SWG Chapter 15
by VolareInside the restroom—
Xiao Wenyu entered and immediately turned on the faucet. The rushing water muffled her uncontrollable gagging, but it couldn’t block the voices outside the door.
Ruan Shengyi’s sarcastic remarks, dripping with irony, reached her ears without missing a single word. Surprisingly, they soothed the discomfort brought on by her pregnancy, and her stomach gradually settled down.
Once the nausea subsided, Xiao Wenyu closed her eyes and sighed, reaching out to turn off the faucet. Feeling somewhat drained, she leaned back against the wooden door.
Her baby was being good. The morning sickness symptoms described online weren’t very noticeable in her case. She didn’t experience excessive sleepiness or fatigue. There was a slight ache in her lower back, but it didn’t affect her work. Her morning sickness wasn’t severe either; she only felt unwell for a while after waking up in the morning and after a long day of work in the evening.
She was lucky, and this child was also being good.
This only made tonight’s sudden and intense morning sickness seem unusual.
Were Lin Siyu and Lin Simu alike?
Very alike. From childhood to adulthood, they were practically carbon copies of each other. Their eyes clearly screamed the word “sisters.”
The first time she met Lin Siyu, she was only eight years old. She saw her and skipped over, sweetly calling her “sister.” The little dimple on the corner of her lips, identical to Lin Simu’s, made her think that the women of this family were natural beauties, determined by their genes.
Time flew by like a white horse glimpsed through a crack, and seven years had passed.
Seven years…
Now, seeing these powerful genes, all that remained in her heart was a sneer.
They really were powerful, so powerful that the child who used to study diligently had now turned into a reckless thing just like her sister, wearing that ghastly makeup, reveling in pleasure, and flaunting herself in public.
It was truly laughable.
Xiao Wenyu leaned against the wooden door, looking down and gently stroking her still-flat abdomen. She whispered, “You don’t want to see her either, do you? Then let’s drive her away together with Mommy, okay?”
The intense emotions subsided slightly, and the sourness in her stomach also lessened. Xiao Wenyu’s gaze softened as she gently caressed her abdomen in a tender circle. “You are Mommy’s baby, only Mommy’s baby.”
She listened distractedly to the outside, hearing Ruan Shengyi venting her anger and sarcastically mocking that person, and her mood improved even more.
She knew that she shouldn’t take her anger out on a child, and she hadn’t really intended to.
But when Lin Siyu spoke those thoughtless words, Xiao Wenyu thought, she deserved it.
She purely deserved it.
Outside the door—
Ruan Shengyi noticed Xiao Wenyu turning on the faucet and knew that she must be feeling unwell. She naturally took over the task of organizing the medicine bottles, and also naturally took over the task of sarcastically mocking Lin Siyu.
She didn’t have the high moral standards of some people, and besides, Lin Siyu had already said those things to her. The thing she disliked most was waiting several days to get revenge.
She wasn’t a gentleman, she couldn’t wait ten years.
However, this kid’s level was very low. Those two sentences just now had angered her to the point where she couldn’t speak. Ruan Shengyi also lost interest and simply focused on packing up the medicine bottles.
For some reason, she used an exceptional amount of iodine, but looking at the production date, it was quite new…
Finally, after she finished examining the production date, Lin Siyu indignantly said, “You’re lying. How could she find me disgusting? I grew up watching her.”
“Wrong, wrong, wrong,” Ruan Shengyi said with a smile. “She’s not disgusted by you. She saw your sister behind you and felt disgusted to the point of wanting to throw up.”
“…You’re lying!” The child’s lips were pale, and her mouth trembled so much that she couldn’t speak properly. She only repeated three words over and over:
“You’re lying.”
Ruan Shengyi leaned back, casually crossing one leg over the other. Using the back of the chair to support her head, she said calmly, “Whether I’m lying or not, you can go ask your wretched sister, can’t you?”
“What earth-shattering things did she do to make even a celestial maiden from the highest heavens unable to bear it, even to the point of feeling nauseous?”
The person who was eavesdropping chuckled softly.
A celestial maiden from the highest heavens?
That was quite an overstatement.
Lin Siyu: “You!!!”
Ruan Shengyi: “Aren’t you leaving? Are you waiting for me to drag you out?”
She was about to roll up her sleeves again. Lin Siyu glanced at the restroom and then at the person who had already started adjusting her glasses. She stomped her foot heavily, turned around, and ran.
Ruan Shengyi stared at her back, smiling as she said, “By the way, remember to pay back the money. I shouldn’t have to personally go to your house to demand it, right?”
“Of course, I could. I do want to meet your wretched sister.”
The girl staggered for a moment, her pace quickening.
“So weak,” Ruan Shengyi chuckled, lowering her sleeves.
The person from the restroom walked out at a leisurely pace, just in time to hear these words. She smiled helplessly, “Ruan Shengyi is invincible. How could someone like her possibly be able to resist?”
Ruan Shengyi: …
Heh, this woman, she had just helped her so much, and now she was being sarcastic as soon as she came out. How annoying!
Xiao Wenyu: “Put your leg down.”
“Oh.” She obediently put it down.
Ruan Shengyi: “What do you want to eat tonight?”
The hand that had been resting on the back of the chair paused for a moment.
There was no questioning about the things that had just happened, no asking about her past, and not even asking about her health.
Just a simple sentence: What do you want to eat tonight?
Xiao Wenyu looked up and met the other woman’s gaze. Her eyes behind her glasses were as bright and clear as ever, as calm and peaceful as ever.
It was reassuring.
It was also unsettling.
She lowered her head imperceptibly, pulled out the chair, and sat back down, arranging the cardigan that was draped around her waist.
Then she said softly, “Ask whatever you want to ask.”
“Tonight, what do you want to eat?”
Tenaciously and firmly, she raised this familiar question once again. Xiao Wenyu’s hands, which were arranging her clothes, became slightly flustered, but she subtly suppressed the thread of strangeness in her heart.
She didn’t ask again, nor did she change the subject.
She forced herself to withdraw the emotions that were mired in sadness and began to seriously consider the question that Ruan Shengyi had raised.
Suddenly, Ruan Shengyi said, “Can you get off work now?”
Xiao Wenyu frowned slightly, unable to figure out what she wanted to do, but she still nodded slightly: “Yes.”
“Then come with me. I’ll take you to eat something delicious.”
“The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon. If we don’t go soon, it’ll be too late.”
Xiao Wenyu: “I probably can’t eat spicy food…”
“I know.” Ruan Shengyi laughed. “I’ve seen your precarious stomach. It’ll be very light.”
She blinked, “Relatively speaking.”
A sense of inexplicable joy arose in Xiao Wenyu’s heart.
She watched Ruan Shengyi stand up and followed her. After quickly packing up the medicine kit, they walked out together.
Even the road to the parking lot became something to look forward to.
It was as if the unpleasant episode from tonight had never happened, and this wasn’t an impromptu trip, but a meal that they had planned in advance.
There was no sadness, no annoyance, no negative emotions.
As she closed the shop door, Xiao Wenyu’s phone buzzed.
She took it out and saw that an account she had forgotten to delete had sent her a transfer. She slightly curled her lips, “Ruan Shengyi’s compensation has been sent to me. Should I give it to you?”
The person who was arranging things on her phone raised her head blankly, “What?”
Xiao Wenyu shook her phone screen. “Lin Siyu. I just realized that I forgot to delete her.”
“If you don’t give it to me, is Xiao planning to let me greet the Mid-Autumn Festival like this? It’s a rare holiday, and there aren’t enough cups left in my shop. Does Xiao have any extra that you can lend me?”
Xiao Wenyu flicked the loose hair that fell in front of her and chuckled softly, “Transferred it.”
“I also blacklisted someone.”
“Well, but tonight, my Chopped Chili Fish Head is out of power. The place we’re going to isn’t close.”
Xiao Wenyu looked at her in shock, “Bus? Or taxi?”
It was rare indeed to invite someone to dinner and then take the bus.
But on second thought, if it was with Ruan Shengyi, it didn’t seem so bad.
Some special emotions, emotions that Xiao Wenyu recognized, seemed to be bubbling up in this short period of time together.
But it only stopped at this point. After all…
Xiao Wenyu also remembered the kiss that Ruan Shengyi had instinctively avoided on the day they first met, and the woman’s offhand comment about not wanting to get married.
Maybe, she just didn’t like her.
But having a friend like this was also very, very good.
Ruan Shengyi seemed to be finally able to express herself, shaking the keys in her hand, “Who said Ruan Shengyi only has one car?”
“It shouldn’t be the Chopped Chili Fish Head, right?”
“Of course not!” Ruan Shengyi suddenly raised her voice, “Have I become synonymous with Chopped Chili Fish Head in your heart?”
Xiao Wenyu smiled without saying a word, but the warmth in her eyes was about to burst out, filling the entire night.
Ruan Shengyi breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.
Great, there wasn’t a trace of sadness in those eyes now.
It wasn’t that she wasn’t curious about the past, but she felt even more sorry for Xiao Wenyu, who showed a painful expression even when she gently touched the past. Curiosity could be satisfied at any time. One day, there would no longer be any pain or sadness. It would be the same to ask then.
They walked side by side. The gloomy sky gradually darkened, but it was enough for Xiao Wenyu to see her real car clearly.
It was also enough for her to see the shock on Xiao Wenyu’s face.
After all, this was a true boxy off-road vehicle, with a matte black wrap. Under the lights, it exuded a very stable, dignified, and restrained feel. It would definitely attract many people’s attention on the road.
Therefore, she used the large flat surface on the side of the car to stick Tonight Intoxicated advertisements. The matte black car surface matched with the red advertisements, also implying a lot of publicity.
Ruan Shengyi leaned against the car door, smiling as she watched Xiao Wenyu walk around her car. She raised her voice and said, “Does Xiao want to put up some advertising too?”
Xiao Wenyu walked around a few times and politely declined the suggestion, saying instead, “This is more in line with Ruan’s temperament.”
“It feels like you’re going to start smashing people in the next second.”
“…” Ruan Shengyi suddenly remembered her interior and coughed a few times.
“What’s wrong?” Xiao Wenyu looked at her curiously, “How much is this car? How’s the shock absorption?”
“I bought it for a little over 150,000. The shock absorption is pretty stiff. Do you want to buy one? I think you should buy an ordinary SUV. This one is too rugged, not very…”
The sound of the passenger door being opened interrupted Ruan Shengyi’s words. In the next second, the woman could no longer suppress her laughter, holding onto the car frame but still laughing so hard that she doubled over.
She laughed and said “Ouch” a few times, holding her waist, gently stroking her abdomen, and said with difficulty, “Ruan, you really like pink bunnies!”
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