Chapter 161: Chapter 161: You’re Done For, Now That You’ve Messed With Me!
Jiang Leyi was still not reassured and kept asking, “Do I need to do anything?”
“No need, you just have to outshine Su Ran after joining the crew. Don’t disappoint me, Jiang Leyi, otherwise you’ll have to compensate me for a million in emotional damages.”
[As the vicious supporting female and you, the tragic cannon fodder, we are but stepping stones on Su Ran’s glorious path, not increasing her challenge would be a disservice given the number of men supporting her.]
Initially worried, Jiang Leyi felt determined upon hearing Jiang Nanshu’s inner thoughts.
She didn’t want to be cannon fodder; she aimed to snatch the queen of the film, not to become a mobile blood bank or an organ donor for others’ manipulation, or to die miserably on the street as a nobody. She had to put in a thousand times more effort than others and remember her initial intentions.
Jiang Nanshu glanced at the uneasily fidgeting Ji Ze from afar. His posture seemed as though he was ready to jump in and break up a fight if any conflict arose.
But to his disappointment, Jiang Nanshu was a person who valued civility and politeness.
When she shifted her gaze, it met with Jiang Leyi’s. Their eyes locked, neither averted their gaze, but eventually, Jiang Leyi felt somewhat embarrassed, turned her head and cleared her throat lightly. Picking up an umbrella, she offered it to her, “Use the umbrella…you’re all wet.”
With her hands crossed over her chest, Jiang Nanshu, although a head shorter than Jiang Leyi, didn’t lack in presence and scoffed coldly, “This is all thanks to you, so now you must hold the umbrella for me. Don’t let me get soaked.”
Jiang Leyi: “…”
She held the umbrella, half of her body still outside.
Jiang Nanshu: “…”
[Do you have to be so genuine? Golden Sister, wuu wuu wuu, don’t catch a cold, without you, who will earn lots of money to buy me new gems.]
She frowned brattily, “Really? You dare to keep distance and despise me! Let me tell you, Jiang Leyi, you’re done if you mess with me!”
Jiang Leyi: “…”
She moved a bit closer, just enough to cover herself, her arm brushing against Jiang Nanshu’s warm skin, her voice very low, “How about now? Is this okay?”
Her response was only a grunt.
Jiang Nanshu moved forward indifferently while Jiang Leyi followed closely with the umbrella.
[Idiot, is just a role worth getting depressed over? Watch me obtain this for you and then greedily keep asking you for money, drain your wallet, provoke your disgust, and happily take care of myself!]
Jiang Nanshu was gleefully clear-headed about her plan.
She could help Jiang Leyi and simultaneously earn Disgust Value, killing two birds with one stone.
[Coming up with such a strategy, I’m simply a genius!]
“…”
Jiang Leyi looked at Jiang Nanshu, trying to suppress a smile, thinking that if she knew she could hear her inner thoughts, she would go insane…
Honestly, she didn’t dislike Jiang Nanshu, who had accepted and taken care of her three years ago; how could she hate her?
She just felt sad for being disliked and shunned by Jiang Nanshu, feeling it was her fault, that she must have done something wrong to provoke her dislike.
Later, when she realized that Jiang Nanshu simply didn’t like seeing her, she lowered her own presence and returned all of the familial love to the Jiang Family.
Not far away, Ji Ze took shelter under a pillar from the rain, and seeing them approach, he happily came over.
Jiang Nanshu looked at his own brow and eyes, then compared them to Jiang Leyi’s, indeed, they didn’t look alike.
So he said, “What did you mean just now when you said you’re not from the Ji Family? Have you been the poor soul with an unknown background all along?”
Jiang Leyi, “…Do you have to be so harsh?”
Jiang Nanshu coughed lightly, “Reportedly, I’ve always been straightforward.”
Jiang Leyi sighed, her eyes sad, “At first, I also thought I was Xiaoze’s biological elder sister. Recently, Mrs. Ji suddenly fainted, and the doctors didn’t specify the illness, just asked for a blood type match from relatives, and that’s when I found out I had no blood relation to the Ji Family.”
There was a hint of confusion in her eyes, “I might be an orphan nobody wanted, mistakenly picked up by the Jiang Family, right? I dare not ask Mrs. Ji; she has been heartbroken over your departure for years. I can’t bear to burst her bubble, I’m afraid she would collapse.”
[So strange… What kind of bizarre plot is this, how come I didn’t know about it! So, the foster mother’s illness emerged around this time?]
[Do I even need to be upset about this? Being the cause of death would be my fault.]
Jiang Nanshu felt conflicted about the foster mother plot.
Because in his memory, the foster parents treated him exceptionally well, treating him like the apple of their eye, fearing he might melt in their hands, there was no abuse as the original character claimed. It was all the original’s false accusations, leading the foster parents to avoid showing up in front of Jiang Nanshu, except for Ji Ze who occasionally wished to seek justice for her.
Even at the end, it was the foster mother, feeling her health deteriorating, who requested to see the original character one last time, but even then, she ended up being infuriated to death…
Jiang Nanshu thought…
This storyline seemed unnecessary to pursue, as all she needed to accumulate were the Jiang Family’s Disgust Values including Lu Qingyan’s.
The Ji Family wasn’t in the consideration range.
Jiang Leyi saw her current situation like a drama, following the cruel female antagonist role Jiang Nanshu was supposed to play, she would definitely provoke annoyance everywhere.
She couldn’t anticipate how Jiang Nanshu would treat the Ji Family.
“Nannan…” Jiang Leyi finally couldn’t hold back, “Mrs. Ji’s family is really nice, you’ve been gone for three years, and your room has still been kept spotless by her. She doesn’t allow guests to sleep in your room, saying it would upset you if you came back and saw.”
After a while, Jiang Nanshu responded quietly, “Hmm, what are you trying to say?”
Jiang Leyi bit her lip, head bowed, “I just think, they love you a lot… so you shouldn’t feel like you’re an unloved child, don’t think there’s only the Jiang Family, they are always waiting for you to come home.”
“Hmm, got it, you’re really annoying, talking so much, I don’t want to hear it.” Jiang Nanshu still didn’t plan to meet the foster parents; as long as she didn’t show up, the plot of her lementing them to death wouldn’t exist.
Moreover, she wasn’t going to stay here long. When she left this world, this body would die.
Ji Ze, young and naive, seeing them walk together harmoniously, unlike their usual confrontational interactions, even the unilateral insults from Jiang Nanshu, he believed they had reconciled.
He was excited, “Sister, Sister Yiyi, have you made up?”
Jiang Nanshu turned her head, “No, didn’t you see how she’s obeying my commands?”
“I’m going to buy a pancake frumenty because it’s getting dark and cold due to your antics, and I’m hungry.”
Ji Ze hurriedly apologized, “Sorry, sorry, I’ll go buy you the pancake frumenty.”
He dashed to the pancake frumenty shop without minding that he was drenched.
It was somewhat late, so there weren’t many people in line.
Jiang Nanshu walked into the neighboring bookstore to look for a notebook, the last one was torn apart by Cheng An.