Mei Xuying also did not know what was wrong with her. That day, Yin Man’s kindness toward Liu Siyin seemed to have been stamped into her heart, and she inexplicably pulled out a book she had read many years ago. It was a light novel, and the story was very simple, so simple that it had only two girls. They met, came to know each other, fell in love, and then one of the girls fell ill and died, and the other then killed herself.
It seemed like there was nothing worth mentioning, but they had only each other.
As Mei Xuying looked at the book, she felt amused again. Why exactly had she thought that a scumbag like Yin Man, after getting Liu Siyin, would be as deeply affectionate as the people in the book?
Were there still few women under Yin Man’s hands who were covered in wounds?
She closed the book, set it aside, and looked at the woman lying on the hospital bed, Yin Youxia. She had already been hospitalized for more than half a month, and Mei Xuying also did not know why she had come to the hospital, and even came more often than Wen Si.
Over the past half month, Yin Youxia was sometimes awake and sometimes asleep. In the half-dreaming, half-awake state, she would always call out, “Older sister, I’m scared.”
It could be heard that she still seemed to be hoping for Yin Man’s care.
Mei Xuying suddenly thought of the younger sister in her own family, that younger sister who was exactly the same as Yin Man, arrogant and rude, never taking her seriously. If Yin Youxia were her younger sister, she would definitely treat her very well, holding up all the beautiful things in the world for her. She wanted a clingy younger sister who knew how to act spoiled, not a younger sister who would only look at her coldly and say the three words “illegitimate daughter” in an arrogant posture.
If only she were her younger sister.
She would be willing to care for her, willing to be good to her, asking only that she let her feel even a tiny bit of the beauty of familial affection.
She was thinking about this boring thing again.
The light in Mei Xuying’s eyes deepened, then slowly faded, becoming unfocused.
“What’s the use.”
There were not so many ifs. Yin Youxia and she were the ones who had not the slightest blood relation.
Compared with many people, she was already rather lucky. It was because Madam Mei had never had children that she had been brought back. The year she was brought back, she was only one year old. Although she was an illegitimate daughter, she was raised as an heir. The education she received was no worse than Yin Man’s, and no outsiders dared to disrespect her, except for the family.
At first, things were still fine, until Yin Man’s mother died. She began to become extreme. On top of that, Madam Mei added a pair of twins to the family, and everything changed.
With Yin Man at the head, those three younger ones all wore the same haughty look when they faced her.
The reason she respected Yin Zhe was because Yin Zhe was the blood-related peer between the Mei and Yin families, the only one who had never despised her.
Although Yin Zhe was forceful and too sharp-edged in the business world, he had always been very gentle toward the people in the family. Although it was not obvious, he treated everyone equally. She, Yin Youxia, Mei Xuping, and Mei Xuning were all the same, because in Yin Zhe’s eyes, people in the world were divided into only three kinds, Yin Man, family, outsiders.
It was her honor to be in the family category.
Not much care, and not much coldness either.
When she was living alone overseas, she met the like-minded Jiang Yan and truly felt that Jiang Yan was light, that she had come to illuminate her and warm her, but she could not hold on to Jiang Yan, Jiang Yan would marry Yin Youxia.
When Yin Youxia woke up, she saw Mei Xuying slightly lowering her gaze, not knowing what she was thinking. She was lying on the hospital bed, and Mei Xuying was sitting beside the bed. From this angle, one could just see the glimmer of tears in her eyes, so delicate that it made the heart tremble. Yin Youxia’s brows furrowed, and she asked, “What is Sister Xuying thinking about?”
Hearing the voice, Mei Xuying came back to her senses. She lowered her eyes and looked at Yin Youxia, just meeting those eyes that were clear as water. With such a transparent, clean pair of eyes, Mei Xuying’s gaze shifted slightly. “You’re awake. Are you hungry?”
Mei Xuying’s eyes were tender as water, as if she looked deeply affectionate no matter who she was staring at. Yin Youxia’s heart trembled slightly from being flirted with, and she said in a low voice, “Not hungry.”
Mei Xuying did not answer her question. Yin Youxia’s gaze was drawn to the book on the table. The four words Eternal Love were especially glaring. Yin Youxia’s eyelashes trembled slightly. “Sister Xuying, do you like Dr. Jiang very much?”
“Actually, you don’t need to be sad. I’ll break off the engagement. This marriage was never what I wanted in the first place.”
It was meaningless, wasn’t it? Losing Liu Siyin would only mean there would be Jiang Yan, and losing Jiang Yan would still mean there would be someone else. Why was Yin Youxia suffering like this? Mei Xuying did not really understand. “You should understand that the freedom you want is very hard.”
“I just refuse to accept it. Yin Man isn’t even forcing me anymore, so why is Yin Nanbai forcing me? Sister Xuying, he wants this marriage to create for him the ability to go against Brother. But Yin Zhe has already firmly grasped all the Yin family’s enterprises in his hands, and most of everything the Yin family has now was built by Madam Mei through working hard with the Mei family. What’s wrong with leaving it to her son? I don’t want to fight for the family business or go against Yin Zhe. I just want Yin Man to respect me, I just want to be with the person I like.”
Yin Youxia’s firm resistance went against Mei Xuying’s own nature, but Mei Xuying envied her very much. She always envied some trait other people had that she herself did not.
“You already have someone you like?”
A fleeting trace of shyness appeared on Yin Youxia’s face, and it was quickly covered by a smile. “Not yet, but I already have my ideal type.”
Ideal type.
Mei Xuying gave a soft oh and casually said, “You marrying Jiang Yan won’t affect you from finding your ideal type.”
Isn’t everyone like this, married on the surface, doing their own thing behind the scenes.
“No way. I’m not going to learn from Yin Nanbai. It’s disgusting, it makes me want to puke. If I like someone, then it will only be her. I’ll pluck the moon and stars for her, give all the good things to her. I can only be hers, and she can only be mine.”
The thick, beautiful meaning in her eyes made Mei Xuying freeze. Yin Youxia’s words sounded sincere.
If seeing even a hint of single-minded devotion on Yin Man’s body would have made her feel it was ridiculous, then seeing it here in Yin Youxia made her truly feel that it was beautiful, because Yin Youxia had always been a girl who was a little different.
“Jiang Yan being able to marry you is still very fortunate.”
“I already said I’m not marrying her. If you like her, go talk to her. Then maybe my breaking off the engagement will go more smoothly.”
“It’s meaningless.” She disliked doing meaningless things. Yin Youxia did not think so. “You have to do it before you know whether it’s meaningful.”
Yin Youxia was sharp, and she was weak.
She was not the type to rush forward and think on her feet when things happened, and she was not the kind of person who absolutely had to dig out an answer either. More importantly, she understood Jiang Yan. Jiang Yan was even weaker. She looked cold and aloof, but in fact she yielded to whatever came her way.
But Yin Youxia insisted that she go ask. Asking again would, beyond anything else, only make the heart that was still beating for Jiang Yan die even more thoroughly.
Mei Xuying reached out and touched the fruit she had bought on the table. “I’ll peel you an apple.”
“Xuying jie.” Mei Xuying did not pay her any more attention. She only helped her sit up halfway, then handed the peeled apple to Yin Youxia. “Youxia, I can only accompany you a little while longer. I still have a meeting this afternoon.”
“Mm.” She slowly nodded, wanting to speak but stopping herself.
Before she even had time to speak, Mei Xuying’s phone rang. Mei Xuying looked at the caller ID and answered the call. “Hello, Wanwan.”
“Sister Xuying, I’ve already gotten my big villa. Come keep me company, okay?”
Mei Xuying paused, suddenly remembering many, many things. She did not exactly like Jiang Wan, but she had definitely approached her with a purpose. Although she had not achieved that purpose, Jiang Wan had always relied on her, but this reliance did not seem quite right. She was going to get married.
If it were before, Mei Xuying would probably have gone to keep her company very readily, but over this past half month she had thought about many things, and Yin Youxia’s words also seemed to linger in her ears without leaving. Suddenly, she no longer had any resolve.
Until Jiang Wan’s urging voice sounded, “Sister Xuying, come over, Wang Gu is here too, and he misses you very much.”
……
There was one thing she needed to make clear, she did not like men, and she certainly would not like Wang Gu.
If Jiang Wan had not mentioned it, she would have almost forgotten that Wang Gu had pursued her before.
Probably because she hid it too well, and the Mei family’s weight was too heavy, she had always been very popular, with countless pursuers. Wang Gu was not the outstanding one, just someone she had known since childhood, and that did not mean there would be anything between them.
“Wanwan, you’re getting married next month. Don’t make trouble.” Mei Xuying thought for a moment, then still made up her mind. “From now on, we should not have any more contact either.”
“Sister Xuying, have you rekindled your old feelings with Jiang Yan!”
“No.” At least not at this moment. Mei Xuying cut off the call.
The call came again, and Mei Xuying found it annoying, so she simply blacklisted the number. After thinking it over, she simply blacklisted Jiang Yan too, and before blocking her, she sent her the final message.
[Jiang Yan, this time it’s really over.]
Yin Youxia took a bite of the apple and asked carelessly, “Sister Xuying, your girlfriend?”
“Used to be, now not anymore.”
“Sister Xuying, it’s not good to step on two boats.” Mei Xuying wanted to refute it, but when she met Yin Youxia’s pair of clean, clear eyes, she could not say it. “Got it, I’m changing.”
Yin Youxia could almost not control the corners of her mouth from lifting. “Then you’re not coaxing Dr. Jiang anymore? If you need help, I can help you coax her.”
“You should worry about yourself. What kind of person is your ideal type?”
“Someone who dares to go against me and Yin Man!” Mei Xuying was silent for a moment. “Then you may have to grow old alone. There are very few who dare to go against Yin Man.”
“Hehe.” Yin Youxia smiled, and there was actually a few traces of silly innocence in her almond-shaped eyes. Mei Xuying thought that she really was still a child, still dreaming impossible dreams, but Yin Youxia’s view of love was actually just like the one in the book.
Hm?
The book was gone. The book that had originally been on the table was actually missing. Mei Xuying blinked, almost suspecting that she had seen wrong. With confusion, she flipped through it again, but it was still not there.
“Youxia, did you see the book on the table?”
“No.” That was truly strange. Mei Xuying also did not have time to think further. She looked at the time and left the hospital room.
After she left, Yin Youxia’s pupils gradually softened. She took a book out from under the pillow, which was none other than Mei Xuying’s book. She reached out and touched the cover of the book. On it was clearly written a line of small words: In this life, love only one person
The past did not matter, what mattered was the future, wasn’t it.
Wen Si came in the afternoon, and her face did not look very good. “Now are you satisfied? Manman moved out.”
“Mm?”
Wen Si seemed to have sunk into her own world, muttering to herself, “Wasn’t it because you’re afraid of dogs that she brought Xiaoyou and Siyin to move out together? I heard it’s still an old residential complex, with no elevator at all. Manman’s leg still isn’t well, what is to be done? Xiaozhe will have even fewer chances to come back now, and your dad isn’t coming back either. This family seems like it’s falling apart.”
Yin Youxia asked, “Yin Man changed her ways?”
“You have to call her older sister.” Wen Si kept nagging at her.
Yin Youxia did not listen. She was already used to Wen Si’s sort of eager concern toward Yin Man, but Yin Man had gone crazy, hadn’t she? She actually moved out because she was afraid of dogs? Yin Zhe even agreed? And it was an old residential complex? She was not short of money, so what was this for?
Was she thinking about her?
Yin Man wouldn’t be holding in some bad scheme to mess with her again, would she.
Author’s note:
Bug fixing, revised
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