After My Flash Marriage with the Sick Beauty, I Reached the Pinnacle of My Life - Chapter 13

Xia Shishi wasn’t a stranger to making things difficult for people.

But this was absolutely the first time she had done so to Zhou Xiaojiang.

She had once considered Zhou Xiaojiang her best friend, especially when Qi Xue had smeared her reputation in front of the media and only Zhou Xiaojiang came to her house to comfort her.

It was only later that she realized:

Zhou Xiaojiang’s comfort was fake; Wen Jiao’s concern was real.

Wen Jiao was the first to suppress the news and sent people to warn Qi Xue, acting even faster than Xia Shishi’s own parents.

Xia Shishi looked at Zhou Xiaojiang with obscured, deep-set eyes: “Why aren’t you continuing to pick? Is it because you think it’s too much trouble, or is it because of me?”

Zhou Xiaojiang took a deep breath: “How could that be? I just suddenly thought it would be better to ask Wen family’s butler about this kind of thing. They must know Wen Jiao’s preferences well, which is better than us searching around like headless flies.”

Xia Shishi lazily lowered her eyelids and checked the time. This shopping trip had already lasted over an hour; perhaps it was time to stop.

She hadn’t even messaged Wen Jiao with an update yet.

“You’re right,” Xia Shishi answered perfunctorily, then pulled out her phone to send a message.

A moment later, she put her phone away, the smile gone from her face, and walked toward the front desk to pay the bill.

Zhou Xiaojiang’s heart was a little uneasy, and she felt that Xia Shishi was indeed very strange.

But she didn’t have the means to find out the reason now, so she could only look suspiciously at the small, cold face of Xia Shishi, thinking that maybe the Wen family’s side didn’t please Xia Shishi?

After paying, Xia Shishi originally wanted to have the sales associate deliver the items directly to Wen Jiao, but after a second thought, she decided to have them delivered to the Xia family’s house instead.

This was a great opportunity to earn good favor, and she couldn’t miss it.

At night, the assistant, who was accustomed to working overtime, reported Xia Shishi’s recent activities for the week to Wen Jiao.

“She attends school as usual on weekdays, but she requested leave for the two days nearing the engagement banquet and hasn’t left the house these two days. I’ve been monitoring Xia Shishi’s social media platforms, and I only saw this message…”

The assistant hesitated about whether to tell Wen Jiao the truth.

Wen Jiao’s brow was cool and clear, and her voice was faint: “Tell me.”

She looked calm on the surface, but her heart was racing, mixed with a hint of delusion.

“It’s annoying, I wish everyone at the engagement banquet would just die…” the assistant said with difficulty. He had already condensed some of the information, such as the more frequent complaints—especially those directed at Wen Jiao—and only revealed this one brief sentence.

Wen Jiao couldn’t help but smile bitterly.

It truly wasn’t surprising. Wen Jiao could probably guess the things the assistant didn’t mention.

They must have been furious words about why Wen Jiao, of all people, would take an interest in her, followed by a string of angry outbursts.

Yes, Xia Shishi really didn’t want to marry her.

After making this decision, Wen Jiao often regretted it. She truly didn’t have a sufficient reason to tie a young girl to her side.

She had been too anxious. When she saw Xia Shishi smiling at a boy, she became a little worried that she wouldn’t be able to properly pursue Xia Shishi within a limited time.

So, she came up with this plan.

After marriage, Xia Shishi would move into the Wen family’s home. Even if she didn’t like her, she would still be under her watchful eye.

She wanted to look at her more, so that the last period of her life would be entirely filled with Xia Shishi’s presence.

“I brought it upon myself.” Wen Jiao grabbed her left hand, her eyes growing darker. The fact that Xia Shishi hated her so much was all her own doing.

“Uh…” The assistant was completely stuck, not knowing what to do.

His superior’s health was indeed poor, but he had never seen Wen Jiao look so dejected.

Since the matter concerned Xia Shishi, the assistant didn’t dare to say much.

Wen Jiao gazed at the rubber band wrapped around her wrist. She had only mentioned the cancellation of the engagement to Xia Shishi’s parents for now, planning to gradually release the news when the matter had settled down.

This way, the impact on Xia Shishi would be minimized, which was Wen Jiao’s final moment of realization.

From now on, she only needed to hide in the shadows and watch Xia Shishi—that was all she could possess.

However, even though she had only spoken to Xia Shishi’s parents, they should have told Xia Shishi.

So why would Xia Shishi still actively come to see her? Wasn’t this what Xia Shishi had been hoping for?

Just like Xia Shishi posted on social media, her resistance to the engagement banquet had reached the point where she wished everyone would disappear, but why?

And why… even though she had already made the decision, Wen Jiao said nothing when she saw Xia Shishi, only wishing the girl would stay a little longer?

Such insatiable greed was impossible to shake off.

Her phone received another message. The assistant stood rooted to the spot, not daring to leave without Wen Jiao’s permission.

The assistant reminded Wen Jiao with a trembling hand: “That should be a message from Miss Xia.”

Wen Jiao’s phone rarely rang.

She disliked going out. If there was anything happening at home, she would contact the butler, or have Zheng He come to report, which also conveniently allowed him to check on Wen Jiao’s physical condition again.

It sounded a bit pitiful—living under the gaze of others, yet few people approached her intimately.

Upon hearing the assistant’s words, Wen Jiao desperately suppressed the urge to check the text message.

She mustn’t look. She mustn’t look again.

She would regret it; she would be unable to stop herself from grasping Xia Shishi again. She had taken such great resolve to talk to Xia Shishi’s parents about canceling the engagement.

If all her efforts were wasted, it would be too humiliating.

“…” The assistant was completely awkward. Just as his mind was frantically searching for work-related matters to report to change the subject and ease the atmosphere, Wen Jiao finally raised her hand, telling him to leave.

The assistant, who was finally off work, still felt a little reluctant because he had genuinely thought of a work matter.

…Oh well, time to go home.

Silence returned to the room. After the door was closed, there wasn’t a single sound in the entire space.

It was absolute stillness here.

Wen Jiao leaned on the bed. Her parents felt sorry for her because she would be startled awake by the slightest sound, but what was she truly anticipating deep down when she heard a sound?

Wen Jiao still smiled bitterly and tapped open the text message from Xia Shishi.

It was a playful emoji, and then:

Xia Shishi: “I’ll come to see my darling wife tomorrow too. Wait for me properly, don’t you dare look at anyone else, okay?”

Wen Jiao quickly grabbed her phone, a massive wave seemingly surging in her heart.

She would come again tomorrow.

She would come again tomorrow…

“Da, da-da-da~”

Xia Shishi hummed a cheerful tune on her way home. The thought of being able to bring a car full of gifts to see Wen Jiao tomorrow made her uncontrollably happy.

What kind of expression would Wen Jiao have when she enthusiastically showed her? Would she look embarrassed?

Just thinking about it made her wife seem so cute.

Making that distant beauty, who always carried a faint sense of aloofness, show an expression of helplessness—her heart couldn’t help but pound.

“Dad, Mom!” Xia Shishi’s first words upon seeing her parents were, “Thank you!”

Thank you for arranging such a good marriage for me. Even though I was foolish in my past life, you still insisted on persuading me to marry.

Xia Shishi’s eyes were filled with emotional tears. In the end, it was her who threw a foolish, angry tantrum, but this decision by her parents was truly too good for her. A good marriage like this was rare to find anywhere in the world. She felt like she would be even more loving than her parents in the future.

Xia Shishi felt she had no way to repay her parents’ kindness.

She could only indulge in some playful affection, and then say: “You must be very busy managing the company. Feel free to ask me for anything; it’s time for me to contribute to this family!”

Xia Mom looked at her with doting eyes: “Why would you need to worry about anything? Your dad and I are still young. Besides…”

Xia Mom paused.

Xia Shishi chimed in: “I know Jiao Jiao has helped our company a lot, much more useful than I am, but I can’t give up.”

She genuinely wanted to study hard, grow up, and catch up with Wen Jiao’s excellent pace.

Xia Mom kept the rest of her words in her mouth, hesitating whether to speak them out.