Chapter 31: 031: Get out
This… this was the first time Brother Chuan had ever directly looked at her.
Jiang Yuxi, clearly misunderstanding the gesture, was now completely filled with happiness.
She didn’t want much. She only hoped that Brother Chuan would pay a little more attention to her. She believed that with all the hard work and effort she had put in for the past few years, Brother Chuan would definitely appreciate her as long as he noticed her. When he realised her good virtues, it would be like an interesting book. He would want to know more about her. She firmly believed that Brother Chuan would realize that she was the best choice and the most suitable for him. Since even when he became a quadriplegic, she was still there for him no matter what.
Then, he would choose her.
In her eyes, she believed that Brother Chuan was the best even if he was to remain paralyzed for the rest of his life. He was even better than Zhan Yuheng.
This was true as long as he wanted it.
“Ah Chuan, are you okay?”
When Master Zhan saw that Zhan Lichuan’s condition was better than yesterday’s, he let out a sigh of relief.
“What happened?” Zhan Lichuan’s voice was still very calm; however, when compared to the tone he used yesterday while pleading for euthanasia, the one today seemed a little bit more cheerful.
Master Zhan had no idea what was happening. He quickly turned to Jing Qian and asked, “Qianqian, what’s happening? Why did the rats outside die? Would Ah Chuan be affected?”
While being questioned by Master Zhan, Jing Qian looked at the orchids that were planted in Zhan Lichuan’s sunroom. Then, she asked, “Third Young Master, do you like orchids?”
Master Zhan was clear about his grandson’s personality—he wouldn’t answer Jing Qian even if he weren’t paralyzed. Now that he was, it would be worse. For this reason, Master Zhan was prepared to answer her question on his behalf.
However, before Master Zhan could say a word, Jiang Yuxi had already opened her big mouth.
“Orchids are Brother Chuan’s favourite. Can’t you see that there are so many expensive orchids placed in the sunroom?”
Oh my lord, this temper of hers!
Jing Qian was completely speechless.
“Miss Jiang, were you born extremely thick-skinned or do you have amnesia? Grandfather already warned you to stay away from the third young master to avoid any misunderstandings, yet here you are. Why are you in our bedroom? I was asking third young master a question. As an outsider, don’t you think you’re a bit too much of a busybody?”
Jiang Yuxi, having still been immersed in the overwhelming joy from before, had not planned to argue with Jing Qian. However, when the other party suddenly insulted her, she looked at Jing Qian as if she had been unreasonably bitten by a stray dog.
Then, Master Zhan spoke. “Yuxi, you shouldn’t be in here. Why don’t you wait outside?”
Master Zhan knew what Jiang Yuxi’s thoughts were, but Jing Qian was someone whom he had brought into the family to bring luck to Ah Chuan’s life. Although he had raised Jiang Yuxi for several years and had feelings for her, this matter involved Ah Chuan. Nothing else was as important as this.
Jiang Yuxi flushed and bit her lips. She replied in a pitiful voice, “Grandfather, I’m worried about Brother Chuan. I just want to know why Jing Qian placed those dead rats outside of his room.”
“I don’t need you to worry about me. Get out.”
No one had expected the person lying on the sick bed to open his mouth; even Jing Qian was surprised. Then, she looked at Jiang Yuxi and prepared herself to enjoy the show with a bowl of popcorn.
Chapter 32: 032: Oh great motherly love
When being chased out by Master Zhan, Jiang Yuxi flushed from anger and embarrassment. However, when hearing Zhan Lichuan’s cold words, the colour in her face drained away and turned pale.
She was still in cloud nine a minute ago when Brother Chuan looked at her, but the next minute, she got a huge slap across her face. The contrast was so drastic that Jiang Yuxi’s mind went blank and her ears started ringing.
“Miss Jiang, our young master is asking you to leave.” Yunzhou emotionlessly walked towards Jiang Yuxi, his voice robotic.
When Master Zhan saw Jiang Yuxi’s weeping, he still felt guilty for this poor child. Just as he was about to speak up to comfort her, Jing Qian, who was next to them, chuckled sarcastically.
“Oh no, this came so abruptly for you, didn’t it? Looks like your Brother Chuan doesn’t care much for all your love and care after all.”
Zhan Lichuan’s gaze turned meaningful as he looked at the woman who was humiliating the other party, unafraid of making another scene.
As for Jiang Yuxi, she might be unhappy with Jing Qian, but she had never hated Jing Qian this much.
This b*tch was horrible and disgusting.
She didn’t know when to stop and didn’t have the basic courtesy to keep a line between them for amiable meetings in the future. Even with grandfather and Brother Chuan here, she was still trying to stir up trouble. Absolutely unbelievable!
Although she was already burning with rage, Jiang Yuxi took two deep breaths and smiled.
“I understand that Brother Chuan may be in a bad mood, so I can tolerate it. You don’t have to try triggering me further by saying horrible things.”
With that, Jiang Yuxi showed a caring smile on her face and said, “Brother Chuan, I’m leaving now. Have a good rest. I’ll come by again soon.”
“Infinite tolerance is only found between a mother and son. So, you’ve been treating the third young master as your son? Wow… what great motherly love.”
Jiang Yuxi was already by the door when Jing Qian’s voice rang behind her. She got so angry that she almost exploded on the spot.
However, she still managed to calm herself down.
She didn’t want Brother Chuan to see her ill-mannered fighting with Jing Qian.
Jing Qian may not love him, but she sure did. She didn’t want the man she loved to think that she was someone as petty as Jing Qian.
Once Jiang Yuxi left, Master Zhan said, “Qianqian, you were asking about the orchids just now. Are they related to the death of the rats?”
Since the horrible person had already left, Jing Qian no longer had any reason to continue being a b*tch. Therefore, she directly answered his question —
“Ghostorchids are among the most priceless orchids in the world. They’re like priceless jewels for a collector, but there are dozens of them inside the third young master’s room. Do they all belong to him, or were they a gift?”
“Only two of them were his. As for the rest, his sister and I are the ones who placed them there. There are a total of 13 Ghostorchids now. Is there something wrong with them?”
Jing Qian shook her head. “If you only plant Ghostorchids by themselves, it won’t be a problem, but it would be if you placed them with Osmanthus and Henbit.”
“Henbit? What’s that?”
“The green plants by the wall that are used to beautify these flowers.”
Master Zhan didn’t know what it was, so Jing Qian went to the sunroom, plucked out one of the Henbits that were next to the orchids, and brought it back into the room for Master Zhan to see.
As he looked at it, his face turned dark.