The Sickly Fake Daughter, But a Beloved Darling of All - Chapter 92

Xu Jing’s tone was clearly normal, but Xu Chengjin could still detect a hint of threat—or, to use another word, intimidation—within her words.

Was Xu Jing… intimidating her?

“Then what do you think, Sister? Who is worthy of me?” Xu Chengjin wanted to pull the conversation away from that topic. She remarked casually, “According to your standards, I’m afraid only you would be worthy of me.”

Xu Chengjin hadn’t thought much of it when she said it. She leaned back against the sofa and exhaled slowly, turning her head toward Wu Boran. “I probably won’t be heading back to the dormitory to sleep anytime soon. In a while, I’ll find someone to move my things out. At that time—”

“You aren’t lacking those things anyway; just leave them there,” Wu Boran said, without a trace of a smile on her face. “Just in case there’s a day you suddenly want to go back and sleep there.”

“True.”

Xu Chengjin didn’t refuse. Just as she finished speaking, she heard someone beside her say, “What are you all chatting about?”

Si Yu had returned with dessert. She placed the spoon in front of Xu Chengjin. “Taste this. How is it?”

“Okay.”

Xu Chengjin didn’t mention the previous matter, but Si Yu could more or less guess a few things. “I noticed a girl over by the desserts who kept glancing at me. Whenever I tried to talk to her, she’d hide. Who is that? Do you know her?”

“That should be Hui Lan.”

Xu Chengjin knew exactly who she was talking about with just one guess. After all, Hui Lan had shared gossip about Si Yu with her before; she probably never expected her to end up with Si Yu now.

“Could you call Hui Lan over for me?”

Xu Chengjin tilted her head up to speak to Jin Xi. She could roughly judge the other person’s position based on their voice. “She hasn’t come over this whole time.”

“Mm.”

Jin Xi seemed to have accepted the intimacy between Xu Chengjin and Si Yu. How could the two of them have become so close in just a few days? Had they been in contact all along?

She took a deep breath and patted Wu Boran on the shoulder. At this moment, the previous conflict between them seemed non-existent. She curled her lips into a smile and walked toward Hui Lan. “Aren’t you going to join the fun?”

“I previously talked about Si Yu’s business right in front of Xu Chengjin. Do you think it’s appropriate for me to go over there now?”

Hui Lan felt embarrassed just thinking about it. No wonder Xu Chengjin’s expression had been off at the time. She blamed herself for not noticing and continuing to spout those groundless rumors. “It’s already good enough if Si Yu doesn’t hold a grudge against me.”

“It was Xiaojin who asked me to call you over. Let’s go.”

Jin Xi’s tone was very flat. Usually, she lacked enthusiasm when speaking, but today she gave Hui Lan a particularly strange feeling. However, Hui Lan didn’t dwell on it. At first, she had been sad for a while because the ship she supported had sunk (BE), so she didn’t have the energy to worry about anyone else’s emotions.

“Alright.”

Only then did Hui Lan feel at ease. She still liked Xu Chengjin very much and didn’t want the things she had done to affect their friendship.

“Xiaojin, how are your eyes?”

Hui Lan sat down next to Xu Chengjin, looking worried. Xu Chengjin’s eyes were very beautiful; if she truly couldn’t see anymore, it would be a tragic loss and would greatly impact her life. She didn’t know the inside story of these events, but she had heard some rumors—for instance, regarding Jin Xi’s identity… Considering these things had been exposed, they were likely mostly true.

And it was very likely the Xu family themselves who had exposed it.

Thinking of this, Hui Lan couldn’t help but sigh. As expected, everyone’s fate can change in an instant.

“They’ll be fine in a while.”

Xu Chengjin offered some comfort to Hui Lan. She said with a smile, “Why didn’t you come over earlier?”

“Oh, well…” Hui Lan gripped Xu Chengjin’s hand and gave it a shake. She whispered, “About that matter I mentioned before…”

“It’s fine, it was all a misunderstanding.”

Xu Chengjin patted Hui Lan’s hand. “Don’t be nervous. She won’t do anything to you.”

It was as if she had already guessed Hui Lan’s thoughts. “Let’s find a time for just us to get together again later.”

“I want to go to the restroom.”

Xu Chengjin turned her head toward Si Yu, but the latter was on the phone and didn’t hear her. Si Yu only noticed something was up and turned to look, but Xu Chengjin shook her head. Hearing the sound of Si Yu talking to someone else, she spoke to the others instead: “Sister, I want to go to the restroom.”

Xu Jing was standing right beside her. She had heard every movement and every word clearly. Upon hearing this, she immediately helped her up. “Come, I’ll take you.”

“Sister, have you been a bit unhappy lately?”

“No.”

Xu Jing led Xu Chengjin to the restroom. Her breathing was somewhat heavy. “Xiaojin.”

“Mm.” Xu Chengjin responded. She turned her head and said, “I want to wash my face.”

She removed the gauze covering her eyes. Xu Chengjin let out a small “hiss.” “It’s so cold.”

“Then, do you have something you want to say to me?”

Xu Chengjin turned on the faucet. She lowered her head to wash her face, the sound of the running water drowning out her hearing. She wasn’t sure what Xu Jing was doing, but she knew the other woman hadn’t replied to her. “Sister?”

She was a bit confused. “Why aren’t you saying anything?”

In the next second, Xu Chengjin’s eyes widened. She was pulled into an embrace from behind by Xu Jing, and her face was forcibly tilted by the other’s hand. “You…”

“Xiaojin, can you really not feel my feelings for you?”

Xu Jing leaned close to Xu Chengjin’s earlobe, her breath suppressed. “I love you, Xiaojin.”

“I love you—”