Did the Tsundere Miss Get Slapped in the Face Again Today? - Chapter 18

Chapter 18: “Who Do you Love? You Are Not Allowed to Love!”

Was my tone too harsh just now?

Jiang Zhi looked at the person sitting beside her. Lin Anran was currently turned away, looking out the window, but the reflection on the car window clearly showed her pouting, angry face.

A small, angry and wronged look.

Jiang Zhi’s heart softened, and she instinctively wanted to concede, but after a moment of hesitation, she decided not to.

This matter wasn’t huge, but it wasn’t trivial either. If Lin Anran kept dismissing it, it would be too dangerous. If an accident were to occur later due to her behavior, she would deeply regret it.

She had to make Lin Anran realize the seriousness of the issue. She needed to let her simmer down and not be soft-hearted.

Having reasoned this out, Jiang Zhi’s softened heart hardened again.

She looked out the window, avoiding Lin Anran.

The main reason was that if she kept looking at Lin Anran, seeing her wronged kitten expression, Jiang Zhi would instinctively soften and waver immediately.

To prevent wavering, she firmly avoided looking at her.

The atmosphere in the car became tense.

Lin Anran looked out the window, and Jiang Zhi looked out the window, neither speaking to the other.

It was a small test of wills.

And the driver, as the audience to this test, felt that Jiang Zhi would surely lose. With the Third Miss’s volatile temper, there was no way she would admit defeat.

The most likely outcome would be Jiang Zhi getting scolded, and in a severe case, she might even be kicked out of the car.

The driver had already concluded that Jiang Zhi would be kicked out.

However, unexpectedly, after barely a minute, the person who backed down was…

“Jiang Yi.” Lin Anran tugged at her sleeve.

Jiang Zhi’s gaze lowered, landing on the hand pulling her sleeve.

Seeing Jiang Zhi remain silent, Lin Anran tugged at her sleeve again: “Jiang Yi.”

The driver’s eyes, watching the rearview mirror, widened. Miss Lin actually conceded?

This was truly a mind-blowing realization.

The former Lin Anran, regardless of right or wrong, never admitted fault. If she was right, she was unforgiving; if she was wrong, she was still unforgiving. The words “concede” would never appear in her vocabulary.

But now, it had not only appeared but was so obvious.

This person called Jiang Yi looked ordinary, but unexpectedly, she was quite capable—able to subdue Lin Anran.

Could this person called Jiang Yi have some extraordinary quality unknown to others?

Unbelievable.

Too unbelievable.

The first time Lin Anran tugged her sleeve, Jiang Zhi was already close to giving in. She immediately wanted to just drop it, but she couldn’t give up halfway. She couldn’t immediately end the confrontation just because Lin Anran conceded. She needed to let her stew a little longer.

She had to make Lin Anran realize that messing around while someone was driving was very dangerous and a serious matter.

Jiang Zhi deliberately kept a straight face and pulled her sleeve back.

Lin Anran’s hand felt empty. She froze, dropping her head.

Her already wronged face looked even more pitiful, like a kitten abandoned by its owner.

Lin Anran: “I didn’t mean to. Why are you so angry? Besides, nothing even happened… I promise I won’t do it again.”

She mumbled the last sentence in a very low voice.

Jiang Zhi sighed inwardly: “I’m not angry. I just feel that you should have this basic safety awareness. This is the second time I’ve said this to you, and you clearly didn’t take it to heart last time.”

Jiang Zhi was willing to talk to her and even said such a long sentence. Lin Anran’s dropped head immediately popped up, her eyes sparkling, and she instantly stopped looking wronged.

The moment she stopped being wronged, she became angry.

“Why are you yelling at me?” Lin Anran’s voice rose, and her arrogant demeanor returned: “Don’t think I’ll listen to you just because you’re angry. Dream on. You pauper, get lost…”

Here we go again.

Jiang Zhi looked at her helplessly, quietly listening to her insults.

But her insults didn’t have much new vocabulary. It was repeatedly calling her a “pauper,” adding “get lost,” and occasionally throwing in words like “stingy ghost” and “bumpkin.”

She looked full of aggression, but in reality, her attack power was zero.

Jiang Zhi listened quietly. Listening to her chatter, she yawned, feeling sleepy from the noise.

Lin Anran’s delicate eyes narrowed: “What does your yawning mean?”

Jiang Zhi smiled: “It means I’m sleepy.”

“You are not allowed to be sleepy! You have to look wronged, sad, and hurt after I’ve scolded you.”

Jiang Zhi pressed her lips together but couldn’t hold it, bursting into a light laugh.

Lin Anran’s face turned ashen.

“I’m very sad now, very hurt, and very wronged. Ah, my heart hurts so much,” Jiang Zhi covered her heart, dramatically acting out her pain.

Lin Anran’s ashen face completely darkened.

Jiang Zhi lightly coughed, changing the subject: “What were you going to show me earlier?”

Lin Anran scoffed: “You don’t deserve to see it now.”

Jiang Zhi wasn’t bothered and asked cheekily again: “Where are we going to eat? Why haven’t we arrived yet?”

Lin Anran: “You don’t deserve to know.”

Jiang Zhi smiled helplessly: “Fine, fine. I won’t ask. If you don’t want to talk to me, I won’t talk.”

“You keep talking!”

“What do you want me to say? I have nothing left to say.”

Lin Anran’s eyes widened, and she clenched her small fist, hitting Jiang Zhi’s leg with a “thump.”

Jiang Zhi let out an “Ah.”

Her leg was already sore, and being hit by Lin Anran made the pain so sharp she almost passed out.

Lin Anran was startled by her reaction, nervously withdrawing her hand: “Why are you being so dramatic? I didn’t hit you that hard.”

Jiang Zhi rubbed the spot where she was hit. It really hurt. She realized that Lin Anran really did hit with lethal intent.

Lin Anran looked at her leg, seemingly remembering something, and frowned slightly: “Didn’t you promise me you’d take a few days off from the convenience store part-time job? Why are you still working today?”

Jiang Zhi paused her rubbing: “Haha,” she gave an awkward laugh: “It’s a necessity of life. I need to earn money.”

“Money, money, money. All you care about is money. You don’t even earn much for five hours of work. Don’t end up a cripple before you even earn the money.”

“Earning money won’t make me a cripple, but today, you stepped on me and hit me. If I genuinely become crippled, it’ll probably have a lot to do with you.”

Lin Anran’s eyes darted away. She was a little guilty, but not much.

“What does it have to do with me? You deserved it.”

“How is it not related to you? I’m telling you, if I really become crippled, I’ll extort you.”

“Hmph. How are you planning to extort me?”

“Let me think. I have to think carefully. Should I extort you for ¥100 or ¥200?”

Lin Anran rolled her eyes: “Are you that conservative even in your dreams? ¥100 or ¥200 counts as extortion? That’s barely enough to dismiss a beggar.”

Jiang Zhi: “…”

Lin Anran picked up her phone and quickly tapped it twice. Jiang Zhi’s phone in her pocket went “ding-dong.”

Lin Anran raised her chin: “Look at your phone.”

Jiang Zhi blinked: “Did you actually transfer money to me? Let me see if it’s ¥100 or ¥200. Hehehe…”

Lin Anran looked disgusted: “Put away that worthless, beggarly look.”

Jiang Zhi took out her phone. She looked at it, and her eyes lit up. She really did transfer money—not ¥100 or ¥200, but ¥10,000.

“How many zeros is this? That’s so much! This isn’t right. I can’t take this money from you. Nothing for nothing. No, no, I can’t take it. I really can’t.”

While saying this, her hand was extremely fast in accepting the transfer.

Lin Anran: “…”

Lin Anran crossed her legs and looked at her askance: “Stop pretending. Your eyes almost popped out when you saw the money. This is to pay you back. I never owe anyone money. If I say I’ll pay, I will.”

Jiang Zhi gave her a thumbs-up: “Our young lady is truly trustworthy. I was judging a great person with the heart of a small man before. I shouldn’t have doubted that you would pay me back. Love you~”

Jiang Zhi’s words were sweeter than honey now that she had the money.

Lin Anran ignored her preceding words and only heard the last three.

Her heart fluttered for a moment, and she immediately snapped: “Who do you love? You are not allowed to love! Don’t be so presumptuous. I would never like a pauper whose eyes are only fixed on money like you!”

After speaking, she nervously brushed the hair by her ear, a blush flashing across her face.

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