Shen Biran simply wasn't willing to go hard on Gu Qingyuan and the others; otherwise, they absolutely would not have been a match for her.
Shen Biran knew these people far too well, and she also knew exactly what their weaknesses were, but the pity was that she couldn't bear to strike at them, let alone anything beyond that.
If Shen Biran had been willing to take ruthless action against them, then whether it was Gu Qingyuan or the ultimate mastermind, Lu Xiao, none of them would have succeeded in carrying out their plans.
Each of them had their own scheme, but those schemes could only move forward with Shen Biran's consent.
If Shen Biran hadn't given them the chance, no matter what they wanted to do, it would have been impossible.
Besides, it was absolutely impossible for Shen Biran to be facing something like this at this point; otherwise, there would only be even more problems in the future.
