Chapter 66: Come and Snatch the Bride (9)-2
Jiang Ciqiu continued to mutter: “Mom and Dad went to the police station first, you’ll probably have to go too after you wake up, but it should be fine, I checked, this situation should be considered self-defense, after all, you only kicked him once.”
“Mom and Dad were scared to death when they saw the video. I showed them your parkour video, your persona is ruined.” Jiang Ciqiu said gloatingly. “But you probably don’t care now.”
“Xie Liaoyi didn’t even call you, look at your good sister… not even as good as me.” Jiang Ciqiu became even more dissatisfied with Xie Liaoyi. “She didn’t even come to see you at the Third City Hospital. I have a feeling she definitely knows what happened, doesn’t she live right across from the hospital? She should be done with her surgery by now, right?”
“When are you going to wake up? I’m hungry.” Jiang Ciqiu leaned on the bedside and yawned.
“The grass is always greener on the other side.”
Jiang Zhiyan opened her eyes, meeting Jiang Ciqiu’s gaze.
Jiang Ciqiu: …
“You’re awake?” Jiang Ciqiu immediately sat up, forcing a smile. “Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere?”
“No, just a little dizzy.” Jiang Zhiyan rubbed her eyes. “Sister, what were you just saying? Something about the grass being greener?”
Jiang Ciqiu: !!!
“I’ll go ask the doctor if you can leave, wait for me here.” Jiang Ciqiu stood up. “You probably just woke up from fainting, so you’re not thinking clearly, I didn’t say anything like that.”
“Really? I’ve actually been awake for a while, I was just too lazy to open my eyes,” Jiang Zhiyan said seriously.
Jiang Ciqiu ignored her and went to find the doctor, dawdling outside for a while before returning. Jiang Zhiyan had already packed her things and was waiting for her in the corner, looking exceptionally well-behaved, not at all like someone who had just kicked a man several meters away.
She was afraid Jiang Zhiyan would bring up what she had said earlier, but fortunately, the other party didn’t say anything, which made Jiang Ciqiu relieved. But even if Jiang Zhiyan didn’t mention it, she was still mortified. Jiang Zhiyan said she had been awake for a while, so when exactly did she wake up? How much did she hear?
Why did she have to mutter to herself? Indeed, she should keep her mouth shut in the future, just think in her head.
Jiang Zhiyan took Jiang Ciqiu’s hand and leaned against her. Jiang Ciqiu felt a little uncomfortable, but didn’t push her away.
The two went to the police station. The injured people were also there. Jiang’s parents refused to settle, and so did the others. The man finally realized he was in trouble, crying and talking about how difficult his life was. Seeing Jiang Zhiyan, he tried to rush towards her, but this time he was stopped. He knelt down and begged for mercy. Jiang Zhiyan’s already pale face turned even whiter, and she collapsed against Jiang Ciqiu.
“I’m scared of him, I’m scared of him,” Jiang Zhiyan said, her eyes closed, trembling, her voice breaking. “I don’t want to talk to him!”
She was taken to another room and didn’t see the man again. A policewoman poured her some hot water and provided psychological counseling. After signing her statement, she left.
“Why don’t you come home with us tonight?” Jiang’s mother said, rubbing Jiang Zhiyan’s head with distress.
“It’s fine, I’ll just sleep with sister tonight… I’m okay.” Jiang Zhiyan forced a smile. “Don’t worry, I’ll be fine in a few days, as long as I don’t see that man.”
She patted her chest.
Jiang’s mother asked her counselor for a leave of absence, so she could rest at home for three days. Although Jiang Zhiyan was perfectly fine, it was good that she didn’t have to attend classes. She readily agreed, it didn’t make much difference to her whether she attended classes or not.
She didn’t eat much that night to maintain her frail appearance, and after her parents left, she immediately ordered takeout.
“Are you okay?” Jiang Ciqiu looked at Jiang Zhiyan sitting on the sofa. Her face was still pale, but her expression was normal.
“It’s nothing serious.” Jiang Zhiyan lowered her head and messaged Xie Liaoyi. “I made Xie Liaoyi leave too, she didn’t want to go.”
“So eager to defend her…” Jiang Ciqiu gritted her teeth and drank the water she had poured for Jiang Zhiyan.
Jiang Ciqiu sat down not far from Jiang Zhiyan. Thinking about Jiang Zhiyan saying she wanted to sleep with her tonight, since she was fine now, did that mean she didn’t have to sleep with her?
She should be relieved, but for some reason, she felt a little disappointed.
“Did you really faint earlier, or were you acting?” Jiang Ciqiu always felt there was something strange about Jiang Zhiyan.
“Half real, half fake,” Jiang Zhiyan leaned against the sofa.
“Don’t tell me you deliberately stood there waiting for him to rush over so you could kick him,” Jiang Ciqiu frowned.
“He deliberately ran towards me, I just didn’t dodge, how can you say I deliberately kicked him?” Jiang Zhiyan said discontentedly. “Who told him to pick on me? He ran into my foot himself.”
Jiang Zhiyan raised her hand and looked at her slender arm: “Tsk.”
“That kind of person likes to target children and frail women, shameless.” Jiang Ciqiu shook her head.
“Good sister, I want some water.”
Jiang Ciqiu frowned: “Why are you suddenly calling me that?”
“Didn’t you say you were my good sister?” Jiang Zhiyan looked at her with clear, innocent eyes.
Jiang Ciqiu knew Jiang Zhiyan was teasing her, so she decided to play along, saying calmly: “Yes, I’m your good sister, I rushed to the Third City Hospital as soon as I received the call, and I stayed by your side every step of the way.”
“Thank you, good sister,” Jiang Zhiyan said sweetly.
Jiang Ciqiu felt goosebumps all over her body.
She got up to pour Jiang Zhiyan some water, then was sent to cut some fruit. Just as she sat down, Jiang Zhiyan’s takeout arrived, and she stood up again.
Bringing back the takeout, Jiang Ciqiu sensed something was amiss: “Does she also do this for you when you’re together? Fetch things for you?”
“No, your good sister and her good sister are different,” Jiang Zhiyan said, opening the takeout containers.
“What’s different?” Jiang Ciqiu couldn’t help but ask.
She knew she shouldn’t ask this question.
Jiang Zhiyan raised an eyebrow and looked at Jiang Ciqiu: “Do you really want to know?”
“Why don’t you tell me, good little sister?” Jiang Ciqiu said. She had finally understood, when talking to Jiang Zhiyan, you had to be thick-skinned, otherwise, you would lose the upper hand and be controlled by her.
“My good sister usually can’t walk, so I’m the one who fetches things,” Jiang Zhiyan said.
Jiang Ciqiu was stunned for a few seconds, then suddenly understood, her face flushing. What was Jiang Zhiyan talking about! She actually just said that out loud!
In this aspect, Jiang Ciqiu always felt like she was still a child. Although she had a fiancé at a young age, she wasn’t close to him and hadn’t thought about those things. She found it difficult to talk about such things openly, and when chatting with her friends, she never joined in on those topics, always remaining silent, pretending she hadn’t heard, always feeling embarrassed.
As expected, she was still no match for Jiang Zhiyan.
“I thought… she… mm…” Jiang Ciqiu stammered, touching her ear. “I didn’t expect it to be you…”
“She’ll always think that way.” Jiang Zhiyan took a sip of the soup. “But actually…”
She hadn’t expected the previous Xie Liaoyi to be like that. When she first met Xie Liaoyi, although she was also naive and shy, she was still much better than now.
Jiang Zhiyan chuckled and looked at Jiang Ciqiu again, who refused to meet her gaze, trying to maintain her composure for a second, but failing.
Jiang Ciqiu, thinking about how Xie Liaoyi looked and sounded exactly like her, felt confused. Wouldn’t Jiang Zhiyan feel embarrassed saying these things to her, considering their appearances? What did she take her for?
She looked at Jiang Zhiyan, who was completely at ease. The takeout smelled delicious, only she was in turmoil. Jiang Ciqiu suddenly felt a little annoyed.
“I want to eat too,” Jiang Ciqiu said.
“Then come over here.” Jiang Zhiyan tossed the extra chopsticks to Jiang Ciqiu.
Jiang Ciqiu sat down. Jiang Zhiyan was completely calm and collected, not blushing or stammering. She deliberately snatched the piece of meat Jiang Zhiyan was about to pick up. She thought Jiang Zhiyan would be angry, but even after doing this five times in a row, Jiang Zhiyan didn’t say anything.
Her good temper made her feel a bit absurd. Jiang Ciqiu glanced at Jiang Zhiyan’s profile.
“Sister, looking at me like that makes me think you have impure thoughts about me,” Jiang Zhiyan said.
Jiang Ciqiu froze, her hand trembling, dropping the food she was holding: “What nonsense are you talking about! We’re sisters! Sisters!”
“Not biologically related,” Jiang Zhiyan said.
“We’re still on the same household registration,” Jiang Ciqiu continued.
“So you do have some thoughts after all, you’re just restrained by these things, but isn’t it easy to separate your household registration if you have your own apartment?”
Jiang Ciqiu felt like she was being messed with by Jiang Zhiyan, so she said firmly: “Absolutely impossible, I only see you as my younger sister.”
How could she have any thoughts about Jiang Zhiyan? She just thought it was strange that Jiang Zhiyan was with someone who looked exactly like her.
“Oh.” Jiang Zhiyan nodded. “That’s good, so we’ll sleep together tonight, you definitely won’t be uncomfortable, right?”
Jiang Ciqiu gripped her chopsticks tightly and asked with some panic: “Aren’t you fine? Why do you still want to sleep with me?”
“Because I’m scared, I’m afraid of having nightmares tonight, sister, do you dislike me?” Jiang Zhiyan was about to say something more when her phone rang, it was Xie Liaoyi.
Jiang Ciqiu’s heart seemed to skip a beat.
“Can you come down? I’m at the entrance of your complex,” Xie Liaoyi asked. “Although I know you’re definitely fine, I’m still a bit worried about you.”
“You even came all the way here? I’m off tomorrow, if you’re worried about me, I can go find you tomorrow.” Jiang Zhiyan wiped her mouth and stood up. “I’ll come down now, wait for me.”
“Who is it?” Jiang Ciqiu asked, watching Jiang Zhiyan hang up, knowing who it was, but still asking.
“The good sister outside,” Jiang Zhiyan looked at Jiang Ciqiu, smiling, clearly in a good mood. “So I might be back a bit late.”
Jiang Ciqiu watched Jiang Zhiyan leave, her expression darkening.
“If I come back too late, I won’t disturb you, go to bed early,” Jiang Zhiyan said. “After all, you have classes tomorrow.”
Jiang Ciqiu’s expression darkened even further.
“She’s about to explode from jealousy,” the System said.
“There’s nothing I can do about that.” Jiang Zhiyan hurried downstairs and ran towards the entrance. She immediately saw Xie Liaoyi standing by the streetlight, having changed her clothes.
“Have you been waiting long?” Jiang Zhiyan wrapped her arms around Xie Liaoyi’s waist.
“Not really, not long.” Xie Liaoyi looked at Jiang Zhiyan and sniffed. “Did you just have dinner?”
“I was acting tonight, so I didn’t eat much, and I ordered takeout.” Jiang Zhiyan placed Xie Liaoyi’s hand on her stomach and patted it.
“You’re not full?”
“Not yet.” Jiang Zhiyan shook her head and pinched Xie Liaoyi’s fingers. “That childish person just now stole a lot of my meat.”
“Then let’s go get something more to eat, let’s go.” Xie Liaoyi said helplessly, lowered her head and kissed Jiang Zhiyan on the lips, and couldn’t help but defend herself: “You must have said something, otherwise, I wouldn’t steal someone else’s food.”
“Who knows, I didn’t say anything, I don’t know what that childish person was thinking.” Jiang Zhiyan lifted Xie Liaoyi’s chin. “But I won’t hold it against a child, you’ll compensate me, right?”
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