Princess Syndrome - Chapter 50
Chapter 50: Private Room
Su Lingyue was lying on her bed. In her peripheral vision, she saw the book that she had thrown away. She tilted her head. She still found it strange that she had a desire for Ji Zhiyi.
Why was it Ji Zhiyi?
What was different about her?
Oh right.
She was different from other people. She said that she would bring down Su Qi.
Su Lingyue admitted that those words had made her heart flutter. She could still feel some of the changes that she had gone through during this time. She had started having expectations, emotions. She had become motivated to do things well.
Ji Zhiyi's words, which didn't even sound like a promise, were like a stone that had fallen onto her calm heart. It didn’t look big, but the ripples that it created were spreading out, layer by layer, until her heart had surged.
In the past, she had thought about cooperating with others, but those people had thought that she was crazy. Of course, there had also been a few who were willing to cooperate, but they only wanted to try their luck. One by one, they would put a room card in her palm, saying that they would wait for her.
She found out that, compared to watching Su Qi collapse.
She hated those people even more.
Ji Zhiyi, seemed to be a little different.
Perhaps it was this difference, that had given her different feelings.
Besides, her emotions were slowly coming back, so it was normal for her to have desires. As for the object being Ji Zhiyi, that was probably because she had been talking about their fake sex life with Chu Yi.
She had gotten too immersed.
Thinking about this, Su Lingyue walked down the bed, and her whole person calmed down a lot. She picked up that book. She continued to lay by the bed, and flipped through the pages. The words went from her eyes to her brain. She began to imagine the scenes. Perhaps because her mindset was calm, and she understood that she had a desire for Ji Zhiyi because of being too immersed in the fantasy, she didn’t imagine herself and Ji Zhiyi in the scenes this time.
Su Lingyue took a deep breath, read for a while, then put down the novel, and turned to walk out.
Outside the door, Chu Yi asked, curiously: "Have you finished packing your clothes?"
Su Lingyue said: "No."
While saying that, she saw Chu Yi sitting cross-legged on the sofa. She walked over and said: "Give me a hug."
Chu Yi was eating fruit. The toothpick was about to poke her chin. She was stunned: "Huh?"
Su Lingyue calmly said: "I haven't seen you for a while. Give me a hug, is that okay?"
Chu Yi said: "Okay."
It was just that why was it so strange?
Since she had known Su Lingyue, not to mention hugging, they had rarely ever walked arm-in-arm outside. Su Lingyue seemed to have a severe case of germophobia, she didn't like being touched by others. Although Chu Yi knew that she was just acting like that because she was bored, and that she didn’t have any emotions, she still wouldn't walk arm-in-arm with Su Lingyue outside.
Now she was suddenly saying that she wanted a hug.
It was very frightening.
But she still obediently reached out her hand.
Su Lingyue stared at Chu Yi's neck. It was a bit thin, slender, her collarbones were distinct. It also looked good, but she didn’t feel anything.
Thinking of this, she simply hugged Chu Yi's hand back.
The familiar scent of her body wash and laundry detergent, it was a bit dry, and a bit warm. Other than that, there wasn't anything special.
She let go of Chu Yi.
Chu Yi straightened her body, and kept looking at Su Lingyue. She saw that she was eating fruit and watching TV, with a calm and indifferent expression. Chu Yi's heart was burning, and she asked curiously: "Lingyue."
Su Lingyue turned her head. Her gaze was cool and emotionless.
Chu Yi said: "Why did you hug me just now?"
She still didn't really believe the excuse of not seeing each other for a long time.
Su Lingyue also didn’t plan to hide it. She said: "I was doing a test."
Chu Yi: "What?"
Su Lingyue said: "I wanted to see if I had a desire for you."
Chu Yi was almost choked to death by her own saliva.
Her face was red from coughing. Su Lingyue was still looking at her, and it seemed like she was curious about why she was so agitated.
Chu Yi also felt that she was being a bit dramatic.
They were both adults, and were not teenagers, they had been adults for some time now. Her colleagues who were the same age as her, already had two kids. Was it not normal to discuss desire? She took a deep breath, and calmed herself down. She asked calmly: "And?"
Su Lingyue said: "I didn't."
Chu Yi: ...
She shouldn't have asked.
It was hurtful!
That was not right.
She shouldn't have had a desire for her!
It would have been scary if she did!
Chu Yi patted her head, and said: "Why are you suddenly..."
Su Lingyue picked up a grape, and said: "I'm just a bit curious."
Chu Yi said: "Curious about what?"
Su Lingyue said: "I'm curious why you would have a desire for another person."
Chu Yi didn’t care: "That's simple, it's because you like them."
Like them? She had only been with Ji Zhiyi for such a short time, and she couldn’t even say she understood her.
She shook her head: "What if it's not because you like them?"
Chu Yi thought for a moment: "Then, it must be because you are infatuated by their beauty."
That was a new way of putting it.
Su Lingyue repeated: "Infatuated by their beauty?"
Chu Yi said: "That’s right, you see their beauty and you develop a desire. Back when we went to the bars, didn't you see a lot of people who wanted one night stands?"
Back then, as long as Su Lingyue appeared, everyone's eyes would be glued to her, and the waiters who offered drinks were endless. Although she refused them all, those people still tried everything to get her contact information.
Su Lingyue thought it was troublesome.
So, she had stopped going as much.
Chu Yi said: "That's the way it is."
Su Lingyue nodded.
She understood now.
No wonder she had a desire for Ji Zhiyi. Besides being too immersed in that fantasy, perhaps it was also because Ji Zhiyi's appearance was in line with her aesthetic, especially her neck.
She really liked to stare at it.
Su Lingyue chewed on the fruit slowly. Chu Yi was still talking next to her. She would listen to one part, and ignore the rest. Chu Yi tugged on her pillow: "Are you not going back today?"
It was as if she already thought of it as Su Lingyue’s other home.
Su Lingyue said: "I'm going back, we have a team dinner tonight."
Chu Yi said "Oh." "Then should we eat lunch here? Should I make some hotpot?"
Su Lingyue didn't have any objections, and she nodded. She saw that Chu Yi had gone to the refrigerator to prepare ingredients. She didn't have anything to do, so she went to the kitchen to help. She listened to Chu Yi talk about gossip on the internet, and gossip at the company.
"Right, Lingyue, isn't Yang Zhizhi going to sign a contract with Yilin?" Chu Yi lifted her head from the food: "Why is Zhou Yan still promising that he could sign her?"
Su Lingyue said: "He's been saying big words more than once or twice now."
That was also true.
Chu Yi said: "If it wasn't for that woman, Zhou Yan would have been sent to the boonies by now."
He didn’t have any ability to do anything.
He relied on Zhou Shiyu for everything.
Su Lingyue didn't want to mention the two of them. She silently washed the vegetables. When Chu Yi realized that she was unhappy, she also stopped mentioning them. She said: "Then where are you guys having your dinner tonight?"
"Yuhai, my colleagues booked it."
Chu Yi said: "Yuhai, oh, I know. Our department had a team dinner there last time. There are karaoke rooms there. The atmosphere is really good. You don't need to go anywhere else after that."
Usually, after drinking, they liked to sing Karaoke. Yuhai had created a KTV venue specifically for that. It was said that the cost of construction had been very high, all for the sake of the soundproofing effect. They could go wild in the KTV room, and the outside would barely be able to hear anything. It was the first choice for relaxing after a meeting, so Yuhai’s business was always good.
Su Lingyue had gone a few times after it had opened. She thought it was pretty good. So, the secretaries had decided to hold their dinner there.
She nodded, and heard Chu Yi say: "But the drinks inside are very expensive. If it wasn't because the leader was paying, I would have never gone there."
Su Lingyue said: "Next time when I get my salary…"
When she said this, she remembered about the bonus, and she said: "What else do you want to eat for lunch? I'll order some more."
When she saw Chu Yi turn her head to look at her.
Su Lingyue said: "I got a bonus last time."
Chu Yi clapped her hands: "Oh, I had forgotten about that. How much money? Did it reach a thousand?"
Such a small frame of mind.
Su Lingyue said: "It reached tens of thousands."
Chu Yi: ...
She said: "Is Yilin still hiring?"
Su Lingyue: ...
Chu Yi: "But seriously, a lot of people have resigned from Su Qi."
Su Lingyue asked: "Where did they go?"
Chu Yi said: "They're all over the place. A lot of companies are poaching. Quite a few people from the design department have left. Didn't Xie Lan go to your company?"
Su Lingyue nodded.
Chu Yi said: "Zhou Yan approved their resignations, he pissed that woman off so much."
Su Lingyue wasn't surprised.
If Su Qi was handed to Zhou Yan, it would be the equivalent of accelerating its demise.
But Zhou Shiyu was different.
Chu Yi saw that she was quiet, and changed the subject: "A few people from our department also left. Old Zhou asked me last time if I wanted to leave together."
Su Lingyue looked up: "You want to resign?"
"Not yet." Chu Yi said: "They've also increased my salary recently. I plan to see how things go for a while."
Because a lot of people had resigned, Su Qi had increased their salaries, and had also increased their bonuses, so the people who were thinking of resigning were also in a wait-and-see situation. Chu Yi didn't have a debt-free body. She still needed to take the money back home for her mother's medical treatment, so she didn't dare to change her job easily.
Su Lingyue also understood.
The two of them busied themselves for a long time and finished their lunch, while watching a movie. Chu Yi was about to lie down for a nap, but she was called to work overtime because of a call. Su Lingyue was alone at home, looking at the books that Chu Yi had put in order on the coffee table. She laughed at the ‘Love Games Psychology' title. She randomly picked one up.
After reading two pages, she became drowsy. Finally, she covered her face with it.
For her nap.
She had slept until three or four in the afternoon, and when her phone vibrated, she thought she was dreaming. It was a message in the secretarial office's small group chat about the plans for tonight. Zhang Ting asked what time they should go, and @ everyone. Secretary Li replied: [It depends on you guys. I booked it for 6 PM. We can sing karaoke after we finish eating.]
Zhang Ting: [6 PM is good. I’ll show you my new clothes.]
The group chat was buzzing as they discussed it.
Su Lingyue saw the messages going up. She suddenly thought of the small groups before, where everyone would always be focused on her.
[@Lingyue, does this outfit look good?]
[@Lingyue, what time are you going today?]
[@Lingyue, I just bought a bracelet that I feel will look good on you. I’ll bring it to you later.]
Compared to people sucking up to her in public and mocking her behind her back, she liked the atmosphere now. There was no fake flattery and enthusiasm.
Although she would still be mentioned.
[@Assistant Su, 6 PM tonight.]
She replied with an "okay". She got up, went back to her room, changed her clothes, and started putting on her makeup. When she was about to leave at 5 PM, Chu Yi still wasn't back. She sent a message to Chu Yi and left.
She was afraid of traffic, so she left earlier. Yuhai was next to Haotai. Unlike the magnificent Haotai, Yuhai’s price range was moderate, and it was a high enough class, so there were many customers, and many people. They had booked a room on the fourth floor. The first, second, and third floors were for social gatherings and business meetings. The fourth floor had KTV rooms, the prices were a bit more expensive, but it was more convenient, and it saved the trouble of moving places. So, many people were willing to pay the money.
They had booked room number six. The waiter led Su Lingyue inside. In the distance on the corridor, she saw a person who was on the phone. They were facing the window, with their head lowered. Their hair was covering their profile, but she could hear the voice.
It was very familiar.
When Su Lingyue walked past her, she realized that it was Yang Zhizhi's assistant.
The assistant had sensed that someone was walking past behind her, and that she was standing there and not leaving. She turned her head, saw Su Lingyue, and was too rushed to hide her anxious expression. She greeted her, awkwardly: "Assistant Su."
Her fingers were gripping the edge of her phone, her body was stiff, and it seemed like she was facing some kind of trouble.
Su Lingyue stood there for a few seconds.
The assistant still didn't say anything about what was happening.
Su Lingyue wasn't the type to mind other people’s business, and seeing this, she only nodded at her as a greeting. Then, she entered room number six.
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