The Sickly Fake Daughter, But a Beloved Darling of All - Chapter 32

Upon hearing this, Wu Boran’s steps immediately halted. Her pupils trembled, and in the next second, she turned around, looking absolutely incredulous: “How is that possible? Am I that kind of person?”

After saying that, she left in a hurry, not even looking back. Xu Chengjin watched her flustered retreating figure and couldn’t help but burst out laughing: “That’s so amusing.”

Wu Boran was much more contradictory than she had imagined, a tough-talking but soft-hearted person.

She took a deep breath, got up, and put Wu Boran’s computer back, then tidied up the desk, planning to eat her meal over here soon.

They had ordered quite a few dishes that evening, but Xu Chengjin only ate some scrambled eggs with tomatoes, not much rice either. She had originally planned to brush her teeth and go to bed, but Wu Boran insisted she drink a bowl of soup, and only let her off after she had drunk more than half of it.

Wu Boran finished off the remaining food. Xu Chengjin sat on the bed, looking down at the person eating in front of her, and couldn’t help but curve her lips. She leaned over the bed railing, her tone envious: “If only I were like you. A big part of the reason my health is poor is that I don’t eat much.”

Wu Boran quickly finished the rice in her bowl, wiped her mouth, and looked up, saying: “I can reluctantly supervise you while you eat.”

“Do I have to pay?”

Xu Chengjin’s gaze was gentle. She let out an “Aiya”: “Hiring Miss Wu must cost a lot of money. What will I do if I don’t have any?”

Wu Boran didn’t even think about it and immediately replied: “You can give me yourself.”

…

After she said that, both fell silent. Xu Chengjin’s eyes turned, and she laughed silently: “So you have such thoughts about me…”

“Actually, you’re not worth much.” Wu Boran pouted, got up and cleared her throat, then quickly tidied up the desk. She must be crazy to have said something like that.

What use was Xu Chengjin to her? A sick person who needed care, so troublesome—

Wu Boran patted her face, looking straight ahead: “I’m going to the restroom. You should sleep first.”

“Good night.”

Xu Chengjin didn’t dwell on Wu Boran’s last sentence. She drew the curtain and lay down. The light in the room had dimmed considerably; only weak light filtered through the gaps. She lifted her arm, attempting to block the light, her face now devoid of a smile, her eyes lacking any trace of tenderness.

Her hand slowly clenched into a fist in the air, and she murmured: “Protagonists are supposed to fall in love, aren’t they?”

“If not, then it’s too boring.”

Xu Chengjin lowered her hand, closed her eyes briefly, and opened her phone to send a message to Xu Jing. She wrote: [Sister, you’ll be back on my birthday, right?]

Xu Jing seemed busy, only replying several minutes later: [I’ll see when the time comes. I will try my best to rush back.]

The light from the phone cast shadows on Xu Chengjin’s face, giving her originally gentle and amicable features a hint of coldness. Her fingers typed quickly on the screen: [Okay, I’ll wait for you.]

Xu Jing did not reply again. Xu Chengjin’s fingers kept tapping the phone screen, her breath hitching. Even now, thinking about what Si Yu had told her still left her feeling confused and angry.

Why would Xu Jing do that?

She bit her lip, turned over and lay on her stomach on the bed. Her legs hurt a little, so she had to rely mostly on her core strength to support her body. Xu Chengjin narrowed her eyes and directly placed a video call to Xu Jing.

No matter what—

She had to see Xu Jing today!