Li Nianqiu’s Side Story

Li Nianqiu has always felt lucky to know Wen Yue. Her life for the past ten-odd years hadn’t been great; even when her parents were alive, she lived quite repressively because of their blind obedience to tradition.

After her parents passed away, she was forced to grow up quickly, constantly clashing with Grandma Li, and ultimately barely managing to stay in the family.

Wen Yue had a similar experience, and Li Nianqiu initially thought that their shared backgrounds would bring them closer together. Unfortunately, back then, Wen Yue’s temperament wasn’t good.

They gradually drifted apart.

Until Wen Yue married Zhou Yao.

In fact, Li Nianqiu had an inkling that the Wen Yue who married Zhou Yao was probably not the same Wen Yue she once knew. But it didn’t matter who it was to her; what mattered was that Wen Yue was, besides her sister, the most important family member to her.

Family.

Li Nianqiu often lamented that Wen Yue got married too early, that she should have waited a bit longer. But she also understood that there might not be anyone who treated her as well as Zhou Yao did.

They would definitely be very happy together.

Wen Yue’s wedding had only one bridesmaid: Li Nianqiu.

It was an incredibly grand and beautiful wedding.

Dressed in a bridesmaid dress, Li Nianqiu found herself tearing up for the first time in front of so many people. Even when her parents passed away and she nearly got sold off by Old Lady Li, she had never shed a single tear.

Crying, in her view, was a sign of weakness and submission.

Yet, when she saw Wen Yue in her wedding dress, Li Nianqiu couldn’t help but let the tears flow.

Perhaps it was because she was moved by the sight of Wen Yue’s happiness?

Li Nianqiu wasn’t sure.

That night, Li Nianqiu drank a lot, and on the way home with Li Xiangdong, her sister, she got an earful from her sister for drinking too much.

After two years of living in the city, Li Xiangdong had transformed from the frail and introverted girl she used to be into someone confident, lively, and cheerful.

“Sister, you should drink less next time; drinking isn’t good for you.”

Li Nianqiu nodded, “It’s rare for me to drink.”

Li Xiangdong sighed, “If I didn’t know better, I’d think you broke up with someone.”

“Don’t talk nonsense.” Li Nianqiu shot her a glance.

Li Xiangdong pouted, about to say something else when there was suddenly a knock at the door. She muttered, “Who is it?” and went to open the door, finding a gentle-looking man outside.

He politely asked, “Hello, is Miss Li Nianqiu here?”

Li Xiangdong was wary: “Are you looking for my sister for something?”

“Miss Li had an appointment with me tonight, but she hasn’t come, so I came to see if everything is okay.” He smiled, “If everything is fine, I’ll take my leave. we can discuss it another day.”

The man’s demeanor was gentle and courteous.

Li Nianqiu vaguely heard this and told Li Xiangdong, “Let him in.”

“Sister, you’re drunk!”

Li Nianqiu’s expression was calm: “I’m not drunk. Let him in, you should go to bed. You have classes tomorrow.” Besides her flushed face, she was perfectly normal in expression and tone.

Although Li Xiangdong hesitated a bit, she remembered how strong and assertive her sister usually was and had no choice but to let him in.

What happened next was beyond Li Xiangdong’s knowledge. All she knew was that after that night, the man named Gu Yuan frequently appeared in front of her sister. Although her sister seemed indifferent toward him, Li Xiangdong still keenly sensed something was up.

As it turned out, she was right: Li Nianqiu ended up with this man!

Ah, if only she had known not to let him in that night!

Li Nianqiu learned about Wen Yue’s relationship first and saw her boyfriend, a handsome, gentle, and polite man from a wealthy family, seemingly from a prominent family in Hong Kong.

To be honest, Wen Yue was a bit surprised at first.

Because Li Nianqiu’s original pairing in the novel had a character that was completely different from Gu Yuan. In fact, he was quite similar to Li Nianqiu, being just as assertive.

Wen Yue thought she liked that type of guy, so she had Zhou Yao find someone with that personality.

Zhou Yao had said that Li Nianqiu wouldn’t be interested in that type of person, and she had scoffed at him, thinking the official pairing was supposed to be like that…

How strange.

But as long as Nianqiu was happy, that was all that mattered.

Later, Wen Yue even met the original male lead.

He was in the city for business and happened to run into Li Nianqiu. He fell in love with her at first sight and didn’t care that she had a boyfriend; he relentlessly pursued her. But Li Nianqiu didn’t even look at him, showing not even a hint of affection—rather, she seemed somewhat disgusted.

This made Wen Yue dislike that man even more.

A self-absorbed man like that was simply unworthy of Li Nianqiu!