Chapter 2102: Twin Sister vs. Socialite Younger Sister (30)

But it’s only been a single semester, and Xu Zhiyan already has a boyfriend?

Mother Xu and Father Xu naturally wouldn’t casually talk about Xiao Cheng’s family background, but from their reactions, Xu Zhiyao could still tell how satisfied they were with Xu Zhiyan’s boyfriend.

A boy that Mother Xu and Father Xu approve of definitely wouldn’t be lacking in any aspect.

Xu Zhiyao felt unbalanced again.

She kept feeling like Xu Zhiyan was doing it on purpose, always having to stay one step ahead of her in everything.

What she never thought about was that, over all these years, she herself had dated more boyfriends than she could count.

It wasn’t like there hadn’t been men who loved her to death, heart and soul; it’s just that Xu Zhiyao was someone greedy for novelty and excitement, and after a certain period of time she would inevitably get bored.

Not bringing her boyfriends home was her own decision; and she still wanted to dump that blame on Gu Shengyin?

Seems there’s a saying that’s absolutely right: when you can’t stand someone, no matter what they do, once you’ve put on those narrow-colored glasses, you can always find a shadow on them.

That was exactly how Xu Zhiyao saw Xu Zhiyan.

That day, Gu Shengyin was, as usual, sitting on the wooden bench in the garden reading.

Summer in Xia City wasn’t exactly scorching, but it was definitely not friendly either.

Sometimes, when the sun wasn’t too vicious, Gu Shengyin would leave the air-conditioned room and sit under the vine-covered flower trellis to catch a breeze.

Thinking carefully, she realized that on the very first day she came to this world, she’d probably been sitting here in the exact same posture.

In the blink of an eye, so much time had already passed.

"Xu Zhiyan!" A clear voice called her name.

Gu Shengyin narrowed her eyes and looked at the person walking toward her.

Over the past two years, the relationship between the two sisters had grown colder and colder; they couldn’t even be bothered to maintain that surface-level harmony anymore.

For example, in how they addressed each other—now they just called one another by name like strangers.

Xu Zhiyao’s expression didn’t look very good, but she still opened her mouth: "Tomorrow night Zheng Nan and the others are having a get-together. Are you coming with us?"

Zheng Nan?

Gu Shengyin thought for a moment, then shook her head. "No."

She was a girl who’d grown up together with the two sisters, but after middle school she drifted away from Xu Zhiyan and instead became very close with Xu Zhiyao.

The two of them were both famously fond of playing around.

Just from that, you could practically guess what kind of "activities" their gatherings involved.

Xu Zhiyao bit down on her lip.

If it were up to her, she certainly wouldn’t want to invite Gu Shengyin.

It was just that Zheng Nan had invited a few handsome guys and pretty girls as well, and among them, someone had heard that Xu Zhiyao had an older sister who’d gotten into First University, and they all clamored that she should call her over.

At the time, Xu Zhiyao had been drinking, and right there on the spot she’d boasted that her sister always listened to her—if she asked, Xu Zhiyan would definitely come.

How much she regretted it after sobering up was a matter for later.

Anyway, in order not to lose face, Xu Zhiyao stiffened her neck and came to ask Gu Shengyin.

Clearly, Gu Shengyin wasn’t planning to give her that respect.

"Xu Zhiyan, just treat it as doing me a favor. If there’s something you want, tell me," Xu Zhiyao said.

Gu Shengyin glanced at her and gave a short, mocking laugh. "You think you have anything that I’d find worth wanting?"

Xu Zhiyao’s face darkened to an ugly shade.

Gu Shengyin, still feeling she hadn’t jabbed hard enough, went on: "And another thing, Xu Zhiyao—at that so-called gathering of yours, all those filthy things you people get up to, Mom and Dad might not know, but don’t think I don’t."

Her tone didn’t bother to hide the least bit of disdain. "And you still have the nerve to invite me?"

"Xu Zhiyao, I’m ashamed of you for being that dirty."

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Late update.

Gao Lengzhi hugged the quilt, shivering.