sjar Chapter 31 Beautiful Friend
Chapter 31 Beautiful Friend
If Zhu Tingyue heard about this, she would definitely be furious, but Shen Yanqiu wouldn't be like that. He felt that he had one more thing than Zhu Tingyue, and that was his brain!
Upon hearing this, he merely gave Xu Jie a deep look before dropping the subject.
What happens between him and Zhu Tingyue is their business, and no one else has the right to interfere.
Feigning sleepiness and yawning several times, Xu Jie finally understood and left reluctantly.
Jiang Wanjun remained motionless, which gave Shen Yanqiu a headache.
With Xu Jie here, Jiang Wanjun knew there were some things she couldn't say, but now that Xu Jie is gone, Jiang Wanjun will definitely not let her off the hook.
He pulled the blanket over his head and pretended to be asleep.
Jiang Wanjun ripped it away, looking at him mockingly: "Keep pretending, then!"
Unable to pretend to be asleep any longer, Shen Yanqiu sat up, clutching her foot and crying out in pain, "Ouch, ouch, my foot, why does it suddenly hurt so much? Looks like I need to rest!"
As he spoke, he glanced at Jiang Wanjun out of the corner of his eye. Jiang Wanjun remained motionless, her arms crossed, watching his performance.
How tactless! What kind of friends does Zhu Tingyue keep?
"Don't pretend?"
"Hmph!" Shen Yanqiu made up her mind not to speak.
"Didn't you say you still wanted to get back together with Xu Qingjia? You went abroad to find him as soon as you dumped Shen Yanqiu? Now that you've injured your foot, you can't leave, can you?"
Jiang Wanjun spoke slowly, staring at Shen Yanqiu and observing his expression.
Sure enough, the moment Xu Qingjia's name appeared, his expression changed.
Jiang Wanyun continued to drop bombshells: "You look down on Shen Yanqiu again. I know you were just lying to Xu Jie when you said you liked him. Do you think I don't know what kind of person you like? Back then, you and Xu Qingjia were all lovey-dovey, and I couldn't even get a word in edgewise. And look at you now with Shen Yanqiu, have you even paid him any attention?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Yanqiu's expression cracked.
He knew that Zhu Tingyue didn't like him, but he didn't know what it was like for Zhu Tingyue to like someone; he had never seen it.
"So what? He's a thing of the past now."
Shen Yanqiu was stubborn; that was exactly what Zhu Tingyue had said to her last time.
"Past tense?" Jiang Wanyun murmured these three words, then actually laughed. "Zhu Tingyue, touch your heart and tell me, is he a thing of the past? Haven't you been secretly checking his WeChat Moments every day? Haven't you been thinking about him until you cried?"
Her words struck Shen Yanqiu like a heavy blow. Zhu Tingyue shed tears for Xu Qingjia? Checks his WeChat Moments every day? Does she do this even when she's with him? Is he being cuckolded?
Shen Yanqiu, now completely cuckolded, couldn't accept this reality. How could Zhu Tingyue do this? It was infuriating! She had to find her and get to the bottom of this. She had kept herself pure, yet Zhu Tingyue was so fickle? She was eating what she had while eyeing what she didn't!
"Have you thought it through? Tell me now, are you still sure you like Shen Yanqiu?"
Shen Yanqiu was no longer calm. Seeing the anger on Jiang Wanyun's face, she knew it was all because of her that Zhu Tingyue disliked her! She and Xu Jie were both wicked people! Neither of them were good!
Jiang Wanjun didn't need his answer; she simply picked up her phone and started swiping away.
Shen Yanqiu watched as she unlocked her phone without asking for the password, and then the sound of a call being connected came through.
"Hey, what's going on?"
The person opposite me is Zhu Tingyue!
Why did Jiang Wanyun call Zhu Tingyue? Did she want her to admit to herself that she didn't like her? She would never say that! Not even if she were beaten to death!
Unfortunately, Jiang Wanjun didn't let him speak. With a single sentence and a few words, she gave a simple and clear order: "Come to the Zhu family." Then she hung up the phone.
Zhu Tingyue was completely confused. She recognized Jiang Wanjun's voice on the other end, but she didn't understand why she was calling her. Had Shen Yanqiu given herself away? No way! Hadn't she been deliberately avoiding her calls?
Even though she didn't understand, she rushed over immediately. The way home was incredibly familiar to her, and Zhu Tingyue arrived quickly, but hesitated when getting out of the car.
I lost my composure in front of my parents yesterday. I don't know if it will arouse their suspicion, but I can't just never see them again, can I? Whether I stick my neck out or not, I'm still going to jail.
It was the same familiar home, but Uncle Pan didn't recognize him. He stood at the door for a long time, repeatedly confirming that he had been invited by "Zhu Tingyue" before the door was opened and he was allowed to come in.
Mom was focused on making soup in the kitchen, and her every move was methodical and orderly.
Flames roared on the stove, and the soup in the pot bubbled and boiled, emitting an enticing aroma.
Zhu Tingyue stood quietly at the door, staring blankly at her mother's busy figure.
It felt like time had flowed back to the past, when her mother would always be in the kitchen preparing delicious meals for her.
Time seems to have left few marks on her, but upon closer inspection, one can see that her mother's figure is no longer as tall and upright as in one's memory.
Steam filled the entire kitchen, forming a thin layer of mist that enveloped the mother's figure.
With her back to Zhu Tingyue, she bent slightly, stirring the soup in the pot constantly, and occasionally scooping up a little with a spoon to taste it.
From this angle, the mother's figure appears so small and frail, as if a gust of wind could blow her over.
A complex mix of emotions welled up in Zhu Tingyue's heart—heartache and guilt.
She looked up, trying to hold back her tears.
Zhu's mother turned around and saw her, asking in surprise, "Yanqiu, what brings you here?"
She forced a smile, her voice muffled: "Auntie, I've come to see Tingyue."
"Oh, thank you for your trouble. Please have a seat. She's upstairs. I'll have someone go and call her down."
Zhu's mother sent someone upstairs to call her, and Zhu Tingyue waited tactfully downstairs. Since it was her first time visiting, she couldn't just go into the bedroom.
"Here, drink water."
Zhu Tingyue quickly thanked her mother and took the glass of water.
"I'm sorry to have troubled you. Tingyue is just a bit playful, but I hope it hasn't affected your work."
Her mother's words were distant and polite, and Zhu Tingyue tried her best to maintain her composure and not lose her composure.
"No, she's fine."
Zhu's mother felt that the young man in front of her was eloquent. She knew her own daughter well; Zhu Tingyue was definitely not someone who could be summed up in the word "playful." But Shen Yanqiu's words were very satisfying.
"Sigh, she's playful!" Zhu's mother said, her smile extending from her lips to her eyebrows, her joy evident.
"Mom, what are you talking about?"
Shen Yanqiu, who was in a wheelchair, saw this scene as soon as she reached the top of the stairs. Fearing that Zhu Tingyue would lose her composure again, she quickly interrupted their conversation.
"It's nothing, I was just complimenting you!"
Zhu's mother answered him with a smile and got up to greet him.
Zhu Tingyue also stood up and took a few steps forward, wanting to take the wheelchair armrest from Jiang Wanjun's hand, but was glared at by her, and felt guilty and dared not take any more steps forward.
"Oh, how did you praise her?" Jiang Wanjun looked at Zhu Tingyue, pressing for details.
"Miss Zhu is as beautiful as a flower, elegant and generous, kind and gentle, and has good friends who are just as beautiful as her!"
Zhu Tingyue couldn't help herself and blurted out her words as recklessly as ever.
"Auntie, do you think he's glib and smooth-talking?" Jiang Wanjun asked Zhu's mother, feigning shyness.
Even if Zhu's mother felt this way, she couldn't say it like that. She smiled and said to her, "I think 'he' is right. You are so beautiful that even the fairies in heaven would pale in comparison."
Jiang Wanjun didn't expect even Aunt Qin to make fun of her, so she waved her hand and stopped talking!
Her candid manner amused Zhu's mother, who then pulled her arm and led her to the sofa.
Zhu Tingyue seized the opportunity and quickly pushed Shen Yanqiu's wheelchair. By the time Zhu's mother and Jiang Wanjun came to their senses, she had already pushed Shen Yanqiu over!
What a blunder! We forgot that "Shen Yanqiu" is someone who seizes every opportunity!