Title: The OOC Villainess and the White Moonlight Heroine are BFFs
Translator: Little Bamboo Spirit
Chapter 28 - Don't curse yourself to die young (3)
Jiang Shuyao didn't reappear until it was getting dark.
Shi Qingyin wasn't behind her. Who knows where he had gone.
She didn't expect that Yue Xia would still be waiting here. She blankly stared at Yue Xia for a moment before stopping in place. She didn't know whether to approach Yue Xia or leave.
Shi Qingyin's earlier words were still echoing in her ears.
"Why are you so confused just because she showed you a bit of kindness? Do you really think she's a good friend? Would a good friend bring you to a nightclub?"
"It's true I didn't tell you those things, but it's only because I didn't think it was necessary. The nightclub was the place where I met her for the very first time. She deliberately bumped into me. She knows everything, and she still approaches you. What are you still thinking about?"
"Women are capable of doing anything when it comes to scheming against each other. What's the point of talking about friendship? You got my affections too easily, so you don't know how many people covet your position. Isn't it better to let the past go? We're going to get engaged. You're different from those other women. Do you understand? Yaoyao, are you listening to me?!"
Yue Xia felt a bit uncomfortable standing there too.
The system said: [You succeed in disgusting the male protagonist. Now it's time to do the same thing to the female protagonist. According to the plot, they're about to reconcile.]
Yue Xia: [.]
Jiang Shuyao finally came over and quietly said, "... Yue Xia."
Dusk had arrived, and the setting sun's light was dim. They weren't far from each other. Jiang Shuyao looked at her face and suddenly felt an inexplicable bitterness.
"You heard it too. He's helped me a lot." Jiang Shuyao tilted her head back. Leaning on the railing, she watched flowers and other plants swaying in the darkness. "... I should be grateful."
"It's true that you should thank him for helping your mom see a doctor and recommending you for a job, but you don't have to repay him with your life." Yue Xia leaned on the railing too. Unlike Jiang Shuyao, who was looking at the sky at a picturesque 45 degree angle, Yue Xia looked more like a husky that was about to start howling. "Those are two separating things. You can't calculate it that way."
"He explained it to me that he didn't know better when he was younger, so he briefly dated a few people." Jiang Shuyao changed the topic, and her tone dropped considerably. "That includes you, right?"
This was the first time they openly talked about this topic. Yue Xia's silence was acquiescence. She could only take the blame for that matter.
"At first, I couldn't accept that." Jiang Shuyao furrowed her brow. She still couldn't understand. "If he genuinely likes me that much, how can he still be with other people?"
Was it because men viewed physical and emotional intimacy as two separate things? Or was it because everyone else was like that too, so he didn't think he was doing anything wrong? She tried to convince herself of this countless times, but she couldn't accept it.
Yue Xia saw her worried look and blurted out, "Don't bother thinking about it."
Jiang Shuyao murmured, "Don't bother."
"He did something wrong, and he wants you to reflect on it. What lousy logic." Yue Xia said, "How can you be happy if you're with a person like him?"
The system opportunistically said: [Nice! Great job at instigating!]
Yue Xia: [... I'm being serious for once!]
"Happy?" Jiang Shuyao suddenly said, "But he's usually very good to me… If it wasn't because of this matter, we'd be very happy together."
Getting engaged, getting married, having children, and growing old together.
It felt as if the road to happily ever after was already paved, but she inexplicably took the wrong path. Jiang Shuyao weakly thought that if she hadn't believed Yue Xia's words that day and left with her, would none of this had happened? Would she still be happy?
The initial reason was because…
Yue Xia: "If he lies to you once, then he'll lie to you countless times."
Jiang Shuyao: "..."
Yue Xia continued her chicken soup speech. "Obviously, you're the most important-"
"Didn't you lie to me at the beginning too?" Jiang Shuyao calmly interrupted her. Her usually gentle eyes showed vigilance and uneasiness. "... From what position can you say all this?"
What did Yue Xia want? What was Yue Xia's purpose? Was she doing this for her or to get Shi Qingyin?
Yue Xia only silently looked at her with a lost look.
What was Yue Xia feeling lost about? Jiang Shuyao suppressed her mixed emotions. She hastily ran inside and came back with the familiar, beautiful vase that Yue Xia had given her. She had taken it out and carefully placed it, but now, she brought it back out. She didn't look Yue Xia in the eyes and only placed the gift in her hands to return it.
"Your gift, thank you," Jiang Shuyao said, "but I'm returning it."
[Ding! The current phase's task is 120% complete. 100 achievement points have been awarded!]