Princess Syndrome - Chapter 106
Chapter 106: It's Her
Su Lingyue looked at the woman who had opened the door. She was stunned. Her mind went through countless possibilities, before she finally spoke, "Are you, auntie?"
Lu Yuanchun blinked when she heard her being called “auntie”, before she seemed to understand. "Are you here to look for Zhiyi?"
So that was it.
Su Lingyue thought of the rumors she had heard at the company. Ji Zhiyi was going to bring her parents overseas. Was she bringing them to live here now?
And she hadn’t even told her about this?
Su Lingyue held back her feelings, her throat tightening. She said, "Hello auntie. I'm President Ji's assistant. Because she's away for a few days, she asked me to come over to -" Xiao Mafan poked her head out. She added, "Take care of the cat."
Lu Yuanchun nodded. "Oh, is that it?"
She said, "Please come in."
She stepped to the side, making way for Su Lingyue.
Su Lingyue didn't know if she should go in, but in the end, she steeled herself and walked in. Lu Yuanchun said, "I didn't know that someone else was coming. I already fed the cat."
Her voice was soft. Her tone was gentle. She had a very soft smile. Su Lingyue replied, "Okay, thank you, auntie."
Lu Yuanchun replied, "Then..."
Su Lingyue thought that since the cat was already taken care of, she had no reason to stay here. She said, "I’ll just go back to my room and get a few things."
Only then did Lu Yuanchun realize that she also lived here. She quickly replied, "You sleep here at night?"
Su Lingyue said, "President Ji had a few meetings before, and needed to save time, so I was staying here for a while."
Lu Yuanchun nodded. "It's raining heavily outside. Why don't you just stay here tonight?"
Su Lingyue replied, "No thank you, auntie."
As she said that, a man walked out of the other room. He was also stunned when he saw Su Lingyue. Su Lingyue lowered her head. "Hello uncle."
Her tone was a bit stiff.
Ji Quan glanced at Lu Yuanchun. Lu Yuanchun explained, "This is Zhiyi's assistant. She's here to look after the apartment and the cat."
Ji Quan replied, "Oh, then you guys can chat."
Then he went back into the room.
They were not staying in Ji Zhiyi's bedroom, or Su Lingyue’s guest room. They were in another rarely-used guest room, next to the study. Su Lingyue went back to her room to pack her things. She was carrying her suitcase as she walked out. When she reached the door, Lu Yuanchun said, "Then when we're gone, I'll have to trouble you to take care of Zhiyi's house.”
Su Lingyue asked, "Are you not going to stay for long?"
"No, not for long," Lu Yuanchun replied, "We'll be leaving in a couple of days."
Su Lingyue paused. "Are you going to find President Ji overseas?"
Lu Yuanchun smiled shyly, before saying, "Yeah."
That was a yes.
Su Lingyue closed her eyes. She didn't say anything. She picked up a black umbrella and walked outside. When she reached her car, she kicked Ji Zhiyi’s car, and instead of getting in, she turned around, feeling a sense of bitterness in her chest. She was about to leave, when she ran into a familiar person.
Shen Yuan had just gotten out of her car. She was surprised to see Su Lingyue dragging her suitcase, while holding an umbrella. "Su Lingyue?"
Su Lingyue looked up from beneath her umbrella, meeting Shen Yuan’s eyes.
Thinking of the medicine from this morning, she stopped, greeting Shen Yuan, "President Shen."
Shen Yuan replied, "What are you doing?"
Was she running away from home?
Su Lingyue replied stiffly, "Going home."
Shen Yuan asked curiously, "Did you and President Ji fight?"
Su Lingyue said, "Who would fight with her?"
She wanted to argue but no one was here!
Su Lingyue was already holding back her anger, but Shen Yuan, while fiddling with her keys, said, "Want to come in for a while? I’ll change my clothes and take you home?"
Su Lingyue looked at her, her eyes suspicious, "Why would you send me home?"
Shen Yuan: …
What was with that look?
She replied, "To thank you for taking care of me last night."
Oh, right, she had not only taken care of her, but had even taken a slap for her. She held onto her umbrella. She didn't want to walk in the heavy rain, so she simply followed Shen Yuan into the apartment. Shen Yuan poured her a cup of tea, and Su Lingyue said, "You’re doing quite well."
She had still had a high fever last night. But now she was fine.
Shen Yuan replied, "I just slept for a while."
Su Lingyue nodded.
She must have a good constitution.
Shen Yuan sat on the sofa, and asked Su Lingyue, "Why, did you really fight with President Ji?"
Su Lingyue replied, "No."
Her gaze didn't meet Shen Yuan's. It was clear that she was lying.
Shen Yuan said, "I heard some news that President Ji won't be coming back to the country recently."
Su Lingyue was stubborn. "It's not my business if she doesn't come back."
Shen Yuan nodded.
She could see that Su Lingyue was trying to act tough. "Did you guys break up?"
That sentence broke Su Lingyue's composure. She became like a deflated balloon. Su Lingyue had already felt wronged all day. In the evening, she had even met Ji Zhiyi's parents without being notified. Now, those feelings had turned into a raging fire. And once it had burned out, all that remained was frustration. She accused, "She's giving me the silent treatment!"
Afraid that Shen Yuan wouldn't understand, she emphasized, "Ji Zhiyi's giving me the silent treatment!"
Shen Yuan, watching the Su Lingyue who was about to cry, still passed her a tissue. Su Lingyue had tears in her eyes. She had never felt so wronged and upset, not even when she had been arguing with her dad.
Shen Yuan said, "Maybe she's just busy?"
"Busy with what?" Su Lingyue retorted, "Is she so busy that she can't even make a single phone call?" She looked at Shen Yuan, "You bosses always speak up for other bosses. You're all not good people!"
Shen Yuan: …
What a hot temper.
Shen Yuan was silent for two seconds. After Su Lingyue finished her water, she was about to get up when the doorbell rang. She and Shen Yuan looked at each other. Shen Yuan didn't remember having any guests. She then walked to the door and opened it, surprised. "Mom?"
Ye Qiuyun had just come yesterday. Why was she here again without calling?
Ye Qiuyun said, "I..."
Just as she said that one word, she saw the suitcase by the door. She frowned. She had thought that it was Shen Yuan’s, but then she saw Su Lingyue sitting on the sofa behind Shen Yuan.
She was moving in with her suitcase?
She looked at Shen Yuan, pointing at the suitcase. "What does this mean?"
Shen Yuan looked at where she was pointing, but didn't say anything.
Ye Qiuyun said, "Shen Yuan, talk!"
Shen Yuan replied coldly, "What should I say?"
Ye Qiuyun: "Whose suitcase is that? Is it Su Lingyue's?"
Shen Yuan replied, "It's hers."
It was hers after all.
But she knew what Ye Qiuyun was thinking. She was enjoying this twisted pleasure, watching Ye Qiuyun become increasingly more distorted. Her gaze was flat. Ye Qiuyun was furious. She said, "Shen Yuan, what are you trying to do?"
Shen Yuan replied, "I'm not trying to do anything. Or do you want me to do something, Mom?"
Ye Qiuyun was rendered speechless. Her whole body was trembling. She had come for what had happened yesterday. She definitely wouldn't make a move again, but she could no longer contain her anger. She roared, "Are you hoping that everyone will find out about your scandalous acts?"
Shen Yuan didn't care. "So what if they find out?"
Ye Qiuyun said, "That's impossible! You can give up that idea."
She couldn't allow others to find out that Shen Yuan liked women! That she had such an indecent sexual orientation! Then she looked at Su Lingyue, her gaze fierce. Shen Yuan replied, "Whatever." She looked at Ye Qiuyun. "You can save me once, but you can't save me a second time."
Ye Qiuyun stood straight. Her body hair stood on end.
A coldness grew inside of her. Her face paled as she looked at Shen Yuan.
Suddenly, without saying anything, she left.
Shen Yuan felt like she had been drained of all of her strength. She leaned against the door. Su Lingyue, looking at her figure, for some reason, thought of Ji Zhiyi.
Ye Qiuyun’s personality was strong. She couldn't accept Shen Yuan like that. So - what about Ji Zhiyi’s parents?
She had just met Lu Yuanchun. She looked so gentle.
If she were to object, what would happen?
Su Lingyue felt lost.
Shen Yuan said, "Sorry you had to see that."
As she said that, she picked up the keys from the table. "Let’s go, I'll send you back."
Su Lingyue didn't say anything. She was about to grab her suitcase when her phone rang. Her heart soared. She immediately grabbed her phone from her bag. Shen Yuan, seeing her look of joy, wondered where she had seen someone who had just broken up with their partner before.
It wasn't Ji Zhiyi.
It was Zhang Xian.
Zhang Xian asked, "Where are you?"
Su Lingyue replied, "I'm at my apartment."
Zhang Xian replied, "Then wait for me for five minutes, I'll be there soon."
Huh?
Before Su Lingyue could even ask a question, Zhang Xian hung up. She frowned, looking at Shen Yuan. "I have something to do, I'm going to leave first."
Shen Yuan nodded. She didn't try to convince her to stay. Su Lingyue, while dragging her suitcase, stood at the entrance, holding a black umbrella. Shen Yuan was still a little worried about her going alone, so she kept the door open, until a car stopped by the entrance. Zhang Xian got out of the car. Seeing her like this, she didn't look surprised at all. She then carried Su Lingyue's suitcase to the car, and opened the passenger seat door and sat inside.
Su Lingyue was a little confused.
After getting into the car, Zhang Xian didn’t forget to glance at Shen Yuan's door.
The door had already closed.
She said, "Why don't you just stay at my place tonight?"
Su Lingyue was even more confused. "What’s going on?"
She asked Zhang Xian, "How did you know that I was here?"
Zhang Xian replied, "President Ji told me."
Su Lingyue frowned. "Ji Zhiyi?"
Zhang Xian nodded, and looked at Su Lingyue. "What's wrong?"
Su Lingyue was angry. "You're still asking me what's wrong? She didn't even tell me that her parents were coming!"
Zhang Xian replied, "President Ji had also just found out."
"She!" Su Lingyue's anger lessened slightly. "She just found out?"
Zhang Xian replied, "Yeah, she just found out. Her godmother had brought her parents here, and didn't even tell her. She only found out a little while ago, and called me to tell me to pick you up."
Su Lingyue replied, "Oh," and then added, "How did you know that I was at Shen Yuan's place?"
Before Zhang Xian could reply, she frowned, finally understanding. "She told you too?"
Zhang Xian, who was confused, nodded.
Su Lingyue: "How did she know?"
Zhang Xian scratched her head. She chuckled. "The housekeeper."
Oh, right. Her leaving the apartment must have alerted the housekeeper, who had then informed Ji Zhiyi.
Zhang Xian, afraid that she would overthink, said, "After her parents had arrived, her godmother didn't let the housekeeper notify President Ji. That's why she only found out a while ago."
Su Lingyue nodded.
Suddenly thinking of something, she asked, "So, does that mean that every time I leave the apartment, she knows?"
Zhang Xian replied, "Yes."
Su Lingyue asked, surprised, "So she knew that I was at Shen Yuan's place last night?"
Zhang Xian nodded. "She knew."
After saying that, she turned her head and looked at Su Lingyue. "Did you receive the medicine this morning?"
Su Lingyue was stunned for a moment.
She mumbled, "Ji Zhiyi bought it?"
Zhang Xian replied, "Yes..."
Su Lingyue’s eyes were stinging. She bit her lip. All of the emotions that she had been holding back all day did not dissipate after hearing those words. Instead, they became even more intense. She turned her head to look out of the car window. Mist filled the air, and heavy rain was pouring down. The rain beat down on the window, as if it was also beating down on her heart. The small, sharp pains were like the rain, submerging her.
Su Lingyue clutched her bag tightly. After a while, she took out her phone. Without thinking, she called Ji Zhiyi.
Ji Zhiyi was leaning on the sofa, staring straight ahead, her eyes unfocused. The ringtone sounded. She lowered her head and looked at the name that was blinking. Her pupils focused, and her expression softened.
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