmian.

【Miss Gu, the goods you wanted have arrived. I just saw Mrs. Gu here, but she didn't want them. Why don't you come over and take a look now?】

Gu Mianmian was trying every possible way to find someone when she received this message, and she immediately set off, wanting to appear here to stop Gu Wenyan and her mother from being alone together.

Gu Wenyan and her mother were trying on shoes in a new shop when Gu Mianmian, wearing a small fragrant-style suit, walked in carrying an exquisite small bag and some beautiful-looking desserts.

"Mom, so you are here!"

"Mianmian, why did you come?"

"... I was passing by and saw your car outside, so I thought you must be shopping here. It just so happens that I brought your favorite dessert!"

Just as Ye Yiwen was about to speak, Gu Wenyan, who was sitting on the side helping her pick out shoes, said with a smile: "What a coincidence, Mom and I just had morning tea, so we probably can't eat any dessert right now."

Gu Mianmian's smile stalled for a moment, but she quickly said as if nothing had happened: "It's okay, you can eat it later."

Gu Wenyan shook her head: "Mianmian, are you not very aware of Mom's recent health condition? Her blood sugar is a little high, so she should try to eat less dessert in the future."

Gu Mianmian: "... It's okay to eat it occasionally."

Gu Wenyan's lips curled up: "That's right, you can eat it occasionally, but it's best to make it yourself. I'll make some low-sugar but guaranteed delicious dessert for Mom when we go back this afternoon."

Ye Yiwen laughed from ear to ear: "Alright, if it is both low-sugar and delicious, that is naturally the best."

Gu Mianmian stood blankly on the side, suddenly becoming an outsider, and all of this was clearly what Gu Wenyan had been enduring in the past...