PANT - Chapter 43
Chapter 43
Su Wanxing had been watching Mo Lingyuan ever since she appeared. She was utterly astonished by this woman’s presence.
Why was Mo Lingyuan here?
Logically speaking… well, according to the memories of the future she possessed, Mo Lingyuan shouldn’t have returned to the country for at least another year.
So why had she shown up now?
Su Wanxing felt that this situation might just confirm her speculation—her current life was different from the so-called future memories that had suddenly flooded her mind.
Rather than the future, it was more like a parallel world, completely separate from this one.
People from that world might appear in her life, but they all had their own destinies, all different.
None of these people would follow the predetermined future paths that existed in her memories.
As Su Wanxing marveled at this, she also mused: did this also mean that she wouldn’t follow her so-called fated path either?
For Su Wanxing, this was probably the most comforting thought of all.
After all, based on her own wishes, she had no desire to become the same protagonist as the one in the book.
Seven domineering Alphas, a pampered Omega…
She didn’t want it!
But then Su Wanxing wondered, what did Mo Lingyuan’s appearance here mean for her sister, Su Tianxue?
She secretly glanced at her sister’s expression.
Su Tianxue seemed normal, as did Shi Ning beside her. Neither showed any major emotional fluctuations.
How strange.
It was one thing for her sister not to care; after all, her relationship with Shi Ning wasn’t real to begin with. But Shi Ning… how could she be so calm in the face of her white moonlight, who had just returned to the country after so many years?
Was she acting?
Zhu Yu sensed Su Wanxing’s mood and asked in a low voice, “What’s wrong?”
Su Wanxing shook her head. “Nothing.” She lied, “Just a little tired.”
Zhu Yu moved closer to Su Wanxing and patted her own arm. “Want to lean on me for a bit?”
Su Wanxing shook her head, a little embarrassed, but thought to herself that Zhu Yu truly was her precious cub, so much more reliable than that Shi Ning.
After the director’s introduction, the six guests and Mo Lingyuan all got to know each other.
The director took control of the scene. “Alright, that’s all for today’s activities. Everyone can go pick their favorite rooms and get some rest.”
Xin Ya quickly raised her hand. “Director, what’s for dinner?”
The director replied, “The hotel has its own buffet restaurant. If you all get hungry later, you can go eat.”
Xin Ya: “I’m hungry now. Can we go eat now?”
Zhou Lu facepalmed. “Let’s check in first.”
The group took the hotel room cards from the director and walked toward the lobby.
Mo Lingyuan followed them.
Xin Ya kept stealing glances at her and couldn’t help but remark to Zhou Lu, “She’s so beautiful.”
Zhou Lu: “You’re an Omega.”
Xin Ya: “She looks like a top-tier O, right? Ah, I like her so much.”
Zhou Lu: “You’re an Omega.”
Xin Ya: “Can’t I just appreciate beauty?!”
Zhou Lu: “That drooling look in your eyes says otherwise.”
Xin Ya: “Hmph! We Omegas are the best at appreciating other Omegas, okay!”
【I support this!! It’s not just Alphas who love looking at beautiful Omegas in this world. We Omegas love looking at beautiful Omegas too!!】
【Who doesn’t love a peerless beauty?】
【This new Mo Jiejie is really gorgeous. Her style is different from the other guests. Her aura seems more… like a young lady from a wealthy family?】
【Wow!! Can any kind soul share some info!! I feel like I know nothing about this beautiful jiejie.】
【I just checked, and there’s pitifully little information about her.】
【+1, all I can find is that she often wins awards at architecture and design competitions. There’s almost no other information.】
【She seems more complex than that, being the person in charge of the hotel and all. Maybe she has some hidden wealthy family background??】
Ordinary netizens were trying their best to find information about Mo Lingyuan.
Meanwhile, in the socialite Omega group that Yuan Yuyue was in, everyone was also discussing her.
【Peerless Beauty O, Paging Online】
Yuan Yuyue: Is anyone watching the livestream? I’m shocked. Family. Mo Lingyuan, who we were just talking about two days ago, is actually back in the country.
Dongling Mountain’s Lin Zhiling: ………Holy shit???? She’s back?
Dongling Mountain’s Lin Zhiling: Wait, how do you know she’s back? She’s the young lady of the Mo family, a top-tier Omega. She never hangs out with people like us. Yueyue, you know her?
Yuan Yuyue: If knowing of her counts as knowing her /facepalm
Yuan Yuyue: She’s on Shi Ning’s romance show, family…….
Dongling Mountain’s Lin Zhiling: ?????
Driver on Akina Road: A battlefield????
A Savage Can Be a Beauty Too: Why would she go on a romance show???
Yuan Yuyue: It’s such a coincidence. They said she’s the designer and person in charge of the hotel the show arranged for today, so she appeared with them.
Little Cat Doesn’t Eat Fish: LMAO, this is definitely not a coincidence. The production team is something else.
Driver on Akina Road: I’ll go find out what’s going on.
Yuan Yuyue: Che Jiejie!! Our gossip savior!! Jianghu’s Know-It-All!!! Go!!!
Dongling Mountain’s Lin Zhiling: Could it be that she saw the interactions between Su Tianxue and Shi Ning on the livestream, felt unwilling to accept it, and came back to fight for her woman?
Little Cat Doesn’t Eat Fish: Although it’s very melodramatic, I don’t think it’s impossible. From what I remember, Mo Lingyuan’s personality has always been like that.
Yuan Yuyue: Like what?
Little Cat Doesn’t Eat Fish: My friend went shopping for clothes once and happened to see a sample of a dress a designer had made specially for her. She said Mo Lingyuan was quite arrogant and a bit domineering. Even if it was a dress she didn’t like, if it was hers, she wouldn’t let anyone else buy it.
Driver on Akina Road: I found out.
Yuan Yuyue: Wow!! Che Jiejie is amazing!!
Dongling Mountain’s Lin Zhiling: What’s the situation?? What’s the situation??
Driver on Akina Road: The head of the Mo family is getting married to her fiancée. As his younger half-sister, Mo Lingyuan should be back for that, right?
Yuan Yuyue: So she didn’t come back for Shi Ning?
Driver on Akina Road: Xiao Yue, you’re still too naive. Coming on a romance show the moment she’s back? It’s obvious she has a motive. Just wait and see. We can just enjoy the drama anyway.
Little Cat Doesn’t Eat Fish: I really have to hand it to the director team. Could it be that they knew about her history with Shi Ning and deliberately invited her on the show to stir up some excitement?
If the production team knew about this, they would surely cry foul.
They were more wronged than Dou E!!
To this day, the production team had no idea about the past between Shi Ning and Mo Lingyuan, let alone deliberately inviting Mo Lingyuan to create some stimulating drama.
Even if they wanted to, they wouldn’t dare.
That was their big boss’s drama and excitement; how could they casually create it or watch it?
They’d be careful not to lose their jobs over it.
However, when the production team was planning this livestream, selecting the location and program format, they had informed Secretary Ye, Ye Wanlan, in advance.
Choosing this hotel and suggesting they invite Mo Lingyuan was also Ye Wanlan’s idea.
Therefore, the production team didn’t think there was any problem with this arrangement.
That was Secretary Ye!!
A choice made by Secretary Ye could never be wrong.
The production team even thought Ye Wanlan’s suggestion was quite good.
Adding a fresh face, a great beauty, to the livestream wouldn’t be a bad way to generate buzz.
At the Shi Residence.
Qin Li, dressed in silk pajamas and hugging a pillow, was curled up on the sofa, watching the livestream of Shi Ning and Su Tianxue’s romance show on a massive, hundred-inch high-definition screen.
The moment Mo Lingyuan appeared, Qin Li was stunned.
She quickly grabbed her reading glasses from the side, put them on, and looked at the screen again to confirm. Then she turned to Ye Wanlan, who was helping her cool down a freshly warmed glass of milk, and said in shock, “Isn’t that Lingyuan?”
Ye Wanlan glanced at the screen and nodded.
Ye Wanlan: “It does seem to be her.”
Qin Li couldn’t figure it out. “When did she come back?”
Ye Wanlan: “The day before yesterday.”
Ye Wanlan explained, “She probably came back for the Mo family’s wedding.”
Qin Li sighed softly. “This Lingyuan is quite pitiful. She went abroad before she was even eighteen, and now, almost ten years later, she can only come back because her older sister is getting married.”
Qin Li: “I’ve never liked that stepmother of theirs in the Qin family. I’ve played mahjong with her a few times; she’s a bad sport. Her character probably isn’t much better. But her older sister is quite nice.”
Ye Wanlan: “You’ve played mahjong with her sister?”
Qin Li: “No, I just heard them mention her when they were chatting. They said she’s a person of great talent and accomplishment. Ai, much better than that rascal of ours, anyway.”
“Wait.” Qin Li frowned suspiciously, looking from the livestream on the screen to Ye Wanlan. “This show is produced by our family, right?”
Ye Wanlan: “Yes, it’s organized by the entertainment company Xiao Ning is currently in charge of.”
Qin Li: “So, you knew all along that Mo Lingyuan would appear?”
Qin Li rolled over, resting both hands on the back of the sofa, and looked lazily at Ye Wanlan. “You did this on purpose?”
Ye Wanlan smiled gently and handed the perfectly warmed milk to Qin Li. “It’s ready.”
Qin Li took it and took a sip.
The temperature was just right.
Ye Wanlan sat down beside her. Qin Li changed her position, sitting cross-legged on the sofa, sipping her milk while looking at Ye Wanlan, as if waiting for an explanation.
Ye Wanlan: “I did do it on purpose.”
Ye Wanlan lowered her gaze slightly. “But Godmother, please believe me. No matter what I do, I will never hurt Xiao Ning.”
Qin Li laughed. “What are you thinking?”
Qin Li: “I’ve never doubted your dedication to this family.”
Qin Li held the cup and drank all the milk in one go.
She put the cup down with satisfaction, stretched, and looked at the screen. “I’m not worried about Shi Ning. That girl is heartless. She’s lived this long; what’s a little hurt? Hasn’t she hurt others enough?”
Ye Wanlan: “Then you’re…”
Qin Li: “I’m worried about Su Tianxue.”
Qin Li lifted her chin, gesturing toward the woman on the screen who appeared calm and unresponsive. “That girl keeps everything bottled up inside and never says a word. I’m worried she’ll be unhappy and hurt when she finds out about Lingyuan and Shi Ning.”
Mentioning Mo Lingyuan and Shi Ning made Qin Li a bit nostalgic.
“Speaking of which, I really thought back then that Shi Ning would end up marrying Lingyuan. For so many years, our daughter never seemed to care about anyone, always so nonchalant and seemingly indifferent. But every year, when it was that Lingyuan girl’s birthday, she was always the most dedicated and enthusiastic.”
“She chased after her for so many years. Ever since she was little, no matter who asked, she would say she was going to marry Lingyuan when she grew up.”
Qin Li recalled Shi Ning’s childhood with a hint of fondness. “Back then, that girl Shi Ning, although she seemed unreliable, she could be serious for one person. Not like these past few years, where she’s barely lived like a person at all.”
As Ye Wanlan listened to Qin Li, she noticed a white milk mustache on her lips. She pulled out a soft tissue and handed it to her.
Qin Li subconsciously tilted her head back, lifting her chin slightly, gesturing for Ye Wanlan to wipe it for her.
Ye Wanlan obediently took the tissue and wiped Qin Li’s lips.
Her gaze was gentle, her movements practiced.
Ye Wanlan threw the tissue away and asked, “So, you’d rather see Shi Ning and Lingyuan together?”
Qin Li shook her head. “Of course not. Don’t mind me gloating all day, but what mother wants to see her daughter constantly chasing after someone else?”
“Let’s not even talk about whether Lingyuan has our girl in her heart. Just based on their personalities, they’re not a good match. They’re both too proud. It wouldn’t work.”
Ye Wanlan: “But from what I saw, it seemed like Xiao Ning was willing to cast aside her pride for Lingyuan.”
Qin Li burst out laughing. “That just shows you haven’t experienced love and don’t understand it. And you don’t understand Shi Ning well enough.”
“Her, although she’s not skilled in business at all, she still has that kind of blood running in her veins. Whenever she gives something, she calculates how much she can get in return. The way she crazily chased after Lingyuan back then, I’m afraid she was already thinking about how to demand it all back after she got her. Her pride, the pride she threw away, she was bound to reclaim it sooner or later.”
“And Lingyuan, before her father passed away, she was raised pampered. Just like Shi Ning, a child raised in a honey pot. She accepted others’ affection with a clear conscience. She long believed that others’ kindness was something she was entitled to. Otherwise, think about it, how could Shi Ning have chased her for so many years, only for their first love to end up like that?”
Ye Wanlan was startled. “Ah? Godmother. You knew that she and Xiao Ning in high school…”
Qin Li scoffed. “I’m not blind.”
“That girl, when she was in a relationship, she practically wanted to write the word ‘happy’ on her face all day. She was so smug, not hiding it at all. How could I not know? Forget me, even her teachers at school knew about it early on. They even called me to ask if I wanted to do something about her dating so young.”
Qin Li stretched and yawned. “I didn’t want to meddle in that kind of thing. She only has a few decades in her life, and only a few years to enjoy that kind of happiness. Once she’s out of school, any relationship she has won’t feel the same as before. Besides, I know what kind of person my daughter is. She might be a rascal, but she definitely has her limits. So I never let her know about it.”
Ye Wanlan speculated, “That must have been because Xiao Ning’s grades didn’t drop while she was dating, right? If her grades had dropped, I’m afraid you wouldn’t have had the same attitude.”
Qin Li snorted. “Of course. Studying is her most important duty as a student. Even a once-in-a-lifetime experience like dating young can’t interfere with her studies. What’s more, if a relationship gets to the point of affecting her studies, it means Shi Ning and the other person haven’t seriously thought about the relationship, nor have they considered the impact on each other and their future. That kind of young love is better off not happening at all.”
Qin Li’s words reminded Ye Wanlan of how she used to have to cover for Shi Ning and Mo Lingyuan back then.
Actually, there was one thing Qin Li said that Ye Wanlan didn’t agree with.
It wasn’t that she didn’t understand Shi Ning, nor was she inexperienced in love.
It was just that she had seen Shi Ning when she was dating Mo Lingyuan.
She had never in her life seen that version of Shi Ning. Back then, her face held the most carefree, brilliant smile. Back then, she possessed a youthful spirit that no amount of time could buy back, and the courage to pursue and believe in love.
Perhaps, she would have willingly given up her pride for Mo Lingyuan.
Ye Wanlan looked at the television.
The Shi Ning of today had grown up. Tempered by time, she had changed… She wondered if Shi Ning still felt any nostalgia for Mo Lingyuan.
However, her collaboration with Mo Lingyuan, getting her on the show, wasn’t to watch Shi Ning’s drama of love and hate.
Ye Wanlan thought, I hope the plan goes smoothly.
On the livestream, the group was choosing their rooms.
Su Tianxue and Shi Ning chose a sea-view room.
To be precise, after waiting for the other two pairs to choose, they were forced to take the last remaining room.
This room was at the end of the hallway, on the right side.
Opening the door, one could directly see the teeming marine life through the room’s glass wall. At night, jellyfish were emitting a fantastical and splendid glow.
Just as Shi Ning was about to enter the room with Su Tianxue, someone behind her called out.
She turned around and saw Mo Lingyuan swiping a card to open the room opposite theirs.
Mo Lingyuan: “It’s been so many years. What, you won’t even say hello to me?”
【Wtf, what is this situation???】
【I have a bad feeling about this…】
【Don’t tell me it’s another ex-girlfriend??】
【If it really is an ex-girlfriend, I suggest this show be renamed: Shi Ning and Her Ex-Girlfriends.】
【Damn, what kind of plot development is this.】
The production team saw the bullet comments and was dumbfounded.
A staff member, curious for gossip, asked, “Director, this guest you found, is she…?”
The director: “Don’t ask me, I don’t know anything.”
She felt so guilty right now!
She didn’t dare to call Ye Wanlan again to ask, so she could only brace herself, continue watching the livestream, and pray that Shi Ning wouldn’t come looking for trouble with the production team.
Ignorance is bliss!
Su Tianxue stood inside the room, holding the key card, and looked at the two of them. She stated with certainty, “You know each other.”
Mo Lingyuan’s smile didn’t falter. “Of course. Shi Jiejie and I have known each other for many years.”
Su Tianxue frowned. “Shi Jiejie?”
Mo Lingyuan: “I’m younger than her. It’s not too much to call her Jiejie, is it?”
Su Tianxue: “As you wish.”
Mo Lingyuan: “Su Jiejie is really generous.”
【Is this some kind of imported green tea??】
【Damn, I’m already starting to get angry.】
【I knew it! Dating a social butterfly, this day was bound to come!!】
After a few lines of idle chat, they found they couldn’t continue the conversation. Both fell silent, their gazes landing on Shi Ning.
Shi Ning felt like her head was about to explode.
What in the world was this situation!!!!
She could intuitively sense that the emotion welling up from her chest, an emotion that didn’t belong to her, was affecting her state.
Perhaps the original owner hadn’t left Shi Ning her memories of Mo Lingyuan, but that instinctive unwillingness and pain were swirling in Shi Ning’s heart.
She suppressed the strange feeling in her heart.
Regardless, Shi Ning was certain that she knew Mo Lingyuan.
So she put on a smile. “Long time no see.”
Her words were polite and formal.
Shi Ning took Su Tianxue’s hand. “I’ll be returning to our room with my wife now. I hope you have a good rest.”
With things said to this point, Mo Lingyuan gestured for them to go ahead.
Shi Ning nodded, took a step into the room, and closed the door without hesitation.
Watching the door swing shut and the metal room number on it, Mo Lingyuan smiled faintly, then turned and closed her own door.
She took out her phone and looked at the message from Ye Wanlan.
Ye Wanlan: You acted well.
Mo Lingyuan: I was just being myself.
She turned the screen off, reached out, and switched off all the lights that had come on when she inserted the key card.
The room plunged into darkness.
Her room had no cameras, so no one knew what was happening inside.
In the darkness, Mo Lingyuan thought: Shi Ning has changed.
Mo Lingyuan had never imagined that Shi Ning would look at her with such eyes, as if she were just an insignificant stranger.
Even at the moment she appeared, she could only see simple confusion and curiosity in Shi Ning’s eyes, without a single trace of nostalgia, pain, or unwillingness.
She thought, perhaps time really can change a person. No matter how deeply and steadfastly someone professes their love, with enough time, one person can eventually forget another.
Then… what about her?
She felt a little unwilling to accept it.
Her phone rang at just the right moment. Mo Lingyuan took it out, swiped to answer, put it on speaker, and casually kicked off her high heels, walking barefoot into the room.
A gentle female voice came from the phone. “Xiao Yuan, you’re back in the country?”
Mo Lingyuan hummed in affirmation.
The woman continued, “Why didn’t you tell me you were back? It was your sister-in-law who saw you on TV and told me.”
Mo Lingyuan: “Nothing to tell.”
Mo Lingyuan spoke like a cactus full of thorns. She plopped down on the bed, fell backward, sinking herself into the endless darkness, and stared at the ceiling as she spoke into the phone, “I’ve been an adult for so many years. I don’t need to report back every time I return to the country, do I?”
The woman on the phone remained gentle. “No matter how old you are, you’ll always be a child in your sister’s eyes.”
Mo Lingyuan: “Anything else? I’m hanging up.”
Woman: “Nothing, nothing. You get some good rest today.”
“Oh, right, my wedding, are you coming?”
Mo Lingyuan: “I’ll come, but I won’t be giving a gift.”
She hung up the phone, leaving only the dial tone in the air.
Lying in the darkness, Mo Lingyuan felt as if that phone call had sucked all the oxygen out of her body.
Then, she thought of Shi Ning again, of the things Shi Ning had said to her so many years ago.
Back then, she had been endlessly annoyed by Shi Ning following her around. Seeing her sister constantly trying to set them up made her even angrier. Not only did she throw a tantrum at Shi Ning, but she also yelled at her fiercely, “Are you a dog? Can’t you see I don’t like you at all? I already like someone else!”
At that time, Shi Ning had just smiled lazily. “I know.”
“But the person you like doesn’t like you, right?”
Mo Lingyuan’s eyes turned red. “She just can’t like me.”
Shi Ning stepped forward and, ignoring her struggles, pulled her into an embrace. “No matter what, Mo Lingyuan. Give me a chance. I will use my pain to keep you company.”
Now, it seemed Shi Ning was probably no longer in pain.
Mo Lingyuan rolled over and looked at the fluttering curtains.
She thought, she should be happy for Shi Ning.
But then what was this loneliness and desolation that was surging toward her in the dark night?
In the other room, Shi Ning was carefully watching Su Tianxue’s expression. Before Su Tianxue could even ask, she answered voluntarily, “Wife, I know her.”
“I think I’ve known her for a long time.”
Su Tianxue: “You think?”
Shi Ning felt like she was one step away from getting a durian and kneeling on it. She didn’t know why she had to do this, she just felt guilty, a huge wave of guilt.
Su Tianxue put away their luggage, opened a suitcase, and began to unpack methodically.
Shi Ning went over to help, taking things out for her. As she worked, she said, “Wife, I really didn’t know she would be here. This is truly an accident.”
Su Tianxue glanced at Shi Ning’s actions.
Su Tianxue: “Stop it.”
Shi Ning: “Why?”
Su Tianxue: “You’ve messed up the order I just arranged. I’ll have to do it all over again in a bit.”
“Okay.” Hearing this, Shi Ning dejectedly let go and took a step back to watch Su Tianxue.
She couldn’t help with anything, so she could only stand aside like a fool, observing Su Tianxue pack.
Su Tianxue was very efficient. She quickly got everything they needed for the night sorted out, and also took out their pajamas and clothes for washing.
After finishing all this, Su Tianxue turned around to find that Shi Ning had been following her around since who knows when.
Wherever she went, Shi Ning followed silently. Such a tall woman, now with her head lowered pitifully, looking like some kind of wronged, giant monster.
Su Tianxue: “What’s wrong?”
Shi Ning: “Wife, are you unhappy?”
Su Tianxue shook her head.
Shi Ning said sourly, “Then you’re so generous.”
Su Tianxue’s fists clenched. She simply turned around, stopped, and looked at Shi Ning seriously. “So, what do you want me to do?”
“Get angry over this new Miss Mo who appeared today?”
Shi Ning paused, then shook her head.
She timidly reached out and tugged on Su Tianxue’s sleeve. “That’s not what I mean. I just want to say, if you have any bad feelings, you can tell me. Wife, I don’t want you to be unhappy alone.”
Su Tianxue: “I’m not unhappy.”
Shi Ning nodded twice, but thought to herself, it doesn’t look that way.
After a moment, Su Tianxue asked, “So, another ex-girlfriend?”
Shi Ning quickly replied, “I don’t know yet.”
She was being very honest.
【Have you dated so many girlfriends that you can’t even remember them now??】
【I seriously suspect Shi Ning might have face blindness or dementia!】
【To the person above, I think she’s just a pure scum, heartless and thoughtless.】
Su Tianxue was almost angered to the point of laughter by Shi Ning’s words. She said, “You don’t even know if this person is your ex-girlfriend?”
Shi Ning urgently explained, “I really don’t remember very clearly. I only know that I know this person, but I can’t figure out what our relationship was for the time being.”
She was speaking from the heart!!!
One hundred percent pure truth, no additives!!!!
Su Tianxue asked with the air of a deadpan comedian, “What, did you get amnesia from a car accident before?”
Hearing this, Shi Ning nodded earnestly. “Yes, that’s right.”
A transmigrator without amnesia is not a complete transmigrator.
According to this world’s Shi Ning’s memories, she had indeed been in an accident not long ago while racing in the mountains.
It also happened to coincide with some asteroid falling event.
In short, that day was very strange.
It was on that day that “Shi Ning” had a car accident, was hospitalized for two days, and after less than a month of recovery, Shi Ning transmigrated over.
Before, she hadn’t thought of using amnesia as an excuse to cover up the fact that she had transmigrated.
But after the incidents with Xu Lulu and Mo Lingyuan, Shi Ning realized that the original owner’s memories had a bug!!!!
All memories related to her own life, friends, and family were crystal clear, but as soon as they touched on anything related to love and romance, they became fuzzy. All that was left were things Shi Ning could only describe as intuitive reactions.
Shi Ning thought, maybe it’s because there are too many memories in this area. If they were all to flood her brain at once, it would probably cause her brain capacity to overload and crash, hence the bug?
Shi Ning recalled that her memories of Xu Lulu came back because she was stimulated by the so-called evidence Xu Lulu posted on Weibo… could it be that she needed to obtain something related to her past with Mo Lingyuan to fully remember what happened between them?
Being in this state of half-knowledge, always on the defensive, was really starting to annoy Shi Ning.
If she were Su Tianxue, hearing her wife (albeit a fake one) say such things… even with amnesia as an excuse, she would still be angry.
Shi Ning reached out and hugged Su Tianxue, acting cute. “Wife, saranghaeyo.”
Su Tianxue reached out and touched Shi Ning’s forehead. “No fever.”
How could a perfectly fine person come up with an excuse like a car accident on the spot?
Shi Ning hummed and sneakily took Su Tianxue’s hand. “Wife, no matter what my past was like, I can promise you that right now, the only person I care about is you, and the only person by my side is you.”
These suddenly direct words made Su Tianxue pause for a moment.
She hummed in acknowledgment, then took Shi Ning’s hand in return. “Let’s go. Time to eat.”
Shi Ning let out a sound of protest. “Is that your only reaction? In the face of my heartfelt confession, is that all you have to say!”
Su Tianxue: “I’m hungry.”
As she said this, a rumbling sound indeed came from someone’s stomach in the room.
Shi Ning: “Let’s go, let’s go, eating is important, eating is important.”
When the two of them left the room, they happened to run into the other two pairs of guests who had also finished unpacking. The six of them were originally going to eat together when Xin Ya enthusiastically said, “Let’s invite that Miss Mo too, the more the merrier!”
【Xin Ya, you have absolutely no situational awareness!!】
【If a battlefield erupts, I have no doubt it will be because of Xin Ya.】
【I kind of want to see it though, hahaha!!!】
As Xin Ya went to knock on Mo Lingyuan’s door, Su Wanxing quickly took the opportunity to link arms with her sister, using the excuse of going to the restroom with Su Tianxue.
Shi Ning: “I want to go too.”
Su Wanxing: “No, you don’t.”
Shi Ning: “You’re not my bladder.”
Su Wanxing: “You-!”
Su Tianxue: “I’ll be right back.”
Shi Ning didn’t insist, but she thought to herself that Su Wanxing probably wanted to talk to Su Tianxue about something.
Perhaps, it was related to Mo Lingyuan.
Oh, right, Su Wanxing also knew about Mo Lingyuan.
Seeing Su Tianxue and Su Wanxing leave, Shi Ning cleared her throat. “I need to take care of something at the front desk.”
The other guests didn’t suspect anything.
After walking a short distance, Shi Ning gave the follow-cam PD a look, signaling him to stop filming, then sneakily took a detour, preparing to eavesdrop at the restroom.
On the other end, Su Tianxue was inexplicably dragged away by Su Wanxing, feeling very confused.
Once they were in the restroom, out of the camera’s view, Su Tianxue looked at Su Wanxing, the question in her eyes obvious.
Su Wanxing knew she couldn’t hide it from her sister, so she confessed, “Jiejie, did you know? That Mo Lingyuan, she was Shi Ning’s ex-girlfriend.”
Su Wanxing had just spent a long time thinking about it, mentally preparing herself before deciding to tell Su Tianxue.
She was worried that saying this would make people notice her abnormality, but she didn’t want her sister to be kept in the dark. Regardless of whether Shi Ning told Su Tianxue or not, she, Su Wanxing, had to let her sister know the truth.
Although her sister and Shi Ning were only pretending to be a couple right now, as someone who had been with Su Tianxue for so many years, she could tell that her sister’s attitude toward Shi Ning had changed.
She didn’t want her sister to get caught in Shi Ning’s vortex.
It was still possible to cut her losses now!
Su Wanxing told Su Tianxue everything she knew.
She said that Shi Ning and Mo Lingyuan were childhood friends and first loves, and that the reason Shi Ning had surgery was also because of Mo Lingyuan.
Su Tianxue: “How do you know Shi Ning had surgery?”
Su Wanxing was startled and quickly said, “I overheard it in the garden last time.”
Su Tianxue: “Then how do you know about her and Mo Lingyuan?”
Su Wanxing’s back was sweating. “Um, the internet is so developed now, Jiejie. I read it in the gossip.”
Su Tianxue: “They have gossip about them online?”
Su Wanxing: “…They’re rich people, after all!”
Seeing that she had dispelled her sister’s suspicion, Su Wanxing quickly added, “Jiejie, I don’t think her appearance here is that simple.”
Su Tianxue: “Isn’t she here because she’s the designer and person in charge for this program?”
Su Wanxing was so anxious she wanted to stomp her feet. She said, “But Jiejie! This show is run by Shi Ning! Think about it! What does that mean!”
Su Tianxue: “What?”
Oh no-
Su Wanxing thought, it’s over.
She was so focused on analyzing the situation for her sister that she let it slip.
Under her sister’s intimidating gaze, Su Wanxing confessed again, “This show is actually produced by Shi Ning’s company.”
She told Su Tianxue the whole story of how she came to participate in the romance show.
After learning this, Su Tianxue was shocked. She was a smart person and quickly figured out the logical connection.
…So, Shi Ning proposed they join the romance show to help her out of her predicament at the time?
Su Wanxing was still speculating, “Jie, think about it. Since Shi Ning is in charge of this show, if she didn’t have some other motive, why would she let Mo Lingyuan participate?”
This was also what annoyed Su Wanxing.
What was Shi Ning trying to do!!
Su Tianxue turned off the faucet. “Alright, I understand now.”
She pulled out a paper towel and slowly dried the water from her hands. “Let’s go out.”
Su Wanxing observed her sister’s expression. “Aren’t you angry?”
Su Tianxue: “Why does everyone think I would be angry?”
Everyone?
Su Wanxing wondered if Shi Ning had also asked this question.
…Oh!
I get it!!
A flash of inspiration hit Su Wanxing. “Jiejie, do you think it’s possible that Shi Ning brought Mo Lingyuan here just to provoke you, to test you?”
In her “future memories,” Shi Ning had done things like this before.
Su Wanxing: “So childish.”
“Jiejie, you mustn’t be fooled.”
Su Tianxue reached out and tapped Su Wanxing’s forehead. “Don’t make wild guesses about others. Let’s go, time to eat.”
When Su Tianxue and Su Wanxing came out and went to the restaurant, they saw Mo Lingyuan sitting next to Shi Ning, her smile as bright as a flower.
Xin Ya spotted them too and shouted, “You’re finally back!! Come on, I’m starving to death, wuwu!”
Su Tianxue took a seat on the other side of Shi Ning.
Mo Lingyuan said with a smile, “Miss Su won’t mind me sitting here, will she?”
Su Tianxue: “Where you want to sit is your freedom.”
Mo Lingyuan let out a light laugh.
Xin Ya exclaimed, “Su Jiejie, let me tell you, Miss Mo is actually Shi Ning’s first love.”
Xin Ya: “She just told me.”
Shi Ning, who had been on her way to eavesdrop only to be caught by Xin Ya halfway, felt her head start to throb again.
…What should I do? I really want to throw Xin Ya into the sea to feed the fish.
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