Xiao Wang was enthusiastically cutting paper window decorations and replied, "Young Madam, there are only a dozen days left until the New Year."
"That soon?" Cecilia Gu continued to lean against the window, watching the snow.
Cecilia Gu saw the flower pot Eric Jiang had given her blooming vibrantly, and for some reason, her mind drifted to the scene of Nora Yun meeting with Eric Jiang.
Then Cecilia Gu couldn’t help but sigh.
These days, Eric Jiang had been moving frequently within the circle, reminding everyone of the Jiang Family heir’s presence.
Hopefully, he can recover from the blow of Nora Yun’s passing and move on soon.
She had promised Nora Yun to take good care of Eric Jiang.
But how was she supposed to do that?
While Cecilia Gu was lost in thought, the doorbell rang outside.
Naturally, someone went to open the door, but Cecilia Gu didn’t move at all.
Lately, she’d noticed herself getting lazier and lazier—if she could avoid moving, she would.
Soon, Mrs. Zhang came over carrying a box, smiling as she said to Cecilia Gu, "This is from the Jiang Family—probably another flower from Master Eric."
Recently, Eric Jiang had sent quite a few flowers from his greenhouse over here.
Luckily, the house had a dedicated gardener and a large enough conservatory; otherwise, there really wouldn’t be room for all these flowers.
You know, any one of these flowers could easily cost tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands!
They were all Eric Jiang’s treasures.
Now that he was sending them all here, was he finally ready to let go of Nora Yun?
If that were the case, Cecilia Gu would be happy to see it.
Eric Jiang was actually a decent person. He’d already wasted his best years for Nora Yun; he couldn’t afford to lose the rest of his life to her memory.
So, Cecilia Gu accepted all the flowers Eric Jiang sent. Sometimes, when she was in a good mood, she’d even take photos and post them on Weibo, showing off her gardening skills.
Greasy hair, stubbly beard...
A stubbly beard?
That's right, a layer of stubble had sprouted on her chin.
She hadn’t dared to show her real face these past few days, so she could only hide out here.
Since she was little, she knew she was different from others. But almost no one knew her secret. Those who did were either living abroad, or already dead.
Her parents were always busy, barely coming home a few times a year.
Later, she found out she wasn’t her father’s biological daughter, but the result of her mother’s affair.
So, from the day she was born, she was left in this big mansion, with someone assigned to take care of her.
When she was four or five, she had a chance to get surgery. But that year, she met Yin Sicheng, who was like a prince.
She was instantly smitten with that beautiful boy. She didn’t want to go abroad for years—she wanted to stay and be with him.
As time went by, she had to rely on female hormones to maintain the status quo.
To keep Yin Sicheng from noticing anything strange, she had to act as pure and innocent as possible.
Finally, the prince-like Yin Sicheng confessed his feelings to her.
She was so happy, so blissful!
But relying only on female hormones was no longer enough to suppress the male hormones in her body.
Her voice began to change.
This discovery terrified her!
She couldn’t let Yin Sicheng find out her secret!
She absolutely couldn’t let anyone know her secret!
So, when she turned eighteen, she couldn’t wait any longer!
She had to go abroad for surgery!
But because she was no longer young, the surgery would take a long time and cost a lot of money.
She finally took action against her biological mother and her nominal father, orchestrating the Grant family's bankruptcy and using all their money for surgery and cosmetic procedures.
Because the male organs in her body had fully matured, while the female organs had deteriorated.
Her surgeries became more and more difficult.
But thinking of that impossibly handsome face and unmatched wealth and status, she hardened her heart, cut off all contact, and focused solely on fixing her body.
For six whole years, she changed her identity and address countless times.
All just to create a flawless resume for herself.
But she was too impatient. Without enough rest and recovery after the surgery, she chose to return to China and reunite with Yin Sicheng.
She thought that once she came back, Yin Sicheng would fall for her just like before.
As long as she became the young mistress of the Yin family, she could get involved in the European black market and underground deals, undergo a more perfect surgery, and finally say goodbye to that damned identity.
She desperately needed a normal organ to replace her completely exhausted female organs.
But she miscalculated.
She never expected Yin Sicheng was already married!
That pregnant woman became the source of her wild jealousy!
She might never have children in her life, but that woman was carrying Yin Sicheng's child!
She was so jealous, so hateful!
To win Yin Sicheng back, she was willing to do anything, even reaching out to Mrs. Yin after years of no contact, sweet-talking her into trusting her.
Unfortunately, in the end, it all failed!
She was running out of time!
She had to get control of the Yin family's black market dealings in Europe!
She heard a second young master of the Yin family was coming back. Without a moment to spare, she found Yin Siyao and told him she wanted to be his woman.
But she was quickly disappointed again.
The Yin family's attitude toward this illegitimate son couldn’t be clearer.
Yin Siyao would never get a seat on the board in his lifetime!
She had no choice but to use her beauty to seduce Yin Siyao and trick him out of his money—she wanted to buy the shares held by Cecilia Gu!
As long as she got Cecilia Gu’s shares, she could join the board!
Once she was on the board, she’d have a chance to win over other directors and finally get her hands on the European black market deals!
But she miscalculated again!
Hundreds of billions from Yin Siyao disappeared just like that!
She refused to accept it. She was unwilling to give up!
She turned her attention to Qiao Qi!
Both Qiao Qi and Monk Ke held shares—she had to get her hands on the Yin Consortium’s stock!
To gain Qiao Qi’s trust, Ran Xiwei finally decided to offer her body!
Everyone knew Qiao Qi was a lecher.
But in that moment in bed, when Qiao Qi entered her, the look on his face made Ran Xiwei feel afraid!
Suddenly, she didn’t dare say anything to Qiao Qi!
She was terrified Qiao Qi might notice something!
She decided to take only Qiao Qi’s money, not his shares!