I Love Her Because She’s Dim-Witted And Filthy Rich - Chapter 38.1

Unprepared, Su Miao was thrown into a daze by the sudden emergency braking, even forgetting to cry. She looked out the car window and saw that they had indeed arrived at the Disease Control Center. She unbuckled her seatbelt and got out of the car.

The nurse briefly treated her wound, cleaning it and stopping the bleeding before covering it with a small piece of gauze. Then, the nurse gave Su Miao two injections and instructed, “Remember to come back for booster shots on days 3, 7, 14, and 28.”

Su Miao looked panicked. “How long does it take for these shots to work? Will I fall ill before the injections are finished?”

Having explained this countless times, the nurse’s comfort sounded like a soulless machine. “Don’t worry too much. First, you haven’t necessarily been infected with the rabies virus. Second, even if you were infected, it takes at least 10 days for the disease to manifest. Ten days is more than enough time for your body to produce antibodies.”

Su Miao was still uneasy. “Is it really true that it won’t manifest within 10 days?”

The nurse didn’t answer. Busy as a bee, she had already turned away to give the next person their injection.

Su Miao couldn’t help but complain, “The attitude is so bad. They don’t even bother answering questions.”

Duan Bainian mocked, “They’re busy to death; where would they find the time to talk nonsense with you? Private hospitals have great service, but the question is, do private hospitals have rabies vaccines?”

Su Miao said sheepishly, “I was just saying it casually, I didn’t mean anything by it.”

Duan Bainian didn’t bother to respond and turned to leave the hospital.

Su Miao followed her with a fawning expression. “It’s already midnight. Are you hungry? How about we grab something to eat before heading back?”

Duan Bainian let out a cold laugh. “The meal your mother prepared for Baron and me tonight was so lavish; how could I be hungry?”

Su Miao realized that no matter what she said now, she would be rebuffed by Duan Bainian. Consequently, she shut her mouth and didn’t say another word.

After leaving the Disease Control Center and getting into the car, Duan Bainian didn’t start the engine for a long time.

Su Miao looked at Duan Bainian curiously. “Drive home! Why aren’t you moving?”

Duan Bainian remained still. “Back to whose home?”

Su Miao was even more puzzled. “To your home, of course!”

Duan Bainian smiled. “Fine. You go back to my home, and I’ll stay at the hotel downstairs.”

Su Miao simply couldn’t understand. “Why would you stay at the hotel downstairs? Can’t the two of us live in your home together?”

Duan Bainian felt so angry her chest felt tight. Why hadn’t she noticed before that Su Miao was actually quite thick-skinned?

She endured it and said, “We have already broken up. There’s no need for you to be so shamelessly persistent.”

Su Miao fell silent.

This was the first time Duan Bainian had called her “shamelessly persistent.”

Was refusing to agree to a breakup being shamelessly persistent?

So, the Duan Bainian who was always so good at praising people could also say such hurtful things?

One car after another passed by them. Su Miao silently counted to 100 in her heart.

…97…98…99…100.

Suppressing the bitterness in her heart, Su Miao put on a smile. “So what if I’m shamelessly persistent? I’m going to stick to you regardless. I only came out to chase after you because I was worried about your safety, and that’s how I got bitten by the dog.”

She adopted a posture of utter stubbornness. “In short, you have to take responsibility for me.”

Duan Bainian scoffed.

Take responsibility for Su Miao?

Of course she wanted to take responsibility for Su Miao, but who would take responsibility for her?

Duan Bainian felt her eyes sting. She held back, forcing the tears down.

Su Miao was like a child; she could cry out loud with full justification. But she couldn’t. If she cried, it would be embarrassing.

She took a deep breath. “I… I’m really too tired. The love I imagined was something beautiful and pleasant, not like this—making me anxious all day, constantly worrying about your mother finding out, and even facing a day where you might get married because of your mother’s demands. At that time, are you going to make me watch you walk into a marriage?”

“Su Miao, there’s really no need to cling to me. In the past, whenever you acted spoiled, my heart would soften. But this time, I really won’t change my mind. When I say we’re breaking up, we’re breaking up. There will be no reconciliation, and we won’t become so-called friends.”

Su Miao panicked. Her forced smile could no longer be maintained, freezing on her face at an awkward angle.

At this moment, she would rather Duan Bainian lose her temper or mock her than say these words that left her at a loss.

She fought back tears and said, “I don’t care! You were the one who forced me to date you back then, and now you want to break up? Impossible!”

Duan Bainian curled her lip. “Exactly. I shouldn’t have forced you to date me in the first place.”

Su Miao grew anxious and tried to explain, “I didn’t mean it that way. I meant… oh, I… I know you don’t like how things are now. But coming clean to my mother isn’t something that can be done all at once; it has to be done step by step.”

Su Miao had said this too many times. Duan Bainian only felt it was meaningless. “Is that so? Then tell me, how exactly are you going to do it step by step?”

Su Miao was speechless.

She didn’t know how to do it step by step either.

Duan Bainian had no reaction—not even disappointment, because she had long since been disappointed. Su Miao’s so-called “step by step” was merely an excuse to procrastinate indefinitely.

She started the car. “Fine, I won’t make it hard for you. I’ll take you home. I’ll pack your things tomorrow and send them to you via same-city delivery.”

Su Miao twisted and turned in her seat in distress. She couldn’t just go home like this; if she went home, it would truly be over.

After squirming for a while, Su Miao steeled herself and said, “Six months! How about that?”

Duan Bainian remained expressionless. “What about six months?”

Su Miao clutched the wool of her sweater into a ball. “At most six months, I will definitely make things clear with my mother!”

Duan Bainian stepped on the gas again. “Six months? What if, after six months, you still haven’t made things clear with your mother?”

Su Miao’s heart was full of grievances with nowhere to vent, and tears were about to fall. “If things aren’t clear by then, I promise I won’t bother you anymore.”

Duan Bainian asked, “How do I know if you’ll keep your word? What if you act shamelessly again when the time comes?”

Su Miao stared straight ahead, breathing heavily. “I’ll keep my word. If I don’t, I’m a dog! I… I’ll go my whole life without anyone loving me!”

Duan Bainian was silenced.

She knew very well how much Su Miao longed to be loved. To be able to say such a thing meant Su Miao was serious.

The breakup they had agreed upon was thus derailed by Su Miao.

Yet, for some reason, she felt a sense of relief in her heart.

She slowly eased off the gas, pulled over to the side of the road, and leaned gently against the seat.

On the street late at night, the sound of cars whistling past outside the window vanished in an instant, making the silence inside the car even more pronounced.

After Su Miao finished her speech, she waited quietly for Duan Bainian’s response. When she didn’t hear anything for a long time, she became uncertain. Did Duan Bainian’s reaction mean she agreed or not?

She swallowed hard. “You… why aren’t you saying anything?”

Hearing this, Duan Bainian turned her head. Su Miao, sitting to her right, had eyes that were red from crying, a red nose, and a mask dangling precariously from one ear. This person was currently looking at her with a face full of hope, waiting for her answer.

Duan Bainian’s heart softened. She suddenly thought of that night in Hengdian back in May.

“10 million is really a lot. What if I don’t have the money to pay your mother back?”

“Huh? You don’t have the money to pay her back? Then… then you must not tell my mother! If she knows you can’t pay her back and won’t help you cancel your contract, that would be bad!”

Because of the salary from “Shadow,” that debt had long been paid off. But on that night, Su Miao truly believed she couldn’t pay it back. Even so, Su Miao wasn’t worried about her mother suffering a loss; instead, she was worried that Duan Bainian wouldn’t be able to successfully cancel her contract because of it.

This person was truly a fool.

The silence of the person across from her made Su Miao even more uncertain.

Her heart began to sink bit by bit. “You… you’ve still decided to break up, haven’t you?”

Immersed in her memories, Duan Bainian finally snapped back to reality. She thought for a moment and said, “Actually, from beginning to end, I never truly wanted to break up with you.”

Su Miao stared blankly at the person opposite her. “Huh? You… but you…”

Duan Bainian said, “I was just angry at your attitude. I don’t like how you avoid things whenever you encounter a problem. Why can’t the two of us solve problems together? Why do you always find excuses to push things off and be evasive whenever there’s a disagreement?”

Su Miao’s entire face turned red. “I… I…” But I don’t know how to solve them.

She didn’t say these words out loud, of course. If she did, Duan Bainian would surely be angry again.

Unexpectedly, Duan Bainian said, “Is it because you don’t know how to solve them? Right?”

Su Miao looked up in shock. “You… how did you know?”

After saying that, she realized something and immediately added, “I didn’t say that!”

Looking at Su Miao’s reaction, Duan Bainian felt both annoyed and amused. “Why are you still pretending with me?”

Su Miao rubbed her nose uncomfortably and said nothing.

Duan Bainian sighed softly and said, “Actually, I’ve been considering this problem for the past two days, thinking about what can be done to make your mother accept it peacefully.”

At the mention of this, Su Miao felt a bit dejected. “She won’t be able to accept it.”

Duan Bainian asked, “Why do you feel that way?”

Su Miao fiddled with her sweater. “You heard it during dinner last time; she just wants me to be like an ordinary person—find someone who treats me well, get married, and live my life.”

Duan Bainian said, “That’s true. Then have you thought about why your mother says that?”

Su Miao shook her head. “Isn’t everyone supposed to get married?”

Duan Bainian said, “No. Your mother’s starting point is the hope of finding someone who truly treats you well and can take care of you. But think about it—why would your mother think that way?”

Su Miao understood this time. “Because she thinks I’m too weak and can’t take care of myself.”

“Exactly. So now we know what to do, don’t we? You have to prove to her that in this life, you can live very well without relying on anyone.”

Having understood, Su Miao felt even more dejected. “But I really don’t have much talent.”

Duan Bainian: “…………” She really is impossible to pull along.