I Love Her Because She’s Dim-Witted And Filthy Rich - Chapter 34.2

Coming to record the program this time, Su Miao felt incredibly guilty. She tried to avoid Bai Yi and Yu Xue, but the place was only so big; there was only so much avoiding she could do.

Speaking of which, it was quite awkward.

Just yesterday, because she had bought something with a particularly large box, Su Miao went out of her room to throw the box away. At the corner of the hotel corridor, she happened to run into the two of them kissing again… but it felt like the atmosphere of the kiss wasn’t quite right. It didn’t look like kissing; it looked more like they were going to eat each other.

Being a coward, she didn’t wait for the two of them to react and immediately bolted back to her room, huffing and puffing, which gave Duan Bainian quite a fright.

Seeing Bai Yi looking her over again now, Su Miao felt even more uneasy, sensing that something was about to happen.

Sure enough, at nine o’clock that night, a tipsy Bai Yi came over to visit.

Su Miao went to open the door, and before she could say anything, Bai Yi walked straight into the room herself.

Looking at the drunk Bai Yi, Su Miao felt it was quite strange. After all, she was a somewhat famous little star born in the 90s; how could she be so careless with her image?

Duan Bainian was in the middle of mixing some milk powder to drink. Seeing Bai Yi staggering, she quickly put down her cup and came over to help Bai Yi sit on the sofa.

Bai Yi looked at Duan Bainian, then at Su Miao, her speech slurred. “The two of you… are you in a relationship?”

Duan Bainian glanced at Su Miao and answered, “Who did you hear that from? There’s no such thing.”

Bai Yi snorted and collapsed onto the sofa heedlessly. “I thought you two were a couple…”

Neither of them responded.

Bai Yi didn’t care if anyone replied; she looked at Su Miao again. “You! Stop looking, I’m talking to you!”

Su Miao was completely confused. “What’s wrong with me?”

Bai Yi said indignantly, “You already have a girlfriend, why are you still getting so close to her? I’m telling you, she’s a real scumbag! She only flirts but won’t take responsibility!”

Su Miao quickly waved her hands. “Hey, hey, don’t talk nonsense! When did Yu Xue ever flirt with me!” As she spoke, she glanced at Duan Bainian, fearing she might misunderstand.

Bai Yi ignored Su Miao’s words and continued talking to herself, “Anyway, she’s a scumbag! Don’t let the Best Actress title fool you; her character is simply no good!”

Su Miao: “…”

Bai Yi seemed to have thought of something and became aggrieved again. “Don’t get tangled up with Yu Xue anymore. She’s mine…”

Su Miao was once again panicked, offering a triple denial: “I haven’t, I’m not, don’t talk nonsense!”

Seeing that Bai Yi was indeed very drunk, Duan Bainian went to call Bai Yi’s assistant. She also found some sobering medicine to give to the assistant and helped her support Bai Yi back to her room.

When Duan Bainian returned, Su Miao immediately closed the door and started venting, “How can this Bai Yi talk such nonsense with her eyes wide open! Last time it was clearly her and Yu Xue who slept together, and Yu Xue was the one chasing her asking her to take responsibility! How has it now become Yu Xue not taking responsibility! She’s certainly an expert at shifting the blame!”

To her surprise, Duan Bainian spoke with a half-smile, “When did Yu Xue flirt with you? How come I didn’t know about this?”

Su Miao was already feeling guilty. She didn’t expect Duan Bainian to pinpoint the key issue so accurately, so she hurriedly spilled everything about that night in one go.

“Yu Xue didn’t flirt with me. It was just during the crew dinner last time, the one where you went to the restroom to find me. I originally just wanted to go to the toilet, but I accidentally ran into Yu Xue and Bai Yi arguing there. It was so embarrassing for me at the time!”

Duan Bainian deliberately pretended not to believe her. “The two of them have always had a good relationship; why would they argue? And even if they were arguing, how would Yu Xue end up flirting with you?”

Only then did Su Miao realize she hadn’t gotten to the point for ages. She slapped her forehead. “Oh! No… it’s just… they were arguing, Bai Yi left in a huff, and then Yu Xue discovered I was eavesdropping! She’s a very bad person and deliberately teased me! She purposely said roguish things to me. She’s a Best Actress after all, and she’s beautiful, so how could she say such roguish things!”

Duan Bainian gave a long “Oh.” “Yu Xue is indeed quite beautiful.”

Su Miao didn’t expect Duan Bainian to say that. After a long pause, she said, “Why can’t you ever get to the point!”

Duan Bainian replied, “How have I not gotten to the point? Didn’t you just praise her for being beautiful?”

Only now did Su Miao realize that Duan Bainian was jealous. She immediately changed her tune, “Well, she’s only beautiful with makeup on. With such thick makeup, who knows what she looks like once it’s off! Unlike you, you’re incredibly beautiful whether you wear makeup or not!”

Duan Bainian, who had been holding it in for a while, finally couldn’t help but start laughing. She wasn’t actually angry; she was just pretending to be to see Su Miao scramble to coax her.

This is likely the kind of playfulness common between young couples—where even trivial, insignificant matters are deliberately magnified by the attentive party. Then, within that negligible conflict, they feel the other’s compromise and care. The tiny conflict gradually dissolves and blossoms into sweet flowers.

Duan Bainian was also in love for the first time, so she naturally and unavoidably became one of those ordinary young lovers. Seeing Su Miao’s frantic explaining and fawning, the joy in her heart intertwined and overlapped, thread by thread, almost to the point of overflowing.

During this time recording the program in Sanya, the two of them were very affectionate for two days. They were just like the most ordinary of couples, visiting Sanya’s famous spots, eating delicious food, and visiting fun places. They would unconsciously hold hands, hug, and occasionally, on a whim, share a quick kiss through their masks in a deserted corner before quickly parting.

When the program finished recording, the two flew back to Beijing. As soon as they got off the plane, they had their respective assistants go to their own homes.

Then the two of them rushed to the pet shop where Ergou was being boarded. On the morning before they left, they had dropped Ergou off at the pet shop. Five days had passed in a flash, and they didn’t know how Ergou was doing.

Seeing Ergou, Su Miao’s heart ached. “Look at it, it’s gotten thinner! It definitely hasn’t eaten well these past few days!”

Duan Bainian laughed. “You say that as if you’ve raised it for a long time. Go and pick it up; see if it even recognizes you.”

Su Miao grumbled, “Raising it for one day is still raising it.”

With that, she made to pick up Ergou.

As Su Miao approached, Ergou looked up. There was a hint of confusion in its eyes, but seeing Su Miao reach out, it still took the initiative to rub against her.

Su Miao was incredibly excited. “Look! It still knows me!”

Duan Bainian didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. The confusion in Ergou’s eyes just now was so obvious—did this fool not sense it at all? But since Su Miao was happy, she was naturally happy too; there was no need to poke holes in something so inconsequential.

The pet shop was only a few hundred meters from the apartment. After putting Ergou into the carrier, the two walked along the street toward the apartment.

Passing an ice cream shop, Su Miao clamored for ice cream.

Duan Bainian gave Su Miao a playful swat. “Is your stomach not hurting anymore?”

Su Miao grumbled, “The last time I had ice cream was summer. I haven’t had any for almost half a year; I want some.”

Duan Bainian tried to negotiate, “Wait until your period is over before eating it.”

Su Miao pushed her luck, “No, I want to eat it now! I want ice cream!”

Duan Bainian said, “Kisses or ice cream—you can only pick one. Which do you want?”

Su Miao was stunned for a moment, then smiled cunningly. “I want ice cream.”

Duan Bainian: “Are you sure?”

Su Miao looked triumphant. “Anyway, we already kissed today. If I don’t get one, I don’t get one.”

Duan Bainian also smiled. “What I meant was all the kisses until your period is finished.”

Su Miao immediately became unhappy. “But today is only the first day!”

Duan Bainian just lowered her head and smiled, not saying a word.

Su Miao started acting shamelessly. “I don’t care, I want both!”

Duan Bainian looked indifferent. “It’s up to you, but you can only have one.”

With that, Duan Bainian walked straight past the ice cream shop.

Seeing Duan Bainian get further and further away, Su Miao was furious.

This person just knew how to make things difficult for her!

It was like this when she forced her to confirm their relationship before, and it was like this now with not letting her eat ice cream!

She looked at the ice cream again and again, but in the end, she still followed indignantly.

Watching Su Miao silently follow, Duan Bainian secretly curled her lips.

As soon as they entered the apartment, Su Miao dropped the carrier and immediately moved in front of Duan Bainian. “Hurry up and kiss me!”

Duan Bainian, who was hanging up clothes, laughed so hard she could barely stand straight. “What are you doing?”

Su Miao became even more indignant. “How can you break your word! You promised that if I didn’t eat ice cream, you’d kiss me!”

Duan Bainian actually wanted to laugh more, but seeing that this fool was about to flip out, she had no choice but to force back her amusement. She held Su Miao’s small face properly and kissed her.

After kissing for a short while, Duan Bainian remembered the cat was still in the carrier, so she pushed Su Miao away. “Stop kissing, I’m going to let Ergou out.”

To her surprise, Su Miao clung to her again regardless, saying indistinctly, “Don’t… kiss me a bit longer…”

This kiss lasted especially long.

Duan Bainian’s kiss was gentle and slow. Su Miao almost had an illusion as if time itself had become thick and syrupy.

She was immersed in this fragrant kiss, her mind completely blank.

She thought, could there possibly be anything in this world more comfortable than kissing Duan Bainian?