After Her Death, They Begged for Forgiveness - Chapter 57.2

How could someone be so boundary-less when it comes to someone else’s cat?

“Sister, do you really think Song Guanjin likes you?”

Jiang Ruo’s smile faded as she leaned closer to Xu Bingqi. “Aren’t you suspicious that she might have ulterior motives?”

Curled up in her sister’s arms, Song Guanjin widened her eyes. She turned over to face Jiang Ruo directly, wanting to see how this shameless third party would try to drive a wedge between her and her sister.

How utterly despicable!

Song Guanjin’s fluffy tail swished back and forth rapidly. Suppressing the urge to pounce and scratch Jiang Ruo’s mouth to shreds, she glared at her angrily.

“I’m more suspicious that you have ulterior motives.” Xu Bingqi thought for a moment, then shook her head. “No, not suspicious, I’m certain of it.”

In fact, compared to Jiang Ruo, even Gu Xiaozhou seemed more straightforward.

At least Gu Xiaozhou wouldn’t first ask if the cat was around and then take the opportunity to badmouth the cat when it wasn’t there.

Jiang Ruo dug her fingernails into her palm, took a deep breath, and continued, “If Sister thinks I have ulterior motives, there’s nothing I can say to refute it. But even if I do, does that mean Song Guanjin’s feelings for you are genuine?”

“Sister, the truth is, no one has ever treated you well. That’s why the moment you met Song Guanjin whether her intentions are genuine or not you fell for her completely.”

Song Guanjin’s tail swished faster and faster. She arched her back slightly, ready to use her cat paws in the next second to teach Jiang Ruo how to speak properly.

Jiang Ruo was slandering her sincere feelings for her sister without any evidence! And she had the audacity to say it so shamelessly!

How could there be such a shameless human like Jiang Ruo in this world?

“Jiang Ruo, stop slandering Guan Jin.” Xu Bingqi could no longer tolerate Jiang Ruo’s speculations about the cat. “Don’t you find your own behavior ridiculous?”

If it weren’t for testing whether Jiang Ruo had any connection to Song Guanjin’s fall from height, Xu Bingqi would have immediately thrown her out. She didn’t want to spend another second with Jiang Ruo.

“You even tried to kill Guan Jin before,” Xu Bingqi slowly steered the conversation. “If it weren’t for you being a transmigrator something supernatural that can’t be used as evidence, you’d be in prison right now.”

As long as she could guide the topic to Song Guanjin’s accidental fall from height, she could observe Jiang Ruo’s reaction.

Jiang Ruo frowned. She hated how her sister defended Song Guanjin, but since her sister had brought it up first, it would be easier to make her suspect Song Guanjin.

“I did want to get rid of Song Guanjin. But doesn’t Sister find it strange that she’s still perfectly fine?”

Finally able to voice her suspicions, Jiang Ruo felt a wave of relief. “She fell from such a great height and only suffered a few scratches. Is that something an ordinary person could manage?”

Xu Bingqi lowered her head without changing her expression.

Although Song Guanjin wasn’t famous yet, the news of her wire accident wasn’t a secret several nearby film crews knew about it. Jiang Ruo mentioning this only proved she was well-informed, not necessarily involved.

Unless Jiang Ruo could provide more specific details.

Seeing Xu Bingqi lower her head, Jiang Ruo thought her sister was pondering her words, and a faint, almost imperceptible smile tugged at her lips.

“Perhaps the ground was soft,” Xu Bingqi suggested after a moment’s thought. “In many high-altitude accidents, soft ground minimizes the injuries.”

Jiang Ruo’s smile widened. Eager to refute Xu Bingqi’s weak assumption, she quickly replied, “But she fell onto concrete.”

Xu Bingqi’s heart stirred slightly, though she maintained her composure. “I visited the set. Most of the filming locations were on soil.”

She was lying. Song Guanjin’s filming location was indeed mostly concrete. If Jiang Ruo didn’t correct her, it would mean Jiang Ruo hadn’t been to the accident site. If she hadn’t been there but was certain about the concrete, then Jiang Ruo likely had inside knowledge.

“Even if most of it was soil, the spot where she fell was concrete,” Jiang Ruo insisted, looking seriously at Xu Bingqi. “All the film crews in the city know about it.”

Xu Bingqi smiled and nodded. “Were you filming on set that day?”

“Yes. So, doesn’t Sister find it strange?Seeing that Xu Bingqi had finally stopped refuting her point, Jiang Ruo hesitated for a moment before continuing, “The news spread throughout the crew. I heard about it from the staff during a break.”

Xu Bingqi lowered her head to watch the cat’s gently swaying tail, realizing Jiang Ruo had told countless lies.

That day, Jiang Ruo had gone straight to Xu Qingci, provoked her until her left eye bled, and then calmly called an ambulance for Xu Bingqi, leaving only after it arrived.

She had already learned all these things when she visited Xu Qingci in the hospital ward.

But Xu Bingqi thought it over and decided not to expose Jiang Ruo on the spot.

She currently had no evidence and didn’t want to alert the enemy. Moreover, confronting Jiang Ruo directly might cause trouble for Xu Qingci.

Even though she wanted nothing more to do with Xu Qingci, she also didn’t want Xu Qingci to suffer Jiang Ruo’s retaliation.

“I already know everything. You can leave.”

Xu Bingqi had nothing more she wanted to hear, nor did she wish to continue this back-and-forth with Jiang Ruo. Holding the finally quiet cat in her arms, she stood up. “I won’t see you out.”

“Sister, do you know what this means?” After laying the groundwork for so long, Jiang Ruo couldn’t hold back any longer and blurted out her conclusion: “This means Song Guanjin isn’t an ordinary person she’s likely also a transmigrator! She’s only getting close to you to complete a mission, just like how I approached Xiao Hua!”

The cat, which had just calmed down, grew agitated again. It pushed off forcefully with its hind legs and lunged at Jiang Ruo.

However, it had gained quite a bit of weight recently. While it could control its human form, its true body had grown a full size larger. So instead of landing on Jiang Ruo’s neck as intended, it only managed to claw a few threads loose from her coat.

Both Xu Bingqi and Jiang Ruo were startled by the sudden turn of events.

The cat landed on the floor, still hissing incessantly at Jiang Ruo.

Jiang Ruo, putting on a fragile act, tried to lean closer to her sister. With red-rimmed eyes, she took a step toward Xu Bingqi, only to see the temperamental cat swiping at her with its paws.

Xu Bingqi hesitated for a moment but ultimately picked up the cat.

“Alright, let’s not be angry anymore, okay?” Xu Bingqi coaxed the furious cat softly. “Sis, I mean, your owner will give you kisses later, alright?”

She was genuinely worried her innocent cat might face Jiang Ruo’s retaliation.

Song Guanjin stared at Xu Bingqi with her emerald-green cat eyes, paused for a moment in surprise, then flicked her tail and slumped to the floor in a sulk.

Her cat punches were unmatched, yet she had been easily subdued by a mere kiss.

Seeing that the cat seemed to have relented, Xu Bingqi turned her attention back to Jiang Ruo. “How much was the coat? I’ll transfer the money to you.”

Jiang Ruo shook her head, tears clinging to her lashes as if about to fall. “Sister, that cat is so fierce.”

She couldn’t help but think of that detestable Song Guanjin, who had also caught her off guard and knocked her to the ground.

“Show me your payment code.”

Xu Bingqi didn’t want to drag out this trivial matter with Jiang Ruo any longer. As she took out her phone, she heard Jiang Ruo’s shy voice: “There’s really no need. This coat was something you bought for me before.”

“Sister, have you forgotten?”

Xu Bingqi truly had little memory of the coat and hadn’t expected Jiang Ruo to still wear clothes from the past. But that wasn’t the point, the point was she heard the cat’s grating claw-sharpening sounds again.

Oh no, it seemed it would take a long time to coax the cat back into a good mood.

“That’s all in the past.” Xu Bingqi clearly realized that if she let Jiang Ruo stay any longer, the cat’s anger would only escalate. “You should leave now. I don’t want to see you anymore.”

All she wanted was to gather enough evidence to send Jiang Ruo to prison as soon as possible.

“Sis, I still think you should be careful with Song Guanjin.” Before leaving, Jiang Ruo once again slandered her rival in love: “I’m afraid you might get deceived, both body and heart.”

“This has nothing to do with you.” Xu Bingqi’s expression turned slightly uncomfortable upon hearing “deceived body and heart”: “Guanjin isn’t that kind of person.”

Although the reality was that the alluring kitten did indeed have a particular fondness for her body.

And had even sent her a lot of materials to study.

Thinking of those study materials, Xu Bingqi’s face warmed slightly. She had never imagined there could be so many positions and techniques for such activities.

Jiang Ruo lowered her gaze, carefully straightened her coat, and slowly walked out.

A darker thought began to take root in her heart Song Guanjin had to be eliminated. Sis was completely enchanted by her now, and none of her rational arguments could get through.

However, she had no idea how to remove another transmigrator. This wasn’t something she could even consult her system about, since in the system’s plans, she might be the one who most deserved elimination.

For now, perhaps all she could do was wait patiently.

After Jiang Ruo left, Song Guanjin didn’t hesitate for a moment, transforming directly from a kitten into her human form.

Xu Bingqi, caught off guard as she turned around, found her gaze traveling from Song Guanjin’s slender neck down to her pale, rounded shoulders. Realizing what she might see if she continued looking, she quickly averted her eyes.

Stop! No more looking!

Xu Bingqi felt her lips go dry: “Could you put some clothes on first?”

Song Guanjin showed no intention of covering up. Instead, she pouted and moved toward Xu Bingqi: “Sis, she slandered me. I’m so upset.”

The sound of bare feet padding across the floor grew closer. Xu Bingqi quickly added: “If you get dressed, we can have a kiss.”

Song Guanjin halted immediately, then dressed in record speed.

She wanted her sister’s kiss more.

“Sis, I’m all dressed!” Song Guanjin called out as she finished dressing and ran toward Xu Bingqi: “Can we kiss now?”

A soft kiss landed on her forehead.

Song Guanjin touched the spot, which tingled as if brushed by a feather.

“Is that, all there is to a kiss?”

She stood there dazed, only speaking again after the lingering warmth had completely faded from her lips: “Shouldn’t a kiss involve lips touching lips?”

“That’s enough for now.” Xu Bingqi lowered her eyes, avoiding Song Guanjin’s intense gaze: “We need to take things step by step.”

The kitten felt disappointed. At her sister’s pace of taking things step by step, she doubted whether she’d get to see any of those study results by New Year’s Eve.

But for now, the most important thing was to tattle to her sister. Song Guanjin complained pitifully: “Sis, that Jiang Ruo is really too horrible.”

“I know, I dislike her too.”

Actually, “dislike” wasn’t quite accurate Xu Bingqi felt what she harbored toward Jiang Ruo was hatred.

She had hated Xu Qingci, hated Gu Xiaozhou, hated everyone who had kicked her while she was down after her reputation was ruined.

But as time passed, that hatred had gradually faded. She no longer felt anything toward them.

Except for Jiang Ruo.

Jiang Ruo nearly ruined her own life simply because she felt unaffected by the novel’s world, unlike everyone else. Not only that, this paranoid madwoman saw Song Guanjin as a thorn in her side, and her malice toward Song Guanjin had crossed all boundaries.

“Guanjin, I won’t let her hurt you,” Xu Bingqi said with a deep, intense gaze. “If Jiang Ruo really caused you to fall, she’ll spend the rest of her life in prison.”

Song Guanjin felt all her anger dissipate.

Her sister was on her side! That despicable Jiang Ruo’s attempts to sow discord only made her sister despise her even more!

The kitten was satisfied and began posting online to boast about her bond with her sister.

[“The third party’s interference failed! Doesn’t this prove how much my sister loves me!”]

After using a lengthy passage to describe her sister’s favoritism toward her, Song Guanjin eagerly awaited the responses in the comments section.

However, the focus of the comments seemed to be quite different.

[“We all know your beloved sister has a righteous character, so this outcome is totally predictable, okay?”]

[“What’s there to be happy about? Did your beloved sister study those materials?”]

[“The study materials are the most important part!”]

[“Seconded.”]

[“First, ask your beloved sister how many techniques she has mastered?”]

[“Did she buy finger cots?”]

Song Guanjin looked up at Xu Bingqi and asked, “Sister, how many techniques have you learned by now?”

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