Chapter 96

Source: https://www.jjwxc.net/onebook.php?novelid=1363950 This translation was originally posted on https://love4baihe.blogspot.com

Zuo Qinghuan opened the door and saw Shi Yunyang and Qin Teng at the doorway. Actually, she doesn't really welcome this handsome and beautiful twosome, but one was Qin Wanshu's best friend, and the other was Qin Wanshu's brother. After all, they don't fully accept her, but she still immediately put on what she thought was her most friendly smile.

As soon as the two entered, the originally somewhat spacious bachelor apartment became much more crowded. Obviously, Shi Yunyang and Qin Teng were not pleased with this environment either. It was quite a hardship for the Qin family's Young Miss to be confined here; it was truly unfair to the Young Miss. But Shi Yunyang and Qin Teng were very clever; this kind of emotion would only be shown in front of Zuo Qinghuan, not in front of Qin Wanshu.

Their gazes always made Zuo Qinghuan feel inferior. She really didn't like this feeling. Their dissatisfaction with her was not because she was a woman like Qin Wanshu, but because she was not outstanding enough. If she didn't start from the same platform, how could she compare herself to these capable people? Although this comparison was fair, not being outstanding enough was just not being outstanding enough.

"What are you two doing here?" Qin Wanshu asked. In fact, she didn't think Shi Yunyang and Qin Teng would like to come here.

"You and Yan Rouwen both withdrew from the Cloud Project, which made me extremely busy. You, on the other hand, are just lounging here reading books, living such a leisurely life," Shi Yunyang complained.

With two key project managers suddenly withdrawing from such a large project, especially without the efficient and dedicated Yan Rouwen, the heavy burden fell on Shi Yunyang's shoulders. Being someone who always sought pleasure, Shi Yunyang naturally couldn't spare even half a moment of leisure. Her dissatisfaction was to be expected.

"Haven't you always detested Yan Rouwen? Now that she's gone, isn't it what you've been hoping for?" Qin Wanshu said casually as if it didn't concern her. Yan Rouwen was talented, and her departure from the Qian family was undoubtedly a great loss, both personally and for the project.

"Forget about Yan Rouwen. What surprises me is that you, of all people, are now following the ways of the ancients, sacrificing everything just for love, lounging here as if you want nothing more. I don't believe for a second that you, Qin Wanshu, will stay confined here forever," Shi Yunyang scoffed, refusing to believe that Qin Wanshu would remain stagnant in shallow waters.

"I think it's worth it," Qin Wanshu said lightly. Shi Yunyang didn't understand the power play between her and her grandfather. Whether her talents could be fully utilized was a discomforting matter for both her and her grandfather. However, it depended on who could hold out longer. If Shi Yunyang and Qin Teng conveyed to her grandfather that she truly didn't care about anything anymore because of Zuo Qinghuan, wouldn't that make her grandfather even more anxious? In that case, her chances of winning would be even greater.

Shi Yunyang felt extremely uncomfortable. Why should someone like Zuo Qinghuan make Qin Wanshu abandon such vast horizons? She didn't think Qin Wanshu was someone who put love above all else, but she was also unsure. After all, Qin Wanshu's gaze towards Zuo Qinghuan seemed too tender. She didn't like the current Qin Wanshu, the powerful Qin Wanshu who did nothing but lounge here reading books.

"Love Saint!" Shi Yunyang muttered these two words disdainfully. From childhood to adulthood, she could scoff at anyone, but this was the first time she had directed such disdain towards Qin Wanshu.

Qin Wanshu smiled indifferently. She wasn't so noble as to be called a Love Saint, but when she liked someone, she would cherish them.

"Sister, if Grandpa is serious, are you really going to live like this for the rest of your life?" Qin Teng asked.

Qin Wanshu always believed that her Grandfather would compromise. She didn't think this judgment would be wrong. But if her Grandfather really didn't compromise, would she still choose this? Qin Wanshu hesitated. With her love and responsibility toward Zuo Qinghuan, she would still choose Zuo Qinghuan. If Qin Wanshu wasn't Qin Wanshu anymore, how would she feel? While enjoying the ordinary happiness given by Zuo Qinghuan, would she still feel regret and loss? In fact, Qin Wanshu wasn't as magnanimous as she imagined; she wanted to have the cake and eat it too.

"If I can't use the abilities granted by the Qin family, I can learn other abilities again. Maybe there will be pain and loss, but people are irreplaceable," Qin Wanshu answered after a moment of silence.

“Lovers are not irreplaceable; family is irreplaceable." The probability of a lover being replaced is much higher than the probability of a family being replaced. Loving one person for a lifetime is an ideal state, something Qin Teng felt most people couldn't guarantee. In the future, they might fall in love with someone else, but the bond of blood could never be severed.

"I will make my lover become my family, and precisely because my family is irreplaceable, they will eventually accept my choice," Qin Wanshu said calmly.

"In that case, why not take her as your younger sister? I think Grandpa would like such an arrangement," Qin Teng asked Qin Wanshu with a smile that wasn't quite a smile.

"I already have plenty of sisters, I don't lack sisters. Sisters and lovers are not equivalent. Just like how a sister can't solve my sexual frigidity, right? What I want is a feeling that lies between romantic love and familial affection," Qin Wanshu retorted with a raised eyebrow, surprising both Qin Teng and Shi Yunyang present, even Zuo Qinghuan was greatly surprised.

Source: https://www.jjwxc.net/onebook.php?novelid=1363950 This translation was originally posted on https://love4baihe.blogspot.com

If Qin Teng and Shi Yunyang, who were sensualists, had said such a thing, it wouldn't have been surprising at all. But the feeling conveyed when Qin Wanshu said it, was like a bombshell with explosive effects. Since they could say it, naturally Qin Wanshu could say it too. Qin Teng and Shi Yunyang suddenly realized that they had become accustomed to seeing Qin Wanshu as someone without desires, pushing her towards a pedestal, forgetting that Qin Wanshu was just a woman. Could it be that Zuo Qinghuan got Qin Wanshu because she treated Qin Wanshu like any other woman?

"Qin Wanshu, why don't you try me instead? Maybe I can cure your frigidity." If it were that simple, she would be a good candidate too. No matter how she looks at it, she’s much better quality than Zuo Qinghuan. From looks to figures to skills in bed, she's not inferior to Zuo Qinghuan in any aspect. As the saying goes, fertile water shouldn't flow into someone else's field'* Shi Yunyang thought to herself.

*benefits/good things should not be given to outsiders 

"Shi Yunyang, you only love yourself, so you won't understand. Only when you understand will you have the right to speak." Shi Yunyang was always stingy with her own emotions, which would only make her more and more selfish and self-centered.

Qin Teng remained silent. Perhaps he had never truly understood his sister, never knew what she wanted, and arrogantly assumed what his sister should be like.

Zuo Qinghuan didn't interject at all, she just listened earnestly to their conversation. She knew that Qin Wanshu could persuade everyone. As long as she was given time; such an outstanding woman. Zuo Qinghuan suddenly felt lost. If Qin Wanshu, such an outstanding woman, could not be retained, she feared she couldn't keep her on this shallow shore.

Author's Note:

There are so few comments on the previous chapter. It seems that everyone is a little tired of Zuo Qin, so let’s add some Li Yan.

I spent an afternoon shopping today and found no loot…