is all left behind.

Xu Sui pretended to think for a moment, "Okay, let's compromise. It's fine if we don't let Gu Shuang leave the art troupe."

"As long as she writes me a thousand-word apology letter, explaining everything she has done to me since I joined the cultural troupe, and reads it aloud on the troupe's loudspeaker next Monday morning."

"Then let's just forget about it."

Shen Shan's face was dark and his teeth were clenched; he was clearly on the verge of exploding in anger.

However, due to Gu Shu and Qin Yunzhou standing to the side, as well as so many people watching the commotion, they were deterred.

He forcibly suppressed his anger. "Gu Shuang, what do you mean?"

Gu Shuang took a deep breath. "Okay, I will apologize to Xu Sui. Xu Sui doesn't need to leave the art troupe. However, she did hit me and made a mistake. How about reducing her salary by one-third?"

"We don't need to lower her temperature for too long. If she behaves well after six months, we can restore her to normal."

leave?

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

The best way to suppress someone who comes from a poor background and is on the verge of starvation is to directly control their lifeline.

Shen Shan agreed without hesitation, waving his hand to interrupt Xu Sui before she could speak.

"Gu Shuang has already agreed to apologize, so don't be unreasonable. It's better for both of you to compromise."

"Alright, that's enough for today. Everyone, please disperse."

Most of the people watching the spectacle were from the performing arts troupe.

With the head of the performing arts troupe having spoken, who would dare to stay any longer?

Immediately, everyone scattered, afraid that if they finished running, they would be remembered and make things difficult for each other later.

Shen Shan was annoyed just looking at Xu Sui, so he simply stopped caring about anything else, finished his business, turned around and left, leaving behind only two sentences.

"Young people should consider practical issues more before making decisions, and avoid doing things they will regret in the heat of the moment."

After everyone left, Gu Shuang glanced at her cousin whom she had just found, bit her lip, and scolded him with a wronged expression.

"Gu Shu, don't forget, I'm your own sister."

"You know the truth of the matter better than I do."

"I will never call you brother again. You bullied me for the sake of an outsider. I don't have a brother like you. I will tell my uncle and aunt the truth about what happened today."

Gu Shu's face showed no change in emotion. He said calmly, "Whatever you say."

After saying that, he turned and left without glancing at anyone, as if he had just passed by to say a few words.

Gu Shuang gritted her teeth, stomped her foot, and glared at him fiercely.

Xu Sui watched Gu Shu's retreating figure, then looked away and turned to Qin Yunzhou beside her, "What were you doing here just now?"

Come on over, come along too.

Haven't these two already broken up?

Qin Yunzhou shook his head, "We didn't come together; we just happened to run into each other on the way."

However, he knew that Gu Shu had come here on purpose; he had never let go of Xu Sui, nor had he ever forgiven her.

I heard that the Gu family treats him very well. In order to make up for the more than 20 years he was out of touch with reality, they plan to pave the way for Gu Shu in the army, transfer him to another unit, and help him find a wife from a similar family background, so that he can receive more help in his career in the future.

The candidate has been almost finalized.

As expected, Gu Shu will soon be starting a new chapter in his life.

Xu Sui understood.

Even though she explained that everything had nothing to do with Qin Yunzhou, Gu Shu still felt uneasy.

Gu Shuang hadn't left yet. She stared at Qin Yunzhou in silence for a long while, her eyes red with tears of grievance. "Brother, why did you marry Xu Sui?"

"Why are you taking Xu Sui's side and helping her bully me?"

It's understandable that Gu Shu, who was just recognized as a member of the Gu family, isn't close to them since they didn't grow up together.

But Qin Yunzhou, she has been calling him "brother" since she was a child.

The reason she targeted Xu Sui in the first place was because she didn't want Xu Sui to get attached to him.

Qin Yunzhou's voice was deep, "Then you should know that Xu Sui and I are getting married. If you really consider me your brother, you shouldn't keep causing trouble for her."

"They especially wanted to exploit her reputation and completely ruin her."

"If this really happens, you'll ruin not only Xu Sui, but also me, and I'll be reported for misconduct."

Since he and Gu Shu returned to their original positions.

His adoptive parents, who used to dote on him, never contacted him again. The only time they did contact him was to tell him never to come back home.

More than twenty years of friendship seemed to have been completely destroyed with that incident.

His cousin Gu Shuang, whom he had taken care of for many years, had never come to see him.

Overnight, it seemed that everyone abandoned him because of blood ties, and they all surrounded Gu Shu, showing him concern and care.

Gu Shuang's face stiffened, and it took her a long time to speak, "I...I didn't think of these things, I just...I just wanted to help you."

"Brother, I know you don't like a restless woman like Xu Sui, and you even despise her."

"Is the reason you're marrying her now to get revenge on Gu Shu and the Gu family?"

Otherwise, how can you explain why he suddenly wants to marry a woman he dislikes?

He must hate the Gu family for cruelly abandoning him after Gu Shu returned. That must be it, that must be it.

Xu Sui felt increasingly uneasy; why were they even insulting her?

"Gu Shuang, he is no longer a member of your Gu family. If you really still care about him as your brother, I haven't seen you visit him even once these days."

"From this perspective, you don't really care about him as your older brother."

"So what gives you the right to tell him who he should associate with in the future?"

Even if he were a brother, let alone not a biological brother, he wouldn't ruin someone's marriage without asking for their opinion.

Gu Shuang gritted her teeth in anger, and finally roared, "Xu Sui, shut up!"

"If it weren't for you, why would my brother and the others have gone against me for you?"

She knew this man was a menace.

Gu Shu is one thing, but he just returned to the Gu family and doesn't have much of a relationship with his younger sister.

But why is it that even Yunzhou, who knows Xu Sui's true colors, is biased towards Xu Sui?

Qin Yunzhou's eyes darkened. He stepped forward and stood in front of Xu Sui, blocking Gu Shuang's resentful gaze. He frowned and said in a deep voice, "You're the one who should shut up."

"Gu Shuang, if you still consider me your brother, then Xu Sui is your sister-in-law. You should respect her, instead of constantly causing her trouble."

"If you don't acknowledge me as your brother, as Xu Sui's colleague, you shouldn't rely on the Gu family's power and your relationship with Commander Shen to use underhanded tactics to suppress new colleagues time and time again. If you continue like this, you'll get into trouble sooner or later, and then no one will be able to save you."

"Go away, I don't want to see you anymore."

Gu Shuang stared wide-eyed in disbelief, feeling a mix of sadness and tightness in her chest, her nose tingling and her eyes reddening.

"elder brother!"

She still couldn't believe that her brother, who had always doted on her, would scold her for a woman he had only known for a short time.

Seeing that Gu Shuang wouldn't listen to reason and still refused to leave, Qin Yunzhou simply pulled Xu Sui away.

"If you don't leave, we will. Don't call me brother anymore. My surname is Qin, not Gu. I'm not your brother."