The Mad Beauty and the Sick Young Lady [Transmigration Novel] - Chapter 17

Su Li picked out her thickest coat and walked out of the room.

Li Zhenzhen happened to be sitting in the living room reading a financial magazine. Seeing Su Li come out, she sternly snapped the magazine shut:

“What are you doing out? And wearing such a thick coat? The temperature has dropped these past two days; stay home and rest well!”

Su Li said:

“A friend invited me out… just to go out and play for the afternoon and I’ll definitely be back before eight tonight.”

Li Zhenzhen took out her phone, pretending to make a call:

“I’ll ask Xiao Guan.”

Su Li quickly stepped down to stop her mother:

“No, no, this friend is an Omega, whom I’ve recently met.”

Li Zhenzhen looked at her suspiciously:

“Do you have a photo? Where does she live? Does she have a proper job? Don’t let her lead you astray!”

Su Li immediately activated her coquetry mode, wrapping her arms around Li Zhenzhen’s neck:

“Mom~ it’s okay, she’s a really good person, and her job is very legitimate. She’s waiting for me outside our community gate right now. I’ll introduce you two when we have time!”

Li Zhenzhen was receptive to gentleness but resistant to stubbornness. She held Su Li’s hand and gently patted her daughter’s soft hand:

“Mom is really worried about you. Look at how many things have happened to you recently. A week ago, didn’t you go to that gathering, come back with diarrhea, and your body was so weak? Don’t eat randomly outside, understand? If this friend of yours is reliable, that’s fine. If she’s not, don’t blame your dad and me for being impolite to her!”

Su Li smiled brightly and rubbed her face against Li Zhenzhen’s cheek:

“Don’t worry, Mom, I know you love me, and I’ll love myself well too! My friend is very reliable, don’t worry, don’t worry, then I’m off!”

Li Zhenzhen smiled kindly:

“Then you may go.”

Su Li walked out of the door with a spring in her step. Li Zhenzhen immediately turned around and called the family driver:

“Follow Li Li, see who she’s going with and where she’s going, and take some photos!”

Su Li was completely unaware of her mother’s arrangement. She walked all the way to the community gate and saw Jiang Zhuoye driving that silver limited-edition Maybach waiting by the roadside again.

Su Li directly got into the car, flashed her prettiest smile, and greeted Jiang Zhuoye:

“Hello! Have you had lunch?”

Jiang Zhuoye was as dazzlingly beautiful as usual today. The heating in the car was very comfortable. She was only wearing a slim fit knit top, her neck curving gracefully like a swan.

She pointed casually to the exquisite small box beside her hand:

“I’ve eaten. This is for you.”

Su Li opened the carved wooden lid and saw several small compartments inside, filled with various extremely delicate candies nougat, marshmallows, liqueur chocolates, strawberry candy, corn candy…

Su Li cheered:

“Awesome!”

She picked up a marshmallow and put it into her mouth. As the soft, slightly sweet taste spread across her lips and tongue, Jiang Zhuoye started the car.

Su Li ate the candies along the way and didn’t really know the roads. Everything around her felt strange. She glanced at her phone’s navigation several times and found that Jiang Zhuoye seemed to have taken several detours.

She curiously asked:

“Why are you taking a detour?”

Jiang Zhuoye didn’t turn her head:

“The main road is congested.”

After taking a few turns through small alleys, Jiang Zhuoye returned to the main road, and Su Li didn’t pay any more attention to it.

The two arrived at “Taiping Li,” a famous food street in the city. Jiang Zhuoye found a place to park, and Su Li happily got out of the car.

Jiang Zhuoye was wearing a hat, sunglasses, and a mask, completely covered up.

As Jiang Zhuoye locked the car behind her, she glanced around and behind several times, revealing a meaningful smile.

At the same time, Li Zhenzhen gripped the financial magazine in her hand and raised her voice to the person on the other end of the phone:

“What did you say? You lost her and didn’t take any photos? Fine… are you sure the car was that limited edition one? Okay, thank you for your hard work, come back.”

It seemed Su Li truly liked this person since that car was now in this person’s hands… and this person’s background was not simple, as they discovered the tailing so quickly.

Li Zhenzhen grew more worried the more she thought about it. Her family was considered upper-class in the elite circles. Since their three children were young, there had always been various people trying to approach them through friendship, love, or interest. Li Zhenzhen had long secretly blocked countless such people.

Now Su Li and Su Meng were grown up, but Su Li, who had always been kept at home, was frail and weak, and simple in nature, making her particularly susceptible to exploitation by people with ulterior motives.

Li Zhenzhen was lost in thought. She couldn’t read the magazine anymore, so she got up and went into the study.

“This is the most famous street for big food stalls in the city. Take a look, what do you want to eat?”

Jiang Zhuoye squeezed through the crowd, holding two cups of hot milk tea. She handed one to Su Li, with the straw already inserted, truly thoughtful.

It was already 2 PM, and the whole street was still packed with people. Su Li had never seen such a scene and felt her eyes weren’t enough to take it all in.

Many people held disposable paper bowls filled with various snacks, eating as they walked.

A girl walked past, and Su Li was attracted by the aroma from her bowl:

“What is that?”

Jiang Zhuoye leaned in for a look:

“Takoyaki (octopus balls). Come here, I’ll buy some for you.”

Jiang Zhuoye naturally took Su Li’s hand and led her to the takoyaki stall.

Jiang Zhuoye’s fully armed appearance, however, drew attention from the surrounding people. After all, this was a snack street, and it was a bit strange that she didn’t even take off her mask.

Su Li was very excited and ordered a small portion with three kinds of sauce. She picked up a ball herself, and to the surprised look of the person next to her, brought it to her mouth and took a bite.

“Ow, ow, ow! It’s scalding hot!”

The half-eaten ball immediately dropped. Su Li frantically tried to catch it with her hand but was accurately intercepted by Jiang Zhuoye.

Jiang Zhuoye had several layers of napkins under her hand and deftly caught the broken ball, throwing it and the napkins into the trash can in a seamless operation.

Su Li was completely stunned, her hand holding the box slightly trembling.

Others might not understand, but she knew that the person in front of her was Jiang Zhuoye, the Triple Gold Film Queen!

Jiang Zhuoye, with global fans likely in the hundreds of millions, everyone’s dream lover, a genius in acting, a musical prodigy, outstanding to an unbelievable degree.

This very Jiang Zhuoye was now putting her hand near her mouth to deal with her trash!

“What’s wrong? It’s a bit hot inside, wait a while before eating.”

Jiang Zhuoye acted as if nothing happened, took out a wet wipe to thoroughly clean her hands, smiled brightly at Su Li, and slowly walked forward.

Su Li felt her heart was even hotter than the box of takoyaki in her hand.

She quickened her steps to catch up, her mind full of thoughts.

Jiang Zhuoye turned back to look at the young girl beside her.

Su Li was naturally frail. Her prolonged lack of sunlight made her skin extremely pale, and her thin cheeks were nearly bloodless. Despite being very thin, her features were still soft, without that gaunt look.

To go out and play, Su Li had made an effort, applying a light foundation, lipstick, and drawing her eyebrows. But her makeup skills were truly poor; this was the extent of what she dared to do, avoiding eyeshadow and blush completely.

She resembled a delicate, adorable porcelain doll, with dark brows, red lips, and incredibly beautiful peach blossom eyes black and bright, conveying innocence, and a hint of confusion.

It made one want to, quite badly, bully her.

Jiang Zhuoye entertained dangerous thoughts while softly smiling:

“What else do you want to eat? Do you prefer sweet or spicy? Shall I recommend something?”

Su Li subconsciously pointed towards a fresh juice shop on the side of the road.

Jiang Zhuoye automatically went to queue, but Su Li quickly blocked her way:

“I’ll queue this time; you go sit and rest on the nearby chair! What do you want to drink? I’ll buy it for you!”

Jiang Zhuoye smiled, named a type of juice, and turned to sit on the chair.

Su Li quickly queued and bought the juice, feeling she had done something remarkable, her smile radiant:

“That was my first time ordering something like this! Their menu is just laid out on the table, and the price is so cheap! Usually, a glass of juice in a restaurant costs four times this price.”

Jiang Zhuoye smiled and took a sip of juice:

“This is what ordinary people’s lives are like. Once, when I was an extra, I worked all day. The crew gave me a glass of juice as payment, and it tasted terrible.”

This was the first time Jiang Zhuoye had mentioned her past to Su Li.

Su Li sipped her juice, pretending to casually ask Jiang Zhuoye:

“That bad? How old were you then?”

Jiang Zhuoye pretended not to see Su Li’s glittering eyes, recalling with a hint of emotion:

“I was… only sixteen.”

Su Li recalled Jiang Zhuoye’s online biography and asked in surprise:

“Weren’t you in the second year of high school then? The internet says you only started taking acting-related classes in your third year.”

Jiang Zhuoye’s eyes flashed slightly, the corner of her mouth curved, and she reached out to touch the back of Su Li’s head:

“I’ve always been interested in acting; I secretly found that opportunity myself.”

Su Li imagined a great drama of youthful ideals:

“That makes sense, right? Was it because of that experience as an extra that you decided to apply to a media school later? bravely pursuing your dreams!”

Jiang Zhuoye looked at Su Li’s innocent expression and lightly chuckled:

“Yes.”

Su Li carefully looked into Jiang Zhuoye’s eyes, feeling a complex emotion seemed to flicker within them, but she couldn’t quite grasp it.

The two continued to stroll around the snack street for a long time. Finally, they settled down at the largest food stall, ordering various barbecued items, fried rice, cold dishes, and sat down to have dinner together.

The owner of this food stall was a warm, middle-aged man strong, articulate, the only problem being a slight limp in his foot.

The owner enthusiastically cooked while shouting “Juan’er” towards the back. A plump, middle-aged woman, like a small cannonball, ran out to help take the customers’ orders.

This perfectly ordinary couple of common folk made Su Li stare at them for a long time, her expression thoughtful.

“What are you thinking about?”

Jiang Zhuoye took a piece of grilled beef tendon for Su Li, meticulously sliding the meat off the skewer and placing it in Su Li’s bowl.

“I’m thinking, this couple has such a sense of everyday life, and the way they look at each other is so gentle. They must be deeply in love.”

Su Li sighed softly.

She had originally thought that she and Ying Feiyan could also become a loving couple, supporting each other through life, but now… Su Li felt that she likely wouldn’t encounter love again.

Only two years left in her life, is that enough time for love?

“Love… do you want it?”

Jiang Zhuoye asked in a low voice.

Su Li turned in surprise, looking into Jiang Zhuoye’s soft and alluring eyes, momentarily captivated, and whispered:

“Who wouldn’t want it?”

Jiang Zhuoye lightly laughed, her eyes profound:

“The Knight will strive to fulfill the Princess’s wish.”