The Mad Beauty and the Sick Young Lady [Transmigration Novel] - Chapter 16

In fact, Yu Xianxian didn’t hold much malice toward Su Li. She had always believed that everyone should rely on their own abilities to pursue an Alpha, and if she failed, it was simply because she wasn’t cunning enough. Regarding Su Li, she just casually threw a few barbs.

But now, Su Li was actually offering her a donut and even volunteered to help her pursue Ying Feiyan. Yu Xianxian racked her little brain, unable to figure out what this meant.

Was she humiliating the defeated? But looking at Su Li’s pale, frail appearance, with a slender neck that could be snapped in one grasp, she seemed too gentle and weak to be the type to humiliate others.

Yu Xianxian took a bite of the donut:

“I’ll consider it. Let’s add each other on WeChat first.”

Su Li took out her phone, they exchanged WeChat contacts, and Yu Xianxian fled the scene as if running for her life.

A crowd of young men and women who had been waiting nearby rushed forward, practically surrounding the two, initiating all kinds of conversations:

“How did you two meet? I heard the third Miss Su usually doesn’t leave the house…”

Su Li glanced at Jiang Zhuoye, whose arm was still draped over her shoulder, and said softly:

“It should be considered meeting through fandom, I guess.”

Jiang Zhuoye smiled and added:

“She gave me a globally limited edition sports car the first time she saw me. I rarely have such generous fans, so she left a deep impression on me.”

Everyone gasped in admiration and envy. Many took out their phones to ask Jiang Zhuoye for his WeChat, but he did not comply.

This level of elite social circle basically didn’t include major heirs, but mainly less-regarded non-inheritors from super-large conglomerates, or second-generation members of smaller financial groups.

For a circle like this, a superstar like Jiang Zhuoye was a source of connections and was extremely popular.

Since they couldn’t get the big star’s contact information directly, everyone settled for the next best thing, showering Su Li with sweet talk to get her WeChat.

In the end, Su Li added more than a dozen people to her phone almost everyone at the gathering before the crowd slowly dispersed.

As the party neared its end, Ying Feiyan finally walked over.

Spotting Ying Feiyan approaching from afar, Jiang Zhuoye immediately put an arm around Su Li’s shoulder, preparing to leave.

Ying Feiyan hurried to catch up, shouting loudly:

“Su Li! I have something to tell you! This is the last time!”

Su Li paused.

Jiang Zhuoye noticed her hesitation, stopped as well, and lowered his hand.

Su Li stood still. Ying Feiyan quickly ran over, her long hair fluttering. Her normally beautiful face was now deeply shadowed, and her eyes were lifeless, yet a glimmer of hope appeared when she saw Su Li stop.

“I saw you selling paintings online. I want one of your paintings to keep. Can I? I can buy it at the market price. I just want it as a souvenir.”

As Ying Feiyan spoke, tears seemed to flash in her eyes. Her tone was pleading, and she looked a little pathetic.

Jiang Zhuoye stood beside them, raising an eyebrow slightly, but said nothing, just watching Su Li.

Su Li herself was a little surprised:

“How did you know I was selling paintings? I don’t recall you having a habit of following auction houses.”

Ying Feiyan:

“I accidentally stumbled upon the webpage. I saw that you sold the sunrise painting. You used to say the sunrise was beautiful because of me… but I didn’t manage to get that painting, and I was heartbroken.”

Su Li pondered for a moment, her expression calm:

“I often offered to draw your portrait, but you always refused for various reasons. I painted many things related to you, capturing many feelings of when I loved you, yet I don’t even have one portrait of you. I used to think you valued your privacy, but now I think you just didn’t like me enough to open up to me. If that’s the case, then keeping so many paintings related to you is pointless…”

Ying Feiyan’s face fell when she heard the first part, but it brightened with renewed hope at the end:

“So, will you give all those paintings to me?”

Su Li looked at her strangely:

“Why would I give them to you? I plan to store them in a warehouse, so I can use them as firewood when it gets cold.”

Ying Feiyan:

“…”

Jiang Zhuoye burst out laughing and started applauding.

Each clap sounded like a slap to Ying Feiyan’s face. Ying Feiyan’s face slowly turned red, and she felt her mind becoming blurry.

Su Li turned to Jiang Zhuoye:

“Let’s go. I need to deliver you back to your manager.”

The two walked away gracefully, exiting the plant conservatory.

One in black, one in a white dress, both slender and graceful. Their posture and gait carried the specific allure of Omegas. Their backs alone were enough to make people linger.

Ying Feiyan stared intently at their receding figures, her mind in a state of confusion.

After dropping Jiang Zhuoye back with Jia Sihan, Su Li learned that Jiang Zhuoye had skipped a commercial event and ran into her while wandering aimlessly in a shopping mall.

“Wait… can you just skip commercial events?”

Jiang Zhuoye casually lifted her manager Jia Sihan’s baseball cap:

“As long as you’re rich enough, you can.”

Jia Sihan:

“You just take advantage of the fact that I spoil you.”

Jiang Zhuoye laughed, then turned and patted Su Li:

“How was my performance today? Are you satisfied, little girl?”

Su Li flinched slightly from the pat. She had consumed too many high-sugar, high-oil foods at the party and now felt uncomfortable, wanting nothing more than to rush home. She nodded haphazardly:

“Yes, yes, very satisfied.”

Jiang Zhuoye:

“Then will you come out to play with me again next time?”

“Yes, yes, yes.”

“It’s settled then. I’ll take you to a food stall sometime.”

“Yes, yes, yes… Huh?”

Jiang Zhuoye and Jia Sihan had already walked far away. Su Li stood in front of her car, lost in thought.

Since she had agreed to Jiang Zhuoye’s spontaneous invitation… should she add “go eat at a food stall” to her list? She hadn’t eaten at one before, so it would definitely be a brand new experience.

A brand-new experience came with risks, however. For example, after returning from the party, Su Li had diarrhea for three days.

Three days later, she finally recovered, tidied up the paintings in her studio, sent some for auction, and stored others in her family’s warehouse, anticipating a possible art exhibition in the future.

Of course, she wouldn’t actually burn them as firewood; that was just a quick-witted remark Su Li made to provoke Ying Feiyan.

The comic serialization had to continue. Su Li drew the events that took place at the party. She vividly depicted Jiang Zhuoye’s entire piano performance, drawing several extra panels compared to her usual update.

This update even included a particularly exquisite character-in-scene illustration. It was the first time “Miss Yezi” had a delicate, beautiful, non-chibi face. Her expression was explosive, her fingertips played inside the grand piano, and light effects and a black dress fluttered at the edges of the picture. The entire painting was stunningly beautiful.

Su Li had been very careful to avoid depicting Jiang Zhuoye’s exact appearance, but the comments section was still full of bold guesses:

“Am I the only one who thinks Miss Ye Zi’s unique aura resembles JZY a bit…”

A bunch of users responded with secret codes:

“Who? Like this? Urgent request? Jiang Zhuoye?”

“I’m just going to say it: Jiang Zhuoye! So it’s not just me. I’ve been ‘substituting’ her for him for a while now. Miss Ye Zi must be Jiang Zhuoye himself! But I find it hard to believe Jiang Zhuoye could be this gentle sometimes…”

“As a Jiang Zhuoye fan, I must say that while the refined character illustration of Miss Ye Zi doesn’t look like Jiang Zhuoye in any of the facial features, the overall aura is still so uniquely her/him that there’s no one else it could be. At first glance, it’s totally Jiang Zhuoye, but a closer look shows it’s not quite right, as if the author deliberately avoided drawing Jiang Zhuoye’s features…”

“Anyway, let’s just enjoy it as celebrity fan fiction! Keep up the good work, author!”

Su Li looked at the comments and felt like the netizens were living in her head. How did they guess so accurately?! This was too terrifying!

A week passed, and early winter arrived, with a cold front sweeping the city.

Su Li didn’t feel it much since she didn’t need to go out. She merely stood indoors and watched the green trees outside gradually lose their leaves, feeling a sense of desolation.

During this time, Ying Feiyan had not bothered her again. However, many friends she added at the party constantly sent caring messages on WeChat, subtly trying to get Su Li to share Jiang Zhuoye’s WeChat with them. Su Li simply ignored them all.

Jiang Zhuoye was probably busy and hadn’t contacted Su Li for several days. Su Li occasionally missed her, but only to the extent of browsing the latest entertainment news.

She even followed Jiang Zhuoye’s fan sites on Weibo, watching the fans post various beautiful photos and track her various schedules. She seemed to be able to experience Jiang Zhuoye’s rich life herself.

Flying from one city to another, going from one event to another variety show, visiting the set of a drama, a director treating the entire cast and crew to dinner… Su Li looked at it all and felt envious. How could life be so colorful!

On Saturday night, Jiang Zhuoye suddenly called Su Li:

“Let’s go eat at a food stall tomorrow afternoon!”

Su Li agreed immediately, delighted, but then remembered to check the weather forecast:

“But it looks like it’s going to snow tomorrow? It’s this year’s first snow!”

Jiang Zhuoye chuckled softly:

“Yes, is watching the first snow with me not a good idea?”

Su Li couldn’t help but smile:

“Of course, it’s a good idea.”

“Then I’ll pick you up tomorrow afternoon.”

“Alright. Do I need to bring anything special?”

“A princess leaving her castle needs to bring nothing but a good mood.”

Jiang Zhuoye’s voice suddenly changed, becoming deep, magnetic, and resolute:

“Your knight will have everything prepared for you.”