After My Flash Marriage with the Sick Beauty, I Reached the Pinnacle of My Life - Chapter 87

Fu Yunhan had just returned from finding Zhou Xiaojiang.

The expression on his face could be described as chillingly cold.

Ever since his parents handed the company over to him, he had never felt so stifled.

The smooth sailing of the first few years felt like it was starting to backfire now; one discomfort after another, to the point where he couldn’t even go to Zhou Xiaojiang to relax his mind!

Xia Shishi… Ha, if Zhou Xiaojiang believed her, she’d be inviting terrible luck!

Fu Yunhan couldn’t understand how a brainless woman like Xia Shishi suddenly had her life on easy mode. The change started after her engagement with Wen Jiao. Could it be that Wen Jiao was giving her advice behind the scenes?

So, was Wen Jiao’s engagement with Xia Shishi intended from the start to bring him down?

“What a truly sinister woman.”

Now, Fu Yunhan wanted to go find Xia Shishi and make her see reason. After all, they were childhood sweethearts who had known each other for many years; what happened before was merely a small accident.

A confident man is very good at finding excuses for himself. As soon as that thought arose, Fu Yunhan started calling Xia Shishi.

It turned out he had been blocked!

Very well. He must make Xia Shishi understand what the consequences of being used by Wen Jiao would be.

Xia Shishi had blocked Fu Yunhan a long time ago. The reason she kept Zhou Xiaojiang’s contact information and frequently communicated with her was simply out of concern that an accident might happen without her knowing.

In comparison, Zhou Xiaojiang was easier to deal with than Fu Yunhan. At least what Zhou Xiaojiang wanted was clear, and Xia Shishi could afford to give it to her.

Xia Shishi didn’t know that Fu Yunhan had called her.

But she did receive an unknown call.

“I almost forgot,” Xia Shishi said. After hanging up the call, she set her phone to screen unknown numbers.

In her previous life, when her reputation was notorious, many people who hated her somehow found her number and harassed her with messages and calls 24 hours a day. At that time, she had set it so that unknown calls couldn’t connect and messages were rejected.

After her rebirth, she was only focused on rushing to the engagement party, and after returning, all that was left was the joy of regaining her happiness.

As for afterward, since no one called her, Xia Shishi forgot about this matter.

Looking at the string of unknown numbers, Xia Shishi couldn’t help but recall that period, so she decisively set the block back up.

After doing this, Xia Shishi began to think about where to eat dinner tonight.

Ordering takeout to the apartment was nice, but sometimes she wanted to go to a nearby restaurant.

It would also encourage Wen Jiao to get out more. Staying in the apartment all day was not conducive to recovery.

She also had to consider Grandpa Wen.

Xia Shishi sent a message to Grandpa Wen, and he quickly replied: “The two of you go eat. I’m going to the internet café with my buddies tonight.”

Xia Shishi: “???”

Although this was a university town where many students did this, Grandpa Wen, your speed in blending in is a bit too fast. And is Grandpa Wen’s age really suitable for an internet café?

Xia Shishi returned to the apartment with this question in mind.

Wen Jiao listened and said, “Just remind him not to stay up late.”

“It seems that’s all I can do.” Back at the manor, Grandpa Wen often played games at night, but he had a sense of moderation and went to sleep on time, even though he would wake up early the next morning to play again, arguing to Xia Shishi that older people need less sleep.

Xia Shishi was gathering her things to take Wen Jiao out: “It’s good to be like Grandpa. I wish I could be like that when I retire.”

So many company bosses in their seventies and eighties can’t step down and have to continue dedicating themselves to the company.

Perhaps they genuinely enjoy it, but in Xia Shishi’s view, earning so much money only to not enjoy it in old age is too boring. That’s why she quite admired the decision Grandpa Wen made.

Wen Jiao: “Grandpa has a few children, at least.”

Xia Shishi raised her eyebrows: “What does that mean? Are you criticizing me for not being able to have children?!”

Wen Jiao realized she had said the wrong thing and softened her tone: “I didn’t mean that. Especially before, when I had no hope of standing up and my body was a drag, I never considered a time for children. Being able to be like this now, I’m already very satisfied and won’t think about anything else.”

Wen Jiao looked at Xia Shishi, wondering if Xia Shishi actually wanted a child in her heart?

“I see…” Xia Shishi finished listening and quietly said, “I was worried that you might want one.”

Of course, she didn’t want one either.

She had always been the type of person who would never let herself suffer. Why have a child to torment herself? It was just that hearing Grandpa Wen talk like that made her worry that Wen Jiao might actually want one, so she felt unsettled and was constantly on guard.

The two of them couldn’t have each other’s child anyway.

But if Grandpa Wen wanted an heir, would he propose other suggestions? Xia Shishi didn’t want to think about that.

Wen Jiao rubbed Xia Shishi’s head: “You’re overthinking it. Since neither of us wants one, let’s not think about it. Whatever Grandpa says, just humor him.”

As for Xia Shishi’s parents, they only wanted Xia Shishi to be happy.

When they first entertained the idea of marrying Xia Shishi to Wen Jiao, they weren’t thinking about having grandchildren. Their doting on Xia Shishi had reached its peak.

“What we do is for the sake of feeling each other and experiencing joy, not for anything else.”

“…Could you please stop saying that when we’re at home.”

They were already outside the door, and there were neighbors around.

Xia Shishi’s ears turned red, and she changed the subject.

There were many restaurants near the school, both large and small, serving students who didn’t like to eat in the cafeteria.

Xia Shishi, based on distant memory, found the restaurant she used to love. The waiter recognized her as soon as she walked in and asked if it was the usual.

Xia Shishi had forgotten what the usual was, so she asked for a menu for her and her wife to choose together. The waiter’s expression was a bit strange, even looking at Xia Shishi oddly.

Even though the same-sex marriage law had passed, there were still people in society who felt that same-sex love was a distorted thing.

To avoid trouble, they would verbally say they respected it, but deep down, they still looked down on it. The waiter probably didn’t expect Xia Shishi, a regular customer, to be such a person, and his service attitude underwent a subtle change.

Xia Shishi was focused on Wen Jiao and didn’t notice. Wen Jiao did notice but, knowing this was Xia Shishi’s favorite restaurant, she didn’t say anything.

The waiter led them to a small corner.

Xia Shishi was then dissatisfied: “I like to sit by the window.”

Even if some memories fade, preferences are hard to change. Xia Shishi always liked sunny places; even at night, she felt that a window seat would allow her to ‘sunbathe’ in the moonlight.

The waiter forced a smile: “Miss Xia, you came a bit late. All the window seats are already reserved.”

Xia Shishi looked at him and repeated the question: “Reserved? Since when has your business been so good that you need reservations?”

The waiter explained with a hint of impatience in his voice: “The restaurant has a promotion going on recently, so we have more customers.”

Infuriating.

Forget it, just bear with it. As long as the food taste hasn’t changed, she shouldn’t let Wen Jiao get a bad impression. A corner is a corner. With no one watching, eating might be more comfortable and spare them from the stares directed at Wen Jiao.

Wen Jiao watched Xia Shishi sit down and picked up her water glass to drink: “Did you used to come here to eat with your friends?”

Xia Shishi: “I used to…” She couldn’t remember.

After thinking for a moment, Xia Shishi threw the question back.

“You should know, right? President Liu told me that you started having a crush on me a long time ago, secretly following my every move, terrified that I might get hurt, and even sent people to protect me.” President Liu didn’t say it in such a mushy way; Xia Shishi had heavily edited it.

However, the fact was true. Wen Jiao had indeed done these things. She couldn’t deny it, could she?

The expression on Wen Jiao’s face was unnatural for a moment. Seeing Xia Shishi say this in a very casual tone, she also calmed down and admitted: “I did do those things. I won’t do them in the future.”

“No!” Xia Shishi was anxious. “Keep an eye on me. I never know when I’ll cause trouble. Knowing I have someone protecting me from behind, I can be more brazen.”

The two smiled at each other.

“Then, what about Meng Gui?”

“President Liu told me.”

Damn President Liu, he didn’t need to be so thorough!

Xia Shishi hurriedly drank water, seeming like she was about to drink herself into needing a bathroom escape. However, after finishing one cup, she still didn’t feel the urge to go, and the waiter hadn’t come over to refill the water.

She couldn’t avoid it, so she might as well just say it. It wasn’t anything serious: “I don’t want to deal with her.”

Xia Shishi tapped her finger on the cup: “If I accidentally injure her hand, I won’t be able to bear the consequences for the rest of my life.”

Wen Jiao’s brows immediately furrowed tightly. Why would Xia Shishi be so afraid of this for no reason?

Xia Shishi behaved as if she believed she would one day hurt Meng Gui’s hand, so she avoided her.

If she didn’t have that thought, how could she hurt her? Even if she thought she might be careless, with such a warning, how could she still be careless?

Could it be that, like with Zhou Xiaojiang, there was a reason Wen Jiao didn’t know about?

There was someone playing the violin in the restaurant.

The melody was light and moving, telling a tale of romance and deep affection.

This was a restaurant very suitable for a couple’s date. Xia Shishi lowered her head, gazing at her fingertips, wanting to use this atmosphere to come clean.

It should be fine to talk about it now.

They were already together, and the current situation with Fu Yunhan and Zhou Xiaojiang wouldn’t draw much of Wen Jiao’s attention. As long as she explained her thoughts clearly, she would definitely be able to reassure Wen Jiao.

Wen Jiao’s leg was almost better, so there wouldn’t be any more consequences.

After a long pause, Xia Shishi lifted her face, about to talk about the thing she had hidden in her heart all along, something Wen Jiao might have already sensed.

But right at that moment, an uninvited guest barged in.

It was one of the people Xia Shishi despised—Fu Yunhan.

Fu Yunhan wore a hypocritical smile: “I guessed Shishi would come here to eat. You used to bring me here and say you loved the food, and you asked me to spend more time with you.”

Xia Shishi was stunned for a moment, her face wooden: “I never said such a brainless thing.”

Even if she were to act spoiled, she wouldn’t do it in front of Fu Yunhan. She never had such a thought.

Fu Yunhan was relying on the fact that he had said it, and even if Xia Shishi refuted him, he could retort with a doting, helpless look.

This person not only appeared suddenly but also sat down next to them.

Xia Shishi was so angry that she forgot what she was about to say, only thinking about how to get rid of Fu Yunhan: “Who told you where I was sitting!”

Even if Fu Yunhan could figure out that she had started school and then found this place based on the time, she always used to sit by the window, never in a corner like this. So how did Fu Yunhan find her!

“The waiter, of course,” Fu Yunhan said, looking at Wen Jiao, his eyes scanning her with a presumptuous gaze.

“I told you we used to come here together. The waiter naturally remembered me, so he led me over to sit with you.”