Deng Huijun was secretly pleased with her successful plan, but she also felt a tinge of jealousy as she looked at Gu Shengyin.
She was already twenty-six, while the girl before her was just twenty.
Yet such an innocent demeanor, she had never possessed at any age - not now, not at twenty, nor at an even younger age.
Her mother had always been strict with her.
Mrs. Deng, Zhao Li, had only her as a daughter, believing that her daughter's achievements reflected on her own social image and thus must excel in everything.
So from a young age, Deng Huijun was forced to endure her mother's resentment toward her maternal family and aunt, alongside learning various talents and skills.
She never had a so-called childhood, nor could she smile so sweetly and innocently.
Because her mother demanded her to be a proud lady from a young age.
The more excellent the daughter became, the more her role as a mother could stand strong within the family.
