Title: The OOC Villainess and the White Moonlight Heroine are BFFs
Translator: Little Bamboo Spirit
Chapter 46 - So you're also aware there's nothing good about your son except for money, huh? (2)
Yue Xia rushed into the room and discovered that Lin Wan hadn't lied. Shi Qingyin really was asleep. She felt awkward for a moment, but soon, with a resolute look in her eyes, she yanked him up. "Stop sleeping! Get up, it's time to fight!"
Shi Qingyin had finished a pile of work earlier and had only napped for less than half an hour when he was woken up by a thunderous sound. The part of his hair that wasn't wrapped by gauze almost came off from that soundwave. The pain jolted him awake "Who?!"
Yue Xia looked at him with shining eyes. Jiang Shuyao and Lin Wan were standing together with ugly expressions.
Shi Qingyin: "..."
What kind of odd dream was this? He was clearly awake, but he felt that he was still dreaming.
"Mom," Shi Qingyin furrowed his brow, "When did you come? Why didn't you call first?"
Lin Wan had come here to wait for Jiang Shuyao, so how could she let him know? She forced a smile and said, "It's nothing. I just wanted to come here to see you."
She shot Yue Xia with a warning gaze, but Yue Xia only smiled at her and straightforwardly said, "Shi Qingyin, do you know that your mother wants to give Shuyao 5 million yuan to go abroad?"
Shi Qingyin's expression immediately looked uglier than his mother's. "Mom! Why? Why are you doing this again?!"
Jiang Shuyao was worried that they would quarrel and hastily said, "It's like this-"
"Oh, and also," Yue Xia interrupted her, "How much do the Shi's spend every year paying off your ex-girlfriends that had abortions? Your family seems quite generous."
Shi Qingyin was incredulous. He was so angry that his ribs ached. "Mom?!"
Lin Wan: "..."
Why should these two women argue between themselves? Yue Xia didn't know if Shi Qingyin genuinely didn't know or if he was just pretending. In any case, she couldn't be bothered to guess. However, the best way to eliminate a conflict was to change their focus. Sure enough, with a gloomy expression, Shi Qingyin started arguing with Lin Wan.
It was the same oppressive scene as before, and Jiang Shuyao was still a bystander to their hostile fight. She watched the mother and son fiercely arguing because of her, but this time, she didn't feel the usual panic.
She didn't understand. She used to hope that everyone got along. It would be best if everyone was happy. She was truly afraid of arguments and conflict, so for the sake of keeping the peace, she was willing to be unhappy.
However, she realized now that her method was wrong.
She felt her hand being squeezed. Yue Xia looked at her with a relaxed expression. "Let's go back."
Shi Qingyin turned around and chided, "Where are you going back to?"
Jiang Shuyao ignored his words, picked up the thermos, and left with Yue Xia without looking back. She wanted to leave, so she left.
***
By the time they returned to the car, Yue Xia finally let go of her anger.
She asked: [System, how would you rate my performance?]
The system: [0 points.]
Yue Xia: [Why?!]
[Lin Wan originally played an important role in the white moonlight and the male protagonist's break up. She wholeheartedly wanted to help match you with her son.]
The system slowly continued: [You've thoroughly offended her. It'll be good if she doesn't make a voodoo doll of you and prick you.]
Yue Xia wouldn't take this grievance lying down. [Whatever, I'll still scold her the next time I see her. At worst, she'll complain to my parents.]
The system: [...] With how unapologetically protective her parents were, what was the point of going to them to complain?!
Jiang Shuyao was sitting next to her and holding the thermos. She kept looking at Yue Xia, but didn't know what to say.
"Did I scare you?" Yue Xia rummaged for snacks in the backseat compartment and offered one to her. "Are you okay?"
"I'm okay, thank you." Jiang Shuyao struggled to find the right words for a long time. She wanted to seriously thank Yue Xia, but she felt ashamed. In the end, she only lowered her head and said, "I'm sorry."
Yue Xia was baffled. "Why are you saying sorry?"
"I'm really cowardly, right?" Jiang Shuyao squeezed her fingertips while saying, "I want to be like you and be able to come up with a quick retort, but I'm such a disappointment. Every time that sort of thing happens, my mind goes blank. I can't even say anything…"
She was aware of how others would find her weakness odd.
It was only now that Jiang Shuyao realized that she instinctively hoped that someone would help her. In the past, it was Shi Qingyin. This time, it was Yue Xia. Who would come to her rescue in the future?
"I understand." Yue Xia munched on chips to replenish her energy. She didn't seem like she cared. "That's normal. I feel the same way when teachers ask me questions in class. My mind goes blank, and I can't say anything."
Jiang Shuyao was stunned by this sudden change of topic.
… These two characteristics seemed quite different, right?
"Everyone has a different personality. If there are outgoing people, then there must be reserved people." Yue Xia took this opportunity to feed Shuyao motivational chicken soup again. "Some people are more suitable to throw a tantrum on the spot. Others are more suitable to talk reason with the other party afterwards. It's perfectly normal. You don't have to say sorry."
Jiang Shuyao smiled in amusement. "You obviously weren't throwing a tantrum. I want you to teach me."
When Yue Xia protectively pulled her behind her in the hospital, she had raised her head and felt like a light was shining down on Xiaxia's head. It was like seeing an angel descending from heaven!
"Teach you?" Yue Xia was choked by her. She couldn't imagine the magical scene of Jiang Shuyao pointing at someone's nose and cursing them out. She could only advise, "Then you have to learn to be angry first."
She felt that she would never be able to see such a magical scene in her lifetime.
Jiang Shuyao didn't seem to understand, but she didn't comment on it. She only softly looked at her and suddenly said, "Yue Xia, I'm so happy to have met you."
Yue Xia: "..."
Like an annoying ghost that wouldn't go away, the system calmly remarked: [Host, you're blushing.]
[What do you know?!] Yue Xia's bashful side was discovered, and she inevitably got angry out of embarrassment. [If you keep talking, I'll block you.]