Chapter 96: Don’t Even Think of Escaping, My Fiery Wife (Part 4)

Yu Liuxue was full of questions. No, how did Chu Yue get involved with Wen Sui again? She secretly glanced at Wen Sui, who had turned his back, but as soon as she looked, Chu Yue cunningly blocked her view. Chu Yue’s expression remained unchanged, and her tone was calm: “You go in first.”

Wen Sui nodded slightly and quickly left.

As soon as Wen Sui left, Chu Yue narrowed her eyes and turned back. Yu Liuxue innocently lifted her head and blinked, “Chu Yue, why did Brother Wen Sui call you ‘cousin’?”

Chu Yue leaned in slightly, shamelessly and easily wrapping an arm around Yu Liuxue’s waist. “What? You can call that little rascal ‘brother’, and he can’t call me ‘cousin’?” At this point, Chu Yue paused, then slowly and deliberately asked with a hint of ambiguity, “By rounding up, shouldn’t you also call me ‘cousin’?”

Yu Liuxue looked like an old man on the subway staring at his phone. “…?”

This rounding up of yours is a bit too much, isn’t it? Are you a math genius or something?

Yu Liuxue snorted. She looked stubborn. “You can forget about it. Even if I call every girl in the world ‘cousin’, I won’t call you ‘cousin’.”

Sure enough, Chu Yue was almost driven mad by her again. She furiously “disciplined” Yu Liuxue until the latter was on the verge of tears, with tears glistening in her eyes, looking like she was enduring something. Only then did Chu Yue let her go, satisfied. She gently played with the long hair by Yu Liuxue’s temples. “Jiang Zhi, originally I didn’t agree to get engaged to you, but now I’ve changed my mind.”

She curved her lips, revealing a playful, scoundrel-like smile that, combined with her perfect looks, was truly pleasing to the eye.

Yu Liuxue appeared incredulous on the surface, but in reality, her heart was unmoved, even a little happy. As if your disagreement would make any difference. She pushed Chu Yue away forcefully, as if unable to accept it, her eyes red as she wiped away tears and ran off. As she escaped from Chu Yue’s side, her words, which were shocking enough to make one gasp, floated lightly into Chu Yue’s ears: “You’ll see how wild I am in bed.”

Chu Yue suspected her ears: “…?”

Yu Liuxue stood in front of the mirror, carefully adjusting her clothes and hair before shyly, shyly, shyly, shyly walking towards Wen Sui, who was sitting in the living room. Wen Sui’s attire today was clean and simple, yet it made his superior looks even more prominent. Wen Sui had come to deliver something, and now that it was delivered, he should be leaving. Seeing this, Yu Liuxue quickly said, “Wen Sui, I’ll see you out.”

Wen Sui didn’t refuse. Yu Liuxue followed him with small steps. As they silently walked to the door, Wen Sui suddenly spoke: “The weather is getting cold, so keep warm and wear more clothes.”

Yu Liuxue was stunned for a moment. His gaze was fixed straight ahead, and his tone was normal. If it weren’t just the two of them at that moment, Yu Liuxue would have suspected he was talking to himself. Wen Sui stopped, then suddenly turned around. He looked earnestly into Yu Liuxue’s eyes. In Jiang Zhi’s memory, he had never looked at her so openly, which was a bit unusual.

“Little classmate,” he called out. Before, when Wen Sui called Jiang Zhi “little classmate,” it always carried a hint of teasing. But at this moment, he deliberately lowered his voice. “If anyone bullies you, you can tell me. I’ll help you.”

Yu Liuxue was stunned again. She quickly realized that Wen Sui must have misunderstood Chu Yue. Yu Liuxue opened her mouth, instinctively wanting to act, but upon meeting Wen Sui’s sincere gaze, the line “If I get bullied, will you protect me?” was weakly swallowed back.

Yu Liuxue forced a smile and casually said, “I’m fine, you worried for nothing.”

Wen Sui had nothing more to say, so he drove away from the main entrance. Yu Liuxue stood at the door for a long time until Chu Yue silently appeared behind her. Chu Yue peered out at the road beyond the gate. “What, reluctant to see him go?”

Yu Liuxue turned around. “Brother Wen Sui is really a good person, Chu Yue. You don’t understand him.”

Chu Yue immediately flared up, her face turning cold, her tone fierce and hard. “Time to eat.”

Both sets of parents had already discussed some important details of the engagement and planned to announce the news in a couple of days, and start preparing invitations and so on. Chu Yue was completely unresponsive to this, making it impossible to discern her true thoughts. Chu Yue, even if she racked her brain, never imagined that her excellent self would marry so young.

And the object of her marriage was Jiang Zhi, who had once abandoned her and caused her to be severely ridiculed by her friends for several years.

She felt that this marriage between her and Jiang Zhi, lacking emotion, would ultimately not be happy, so she was somewhat hesitant. However, when she saw Yu Liuxue’s heartbroken eyes, she suddenly felt that she could do it after all. If not for love, then for lust.

She remembered the harsh words Yu Liuxue had thrown at her in the garden before leaving, and she recalled Yu Liuxue’s blushing, coyly resistant look in front of her. Her throat involuntarily moved.

This scene was just caught by Yu Liuxue. Yu Liuxue’s eyes darted around. Before going home with her parents, she deliberately went to Chu Yue’s side to help her pack things, then accidentally touched her a few times. Instantly, Chu Yue’s gaze came over. Her breathing was slightly erratic. If she hadn’t still been holding things, she probably would have pressed Yu Liuxue against the wall and punished her right then and there.

Yu Liuxue put on an extremely innocent look. She blinked her eyes, looking utterly bewildered.

Chu Yue felt as if she had just swallowed air, her face darkening as she scrutinized Yu Liuxue. Was it her imagination? She kept feeling that Jiang Zhi was seducing her.

Yu Liuxue packed for a bit and then didn’t want to move anymore. Anyway, her goal had been achieved, so she righteously abandoned Chu Yue and sat on the sofa to eat the fruit prepared by her future mother-in-law. Chu’s Mother smiled as she watched her, then frantically motioned for her daughter to come and accompany Yu Liuxue. Chu Yue was unwilling, but couldn’t refuse Chu’s Mother, so she had no choice but to sit next to Yu Liuxue and peel a peach for her.

After leaving the Chu family, Yu Liuxue was lectured by her mother for a long time. Jiang’s Mother sighed, seeing her listen with one ear and let it out the other. “Zhizhi, I don’t have high expectations for you, but no matter what, after you get married, you must keep control of the finances, do you understand?”

Yu Liuxue finally became serious. Oh right, what if Chu Yue, that scumbag, went for a foot massage behind her back? Yu Liuxue nodded earnestly, “Then Mom, teach me.”

So the mother and daughter seriously discussed the art of managing a husband/wife.

Yu Liuxue and Qin Yan had agreed to have a tutoring session in the school’s small study room on Saturday. She woke up early in the morning to prepare. She meticulously dressed up, put on beautiful makeup, and after examining herself in the mirror to confirm everything was perfect, Yu Liuxue set off with her books.

Qin Yan would definitely take this opportunity to subtly probe into her relationship with Chu Yue. Yu Liuxue was thinking about how she should respond gracefully and politely. In Jiang Zhi’s impression, Qin Yan loved to casually reveal things about her and Wen Sui. Her natural and casual tone often made Jiang Zhi’s eyes turn red with anger. As expected, today’s Qin Yan would probably be the same.

After rehearsing several times in her mind, Yu Liuxue got out of the car with confidence.

Qin Yan had already arrived. Today, she was wearing a light pink sweater, looking as gentle as a peach. Yu Liuxue instantly felt like spitting blood. Why wasn’t the female lead following the script? She was dressed to the nines, while the female lead was dressed simply and casually, making Yu Liuxue appear overly deliberate and scheming.

Qin Yan smiled, stood up, and moved aside, gesturing for Yu Liuxue to sit down. She subtly observed Yu Liuxue’s clothes, and the smile in her eyes deepened. “Wen Sui told me he ran into you at his cousin’s house yesterday.”

Yu Liuxue’s internal alarm bells immediately went off. Did Qin Yan know about the relationship between Wen Sui and Chu Yue? Yu Liuxue suddenly had a wild guess: “System, do you think Qin Yan only agreed to Wen Sui’s pursuit as a second-best option after finding out about this relationship?”

The more she thought about it, the more likely this possibility seemed. Yu Liuxue couldn’t help but glance at Qin Yan a couple more times. Qin Yan’s long hair was slightly curled and very dark. The smile on her lips was faint and casual, giving her a nonchalant air. Noticing Yu Liuxue’s gaze, she chuckled, “What’s wrong, little classmate?”

Yu Liuxue shook her head nonchalantly, “Nothing.”

Qin Yan deliberately brought this up, partly to test Yu Liuxue, and partly to use her old trick of casually showing how much Wen Sui confided in her. The old Jiang Zhi would probably have been furious on the spot, but the person standing in front of her now was Yu Liuxue.

Yu Liuxue couldn’t play the innocent white lotus in front of the male lead, but she could certainly put on a show for the female lead, right?

She immediately put on an anxious expression and nervously explained, “Qin Yan, don’t misunderstand. Wen Sui and I only exchanged a few words. Besides asking about my health and telling me to wear more clothes, he didn’t say anything else to me. Please don’t overthink it. We are innocent.”

Yu Liuxue’s eagerness to cover up made Qin Yan fall silent. The air was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

After a long while, Qin Yan chuckled. She pulled Yu Liuxue to sit down. “Of course I know. I understand Wen Sui’s character.”

“A long time ago, Wen Sui promised me that he would never interact much with other girls. For all these years, he has kept his word very well.” Qin Yan took out her books and pen. Yu Liuxue and she exchanged a few moves, evenly matched. Qin Yan seemed to have given up her old tactics against Jiang Zhi and began to seriously tutor Yu Liuxue.

Yu Liuxue blinked, listening intently but feeling sleepy. She tried hard to keep her eyes open, pretending to be energetic, but Qin Yan eventually saw through her.

After the tutoring session, Yu Liuxue politely declined Qin Yan’s kind offer, determined to study at home, and Qin Yan readily agreed. Before leaving, Qin Yan called out to Yu Liuxue. She stood under the ginkgo tree, the golden sunlight shining on her beautiful face. Qin Yan smiled, “Jiang Zhi.”

Yu Liuxue turned around, “Qin Yan?”

Qin Yan seemed to want to say something, but when Yu Liuxue turned around, she changed her mind. Finally, she shook her head, “Nothing, be careful.”

Yu Liuxue was puzzled and left with her books. As soon as she walked out of the school gate, she was pulled into a car by a dark-faced Chu Yue. Yu Liuxue stared at Chu Yue, curious, “Chu Yue, don’t you have to work?”

As an Overbearing CEO, you’re just idling around. Does that fit your character?

Chu Yue lightly raised her eyelids. She suddenly leaned over, resting her arm on the window frame to Yu Liuxue’s right, and slightly raised an eyebrow, looking amused. “What? Not even married yet and you’re already trying to control me?”

Yu Liuxue pursed her lips, “Who cares about controlling you.”

Chu Yue was rebuked by Yu Liuxue, but instead of feeling uncomfortable, she felt an indescribable sense of pleasure. She walked to the other side, opened the car door, and got in. After seeing Qin Yan’s figure, Chu Yue drove away, reminding Yu Liuxue, “Stay away from her.”

Yu Liuxue glanced at Qin Yan, determined to go against her. “I won’t.”

Chu Yue felt that this rebellious child would eventually drive her crazy. She took a deep breath, finally pulled the car over to the side of the road, and leaned in without warning. Yu Liuxue trembled, quickly raising her hands to stop Chu Yue, but Chu Yue was faster. She firmly grasped Yu Liuxue’s hands, and a domineering kiss landed.

Yu Liuxue was both welcoming and resisting, successfully igniting Chu Yue’s desire. Chu Yue’s breath was hot and moist. After pulling away from Yu Liuxue, she narrowed her eyes slightly, scrutinizing her. Yu Liuxue looked stubborn, gritting her teeth and accusing, “Chu Yue, you’re overbearing, you’re unreasonable, you’re not human!”

Chu Yue chuckled in response, “I’m not human?”

After Yu Liuxue deliberately nodded, Chu Yue snorted and let go of her. Once she sat up, she instantly floored the accelerator. As soon as they got home, Yu Liuxue was severely punished by Chu Yue. Yu Liuxue hugged her quilt and suddenly grasped the key point—

No, Chu Yue traveled thousands of miles and endured hardships to pick her up from school just to do this?

She looked at Chu Yue, who was about to rest, with a strange expression. Chu Yue paused, her face stiffening slightly, completely misunderstanding Yu Liuxue’s meaning due to a lack of telepathy: Could it be… Jiang Zhi is complaining that I’m not persistent enough?

Chu Yue instantly felt her authority challenged. Under Yu Liuxue’s gaze, she immediately resumed the “battle” without a word.

Yu Liuxue initially thought Chu Yue would surrender quickly. Who knew that today, Chu Yue was completely out of sorts, insisting on forcing her to call her “cousin.” Yu Liuxue refused no matter what, and Chu Yue would rather exhaust herself than stop. After a period of mutual torment, it ended with Yu Liuxue falling asleep in tears.

Chu Yue rubbed her aching arms, sitting on the bed with a look of utter despair. Was she getting old? Was it because of her age? That’s why she was so frail.

From that day on, Yu Liuxue didn’t see Chu Yue for a full half month.

Chu Yue had been very busy lately, but despite her busy schedule, she didn’t miss any news about Yu Liuxue. Every day when she returned home, the butler would give Chu Yue a brief report on Yu Liuxue’s activities. However, today the butler’s expression seemed a bit off. Chu Yue was sitting on the sofa with her laptop, her head down, processing emails, so she didn’t notice the butler’s abnormality.

“Today is Saturday. After Miss Jiang went out, she first had lunch with five boys and five girls.”

Chu Yue didn’t even lift her head, “Mm.”

“Then Miss Jiang and her friends went shopping and played various games. Two of the boys helped her play games and won two snow-white plush dolls.”

Chu Yue’s eyes remained fixed on the screen, listening with one ear and letting it out the other, “Mm.”

The butler paused, then said with a strange tone, “Later, Miss Jiang and her friends went clubbing for two hours at a bar, and then drove to watch a strip show…”

Chu Yue subconsciously said, “Mm… Mm?”

Chu Yue immediately looked up from her computer, narrowing her eyes slightly, “Strip… show?”

The butler gave an affirmative reply.

Yu Liuxue was dragged there; she wasn’t very interested initially. However, after seeing the beautiful, snow-white bodies of the ladies, she became excited. The lighting in the venue was dim, and an ambiguous, hormonal atmosphere permeated everywhere. Yu Liuxue’s eyes lit up, and she was about to push her way forward when a familiar voice suddenly sounded in her ear, “Little one?”

Yu Liuxue froze on the spot. She subconsciously turned around and, sure enough, saw Qin Yan’s face. After confirming it was her, Qin Yan pulled her out of the crowd. Qin Yan sat opposite her, her expression indifferent: “Why are you in a place like this?”

“My friends called me to come play,” Yu Liuxue answered subconsciously, then felt something was off. She retorted to Qin Yan, “Why are you here?”

Qin Yan intertwined her fingers and rested her chin on them, tilting her head, “This is my friend’s shop.”

Silence fell between them. Qin Yan gazed at Yu Liuxue, and Yu Liuxue gazed at her. If it weren’t for the connection with Jiang Zhi, Yu Liuxue would have almost thought Qin Yan had some interest in her. She cleared her throat and changed the subject: “Where’s Wen Sui? Didn’t he come with you?”

Qin Yan chuckled, “Do you miss him? I can call him over now…”

“No, no need.” Yu Liuxue quickly stopped her. What would the male lead come for? He would only hinder her sword-drawing speed.

Qin Yan picked up a glass of wine and said casually, “Actually, my encounter with Wen Sui was a coincidence. That day, after he had a conflict at school, I saw him standing at his doorstep, hesitant to go in. So I went downstairs and, against his will, pulled him into my house, then simply treated his wounds.”

Qin Yan chuckled, “At that time, he almost pushed me to the ground, but he caught me in time, otherwise I would have been another injured person.”

That day? Yu Liuxue recalled carefully. Wasn’t the day Wen Sui had a conflict the same day Jiang Zhi stepped forward to help Wen Sui after school? Those boys apologized to Wen Sui out of respect for Jiang Zhi. So, Wen Sui met Qin Yan after leaving school that day.

Yu Liuxue felt heartbroken for Jiang Zhi. Who knew that her enthusiastic act that day was actually paving the way for Qin Yan? She was the one who met Wen Sui first, but in the end, he chose to be with Qin Yan.

Qin Yan gazed at Yu Liuxue casually, seeing her reaction clearly. She subtly curved her lips, about to take a sip of wine, when she suddenly heard Yu Liuxue whisper, “Actually, I don’t like Wen Sui that much anymore.”

Qin Yan’s eyes suddenly lifted. Yu Liuxue smiled awkwardly, “I’ve seen how much Wen Sui likes you. I’ve secretly had a crush on him for so long, and I’m a person, so I also feel tired and uncomfortable.”

“So…” Yu Liuxue forced a strong smile, “I’ve decided not to like him anymore.”

Qin Yan’s hand tightened slightly around the wine glass. Yu Liuxue lowered her head, her smile seeming a bit forced. Qin Yan pursed her lips, then heard Yu Liuxue look up and say, “Actually, I’ve met someone recently. It’s quite a coincidence; she’s actually Wen Sui’s cousin.”

“If I can’t have Wen Sui, being his cousin’s sister-in-law isn’t bad, right?” Yu Liuxue smiled sweetly, and Qin Yan’s expression subtly darkened at that moment.

Qin Yan’s thumb rubbed the wine glass. After a long while, she spoke casually, “Jiang Zhi.”

“If I ask you to leave her…”

Yu Liuxue pretended not to understand, and quickly explained, “Qin Yan, don’t misunderstand. I definitely won’t approach Wen Sui casually again in the future. Don’t worry, I won’t bother you two anymore.”

“I mean, you leave his cousin.” Qin Yan suddenly looked up. Her demeanor had changed; she was in shadow, appearing as sharp as a newly unsheathed blade, glinting coldly.

Yu Liuxue was slightly stunned. “Why?”

She rested her elbow on the table, then leaned slightly towards Qin Yan, a faint smile on her face. “Qin Yan, what if I say no?”

Qin Yan narrowed her eyes, returning to her serene, unworldly demeanor, as if everything that had just happened was merely Yu Liuxue’s illusion. Yu Liuxue propped her cheek. “Qin Yan, don’t you like Wen Sui? Why do you want me to leave Wen Sui’s cousin? Or are you…”

“It’s getting late. I’ll have someone send you back.” Qin Yan avoided answering. She picked up her phone, ready to call a car for Yu Liuxue. Yu Liuxue took her phone, her bright, dark eyes filled with confusion. “Qin Yan, you’re already with Wen Sui, so it shouldn’t be a problem for me to date other people, right?”

Qin Yan frowned slightly. The way she said it made it sound like Qin Yan didn’t want her to date other people.

Qin Yan snatched her phone back, her eyelashes lowered. “Kid, you’re drunk. I’ll have someone send you home.”

Yu Liuxue was speechless. Just as Qin Yan escorted her to the door, Chu Yue, who had rushed over, pulled her away with a cold face. Qin Yan felt a blur before her eyes, and the next second, the figure she had longed for day and night pulled her rival’s hand with a cold face and walked towards the road. She held it tightly, scolding Yu Liuxue with displeasure, yet a faint concern showed in her eyes.

Yu Liuxue interrupted Chu Yue’s incessant talking. “How did you know I was here?”

Chu Yue immediately stopped. She snorted, “I’m your fiancée, of course I know…”

Yu Liuxue suddenly understood. “Oh! So you installed a tracking system on my phone.” Yu Liuxue looked her up and down. “Chu Yue, I didn’t expect you to be such a despicable, shameless, and vulgar person. Since you’re so worried about me and care about me, why do you still pretend to be unwilling in front of my aunt and uncle?”

Yu Liuxue suddenly stood on her tiptoes and leaned towards Chu Yue, her face instantly magnified in front of Chu Yue. Chu Yue instinctively held her breath. Yu Liuxue blinked. “Chu Yue, have you fallen for me?”

Qin Yan had just picked up the doll Yu Liuxue had dropped and walked over when she heard this.

She walked casually towards the two and called out, “Kid, you dropped something.”

Yu Liuxue’s feet landed on the ground. She gratefully took her doll. “Qin Yan, thank you.” Then, she pointed at Chu Yue. “My friend is here to pick me up, so I’ll be going now.”

Chu Yue was very displeased with the word “friend” from Yu Liuxue’s mouth. What was even more displeasing was that before leaving, Yu Liuxue had hugged Qin Yan. Chu Yue drove with a cold face, not saying a word. Yu Liuxue casually rubbed her doll. Finally, Chu Yue spoke, “Why did she hug you?”

Yu Liuxue tilted her head. “We’re friends. Is there a problem?”

Chu Yue was instantly annoyed. In her words, a fiancée was a friend, and the girlfriend of her beloved was also a friend. Would everyone she called a friend eventually develop an improper relationship? Before Yu Liuxue could react and understand the whole situation, Chu Yue picked her up, threw her onto the bed, and gave her a good “lesson.”

After Yu Liuxue fell asleep, Chu Yue spread her fingers, inserted them between Yu Liuxue’s, then suddenly curled them to hold her hand. She took out her phone, snapped a picture, and posted it on Moments, announcing: “She, my fiancée.”

She thought that Qin Yan would probably retreat after seeing this photo.