The Tragic Heroine Fell in Love with Me - Chapter 45

Xiao San looked down on the two people in front of her with utter disdain.

No matter how noble their words sounded or how touching their story was, it was all just an attempt to exploit her sympathy to obtain a letter of forgiveness.

What if Lin Nuanyan had succeeded that day?

Would these two have shed even a single tear for her?

Definitely not.

They would only have thought she deserved it.

Xiao San stood up and said to them, “I don’t care what you think of me, but you need to understand that money isn’t everything. If money can solve your problems, then use it to the best of your ability. Just don’t bring your filthy, stinking money to dirty my eyes.”

After saying this, Xiao San waved to Li Ailun. “Let’s go, we’re going to find Aqi.”

Li Ailun also stood up and followed behind Xiao San. At the door, he didn’t forget to wave goodbye to Huang Xi and Qi Yan.

As for the two cups of coffee, neither Li Ailun nor Xiao San had touched them from start to finish.

Li Ailun gave Xiao San a thumbs-up. “Miss Xiao, you’re truly a heroine among women. That was brilliantly said.”

To his surprise, Xiao San looked utterly dejected and didn’t even hear his compliment.

“Miss Xiao, are you okay? Are you feeling unwell?”

Xiao San shook her head. “I was just thinking about how much money they could have offered. It must have been a lot.”

After all, they were characters from the novel world, they surely had plenty of money. It was a pity she had refused. She wondered if Huang Xi could have offered a million or so.

Li Ailun hadn’t expected Xiao San to be upset over something like this. He couldn’t help but laugh. “If you need money, you can always ask the boss. He has more than enough to spend.”

“That’s not the same,” Xiao San replied. “Money you earn yourself feels much more reassuring to spend.”

That was just how Xiao San was, she might feel down for a moment, but she’d quickly perk up again. And sure enough, she was back to her spirited self in no time.

“Miss Xiao, I have a question I’d like to ask you,” Li Ailun said.

Xiao San nodded. “Sure, go ahead.”

“About what they said regarding Mr. Shen Lin liking you.”

Before Li Ailun could even finish his sentence, Xiao San burst out laughing. “Haha, you don’t actually believe what they said, do you?”

“Huh? Shouldn’t I believe it?”

Even though those two had ulterior motives, what they said was still the truth.

“How could Shen Lin possibly like me? If he did, I’d at least feel a little something. But unfortunately, I don’t feel anything at all,” Xiao San said, pursing her lips. “On the contrary, I can feel how much he dislikes me. Every time, it’s ‘the driver’s daughter, the driver’s daughter,’ as if saying ‘driver’s daughter’ dirties his mouth. My father earns a living through hard work, what’s wrong with being a driver? Being a driver supported our entire family. Why does it sound so shameful coming from his mouth?”

Once Xiao San started talking about Shen Lin, a wave of frustration washed over her. “And him liking me? I think he can’t stand the sight of me.”

Besides, she knew a little about the plot.

The male lead only had feelings for his first love and Zheng Qi. Just because her world merged with the novel’s didn’t mean the male lead would suddenly fall for her.

If something that absurd were to happen, she’d rather believe Zheng Qi was gay and had a crush on her, that would make more sense.

The thought of both the male and female leads liking her made her laugh uncontrollably.

“So you see, you were deceived by those two. Shen Lin would never like me. They just wanted to exploit our sympathy, but we won’t pity people like that, hmph.”

Li Ailun couldn’t help but nod.

If he hadn’t known a bit of the backstory, he would have applauded Xiao San right then and there.

Because what she said was just so reasonable.

He couldn’t help but sigh inwardly, this Shen Lin was quite the character.

Those who liked him, he always acted aloof and distant.

As for the one he liked, he never confessed, even when others clearly pointed out that he had feelings for Xiao San, she remained completely unconvinced.

Just how badly must he have behaved in daily life to be disliked to this extent?

As soon as Xiao San returned to their shared apartment, she sensed an unusual atmosphere in the room.

This vibe unmistakably meant Zheng Qi was angry.

Xiao San tiptoed in cautiously.

Sure enough, Zheng Qi was sitting on the sofa, idly flipping through TV channels with the remote.

Oh, right.

Xiao San and Zheng Qi were now roommates.

Honestly, even though Zheng Qi was quite a high-ranking executive, she didn’t own a place here. For the sake of convenience, she had to rent an apartment.

To split the rent evenly, she insisted on Xiao San moving in with her.

It was an eighty-square-meter, two-bedroom, one-living-room unit Xiao San took one room, Zheng Qi the other.

Xiao San had agreed to the arrangement mostly for Zheng Qi’s sake. Otherwise, even though the commute was longer, she’d have preferred staying at home, at least she could’ve saved on rent.

Speaking of Zheng Qi.

Xiao San had to admit, Zheng Qi was truly unlucky.

After learning about the situation between Shen Lin and Lin Nuanyan, Zheng Qi seemed to have come to her senses and temporarily distanced herself from Shen Lin. Even though Shen Lin still tried to cling to her, Zheng Qi paid him no mind.

This state of affairs was actually quite good. Xiao San just worried that Zheng Qi might relapse and fall for Shen Lin again, so she tried to avoid mentioning his name as much as possible around her.

After all, this was a tragic romance novel, if it were a sweeter story, she wouldn’t have to worry so much.

Seeing that Zheng Qi was upset, Xiao San treaded carefully, afraid of setting her off.

“You finally decided to come back.” Despite Xiao San’s caution, Zheng Qi noticed her immediately.

Xiao San grinned sheepishly and hurried over to sit beside Zheng Qi on the sofa. “Ah Qi, why are you upset?”

“You don’t know why I’m upset?”

Xiao San quickly shook her head. “I already took out the trash today, and I changed into slippers as soon as I came in this time. Did I forget to do something else?”

Zheng Qi looked at her. “Think again.”

Xiao San hesitated. “Maybe, give me a hint?”

Zheng Qi said irritably, “What hint? You ran into trouble and didn’t even tell me. If it weren’t for Ailun, how long were you planning to keep it from me?”

“Oh, that.”

Xiao San hadn’t gone into much detail in her messages to Zheng Qi she’d only mentioned dealing with something related to Lin Nuanyan. She hadn’t expected Li Ailun, who seemed so reliable, to turn out to be a tattletale.

“Oh, that matter. So, your explanation is just that one sentence?” Zheng Qi asked.

Xiao San shook her head repeatedly. “Of course not! Listen to me, I was afraid you’d be upset hearing Shen Lin’s name, but don’t worry, I’ve handled it properly. This matter definitely won’t trouble you.”

“You think I’m upset about that?” Zheng Qi was so angry she almost laughed.

Before, she had taken pride in Xiao San’s simple-mindedness, but now she just felt Xiao San was so foolish it was infuriating.

Hadn’t she made it obvious enough? And Xiao San still naively thought she liked Shen Lin?

Fine, it was her own fault for being too harsh before, making Xiao San unable to sense it yet. She would just have to be extra good to Xiao San, to make her understand exactly who she truly liked.

Zheng Qi gritted her teeth, thinking this.

“Huh? Is it something else then?” Could it be troubles at the company? Had she walked right into a trap?

Xiao San racked her brains but couldn’t figure out the real reason, so she pretended to understand. “Ah Qi, I get it now. I won’t do that again in the future.”

No matter what, the priority was to keep Zheng Qi from getting angry.

Zheng Qi looked at Xiao San.

She closed her eyes, having to muster a great deal of self-control to speak so gently.

“Are you going to write a letter of forgiveness for Lin Nuanyan?”

Xiao San gasped and immediately waved her hands, shaking her head like a rattle-drum. “Absolutely not! I would never even think of doing that.”

Seeing how resolute Xiao San was, Zheng Qi decided not to bring out the half-written letter of forgiveness she had found.

“It’s good that you’re not writing it. If I ever find out you dared to write one.”

Xiao San: “You can beat me to death, I still wouldn’t write it! Ah Qi, don’t be mad. She hurt you so badly, how could I possibly write a letter of forgiveness for her?”

After saying this, Xiao San cautiously glanced at Zheng Qi’s expression. Seeing Zheng Qi’s face gradually soften, she added, “You know what? Shen Lin and Lin Nuanyan once had a child.”

Zheng Qi had no expression at first, but after a moment, she feigned surprise. “Oh, really?”

“Yeah, I heard it from Huang Xi and Qi Yan. Who would’ve thought that while studying abroad, Shen Lin didn’t learn anything useful but ended up having a child with Lin Nuanyan? I just don’t know why the child wasn’t born.” Xiao San sighed. “In a way, Lin Nuanyan is kind of pitiful to be deceived so badly by that scumbag Shen Lin.”

“Mhm, mhm.”

There was a tone in Zheng Qi’s voice that made Xiao San uneasy, so she quickly changed her tune. “But that’s no excuse for Lin Nuanyan to do so many terrible things. It’s just too much.”

Xiao San patted Zheng Qi’s back. “Don’t be angry anymore. It’s all in the past, okay? Look at me, I’m not even angry now.”

“You’d better not be,” Zheng Qi said, slightly annoyed.

“Ah Qi is the best. You’d never stay mad at me, right?” Xiao San blinked at Zheng Qi, trying her best to look adorable.

She had no idea how much her expression made Zheng Qi want to lower her head and do something surprising.

Zheng Qi could only tell herself over and over: Not yet. Xiao San isn’t ready yet.

Zheng Qi tilted her head, shifting her gaze to the TV show. “I’m hungry.”

“What do you want to eat, Ah Qi? I’ll order takeout for you.”

Xiao San glanced at Xiao San, “Oh, it’s not for me? Order takeout?”

“A Qi knows, I’m a kitchen disaster. Whatever you want to eat, I think ordering takeout is safer.”

“What do you want to eat?”

“I want pig trotters, stir-fried pork with peppers.”

Xiao San thought for a moment before finishing her answer, but Zheng Qi had already walked to the kitchen and opened the fridge. “We have stir-fried pork with peppers, but no pig trotters ready. However, there’s some pork belly, how about making some braised pork?”

Xiao San quickly nodded, “Mhm, mhm, mhm, that’s fine. I’m not picky.”

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