Chapter 78: Chapter 78: Indeed, people who are not related won’t enter the same household. Chapter 78: Chapter 78: Indeed, people who are not related won’t enter the same household. Su Ran didn’t give it much thought and quickly nodded, seizing the opportunity with both hands.
On the other side, Jiang Leyi was still fishing for compliments.
“Jiang Nanshu, what do you think of this web series I’m in? How’s the reception after it airs?”
Jiang Nanshu, having received a gemstone, answered Leyi’s every question, sweet-talking as if her life depended on it, “Your acting is super good. Once it airs, you’ll definitely become famous overnight. You should’ve been the leading lady.”
[The series will definitely air. After all, even though Director Chen got into trouble and was detained, his situation was suppressed until the series cooled down. Then they released his news and pulled the series off the air. By then, Su Ran was already popular, and who would care about a web series? As for you… heh, you’re still an eighteenth-tier nobody. Stop struggling; how can you compete with the main actress’s halo? Just lie down and accept your role as cannon fodder.]
Jiang Leyi: “…”
What does that mean?
She’s in this series and there’s not even a spark for her?
Although Su Ran is the lead actress, surely the glow isn’t that overpowering?
She’s not just cannon fodder in the drama—she’s the third female lead with her own significant part!
Jiang Leyi felt somewhat gloomy inside.
Her gaze fleetingly swept over a few male actors who were covertly sizing her up.
Then she pointed at the male actor who she had rejected for breakfast that day. He was the male lead of this play, named Xie Zimiao.
“What do you think about him?”
Jiang Nanshu, who was already eating, lifted her head to look. He was a very youthful guy, but that was about all. His looks were nothing special.
She looked at Jiang Leyi puzzled, “Why are you asking me this?”
Then it dawned on her, “Oh, I get it now, you want to start dating, right?”
[Out of everyone, you fancy such a loser. Believe it or not, if the two of you were in danger at the same time, he’d make you take the bullet for him?]
Jiang Leyi: “…”
Believe it!
She believed it more than anything right now!
But she couldn’t say that out loud.
So, with an expressionless face, she nodded slightly, “Yeah, I’m thinking about dating someone.”
Jiang Nanshu put down her chopsticks, tore off a napkin to wipe her mouth, her thoughts whirling.
[How should I respond now? If I talk bad about the person she fancies, would she stop giving me gems in the future? Waaaah, am I supposed to heap praise on him against my will? I surrender.]
Jiang Nanshu, sobbing inwardly, finally made up her mind that no matter who Jiang Leyi fancied, she would say they’re great!
Aiming to be fair and impartial.
So she nodded and said, “You have good taste; his not-so-handsome face is a sign that he brings prosperity to his wife.”
[He’ll mooch off your money! Borrow and never return! He courts you for a relationship, presents himself as your first husband, and then after the divorce, he slaps you with a countersuit and takes you to court, leaving you to compensate him with two million for his ’emotional distress’!]
Jiang Leyi: “…”
Could you at least tone down the obvious disdain on your face before you give someone a compliment?
But… he did borrow money from her—two hundred thousand for an emergency, with a promissory note. So there was no way she would marry him.
As for the borrowed money, she could sue him first!
Then she pointed at the man next to Xie Zimiao, “What about him? He’s playing the third male lead in this series, kind of like my ‘brother’ in the drama.”
“Wow, such a cute little milk dog. I can’t even find the words to describe him, he’s so handsome,” Jiang Nanshu exclaimed in awe.
[Hmm, this one seems to have a violent streak. Tough luck for those who like him, though you don’t have much to do with him.]
Jiang Leyi breathed a sigh of relief.
She pointed at several in a row.
Either mama’s boys or men mooching off wealthy women.
She pointed out five in all.
Jiang Nanshu’s expression became strange, “You’re interested in this many?”
Jiang Leyi, unblushing and steady-hearted, said, “Can’t I choose from a few?”
Jiang Nanshu chuckled and continued to praise, “…Sure, you sly girl, you’ve got such a taste for beauty, each one a vision of loveliness. They’re all worthy of your attention.”
[Quite the picker, all dregs of men. Are you a magnet for scumbags?]
“…”
Jiang Leyi pulled out her phone.
Blocked all those people on WeChat in one fell swoop.
Ah, satisfying!
“Chu Muxi is coming back from abroad tomorrow, do you want to come with me to pick her up?” Jiang Leyi suddenly asked.
Jiang Nanshu gave her a sideways glance, her tone cool, “No, she’s your childhood friend, not mine.”
[Back from abroad? Huh, great, another frenemy. Sigh, why are there frenemies everywhere? Poor sister, about to be betrayed by a friend.]
Jiang Leyi’s expression stiffened.
She thought back to over a decade of friendship with Chu Muxi.
Deep down, she didn’t believe it; she didn’t have many female friends, and Chu Muxi was the only one she’d shared her heart and soul with.
They said they were childhood friends, but they were more like family.
[Hmm, her mother misses the old man, and her daughter misses my fiancé. Indeed, if they’re not from the same family, they don’t enter the same door.]
Jiang Nanshu sighed internally.
Jiang Leyi masked her emotions, “If you don’t want to go, that’s fine. I’ll pick her up. Aunt Chu has invited us to Fenglin Villa for a hot spring this weekend, and Xixi will be there too. I’ll catch up with her then.”
“Catch up?” Jiang Nanshu paused, mishearing.
She thought someone was calling for Zhou Yanxu.
Jiang Leyi gave her a look, finding her puzzled reaction a bit odd, “Yeah, I meant catching up on old times. What did you think I meant? Want to join?”
Jiang Nanshu nodded and agreed, “Yeah, sure.”
The surroundings were still bustling, but suddenly she lost interest, “The wrap party isn’t fun, I’m leaving.”
She stood up, not caring whether Jiang Leyi agreed or not, and walked straight out.
When she exited, the sky outside had already darkened.
Beijing was enveloped under neon lights, draped in a blurred and unreal opulence.
With the night breeze blowing, Jiang Nanshu’s thoughts began to return.
It had been a long, long time since she had thought of Zhou Yanxu.
Seven years, or maybe eight, she couldn’t quite remember.
She’d even forgotten what he looked like, only remembering a very gentle person, who had gently saved her at the age of eight and endured all suffering in silence, still hopeful and kind to the world.
“I really am heartless, forgetting my savior just like that,” Jiang Nanshu muttered with drooping eyelids, her tone indifferent.
Da Shachun felt somewhat sorry for Jiang Nanshu.
[Host, you want to return to your original world, isn’t it to take revenge for him?]
After a while, Jiang Nanshu chuckled softly, her pupils darker than the night, “Revenge? I would never take such revenge for someone so weak. I’m doing it for myself. He left his fortune to me, so those billions belong to me. Whatever they swallowed up, they’ll have to spit out double. My things can only be discarded by me, no one else should ever think of laying a finger on them. I’ll break their hands.”
“I will go back, I certainly will.”
She murmured twice, her voice dissipating in the wind.
…
The next day, Jing University was bustling from early on because Su Ran had arrived.
Seeing such a down-to-earth celebrity up close got the whole school excited.
And she was Lu Qingyan’s Bai Yueguang!
The person Lu Qingyan had liked in his youth.
Jiang Yunchuan was originally playing basketball on the sports field, but seeing Su Ran walk in, surrounded by adoring students and signing autographs, he couldn’t help but mutter under his breath, “Is graduate school entrance such a big deal? If I didn’t know better, I’d think she was here for a fan meeting.”
Yang Jiashu wiped off his sweat, a smile on his handsome face, “The school’s going to have some excitement now. I think her goal isn’t just to study.”
Jiang Yunchuan knew as well that Su Ran had been trying to get close to Lu Qingyan since she returned to China. Then he thought of Jiang Nanshu.
His sister, along with Su Ran and Lu Qingyan.
If these three meet each other, won’t the school explode?
He felt a bit of a headache coming on.
After sinking another three-pointer, he decided to check on Jiang Nanshu.
His eyes caught a glimpse of a tall, thin man who entered, wrapped up tightly, moving carefully and looking around.
He couldn’t help but widen his eyes.
After a careful look, he confirmed it was his fourth brother, Jiang Zhouye.
What was he doing at Jing University?!