Chapter 99: Don’t Even Think of Escaping, My Fiery Wife (Part 7)

Yu Liuxue stared blankly at Qin Yan, thinking, “Who am I, where am I, what am I doing? What kind of melodramatic plot is this now?” The female lead was actually seducing her own fiancée right in front of her! Is that even appropriate?

She then looked at Chu Yue, whose face showed a momentary flicker of hesitation. Yu Liuxue instantly felt a sense of crisis. If the female lead succeeded in seducing her, that would be unacceptable! She had always been the one to cuckold others; no one had ever cuckolded her.

Her reputation must not be ruined by a love loop!

Yu Liuxue immediately put on a pitiful expression. She gazed longingly at Chu Yue, yet leaned closer to Qin Yan, almost touching her. When Chu Yue saw this scene, her eyes practically shot fire. She strode over to Yu Liuxue, pulled the little person who was practically burrowing into someone else’s arms out, and then, with a dark expression, declined Qin Yan’s enthusiastic invitation, “No, thank you.”

She lowered her eyes. The moment she met Yu Liuxue’s gaze, she immediately thought of ten thousand ways to punish Yu Liuxue, making her wish she were dead but unable to die in bed.

Chu Yue tried her best to appear fierce and cold. After symbolically threatening Yu Liuxue a couple of times, she slowly looked at Qin Yan. Just as she was about to speak, Yu Liuxue suddenly hugged her arm, her eyes sparkling as she suggested, “Chu Yue, why don’t you stay too! Yan Yan said the service at this place is excellent. After a full set, your back won’t hurt, your legs won’t ache, and you won’t even be out of breath climbing to the thirty-third floor.”

Chu Yue: “…”

She gritted her teeth, narrowed her eyes slightly, and then suddenly smiled silently. Yu Liuxue didn’t know what Chu Yue was planning. Chu Yue, who had been furious, suddenly became calm, with even a hint of a smile in her eyes. Then, Chu Yue parted her red lips, “Alright.”

By the steaming pool, Chu Yue changed into the store’s clothes and sat casually next to Yu Liuxue. She held a glass of juice and slowly chewed on the straw. Yu Liuxue sat between Chu Yue and Qin Yan, and with the thought of “better a dead friend than a poor one,” she launched an attack on the female lead first, “Yan Yan, thank you for yesterday’s gift. I didn’t realize I was so important and precious to you.”

Her eyes were dark and bright. When she spoke to Qin Yan, looking at her seriously, Qin Yan felt that her intentions were not pure. Yu Liuxue carefully touched Qin Yan’s hand and deliberately lowered her voice, “Next time you get engaged, I’ll definitely prepare a super big gift for you.”

Qin Yan pursed her lips and chuckled, “No need, little one. Your happiness and joy are enough for me.” She paused, then smiled again, “You have a stomach problem and don’t like eating breakfast. Promise me you’ll take good care of yourself from now on, okay?”

Chu Yue immediately perked up her ears. She subtly listened to the two young girls’ conversation, her brows furrowing almost imperceptibly. “Are Qin Yan and Jiang Zhi’s relations really that good? Why does everything she’s saying sound so off?”

She couldn’t help but speculate wildly. “Could it be that Qin Yan has never liked me all this time, and her true ‘white moonlight’ is actually Jiang Zhi?” The more Chu Yue thought about it, the more sense it made. Although she had interacted with Qin Yan when Qin Yan was young, Qin Yan had never shown any inappropriate feelings towards her at that time. It was only after learning about Jiang Zhi’s engagement to her that Qin Yan’s behavior became abnormal.

From then on, Qin Yan became particularly attentive to her, and would occasionally dress up meticulously and appear before her, deliberately doing things to attract her attention. Chu Yue remembered one day when she accidentally met Qin Yan. Qin Yan was exquisitely dressed, a helpless smile on her lips as she leaned against the railing, casually swirling a glass of red wine in her hand, “The little one is engaged to her. What do you think I should do? How can I get her attention and let her know my feelings?”

Chu Yue suddenly realized. “The ‘little one’ she was talking about was Jiang Zhi, wasn’t it?”

So, all this time, every time Qin Yan calculated the time to appear before her, she was actually competing with her in secret? Her real goal was to snatch Jiang Zhi back?

Chu Yue suddenly felt terrible. All this time, she had thought Qin Yan liked her. But it turned out Qin Yan’s true intention was not what she seemed; she had misunderstood the other person’s meaning and almost missed out on Jiang Zhi. Chu Yue glanced at Yu Liuxue and immediately felt relieved. “Luckily, I acted quickly, otherwise, if I couldn’t even compare to a mere young girl, then my entire life would truly become a joke.”

Yu Liuxue increasingly felt that this female lead was simply full of lies. She rolled up her sleeves, secretly determined not to be outdone by the female lead. She gratefully held Qin Yan’s hand, tears of emotion sparkling in her eyes, “Yan Yan, you are truly too kind to me. I don’t know how to thank you.”

“Yan Yan, you are my best friend in this world. How about you be my bridesmaid when Chu Yue and I get married!”

Qin Yan’s smile instantly froze. Her eyes became extremely deep at that moment. Yu Liuxue shivered all over, her heart sinking. “Oh no! I’ve gone too far!” But a moment later, Qin Yan returned to normal, as if her sharp gaze had just been Yu Liuxue’s illusion. Qin Yan looked at Yu Liuxue with affectionate eyes, her gaze gentle and lingering, “Okay.”

“If it’s your wedding, little one, I’ll agree to whatever you ask.”

Yu Liuxue immediately said to the system, “I don’t believe it. A woman’s words are like a ghost’s lies. You can’t believe a single word this female lead says.”

Upon hearing the conversation, Chu Yue subconsciously turned her head to stare at the back of Yu Liuxue’s head. “Jiang Zhi actually invited Qin Yan to be her bridesmaid at her wedding? Is she still unable to forget Qin Yan? Does she also have feelings or ideas for Qin Yan, being attracted by her looks?”

“If Qin Yan is invited to be Jiang Zhi’s bridesmaid, then Qin Yan will be wearing a white bridesmaid dress, walking into the wedding hall with Jiang Zhi. Roughly speaking, won’t that mean they’re getting married before me?”

Chu Yue immediately objected, “I don’t agree.”

Yu Liuxue and Qin Yan simultaneously looked up at her. Chu Yue suppressed her jealousy and, pretending to be rational and mature, said, “She’s going to be my cousin-in-law in the future. What kind of propriety would it be to have her as your bridesmaid?”

Yu Liuxue’s eyes narrowed. She stared intently at Chu Yue. Was this scumbag now defending the female lead? Chu Yue felt a pang of guilt under Yu Liuxue’s gaze. She quietly wondered, “Jiang Zhi, has she figured out my true intentions?”

But even if she had, she would never admit it. She continued firmly, “You don’t need to say anything more about this. Not only me, but my cousin won’t agree either.”

While Yu Liuxue was slightly disappointed, she also wished she could immediately drain Chu Yue, making her so busy with passionate activities in the room that she wouldn’t have time to consider the female lead, especially not in front of her, the legitimate fiancée. Yu Liuxue secretly gritted her teeth and smiled slightly at Chu Yue. For some reason, Chu Yue read a hint of danger in her smile.

Yu Liuxue frowned and turned away disappointedly, “Yan Yan, I’m really sorry…”

Qin Yan acted as if nothing had happened. She ruffled Yu Liuxue’s hair, “It’s okay. I’ll be watching you from the closest possible spot.”

Yu Liuxue: “…!” What a terrifying ghost story.

Chu Yue: “…?” This is too much. Am I, the legitimate fiancée, invisible?

Chu Yue couldn’t stay any longer. It was getting late, and the place was about to close, so the three of them changed and left. As they reached the door, Yu Liuxue reluctantly held Qin Yan’s hand, “Yan Yan, why don’t you take our car? We can drive you back. It’s so late, it’s not safe for you to go back alone…”

“It’s okay.” Qin Yan politely declined her offer. She subtly glanced at Chu Yue, but only saw Chu Yue’s gaze fixed on Yu Liuxue. Qin Yan calmly withdrew her gaze and said with a smile, “I just texted Wen Sui, and he said he’d be here to pick me up soon. By my calculations, he should be arriving any minute now.”

As soon as Chu Yue heard this, she immediately interrupted Yu Liuxue, “Then you be careful. We’re leaving now.”

With that, she pulled Yu Liuxue away without giving her any time to react. Once they reached a secluded spot, Chu Yue unexpectedly pushed Yu Liuxue into a blind spot of the surveillance cameras, and then, a passionate kiss descended. It still carried a hint of punishment. Yu Liuxue blinked. “You scumbag, you’re so fickle, and you still dare to play the ‘overbearing forced kiss’ card on me?”

Not to be outdone, she kicked back, and the two switched positions. Chu Yue’s back was against the wall tiles, and at that moment, she was stunned. Was she really getting old? How could even Jiang Zhi, a mere girl in her early twenties, suppress her? It wasn’t until the soft touch on her lips and the other’s somewhat clumsy kissing technique that, for some unknown reason, Chu Yue suddenly felt overjoyed, and all her previous emotions vanished. Her movements became gentler, and the lingering tenderness instantly made Yu Liuxue surrender. After they separated, Chu Yue smiled and said to Yu Liuxue in the gentlest and most considerate tone, “Come to my place tonight.”

Yu Liuxue knew this wasn’t good as soon as she heard it. She immediately took off running, but Chu Yue was faster. She scooped her waist and pulled her back. Chu Yue intimately pressed against Yu Liuxue’s back and whispered tenderly in Yu Liuxue’s ear, “When we get home, we can talk slowly about why you insist on having Qin Yan as your bridesmaid.”

“Brother Wen Sui, he…” Yu Liuxue had just started when she saw Chu Yue’s face instantly darken, and she wisely shut her mouth.

Chu Yue felt like she had the worst luck. First, Jiang Zhi insisted on breaking off the engagement, and now that the other party finally agreed to get engaged to her, she was simultaneously thinking about her cousin and cousin-in-law. She was chasing after her cousin while also constantly flirting with her cousin-in-law, saying sickeningly sweet things.

The more Chu Yue thought about it, the angrier she got. They had agreed to talk after getting home, but she couldn’t wait once the car reached a desolate area. While Yu Liuxue was shocked by her audacity, she also secretly provoked her with words, almost draining Chu Yue before they even got home.

Two hours later, the two were neatly dressed again. Chu Yue held the steering wheel, her face not looking good. Yu Liuxue occasionally looked at her, her eyes filled with resentment. Her eyes were very red, and her nose was red like a rabbit’s. Her hair hadn’t been tidied yet and was messy, indicating the intensity of the battle. Chu Yue pursed her lips, trying to calmly drive the car to the hotel. Yu Liuxue glanced outside, then turned back and asked confusedly, “Didn’t we agree to go home?”

Chu Yue felt her self-esteem challenged. She sneered, “I can’t wait now. Is there a problem?”

“Get out.”

Yu Liuxue: “…Oh.”

Yu Liuxue felt that Chu Yue’s skills were growing under her training. She hugged the blanket with a satisfied expression but said to the system, “Don’t think she can please me like this. I’m not that easy to coax.”

Upon hearing this, the system immediately flattered, “Of course, of course, Host, you are not an easily satisfied person. Chu Yue should not be satisfied with one round, but should fiercely go for ten more…”

Yu Liuxue: “???” Do you, this broken AI, have some misunderstanding about me?

The engagement day was drawing closer, and Yu Liuxue also had to start preparing. Her mother, to make her more dignified and elegant, began to restrict her diet and forbade her from eating indiscriminately. This was bad enough, but the most outrageous thing was that she even forbade Chu Yue from seeing Yu Liuxue. As Yu Liuxue stood by the window watching Chu Yue leave with a look of regret, she instantly felt like she had been struck by lightning.

It was over. She was about to begin a half-month-long period of ascetic practice.

During this time, Qin Yan had visited her. With Jiang’s Mother present, the two exchanged a few polite pleasantries in a business-like manner and then stopped, with no opportunity to say anything else. After Qin Yan left, Jiang’s Mother looked at her retreating figure thoughtfully, “Isn’t that the young lady who’s interested in Chu Yue?”

Yu Liuxue’s eyes lit up. She immediately threw herself into Jiang’s Mother’s arms, on the verge of tears, and complained, “Mom, you noticed it too?”

“You don’t know, that day when Chu Yue came to pick me up, she even defended that person right in front of me!” Yu Liuxue squeezed out non-existent tears, complaining and crying, “Mom, I’m so sad. Will I be cuckolded in the future?”

She was just about to ask her mother for more tips when she heard her mother say firmly, “If Chu Yue dares to cuckold you once, you cuckold her ten times. Let’s see who can out-cuckold whom.”

Yu Liuxue was stunned. She never thought her mother would be like this.

Jiang’s Mother gently stroked Yu Liuxue’s head and said dotingly, “Our Zhizhi has never suffered any grievances since she was little, so she naturally doesn’t need to swallow her anger after marriage.” After a pause, Jiang’s Mother continued, “However, Zhizhi, once you and Chu Yue are officially engaged, barring any accidents, your marriage will only be a matter of time.”

“So, as a smart woman, you must find an opportunity to take control of the family’s finances, understand? No matter how restless a person is, once she has no money, she won’t be able to make waves, no matter how much she wants to go boating or surfing.”

This was too easy for Yu Liuxue. She looked at Jiang’s Mother gratefully, “Mom, I understand! Don’t worry! I will clean out Chu Yue’s private stash completely.”

Isn’t this a good opportunity right now? Qin Yan, Wen Sui, both the male and female leads are present. According to the logic of a melodramatic novel, an important plot will definitely happen tomorrow, and that will be a great time for Yu Liuxue to start her performance. She calculated many possibilities, and after thorough preparation, Yu Liuxue went to sleep happily.

As for Chu Yue, she lay in bed alone, unable to sleep. It was strange; she had never been so easily nervous before. As soon as she thought about her engagement tomorrow, her heart felt like a frantic deer crashing around, making her unable to eat or sleep well, and her palms would inexplicably sweat.

Chu Yue couldn’t help but open a web page and search—”What disease causes sweaty palms?”

[Beware of five abnormal sweats.

1. Menopausal syndrome. Women entering menopause experience a gradual decline in ovarian function, which can lead to varying degrees of autonomic nervous dysfunction, causing hot flashes and excessive sweating…]

Chu Yue: “???”

She was less than thirty years old! How dare this trash company implicitly insult her? After the engagement tomorrow, she would send someone to acquire it.

Chu Yue was sleepless all night, but the next day she didn’t feel tired at all; instead, she was incredibly excited and energetic. Wen Sui and Qin Yan arrived very early. Chu Yue was in a good mood initially, but after seeing the two of them, her mood immediately soured. The people opposite, one gentle and bright, the other refined and elegant, looked like a perfect match to anyone.

It was just that such a divine couple was inexplicably entangled and ambiguous with her fiancée.

Wen Sui saw Chu Yue, and he and Qin Yan walked over together, calling her “Cousin.” Chu Yue nodded faintly in response. She glanced at Wen Sui; Wen Sui was fine, after all, he was her cousin, and even if she didn’t like him, he was still her cousin. But Qin Yan was different; this woman was simply cunning, starting with her and trying to confuse her to easily snatch Jiang Zhi away.

She was truly deeply scheming!

Qin Yan was meticulous and immediately sensed Chu Yue’s inexplicable hostility towards her. A hint of suspicion flashed in her heart, but she also felt it was impossible. With a smile on her face, she deliberately adjusted her hair, her voice sweet, “Cousin, have the children arrived?”

If she hadn’t mentioned it, it would have been fine, but her mention made Chu Yue even more wary of her. Chu Yue’s expression was indifferent, “Soon. You two go play first.”

After speaking, she turned and left, instructing her special assistant, “You keep an eye on Qin Yan for me. If she makes any abnormal moves, remember to report to me immediately.”

The special assistant dared not say or ask anything. She nodded and took note. However, before leaving, the special assistant inexplicably added, “CEO Chu, what if Miss Jiang…”

Chu Yue immediately gave her an expressionless face, and the special assistant’s heart tightened, quickly retreating. Chu Yue wondered how she had hired this special assistant. If Jiang Zhi made any abnormal moves, there was only one possibility—

She wanted to break off the engagement again.

Yes! Chu Yue suddenly perked up. Jiang Zhi had already stood her up once. This time, no matter what, she absolutely had to keep a close eye on her to prevent her from breaking off the engagement a second time. After making up her mind, Chu Yue began to feel that the way people around her looked at her had changed, as if everyone was discussing her with their eyes, “Look, that’s Chu Yue, who was once kicked away by Jiang Zhi with her crying, making a fuss, and threatening suicide.” “Didn’t Chu Yue already get dumped? Why is she still eagerly pursuing her and getting engaged to her? Isn’t she afraid of being dumped again by the Jiang Family’s young lady…”

Yu Liuxue arrived late, but there was still some time before the ceremony began. She happened to see Wen Sui alone, and after a moment of thought, Yu Liuxue walked towards Wen Sui. She intentionally kept a distance from Wen Sui, but this action took on a different meaning in Wen Sui’s eyes.

“Wen Sui, where’s Qin Yan? Why isn’t she with you?”

Yu Liuxue swore she was just casually starting a conversation to bridge the gap between her and Wen Sui. However, after Wen Sui heard this, he faintly lifted his eyelids, his eyes calmly fixed on her, “Jiang Zhi, I’ve always known your feelings for me.”

Yu Liuxue’s eyes lit up. She eagerly took two steps forward, holding her head high, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Wen Sui, “Wen Sui, have you finally thought it through? Do you finally understand my feelings? Do you know how hard it’s been for me to like you all these years?”

She wanted to grab Wen Sui’s hand, but after hesitating, she disappointedly pulled her hand back, “Wen Sui, it’s not too late now. If you’re willing, I’ll leave with you right now.”

Wen Sui: “…?”

He was stunned for a moment, then pursed his lips, “And then? What do you plan to do after you leave with me?”

Yu Liuxue was about to speak when she heard Wen Sui’s voice suddenly deepen, “Jiang Zhi, are you trying to provoke Qin Yan with this, to make her reveal her feelings to you, so you two can openly be together?”

Yu Liuxue: “???”

“System, what is he saying?” Yu Liuxue blinked blankly. Why was the male lead speaking Chinese, and she couldn’t understand a single word? Her eyes immediately reddened, and she nervously clutched her clothes. “Wen Sui, I don’t understand what you’re saying? What ‘stimulating Qin Yan,’ what ‘revealing your feelings,’ what are you talking about?”

Wen Sui seemed to endure for a moment, then slowly began, “Haven’t you always pretended you couldn’t do the problems, using the opportunity to ask questions every day just to see Qin Yan? Haven’t you liked her for a long time?”

Wen Sui paused, then continued, “When I first started pursuing her, she told me that her heart already belonged to someone else, a woman she had liked for a long time. You and Qin Yan have known each other since childhood, grew up together, went to the same kindergarten, primary school, middle school, and high school. Isn’t the person in Qin Yan’s heart you?”

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{“Wait! Er Kang hand.jpg” = dramatic meme moment meaning “Hold up—what did you just say?!”}

Yu Liuxue was shocked. Could this melodramatic story actually go this way?

Logically, she felt this deduction was wrong, but what came out of her mouth was, “Wen Sui, you must believe me, all this time, my heart has only been for you, all this time, I have only liked you. As for whether that girl in Qin Yan’s heart is me…”

She racked her brain, “Perhaps it’s because she saw me constantly chasing after you, suffering from a secret crush, so she felt pity for me, and she mistook this pity for love…”

Yes! It must be like this! Yu Liuxue firmed up her idea, looking eagerly at Wen Sui and saying, “Wen Sui, believe me, this is all a misunderstanding!”

I absolutely have no intention of stealing your girlfriend!

Qin Yan leaned against the wall, and upon hearing the conversation, she chuckled softly. Suddenly, she turned her head to look at Chu Yue beside her. “I met that little friend when I was five. Back then, she was a chubby, jade-like little dumpling, always blinking her grape-like black eyes and chasing after me, calling ‘Jie Jie, hug’ in a milky voice. Unfortunately…”

“Later, once she had memories, she refused to call me ‘Jie Jie’ no matter what.”

Qin Yan’s eyes showed a hint of nostalgia at the right moment. “Back then, her body was soft, and her lips were soft when she kissed my cheek. I remember one time we were watching TV together, and she told me that if I was willing to wait for her to grow up, she would…”

Chu Yue suddenly felt her heart being cut by a knife. She coldly dropped Qin Yan, strode towards Yu Liuxue, and pulled Yu Liuxue, who was facing Wen Sui, into her arms. Ignoring Wen Sui’s gaze, she showed a pitiful expression and held Yu Liuxue’s hand, “Zhi Zhi, I lost a bet.”

Yu Liuxue: “?”

“If you don’t kiss me now, I’ll lose a hundred million…”

How could that be?! Yu Liuxue truly never expected this scumbag to also be a spendthrift. She tiptoed and quickly kissed Chu Yue. After succeeding, Chu Yue immediately glanced at Qin Yan, who was leaning in the corner, and smugly raised an eyebrow.

So what if she’s a childhood friend? So what if she used to call you ‘Jie Jie’ in a milky voice? She’s mine now.