0067 Falling into the Lake
The next day, they had a barbecue by the lake for dinner.
Tantai Qing and the others went inside to get the ingredients, while the rest of the women stayed by the lake to organize the barbecue equipment.
"I'm going to the bathroom, you guys go ahead!" Halfway through, Xiang Nannan suddenly stood up, said this, and then ran back to the villa clutching her stomach.
As a result, only Jiang Jifan and You Xiru remained at the scene.
"Does your boyfriend's family know you're together?" You Xiru appeared beside her without her noticing.
Jiang Jifan ignored her and focused on fiddling with what he was doing.
After a while, when she didn't get a response, You Xiru repeated herself.
Jiang Jifan stopped what he was doing, glanced at her impatiently, and said coldly, "Do you know what this has to do with you?"
But You Xiru just smiled lightly, put on that hypocritical face again, and looked at her softly, saying, "Don't be so hostile towards me, Ji Fan."
"We're cousins after all, I was just a little worried about you."
"I know families like theirs very well. If his parents knew you were together, I'm afraid they wouldn't approve, right?"
She seemed genuinely worried about him, speaking with an earnest tone, but Jiang Jifan, who had long since witnessed her methods, didn't believe her at all. He felt a wave of nausea and vomiting.
She knew that if she got angry now, she would fall into a trap that the other party had painstakingly set.
"Then who do you think his parents would approve of him being with?" Jiang Jifan turned to look at her, a mocking smile on his face, raising an eyebrow disdainfully, "You?"
Her silence doesn't mean she didn't understand.
You Xiru is such a hypocrite, utterly shameless and despicable.
Despite being outwardly known as "Cheng Jing's blind date," she secretly made several deliberate attempts to get close to Tantai Qing.
This is a classic case of wanting to have your cake and eat it too.
Jiang Jifan knew that she might not like Tantai Qing that much, but she must think that he was a more suitable marriage partner than Cheng Jing.
From any perspective, she successfully offended Jiang Jifan.
You Xiru was surprised to be exposed so directly, and her face stiffened slightly for a moment.
"You're joking. This is a matter between the two of you," she laughed, defending herself.
Jiang Jifan rolled his eyes and scoffed when he saw her pretending to be stupid.
She really didn't want to stay with this woman, so she got up and stood by the lake.
"If your aunt knew you were dating someone like this, she would be so happy." A few seconds later, You Xiru stuck to her like a leech.
Her mother was her Achilles' heel. Upon hearing this, Jiang Jifan immediately turned and glared at her, his eyes filled with chilling murderous intent. He warned her sharply, "You Xiru, don't meddle in my affairs!"
"Who I date, whether my mom knows or not, it's none of your business. Stop pretending to be a good person!"
Seeing that she was about to explain herself, Jiang Jifan narrowed his eyes and stared at her, his tone unfriendly, issuing a final ultimatum: "If you bother me again, believe me, I'll expose all your dirty secrets right now."
"I'd like to see if the Cheng family will accept a ruthless woman like you."
Perhaps because her words were so intimidating, You Xiru was immediately stunned and stood there, her face turning ugly, as if covered in excrement.
As Jiang Jifan finished speaking, she turned to leave. Perhaps because she was moving too fast, the phone she was carrying in her pocket was suddenly thrown to the ground.
She turned around at the sound, and was about to bend down to pick it up, but someone beat her to it.
"Why weren't you more careful?" You Xiru picked up her phone, smiled at her, as if scolding a child who didn't know any better.
Jiang Jifan tried to reach for the phone back, but she moved it away.
"You Xiru, what do you want now?" Although he knew that being provoked by her was not a good thing, Jiang Jifan had reached his limit and was teetering on the edge of losing his temper.
"Jifan, actually, many things and people aren't what you imagine. Once you get them, they're yours." She glanced at the phone she was holding high in her hand, a slight, contemptuous smile playing on her lips.
"For example, this phone. If you're not careful," she said, letting go of her hand. With a "thud," the phone quickly fell into the lake, splashing a small spray of water.
"That's right, it's gone." You Xiru said leisurely with a smug smile on her face.
Jiang Jifan's lips twitched slightly. He gritted his teeth and suppressed the urge to push her into the lake. He looked at her quietly for a long time before letting out a cold laugh.
“You Xiru, I’m giving you two choices: either jump into the lake and help me find my phone, or kneel down and apologize to me.” She said, each word distinct, her voice carrying the calm before a storm.
"Time waits for no one, the choice is yours."
You Xiru still wore that smug expression. Upon hearing this, she remained calm, clapped her hands, and slowly said, "Jifan, it's just a cell phone. Is it really worth getting so angry about?"
See, she's the one who did wrong, but she always feels that she's not at fault, and she always uses this tone to shift the blame onto the other person.
Fortunately, Jiang Jifan is no longer the child who was easily angered by her.
The dog bit her, but now she won't bite back; instead, she'll smash its teeth one by one.
You Xiru brushed a strand of hair behind her ear and said softly, "It's been so long, I have to go see them..."
Before she could finish speaking, just as she turned to leave, Jiang Jifan suddenly kicked her in the buttocks.
"ah!!"
With a "plop!", You Xiru plunged into the lake with lightning speed.
Jiang Jifan took two steps forward, stood by the lake, and looked down expressionlessly at the woman who was struggling in the water.
"Ugh... Help... Help me!"
There were only the two of them here. If they waited a few more minutes and no one came, she might just die, Jiang Jifan thought to herself.
A strong impulse grew rapidly in her heart like a vine.
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