Although her adoptive parents had died, she still had to pay the debt.
In her sophomore year, she met a man surnamed Shi. The man was already middle-aged, had a wife and children, and was a small business owner. He owned a few small businesses and helped her pay off the debt.
So, they developed a kind of sugar-daddy and sugar-baby relationship.
After that, they maintained the relationship for the entirety of her university life.
Although there was no way to prove it, her roommates all knew about this.
After university, she and Mr. Shi were on and off. It was not until the Gu family found her that they completely broke up.
Gu Chu guessed that Mr. Shi must have met Qiao Qiao when he brought Gu Wan out for social gatherings. That was why Qiao Qiao thought Gu Wan looked familiar.
Although Mr. Shi appeared to be generous to Gu Wan on the surface, he was prone to violence. To put it bluntly, he was abusive.
