Transmigrated as the Cannon Fodder Spouse of the Disabled Beauty - Chapter 20

Although it was still a long time before the birthday Song Yunran had mentioned, Xu Luo still set aside a sum of money for the expense, since Song Yunran had brought it up.

She had just received a red envelope from the person in front of her, so she wasn’t stingy about it, but she still had to ask: “Mother Fu said that you guys don’t celebrate birthdays.”

She had just heard that the people in this villa didn’t celebrate birthdays; every word was still clearly preserved in her ears. Now, she was being asked for a gift—and one for several months later at that. This didn’t seem like the style of someone who didn’t celebrate birthdays, did it?

Had Mother Fu misunderstood Song Yunran?

Song Yunran’s eyes flickered when she heard this: “Mother Fu told you that?”

Xu Luo nodded; that was exactly what Mother Fu had said.

Song Yunran smiled: “In the past, I indeed didn’t, but I really want to receive a gift from Luo Luo, so I want to celebrate it again.”

Xu Luo felt as if her wallet was being targeted. She curled her lip: “Then why didn’t you celebrate before?”

Song Yunran said: “Too noisy.”

Xu Luo: “…”

Fine, she had thought that Song Yunran’s mother had left some psychological shadow on her, making Song Yunran not want to celebrate and dominantly forbidding Mother Fu from celebrating too!

She had even been prepared to play the role of a psychiatrist and offer some counseling…

But was it really just because it was too noisy?

Xu Luo was still skeptical. She sized up Song Yunran, wanting to ask more, but the latter just smiled and brushed it off.

Xu Luo’s life in the Song family villa was not very rich. She had no job and rarely even went out. Every day consisted of nothing but eating and sleeping, and lately, she had taken the “eating” part to the extreme.

Every day, she wanted to eat meat massive amounts of meat.

In fact, Xu Luo hadn’t liked vegetables much before, but ever since the swimming pool in the backyard of the villa had been cleaned and she started soaking in it for a few laps every day, her craving for meat had become more persistent.

Such a change was neither big nor small. Song Yunran noticed it and even took her to the hospital for a full body check-up, but the results told them that Xu Luo was very healthy.

The doctor suggested they go next door to the psychiatric department, saying that this sudden craving for meat might be a manifestation of some kind of psychological illness.

Xu Luo went for the check-up, and it still showed she was very healthy.

However, in her heart, Xu Luo had already decided she was a “frail psychiatric patient.” After returning from the hospital, she became arrogant because of her “illness,” demanding the freshest meat and the cleanest water to play in.

Song Yunran indulged her in everything while planning something.

One day, Xu Luo clamored to have a barbecue. Too lazy to go out, she set up a grill in the yard and held a not-so-lively barbecue party on the spot.

She was “bad but loved to play.” Having never cooked before, she went into battle personally. As a result, through a moment of carelessness, she almost put her own arm on the grill. Song Yunran noticed this thrilling scene in time and reflexively reached out to pull her, but Xu Luo was too far away, and her hand caught only air. At the same time, Auntie Li, who was nearby handling ingredients, also noticed and rushed over to pull Xu Luo back.

Xu Luo was saved, and Auntie Li lectured her on the side.

Song Yunran watched the two for a long time before looking down at her own legs.

Mother Fu learned that Xu Luo had almost been burned and, worried that an accident might happen to Song Yunran while she stayed there, she pushed Song Yunran’s wheelchair further away. Song Yunran silently allowed herself to be pushed. While Mother Fu was locking her wheelchair, she suddenly spoke:

“Mother, the doctor said…”

“My legs can never be cured, right?”

Her voice was very soft. Mother Fu didn’t hear clearly and looked up to ask: “What?”

Song Yunran looked in Xu Luo’s direction for a while, then calmly replied: “Nothing.”

Sunday.

Early in the morning, Song Yunran came to Xu Luo’s room and dug a certain “fish” who was sleeping soundly out from under the covers, packing her up and into the car. During this period, Xu Luo had not only seen a huge surge in appetite but had also become abnormally lethargic. This resulted in her being completely packed away without realizing it. By the time she had slept her fill and woke up, the first thing she saw was a side profile with soft lines.

As the saying goes, “beauty is a feast for the eyes.” Xu Luo looked at her and felt hungry, almost wanting to take a bite.

But she didn’t bite, because that face turned slightly, and those eyes met her gaze. Xu Luo immediately recognized that this “delicious-looking” face belonged to Song Yunran, and she was currently in a car, her head resting on the other’s shoulder.

Lately, Xu Luo had unknowingly become quite close to Song Yunran so close that she often forgot this person was a morbid antagonist. But she didn’t dare bite Song Yunran.

She sat up straight, and out of the corner of her eye, she glimpsed the unfamiliar scenery retreating rapidly outside the window. She went silent for a moment: “Are we on the road to eloping?”

Song Yunran reached out and pressed down a stray hair on her head: “I’ve said it before, Luo Luo. We are legal partners; we can’t ‘elope’ secretly.”

“Then where are we going so early in the morning?”

“To the airport.”

“???”

Xu Luo soon learned that Song Yunran was taking her to the airport to fly to the seaside.

“Luo Luo wants to eat meat and play in the water. You wouldn’t refuse a couple of days at the beach, right?” Song Yunran said.

Of course Xu Luo wouldn’t refuse; she was more than happy! She hadn’t seen the ocean in so long!

She was so happy she wanted to dance.

Their flight was at 10:00 AM, and they arrived at the seaside at 3:00 PM. Although it was afternoon, Green Island far from City A was not hot. It could even be described as warm as spring, making it a great resort for escaping the summer heat.

There weren’t many people.

Xu Luo fell in love with the place instantly. She hurriedly went to the pre-booked villa with Song Yunran, dropped off her luggage, and ran to the beach.

She wasn’t the only one visiting the beach at the moment. Several young people were playing in the seawater in swimsuits, while a girl stayed on the sand, guarding a pile of filming equipment.

Xu Luo looked at the few people in the sea, then turned her gaze to the girl crouching by the equipment.

She was a girl with a round “bun face,” shoulder-length short hair that looked soft, but her hairstyle left much to be desired her bangs were cut jaggedly like they’d been chewed by a dog.

The girl’s features were small and delicate, very cute, but her expression severely lacked vividness, looking a bit wooden.

This girl was clearly a companion of those young people, but while the others were playing in the water, she was the only one fully dressed, guarding the equipment.

Xu Luo didn’t look much longer. She took off her shoes and walked along the shoreline, treading in the water.

When she had walked far along the coast and come back, she noticed the girl who had been guarding the equipment was gone. She thought the girl had stepped away for a moment, but with a casual glance toward the sea, she saw that the girl was thrashing around in the water.

Xu Luo’s first reaction was that this was the girl’s unique way of playing in the water, because the girl’s companions were playing right next to her; several of them must have noticed the situation yet showed no abnormality.

In the distance, Song Yunran was heading toward the shore. Xu Luo hesitated for a moment but still walked toward Song Yunran. However, after only a few steps, she ultimately couldn’t let it go. She turned and rushed into the sea.

Under the gaze of the group of young people, she swam toward the girl. As soon as she got close, she was tightly entangled by the girl. At that moment, she was certain: the girl wasn’t playing; she was truly drowning.

She rescued the girl and brought her to shore.

The previously noisy coast suddenly went quiet. The group of young people stopped their frolicking.

A woman in a swimsuit among the young people gave a heavy “Tch,” glaring at Xu Luo with unfriendly eyes. Thus, Xu Luo understood: the short-haired girl’s fall into the water had everything to do with her companions. That group had deliberately ignored her as she drowned.

Xu Luo was shocked by the twisted nature of these seemingly youthful people. Just as she was about to confront them, the girl she had saved pulled on her hand, breathing weakly: “…Money…”

Seeing the girl’s pale face, Xu Luo stated uprightly: “No need to give me money. A small kindness isn’t worth mentioning.”

The girl persistently held onto her, a few streaks of stubbornness appearing on her wooden face.

Xu Luo’s heart warmed, feeling that this rescue was worth it!

Her expression softened: “I really don’t need you to give me money.”

The girl spat out some water, her speech becoming smoother:

“Wallet… my wallet fell into the sea.” The girl looked toward the surface, her eyes panicked. “It’s going to drift away…”

On the sea, a shabby wallet was drifting further and further away, pushed by the waves…

Xu Luo: “…”

So she was talking about the wallet!

Xu Luo’s mouth twitched. She let go of the girl and rushed back into the sea to retrieve the wallet.

The girl hugged her recovered wallet. Her expression was still very dull, but her fingers gripping the wallet were very forceful; one could tell she was very excited.

Xu Luo: “…”

“Thank you.” Once she confirmed the wallet was back, the girl thanked Xu Luo.

Xu Luo looked at her with a complicated expression and asked, “How did you fall into the water?”

She felt she needed to show a bit more concern, because this girl looked like she was being bullied by her companions.

She asked, but before the girl could answer, the swimsuit woman who had “tched” earlier spoke up first: “She saw us playing in the water and wanted to play too. She came over on her own and ended up drowning because she can’t swim. What else could it be?”

The swimsuit woman walked out of the sea, complaining as she walked: “If you can’t swim, don’t get in the water! Have some self-awareness!”

Naturally, Xu Luo didn’t believe this person’s one-sided story. She wanted to hear the version from the person involved.

As it turned out, the person involved didn’t answer. She was busy checking her wallet, taking out the soaked bills one by one and laying them out on the sand to dry.

Xu Luo: “…”

Noticing Xu Luo’s gaze, the short-haired girl looked up, gave an “Ah,” and asked in a flat tone: “Benefactor, do you really want to know, or are you just asking casually?”

Xu Luo felt a bit helpless: “Do I look like I’m asking casually?”

The short-haired girl said: “Now I know you aren’t.”

Xu Luo’s face twitched.

The short-haired girl began to recount how she fell into the water. In her story, she had been deliberately dragged into the water by the swimsuit woman.

Actually, the short-haired girl wasn’t familiar with these young people; she had only been hired by them. These young people were performance majors from A University. A few days ago, a niche but critically acclaimed movie had been released in theaters, causing quite a stir among students in film-related majors. This group liked the movie very much, so they agreed to come to the movie’s filming location—this coast—for a pilgrimage, and to film some videos according to the plot of the movie.

Filming required bringing a lot of things. These A University performance students posted a part-time job ad in the school’s chat group, looking for someone to help carry equipment.

The short-haired girl was the student who took the job.

The students had thought the person taking the job would be a boy, because it was physical labor and generally only boys would take it. However, they only found out it was a girl when they met.

The performance students hadn’t wanted to use a girl, but one of the boys in the group took a liking to the short-haired girl, so they didn’t chase her away.

The boy had a secret admirer, and how could that admirer stand the short-haired girl? After the girl joined them, she made things difficult for her everywhere. A few minutes ago, she used the excuse of asking the girl to get something by the sea and then dragged her into the water.

When this happened, the boy who liked the girl didn’t step in to stop it because his pride had been wounded after his advances were rejected; now he disliked the girl more than anyone.

The girl only told the process of being pulled into the water. She didn’t mention the background stories. She was truly dull; even when talking about a life-and-death matter, she was methodical and plain, as if she didn’t care. But Xu Luo was getting quite angry listening to it.

The performance students were also listening nearby, and after she finished, they burst into loud laughter.

“Who deliberately pulled her into the water? Is there evidence? You’re just slandering us!”

“This must be a case of persecution mania!”

“Is this woman saying we committed a crime? Can I sue her?”

Amidst the chorus of ridicule, the dull-looking girl remained unmoved. She picked up the bills from the sand one by one and carefully placed them back into her wallet.

Xu Luo was fuming. Just as she was thinking about whether she should just go ahead and uphold justice since she’d already saved the person, the girl stood up.

She rushed forward.

She tackled the swimsuit woman who was laughing the loudest.

She punched the swimsuit woman’s nose out of alignment with one blow.

The swimsuit woman had no power to fight back.

Xu Luo: “…”

Ah.

So brave.

And she was a professional the kind who wouldn’t be at a disadvantage even in a one-against-ten fight!

Xu Luo watched, dumbstruck.

At that moment, she caught a glimpse out of the corner of her eye: the short-haired girl’s collar had been pulled open, and a flame-shaped birthmark was faintly visible beneath the fabric.

She froze, her eyes widening as she stared intently.

Song Yunran came over, followed Xu Luo’s gaze, and found that Xu Luo was staring at the collar of an unfamiliar, pretty girl. She narrowed her eyes.

“What is Luo Luo looking at?” she asked softly.

Xu Luo had no time to answer. It was only after a long time that she whispered:

“I think I see…”

The female lead.

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