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"Sir, you … "How should I address you?" Jia Wen's face was currently flushed red as he asked shyly. The morning sun shone upon her fair skin and her beauty, causing Gu Junshan to be stunned for a moment.

"Sir, sir?" Seeing that Gu Junshan's gaze had frozen, Jia Wen did not know why, but he stretched out his hand and waved it in front of him. Gu Junshan suddenly grabbed her hand and nervously spoke incoherently, "Jade Fairy … "You're back." At this moment, Gu Junshan was in a trance, muttering the word 'Jade Lady' nonstop as he stared at Jia Wen with a dazed look.

Jia Wen could feel the warmth coming from Gu Junshan's big hands. It was an extremely passionate expression, "Sir, you're hurting me." Jia Wen's small hands were held tightly by Gu Junshan, causing Jia Wen to feel pain. After saying those words, Gu Junshan finally woke up. The light in his eyes dimmed, as if he had just awakened from his memory, and silently released her hand.

"I'm sorry, I lost my composure." Gu Junshan dispiritedly said, the disappointment in his eyes was not concealed at all. Jia Wen rubbed his aching hands and asked, "Sir, who was the Jade Dollar you spoke of just now?" Gu Junshan didn't respond, he indifferently replied, "Nothing, just an old friend."

After a while, a person entered the temple. Jia Wen stood up nervously. When the person saw the two of them, he smiled and said, "Master is indeed here." It turned out that Gu Junshan had already arranged for him to go and rescue Jia Wen, while he would be waiting for him in one of the four temples on the outskirts of the city.

Following Gu Junshan to the Gu family, Jia Wen did not believe that Gu Junshan was such a wealthy merchant at all. Moreover, he had a very high position in the city, and he would always be surrounded by people outside. He could be said to be wealthy beyond compare, and for such a wealthy and powerful person to risk his life and save her, Jia Wen felt more and more terrified.

Ever since coming to the Gu family, he had broken the suspicion and jealousy of his wife and a few concubines. In the past few days, Gu Junshan treated Jia Wen as his own sister, and, in addition to eating and drinking, he would often ask Jia Wen to draw a few works of calligraphy and painting, and bring her to some social gatherings. Judging from Jia Wen's interest in writing, he sent her to a famous private school to study.

Even though he had never been to school when he was young and could not read much when he was young, Jia Wen was talented, hardworking, and highly appreciated by the teachers. Gu Junshan really valued his sister.

Since she was his sister and he was surnamed Gu, there was nothing bad about it. At this moment, Jia Wen no longer had any feelings for his biological parents, and his feelings for Gu Junshan were as deep as a father's, so according to Gu Junshan's suggestion, they were called Gu Bi Yuan. Jia Wen knew that this was the name of an old friend of Gu Junshan, and the meaning of Gu Junshan using her as an old friend was clear, but she was not unhappy at all.

Jade Fairy, how's your studies going these past few days?" Gu Junshan asked when they were playing around in the countryside. "Little Sister Jade is so intelligent that the children's stuff at school won't be a problem for her." "The one who spoke was Gu Junshan's wife, Liu Chengen. Ever since they arrived at the Gu family, other than his sister, Gu Junshan, he was the only one who took good care of Gu Beiyuan. Liu Chengen's mother was also a rich and noble family, and she had been known as a scholar since a young.

"Sister-in-law is joking, I'm finding it harder and harder to study. Ai, it's my fault that I haven't studied since I was young, it's hard for me to keep up with her now. Teacher only said that I was smart to comfort me." Hearing this, Gu Junshan laughed and said, "My good sister, you worry too much. I sent you to school just to let you read in the future, but I don't ask you to learn anything."

The three of them chatted and laughed, and behind them were a few servants. Others were really envious of Gu Junshan, Liu Chengen was already a famous beauty, and Gu Junshan's three concubines were also extremely beautiful. Now, they were able to find such a delicate beauty.

The servants didn't dare to talk about it in front of the crowd, but the three concubines were a little stingy. One of them was called Chen Jiaohua, and she loved to fight for the jealousy, so even though she didn't dare to argue with Liu Chengen, she still said a lot of malicious things about Liu Chengen in private. With regards to the other two concubines, she was always on bad terms with them, and after Gu Bi'er entered the family, she didn't like them at all.

That night, Gu Junshan brought Gu Bi Yuan and Liu Chengen out for a fun tour, so he returned very late and did not accompany his concubines for dinner. In addition, the servants came back to add fuel to the fire, saying how the lord had treated Gu Bi Yuan well, and they even ignored Liu Chengen because of that.

She had always thought that if it wasn't for Liu Chengen, she would be the eldest wife of the Gu family. Naturally, she was happy to hear that Gu Junshan had neglected Liu Chengen, but when she thought about it later, she couldn't smile anymore.

"I wonder where old master found those wild things and made him his little sister when he entered the Gu family? Hmph, where did all these little sisters come from? Don't tell me that old master's character is so natural that he can find the descendants of the Gu family anywhere?" Chen Jiao Hua wasn't someone who was easy to deal with. She was normally arrogant and domineering, but now that she was angry, she became even more unstoppable.

"Second Madam, don't spout nonsense. It would be terrible if the old master heard this." Chen Jiao Hua sneered and said, "Hmph, it's been so long since the old master came here, so how could he hear us? Right now, there's only you and me here, and if he heard, it would be you who told him. Hmph, if you dare spout nonsense now, I won't skin you alive."

The moment she felt the slightest bit of unhappiness, she would immediately vent her anger on the servant girl. The servant girl beside her had never been beaten by her before, so when she heard her words, she was so frightened that she lowered her head, not daring to make a sound.

As she played with the prayer beads in her hand, a cold sneer hung on her lips as she mentally tried to figure out how to pull this pair of eyes out of her head. As she thought in her mind, she spun the beads faster, and in the outside world, she had the reputation of worshiping the Dao and worshiping the Buddha; in reality, this was just a bargaining chip for her. Thus, Gu Junshan had to bring her along every year when he went to the temple to pray for Buddha's blessings.

She had asked an old monk for the prayer beads. Although she said she wanted them, she had actually spent a lot of money to buy them, so the head of the temple told others that she and the Buddha were fated to be giving them to her. This way, many people had heard that she was a sarcastic person, and their impression of her had changed.

This Chen Jiahua has always had a gentle and kind face to outsiders, but everyone knew that she was narrow-minded and couldn't tolerate others. Who knows how many times she had broken the prayer beads in her hand. It was because she often used them to hit people.

Upon hearing this, Gu Junshan felt that there was some sense in his words. Although he was exhausted from the past few days, he couldn't resist Chen Jiao Hua's persuasion and urged his further, saying that the temple host could tell that there was a buddhist affinity with her, and there would be endless blessings due to the buddhist nature of the temple. As she said this, Gu Junshan agreed to her request for peace and stability.

He brought Chen Jiao and Liu Chengen to the temple the day before Gu Junshan's birthday. He originally said that he would bring Gu Bi Yuan, but Chen Jiao Hua said that it was more important for Bi Yuan to study, so she found all sorts of reasons to not bring the Jade Fairy. After burning the incense and asking for blessings, Chen Jiao Hua said to Gu Junshan, "Master, since you're here, let's also ask for an autograph from little sister." Naturally, Gu Junshan agreed. Chen Jiao Hua shook her abacus and took out a divination.

Hearing this, Gu Junshan was very happy. Chen Jiahua then said that she wanted to get a marriage contract for Gu Bi Yuan, which Gu Junshan was slightly unwilling, but Chen Jiao Hua took the initiative to sign it herself, saying that Gu Bi Yuan's love for her had been troubled throughout her life, and that there was more than one person she liked. Although she didn't say it directly, she indirectly said that Gu Bi Yuan was a bit of a water flower, and wasn't someone who could endure loneliness.

On the way back, Chen Jiahua noticed that Gu Junshan's expression wasn't good, so she hurriedly consoled him, "Master, don't worry, little sister is still young. If you can calculate how long this will last, then go back to the old master and the other little sisters to discipline her, little sister won't be out of bounds." Liu Chengen disdainfully replied, "Lord, do you believe the words of that old monk, or do you believe your own eyes? I don't dare to say that I have a high opinion of people, but I don't see how our sister looks like a dissolute person at all. Lord doesn't need to take other people's words to heart, what does he say?"

He was a suspicious person, so he didn't know anything about Gu Bi Yuan's past. He had only saved her by chance, and because she looked very similar to an old friend of his, he had a deep affection for her. Even he wasn't sure if that feeling was real or fake, and he wasn't sure if he thought of this girl as an old friend's substitute or not.