The Cannon Fodder Crazy Beauty Has Awakened [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 55.2

Gu Lanqiu’s hand paused slightly as she set down her glass. She glanced sideways at Wen Lingyi. “Not a man.”

“Oh… huh?” Wen Lingyi stared at her blankly. “What do you mean?”

Gu Lanqiu remained silent, her calm gaze fixed on Wen Lingyi. Wen Lingyi blinked, seeing her own dumbfounded expression reflected in Gu Lanqiu’s eyes. She jolted. “A woman??”

Gu Lanqiu didn’t deny it.

Just moments ago, Wen Lingyi had thought things weren’t dramatic enough, but now she felt it was too muchm so much that she couldn’t quite process it. “Gu Lanqiu, since when did you change your sexual orientation and become interested in women?”

“I don’t like her,” Gu Lanqiu clarified coldly.

Did that even matter??

Wen Lingyi exhaled. “Is there a chance you might have misunderstood?”

“Kissing on the cheek is pretty normal between girls, you know.”

As she spoke, she suddenly leaned toward Gu Lanqiu.

Gu Lanqiu dodged swiftly, frowning at her with undisguised disdain in her eyes.

Wen Lingyi had only meant to demonstrate and hadn’t actually intended to kiss her, but Gu Lanqiu’s reaction amused her.

“Did you dodge like that when she kissed you?”

Gu Lanqiu: “…”

When Jiang Mengyu kissed her last night, she hadn’t dodged at all.

But that was different, the room had been too dark. She couldn’t see and had no idea Jiang Mengyu was about to kiss her.

Seeing her silence, Wen Lingyi understood immediately.

“We’ve been friends for how many years? Even I can’t kiss you without you dodging.” Wen Lingyi raised an eyebrow. “Maybe you don’t actually dislike that girl as much as you think?”

“You’re not angry that she kissed you, you’re angry that she didn’t ask for your consent first.”

Her tone was utterly confident.

Sometimes confiding in a friend who knew you too well wasn’t a good thing. Gu Lanqiu changed the subject.

“She has a very pleasant scent. It helps with my insomnia.”

Wen Lingyi: “Seriously?”

Isn’t that the kind of thing that only happens in novels?

“Could she have been wearing some kind of sleep-enhancing perfume?”

Gu Lanqiu had already checked, Jiang Mengyu wasn’t wearing any perfume.

At the hospital, the caregivers had been with Jiang Mengyu almost 24/7. Gu Lanqiu knew everything in that room, and there was no way Jiang Mengyu could have secretly applied perfume.

The scent didn’t smell like perfume either, it was more like a delicate fragrance emanating from her skin.

Jiang Mengyu had called it “pheromones” before, and Gu Lanqiu had dismissed it as an excuse. But after realizing this morning that Jiang Mengyu’s scent helped her sleep better, Gu Lanqiu had looked it up.

Pheromones were a concept from ABO fiction.

But she didn’t mention this to Wen Lingyi.

Wen Lingyi thought for a moment. “So what’s the dilemma now?”

“You want her to help you sleep, but you feel like that would be indulging her too much, worried she might push her luck, right?”

Gu Lanqiu remained silent.

Wen Lingyi clicked her tongue. “President Gu, this isn’t like you.”

“No matter how much she pushes her luck, isn’t she still under your control? Are you really afraid she’ll slip out of your grasp and become a threat to you?”

“Or is it that you’ve actually fallen for her?”

A simple taunt, yet it instantly cleared Gu Lanqiu’s confusion.

Why should she hesitate? As long as she didn’t develop feelings for Jiang Mengyu, the outcome of this game wouldn’t change.

And Gu Lanqiu was certain, she would never fall for Jiang Mengyu.

Seeing the contemplative look on her face, Wen Lingyi couldn’t resist asking, “Tell me, who is this girl?”

Gu Lanqiu stood up. “I’m leaving.”

Wen Lingyi: “Gu Lanqiu, you heartless woman!”

Using someone and then tossing them aside!

Since she had been drinking, Gu Lanqiu called a designated driver.

When they were halfway to Beiyuan, rain began to patter outside, droplets tapping against the car window with a rhythmic sound.

A thought flashed through Gu Lanqiu’s mind, Jiang Mengyu seemed afraid of thunder.

She hadn’t informed anyone in advance. It wasn’t until she entered the villa that Aunt Zhang realized she had returned.

“Miss Jiang took her medicine and has already gone to bed.”

Gu Lanqiu took the towel and wiped the water from her hands. “Mm.”

The rain was heavy, and her shoulder was slightly damp. It was almost four in the morning. Aunt Zhang caught a whiff of alcohol on Gu Lanqiu and wanted to make her a sobering soup, but she stopped her.

Gu Lanqiu wasn’t drunk her alcohol tolerance was actually quite good.

“I’ll go check upstairs.”

The hallway lights flickered on. Under the bright illumination, Gu Lanqiu immediately spotted someone crouched in front of her bedroom door.

Jiang Mengyu, instead of sleeping, was curled up in front of Gu Lanqiu’s room in thin clothing. Her head was bowed, long hair obscuring her face. Though Gu Lanqiu couldn’t see her expression, she could sense the vulnerability and fragility radiating from her.

“Jiang Mengyu?”

Hearing the noise, Jiang Mengyu lifted her head. Her cheeks were flushed an unnatural red, her eyes dazed and unfocused before finally settling.

“Lanqiu?”

Gu Lanqiu looked down at her, a faint frown forming between her brows. “What are you doing here instead of sleeping?”

Was she really not afraid of ending up in the hospital again?

Jiang Mengyu bit her dry lips. “I thought you weren’t coming back.”

“There was thunder outside. I was a little scared.”

“Lanqiu, I didn’t go inside.”

[I just wanted to be closer to you.]

Gu Lanqiu took a deep breath. “Get up.”

Jiang Mengyu tried to stand but faltered halfway, her body sliding back down as if she couldn’t steady herself.

Gu Lanqiu noticed something off about her posture. Upon closer inspection, she caught a glimpse of something unusual around Jiang Mengyu’s wrists.

“What is this?”

Jiang Mengyu turned her face away. “It’s nothing…”

Despite her words, her hands slowly rose.

When Gu Lanqiu saw what was on her wrists, her brow twitched violently.

It was a deep red silk scarf.

Wrapped tightly around Jiang Mengyu’s skin like a sinuous serpent, it bound her hands together.

Jiang Mengyu had tied her own hands with the scarf.

Her fingers were slender and porcelain-white, her wrists delicate, tightly bound by a dark red silk scarf, carrying an indescribable hint of suggestion.

Gu Lanqiu curled her fingertips slightly, and only after several seconds did, she murmur in a low voice, “What do you mean by this?”

“Lanqiu, I didn’t mean to force you.”

Jiang Mengyu’s eyes were deep and dark, the burning desire in them unmistakably clear. “I know you don’t like me.”

“But I just can’t help wanting to be close to you.”

[Lan Qiu has no idea just how much she draws me in.]

[I want to get even closer to her.]

“So I tied myself up,” Jiang Mengyu said softly.

“That way, I won’t be able to do anything to you again.”

Gu Lanqiu was momentarily speechless.

It was indeed a good solution, but this way, it almost felt like she was the one forcing Jiang Mengyu.

Yet the frustration that had been weighing on her heart slowly dissipated in the face of Jiang Mengyu’s actions.

Seeing her silence, Jiang Mengyu continued, “Or, if you think that’s still not safe enough…”

“You can handcuff my hands, chain me up.”

Her voice was low, those dark eyes fixed intently on Gu Lanqiu, as if tempting her to do whatever she wanted.

Gu Lanqiu’s mind actually conjured up that very image.

But she quickly suppressed those inappropriate thoughts. “Why go to all that trouble?”

“Just don’t let yourself into my room again. That’s enough.”

Jiang Mengyu shook her head. “No.”

She had always been obedient and compliant in front of Gu Lanqiu, this was the first time she had ever refused her.

“If I can’t see you, I really will die.”

“Don’t stay too far from me, Lan Qiu.”

Gu Lanqiu’s heart seemed to tremble at something.

[Ding! Target Gu Lanqiu’s favorability +5. Current total favorability: 154.]

System 031 wept with joy, the mission progress had finally crossed the halfway mark again!

Gu Lanqiu averted her gaze from Jiang Mengyu’s face. “Miss Jiang, I have no interest in indulging your peculiar preferences.”

“If you want to be closer to me, it’s simple.”

With that, Gu Lanqiu opened the door in front of her.

“You can do it tonight.”

Jiang Mengyu’s breath hitched for a moment. “Lan Qiu…”

“Go wash up,” Gu Lanqiu interrupted.

“I’ll only give you half an hour.”

If they didn’t sleep soon, dawn would break.

…

Jiang Mengyu didn’t take half an hour. She spent twenty minutes cleaning herself up before pushing open the door to Gu Lanqiu’s room, where the other woman was sitting on the bed, scrolling through her phone.

Seeing Jiang Mengyu enter, Gu Lanqiu set her phone aside. “Come here.”

Jiang Mengyu paused, glancing toward the sofa.

Gu Lanqiu understood her meaning.

But last night had been out of necessity. Now that there was a bed to sleep in, why would Gu Lanqiu force herself onto the sofa?

She lifted the blanket and said to Jiang Mengyu, “Come lie down.”

Jiang Mengyu moved like an emotionless doll, slipping under the covers but keeping her eyes open, her gaze never leaving Gu Lanqiu.

Gu Lanqiu turned off the bedside lamp, plunging the room into darkness.

The breathing of the person beside her wasn’t heavy, but it lingered faintly in her ears, a constant reminder that there was someone else in her bed.

Gu Lanqiu closed her eyes, her body gradually relaxing, though sleepiness hadn’t fully settled in yet.

Was it because they were too far apart?

She opened her eyes. “Move a little closer.”

Jiang Mengyu shifted toward her, closing the distance between them abruptly. Gu Lanqiu’s body tensed for a moment before relaxing again.

The familiar drowsiness finally washed over her again. Gu Lanqiu let out a slow breath, ready to embrace this hard-won sleepiness, when the person beside her suddenly moved.

A warm body pressed closer, pulling her into an embrace.

Instinctively, Gu Lanqiu tilted her head slightly. Just as she was about to push Jiang Mengyu away, she heard a soft whisper in her ear: “Just like last night.”

“Sleep, Lanqiu.”

So, she knew what Gu Lanqiu had been trying to do.

Gu Lanqiu parted her lips, wanting to say something, but the overwhelming drowsiness took hold before she could speak. In moments, she was asleep.

Jiang Mengyu tightened her arms around Gu Lanqiu.

Habits form easily in people especially the indulgence of desire.

Once becomes countless times, until there’s no turning back.

Addiction is a terrifying thing.

But Gu Lanqiu clearly hadn’t realized that yet.

When Gu Lanqiu woke, she felt refreshed.

Compared to yesterday morning’s irritation, her mood was unusually calm now. She even had the leisure to study Jiang Mengyu’s sleeping face.

This woman was obsessive and reckless in personality, but her looks were undeniably striking. Even in sleep, she was a sight to behold.

But that was secondary. The most important thing was that she could help Gu Lanqiu sleep well.

Gu Lanqiu had tried many methods before, all without success.

Of course, she had suspected Jiang Mengyu of tampering somehow, but even before Jiang Mengyu’s rebirth, her insomnia had already been severe.

It must be the scent on Jiang Mengyu that worked…

[Ding! Target Gu Lanqiu’s favorability +5. Current total favorability: 159.]

Gu Lanqiu didn’t stare at Jiang Mengyu for long. Soon, she tried to push her away and get out of bed, she still had to go to the company.

But the moment her hand rested on Jiang Mengyu’s arm, the woman holding her suddenly stirred. That face she had just admired leaned in, and soft lips brushed a kiss against the tip of Gu Lanqiu’s ear.

“Wife, don’t go.”

“Sleep a little longer.”

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