Yin Man did not go to the hospital for an examination, because she had suddenly thought that if the examination turned up something else, it might be impossible to clean up afterward. After all, she and this body had not yet achieved a perfect fusion.
She only told Yin Zhe.
In his joy and excitement, Yin Zhe hired a private doctor to help her with rehabilitation training, but the result was not ideal. There was indeed pain and touch now, but wanting to stand up was simply not something that could be done in a day or two.
Liu Siyin also underwent another examination, and the conclusion was still the same. Her eyes would very likely never see again, which made the already uneasy Liu Siyin even more uneasy.
There had been a torrential rain in the morning, and only in the afternoon did the sun come out. The dark clouds dispersed, revealing a clear, bright blue sky.
Yin Man arranged to meet Liu Siyin in the yard for coffee, and Xiaoyou happily ran around in the courtyard.
Yin Zhe was rarely at home. He sat across from Yin Man and quietly watched her. He had seen all of her recent changes with his own eyes, and because he learned that Yin Man’s legs were recovering, he also attributed her various changes to her improved mood.
The knot Yin Man had always been unable to get past was her legs.
The yard had always been arranged by Wen Si. Although Wen Si was not well liked, she had indeed fulfilled the duties of a stepmother, at least much better than Yin Nanbai. The yard was not only planted with the flowers Yin Youxia liked, but also with the rare species that the original host and Yin Zhe liked.
Thinking of Wen Si, Yin Man could not help but think of Yin Youxia, and then of the second half of the story in the book. Although she did not have much good will toward Yin Youxia, to avoid that ending, should she ease their relationship a little, especially when she had no way to leave the Yin family.
Yin Man was still thinking when she heard Yin Zhe’s voice. “Manman, when maternal grandfather and maternal grandmother come back from their trip, remember to go see them.”
“Of course.” She agreed without even thinking. Yin Zhe was slightly surprised. “I thought you would not go.”
“Were you not still sulking before about maternal grandfather intending to hand some business over to Xuying to manage?”
Memory did not surface as it had in the past. She had absolutely no memory of this part. Yin Man lowered her head, hiding the unease in her eyes. Her memory seemed to have stopped. Recently, there had been no more instances of a memory suddenly popping up. She had thought that she already possessed all the memories, but now it seemed that was not the case. Her memory was still incomplete, and it could not become any more complete.
It seemed that ever since Yin Zhe hired a doctor for her and she started rehabilitation training, the original host’s memories would no longer pop up from time to time.
“Is that so? Then if maternal grandfather wants to hand the business over to Mei Xuying, as long as he is comfortable with it, I have no objections. It’s just a small matter.”
Yin Man actually brushed this off so lightly as a small matter. Mei Xuying happened to hear this sentence as she was brought over. If it was really just a small matter, then why had Yin Man previously used death to force her grandfather when he wanted to hand the business over to her? Yin Man did not know how much effort she had put in all these years just to obtain that one opportunity.
But after that scene she made, maternal grandfather, who had originally only planned to hand over part of the business to her, had cut that share down even further.
So many years of effort had basically gone to waste. Yin Man’s dismissive attitude stung Mei Xuying, but Mei Xuying still wore her usual gentle smile and greeted warmly, “Cousin sister, Cousin brother.”
“Cousin sister, Cousin brother.” Yin Man called out casually, and Mei Xuying was very surprised.
If Yin Man addressed her like that, she must be mocking her, but today she did not hear the slightest trace of mockery. Yin Man simply finished speaking calmly, then looked at the bewildered Liu Siyin, patted her hand, and said, “You should naturally call me Cousin sister too.”
It was the most ordinary kind of comfort, but this person was Yin Man.
The cruel and vicious Yin Man should not have such a soft side. She should not even be able to comfort other people’s emotions in such a gentle tone. None of that was something Yin Man could do.
Mei Xuying’s heart was thrown into wave after wave of shock, and then she heard that soft, gentle voice. “Cousin sister.”
She had not yet responded when Yin Man spoke again. “Cousin sister should at least respond to us.”
Yin Man’s thought was very simple. Liu Siyin could not see, and this was not something Mei Xuying nodding would solve. If she did not respond, and Liu Siyin overthought it, that would not be good.
Mei Xuying then answered, “Mm.”
If there was anything good about Liu Siyin, she really could not see it, aside from a face that was too outstanding. But in a large family, when choosing a wife, the thing least valued was appearance. Her status was not noble enough, and she was blind in both eyes, needing care everywhere. Yin Man had once looked down on the complete, sighted Liu Siyin, but was instead protective and tender toward this blind Liu Siyin in every possible way.
“It seems Siyin really wins Cousin sister’s favor.”
“Who wouldn’t like a younger sister who is obedient and gentle?” Mei Xuying smiled, though the smile was somewhat strained.
But in a family, the thing least worth mentioning was liking.
Jiang Yan liked her very much, but she still had to get engaged to Wang Gu. Even when she broke off her engagement to Wang Gu and got engaged to someone else, she would not want to resist, to struggle, to fight for their relationship even a little.
She liked Jiang Yan, because the cold and jade-like Doctor Jiang was always in her eyes gentle and well-behaved. They met in a foreign country and fell in love there, but Jiang Yan returned to the country and wrote her a letter, and in that letter was news of her engagement.
Mei Xuying admitted that her deliberate closeness to Jiang Wan had no shortage of the intention to take revenge on Jiang Yan. She simply wanted to know what Jiang Yan’s reaction would be when she saw her former lover together with her own younger sister, but Jiang Yan did not have the anger she wanted. She only pulled her along and asked, “Xuying, I always like you.”
She did not care at all that her nominal girlfriend was Jiang Wan. Since she did not care, then what was there for her to care about?
She had once also felt that Jiang Yan was worth a thousand gold in her eyes, but it was she herself who had turned that into something worth nothing.
Just like when the news of Jiang Wan and Wang Gu’s engagement came down, her first reaction was not to break up with her, but to nestle into her arms and say, “Xuying jie, when I get married I should have a very big villa. Then I’ll invite you to come keep me company.”
At times Mei Xuying could not tell whether she and this world had deviated from the track, or whether Jiang Yan and the others were simply too abnormal. They did not care at all whether she was single or not, did not care at all whether she could belong to someone alone, and did not care about the question of whether one had to remain pure and chaste after marriage.
Jiang Wan did not care that her future brother-in-law became her current boyfriend, and Liu Siyin also did not care that her former sister became her current partner.
She often felt ashamed because of that tiny wish to have someone accompany her for life.
But what right did she have to say anything about them? They clearly wanted something but did not dare to fight for it, clearly hated Yin Man so much, yet still had to be hypocritical and put on a show of friendliness.
“Cousin sister doesn’t like it?” Yin Man asked. Mei Xuying gave a self-mocking smile. “I like it.”
Actually, whether she liked it or not was not very important. In the end, the outcome would be no different from Jiang Yan’s. She would obey the family’s arrangements. Whoever she married would be her husband, and whoever she married would be her life.
She was not Yin Man. She did not have the right to choose.
Many times, she was very envious of Yin Man. Yin Man could freely decide her own future. Whatever she wanted, she would have, and whatever she did not want, no one could force on her.
It seemed that the girls in their family were all like this. Yin Youxia was the same.
Although she did not have the same right as Yin Man, when facing engagement she always resisted actively.
Even if it was meaningless, she would resist. Even if Yin Man always said she was an illegitimate daughter, she would still refute it. Even if she was ostracized by the Yin siblings, she would still hold her ground.
She was a very resilient girl. She resonated with Yin Youxia, yet had nothing in common with her.
She and Yin Youxia had both been bullied by Yin Man for many years, but Yin Youxia resisted, while she put on a mask and drew close to Yin Man.
“I also think Cousin sister will like it.” Otherwise, why would she have taken a liking to Yin Youxia? Yin Youxia was seven years younger than Liu Siyin, and in the book, she could be said to obey Mei Xuying in everything, listening to whatever she said.
When she used to read novels, she quite liked Mei Xuying. She was like the sun, illuminating a corner of Yin Youxia’s dark world. If not for the fact that on the very day she transmigrated, Mei Xuying exposed her own false kindness, she might still think Mei Xuying was very good now. After all, in the original novel, it was the original host who had done something wrong.
Mei Xuying had a very kind-looking face, gentle and beautiful.
Her favorability toward Mei Xuying was much greater than toward Yin Youxia’s, a pity that she was hypocritical.
“Does Cousin sister have something here for me?” Mei Xuying took two invitation cards out of her bag, put one on the table, and said, “Next month, I hope Cousin brother and Cousin sister can come to my birthday party. This is the invitation card.”
Yin Man saw that she still had one in her hand and asked, “Why doesn’t Cousin sister give me that one as well?”
Mei Xuying opened her mouth, her expression somewhat complicated, but still said, “This one is for Youxia.”
She had specially given Yin Youxia an invitation card separately. Was she afraid they would not bring Yin Youxia along?
Just how good had Mei Xuying and Yin Youxia become?
By rights, the progress should not be this fast. Yin Man tried hard to recall the plot. Mei Xuying was kind to Yin Youxia, but had always kept a certain distance, and although Yin Youxia gradually developed a dependence on Mei Xuying, she had never really made up her mind to be with Mei Xuying.
It was only later, when Mei Xuying was kidnapped and Yin Youxia felt she might never see Mei Xuying again, that the whole person went completely crazy.
At the moment of getting her back, she could not wait to confess, and Mei Xuying still took half a month to agree to her. The author’s explanation for this was that Mei Xuying took a long time to warm up.
Yin Man could not figure it out.
Mei Xuying only held the invitation card in her hand, her gaze drifting. Yin Zhe said, “They are at the hospital. They have not come back yet.”
“Youxia is sick?” The worry in her eyes was not concealed, and Yin Zhe saw it. “Cousin sister seems to have forgotten who exactly the blood relatives are that are related to you.”
Mei Xuying slightly averted her gaze, absent-minded.
Seeing Mei Xuying’s reaction, Yin Man actually felt a bit of the same feeling she had when she used to follow the novel, looking forward to the progress of their relationship. Although Mei Xuying had broken character, when she thought of the original novel’s plot, she was still a little excited. “Cousin sister cares a lot about Youxia?”
If she nodded, she would immediately have the civil affairs bureau moved over for them and quickly get all the unnecessary plot in the middle over with. If she herself became a matchmaker and brought them together, Yin Youxia might also be able to soften some of her hostility.
After setting aside some of the original host’s scummy traits, Yin Man herself was still relatively kind and gentle.
However, Mei Xuying did not nod. She still kept some falseness in her words. “How could that be? Cousin brother and Cousin sister are the ones who are my relatives.”
Author’s note:
Small skit
Mei Xuying often felt out of place because she was too normal, and her greatest daily trouble was that she was not bad enough.
Jiang Yan: Xuying, although I’m married, I really love you.
Jiang Wan: Xuying jie, we must always get along well forever and ever.
Wang Gu: Xuying, you should know that there is always a place for you in my heart.
Mei Xuying: …If she said she wanted to find a wife and then remain chaste, would she be laughed at?
Yin Man: Of course not, Cousin sister. How about my younger sister?
Mei Xuying: Which younger sister of yours? Liu Siyin? You’re tired of playing with her?
Yin Man: Go dream your spring and autumn dream!
Mei Xuying: You have so many younger sisters, how would I know which one you mean?
Liu Siyin, with a dangerous look: Sister Man, just how many good younger sisters do you have?
Yin Man: Slander, pure and utter slander.
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