The Mad Beauty and the Sick Young Lady [Transmigration Novel] - Chapter 27

The anger in Jiang Zhuoye’s heart miraculously subsided. After she pushed the car door open and walked out, she returned to the set, and the subsequent night scenes were shot brilliantly, all completed in a single take.

Jia Sihan raised the corner of her mouth and whispered to her assistant, Xiao Cao:

“Didn’t I tell you? I knew she’d be fine. This girl is very tenacious.”

Assistant Xiao Cao asked enviously:

“Sister Sihan, your relationship with Sister Ah Ye is so great, can you tell me what she was like before?”

Jia Sihan showed a pensive expression:

“She used to… have a worse temper than she does now, a more unpredictable personality, very volatile, and would snap at anyone she saw. She caused a lot of messes back then, and I was the one who cleaned them up. But I have no complaints; she is simply too talented and too strong. Over the past few years, her status has risen steadily, and I’ve also become a golden… actually, my status is all thanks to her.”

Assistant Xiao Cao gasped, cupping her face, and asked:

“I heard that Ah Ye once had a conflict with the investors and later paid the liquidated damages herself to terminate her contract with the company. You were with her back then, right? What exactly happened?”

Jia Sihan smiled faintly and glanced over:

“Did you buy the late-night snack? Ah Ye likes to eat some fruit in the evening. What fruits did you prepare?”

Assistant Xiao Cao quickly replied:

“The freshly cut fruit platter is ready. There’s passion fruit pineapple, cherry tomatoes, honeydew melon bought from Xinjiang, and cherries.”

Jia Sihan smiled:

“Go buy a red pomelo too, and peel it cleanly.”

Assistant Xiao Cao responded and left. Jia Sihan squinted, observing her retreating figure, and called the sister in charge of recruitment at her studio, preparing to find a new assistant. This little trick couldn’t fool a fox like Jia Sihan.

Su Li and Jiang Zhuoye only spoke on the phone once, for no more than three minutes, yet it resolved the misunderstanding between them. She was practically ecstatic at home.

That night, she even slept very soundly. In her dream, Su Li stood on the edge of a cliff. Jiang Zhuoye was on her left, Ying Feiyan on her right. In front of her was a goddess shrouded in mist, who said to Su Li:

“You must choose one of these two to be your lover. The one not chosen will fall off the cliff. Who do you choose?”

Su Li, full of righteous indignation, said:

“I choose neither! I want to be beautiful on my own. Lovers are nowhere near as important as friends!”

The goddess directly pushed both of them down. Su Li, however, suddenly realized she was holding a red thread, and the other end of the red thread was tied to Jiang Zhuoye.

The amazing thing was that as Jiang Zhuoye fell down the cliff, she was held by this fragile red thread. She actually climbed back up the cliff face, smiling at Su Li.

After waking up, Su Li pondered the dream repeatedly. She finally thought it should be a good omen ignoring the red thread, didn’t the dream mean that Ying Feiyan was bound to fail, and Jiang Zhuoye would stay by her side as a friend?

That’s good… right?

After the phone call the previous night, Su Li sighed a big breath of relief, and at the same time quickly felt guilty about her actions over the past few days. Was it not very bad of her to cut off contact with a close friend just because of her own weird conjectures?

She thought long and hard and decided that since the misunderstanding had been cleared up, she might as well pick up her phone and message Jiang Zhuoye again, asking about her recent situation.

Jiang Zhuoye was probably busy, and only replied during lunch:

【It’s the final stage of this drama, very busy, but after the crew wraps up, I have a long vacation.】

While eating her bland vegetable salad, Su Li typed a reply:

【I said before I wanted to visit your set… Can I still go?】

After typing this line into the input box, Su Li stared at it for a while, then deleted the whole thing.

The tricky thing was, she didn’t want to actively bring up the old invitation, but she also hoped the other party would understand what she was thinking. So, after much consideration, she sent a sentence:

【Won’t you be very tired when the crew wraps up? Take care of yourself.】

Jiang Zhuoye quickly replied:

【Not tired. Didn’t you say you wanted to visit the set before? How about this week?】

Su Li’s hand trembled, almost dropping her phone into the congee bowl, and the corners of her mouth lifted involuntarily.

This was perhaps the tacit understanding of top-tier Omegas they were practically telepathic!

Su Li quickly typed, the smile on her face growing wider:

【Will I be disturbing you all? If it’s inconvenient, we can forget it this time…】

Jiang Zhuoye:

【How could you? The set is not far from where you live this time. You won’t have such a good opportunity next time. Which day?】

Su Li thought for a moment, but before she could reply, another message from Jiang Zhuoye came in:

【How about I see which day I wrap up earlier, and I’ll drive over to pick you up? You can stay in the hotel for one night.】

Su Li:

【! That’s not good, is it?】

Jiang Zhuoye:

【I’ll make an appointment with your mother in advance.】

Su Li:

【… Will my mom seriously not hit you?】

Jiang Zhuoye sent a screenshot of a chat, and when Su Li opened it, her head felt huge.

It was clearly a chat between Jiang Zhuoye and Li Zhenzhen! The two talked about Su Li, with Li Zhenzhen’s main point being that Su Li really needed experience, but before, she couldn’t find anyone around who could take care of her, cherish her, and understand her well enough. Fortunately, she had found Jiang Zhuoye now.

Li Zhenzhen asked Jiang Zhuoye that, on the premise of ensuring safety, she could take Su Li out more to see the world, and give Su Li more preemptive warnings so she wouldn’t fall for a scummy Alpha again.

Li Zhenzhen:

【Your entertainment industry must have a lot of scummy Alpha material. Tell our Li Li more about it so she can wise up!】

【From now on, as long as you take her out, you just need to notify me in advance. I will allow it unless it’s too outrageous. Thank you for taking care of our Li Li.】

Jiang Zhuoye was very obedient in front of her elder:

【Okay, Auntie Li. I will take good care of Li Li. She is my dear sister. I will also seriously report her matters to you, please rest assured!】

Su Li finished reading the chat log with a long face, feeling a strangely harmonious vibe, like those online cases of “daughter-in-law and mother-in-law harmoniously bypassing the son and joining forces to discipline the son.”

She was the one being disciplined!

With everything laid out like this, Su Li felt that any further pretense was useless. She sent a string of ellipses and then an “OK” emoji.

From that day on, Su Li was in high spirits and loved dressing herself up. She didn’t know which day Jiang Zhuoye would come, so every morning she would pick out clothes, curl her hair, and put on light makeup. Life was full of a sense of ritual.

Unfortunately, Su Li was not a diligent person. After three days of this, Jiang Zhuoye hadn’t arrived, but Su Li herself couldn’t keep it up anymore. She slept until noon that day, looked disheveled, simply brushed her teeth and washed her face, and sat on the bed eating lunch.

While she was eating, she got a call from Jiang Zhuoye. The other party’s voice was soft and sweet as honey:

“Come down. I’m outside your house.”

Su Li jumped up from the bed, nearly throwing the meal tray onto the floor:

“Ah! Wait for me! Ten minutes!”

She quickly ate a couple of bites of whole wheat bread and gulped down a glass of milk, rushing to the wardrobe before even swallowing. She pulled open the closet and was struck by choice paralysis again, wasting a precious five minutes just picking out clothes.

After choosing her clothes, she rushed to the dressing table, applied foundation, primer, eyebrows, eyes, and lips using the simplest methods. She casually ran her fingers through her hair a couple of times, not having time to curl it, sprayed setting spray, grabbed her bag, and ran downstairs.

When she got outside the main gate and saw Jiang Zhuoye, tall and slender, standing in front of the car, Su Li subconsciously checked her phone and realized she had taken… twenty minutes.

She felt a little apologetic, but saw Jiang Zhuoye smiling brightly, like the Sun Goddess, with rainbows dancing in her eyes and at the corners of her mouth:

“Long time no see. You’re getting more and more beautiful.”

Su Li felt a little shy, pursed her lips, and smiled timidly:

“I actually didn’t put on much makeup…”

Jiang Zhuoye opened the car door and invited her into the passenger seat:

“You look much healthier.”

Su Li sat down. The car was warm like spring, and her fur coat felt a bit hot. After Jiang Zhuoye got into the driver’s seat and closed the door, Su Li whispered:

“Don’t start driving yet… I need to take off my coat.”

The space in the sports car was a bit narrow. Su Li twisted her arms and only managed to pull one side off after a long while. The zipper also snagged a lock of her hair.

Just as Su Li was at a loss, a slender, fair hand suddenly reached over from the side, carrying a refreshing scent of green grass.

The hand looked as if it had been soaked in milk, so delicate that not a single pore was visible. The fingers were long, slender, and pale, and the nails were clean and translucent pink, with small white moons.

This hand reached lightly and softly past Su Li’s jaw to the spot where the zipper was stuck. She didn’t know how she did it, but after a few flexible flips of her fingers, the lock of hair was completely freed.

Su Li quietly sighed in relief, then noticed her breath was puffing onto the delicate back of the hand. An absurd thought flashed through her mind: This hand is so beautiful breathing hot air on it feels a little… presumptuous.

The thought lasted only an instant. The hand then lightly nudged Su Li’s shoulder, and the other half of the coat, which was hanging on her shoulder, dropped onto the seat in response.

The hand retracted. That series of actions was almost a display of skill, yet it was very proper after being withdrawn. The owner of the hand, Jiang Zhuoye, looked straight ahead and spoke softly:

“Starting the car now.”

Su Li held her coat in her arms, her face hot and red, her heart pounding. She dared not recall the scene just now, nor did she dare to think about the green grass scent on Jiang Zhuoye.

The car started and slowly drove into the city. Su Li saw a snack stall by the roadside and was very excited:

“Stop and let’s buy some of that!”

Jiang Zhuoye kept her eyes forward, her tone righteous:

“No. You’ll get gastroenteritis if you eat that.”

Su Li:

“…”

She puffed out her cheeks angrily, scanning every greasy spoon and snack stall by the roadside with yearning eyes.

When Jiang Zhuoye spoke to her again, she deliberately didn’t answer or look at her, like a child sulking because they didn’t get a snack.

Jiang Zhuoye was amused and burst into laughter, finally unable to resist, and got out of the car to buy some hot Oden from the roadside.

Su Li’s eyes followed the small bowl, and she subtly swallowed her saliva. Just as she was about to grab a skewer, Jiang Zhuoye suddenly turned the bowl away, not letting her eat.

Su Li:

“Are you playing with me?”

She was so angry her face turned red, she crossed her arms and stared out the window, but she didn’t know how to throw a real tantrum, so she could only remain silent, puffing herself up like a pufferfish.

Jiang Zhuoye even deliberately provoked Su Li while eating:

“Oh, this beef ball is very springy. The soup tastes okay too.”

Su Li’s nose inhaled the aroma of the Oden, her mouth continuously secreted saliva, and her eyes couldn’t help but peek over at Jiang Zhuoye, quickly looking away after each glance, maintaining her stubborn resolve.

“Li Li, turn your head.”

Jiang Zhuoye suddenly said in a commanding tone.

Su Li’s body reacted faster than her brain. She turned her head upon instruction, and her lips suddenly touched a hot, soft thing.

Her heart skipped a beat. She looked down and saw a piece of white radish that had been stewed until soft, which she quickly opened her mouth to swallow.

“Was it good?”

After eating the radish, Su Li frowned:

“I want meat!”

Jiang Zhuoye sighed, her face full of doting indulgence, and picked up a piece of tripe:

“Just this one piece, okay?”

Su Li opened her mouth and snatched it, eating it voraciously like a little wild animal.

Jiang Zhuoye watched Su Li eat, her eyes softening:

“You really are… a patient, yet you love life more than so many healthy people.”

Su Li, her cheeks bulging, reached in to pick up food herself and naturally replied:

“It’s precisely because my time is limited that I must live every day as if it were my last, and live with all my might. This idea isn’t hard to understand, is it?”

Jiang Zhuoye stared at Su Li intently for a long time, then suddenly pulled the paper bowl back:

“What do you mean ‘time is limited’? Do you know something?”

Su Li still had half a beef ball in her mouth. Hearing the question, she struggled to swallow the beef ball, chewed twice and finished it, then deployed her tactic of evasion:

“What do I know? I’m not the protagonist of a manga, the kind with superpowers. It’s just that I’ve been in poor health since childhood, so I’ve always been prepared to die soon. I don’t long to live for very long, I just hope to live happily and make the most of my life. This idea isn’t hard to understand, right?”

Jiang Zhuoye stared into Su Li’s eyes for a long time. Su Li was fearless, meeting her gaze with a clear, bright look.

Finally, Jiang Zhuoye sighed deeply:

“I still hope you can live to be a hundred, and we can eat, drink, and play together, grow old together, and be the happiest old sisters.”

Su Li laughed heartily:

“I like that! It’s a deal, let’s be the happiest old sisters together!”

She extended her hand, fingers spread in the air, smiling expectantly.

Jiang Zhuoye also reached out her hand. Their two slender, soft, white palms lightly touched in the air:

“It’s a deal.”