The Vicious Female Supporting Character Just Wants to Cuddle with the Heroine - Chapter 18

“Sister Shen.”

Ning Xin didn’t know what Shen QingZhi meant by that. The words had just come out of her mouth.

Shen QingZhi almost lost control. She had almost… kissed her. Now, regaining her composure, she had no choice but to let go of Ning Xin’s hand, turn her back on her, and say, “Let’s not talk about it. Let’s sleep.”

“But you’re still not happy. How can you sleep like that? How about I pat you to sleep?”

After saying this, Ning Xin sat up and moved closer to Shen QingZhi, ready to lull her to sleep like she was a child.

Suddenly, Shen QingZhi turned back, sat up, and grabbed Ning Xin’s hand again. “Stop joking around. Go to sleep.”

“I’m not joking. I just want you to be happy.”

“Don’t ever say something like that again.”

Shen QingZhi knew Ning Xin’s actions were unintentional, but her own feelings were anything but. She was afraid she wouldn’t be able to control herself; even now, she had an overwhelming urge to hug Ning Xin and kiss her with all her might.

Ning Xin, a modern woman, had seen it all. Shen Qing Zhi’s expression made a certain alarm bell ring in her mind. No, no, that’s not right. How could it be? Does Shen Qing Zhi… no, that’s impossible. She and the male lead are supposed to go through so much trouble and fall deeply in love. How could anything change just because of a small transmigrator like me?

“Now that you understand, let’s just get some rest,” Shen Qing Zhi said, releasing Ning Xin’s hand again before turning over and lying down.

This time, Ning Xin didn’t dare to provoke Shen Qing Zhi and turned over to lie down as well.

The next day, Shen Qing Zhi left before dawn, just as usual. As she looked at the still-sleeping Ning Xin, she finally couldn’t resist reaching out to gently brush a stray wisp of hair from her forehead.

There was no future for them. It was enough that she herself was drowning in these feelings; she couldn’t drag Ning Xin down with her.

After Ning Xin woke up, she got straight to work. She spent a long time checking everything on the manor. She had already chosen the next city, but this time she was smarter. She would send people ahead to scout locations and pick out a shop. That way, when she arrived in a few days, she could finish things more quickly, which would give Shen Qing Zhi less to worry about.

Thinking of Shen Qing Zhi, the memory of her expression from the night before resurfaced in Ning Xin’s mind. Shen Qing Zhi might like her. The realization left Ning Xin feeling like she was sitting on pins and needles.

She could only hope she was overthinking it; otherwise, she truly didn’t know how she would resolve the situation.

Perhaps she was the one who lacked a sense of boundaries. Although she wanted to rely on Shen Qing Zhi’s influence, sleeping in the same bed was certainly not a good idea if it happened too often. With that thought, Ning Xin immediately had the room next to hers prepared. She personally decorated it. Now that everyone in the manor knew of Shen Qing Zhi’s existence, there was no need for them to be secretive anymore.

As soon as Shen Qing Zhi returned home, she heard that her father had thrown a fit and was about to strike Zhang Ruyu.

At the Stable Marquis Manor, Shen Jue had always been a troublemaker. He didn’t care about anything. When his own father was alive, he showed some restraint, but now that he was the head of the family, he was a completely reckless man.

When Shen Jue had first brought Zhang Ruyu and their two children home, Shen Qing Zhi had thought they were genuinely in love. But the truth was, Shen Jue didn’t love Zhang Ruyu, either. His stubborn insistence on bringing her into the family was more of an act of defiance against the late Marquis. Soon after Zhang Ruyu moved in, he began taking on concubines, adding one mistress after another.

Despite this, Shen Jue had always treated Zhang Ruyu with a certain degree of respect and acknowledged her as his true wife. So when Shen Qing Zhi heard he was about to hit her, she was genuinely curious.

Shen Qing Zhi quickened her pace and arrived at the main hall in no time. She saw Shen Jue standing while Zhang Ruyu was kneeling on the floor.

“You’ve gotten bolder, haven’t you? You dared to go to the Third Prince behind my back?!”

“I did it for our daughter! Qing Zhi is getting older. Although she’s engaged to the Third Prince, they’re not married yet. If too much time passes, people will start to gossip. And besides Qing Zhi, I also have to worry about Hui Zhi’s marriage! You, her father, don’t care about anything, so how can I, her mother, do nothing?”

“Do nothing? You’re meddling in the Third Prince’s business?! Do you have any idea that because of you, he’s now picking fights with me in court?! Do you know he wants to send me to war?!”

“Go to war?!”

“What else?! Why do you think I’m so angry? Do you have any idea how chaotic the Tian Sheng Kingdom is right now? I will die if I go out to fight! The Third Prince is dead set on getting me killed. Then I’ll perish far from home, and you’ll be satisfied, won’t you? Without me here, who’s going to protect you and make sure you keep living this comfortable life?!”

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