Chapter 41
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Qin Wanshu has always been efficient in handling matters. She left Zuo Qinghuan's house and instead of going straight home, she drove to the villa where Shi Yunyang lived alone. Shi Yunyang, used to being playful, naturally prefers to live alone in the villa rather than with her family.
"I knew you would come here first," Shi Yunyang said to Qin Wanshu, looking as if she knew everything.
"You are quite clever," Qin Wanshu said lightly, parking the car in the garage of Shi Yunyang's villa.
Shi Yunyang immediately approached Qin Wanshu and looked at Qin Wanshu back and forth.
"No kiss marks, looking quite lively. Weren't you having an affair yesterday? How could nothing happen?" Shi Yunyang said with a regretful yet ambiguous smile.
"When a wife cheats, the husband is always the last to know. I think Han Shibin is in the same situation, poor man. Devoted to his once goddess-like wife, only to be betrayed like this..." Shi Yunyang exaggeratedly commented.
Qin Wanshu ignored Shi Yunyang, who was laughing mischievously. Han Shibin was not as innocent and pitiful as Shi Yunyang said. Wasn't it him who brought Zuo Qinghuan and caused trouble for her?
"Why are you interested in Little Lily? Although her face is acceptable, it's nowhere near mine. If the Young Miss is curious about women, she can come to me. Why settle for less when you can have the best? Besides, I'm the epitome of womanhood..." Shi Yunyang felt a sense of regret that she, who had tried various types of people, had never conquered someone like Qin Wanshu, who was now taken by someone else.
"I've seen your virtue since I was a child, and I really don't think it's that good." Qin Wanshu told the truth. Shi Yunyang was so coquettish that she really couldn't compliment her, Zuo Qinghuan was more charming in her eyes.
"Young Miss, I don't dislike you for being boring. Even if I'm just okay, you still find fault with me. Hmph, be careful; I might go tell on you!" In front of Qin Wanshu, Shi Yunyang was just being a paper tiger.
"You can completely dislike me, I don't mind." Qin Wanshu said disapprovingly.
"Young Miss, this sister had a crush on you, didn't you know?" Shi Yunyang said in an extremely serious tone, not knowing whether it was true or not.
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"Then continue your secret crush; I'll pretend not to know," Qin Wanshu said without even furrowing her brows, continuing to ignore Shi Yunyang's presence.
"I'm flirting with you like this, and you don't react at all. She managed to capture your attention; it's really unfair!" Shi Yunyang said with feigned indignation. But thinking about it, what kind of charm did Little Lily possess to be able to seduce the immovable Qin Wanshu? Shi Yunyang's curiosity about Zuo Qinghuan deepened.
"Who on earth is Little Lily?" Shi Yunyang asked with intense curiosity. No wonder she gave Qin Wanshu a discount last time; they must have had some connection back then. She couldn't believe she missed the clues.
"Her name is Zuo Qinghuan," Qin Wanshu corrected Shi Yunyang. She felt that Little Lily was not at all suitable for Zuo Qinghuan; the name gave the impression of purity and fragility, which didn't match Zuo Qinghuan's image.
"That name sounds good. At first, listen, it seems like we're kindred spirits. What's the story behind it?" Qinghuan, being light and joyful is good, Shi Yunyang thought to herself.
Qin Wanshu expected Shi Yunyang's reaction, and she felt that there was no saving her. Qin Wanshu thought that Shi Yunyang's life was probably going to be this absurd.
"She was Han Shibin's mistress before," Qin Wanshu revealed. Knowing Shi Yunyang's intense curiosity about Zuo Qinghuan, and rather than letting Shi Yunyang dig into Zuo Qinghuan's potentially more disgraceful past, she decided to satisfy Shi Yunyang's curiosity early on.
Shi Yunyang didn't expect Zuo Qinghuan's identity to be so sensational – Han Shibin's former mistress. Qin Wanshu indeed had a more adventurous taste than she thought. Shi Yunyang never imagined that if she were to marry in the future, she could also play with her husband's women. Just thinking about it, Shi Yunyang felt a bit inclined towards the idea of getting married.
"Young Miss, you did it on purpose, right? You wanted to take revenge on Han Shibin and deliberately stole his woman to play with and embarrass him, right?" Shi Yunyang said with excitement. She knew that with Qin Wanshu's level of cunning, things couldn't be so straightforward.
"I'm not that bored, and as I said, I don't enjoy playing games," Qin Wanshu replied. She felt that her brain was indeed different from Shi Yunyang's; Shi Yunyang was always a type of creature she found hard to comprehend. How could someone spend their entire life wanting to play around?
Shi Yunyang, likewise, couldn't understand Qin Wanshu. How could someone be so serious about everything? Such a life seemed too terrifying. However, both of them respected each other's perspectives and values, so they maintained a non-interfering attitude toward each other's choices.
"I never expected Han Shibin to cheat. Aren't you planning to destroy him?" Shi Yunyang asked.
"Let's see," Qin Wanshu hesitated herself.
"Love is a very elusive thing; it can easily vanish," Shi Yunyang felt it wasn't fair to blame someone for being fickle, as feelings disappeared too quickly. She also wished to maintain that kind of feeling for someone, but when the emotion vanished, there was no choice. She naturally didn't like forcing herself to be with someone she had no feelings for.
"Love?" Qin Wanshu found the word unfamiliar.
"Qin Wanshu, it will be very troublesome for people like you to fall in love, it will last forever, but that may not be the case for the other person." Shi Yunyang always felt no one in love could stay committed forever. If there were exceptions, it was likely because external temptations weren't significant enough. Perhaps Qin Wanshu could be an exception, considering she lacked nothing, making almost all temptations negligible. Qin Wanshu does not easily fall in love but once she does, she might not easily change her mind.
Qin Wanshu smiled disapprovingly, thinking that Shi Yunyang was just exaggerating. She knew her own slowness to warm up and cold temperament, and would not let herself reach the boiling point even if she liked someone. At least her feelings for Zuo Qinghuan at this moment were still controllable scope.
At this time, Han Shibin's call came.
“Wife, are you still at Yunyang's?" Han Shibin asked.
"Mm, I just finished breakfast with Yunyang." Qin Wanshu lied without changing her expression.
"I'll pick you up." Han Shibin said considerately.
"Okay." This is why Qin Wanshu came to Shi Yunyang early in the morning. She knew that Han Shibin would definitely come to pick her up, and he would choose the right spot, neither too early nor too late. To a certain extent, Han Shibin is quite thoughtful.
"I used to think you would never lie, but turns out, your lying skills surpass mine. No wonder they say the seemingly obedient kids are often the best at lying; it seems true," Shi Yunyang felt her statement was becoming more reasonable as she spoke, recalling if Qin Wanshu had ever deceived her in the past.
Qin Wanshu couldn't help but feel that Shi Yunyang was now quite interested in tearing apart her personality, almost as if she wanted to stain her character with more flaws.
"Shi Yunyang, does my behavior make you happy?" Qin Wanshu asked.
"Of course! You finally seem like a normal person. I used to find the old you extremely annoying. You have no idea; my dad always brought you up in our conversations..." Shi Yunyang, once a pitiful child living under the shadow of Qin Wanshu, found it quite fitting to have someone like her as a reference. People who lose at everything still have a dark heart, and being too outstanding often attracts jealousy and resentment, especially from someone with a dark heart.
"That's so long ago, right?" Qin Wanshu innocently replied, fully aware that Dad Shi did indeed enjoy such conversations during her childhood.
Dad Shi cared for Qin Wanshu almost as much as his own daughter, often using endearing terms like "Shushu" that he had coined.
"Last month, my dad kept nagging about me getting married. It annoyed me so much that I lost my temper, saying, 'Why bother getting married? I'm into women now.' Guess what he said?"
Dad Shi, also known as a lion in the business world, was actually quite fond of nagging when it came to his daughter. He was someone who didn't always play by the rules.
"Hmm?" Qin Wanshu sat on the living room sofa, casually eating a washed apple she took from the table, treating the conversation with Shi Yunyang as a casual chat. Dad Shi often complained to her, saying Yunyang was not as cute as she used to be. He rarely saw Shi Yunyang throughout the year, and the tone of his complaints was full of lament and pity. In reality, Dad Shi bore a significant responsibility for spoiling Shi Yunyang to such an extent.
"He said, ‘It wouldn't be bad if you were with Shushu. It's just that she's married. Well, you can always steal her away!’" Dad Shi said this with a serious expression.
"Uh..." Qin Wanshu almost choked on her apple. It turns out that Shi Yunyang's unreliability has a reason –if the beam at the top is crooked, the one below will also be crooked.*
*Like parents/superior like children/subordinate
Author's Note:
Suddenly discovered that in this chapter, Xiao Zuo just went to buy soy sauce*...
*打酱油" (dǎ jiàng yóu) cameo/passerby
Not in the mood today...
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