The Cannon Fodder Crazy Beauty Has Awakened [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 52.2

Gu Lanqiu recalled Jiang Mengyu’s previous works, they all seemed to be landscapes, with no portraits.

“Did Madam Jiang visit you yesterday?” Gu Lanqiu changed the subject.

“Yes.”

Gu Lanqiu had noticed that since Jiang Mengyu’s rebirth, aside from her obsessive fixation on her, she treated everyone else with indifference even Madam Jiang was no exception.

A strange sense of delight inexplicably arose in her heart.

“What did you talk about?” Gu Lanqiu asked.

“She asked me what my relationship with you is.” As Jiang Mengyu spoke, her gaze never left Gu Lanqiu’s face, the burning affection in her eyes almost enough to consume Gu Lanqiu entirely.

Gu Lanqiu replied casually, “And how did you answer?”

She already knew the answer.

Jiang Mengyu’s response was that she loved her and wanted to be with her.

“I said I love you and want to be with you,” Jiang Mengyu declared firmly.

At least she was honest.

Gu Lanqiu’s expression remained unchanged. “I heard Mrs. Jiang has a weak heart.”

Jiang Mengyu didn’t seem concerned about potentially upsetting her own mother.

Jiang Mengyu stayed silent.

Mrs. Jiang was indeed furious, but she was smart enough to know that walls have ears, so she refrained from saying anything inappropriate.

Still, the way she looked at Jiang Mengyu carried an unmistakable shock and disbelief.

Before this, Mrs. Jiang had assumed Jiang Mengyu was doing all this just to please Gu Lanqiu. Even when Jiang Mengyu mentioned wanting to call off the engagement, she thought it was just a strategic retreat. Who would have guessed Jiang Mengyu was actually serious about giving up Xu Zeyan?!

And what was going on between her and Gu Lanqiu?

System No. 031 observed Mrs. Jiang’s utterly shattered worldview and couldn’t help but feel a sense of kinship.

The host was stirring up a sapphic romance in a melodramatic love story. Of course, it would shock both the main and supporting characters.

Come to think of it, in comparison, Gu Lanqiu’s acceptance level seemed surprisingly high.

System No. 031 felt numb. No wonder the host had set her sights on Gu Lanqiu was this some kind of special gaydar between lesbians?

Gu Lanqiu didn’t stay long before leaving. She was busy and didn’t have time to entertain Jiang Mengyu.

Jiang Mengyu didn’t try to stop her.

Standing in front of the mirror, Jiang Mengyu washed away the traces of paint on her cheek. As she stared at her damp face, she recalled Gu Lanqiu’s indifferent expression while wiping the paint off earlier.

Gu Lanqiu really didn’t resist intimate contact with her.

…

Xu Zeyan tried to sneak into Jiang Mengyu’s hospital room but was recognized by the bodyguards the moment he reached the door.

“Young Master Xu.”

Xu Zeyan was annoyed but forced a stiff nod. “I’m here to see her.”

The bodyguard remained unmoved. “Director Gu said no outsiders are allowed inside.”

Xu Zeyan could be quite intimidating when he wasn’t smiling. “Am I an outsider?”

“Did my aunt suddenly disown me as her nephew?”

“Get out of my way!”

The bodyguard hesitated. “Please wait. I’ll call Director Gu.”

Xu Zeyan could guess with his toes, Gu Lanqiu would never let him in, otherwise she wouldn’t have deliberately kept it from him.

Taking advantage of his injuries and knowing the bodyguards wouldn’t dare lay a hand on him, he forced his way into the room and actually managed to push through.

“Jiang Mengyu!”

Jiang Mengyu was sitting on the small sofa reading a book. At the commotion, she closed the storybook in her hands. “What are you doing here?”

The caregiver quickly stepped in front of her, looking wary.

Xu Zeyan ignored her. Catching his breath, his eyes flicked to the book on Jiang Mengyu’s lap, a deep blue cover with a large cartoon cat and the title printed beside it: Hey, Little One.

Xu Zeyan’s lips twitched. “Since when did you start liking this kind of book?”

Didn’t Jiang Mengyu only love reading books like The Philosophy of Art and The Origin of Art?

Before entering, Xu Zeyan had thought Jiang Mengyu was being held captive by Gu Lanqiu. But now, looking at all the items in the hospital room, this was hardly the treatment of someone imprisoned!

She was clearly living a life of leisure!

So was it really Jiang Mengyu who wanted to break off their engagement?

Jiang Mengyu ignored him, turning instead to the caregiver. “It’s fine, step aside.”

Seeing her disregard him, Xu Zeyan grew even more displeased but suppressed his temper and pressed on, “What happened to your injuries?”

“Not contacting me for days, only to attempt suicide behind my back?”

And even dragging Gu Lanqiu into it.

The memory of Gu Lanqiu’s attitude toward him made Xu Zeyan’s expression stiffen further. “I told you it was just a misunderstanding. Was it really necessary to make such a big deal out of it? You weren’t like this before.”

His gaze at Jiang Mengyu was filled with disappointment.

Jiang Mengyu stood up.

Xu Zeyan instinctively took two steps back, the unhealed wound on his chest throbbing again.

But remembering that Jiang Mengyu was also injured her face as pale as paper, he relaxed slightly. “Why aren’t you saying anything? Do you also think?”

Before he could finish, Jiang Mengyu suddenly raised her leg. Xu Zeyan reflexively shielded his chest and groin, only to realize it was a feint.

The next second, Jiang Mengyu grabbed his hair, yanking so hard that his scalp burned with excruciating pain. Xu Zeyan let out an involuntary scream.

Even now, he couldn’t fathom where Jiang Mengyu had gotten such strength.

Without wasting words, Jiang Mengyu slammed his head against the wall. The dull thud of skull meeting plaster echoed through the room, terrifying the caregiver into near speechlessness.

“M-Miss Jiang! Please calm down!”

At the same time, the soothing chants of Clear Mind Mantra played by System No. 031 buzzed in Jiang Mengyu’s mind, grating against her ears. But she paid no heed, slamming Xu Zeyan’s head against the wall again and again each impact precise, ruthless, and unrelenting.

Xu Zeyan’s head spun, blood streaming from his split forehead down his cheek and dripping onto his collar, staining it crimson.

His vision blurred, his body limp as a rag, unable to stand any longer.

Jiang Mengyu released him at just the right moment. Xu Zeyan crumpled, barely caught by the bodyguards who rushed over, preventing him from hitting the floor.

The world spun before his eyes. Like a beaten dog, Xu Zeyan struggled to move his lips, his gaze at Jiang Mengyu now filled with sheer terror.

[Ding! Target Xu Zeyan’s favorability -10. Current cumulative favorability: 145.]

Under Gu Lanqiu’s orders, the bodyguards dared not lay a hand on Jiang Mengyu and could only plead softly, “Miss Jiang, Young Master Xu is injured. Please don’t take it further.”

The caregiver also tentatively shielded Jiang Mengyu. “Miss Jiang, you’re injured too. The doctor specifically said you mustn’t move too abruptly or get agitated!”

But Jiang Mengyu seemed deaf to their words. Her glare remained fixed on Xu Zeyan. “The one who should be dead is you!”

“Why are you still alive?”

“Give me back my Lanqiu!”

Jiang Mengyu spoke as she prepared to charge forward again. Looking at her expression, twisted with hatred, Xu Zeyan had no doubt, she truly wanted to kill him!

Help! Jiang Mengyu has lost her mind!

[Ding! Target Xu Zeyan’s favorability -10. Current total favorability: 135]

[Host!!!] System 031 screamed hoarsely.

“Miss Jiang!”

“Jiang Mengyu!”

The first voice was that of the caregiver, while the second, a woman’s voice, came from the doorway. The frenzied expression on Jiang Mengyu’s face hadn’t yet faded as she looked up, meeting Gu Lanqiu’s steady gaze head-on.

“Lanqiu…”

Jiang Mengyu froze abruptly. Blinking her bloodshot eyes, she murmured, “Is it really you?”

Gu Lanqiu strode forward, taking in Xu Zeyan’s pitiful state and Jiang Mengyu’s loss of control. She took a deep breath. “Has the doctor been called?”

“I’ll go right away!”

Caught off guard by the sudden turn of events, the caregiver had been too busy trying to stop Jiang Mengyu. Only now did she hurriedly press the call button for assistance.

The ward quickly descended into chaos, yet Jiang Mengyu remained motionless, her eyes fixed solely on Gu Lanqiu. “Lanqiu…”

A glimmer of moisture welled up in her eyes. “Am I hallucinating again?”

Gu Lanqiu noticed the faint traces of blood seeping through Jiang Mengyu’s hospital gown, an inexplicable surge of frustration rising in her chest. “What do you think?”

Jiang Mengyu didn’t respond. A few seconds later, she suddenly threw herself forward, wrapping her arms tightly around Gu Lanqiu’s waist. “Lanqiu, I’m so scared.”

Her lips were close to Gu Lanqiu’s ear, close enough for Gu Lanqiu to hear the faint tremor in Jiang Mengyu’s voice.

The person before her clung desperately, like a drowning woman grasping at her last lifeline.

She was Jiang Mengyu’s only salvation.

[Ding! Target character Gu Lanqiu’s favorability +2. Current total favorability: 137.]

Gu Lanqiu glanced down at Jiang Mengyu’s tear-reddened eyes, then turned to look at Xu Zeyan, whose condition was uncertain.

Who should really be the one afraid here?

Xu Zeyan was rushed off for emergency treatment, while Jiang Mengyu’s wounds had reopened, requiring immediate re-bandaging and medication.

Watching Jiang Mengyu’s face turn ghostly pale from the pain, Gu Lanqiu’s expression grew even colder.

She had explicitly forbidden anyone from revealing the truth to Xu Zeyan. Moreover, Xu Zeyan had been recuperating recently, with limited contact with others. How had he found out where Jiang Mengyu was?

Zhou Xiang was a smart man, he wouldn’t deliberately provoke her like this. Among those who had visited Xu Zeyan recently, only one person could have done this.

Zhou Xinying.

“Big Sister beat up Senior Xu again?”

Zhou Xinying frowned. That useless Xu Zeyan couldn’t even handle Jiang Mengyu?

What about Gu Lanqiu?

She wasn’t even angry?

“Didn’t Dad always say that we sisters should help and care for each other?”

“If my sister is injured and hospitalized, shouldn’t I, as her younger sister, go see her?”

Zhou Xinying had a hunch that the current Jiang Mengyu might bring her a great surprise.

She was looking forward to it.

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