A Happy Ending with my Fiancée's Arch-enemy - Chapter 23

The next morning at seven o’clock, Yu Ning was awakened by her phone alarm. Without even opening her eyes, she reached out to grab her phone, forgetting she was injured. The moment she moved her hand, pain shot through her wound.

“Hiss”

The pain jolted her fully awake.

“You’re awake.”

Being woken by an alarm was only a temporary annoyance, but hearing Lin Yanqing’s voice and seeing her face made Yu Ning feel like the whole day was ruined.

Yu Ning ignored her. The alarm kept blaring, and she shifted slightly, straining to reach out and turn it off.

Just as her finger was about to touch the phone, Yu Ning saw Lin Yanqing snatch it away, turn off the alarm, and place it on the bedside table.

Yu Ning: “…”

“Who said you could touch it?”

Hearing the undisguised disdain in Yu Ning’s tone, Lin Yanqing didn’t get angry. She replied calmly, “I saw you couldn’t reach it.”

“Funny. Why didn’t you turn it off before I woke up? You only realized I couldn’t reach it when my hand was right in front of the phone? You’re just trying to help me turn off the alarm?”

Yu Ning’s words were practically calling her crazy.

Lin Yanqing: “…”

She had never heard Yu Ning speak to her like this before. Even yesterday, the disdain wasn’t as blatant as it was today.

Lin Yanqing’s face darkened like the bottom of a pot. Remembering what Lin Jiao had told her earlier, she suppressed her displeasure.

“Don’t be so angry so early in the morning.” Lin Yanqing opened the thermal container on the bedside table, and the aroma of porridge instantly filled the air.

Yu Ning couldn’t be bothered to talk to her. With no one else around, she didn’t even bother pretending.

“Have some porridge to fill your stomach.” Lin Yanqing scooped a bowl of porridge and sat by the bed, seemingly preparing to feed her.

The Lin family still seemed to think she was angry and had specifically sent Lin Yanqing to take care of her.

“Seeing you makes me lose my appetite, really.” Yu Ning said coldly. “It’s so disgusting I can’t eat anything.”

Yu Ning wasn’t lying. The sight of Lin Yanqing made her nauseous. It was bearable when others were around yesterday, but when they were alone, memories of the terrible things Lin Yanqing had done and would do flooded her mind.

In the story, six months later, Yu Ning witnessed Lin Yanqing mark Jiang Shuangshuang, which was why she recklessly demanded to break off the engagement.

“Yu Ning!” Lin Yanqing finally couldn’t hold back and shouted.

She seemed genuinely furious.

Of course. Yu Ning, who had always been obedient and grateful for the slightest kindness, was now speaking to her like this. How could Lin Yanqing stand it?

“You’re so strange. I’m just treating you the way you treat me, and you can’t handle it?” Yu Ning sneered, unimpressed by Lin Yanqing’s outburst. She only felt pity.

Lin Yanqing pressed her lips into a tight line, staring intently at Yu Ning as if trying to find something in her expression.

As the two stood at an impasse, a light laugh suddenly came from the doorway. “Looks like I came at a bad time.”

Yu Ning recognized the voice as Su Yi’en and silently cheered for her savior.

“No, no, it’s perfect timing. Did you bring me breakfast?” Yu Ning stared eagerly at Su Yi’en.

Lin Yanqing’s expression darkened further. The stark contrast in Yu Ning’s attitude toward her and Su Yi’en one in the heavens, the other in the dirt filled her with an expanding sense of panic.

“Here,” Su Yi’en raised what she was holding. “I didn’t know what you wanted, so I brought a bit of everything. Should be enough for you.”

“Mhm, mhm, mhm.”

Yu Ning had actually been hungry for a while. The aroma of the porridge earlier had tempted her, but the thought that it was brought by Lin Yanqing killed her appetite.

Her disgust for Lin Yanqing had surpassed her instinctual desire to fill her stomach.

“Could you please leave? Really, it’s, so, off-putting.”

This was the first smile Yu Ning had given her today.

Lin Yanqing glanced at Su Yi’en, then at Yu Ning, and stood up from the chair.

“Remember to take the trash with you.”

With Su Yi’en’s arrival, Yu Ning relaxed considerably, and her tone softened slightly.

Lin Yanqing had held back for a long time, but as she packed up the thermal container, she finally snapped.

“Yu Ning, I know you’re angry with me, and I’ve apologized. But don’t you know that pushing too hard can backfire?” Lin Yanqing’s voice was icy. Even though she suspected Yu Ning wasn’t just throwing a tantrum, she couldn’t understand how someone’s personality could change so suddenly.

Yu Ning sighed, her tone resigned. “By ‘backfire,’ do you mean breaking off the engagement?”

Lin Yanqing was left speechless.

Yu Ning ignored her, and Su Yi’en stood nearby, seemingly enjoying the show.

“Is there porridge? I want porridge.” Yu Ning asked.

Su Yi’en raised an eyebrow and chuckled. “Of course.”

Watching the two interact so harmoniously, Lin Yanqing felt a strange sensation slowly growing inside her—an urge to push Su Yi’en away.

Lin Yanqing closed her eyes, suppressing the impulse.

It was because of Su Yi’en.

As Su Yi’en opened the porridge for Yu Ning, Lin Yanqing finally left the room.

“Aren’t you going to school today? Why are you here?”

Yu Ning suddenly remembered it was Wednesday, almost 7:30 a.m. Shouldn’t she be in class?

“I took a week off earlier. Now’s the perfect time to keep you company. After all, I’m the one who saved you. I need to make sure you recover so you can repay me.”

Yu Ning pouted but didn’t argue, remembering that Su Yi’en had indeed saved her from a lot of suffering.

Su Yi’en moved the chair Lin Yanqing had been sitting on aside, fetched another stool, and sat down.

Seeing Su Yi’en’s action, Yu Ning burst out laughing. “Looks like we’re half-allies.”

The Anti-Lin Yanqing Alliance.

Su Yi’en understood her meaning after seeing how Yu Ning had treated Lin Yanqing earlier.

Yu Ning had been expecting Su Yi’en to ask why her attitude toward Lin Yanqing had changed so suddenly.

After all, many people had asked her that question over the past two days.

Even Sun Yiyi, who visited her yesterday, had noticed the change and kept pressing for an explanation.

But to her surprise, Su Yi’en just said, “Oh,” and then asked, “Should I feed you, or can you eat by yourself?”

“Huh?”

Yu Ning had prepared herself for the question, but Su Yi’en didn’t seem interested in asking.

“Huh? You want me to feed you?” Su Yi’en drew out the “huh” meaningfully.

“No, no, I can do it myself.” Yu Ning thought eating porridge wouldn’t require much movement and wouldn’t aggravate her injury.

“Forgot to adjust the height.” Su Yi’en ignored her words and lowered the hospital bed slightly.

The height was just right for Yu Ning to sit up halfway and eat comfortably.

“Bring that little table over here. I can manage.”

“Too much trouble.” Su Yi’en said lightly, then scooped a spoonful of porridge, blew on it gently, and brought it to Yu Ning’s lips. “Say ‘ah’ ”

Yu Ning instinctively opened her mouth, and a spoonful of sweet corn porridge entered.

Yu Ning chewed. It was sweet but not cloying just the right level of sweetness for her.

“Where did you buy this porri ” Before she could finish, another spoonful was fed to her. ” dge?”

“Tasty, right?”

“Mhm, mhm, mhm.” As soon as she hummed in agreement, another spoonful followed.

“I made it myself.”

Yu Ning looked at her in surprise, as if she couldn’t believe Su Yi’en knew how to cook.

Su Yi’en was pleased with her reaction.

“What about these?” Yu Ning glanced at the other breakfast items she had brought.

“I made those too.”

Yu Ning’s eyes widened in shock. As someone who was a disaster in the kitchen, she envied people who could cook. And Su Yi’en didn’t seem like the type who would know how.

After a while, Yu Ning took a few more sips of porridge, glanced at the other breakfast items, and said to Su Yi’en, “Can I have that pancake?”

Su Yi’en replied without hesitation, “No.”

Yu Ning: “?”

“That’s my breakfast.” Su Yi’en sighed regretfully. “What a shame. Injured people can’t eat greasy or spicy food.”

“…”

If she knew Yu Ning couldn’t eat it, why bring it in front of her?

“I just wanted to show off my cooking skills. This crispy oil pancake is pretty good, with a special seasoning in the middle. Really tasty. And this corn pancake I made it while preparing the corn porridge to avoid wasting ingredients. And this one.”

Su Yi’en spoke enthusiastically, but Yu Ning stared at her expressionlessly, suddenly finding the corn porridge less appealing.

“What a shame you’re injured and can’t eat it.”

Yu Ning: “…”

Yu Ning thought about it Su Yi’en had, after all, brought her porridge and decided not to argue.

“If you hadn’t run out and gotten hit by a car, you could have been discharged tomorrow.”

Su Yi’en seemed to hold a grudge over Yu Ning sneaking out right after waking up and getting into an accident.

“Alright, alright, I get it. I’ll be more careful next time.” Yu Ning’s voice softened.

Yu Ning had expected Su Yi’en to heartlessly eat her breakfast right next to her, like she had with the apple yesterday. But to her surprise, Su Yi’en simply adjusted the bed after Yu Ning finished the porridge.

Su Yi’en stood by the bed, looking down as she tucked the blanket around Yu Ning.

As Su Yi’en leaned in, they were only a few centimeters apart. Yu Ning sniffed and caught a scent she really liked.

“Did you bring ice cream?”

Su Yi’en paused, looking at her in confusion.

“It smells like strawberry ice cream.” Yu Ning sniffed again. The scent was faint but seemed to linger right under her nose.

“Have you presented?” Su Yi’en straightened up, smiling as she looked at her.

Hearing this and recalling what Su Yi’en had said about her scent before, Yu Ning realized she might have just smelled Su Yi’en’s pheromones.

Yu Ning blinked innocently, pretending not to understand.

Su Yi’en didn’t call her out, only reminded her, “Remember to see a doctor. Prepare for your presentation in advance.”

Only those who had already presented or were close to presenting could smell pheromones.

Clearly, Yu Ning was the latter.

Thinking back, it seemed she had presented around this time in the story.

The thought of presenting brought an idea to Yu Ning’s mind a way to break off the engagement.

After all, the Lin family would never agree to cancel the engagement now. To the outside world, this marriage was a powerful alliance between two families.

For Lin Yanqing, it meant half the family’s inheritance.

Yu Ning felt foolish just thinking about it. How had she, the esteemed young lady of a prominent family, become Lin Yanqing’s lapdog? In terms of family influence, Lin Yanqing should have been the one fawning over her.

Over the next few days, Lin Yanqing continued to visit Yu Ning, but she never received a friendly glance.

Yu Ning had already undergone tests at the special department, confirming that her presentation was imminent.

Once she had recovered enough, Yu Ning moved into the hospital’s isolation room to await her presentation.

To achieve her goal, Yu Ning had already discussed it with her mother and mommy.

Previously, to firmly tie herself to Lin Yanqing, Yu Ning had made many written agreements with the Lin family during the engagement. If one party forcibly broke off the engagement, they would have to compensate the other with shares of their family’s company.

This was why, in the story, even though Lin Yanqing wanted to be with Jiang Shuangshuang, she never unilaterally canceled the engagement. It was only Yu Ning’s concession that allowed them to be together.

To break off the engagement, both families had to agree, or they had to present as the same secondary gender.

If she could present as an Alpha now, the engagement would automatically become void. But in the story, she had presented as an Omega.

So, she would first pretend to present as an Alpha, then find a way to revert to being an Omega later.

There were many cases of people presenting as Alphas first and then as even more elite Omegas later.

This way, she could break off the engagement without any losses.

After all, she didn’t want to keep this engagement for a moment longer.

After two long days in the isolation room, Yu Ning presented one night.

Just like in the story, she presented as an elite Omega.