What the hell, who’s that disgusting?
Qin Luo got goosebumps all over from that cutesy, lispy voice.
He looked up at the doorway.
There he saw.
A girl with a cute, girly style stood there, her eyes red as if she’d just been crying. When she looked at Su Muwan, her eyes were filled with immense surprise.
Su Muwan also looked at her, but her attitude wasn’t very good. She said flatly, “Heh, Su Bailian?”
“What are you doing here?”
Su Bailian?
A piece of information instantly popped into Qin Luo’s mind.
『Su Bailian is the adopted daughter of Su Muwan’s parents. Because of her delicate personality, Su Muwan’s parents favored her more.』
Oh, so it’s her!
Qin Luo stood by without a word, taking back the empty bowl Su Muwan had handed him.
The plot about her sprang to mind.
It could be said that one of the main reasons Su Muwan became the ultimate villain was Su Bailian.
Because Su Bailian’s outwardly weak but secretly scheming nature was deeply loved by Su Muwan’s parents, causing Su Muwan’s share of her parents’ love to be split by half!
Moreover, after she grew up, she was even driven to this remote Su Family villa, becoming the family’s outcast.
Even in the later plot, everything Su Bailian did earned praise from the Su Family.
But everything Su Muwan did was taken for granted.
Even later, when the company was handed over to the two sisters, Su Bailian’s operational mistake caused a loss of hundreds of billions for the company.
The entire Su Family still preferred to believe Su Bailian, convinced that Su Muwan was simply incompetent, unworthy of her position, and trying to blame Su Bailian!
Tell me, who wouldn’t break down and turn into a villain under those circumstances?
Su Bailian walked up with her hands behind her back, looking at Su Muwan with an obedient expression, and said in a gentle voice, “Sister Su, we’re as close as siblings.”
“When I heard you fainted, Lianlian was naturally heartbroken. Father and Mother were busy with company business, so they sent me to check on you.”
Hearing this.
Su Muwan’s expression remained blank, but she clenched the sheets tightly and said, “Well, thank you very much.”
Su Bailian smiled warmly. “It’s what a younger sister should do… Oh, and also.”
As she spoke, she turned her head to look at Qin Luo, and said with a beaming smile, “Could I ask this follower brother to go downstairs and bring up the supplements Lianlian brought?”
“Because they’re too heavy… Lianlian can’t carry them.”
As she said this, Su Bailian put on a pitifully weak look, her eyes glistening at Qin Luo.
Uh… how did this involve me?
But staying here really wasn’t appropriate. Maybe I should just leave.
Thinking this.
Qin Luo glanced at the expressionless Su Muwan and said in a low voice, “Eldest Miss, I’ll go down and bring up the Second Young Lady’s things.”
With that, he pushed the cart and left the bedroom.
Leaving only the two sisters in the room.
As soon as Qin Luo left.
Su Bailian’s originally pitiful expression turned sarcastic and indifferent. She sneered coldly at the expressionless Su Muwan, “Heh, Su Muwan, you sure have your ways. Keeping a pretty boy by your side, huh?”
Su Muwan didn’t bother to explain. She said coldly, “Can’t hold back your true face already? What, tired of putting on an act in front of my parents, so you come here to find some attention?”
As she spoke, Su Muwan clenched the bedsheet tightly.
In her previous life, her parents died because of this Su Bailian.
In this life, she had to completely expose this wretch’s true face!
But Su Bailian just shrugged and laughed, “What’s tiring about acting naturally? I’m just here to mock you, the Eldest Miss of the Su Family, who’s been isolated by Mom and Dad to the outskirts.”
Then her expression turned pitiful again. “Oh, right, the family gathering is coming up soon. Mom and Dad will announce the new family heir then.”
“But Lianlian is just an adopted daughter, so naturally I can’t compete with Sister Su. I just hope Sister Su won’t kick Lianlian out of the Su Family when the time comes.”
Su Muwan’s expression didn’t change, but fury churned inside her.
This woman was as annoying as ever.
…
…
Downstairs.
Qin Luo found the so-called “too heavy to carry” supplements.
“Uh… how can a basket of fruit be too heavy to carry?”
Qin Luo picked up the basket of fruit, his expression speechless.
He already knew from the system what kind of person Su Bailian was.
Her doing this was most likely an attempt to project a weak image in front of him.
Too bad, too bad. His villain target was Su Muwan, so he wasn’t buying her act at all!
Just then.
“Qin Luo.”
“Making lotus seed soup and bringing fruit… aren’t you overstepping your bounds?”
“A mere newcomer shouldn’t be too arrogant.”
“I’m the only one the Eldest Miss trusts most. That’s enough.”
“Put the fruit down. I’ll take it up.”
A cold voice came from the side.
Qin Luo turned his head.
There he saw.
A female follower dressed in black, exuding a fierce aura, stood there.
“Huh?”
Seeing this, Qin Luo looked at her with extreme arrogance and sneered, “Zhulan, who do you think you are to talk to me like that?”
The woman’s name was Zhulan, and she was considered Su Muwan’s personal follower.
She had been the one to bring Su Muwan back when she fainted at the ball.
But Qin Luo was thick-skinned enough to claim himself as the personal follower even though he’d only been hired for a month.
“??”
Zhulan was taken aback. Clearly, this was the first time a newcomer had cursed at her like this.
Just as she was about to say something.
Qin Luo grinned, using his height advantage to tower over Zhulan, and sneered, “Zhulan.”
“Do you know what the Eldest Miss said to me up there just now?”
“Wha… what did she say?”
Zhulan was thrown off by Qin Luo’s momentum. Could it be… that the Eldest Miss had given Qin Luo some kind of authority?
“Hah!”
Qin Luo jabbed his thumb at his chest and said arrogantly, “I came down to get the fruit with the permission of both the Eldest Miss and the Second Young Lady!”
“If you do it instead and something goes wrong, you won’t be able to bear the consequences!”
Why are you trying to steal my job as the top lackey?
?
Zhulan slowly wrote a question mark.
She felt extremely embarrassed that she had been intimidated by such an idiot.
For a moment, she didn’t know whether to be angry or laugh. Zhulan shook her head. “Qin Luo, you really make me feel…”
Before she could finish.
“Ahhh… !!!!”
A scream suddenly came from upstairs; it sounded like Su Bailian’s cry.
“Not good! An enemy!”
Zhulan’s face changed, and she rushed upstairs in a single bound.
Qin Luo blinked and quickly followed.
…
…
When Qin Luo arrived upstairs.
The scene inside the room was laid out before him.
A bunch of followers stood at the door, looking flustered and troubled.
Su Bailian was on the ground, holding her cheek, her eyes red, pitifully weeping.
Streams of tears fell. She sobbed, looking at Su Muwan, then at the doorway, “Boo hoo hoo… Sister Su, why did you suddenly hit Lianlian…”
“Lianlian just said that Grandpa’s health has been getting worse lately and asked you to come home more often, but you… you… boo hoo hoo!!”
Su Bailian cried out loud as she spoke.
Su Muwan stood on the bedroom floor, her eyes furious as she stared at Su Bailian on the ground. She clenched her fists and looked coldly at the followers who had rushed to the door, saying, “Zhulan, show her out.”
Hearing this, Zhulan was at a loss. She looked at the Second Young Lady on the ground sobbing and holding her cheek, then said hesitantly, “Eldest Miss… this…”
On one side was the Eldest Miss, on the other the Second Young Lady. She couldn’t afford to offend either.
What’s more, the Second Young Lady always greeted them warmly and was a genuinely kind person.
She immediately lowered her head nervously and said, “E… Eldest Miss… could there be some misunderstanding between you and the Second Young Lady…”
Hearing this.
Su Muwan’s expression didn’t change. In fact, she had already expected this result.
Hah.
Just as I thought. Because of Su Bailian’s usual good reputation, everyone instinctively sided with her.
This life was no different.
But now, her mentality wouldn’t be as fragile as in her past life, so naturally she wouldn’t lose her temper.
Still…
Su Muwan clenched her fists, unable to suppress her resentment.
This little wretch was too good at pretending. Even her own followers had been fooled.
Meanwhile, Su Bailian was secretly gloating. Hmph!! Serves you right, Su Muwan.
With just a little trick, I’ve got everyone on my side.
Just keep being isolated until you’re all alone!
Just then.
A figure pushed through the crowd and stepped forward.
Su Muwan saw it was Qin Luo and sighed.
This newcomer would probably think she was the one who caused all this too.
Whatever. She was used to it.
Su Bailian also looked up at Qin Luo walking toward her and started crying even harder. “Little brother…”
Oh ho, another fool falling under my spell!
Qin Luo walked up to her and reached out his hand.
Then.
Just as everyone thought Qin Luo was going to help Su Bailian up.
The next second.
Smack!!
“What the hell are you crying for!”
Qin Luo roared and backhanded her across the face. “You’ve soaked the Eldest Miss’s carpet with your tears!!”
Su Bailian’s cheek was turned to the side, stinging fiercely.
Her mind went completely blank.
For a moment.
She was dumbfounded.
Huh…
Did I just… get hit?