Mrs. Wang felt shaken again as she listened, suddenly recalling her daughter's nonchalant and breezy tone when discussing those past events, seemingly not taking them to heart. Knowing her daughter was always highly protective of her son, how could she tolerate such bossy and ignorant behavior from Fang'er if that were truly the case?
Mrs. Wang then felt guilty, believing she had wronged Gu Fangzi. Seeing how filially respectful and caring Gu was now, and her insistence on the marriage proposal, Mrs. Wang's resolve began to wane.
Gu Fangzi was overjoyed to have achieved her goal, sneering inwardly, wisely choosing not to mention it further, and just diligently attending to Mrs. Wang. She even hoped Sang Wan would lose patience and bring up the matter again, for then it would be as clear as Sima Zhao's intentions! Mrs. Wang would then handle it herself, and Gu wouldn't need to intervene.
