Campus Ace Girl-Chapter 543 - 544: The goddaughter? That’s Gu Anxi!

At this point, King Jingyao pretended to be upset. "You’re so casual with my things; you truly have no conscience."

Gu Anxi said seriously, "If you don’t want it, just give it back to me." As she spoke, she boldly snatched the perfume from his pocket with remarkable skill.

The mother and daughter from the Gu family were still watching, dumbfounded. How could Gu Anxi behave like this? King Jingyao might not have a wife, but his status is undeniable. Isn’t Gu Anxi being too casual? No matter how much he dotes on her, she can’t behave so improperly, especially when Bo Xichen is present, they thought.

Gu Mingzhu suddenly wondered, Is it because Brother Xichen can’t control Gu Anxi that she’s allowed to misbehave so freely outside?

The elderly lady sitting on the couch couldn’t help but say, "Has it started again? Jingyao, can’t you just let Anxi be? Why must you always compete with her?"

Tang Yuan looked unimpressed. Anxi’s behavior was simply unacceptable in high society, she thought.

King Jingyao, however, acted rather childishly. He pulled Gu Anxi over, holding her arm with one hand and snatching the perfume bottle with the other. He put it back into his pocket. "You can’t take back something you’ve given away."

Just then, the secretary-general approached. Seeing the situation, he knew they were bickering again and chuckled. "Mr. King, Miss Lin has arrived."

King Jingyao let go of Gu Anxi. "Alright, I’ll go greet her." As he left, he glared at Gu Anxi. "I’ll deal with you later."

Gu Anxi made a face at him, not scared at all.

The old lady was amused. "You should give in to him a bit too," she told Gu Anxi. "He’s so proud and always wants to save face."

However, the old lady paused, then added, "But then again, only you can handle him."

Despite her words, the old lady understood clearly. Jingyao, being in such a high position, was actually lonely at heart. Usually, only the secretary-general, Jingchuan, could speak intimately with him, but Jingchuan was a man, nowhere near as affectionate and endearing as a young girl. Although Anxi’s mischief often caused the father and son to miss meals, they secretly enjoyed it, even wishing the little rascal would torment them at every meal. Especially recently, she had observed that Jingyao seemed to be treating Anxi like his own young daughter and had let go of many burdens, which was a good thing. Of course, Anxi’s intentional guidance played a part in this. The elderly lady had met many people in her lifetime, but few earned her high regard. Anxi was one she particularly favored.

Now that the old lady had spoken, Gu Anxi simply replied, "I promise I won’t upset him in the future!"

The old lady gave her a sidelong glance. "As if I’d believe you."

Then she laughed, and Gu Anxi laughed too.

Seeing them chatting, Tang Yuan, who couldn’t get a word in edgewise, tried to cleverly interject, "I heard the old lady adopted a goddaughter. How come we haven’t seen her yet?"

The old lady glanced at Tang Yuan, holding no good impression of her. She’d heard this woman was Anxi’s biological mother. After all this time, she hadn’t shown an iota of concern for the child, as if terrified Anxi would outshine her other daughter, Mingzhu. Both were her own flesh and blood, so why such blatant favoritism! But it didn’t matter. A birth mother like this held no real standing. If Anxi didn’t want her, so be it. She herself would dote on Anxi even more in the future.

The old lady, intending to rile Tang Yuan, smiled faintly. "Oh, you’ve heard about this too?"

Tang Yuan replied softly, "Everyone in Beicheng has heard about the old lady’s happy occasion. That’s why Mingzhu and I came today. Firstly, to celebrate Mr. King’s birthday, and secondly, to congratulate you, old lady."

The old lady chuckled. "Well, that’s very thoughtful of you."

Gu Anxi, leaning on the nearby sofa, pulled out her phone and started a game, seemingly unconcerned.

Tang Yuan noticed her behavior. She felt Anxi was being too disrespectful to the old lady, but she didn’t say anything. Instead, she continued speaking to the old lady in a gentle tone, "I also heard that the goddaughter you’ve recently taken in isn’t very old, around Mingzhu’s age. If that’s the case, why not let Mingzhu become like a little sister to her? They can look out for each other in the future."

She gave a restrained smile. "Mingzhu may not have much else, but she possesses a few talents. They can learn and improve together."

The old lady listened patiently for a while, then laughed. "Madam Gu, you’re being too polite. What’s this about ’becoming like sisters’? They *are* biological sisters. For biological sisters not to interact directly, but to connect only through me, is rather roundabout. Those who know might say Madam Gu understands propriety. Those who don’t might think I’m trying to snatch your daughter from you.

"I’m old," she continued, "and can’t handle too much fuss. I only plan to take this one goddaughter. I couldn’t possibly manage if other families tried to push more into my care."

This exchange left Tang Yuan and her daughter completely stunned.

Biological sisters? Did she mean... Gu Anxi?

Tang Yuan couldn’t believe it. She turned her head to look at Gu Anxi.

At that moment, Gu Anxi was leaning her head on the old lady’s shoulder. "Look at my game, aren’t I awesome? Last time I tried to carry my old bro, he was totally hopeless. He’s so dense!"

As she spoke, her small hands flew across the screen, truly as if taking flight.

The old lady squinted to watch. She didn’t understand much but said, "Then you should play with him more often. I think he really wants to play games with you, but he’s too proud to say it."

Gu Anxi giggled and continued to dominate her game, casually chatting with the old lady, who, surprisingly, wasn’t annoyed at all. The old lady clearly doted on her as if she were her own family.

Gu Mingzhu’s eyes reddened with envy, and she nearly burst into tears.

Tang Yuan, on the other hand, was simply beyond shocked.

So Gu Anxi was the rumored goddaughter, the little princess cherished by the Wang Family! In that case... the reason she and King Jingyao were together made sense. It was because she was his goddaughter; they were family. That’s why they spent time together, why he doted on her... Then... her own treatment of Gu Anxi... hadn’t she completely wasted opportunities for Mingzhu? If she had fostered a better relationship from the start, couldn’t Mingzhu have had a similar chance to enter the Wang Family, to be cherished by the old lady just like Gu Anxi?

Tang Yuan’s emotions at this moment were incredibly complex.

Just as the mother-daughter duo were lost in their sorrowful reflections, the secretary-general approached with a smile. "Old Madam, the birthday banquet is about to begin. Mr. King invites you to come and cut the cake."