Guo Xiuyu didn’t move for a long time, and the atmosphere froze.

Jiang Nian did not urge her, because what she wanted was far more than Guo Xiuyu kneeling down and apologizing.

Jiang Tao tried to smooth things out and persuaded with a smile: “Niannian, your aunt Guo already knows that she was wrong, and also sincerely apologized to you, so she doesn’t need to kneel down, right?”

Jiang Nian said: “I don’t force it, but just saying ‘I’m sorry’ ‘It’s too light, it could be said casually, I can’t see the sincerity, and I can’t believe that Ms. Guo is sincerely apologizing. You have to give something to show me your sincerity, so that everyone can be happy, right?”

Jiang Nian spoke softly and didn’t look aggressive, but she also brought some business at the negotiating table.

Jiang Tao thought about it and winked at Guo Xiuyu.

It meant thet he implicitly agreed with Jiang Nian’s words and hoped that Guo Xiuyu would do the kneeling.?Seeing this, Guo Xiuyu clenched her fist, her face was already extremely ugly. She forced a smile, looking embarrassed and hurt: “Niannian, do you hate me so much?”

Jiang Nian glanced at her and answered, “Ms. Guo, you found an unknown fortune-teller to slander me. As a result, my father and I hated each other for many years and hurt our father-daughter relationship. What era do we live in, I didn’t expect anyone to believe in the fortune-telling nonsense. Not to mention, when I was detained, no matter how much I begged you, you never let me go. I still suffer from nightmares because of what you did. Today I just want to see a sincere apology. If you can’t do it, it can only mean that you don’t think you have done anything wrong. If that’s the case, then you don’t need to say any more, you can go.”

After that, she stood up.

Xiao Zheng followed Jiang Nian to stand up, and glanced at Guo Xiuyu with a malevolent glint in his eyes.

Jiang Tao was rather anxious, this opportunity is rare and cannot be missed, isn’t it just kneeling, what’s the difficulty??Besides, it was indeed Guo Xiuyu’s fault at the beginning. If it weren’t for her, he wouldn’t think that Jiang Nian was a disaster star. These years have been enough to prove that Jiang Nian is not a disaster star, she is a lucky star, a big lucky star!?Who dares to deny Jiang Nian’s contribution and credit in the prosperous situation of the Xiao Family today?

“Xiuyu, it was you who made a mistake in the first place. You have to apologize properly.” Even if he privately felt that Jiang Nian’s request was a bit too much, he would tell her later that Guo Xiuyu was also his wife and her stepmother. Asking an elder to kneel like this would mean disrespect for the elders and the young, and too painful to the face.

Guo Xiuyu was really embarrassed. She glanced at Jiang Tao, who had a determined face, and then noticed the contempt on Jiang Nian’s indifferent face. Xiao Zheng was even more indulgent when he was watching a good show, looking at her from time to time, whether intentionally or not.?Since she was reborn, she was used to the smooth flow of the wind. She was always the one envied and held in the palms of everyone’s hands, but now she actually has to kneel to Jiang Nian!

Jiang Tao urged again: “Xiuyu, apologize quickly!”

Jiang Nian smiled and said, “Since Ms. Guo is not sincere, then forget it, you can go back.”

Jiang Tao frowned: “Xiuyu!”

Guo woman who is considerate and tolerant, especially likes to show her admiration and love for Jiang Tao, her petty and gentle, completely understands Jiang Tao’s temperament, and of course she knows that Jiang Tao is very powerful and selfish.?Now, following Jiang Nian, I still see Jiang Nian’s ability, and more importantly, what Xiao Zheng and the old lady valued Jiang Nian, not to mention that Jiang Nian still has Xiao’s shares in her hands, which is the big one..

If she doesn’t kneel, Jiang Nian will?If she tried to use more means, Jiang Tao might even divorce her for the sake of profit. Anyway, she is not as attractive as a young girl, so what is her hard work over the years??Everything in the Jiang family must belong to her son.

It’s just kneeling, she used to work outside for others.

She slipped and knelt on the ground, resisting her resentment towards Jiang Nian, and begged, “Jiang Nian, I did something wrong before, I’m sorry, I hope the relationship between you and your father won’t be affected because of me.”

Jiang Tao looked a little distressed, but at the same time he was very satisfied with her obedience. Anyway, there were no outsiders here, so there’s no face to speak of.

“Niannian, don’t you think your anger should go away by now?”

Jiang Nian looked at Guo Xiuyu, who was kneeling on the ground but was gleeful at the thought of her opponent being forced to forgive and forget.?Guo Xiuyu speaks very well, Jiang Nian is fine as long as she accepts the apology, but if she doesn’t accept, Jiang Tao will think that Jiang Nian doesn’t care about him and is just spouting random excuses to enact her revenge.

It’s a pity that Jiang Nian won’t do what she wants.

What’s more, when Jinag Nian remembered that the original owner was imprisoned in a different place, insulted by Yang Hai while Guo Xiuyu was laughing, it really didn’t make people feel relieved at all.

“Kowtow.”

“..What did you say?”

“I said, kowtow!”

Guo Xiuyu looked at Jiang Nian in humiliation and surprise.

Jiang Tao frowned, thinking that what Jiang Nian requested was a bit too much: “Your aunt Guo has already apologized, what you just said is unsuitable, right?”

Jiang Nian shrugged and said indifferently: “You’ve already knelt down, how much more effort will it take to kowtow??What’s wrong with my request? It’s just a matter of changing posture, is it difficult?”

Guo Xiuyu clenched her fists, her palms were about to be pierced bloody by her sharp nails, and her whole body was shaking.?She just knelt down, she thought she’d go back and coaxed Jiang Tao, and she would take back what she lost, but she was actually ordered to kowtow when she knelt down, which was an insult to her!

This Jiang Nian is too deceiving!?With so many people watching, isn’t she afraid of what outsiders think of her?

Guo Xiuyu said: “Niannian, haven’t you forgiven me? You asked me to apologize, I did, you asked me to kneel, and I knelt, you want me to kowtow now? If I kowtow, will you forgive me?”

Jiang Nian answered: “I asked you to kneel down to show your sincerity, but this is not enough, so it depends on what you do next? If you don’t want to, then forget it.” She was exhausted, waved her hand and said, “Let’s do it today, you can go back, and I’ll treat it as if you haven’t been here.”

“..!” Guo Xiuyu really wanted to rush up to give Jiang Nian a slap if it wasn’t for her too much scruples. She apologized and knelt down, if Jiang Nian pretended they hadn’t been here before, wouldn’t she suffer a huge loss?

Obviously, Jiang Tao thought the same way. He frowned and looked at Jiang Nian, wondering if Jiang Nian was deliberately trolling them??But Jiang Nian didn’t have any special emotions on her face, she looked cold and indifferent, and she didn’t have the complacence and pleasure after a successful revenge.

Jiang Tao took out his majesty as a father and said: “Niannian, you see that your aunt Guo has done this, you have to forgive and forget, you already listed many demands, why do you need her to kowtow, let bygones be bygones.”

Jiang Nian said, “I mean the same thing. As long as Ms. Guo is sincere enough to satisfy me, we will immediately shake hands and make peace. Everything in the past will be written off. You are still my most trusted father, so I will naturally listen to you. But Ms. Guo doesn’t seem to think so. If she really cared for you, for the sake of us father and daughter, wouldn’t she be willing to do such a small action as kowtowing? Besides, if it wasn’t for her, would we be like this? It seems that the way she treats you is not very sincere, I can’t do such a thing.”

Jiang Tao turned to look at Guo Xiuyu, who immediately felt the upcoming crisis.

She knew that Jiang Tao was persuaded, she used to say that all her persuasions and actions were for his own good and for their family. She couldn’t think of a better excuse at that time, not to mention that the reason for Jiang Nian and Yang Hai to get married was for profit, because no matter how you look at it now, Jiang Nian has become the biggest winner, so her previous excuses have become the blades that pointed at her.

“Anyway, I’m also your stepmother. You’re my junior. I kneel down and admit my mistake. This..isn’t good for you? What will outsiders say when it spreads out?”

Jiang Tao nodded: “Yeah, it?doesn’t sound good to say it in public.”

Jiang Nian was quite surprised: “I remember that when I left home nine years ago, I had completely cut ties with the Jiang family. My father once said that I could never go back and that I was not his daughter anymore. It’s not a secret, so I really want to say, I’m alone, where did my stepmother come from?”

Guo Xiuyu: “..”

Jiang Tao: “..”

Jiang Tao argued: “Blood relationship is unstoppable.”

Jiang Nian turned around and said disappointedly: “Forget it, I’m tired, you can go back.”

She said that she would leave and then turned around decisively.?Jiang Tao was anxious, and frantically winked at Guo Xiuyu, Guo Xiuyu didn’t want to fall short after apologizing and kneeling down to apologize!

This is a kind of gambler’s mentality. You have paid so much in the front, and seeing the victory in sight, you will naturally not give up easily in the back.

Even if you kneel, you can’t kneel in vain, right?

In this way, Guo Xiuyu put her head on the floor: “Jiang Nian, I’m sorry, it’s all my fault, don’t be angry with your father anymore.”

Jiang Tao breathed a sigh of relief and decided to go back and compensate Guo Xiuyu.

Jiang Nian said without turning her head: “It’s too late, I don’t want to listen anymore, I know that a twisted melon is not sweet, but if you want to show your sincerity, you can continue to kneel until I change my mind again. ”

..!!!”

Guo Xiuyu raised her head abruptly. Watching Jiang Nian go away, she was surprised and angry, and her face twisted and blackened.?But suddenly she noticed Xiao Zheng looking at her. Those deep eyes stared at her through the lens, making her feel as if she was being eyed by a poisonous snake. Her back became cold, she quickly put away the dissatisfaction on her face and made a move, heading toward father Jiang with a sad look.

Jiang Tao was naturally stunned. He watched Jiang Nian walk away in surprise. He wanted to chase after her, but was stopped by Xiao Zheng.

As soon as Jiang Nian left, he no longer hid and restrained the emotions brewing inside him, and the coldness in his eyes and the aura on his body were shocking.

No matter how dissatisfied Jiang Tao was, he couldn’t confront Xiao Zheng at that moment, he could only suffer from this dumb loss.

How could Guo Xiuyu not understand at this time, when Jiang Nian said that “as long as she apologized they’d shake hands and make peace”, was just playing with her!

..

News spread that Jiang Tao took Guo Xiuyu to Xiao’s house to apologize. There are no secrets in this circle at all. Most people know that Guo Xiuyu is a huge fan of profit and wanted to marry Jiang Nian to Yang Hai. Now that several years have passed, Jiang Nian has become a lucky star. I heard that Guo Xiuyu has not been able to ask Jiang Nian’s forgiveness to apologize now, which shows how deeply Jiang Nian remembers that incident.

“Guo Xiuyu really knelt?”

“Well.”

“Amazing, your sister-in-law is really amazing! I’ve seen that Guo Xiuyu a few times, and it seems that she came from a small family. She has no knowledge or culture, but she still likes to pretend. That old thing Jiang Tao likes her. But I didn’t expect Jiang Tao to be able to watch Guo Xiuyu kneel to Sister Jiang and admit her mistake. Sister Jiang is indeed Sister Jiang, and her skills are top-notch. How did she do it?”

Xiao Zhengban?lay on the sofa with a glass of beer in his hand, he raised his head and drank it, turning a deaf ear to the words of the people around him.

Shen Quan was puzzled: “Ah Zheng? I’m asking you, why are you in a daze again?”

Xiao Zheng sat up and put the empty glass on the coffee table heavily. He filled another glass of wine and raised his head to drink it.

He was a little drunk, and all he thought about was Jiang Nian’s trickery when targeting Jiang Tao and Guo Xiuyu, a few simple words sufficed to dig a hole for Guo Xiuyu and make her utterly humiliated.

He didn’t think she was bad, but thought she was beautiful.

Her voice is nice when she speaks, she looks good when she laughs, and even when she does something bad, she looks so mesmerizing he can’t take his eyes off her.

Seeing that Xiao Zheng was still in a daze, Shen Quan said, “I told you, are you still thinking about how to deceive your old lady? My piece of advice is, you might as well confess to Sister Jiang directly. If Sister Jiang is willing, you can ask together after. The old lady will agree then, she can’t possibly drive both of you out of Xiao’s house, right?”

Xiao Zheng finally gave some reaction and frowned, “What nonsense!”

“Where am I talking nonsense?”

“I,” he paused, “I never thought of being in a relationship with her.”

“What?”

Xiao Zheng shook his head, no matter how Shen Quan questioned him, he kept his mouth shut, just like a closed clam.

Shen Quan was the only one who knew of his feelings from when they both were very young, aka a long time ago. The reason was that he once got drunk and called Jiang Nian’s name, and since Shen Quan heard him he couldn’t deny it.

He liked Jiang Nian, but he didn’t think about any development regarding their relationship. He wanted to eat together with her in the morning, go to work together, work together, and go home together in the evening.

Even if he’d been scolded a few times by her, he would feel happy.

That was more than enough for him.

It’s a pity that it can’t be done now. The old lady kept her eyes on him. He couldn’t even get close to Jiang Nian, but he got to see her in the morning and knew that she’d be at home in the evening. He was always at ease.

As long as Jiang Nian was in his peripherical vision, he wanted to look at her.

He snickered.

As for anything else, he didn’t even dare to think about it.

Because he likes her so much, he doesn’t dare to break the current peace and harmony.

Shen Quan explained helplessly: “You don’t want to have anything, but Sister Jiang is not too young. Before, Xiao’s family had a lot of things going on, so she didn’t have time to think about relationships. Now she is idle. One day, she will bring her boyfriend to meet you. I’ll see what you’d do then.”

Xiao Zheng’s alcohol-corroded head was stunned for a while: Who is worthy of his sister-in-law??No way in hell!