After My Flash Marriage with the Sick Beauty, I Reached the Pinnacle of My Life - Chapter 61

Wen Jiao woke up, and it was already night.

As a self-disciplined person, such an occurrence should have been strange for her, yet her physical condition often led to this.

When Wen Jiao opened her eyes, she figured out the situation in less than two seconds, and her gaze instinctively searched the room for Xia Shishi’s shadow.

Xia Shishi wasn’t there.

Wen Jiao’s eyes shifted slightly. She casually lifted the blanket, intending to get out of bed by herself. The next second, Xia Shishi pushed the door open and walked in from outside, carrying a tray.

“I knew you must be awake,” Xia Shishi said triumphantly when she saw the awake Wen Jiao. She was right.

Wen Jiao still looked drowsy, barely able to open her eyes fully.

She raised her hand to press her forehead, her lips lifting slightly, and asked Xia Shishi, who had put down the tray and was sitting down obediently, “How did you know?”

Xia Shishi had brought up the medicine prescribed by the doctor, as well as Wen Jiao’s dinner.

Considering that Wen Jiao might not have an appetite after the examination and changing the dressing, dinner was a special nutritious meal prepared by the kitchen.

It could be said that Xia Shishi didn’t need to worry about anything from start to finish; there were plenty of people at home to handle it for her. However, Xia Shishi still followed the process all the way through. Finally, calculating the time, she felt Wen Jiao should be awake, so she brought the items up.

Xia Shishi’s lips curled up: “We’ve slept together for so long!”

Wen Jiao: “…”

If someone didn’t know, they might think they had done a lot of things.

But according to Xia Shishi’s way of speaking, she would probably say, We are wives, it doesn’t matter if others misunderstand.

When she said this, she would surely stare straight at Wen Jiao, her eyes full of the question mark, So when will we really start?

Wen Jiao nodded, tore open a pack of mouthwash, gargled for three minutes and spat it into the prepared cup, and only then began to eat.

She indeed had little appetite, but she knew she couldn’t skip a meal. She also had to take medicine after eating, which were all things she had to do.

Xia Shishi stayed with her the whole time she did these things.

During dinner, no one spoke. When Wen Jiao finished eating, Xia Shishi wanted to take the tray downstairs but was stopped by Wen Jiao: “Just leave it there. Someone will come to retrieve it later.”

She didn’t want Xia Shishi to go downstairs; she wanted Xia Shishi to stay and keep her company for a little longer.

Some words, Wen Jiao wouldn’t initiate saying.

Only children who had received a response from their parents when they were young would get used to acting spoiled, like Xia Shishi. For Wen Jiao, achieving a wish brought a small sense of happiness, but failing to do so was normal, because she hadn’t fought for it.

Wen Jiao made an effort, but swallowed the latter half of what she wanted to say.

She wanted to say that someone else could do those things, and she just needed Xia Shishi to stay with her.

It seemed too weak to say that, so she never spoke it out loud.

Xia Shishi holding the things in her hands: “I’ll put these outside the door, so when they come to take them later, they won’t disturb us~”

Wen Jiao paused, then smiled.

Soon, Xia Shishi put the items away.

She returned to the room, sat on the edge of the bed, and peeled an apple for Wen Jiao.

Xia Shishi actually peeled the apple beautifully, the apple skin forming one long, continuous strip of consistent width and thickness. After peeling, she sliced a wedge for Wen Jiao and ate the rest herself.

Biting into the sweet apple, Wen Jiao asked, “Did your friend succeed?”

Xia Shishi didn’t lift her head: “Succeed in what?”

Wen Jiao: “The honey trap (beauty scheme).”

Xia Shishi nearly choked on the apple. Only then did she realize the friend Wen Jiao was referring to was Ye Murou. But how did Wen Jiao know about this?

She looked up, embarrassed, and found Wen Jiao looking at her with a knowing smile.

“Your behavior was really too obvious,” Wen Jiao said.

“It was not,” Xia Shishi retorted. She hadn’t been overly secretive about this matter, but it wasn’t so obvious that Wen Jiao could see through it at a glance. Xia Shishi lifted her chin, “Were you secretly watching me the whole time, which is why you figured it out so fast?”

She thought, given Wen Jiao’s personality, this matter would be glossed over.

Who knew Wen Jiao would say, “Maybe.”

Maybe what?

Maybe she was secretly watching the whole time, which is why she felt Xia Shishi’s actions were too obvious.

Wen Jiao admitted it, and very directly, which made even the thick-skinned Xia Shishi blush. She stammered and asked, “Then why are you asking?”

Wen Jiao: “This matter is so important to me, so naturally, I have to ask.”

This person, even her joking tone is so pleasant to listen to, Xia Shishi muttered inwardly.

“It didn’t work. Ye Murou didn’t seem very willing, so I didn’t push her,” Xia Shishi could only answer honestly.

She took a bite of the apple.

Xia Shishi: “Looking back now, the idea Zheng He came up with was simply terrible. Luckily, she didn’t seem too affected. What if it had messed up her work!”

Xia Shishi blamed the mistake on Zheng He.

Wen Jiao nodded: “It was indeed a terrible idea.”

A few years ago, Wei Xixue also came to the manor to treat her.

To keep her, Grandpa had tried all sorts of methods. If they had worked, would it be Zheng He’s turn now?

Xia Shishi gesticulated wildly: “Right? He even suggested I go try it. You tell me if this person is wicked or not.”

Wen Jiao was silent for a moment, then her tone turned cold: “Definitely wicked.”

It was a good thing this terrible idea was not pursued further.

Ye Murou was also sent back and would continue to work for Xia Shishi tomorrow.

Only Zheng He was going to suffer next.

It rained a little.

The August weather was incredibly hot, and the air was dry. Tens of millions of people crowded into the city, making even breathing feel irritating.

This rain came at just the right time. The temperature dropped by only two degrees, yet people’s mood and even energy seemed to recover significantly.

After clocking in, Ye Murou continued toward the R&D department.

She encountered a few colleagues on the way and nodded in greeting.

She glanced out the company window, saw the misty rain outside, and for some reason, thought of the smoke circling Wei Xixue’s fingers, which also made her think of Wei Xixue’s face.

Before she realized it, Ji Yan had walked up to her: “You didn’t come to work yesterday.”

Ye Murou snapped back to reality, her thoughts reluctantly drifting away from the name Wei Xixue.

She had told Xia Shishi yesterday that Wei Xixue was not interested in her.

As an apology for her failure, she would have to work even harder going forward.

“I took a leave of absence yesterday because of something,” Ye Murou turned around, focusing her attention.

Ji Yan: “I saw the picture you posted on your Moments yesterday.”

Ye Murou smiled: “Did you?”

The photo was taken in the manor. Xia Shishi specifically told her to take more pictures, so as not to miss the opportunity to show off the manor.

No one cared more about Ye Murou’s rich second-generation persona than Xia Shishi.

Sure enough, the first thing Ji Yan mentioned when they met today was that.

Ji Yan’s tone was full of probing: “Is that your home? It’s really huge.”

Ye Murou: “A friend’s home. I went to visit.”

Although no one could expose her even if she lied, there was really no need to lie like that.

Moreover, even if it was just a friend’s house, it was enough for Ji Yan.

The fact that Ye Murou could know such friends meant she herself was not simple. Ji Yan’s expression was rich with change—envy and jealousy, mixed with a hint of flattery, and finally returning to a casual demeanor: “Did you hear? The company is going to establish R&D Department Two soon.”

Ye Murou paused. Xia Shishi had told her about this.

This R&D Department Two was established, to some extent, to prevent Ji Yan from establishing his own.

She hadn’t expected him to hear the news already.

It seemed Ji Yan’s relationships with colleagues were even more extensive than the two of them had thought.

Currently, the company had only cleared out an area, and everyone was guessing what the company intended to do, yet Ji Yan knew precisely that they were going to establish R&D Department Two.

Ye Murou quickly calmed down: “Will it affect us?”

There was a certain anxiety in Ji Yan’s eyes, especially after hearing Ye Murou say us.

“You are a new intern at the company. Maybe you’ll be transferred over.” A person who came from a wealthy family and didn’t need to work seriously naturally couldn’t understand his worries.

But thinking about the time spent with Ye Murou recently.

Although Ye Murou was rich, she wasn’t the kind of rich second-generation who squandered her family’s money, like Xia Shishi.

She seemed to intend to achieve something.

Worried that the existing R&D department would be affected by the establishment of R&D Department Two, Ji Yan finally confessed in front of Ye Murou: “Are you planning to stay in this company forever?”

Ye Murou quickly adjusted to the expected situation. She looked over, amused: “Of course not.”

Sure enough, she is an ambitious rich second-generation!

Ji Yan took a deep breath, his eyes becoming determined: “To be honest, I plan to change jobs.”

Ye Murou wasn’t surprised: “Oh? Have you chosen a company?”

If it were before, Ji Yan definitely wouldn’t have said it out loud.

“Originally, I was considering the Fu Group,” Ji Yan said.

Ye Murou quietly turned on her voice recorder.

The place where the two were now was very quiet, with little ambient noise, and Ji Yan’s voice was very clear.

He paused after saying that sentence, and Ye Murou followed up with: “They don’t have a cosmetics industry, do they?”

Ji Yan thought she was worried that the Fu family would venture into the industry, and quickly explained: “They don’t have plans to open one, but… they have a large business empire.”

Ye Murou glanced at Ji Yan. He really was meticulous with his words.

“What about now?” Ye Murou put the voice recorder in her pocket and folded her arms.

Under her gaze, Ji Yan gritted his teeth: “Are you planning to open a cosmetics company? I saw you contacting colleagues in the R&D department. If you are looking to poach people, you could also consider me.”

Ye Murou just smiled and looked at Ji Yan.

Neither promising nor refusing.

Ji Yan, however, took the liberty of settling his mind, thinking that Ye Murou’s enigmatic smile meant approval. He figured that smart people really didn’t need to say too much; they both understood.

He had been in the R&D department of the Xia Group for so long and could be considered a veteran. If they were going to poach people, they would certainly start with him.

Stimulated by R&D Department Two, Ji Yan continued to maintain his composure.

He wasn’t like those old-timers from before, forced to retreat by newcomers, and unable to find a backup plan, only able to retire to other positions.

Just like that, without Ye Murou agreeing to anything, Ji Yan left on his own accord, saving Ye Murou from an awkward situation.

She turned off the voice recorder and picked up her phone to message Xia Shishi. After sending the message, the interface lingered on the chat box for a while, and she started thinking again.

Speaking of which, Wei Xixue seemed to have been at that hospital ever since she graduated.

Although she went to other hospitals in between, it was only for a few months, and then she returned. She was so outstanding, didn’t anyone try to poach her?

And why did Wei Xixue not agree and keep staying there?

Ye Murou suddenly really wanted to know. She regretted not asking this question yesterday, and she probably wouldn’t have the chance to ask again in the future.