But what he never expected was that on his first visit to his mother-in-law's home, they would give him such a significant favor. His sister-in-law... had actually thrown herself at him. He glanced in the direction of the kitchen, wondering how his young wife... had managed to live in this family. Gu Yanfei was filled with resentment, and although she pretended to be fragile, it was clear that Lu Qichen wasn't buying it, so she had to grit her teeth and stand up on her own. Standing timidly in front of Lu Qichen, as if she was about to cry, 'Brother-in-law, it's all my fault, I'm so clumsy, I can't even serve a cup of tea properly, did I burn you?' 'You should worry more about yourself,' Lu Qichen said indifferently, glancing at Gu Yanfei. His distant attitude filled Gu Yanfei with grievances, but in front of Lu Qichen, she couldn't vent them, so she slightly lowered her head and said to Lu Qichen, 'Brother-in-law, please sit for a moment, I'll go make you another cup of tea right away.'

Gu Yanfei turned and went upstairs, first to tidy herself up after her disheveled state and change into clean clothes. She donned a strappy off-the-shoulder dress, revealing her smooth and lustrous pearl shoulders, and paired it with a mini skirt so short it could hardly be shorter, showcasing her long, slender legs. Looking at herself in the mirror, she smiled with satisfaction. Gu Yanfei hadn't given a thought to whether her actions were inappropriate. When she went downstairs, she was brimming with confidence. Noticing Lu Qichen's gaze on her, she even subtly flipped her hair. She knew that man wasn't interested in women? Lu Qichen looked at her, certainly not because of her revealing attire. If he remembered correctly, Ye Wenlan had introduced her as a distant relative who didn't visit often. How then, was she so familiar with this place? She had dirtied her clothes and in the blink of an eye, changed into a new set, and looking at the fit, it was clearly her own. Lu Qichen's confusion grew. 'Brother-in-law, have some tea,' Gu Yanfei said cleverly this time, putting down her teacup and then getting up to leave, 'You sit for a while, I'll go to the kitchen and see if there's anything I can help with for my cousin.' She put on a virtuous demeanor, men, after all, like beautiful and virtuous women, don't they? Upon entering the kitchen, Gu Yanfei showed her true colors, casually grabbing an apple and taking a bite, she unceremoniously asked Ye Zhiqiu, 'Hey, what does Lu Qichen like to eat?' Ye Zhiqiu had no intention of acknowledging her, focusing on washing the vegetables in her hands, not responding. Gu Yanfei, dissatisfied, walked over to Ye Zhiqiu and pushed her, saying, 'I'm talking to you, are you deaf?'

“Yanfei, be gentle,” Ye Wenlan pulled Gu Yanfei, “Lu Qichen is outside. What would it look like if he heard us?” Gu Yanfei finally restrained herself a bit and said to Ye Zhiqiu, “Ye Zhiqiu, I'm warning you, Lu Qichen will be mine sooner or later. You'd better figure out your own identity.” “Are you talking to me?” Ye Zhiqiu threw down the vegetables in her hand and asked with a cold face, “Gu Yanfei, if I remember correctly, it was all thanks to you that I would marry Lu Qichen. If it weren't for you, I would still be living happily with my grandmother. How did I get entangled with Lu Qichen?” She sneered, “What? Now that you see Lu Qichen is handsome and wealthy, you regret it?” A trace of guilt flashed across Gu Yanfei's face, but she quickly returned to normal. The belief instilled in her by Ye Wenlan since childhood was that Ye Zhiqiu was even inferior to the servants in the family. So what if she married him? That was because she didn't know Lu Qichen's goodness. Now that she knew, she naturally wanted to get Lu Qichen back. “So what if I do?” Gu Yanfei sneered, “If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have seen such a handsome and rich man in your life, would you? Don't always act like you've suffered a great loss. Marrying Lu Qichen is your blessing.” “Is that so?” Ye Zhiqiu's face looked very ugly, “I really disdain such a blessing. How about this? I'll go out now and clarify things with Lu Qichen, and we'll quickly switch our identities back. What kind of nonsense Mrs. Lu, I don't want to be it for a day.” “Fine, I couldn't ask for better.”

Gu Yanzhi's eyes lit up, relieved that Ye Wenlan was still quite rational. She quickly grabbed Ye Zhiqiu in front of her, 'Look at you, it's rare for you to come back. Yanzhi was just joking with you, why get so angry?' 'Mom...' Gu Yanzhi frowned. However, Ye Wenlan didn't pay attention to Gu Yanzhi, patted Ye Zhiqiu's hand and said, 'Alright, go out and keep him company. I can manage here by myself.' Ye Zhiqiu didn't say a word, took off the apron on her body, and walked straight out. Only Gu Yanzhi and Ye Wenlan were left in the kitchen. Gu Yanzhi pulled Ye Wenlan's hand and coquettishly said, 'Mom, look at that Ye Zhiqiu. If it weren't for her, how could Lu Qichen not like me?' Gu Yanzhi pouted, 'I don't care, I must marry Lu Qichen.' 'Alright, alright, mom knows.' Ye Wenlan affectionately patted Gu Yanzhi's face, 'You child, you're like a storm, if you hadn't been so dead set against marrying back then, there wouldn't be so many problems now, would there?' 'But I didn't know what kind of person Lu Qichen was...' Gu Yanzhi was also regretful to the core, 'Mom, just now Ye Zhiqiu said she wanted to switch the identities back, why did you stop her? Just take this opportunity...' 'No way!' Ye Wenlan decisively interrupted Gu Yanzhi's words. Seeing Gu Yanzhi stunned, she hurriedly stepped forward to comfort, 'Yanzhi, mom knows you're anxious now, but you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, right? Everything has to be done slowly.'

Ye Wenlan sighed and continued, 'You also know that your father's company is having some problems. The only way out now is to ask Lu Qichen for help. If you reveal that you and Ye Zhiqiu have switched identities at this time, what if Lu Qichen gets angry? What will your father's company do then?'

Ye Wenlan's words made sense, but Gu Yanfei felt uncomfortable at the thought of Ye Zhiqiu being with Lu Qichen day and night.

'What should I do then? Am I supposed to just watch that cheap woman Ye Zhiqiu share a bed with Lu Qichen?' Why should she have to follow a piece of trash that she supports, while Ye Zhiqiu enjoys the good life in the Lu family?

She was eager to switch her identity back.

'The best thing to do now is to sit tight,' Ye Wenlan pondered and finally gave her advice, 'The most important thing now is to get your father's company through this difficult time. Take this opportunity to get close to Lu Qichen. If Lu Qichen can fall in love with you, then what if we deceived him?'

'This...' Gu Yanfei hesitated.