quarrel
After breakfast, the three of them packed up and headed to the hospital.
When Xu Feifei arrived at the ward, she saw Lin Xier sitting in the ward chatting with her mother. The two seemed to be having a very pleasant conversation.
For some reason, Xu Feifei felt uncomfortable and inexplicably repulsed whenever she saw her.
He stepped forward and couldn't help but question, "Why are you here?"
When Lin Xier saw her arrive, she stood up and smiled, "Feifei, you're here!"
Hearing her familiar tone, Xu Feifei felt annoyed, but she had to suppress this inexplicable feeling in front of her mother.
Gao Lan smiled and said, "Xi'er rushed over this morning to check on your father's condition. She said that if he needs more blood, she can continue to donate. She's such a kind child."
Lin Xier blushed immediately upon being praised, "No, no, it's good that Uncle's health has improved."
Xu Feifei frowned and changed the subject, saying, "Mom, have you had breakfast? I brought some over."
She walked over to Su Huan, took the breakfast from her hand, and handed it to Gao Lan.
"No need, I've already eaten. Give it to Xi'er, she hasn't had breakfast yet."
It's happening again. Xu Feifei handed her breakfast with a disgruntled expression.
Su Huan whispered to Lin Yuan, "I feel like they're acting a little strange. What do you think?"
Lin Yuan glanced at Xu Feifei sitting alone, sulking, and said, "I don't know."
Su Huan pursed her lips; she knew he would say that.
"You said this morning that you'd make the original owner trip and fall to bring Feifei back. How do you make her trip? Do you trip her up in her usual path? Or what? This doesn't seem like a good idea!"
"Let's move this one back. I'll see if I can scare her a little and get Feifei to come back."
Su Huan stared at her with wide eyes. Had she changed her plans so quickly?
"How are you going to scare her? Are you going to draw a ghost in the middle of the night to scare her? That could easily scare someone to death, don't do anything reckless. And I won't dress up as a ghost to be your accomplice."
Lin Yuan frowned and said, "You're overthinking it. I'll just assume Lin Yuan's identity."
Su Huan nodded in sudden realization, then asked uncertainly, "But are you sure Lin Yuan's identity can scare her?"
Just as Lin Yuan was about to say something, his phone suddenly vibrated. He took out his phone, glanced at it, and hurriedly left the ward.
What the heck! They're ignoring me completely, it's so exhausting!
Su Huan and Xu Feifei stayed at the hospital all day, waiting for Xu Furen to wake up. During this time, Nangong Ye also came to visit, and an unspeakable, subtle atmosphere filled the three of them.
To put it simply, Xu Feifei kept pestering Nangong Ye, but Nangong Ye kept pushing her away and turning to Lin Xier instead. Lin Xier, unable to avoid him, turned to Xu Feifei for help.
And so, the three of them formed a stable triangle, while Su Huan watched this strange farce in disbelief.
When Xu Feifei was pushed away and ignored for the nth time, she couldn't hold back any longer and finally exploded. She dragged Nangong Ye onto the balcony and questioned him, "Aren't I your fiancée? Why do you keep pushing me away and going after other girls?"
Nangong Ye frowned, annoyed, and said, "Didn't we agree before that an engagement is an engagement, and we'd each mind our own business, and cancel the engagement when the time is right?"
Xu Feifei stepped forward and grabbed his hand, saying sincerely, "No, how could I have said such a thing? Ah Ye, I like you! I've liked you since elementary school, how could I have said such a thing?"
Nangong Ye chuckled softly. He had previously claimed it was just a fake engagement. Was it all a lie to lull him into a false sense of security and facilitate the engagement? How cunning.
Nangong Ye narrowed his eyes, a dangerous glint in them. "So, you were lying to me before?"
"What did I say? I don't know what I said, but one thing I can guarantee is that I like you, I love you. That has never changed. We're engaged, why are you still paying attention to other girls? Is there something I'm not doing well enough? Or is it her...?"
Nangong Ye flung her hand away and roared, "Enough, Xu Feifei. I've never liked you. The reason I got engaged to you was because of the relationship between our two families. It was just a business marriage, based on interests, not feelings."
Xu Feifei was taken aback, then immediately retorted, "Impossible, I don't believe it. We were so close when we were little, you always protected me and always gave in to me, how could you not like me?"
"Because I've always treated you like a younger sister since I was little, our relationship can only be familial, not romantic. Also, all of that was because my parents, uncles, and aunts told me to give in to you."
"You treat me like a younger sister, doesn't that prove you have feelings for me? It's just a matter of time before we develop into lovers. Give us some time, and we'll have a different kind of relationship."
"Impossible, I have no such intention."
"Why not? You're just a little resistant right now, it's just a matter of time. We're engaged, we're a legitimate couple now."
The wind on the rooftop was strong, blowing Xu Feifei's hair into a mess. Her eyes were red as she stared intently at him, sometimes roaring angrily and sometimes pleading with him affectionately. She was living like a madwoman.
Nangong Ye frowned deeply, looking at her crazy appearance and falling into deep doubt. She was not like this just a few days ago. Why did she become such a stubborn and obsessive person in such a short period of time?
He rubbed his face, sighed heavily, and said, "I've realized I can't reason with you. That's it then. I'll go see if Uncle Lin has woken up yet."
"No, you can't go anywhere until you explain clearly."
Xu Feifei stepped forward and grabbed his clothes tightly, tearing them out of shape.
Nangong Ye was very dissatisfied with her actions and forcefully pried her hands away, saying, "I've made myself very clear to you, there's no way we can be together. I don't care if you've forgotten what you said before, or if you're just pretending now, there's no way we can be together."
He pulled her aside and quickly walked back. Just as he stepped out the door, he saw Su Huan hiding in a corner. Su Huan looked at him awkwardly and said, "Hi."
With a "tsk," he turned and left without looking back.
Xu Feifei watched his retreating figure, crying out, "Ah Ye, we did have an engagement ceremony, an engagement..."
The more she shouted, the softer her voice became, until finally she collapsed to the ground and burst into tears.
Su Huan felt heartbroken hearing the crying. This male lead is such a jerk! But then again, maybe not. Never mind, the important thing is not to let Xu Feifei be so sad.
She carefully walked over, squatted down beside her, and said, "Don't cry, it's not worth it for a man."
"Why is this happening? He wasn't like this when he was a child, so why is he like this now? I like him, so why can't he like me back? Why won't he even give us a little time to develop our relationship?"
With red eyes, Xu Feifei hugged Su Huan and recounted everything over and over again, like a helpless child crying and shouting to vent her emotions.
Su Huan's feelings were a jumbled mess, completely chaotic. He sighed deeply, gently patted her back with both hands, and comforted her, "That's how feelings are, they can change in an instant. If he doesn't cherish you, someone else will."
"I don't want anyone else, I only want him. We've been friends since we were little, and our relationship is so good, how could it change so easily?" Xu Feifei insisted stubbornly.
"Family ties are one thing, romantic love is another."
Fool, how can childhood sweethearts compare to a love that falls from the sky? If there was love from the beginning, what need would there be for a love that falls from the sky? Besides, the male lead and the second female lead aren't even a couple, so where is the love to speak of?
But Su Huan didn't say any of this, because they were from completely different worlds. The characters in the book naturally served the plot and couldn't escape it.
Over time, the story will be reset again. There's no real ending, or the male and female protagonists will become different people, and the story of this book will become the story of another book.
Xu Feifei hugged her and cried even louder. She couldn't accept this ending, but there was nothing she could do.
The stumbles and falls in kindergarten, the confusion in elementary school, the budding romance in junior high, the gradual growth in high school—she was truly unwilling and unable to accept this ending.
When Lin Yuan returned, Xu Feifei had already cried herself to sleep on the bed. Her brows were furrowed, her eyes were red, and there were clear tear tracks on her face. Her mouth was slightly open as she breathed because her nose was congested.
Lin Yuan frowned and sat on the edge of the bed, silently watching her for a long time. Before he arrived, Su Huan had told him about what had happened between her and Nangong Ye on the rooftop.
He knew this would happen sooner or later, but he didn't expect it to happen so soon. He thought it would happen at least after Feifei returned to the real world.
"What do we do now? Should we stick to the original plan, have you switch back to Lin Yuan's identity to scare her and get Fei Fei back?" Su Huan asked Lin Yuan, sitting on a chair not far away.
Lin Yuan raised his eyes to look at her, "Let's proceed according to the original plan. I don't want to see Feifei sad or upset before she gets back."
Su Huan pursed her lips, glanced at the original owner lying on the bed, and immediately felt pity for her. "Fine, do as you say. But the original owner was really pitiful, she had no choice in what she did, not even her parents..."
"Let's talk outside," Lin Yuan interrupted her promptly.
The door closed gently, and Xu Feifei slowly opened her swollen eyes, turning her head to stare intently at the closed door.
She never really trusted Lin Yuan and Su Huan, because they were so strange to her, always looking at someone else through her eyes.
That sense of emptiness and substitution was so intense that she couldn't help but want to reject and resist it.
She got out of bed and walked to the door, pressing her ear against the doorframe. She heard the sound of a wheelchair being pushed outside, and soon after, she heard Su Huan's voice.
"Tell me, is Feifei a real Lin family heiress or a fake one?"
"I don't know, it could be true or it could be false."
"Following the typical novel formula, I reckon she's a fake heiress. Look at the shocked expression on her mother's face when she found out Feifei's blood type didn't match her father's during the blood test. And what's even more coincidental is that Lin Xier did match. And she's the female lead, so it's a sure thing."
"I'm not sure about that, but Gao Lan seems to have become suspicious. I saw her go to the laboratory."
"Huh? When did you see it?"
Xu Feifei's eyes widened instantly, her legs gradually went weak, and she slumped to the ground against the door, unable to believe what she had just heard.
She had no interest in listening to what happened next; who they were and what their motives were no longer important.
She had only one thing on her mind: whether what they were saying was true or false. How could she not be her parents' biological daughter? She had lived in the Xu family for 17 years without ever changing her mind. How could it be false?
Yes, they must be lying to her, conspiring to cheat her. They want the Xu family's help and their wealth from her; it must be like this, it must be like this...
The more Xu Feifei thought about it, the more convinced she became of her own heart, convinced that she was her parents' biological daughter.
"Bang."
The door was suddenly pushed open, abruptly ending their conversation. Xu Feifei glared at them both angrily.
Su Huan stared at her in shock, "Feifei, you're not...?"
Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow, but didn't react much.
Xu Feifei ignored the two of them and walked straight towards her mother. Her gaze seemed firm and composed just now, but her hurried steps betrayed her true feelings.
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