“Mianmian…” Xia Zhi curled her lips triumphantly, seeing the anger in Jiang Mianmian’s eyes.
She thought the anger was directed at Lin Yuqing.
“Mianmian, I know you’re upset, but this is no small matter. You have to ask Mrs. Lu for clarification!”
“Mianmian, do you think this could be Mrs. Lu’s scheme? She’s deliberately keeping it from you, letting Aunt Su suffer like this until she dies, then Mrs. Lu will be your only mother…”
"Have you said enough?!" Jiang Mianmian roared.
The coffee she had just bought fell to the ground, and the scalding liquid splashed onto Xia Zhi's instep.
Xia Zhi exclaimed in surprise, jumping around on the spot like a clown.
"Jiang Mianmian, you..."
"I've already made myself perfectly clear." Jiang Mianmian loosened her grip on her collar, and Xia Zhi stumbled back several steps. "You can't expect anything good to come out of your mouth, so I'll sew it shut for you!"
Xia Zhi's eyes widened, her expression a mixture of surprise and fear.
She believed that every word she uttered struck Jiang Mianmian's sore spot.
She understood Jiang Mianmian's feelings for Su Aiqian and knew that Jiang Mianmian had various difficulties adjusting when she first returned to the Lu family and was distant from Lu Lishan and Lin Yuqing.
She thought she could take this opportunity to control Jiang Mianmian again. Even if she couldn't control her, she could at least make her be swayed by her emotions.
When people are driven by their emotions, they will do all sorts of irrational things.
However, she did not expect that Jiang Mianmian would still target her.
The same mockery and ruthlessness remained in his eyes.
Xia Zhi was a little scared, but she couldn't show her fear, so she had to bite the bullet and meet her gaze.
"Mianmian, don't you believe what I'm saying?"
“Your mother does have cancer; I saw the medical records with my own eyes! They all knew, but they kept it from you!”
"So that's why you have the chance to come to me and stir up trouble, to sow discord?" Jiang Mianmian sneered. "Xia Zhi, you've miscalculated!"
Xia Zhi paused, looking at her nervously.
“I know my two mothers better than you do!” Jiang Mianmian clenched her fists, her small hands trembling slightly. “My adoptive mother was sick, and she must not have told me because she didn’t want to be a burden to me. As for my birth mother, although she has a strong personality, she is a kind and upright person. When she goes to the hospital, she will only take care of my mother, not harm her!”
"Xia Zhi, I don't believe a single word you say!"
Xia Zhi staggered back a few steps, her high heels stepping on an overturned disposable cup, almost causing her to slip and fall.
Jiang Mianmian spat out each word fiercely: "Now, disappear from my sight immediately!"
When a girl becomes fierce, she's like a wolf cub that has just left its parents and is hunting freely in the woods, baring its terrifying teeth and aiming for its prey's vital points to deliver a fatal blow.
Xia Zhi knew she couldn't stay here any longer. She moved her lips but said nothing, then turned and ran away, covering her head.
Jiang Mianmian stood in the sun for a while. The midday sun was scorching, but she felt icy cold all over, as if she had fallen into an ice cave.
Once she calmed down and her body stopped trembling, she took out her phone and called Jiang Youcai.
"Dad..." she tried her best to control herself so that her voice wouldn't tremble too much, "How have you and Mom been lately?"
There was a noticeable pause on the other end of the phone, followed by Jiang Youcai's signature laugh.
"Hahaha, great! Of course it's great! The place the Huo family arranged for us is really nice. There are mountains right outside the door, and the seaside is just a few steps away. It's so comfortable..."
"Are you at home? Don't wander around, I'll be back in half an hour."
"Hey, Mianmian!" Jiang Youcai called out anxiously, then chuckled softly, "You, you child, work comes first! Don't you hear me?"
"Your mom and I play chess and cards at home every day, we're having so much fun! Xiao Wei went back to Jiangzhou to take her exams, she'll be back in a couple of days! Oh, and by the way, we're eating and drinking like mad, the Huo family's chef is really amazing..."
However, at that moment, Jiang Mianmian clearly heard a voice from the receiver: "Bed 35, Su Aiqian, it's time to take your medicine!"
Jiang Youcai quickly hung up the phone.
Jiang Mianmian held her phone, staring at the black screen. For some reason, an urge to cry welled up inside her, and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.
*
You Huan twisted her ankle on set, but in order not to affect the filming schedule, she endured the pain and persevered until the last scene.
By the time the director yelled "cut," her foot was swollen to twice its original size, and she couldn't take another step.
Jackie felt sorry for Huanhuan and argued with the crew with her pinky finger raised, saying that the crew had not taken good care of her baby Huanhuan.
You Huan tugged at him helplessly, "My feet already hurt enough, and you're making my head hurt too?"
Jackie quickly stepped forward to help her, and they walked out of the film set step by step with difficulty.
Unfortunately, the van was taken for maintenance today.
You Huan almost snorted! Jackie's brain is usually sharper than a computer, how could he have forgotten that he had already chartered a car to take it for maintenance and hadn't arranged any other vehicles?
"Don't worry, baby, I won't let you end up on the streets!"
You Huan glared at him, "If I end up homeless, you'd better carry me back!"
"It's impossible for me to carry you on my back!" Jackie smiled mysteriously. "There's someone else who can!"
Following the direction of his delicate finger gesture, You Huan suddenly saw a black Mercedes-Benz G-Class parked there, with Wen Jie standing beside it, waving gently at her.
Jackie's excited expression was as if she had finally married off her daughter. Just a moment ago she was calling her "darling," but now she didn't care that her daughter's foot was injured. She dragged and pulled her in front of Wen Jie!
After all that, You Huan felt like her ankle wasn't even her own anymore...
Just as she was wincing in pain, Wen Jie suddenly lowered his head, smiled, and greeted her: "Hi!"
You Huan grinned and awkwardly called out, "Hi!"
At this moment, their heart rates easily exceeded 120 beats per minute.
"You...how did you get here?"
"You...you hurt your foot?"
The two of them asked these two questions at the same time.
Then both of their faces quietly turned red.
Wen Jie cleared his throat and explained in a deep voice, "I was just passing by here."
"oh……"
How's your foot?
"ah?"
Seeing her dazed look, Wen Jie got anxious and, without saying a word, went up to her and carried her into the car in a princess carry.
You Huan wanted to scream, but her voice wouldn't cooperate.
The moment Wen Jie picked her up, she could only stare wide-eyed with her mouth agape, turning herself into a dumbfounded meme.
Wen Jie... he actually carried her into the passenger seat?
Isn't the passenger seat reserved for the official girlfriend?
That bastard must have sat here before...
Thinking of this, You Huan shifted his position as if he had a nail in his butt, and his face turned ugly.
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