Title: The OOC Villainess and the White Moonlight Heroine are BFFs
Translator: Little Bamboo Spirit
Chapter 43 - She was scared, scared that person would be there too (2)
Less than two months after the death of Father Shi's first wife, Lin Wan married into the Shi family while pregnant. Her foothold was even firmer after giving birth to Shi Qingyin. Even if many people criticized her, it was undeniable that she knew how to seize the opportunity and was tough enough on herself.
When Shi Qingyin insisted on getting engaged to Jiang Shuyao, Lin Wan, who was abroad, rushed back home. Their arguing was so intense that it felt as if the sky was about to fall. During those fights, she silently stood on the side and could feel Lin Wan staring at her.
Lin Wan's eyes were cold and dismissive. It was as if she was looking at an unworthy frog that couldn't be driven away.
Jiang Shuyao felt her thoughts gradually becoming gloomy. She took a deep breath to try to release her anxiety.
Yue Xia was wrangling to get information out of the system: [What is Shi Qingyin doing right now?]
The system said: [You finally remember him? He's working.]
Yue Xia had newfound respect for him at least in this aspect. [He's working even with three fractured ribs? What a hard worker, how touching.]
The system slowly said: [He's not doing this because he wants to. If he doesn't complete his work on time, his work will be handed over to Shi Yunjian again.]
Yue Xia was splashed by the intrigues of the rich and powerful.
[It would be better to give the work to Shi Yunjian] Yue Xia rationally analyzed: [Shi Yunjian looks much smarter than him.]
The system: [...] You're the only one happy with this!
After getting the final word in with the system, she turned to look at Shuyao and saw her carefully holding the huge thermos. She was somewhat curious. "What kind of soup is it?"
She knew that Shuyao had been simmering this soup since morning. She could picture steam wafting out the moment the thermos lid was removed. In order to keep the soup fresh, Shuyao had been busy in the kitchen for a long time and hadn't slept much.
"Silkie soup." Jiang Shuyao hesitantly looked down and said in a low voice, "This is my first time simmering soup. I don't know if Qingyin will like it."
Yue Xia thought Shi Qingyin didn't deserve to drink Shuyao's soup. Dripping with jealousy, she said, "Actually, it isn't good for recuperating people to drink soup. Its primary active ingredient is oil. That's not beneficial for an injured person. So, why not let me…"
Before she finished speaking, Jiang Shuyao gently opened the thermos.
The soup smelled like something that crawled out of hell.
Yue Xia smoothly changed course. "... but your intentions are priceless, so I recommend for Shi Qingyin to drink all of it. He shouldn't leave behind even a single drop."
Shi Qingyin, you're so blessed.
***
On weekdays, there were even fewer visitors in the hospital. Yue Xia pressed the elevator button and deliberately asked in an artificial way, "Will he be uncomfortable if he sees me?"
Jiang Shuyao furrowed her brow. "Of course not, you're here to visit him."
Yue Xia pretended to be discouraged. "No, it's okay. How about I just wait for you at the door..."
Jiang Shuyao shook Yue Xia's hand in hers and resolutely said, "He won't say anything."
Yue Xia felt quite comfortable. She had achieved her goal and would also be able to irritate Shi Qingyin. And so, when the system's mechanical-sounding notification went off, she didn't immediately react.
[Attention! Attention! A relevant character in the plot has appeared. Host, please seize this opportunity to progress the plot.]
Outside in the corridor, a poised and beautiful woman with an unconcerned expression was leaning on the window. The woman turned to look at the source of the sound and looked their way.
Yue Xia felt her hand being painfully squeezed.
Jiang Shuyao had instinctively tightened her fingers. She looked almost panic-stricken.
Sometimes, the more one doesn't want something to happen, the more likely it is to happen.
Just like now, she had deliberately tried to avoid meeting Lin Wan by not coming here on the weekend, but she still bumped into her. Or perhaps, it wasn't a coincidence, and Lin Wan had deliberately waited here for her. Lin Wan often did this, and this was the third time such a scene happened.
This was Yue Xia's first time meeting Shi Qingyin's mother.
Lin Wan wasn't extravagant to the point of having bodyguards following her around. Her attire wasn't over-the-top luxury either. She was wearing a tailored, low-key long dress. She had fair skin and looked younger than her age. The pearl necklace that wrapped around her neck twice had a dim, lustrous glow.
She didn't speak and only calmly looked over the frozen Jiang Shuyao. When she turned her head and saw Yue Xia, she finally showed emotion, a touch of surprise.
"Xiaxia." Lin Wan's well-maintained face showed an appropriate smile. She couldn't look more sincere. "Are you here to see Qingyin?"
She treated Jiang Shuyao, who was standing by Yue Xia, as if she was invisible. She didn't want to acknowledge her.
In the original plot, while Lin Wan wasn't satisfied with Jiang Shuyao's family background, she was very satisfied with Yue Xia and was very close to her. At one point, Lin Wan had even progressed to mutually addressing Yue Deliang and Li Meizhu as in-laws. However, Shi Qingyin had made a huge fuss about it, so the two families tacitly changed back to their original addresses for each and pretended that this hadn't happened.
Yue Xia turned over her hand so that she was holding Shuyao's hand instead and squeezed Shuyao's icy fingers. She comfortingly swayed their hands. "No, I'm just waiting for my friend so we can go back together."
Lin Wan was obviously confused by this address. "Friend? Do you mean Little Jiang?"
Yue Xia: "Mhm, yeah, what's wrong?"
"Oh." Lin Wan shot a look at Jiang Shuyao and meaningfully smiled. "No, that's fine."
It seemed that Yue Xia had gotten smarter. She had learned to use this method to get close to Qingyin. Not bad, quite clever. At least, she was smarter than before.
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