Accidentally Marking The Vicious Female Lead After Transmigrating Into A Period Novel - Chapter 17

Li Yan swiftly pulled her hand back behind her, struggling to steady her racing heart. Forcing a calm expression, she said, “Of course not. At a time like this, my hand is just a tool for measuring temperature. I was worried you had a fever! I didn’t mean to… take advantage of you.”

Before she could finish her explanation, the smiling person across from her underwent a sudden change in expression. Lin Yishu’s willow-like brows shot up, and she ground her teeth as she demanded, “What do you mean? Are you saying that me holding your hand counts as me taking advantage of you?”

Li Yan waved her hands frantically. “No, I didn’t say that it was you…”

But Lin Yishu was in no mood for explanations. With an angry flick of her sleeve, she turned and stormed away.

Inside, Li Yan let out a silent roar.

I’m innocent! I’m more wronged than Dou E!

A child’s curiosity comes and goes just as quickly.

Not long after Lin Yishu and Li Yan entered the house, Li Can came running back as well.

Seeing her return, Lin Yishu called her into the room. “A-Can, try these leather shoes and see which ones fit you.”

Li Can’s eyes lit up. “Sister Yishu, are you giving them to me?” she asked in disbelief. “Are you really giving me such beautiful shoes?”

Lin Yishu smiled gently and nodded. “Yes. If you don’t mind that they aren’t brand new… but I’ve actually only worn them a few times…”

Before she could finish, Li Can nodded like a chick pecking grain, as if terrified the other would take it back. “Of course I don’t mind! I don’t mind at all! Not even a little bit! These shoes are so beautiful, there aren’t even any creases. It’s clear Sister Yishu usually takes very good care of them.”

Lin Yishu’s smile widened as she urged, “Go on then, try them on.”

She had accidentally noticed Li Can stealing glances at her leather shoes before. It was natural, everyone has a heart that loves beauty. It was just that she previously thought her only pair of leather shoes was all she had, so she hadn’t been able to give them away.

Li Can picked a cream colored pair to try. They were about a finger’s width too wide, but she liked them so much she pleaded, “Sister Yishu, I want these. They’re a bit big, but a thick insole will fix it. Can you give me these?”

Lin Yishu chuckled. “Of course. They’re yours.”

The two of them were getting along harmoniously, making the spectator, Li Yan, feel a bit sour.

She’s so nice to A-Can, but she never gives me a good look.

Truly a hateful, vexing Omega!

When Li Chunmei returned that afternoon, she brought more good news.

“Yishu, there are two more packages for you!”

While she was hanging around the village entrance, she happened to run into the postman delivering packages again, so she brought them back with her.

These two packages were the first and last ones Lin Yishu had sent out. Besides money, stamps, clothes, and daily necessities, there were also a few rare snacks.

Looking at a dark, blocky object, Li Can couldn’t help but ask, “What is this?”

Lin Yishu broke off a piece and held it to her lips. “This is chocolate. A-Can, give it a taste.”

As soon as Li Can ate it, she became excited. “So sweet! This is delicious!”

Li Yan looked at the girl’s chocolate smudged mouth and thought sourly to herself:

It’s just chocolate. I’m not that impressed. What kind of chocolate didn’t I eat in my past life? Am I the kind of person who gets wide eyed just seeing chocolate?

The next second, she saw Lin Yishu holding a piece of chocolate to her own lips.

Li Yan’s mood instantly brightened. “For me? I get some too?” she asked with a grin.

Her sparkling eyes were filled with unexpected joy. If she had a tail, it would likely be wagging like a propeller right now.

She watched as Lin Yishu nodded.

Unfortunately, she failed to notice the fleeting, mischievous glint in the latter’s eyes.

Li Yan stuck out her tongue, curled the large piece of chocolate into her mouth, and immediately wrinkled her face like a bitter gourd.

“Ow, ow, why… why is it so bitter?”

It was so bitter her tongue felt scalded, making it hard to speak clearly.

Lin Yishu pursed her lips to hide a smile, looking like someone whose “evil plan” had succeeded.

She clearly looked like a harmless little white rabbit, but only Li Yan knew this rabbit had a black heart.

“Pah, pah! Lin Yishu!” Li Yan straightened her face and called out her name solemnly.

Lin Yishu tilted her chin up to meet her gaze, her stubborn, unyielding exterior hiding a trace of unnoticeable tension. “What? This is dark chocolate, it’s supposed to be bitter. If you don’t like it, fine. I won’t give you any in the future.”

Her fingers unconsciously picked at her pant leg.

Li Yan’s anger immediately deflated by half.

Whatever, whatever. I brought this ancestor home myself. I won’t get mad.

With the New Year approaching, and knowing Li Yan would be working consecutive shifts starting tonight, Li Chunmei suggested the three of them head to the supply and marketing cooperative this afternoon to buy some New Year goods.

With soldiers arriving in the village, everyone would surely be busy hosting them in the coming days and might not have time to shop.

Knowing she was in the wrong, Lin Yishu followed silently behind the Alpha.

Li Yan wasn’t actually that angry, but seeing her look so “well behaved” now made her want to laugh.

Hmph, she used this exact look to make me let my guard down in the beginning.

As expected, the more beautiful a woman, the more dangerous she is.

Strangers on the side of the road cannot be easily picked up.

Eh? That actually rhymed.

After a heavy snowfall, work had stopped in Xidongli Village as everyone prepared for the New Year. Consequently, the supply and marketing cooperative was more crowded than they had imagined.

Li Yan made a quick decision and said to the other two, “The three of us will split up. A-Can, you go buy snacks and pastries. I’ll get the couplets and the various decorations we need. Lin Yishu, you go buy seasonings like salt and vinegar. We’ll meet at the entrance in a bit.”

The two nodded. “Okay.”

The tiny cooperative was packed seven or eight layers deep. Li Yan nearly lost one of her cotton shoes just trying to squeeze toward the counter.

After she finished buying her items, a thought occurred to her.

That was careless of me. Someone like Lin Yishu has probably never squeezed through a counter crowd like this. I wonder if she can handle those aunts and grandmas.

To her surprise, when she squeezed her way out, A-Can was nowhere to be seen, but Lin Yishu was already waiting by the door.

Seeing Li Yan’s surprised gaze, the other girl tossed her a slightly boastful look.

Li Yan walked over and gave her a thumbs-up. “Not bad! I was worried you wouldn’t be able to out wrestle them.”

Lin Yishu lifted the items in her hand, her chin slightly raised as she squinted back. “Who are you looking down on? Oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar, got them all. And…”

Li Yan waited curiously for her to continue.

“Hold out your hand.”

Confused, Li Yan complied.

Two White Rabbit creamy candies were placed neatly in her palm. They still carried the warmth of Lin Yishu’s hand.

“About earlier… it was my fault. I… I apologize,” Lin Yishu spoke awkwardly, as if it took a great deal of courage to say those words.

She didn’t dare meet Li Yan’s eyes, her mouth was slightly pouted, making her cheek look puffy from the side.

Li Yan had only one thought.

So cute. I want to pinch her.