At this thought, Lin Wanqing could hardly contain the excitement in her eyes. Even her voice trembled as she spoke, testing the waters. “It’s so cold out, and you’re wearing a skirt. When you get older, you’ll end up with arthritis in your legs!”
“!” Song Huixin stared back with the same pair of big eyes, her mouth falling open. She murmured, “Then you can just develop a medicinal patch to cure arthritis in the legs for me!”
With a yelp, Song Huixin practically lunged forward and wrapped her arms around Lin Wanqing. “You—you—” She was too excited to speak.
“I’m fine.” Lin Wanqing had completely calmed down by now. She raised a hand and patted her back reassuringly. “We’ll talk about it later.”
The two were incredibly in sync on this matter, and Song Huixin immediately understood what she meant.
They were both familiar with the plot. Right now, they needed to work together to deal with the trouble at hand.
Su Moli and Jiang Yusen were even more dumbfounded. Weren’t the two of them supposed to be mortal enemies? But from what they’d just witnessed, it didn’t seem that way at all.
Lin Wanqing cleared her throat. “Su Moli, don’t you think what you just said is a bit contradictory?”
Su Moli was still in a daze. “What?”
“You said at first that I had a character problem, but then you explained that I might have been framed.” Lin Wanqing’s words were clear and logical, her voice calm. “So which of your statements is true, and which is false?”
The commotion here was considerable, but this was a guesthouse—not just anyone could stay here. Even those who wanted to watch the drama wouldn’t do so openly.
“I—”
Before Su Moli could finish her sentence, Jiang Yusen had already stepped in to defend her!
“Lin Wanqing, I’ve noticed you can’t tell who’s good to you! Moli was speaking up for you, so don’t be ungrateful. Don’t try to change the subject here. Were you or were you not with another man last night?!”
Jiang Yusen raised his voice, his face darkening.
“Yes.”
Lin Wanqing had already admitted it earlier. She didn’t deny it.
“Huh?” Song Huixin blinked her big, curious eyes, her expression practically screaming, “Who?” “Who?”
Lin Wanqing looked at her with a face full of affection, signaling her not to cause trouble~
“You’re shameless!” Jiang Yusen’s chest heaved violently up and down. Seeing that Lin Wanqing showed not a trace of remorse, his anger only grew.
“Heh.” Lin Wanqing let out a disdainful chuckle. “What right do you have to talk about me here? Jiang Yusen, which one of us is really the shameless one? Do you dare say you don’t like Su Moli? Do you dare swear on it? Swear on your entire family!”
“That’s right, do you dare?!” Song Huixin chimed in from the side.
Su Moli pressed her lips together tightly, her eyes even carrying a hint of anticipation as she looked at Jiang Yusen, wondering how he would answer.
If Jiang Yusen didn’t swear, it would mean he was the one who strayed first. But if he did swear, those words would be too vicious!
He took a deep breath. “You’re the one who betrayed me first.”
“There’s no betrayal.” Lin Wanqing tilted her head slightly. The man in the room cooperated by stepping to the doorway, his broad figure blocking the entrance completely.
“This is my fiancé.” Lin Wanqing introduced him formally.
Jiang Yusen knew Lin Wanqing had a fiancé, but he never expected him to be this impressive.
But staring at that face, he felt like he’d seen it somewhere before, though he couldn’t quite place it at the moment.
“Lin Wanqing! You had a fiancé and still got together with Yusen—you’re completely out of line!” Su Moli finally found her chance to criticize Lin Wanqing’s wrongdoings.
“Pah! You knew full well Jiang Yusen had a partner, and you still tried to seduce him—what kind of decent person does that make you?!” Song Huixin shot back, hands on her hips.
“Besides, in matters of love, the one who isn’t loved is the third wheel. Wanqing used to like Jiang Yusen, so he wasn’t the third wheel back then. But now that she doesn’t like him anymore, he IS the third wheel!”
Lin Wanqing: “…” What a move—stealing someone else’s playbook so they have nothing left to use.
Her best friend had been through the wringer in the entertainment industry for so many years, and she’d certainly picked up a thing or two.
Shen Yunzheng’s gaze thoughtfully landed on Song Huixin, one eyebrow raised.
“Fine! Very well!” Jiang Yusen was so angry his mouth twisted. He nodded repeatedly. “Lin Wanqing, I actually thought about marrying you to spare you from suffering in the countryside. But clearly, I was overthinking it. So let me just wish you two a lifetime of happiness and a house full of children!”
“And I wish you two scumbags would get together soon, so you stop ruining good people’s lives.” Lin Wanqing rolled her eyes and shot back.
Jiang Yusen turned to leave, but Shen Yunzheng suddenly spoke up to stop him. “Wait.”
“You have something else?” Jiang Yusen glared at his rival impatiently. If looks could kill, he would have torn the man to pieces!
“Yes.” Shen Yunzheng’s voice was deep. “This woman is suspected of drugging my fiancée. I’m going to report this to the local public security bureau for investigation. She can’t leave just yet!”
Su Moli immediately grabbed Jiang Yusen’s arm in fear. “Yusen…”
“Don’t worry, she has no evidence. She can’t just accuse an innocent person.” Jiang Yusen patted her hand reassuringly, signaling that she had nothing to fear.
Listening to what the man said, Lin Wanqing’s heart suddenly trembled.
Was he thinking of seeking justice for her?
Indeed, she should never marry someone her parents disapproved of.
Her fiancé’s character was truly a thousand times better than Jiang Yusen’s.
“Ooh~ not bad,” Song Huixin teased in a low voice.
“Evidence?” Shen Yunzheng let out a light laugh. “Of course I have evidence. If I didn’t, then it would be slander! That man living next door is in cahoots with her—the two of them tried to ruin my fiancée’s reputation. Fortunately, I was there last night, or the consequences would have been unimaginable.”
Su Moli was so anxious that tears were about to spill. “…” It’s over! She had really kicked an iron board this time!
“Yes! Arrest them all and throw them in jail,” Song Huixin added fuel to the fire.
Su Moli’s vision went black, and she fainted dead away.
Jiang Yusen caught her in his arms with quick reflexes, not forgetting to glare at Lin Wanqing. “Look at what you’ve done!”
“Hey, you’re not going to let this go, are you?” Song Huixin was about to curse him out again when she felt her best friend tug at her arm, so she stopped. “No point saying more—just wait to go to jail!” Any more words would just be a waste of time.
Jiang Yusen hurriedly took Su Moli away.
With the eyesore gone, Song Huixin looked at Lin Wanqing with tearful eyes, grabbed her, and dragged her straight into the room. With a “bang—” she slammed the door shut behind them!
Shen Yunzheng, left standing outside the closed door, felt helpless. “…” He’d go take care of things first, then pick up breakfast on the way back—she’d been up all night and was still hungry.
…
“Wuwu, that scared me to death! You have no idea how terrified I was! If I’d really transmigrated alone to this godforsaken place, how would I have survived the rest of my life!”
“Alright~ Didn’t I transmigrate here with you? With me by your side, no need to be afraid…”
Lin Wanqing patiently soothed Song Huixin, whose eyes were red and swollen from crying, and the corner of her lips curled slightly. “If you keep crying, you won’t be pretty anymore!”
Song Huixin sniffled and finally stopped. Smelling the all-too-familiar scent in the room, she was a woman of experience~
“So, how is that man in bed?”
“…Not bad.” Lin Wanqing felt a bit embarrassed by such a blunt question.
“Tsk tsk, ‘not bad’ just means average, right? But that’s fine! We’re both unlucky now—both our families are about to be sent down, so we have no choice but to marry into the engagements that were arranged long ago. But I think your fiancé is decent-looking. I wonder what mine looks like.”