My Clingy Fiancée Is Forcing Me to Marry Her Again - Chapter 13

Conversation and Complications

“Since it’s inconvenient for you to go out, I’ll continue to be the one who comes to see Sister Li.”

The word “continues” tugged at Li Fangge’s chest. It didn’t hurt, but it was hard to ignore.

She knew Guan Xiaoyu wasn’t complaining.

“You’ll feel tired very soon.”

“Is Sister worrying about me?”

“If you think so, then I guess so.”

Li Fangge smiled, and although it was a bit forced, it looked cool and very attractive.

Her smile was like an instantly effective soothing agent for Guan Xiaoyu. The paleness immediately left her face. “Goodbye, Sister Li. I was very happy last night.”

“Goodbye.”

After Guan Xiaoyu’s car drove away, Li Fangge stared at the empty road for a long time.

In this world, the only person who sincerely cared for her, despite her current predicament, was probably Guan Xiaoyu.

Oh, no—

She retracted her gaze and turned to walk back.

There was also her cousin who went to the concert with her, complained about the concert with her, and drank with her.

On the way back, to try and clear Guan Xiaoyu from her mind, Li Fangge sent a message to Bai Shao: “Come over for lunch.”

Bai Shao was a Beta, an artist, and a part-time model.

Like Li Fangge, none of her identities were approved by her family.

The “scum A” the original Li Fangge was not approved because of her low genetic grade and her choice to learn the piano against advice. Bai Shao was marginalized by her family simply for being a Beta.

In this world, Alphas stand at the top of society due to their excellent leadership and creativity, and even those with low genetic grades usually don’t have bad circumstances. Omegas are highly favored and protected objects because of their inherent advantage in reproduction.

As for Betas, because of their mediocre aptitude, their social responsibilities are mainly basic production work across various industries.

The fact that Bai Shao could become an artist was inseparable from her personal talent.

“Has your wife left?” Bai Shao quickly replied to the message.

“She has.”

Chen Qiaoyi and Yin Xiaoyou, those two gossiping women, must have too much time on their hands.

Li Fangge planned to make the rigid woman mow the lawn with a tractor in the midday sun and have the cheerful nutritionist prepare a full Manchu-Han banquet by herself.

“Sister seriously underestimated you before.”

“Do you want to know more details?”

“Absolutely.”

“No comment.”

“Having a wife, how impressive.”

“Are you jealous?”

“Even though I heard you slept together, I bet nothing actually happened.”

“Slept together and nothing happened? Impossible.”

“..Save it for when you tell me in person!”

Got her. The artist cousin was indeed bored.

Li Fangge locked her phone screen and scoffed softly.

There was probably no one more idle in the world right now than her and her cousin.

One thing had been bothering Li Fangge for the past few days.

Chen Qiaoyi and Yin Xiaoyou hadn’t spent a very long time with her, but it had been a few months, and these two women didn’t seem to notice any change in her.

In the past, the “scum A” would never wake up before noon. Exercise was out of the question. Skincare was practically impossible for her—just look at her vanity table, many of the products hadn’t even been opened.

“Sister Yi, haven’t you noticed I haven’t liked going out lately?”

Li Fangge asked casually yesterday afternoon as she accepted the gladiolus from Chen Qiaoyi.

“Miss Heguo doesn’t like going out because she has no money.”

Hearing Chen Qiaoyi’s dry response, Li Fangge immediately lost the desire to arrange the flowers.

During lunch, she asked Yin Xiaoyou, “Xiaoyou, don’t you think my complexion and my face look much better than before?”

Since transmigrating, Li Fangge had been diligently caring for her skin, despite doing nothing else all day. She had to admit, being young was great; a little effort and her skin looked fabulous.

“Miss Li is naturally beautiful. Waking up and going to bed early naturally improves your complexion,” Yin Xiaoyou said with a smile, serving her a fruit platter.

“I didn’t use to eat mangoes—”

“I was wondering why Miss Li suddenly said she wanted some.”

Li Fangge was too lazy to answer her. These small changes indeed couldn’t let them discover that she had a new heart.

The “scum A” was very quiet and barely communicated with them, so their understanding of her was already quite limited.

As for others, there was even less chance. Even Guan Xiaoyu.

Her last meeting with the “scum A” was during their high school days. The two cut off contact after the “scum A” differentiated. Even if Guan Xiaoyu liked her intensely, there was almost no possibility of her detecting a change of heart after so many years.

Other relatives and friends, including Mr. Li and Madam Chen, had essentially given up on their daughter, the “scum A.” As long as she didn’t cause trouble or stir up drama, they wouldn’t think of her.

Now, only Bai Shao might be able to detect her abnormality—

At noon, Bai Shao arrived wearing a caramel-colored jumpsuit.

She was three or four centimeters taller than Li Fangge, with a standard supermodel height.

Striding in, she stood in front of Li Fangge, who was lounging on the sofa, and looked down at her. “Wife stayed over and you can still get up early. Are you sure nothing happened?”

“Alphas are different from you Betas!”

This kind of talk would definitely be labeled as gender discrimination between unfamiliar people.

Chen Qiaoyi, tidying up the tearoom not far away, frowned when she heard it.

But Li Fange knew she could say it to Bai Shao. “Don’t just say she stayed one night. I could get up early even if she stayed for a week.”

“Impressive!” Bai Shao turned her back and casually plopped onto the sofa, sneering, “My good cousin is doing well! Are Uncle and Aunt going to prepare for your wedding?”

Li Fangge waved her hand, sat up straight, and said, “Marriage is still a long way off.”

She shouldn’t have boasted so much. Bai Shao knew the “scum A” inside and out. Revealing her identity would do her no good.

“You’re taking it seriously?” Bai Shao’s long legs were propped up on the coffee table, revealing her slender, straight, and pale calves.

“Why not?”

“No—” Bai Shao turned her head. “The news has spread throughout the Guan family! Miss Guan Er stayed over last night. I really can’t figure out this progression.”

The news she referred to was the Guan family disregarding their commitment and looking for a new match for Guan Xiaoyu.

“Logically, someone coming to call off the engagement would absolutely not stay over—” Bai Shao’s bright face was filled with question marks, and her narrow eyes were full of doubt. “Could the rumors be false?”

“The rumors are correct. But the rumors have nothing to do with Guan Xiaoyu’s thoughts, which is really annoying. She keeps clinging to me.”

Li Fangge was genuinely annoyed. If Guan Xiaoyu had just listened to her family, things would be much simpler.

“Showing off!” Bai Shao kicked her long leg toward Li Fangge.

Li Fangge was unfazed, staring blankly into the distance.

The air conditioning in the room was cool, isolating the intense heat and heavy sunlight of the August midday outside.

“Quick, tell me the details.” Bai Shao urged her. “Didn’t you say you’d never pay attention to her? How did you start yesterday? Not only did you start, but you also—”

“That’s right, we slept together. As for the details, we’re all adults; I don’t need to say more, do I?”

“You do. Hurry up and tell me, Sis. How did you sleep together? Every tiny detail, I don’t want to miss anything.”

Bai Shao’s eager gossiping made Li Fangge want to laugh.

“In short, she had a fight with her father and needed comfort, so everything happened naturally.”

“That kind of comfort? Did you—”

“Is there anything that a night’s sleep can’t solve?”

“Your words sound so—lewd.”

“It is quite lewd.”

“I don’t believe it, unless—”

“Time to eat.”

Li Fangge interrupted her, took her feet off the sofa, and slid her slender, pale feet into black flip-flops.

“Tell me! Do you think I actually got up at this time just to eat lunch with you?” Bai Shao said angrily.

“Anyway, I just called you over to eat.” Li Fangge turned her back and walked toward the dining room without looking back.

Bai Shao stood up and followed her.

The tall figures of the two sisters, one after the other, looked pleasant.

Chen Qiaoyi stared blankly for a moment in the direction the two idle sisters disappeared.

In the dining room, Li Fangge and Bai Shao ate and chatted.

If it weren’t for the annoying issues, Li Fangge would quite enjoy this leisurely routine; it was precious time for her.

“Seriously, did you change your mind?”

Bai Shao brought the topic back to Li Fangge and Guan Xiaoyu’s engagement.

Actually, after the “scum A” failed differentiation, almost everyone, including the “scum A” herself, had silently assumed the engagement was invalid, as the facts were clear.

When the Li family heard that the Guan family was looking for a new match for Guan Xiaoyu, they remained indifferent.

The only one who had been consistently persistent over the years was Guan Xiaoyu.

Li Fangge recalled the scene where she struggled to refuse Guan Xiaoyu that morning. She suddenly understood a little. They were probably being dominated by the will of the novel. Their current situation had a strong flavor of “the official couple cannot be split.”

“Change what mind?” she asked knowingly.

“You’re not after her money, are you? I know you—”

“Is that a problem?” Li Fangge deliberately smeared herself.

“Are you serious?” Bai Shao stopped her chopsticks in surprise.

“Am I supposed to be trapped at home forever?”

“Isn’t wearing a wig and a mole not free enough? Why drag someone else down and involve yourself too?!”

“We had a very happy night’s sleep last night.”

Guan Xiaoyu said she was happy last night before they parted.

At the time, Li Fangge also wanted to say she was happy last night, but she held back.

She had expected to have insomnia with Guan Xiaoyu sleeping next to her, but it didn’t happen. On the contrary, last night was the most restful sleep she’d had since transmigrating, even though nothing happened—

“Is that so?!” Bai Shao looked unconvinced.

Li Fangge said nothing, and Guan Xiaoyu’s image of constantly looking back as she got into the car reappeared in her mind.

“If it were you, would you break off the engagement?” She looked at Bai Shao.

“Would you not break off the engagement just for money?” Bai Shao pushed the question back.

Li Fangge nodded and lowered her eyes. “What’s so good about me? That makes Guan Xiaoyu so—”

“Besides love, I can’t think of any other reason.” Bai Shao’s gaze dimmed after she spoke.

She looked away from Li Fangge and pretended to eat her vegetables, but she had actually lost her appetite.

“Is love enough?”

Li Fangge was immersed in her own troubles and didn’t notice her cousin’s unusual behavior.

“Perhaps,” Bai Shao’s voice wavered.

The two sisters ate for a long time during this lunch.

They both had no clear sense of whether they were full or not.

As she was seeing her cousin off, Li Fangge asked, “Sis, do you like men or women?”

Bai Shao, who was about to step down the stairs with her left foot, suddenly stopped. “Why are you asking that all of a sudden?”

“I don’t recall you ever dating. I’m just—a little curious?” Li Fangge seemed nonchalant.

In this world, the law recognizes and protects all forms of marriage.

An engagement like Li Fangge and Guan Xiaoyu’s was not impossible.

It’s just that due to marking factors, people generally didn’t recommend or favor such a union.

“Didn’t you always say love was a pile of dog crap?”

“Maybe because Guan Xiaoyu visited last night,” Li Fangge smiled faintly.

Her eyes sparkled with a captivating light, making it hard to discern if she was telling the truth.

“Tch—”

“I know even if you don’t say it.”

Li Fangge said to her cousin, who was walking down the steps.

Bai Shao’s car was parked by the flower bed outside the portico.

“If you have time to think about this, you should think about how to pay off your debt!”

Clearly, her cousin was avoiding the topic.

Li Fangge watched her open the car door, then turn back and wave at her. “Going out tonight?”

“No, I’m broke.”

“That doesn’t sound like something you would say.” Bai Shao got into the car and drove away.

Li Fangge had just said she was broke, but that afternoon, someone sent her a huge check—