Chapter 26
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Zuo Qinghuan hung up the phone but held it in silence. Han Shibin would let Qin Wanshu fulfill her duties as a wife. After all, Qin Wanshu looked so attractive. Even if she was sexually cold, it would still make people want to touch her. They are husband and wife, isn't it perfectly reasonable to do that? Will Qin Wanshu refuse? When Zuo Qinghuan thought about Qin Wanshu being under Han Shibin, she felt a little irritable. She didn't like to think about that scene.
Zuo Qinghuan shook her head to stop herself from overthinking, then she called Li Xin.
"Are you at home?" Zuo Qinghuan asked.
"Yes," Li Xin replied listlessly.
"Are you okay?" Zuo Qinghuan sensed something wrong in Li Xin's voice. Could it be that Li Xin got dumped? Looks like things are getting serious.
"I'm okay, let's not talk. I'm going to sleep," Li Xin said lethargically, hanging up the phone. She wanted to sleep it off as she always does when going through a breakup.
Zuo Qinghuan took her car keys and drove to Li Xin's house. Li Xin tends to be forgetful at times, so Zuo Qinghuan has a spare key.
Upon entering, Zuo Qinghuan found a pile of empty bottles and the place in disarray—something unprecedented considering Li Xin's almost obsessive cleanliness.
In the bedroom, Zuo Qinghuan didn't find Li Xin. After searching around, she spotted Li Xin curled up in a corner of the sofa.
"Get up, go back to the bedroom, and sleep," Zuo Qinghuan frowned, nudging Li Xin's body. This woman lacked the usual charming demeanor, looking like a haggard female ghost.
“If I die here, no one would even notice," Li Xin said and laughed, the laughter carrying endless sadness.
"How long has it been since you ate?" Zuo Qinghuan asked. If she didn't intervene, this woman might end up completely worn out.
"Either a day or two, can't remember..." Li Xin held up a finger, with a blank look on her face.
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"Is demeaning yourself like this comfortable? Yan Ruowen won't see it, and even if she does, she won't feel a damn thing. Can you please have some dignity? Is love the only reason for your existence?" Zuo Qinghuan scolded Li Xin with frustration. Although Li Xin was a girl born for love, when she's in love, she is radiant and enchanting, without it, she's like a withered flower.
"Sometimes I really feel like dying..." Li Xin admitted with determination. She despised herself for being like this. With Yan Ruowen, she put aside all her pride and pleaded with her, but she still left without any reluctance.
"If you die, will she remember you? Look at yourself now. If I were Yan Ruowen, I would abandon you too!" Zuo Qinghuan held up a mirror in front of Li Xin.
Li Xin stared at her own pale face in the mirror, disheveled hair making her look utterly untidy. She looked so messy that even she felt disgusted looking at herself. Li Xin stared blankly at Zuo Qinghuan.
"What should I do then?" Li Xin just felt that her heart was really hurting.
"What you need to do now is figure out how to live better than her. Make yourself beautiful, find a woman better than her, then flaunt it in front of her. Blind her with your beauty, make her regret leaving such a beautiful and virtuous you. She won't find anyone better than you," Zuo Qinghuan said, feeling like she could be a relationship therapist or something.
“Mm, I'm going to live better, make myself more beautiful, find a woman better than her. I want to make her regret. I will definitely make her regret leaving me!" Li Xin's eyes, once dull as stagnant water, suddenly sparkled with a glimmer of determination, instantly filled with fighting spirit.
"But is there a woman better than her?" Li Xin felt that besides Yan Ruowen, she wouldn't find another woman who could grip her heart as tightly. The thought of this made her instantly feel depressed.
"There are six billion people on Earth, half of them are women. Out of three billion, can't you find the next Yan Ruowen? If not, you need to transform yourself and stop being the obedient little lamb in front of Yan Ruowen. Be the stunning and beloved Li Xin, make Yan Ruowen kneel before you, conquer her, instead of waiting for her to conquer you!" Zuo Qinghuan never thought Yan Ruowen had anything special. She believed finding someone like Qin Wanshu might not be easy, but finding another Yan Ruowen shouldn't be that difficult. Zuo Qinghuan painted a beautiful blueprint for Li Xin – whether it would come true or not was uncertain, but it had to be better than the current state of being stuck in the mud.
Conquering Yan Ruowen was something Li Xin had never dared to think about. Now, with Zuo Qinghuan's words, Li Xin suddenly felt revitalized, as if injected with a dose of energy. Yes, if Yan Ruowen didn't want to conquer her, then she would turn the tables and conquer Yan Ruowen. In an instant, Li Xin transformed from a withering flower into a resilient weed, brimming with vitality and determination.
"I, Li Xin, will definitely conquer Yan Ruowen!" Li Xin declared with unwavering determination.
Zuo Qinghuan felt that Li Xin was just a paper tiger*. With a beckon from Yan Ruowen, Li Xin would uncontrollably pounce over. Li Xin is a young maiden at heart, the kind who waits to be conquered. However, even if Li Xin was deceiving herself at this moment, it was still better than having no hope. Sometimes, one needs self-deception to find a way out.
*strong on the outside, weak on the inside
Seeing Li Xin like this, Zuo Qinghuan was relieved. "Alright, hurry up and freshen up. You're currently unbearable to look at..."
Li Xin, now in a completely different state from just a moment ago, glanced at herself in the mirror and screamed. Zuo Qinghuan quickly covered her ears. Once this woman recovered, she became full of energy.
Li Xin rushed into the bathroom at the fastest speed, and after a series of noises, she emerged transformed – a witch-like Li Xin emitting an aura that wasn't of a virtuous woman, though her complexion still showed signs of paleness.
Zuo Qinghuan felt that Li Xin's transformation was even quicker than a Sichuan opera face-changing act. Nevertheless, Zuo Qinghuan was relieved.
"Sister, I rushed over without having dinner to see if you were dead. Now, go make dinner. I'm very hungry," Zuo Qinghuan bossed Li Xin around without hesitation. Zuo Qinghuan thought Li Xin had a lot of M potential, so she always enjoyed giving her orders.
“I don't know if there are any ingredients in the kitchen..." Li Xin was used to this and quickly went into the kitchen and started rummaging around. Soon enough, she emerged with two bowls of delicious fried rice, complete with enticing colors and flavors.
Even though Zuo Qinghuan disliked simple egg-fried rice, considering Li Xin's culinary skills, she started eating.
"By the way, where have you been recently?" Li Xin started gossiping as soon as she returned to normal.
"Recently, I've been getting closer to Qin Wanshu," Zuo Qinghuan shared with Li Xin. The two of them always had no secrets between them. Zuo Qinghuan couldn't help but acknowledge that Li Xin's cooking skills were much better than her own. If a simple egg fried rice tasted this good, losing Li Xin was indeed a significant loss for Yan Ruowen. After all, Li Xin can work both in the kitchen and the bedroom – a rare combination. Where could one find such a woman?
"You're not serious about Qin Wanshu, are you?" Although Li Xin had always wanted Zuo Qinghuan to bend and join her, she was a bit worried; a wealthy family's daughter should have many concerns. Unlike those from their circle who love, if they love, those people might not be as straightforward.
"I don't know, I just really like the way we get along, and I really want to seduce that abstinent woman into bed." Zuo Qinghuan had never liked anyone before, so she didn't know what liking someone was like, but she was intrigued by her interest in Qin Wanshu.
"Then, what about Han Shibin?" Li Xin felt that Han Shibin wasn't someone to be underestimated. Li Xin still thought Zuo Qinghuan was playing too recklessly, almost toying with taboos. However, the usually perverse Li Xin found it exhilarating.
"Cold dish," Zuo Qinghuan casually remarked.
"By the way, what's Qin Wanshu's attitude?" Li Xin was very curious about the response of that seemingly outstanding woman. Would she be stirred by a fake fairy woman in front of her?
"It's not clear. She seems to be practicing Tai Chi. Tell you, she let me kiss her, it would indicate some certain affection, but strangely, there's no response. What do you think is going on?" Left Light Joy asked Li Xin. Although Li Xin handles her love affairs somewhat poorly, she has at least had a few romantic experiences.
*wasting time/going in circles
"Wow, how did you feel?" Li Xin asked with enthusiasm.
"She didn't react at all, what feeling can I have?!" Zuo Qinghuan rolled her eyes at Li Xin.
"Even if she didn't react, you should still have felt something. What exactly did you feel?" Li Xin asked excitedly.
"You better answer my previous question!" Zuo Qinghuan said discontentedly. She finally decided to share these private matters with Li Xin, not for gossip, but for her to analyze.
"There are two possibilities. That woman is either a completely abstinent who can control her body, or she truly has no desire. Another possibility is that she has no feelings for you, but why would she let you kiss her in that kind of relationship?" Li Xin still finds it quite intriguing.
Zuo Qinghuan continued to roll her eyes at Li Xin. Li Xin's words were as good as not saying anything, and she shouldn't have talked to this woman about Qin Wanshu's matters.
"Do you think there are really people in the world without desires?" Zuo Qinghuan asked Li Xin.
"There's nothing that can't be burned, it's just that fire isn't intense enough," Li Xin said with a seductive smile towards Zuo Qinghuan. Fortunately, Zuo Qinghuan was already immune to such temptations, or her bones might have turned soft.
Mm, Athena's smile would drive those seductions away, Zuo Qinghuan thought to herself.
Author’s Note:
There are a lot fewer comments on these two chapters, so I wanted to be lazy…
I can’t update three chapters tomorrow, I’ll do it the day after tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.
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