Pretending to Be a Submissive O: My Fiancee Is a Little Pup - Chapter 18

Ji Yaran found this meal incredibly awkward.

The table was filled with delicacies specifically prepared by a chef invited to the house, and the ingredients were all top-tier without exception. However, she had no appetite at all, her heart was hanging in suspense, and she ate with trepidation.

The news of her previous wedding flight had spread far and wide, so her stint as Yu Shi’s lover naturally couldn’t be kept a secret. Ji Peilin and Tang Yafen felt they had lost face, so they naturally didn’t have a kind expression for this daughter.

Especially her father, Ji Peilin, was a man who rarely smiled to begin with. After seeing her, he couldn’t even swallow a bite of food. If it weren’t for the presence of Ji Yahan and Chen Peihui today, he probably would have lashed out at her long ago.

The atmosphere was too oppressive. Ji Yaran was someone who wasn’t used to awkward silences, so she slowly set down her chopsticks and cleared her throat, attempting to soften the mood.

Since the trouble started with her, she had to say something.

“Dad, Mom, how have you been lately? Is your health alright?”

It would have been better if she hadn’t spoken, the moment those words left her mouth, the air in the dining room seemed to freeze.

Ji Peilin slammed his chopsticks down heavily and said with a dark expression, “You still have the nerve to speak!”

Ji Yahan quickly let out a dry cough to smooth things over for Ji Yaran, “Dad, Yaran rarely comes home, don’t be so angry with her. I heard from Mom that your health hasn’t been great lately, don’t let yourself get worked up.”

“That’s right, Dad, we already gave her a talking-to earlier,” Chen Peihui chimed in from the side.

Even though he and Ji Yahan weren’t officially married yet, Ji Peilin was quite satisfied with this son-in-law and already treated him like his own son. Chen Peihui had also changed how he addressed his father-in-law long ago.

“You two stop speaking for her. She caused such a huge disaster and expects others to clean up her mess. To be this old and have no sense of responsibility at all, what kind of behavior is that!” Ji Peilin said coldly.

“Dad, I know I was wrong,” Ji Yaran could completely understand why Ji Peilin was so angry. Any parent who cared for their child would be furious at the things the original owner of this body had done. But since it had already happened, solving it was more important than blaming one another. Regardless, she had to reconcile with her family first.

Ji Peilin looked over with cold eyes, frustrated that she hadn’t lived up to expectations, “Look at your sister and your brother-in-law, and then look at you, look at the unreliable person you went looking for!”

“Dad,” Ji Yaran paused, “I, I’ve already broken up.”

When she said this, Ji Peilin’s expression shifted slightly. It finally softened a fraction, but his gaze remained cold, clearly still unable to fully let go of the grudge.

Tang Yafen, who hadn’t spoken until now, finally opened her mouth, “Alright, alright, Yaran has already broken up, so stop scolding her. Let Yahan talk to her about emotional matters later.”

Seeing the opening, Ji Yahan smoothed things over just in time, “That’s right, Yaran, we sisters haven’t seen each other in a long time. After we finish eating, come to my room and chat with me.”

After the meal, Ji Yahan pulled Ji Yaran to her room. Once the sisters were alone, Ji Yahan stopped being subtle and got straight to the point.

“Yaran, have you really broken up with Yu Shi?” Ji Yahan’s expression was serious, no less stern than Ji Peilin’s attitude just now. She had watched Ji Yaran grow up. Previously, Ji Yaran was ready to die for Yu Shi and didn’t hesitate to run away from home, so it was hard to be sure she wasn’t lying to the family just to avoid a scolding.

“We’ve been broken up for a while, Sis. I’ve even moved out.” Ji Yaran knew this would be hard for Ji Yahan to believe, so she simply took out her phone and showed her the breakup chat logs and the evidence of her move.

Having received confirmation, the weight on Ji Yahan’s heart finally lifted. Her gaze softened as she looked at her sister, “As long as you’ve come to your senses, I can rest easy. Mom and Dad are still in the heat of their anger, so don’t clash with them. Once they cool down, things will naturally get better.”

“I know, Sis.”

“Since you’ve broken up, I won’t pry into what happened between you two. But running away from the wedding was an insult to the Song family after all. No matter what, you must come with me to visit them and apologize in person, understand?”

“The Song family?” Reminded by Ji Yahan, Ji Yaran remembered that the original owner of the body had abandoned her fiancée and fled the wedding to be with Yu Shi.

The Ji family had a massive business, for them to marry off one of their daughters, it usually meant the two families had a cooperative business relationship. By running away, she had likely caused a significant blow to the trust between the two partners.

Since Ji Yaran herself was a Beta, this fiancée was likely a Beta as well.

But what a coincidence, that person’s surname was also Song?

“Yes,” Ji Yahan couldn’t help but sound a bit angry when mentioning this, “The group originally had a project in cooperation with the Song family that was almost finalized. Because of your stunt, they pulled out of the partnership. Tell me, isn’t the mess you made huge?”

“It’s my fault, Sis. I’ll go with you to apologize tomorrow,” Ji Yaran paused, “But, I really don’t want to marry someone I don’t love.”

While Ji Yaran felt the original owner’s actions were irresponsible, she also couldn’t agree with marrying someone she didn’t like just for the sake of business.

She felt she had to make this clear to Ji Yahan.

“Yaran,” Ji Yahan’s brow furrowed as she advised her earnestly, “You aren’t a child anymore. How can you be so flippant about a marriage you sought out yourself?”

“Sis, what are you saying?” Ji Yaran was stunned, “A marriage I sought out myself?”

Didn’t the original owner like Yu Shi? Why would she actively seek a marriage with the Song family and then run away at the wedding later?

“Yes. Mom, Dad, and I all found it strange. You hadn’t even met the third Miss of the Song family, so why did you suddenly want to marry her?” Ji Yahan was a bit displeased talking about this. How could one be so casual about a life-long commitment? If Ji Yaran and that person had truly been in love, it would be one thing, but who would have thought she’d regret it later? Not only did she fail the Song family, but she also dragged the Ji family’s reputation through the mud and lost them their dignity.

“We, we had never met?”

“No. The third Miss Song grew up studying abroad and hasn’t been back in the country for very long. Not to mention you, even I haven’t met her.”

Ji Yaran had previously thought it wasn’t worth it for the original owner to flee the wedding for Yu Shi, but hearing Ji Yahan say this, she felt there was something very fishy about the whole thing.

“Yaran, what’s wrong with you? Why are you asking me about your own affairs?” Ji Yahan felt that during this meeting, Ji Yaran seemed a bit different from before.

Ji Yaran snapped back to her senses and gave a forced smile, “No, it’s nothing. It’s been so long, I’ve forgotten some things.”

“You, you’re always changing your mind from one moment to the next! There’s a hierarchy of importance, it’s one thing to be messy usually, but to be this muddled about your marriage!” As Ji Yaran’s sister, Ji Yahan had always felt guilty about this matter. Ji Yaran had always been willful and playful, and she was the one who had disciplined her since childhood. While she was usually strict, she rarely punished her for her faults, which had allowed her sister to commit such a major blunder.

“I’m sorry, Sis. I know I was wrong, I promise it won’t happen again.”

“It’s good that you know!”

“That third Miss Song, how is she doing now?”

In any case, being abandoned at a wedding was a humilitating event. Ji Yaran could easily imagine how this news would have spread through the high society circles. If this third Miss Song had done something drastic because of it, then Ji Yaran really couldn’t apologize enough even in death.

“I’m not sure about that either. I heard the third Miss was taken away by Song Feiyu. After you ran away that day, I was busy comforting the guests and apologizing to Song Weishuang, how could I have time for anything else?”

“Song Weishuang? Song, Feiyu?” Hearing these two names, Ji Yaran froze. Why did these two names sound so familiar?

The name Song Qingxue suddenly surfaced in her mind, giving her a fright.

It couldn’t be, right?

How could there be such a coincidence?

She couldn’t help but recall her past interactions with Song Qingxue.

Song Qingxue clutching her sleeve, aggrievedly calling her “Sister,” taking advantage of her status as an Omega to shamelessly lean against her…

Song Qingxue wasn’t very old, but she had the glamorous appearance of a mature woman and a temperament more delicate than a child’s. Her temper was as unpredictable as a fairy’s, carrying a bit of childish wilfulness, sometimes as pure as an angel, sometimes like a little demon who loved playing tricks.

But she vaguely remembered confessing to Ji Yahan about being with Song Qingxue. If that Song Qingxue really was the third Miss of the Song family, Ji Yahan couldn’t possibly have had no reaction.

Thinking of this, Ji Yaran felt relieved.

“What’s wrong?” Ji Yahan’s voice interrupted her thoughts, looking at her strangely, “Haven’t you met the Song sisters before?”

Ji Yaran had a sudden idea and decided to test the waters, “Yeah, Sis, I just suddenly thought of that Song Qingxue I mentioned to you last time…”

Ji Yahan frowned, “Are you still with her?”

“No, no, we’ve been apart for a long time,” Ji Yaran said quickly, “It’s just her name, it’s quite similar to those two sisters.”

She paused and deliberately spoke with feigned boldness, “If someone else heard it, they’d probably think they were three sisters.”

Ji Yahan gave her a white-eyed look, “You really have quite an imagination, focusing on all this useless stuff.”

Ji Yaran stubbornly replied, “It’s not entirely without logic.”

It seemed the third Miss Song indeed wasn’t named Song Qingxue.

She wanted to ask for the third Miss Song’s actual name, but Ji Yahan had already grown suspicious of her. If she asked now, it would likely raise more doubts.

Never mind.

Knowing it wasn’t Song Qingxue was enough.

As for what that third Miss Song was named, she could find a way to figure it out herself.

“Alright, that’s enough. You stay at home today and come with us to the Song family tomorrow morning. You must give the Song family a proper apology.”

“Don’t worry, Sis, I’ll apologize properly.” Incidentally, she also wanted to figure out the reason she had been engaged to the third Miss Song. Perhaps she could find some clues at the Song house.

“Then I won’t say more, go have an afternoon nap,” Ji Yahan didn’t want to pursue the matter further now that things had reached this point, “Think about how you’ll apologize to them tomorrow.”

“Don’t worry, Sis, I’ll speak well.”

The two of them talked as they walked out of Ji Yahan’s bedroom. As soon as they opened the door, they saw Chen Peihui returning from Ji Peilin’s study.

“Brother-in-law,” Ji Yaran greeted him.

“Mm,” Chen Peihui gave a faint response and looked at Ji Yahan, “Finished chatting?”

“Yes,” Ji Yahan stopped and said to Ji Yaran, “Go back to your room first, I have something to say to your brother-in-law.”

“Okay.”

Watching Ji Yaran return to her room, Ji Yahan turned to Chen Peihui, her expression much more solemn than before.

“Yaran was with that Song Qingxue for a while.”

Hearing this name, even the usually stoic Chen Peihui’s expression changed slightly.

“Song Qingxue? The Song Qingxue from Lingshang Culture?”

“Yes,” Ji Yaran showed a worried expression, “Even though Yaran told me they aren’t together anymore, looking at her face, I’m still a bit worried.”

At the mention of this name, both of them fell silent for a moment.

Ji Yahan pulled on Chen Peihui’s arm and said seriously, “Peihui, I need you to help me check on this Song Qingxue. Yaran has a simple personality and isn’t very shrewd, I’m afraid she’s being conned.”

Chen Peihui agreed quickly, “I’ll have someone look into her.”

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