I Love Her Because She’s Dim-Witted And Filthy Rich - Chapter 16

There was once a theory circulating on the internet.

It suggested that if a person is required to speak a great deal in their social life, they will be very silent in their private life.

But what happens if a person speaks very little in social settings? What is the result? Do they become a chatterbox in private?

Looking at the twenty-three messages from Su Miao, Duan Bainian couldn’t help but curl the corners of her lips into a smile.

At this moment, Duan Bainian was in Guangzhou recording a program—an outdoor reality show. It was a gig He Aizhi had helped her arrange a while back; she was participating in this episode as a guest star.

After finishing her scenes in the desolate mountains yesterday, she had taken a night bus to Yiwu to catch a flight to Guangzhou. This episode required two days of filming. The first day had just concluded, and it was already 11:00 PM. Only now did she have the chance to take her phone back from a nearby staff member.

As Duan Bainian walked toward her nanny van, she opened the WeChat chat window with Su Miao and scrolled up through the messages one by one.

They were mostly daily complaints and trifles.

“This morning, I ordered your favorite sautéed small yellow croakers. Only after I ordered did I remember you went to Guangzhou. Sigh.”

“You didn’t help me run lines yesterday, you didn’t today, and you won’t tomorrow either. Duan Bainian, when are you coming back?”

“I just moved in to live with you, and then you ran off to Guangzhou.”

“I’m so bored. I want you to come back quickly!”

The remaining dozen or twenty messages were variations of these same meaningless sentiments.

However, Duan Bainian couldn’t help but scroll back up and read them a second time.

With every sentence she read, she could almost imagine exactly what kind of expression that little fool had on her face while typing these messages.

After finishing her second read-through, Duan Bainian finally replied, “Just finished recording and only just saw your messages. You should be asleep by now. Goodnight.”

Su Miao replied almost instantly, “I’m not asleep!”

Immediately following that, Su Miao sent another message: “I really couldn’t fall asleep in your room. After tossing and turning until past 11:00, I went back to my own room.”

Duan Bainian replied, “Then why were you in such a rush to move in the day before yesterday?”

Su Miao: “If it weren’t for you being there, why would I have bothered to move over?”

These words, which sounded like a confession, were spoken by Su Miao with such earnestness.

Duan Bainian’s heart couldn’t help but skip a beat again.

It had been over a month since that time they went out for grilled fish. She was becoming increasingly aware that her feelings for Su Miao had already undergone a change. Unfortunately, the little fool herself was flirting without even realizing it.

Duan Bainian gave a helpless smile. If Su Miao knew what she was thinking, would she still be able to say these things so candidly?

Her slender fingers slid across the phone screen for a while before Duan Bainian finally replied, “It’s quite late, go to bed early.”

Su Miao: “Going to sleep, going to sleep! Waiting for you to come back!”

The next afternoon, as soon as the program finished recording, Duan Bainian took the earliest flight back to Hengdian.

She returned to the hotel to take a shower and change her clothes. Feeling much more refreshed, she finally headed to the film set.

Actually, she had no scenes today. She had requested two full days off, and the director hadn’t scheduled her for anything today.

But…

Duan Bainian couldn’t stop wondering: what was that little fool doing right now? Was she filming? Or was she taking the time to practice her lines?

When she arrived at the filming location, they were shooting a banquet scene, and it wasn’t yet time for Su Miao’s entrance.

Duan Bainian walked to the door of Su Miao’s dressing room. The red door was slightly ajar, likely to make it easier to hear the director’s voice, so it wasn’t tightly shut.

The sound of Su Miao talking to herself came from inside; she was reciting her lines.

Hearing the sound of the door being pushed open, Su Miao looked up. Her expression shifted from surprise to pure joy. “How are you back at this hour?!”

As she spoke, Su Miao tossed her phone aside and rushed forward, throwing her arms around Duan Bainian. “I’m so happy!”

The joy Su Miao displayed in an instant was unreserved and authentic. In the adult world, people pride themselves on being calm and composed, fearing that showing emotion would lead others to look down on them. A personality like Su Miao’s was truly rare.

This unmasked delight successfully pleased Duan Bainian. She intentionally mimicked Su Miao’s cheerful tone: “I finished my work, so I came back!”

Su Miao smiled so widely her eyes nearly disappeared. She seemed to remember something and turned to take a bag of snacks out of a desk drawer. “This is beef jerky my mom just sent me. It’s a new flavor—fragrant and spicy! My mouth was watering just smelling it. I specifically saved it for you. It’s super delicious!”

Duan Bainian waved her hand. “The timing isn’t right. My meals have been irregular these past few days, my gastritis is acting up, and I have indigestion. I can’t eat spicy things.”

Because the delicious food she had specially saved hadn’t been successfully shared, Su Miao was terribly disappointed. “Ah? How did your stomach problems flare up? This beef jerky is really super delicious; you would definitely like it.”

Once the sting of disappointment passed, she called out, “Xiao Song, go ask the medical team if they have any medicine for indigestion. If they don’t, go outside and buy some.”

Xiao Song acknowledged the request and left the room.

Duan Bainian felt a faint sweetness in her heart. Did this little fool care about her this much? It was just a bit of indigestion, yet she actually sent her assistant to get medicine.

Su Miao looked at the beef jerky, then looked at Duan Bainian. “Do you think if you take the medicine, your stomach will be better by tomorrow? Does that mean you can eat this beef jerky tomorrow?”

Duan Bainian was stunned. “What?”

Su Miao was full of excitement as she pitched the snack: “I’m telling you, this beef jerky is really, really, really delicious! You have to eat it! It’s the kind of thing where if you don’t eat it, you’re not Chinese!”

Duan Bainian remained silent for a moment. “…So, the reason you had Xiao Song get me medicine was so that I could eat this beef jerky sooner?”

Su Miao nodded like a little chick pecking at grain. “Yes, yes! This is really delicious! You must try it! Really! It’s the kind of thing you’ll regret not eating!”

Duan Bainian said through gritted teeth, “…It’s truly a pity this beef jerky doesn’t have you as a spokesperson.”

Su Miao looked at the person in front of her with confusion.

She had saved such delicious beef jerky specifically for her—why was she getting angry?