Translator: Lonelytree
Mai Qi was proud and smug. Jing Ni, on the other hand, blushed and said nothing.
I knew Jing Ni was someone who was soft on the outside but hard on the inside. Mai Qi was the complete opposite. I was very fortunate to have them as my friends.
Jing Ni didnât want to be teased, so she forcefully changed the topic. âLu Yan and Gu Nian are a pair of a strange couple. They canât get along but wonât split up. Last year, Lu Yan threatened to commit suicide. Both families forced Gu Nian to submit. Ina fit of anger, Gu Nian ran to this remote place. After
that, Lu Yan chased after him. Her goal was nothing more than to force Gu Nian to marry her and give her status. She canât possibly marry anyone else after everything that she has done for Gu Nianâs sake. She wonât let Gu Nian marry anyone else either.â
I suddenly understood. âI see. No wonder she treats me like an enemy. So Iâm her love rival!â
Mai Qi patted me. âWhat love rival? Thereâs nothing between you and Gu Nian. If Jing Tian hears about this, heâs going to be so furious that youâve created a love rival for him.â
I pursed my lips into a smile. âWhy are you protecting him so much? Heâs not afraid of a love rival!â
Jing Ni quickly replied, âOf course heâs afraid. You donât know this, but after seventh uncle regained his memory, he found out Gu Nian took a knife for you. He felt so guilty for not saving you. However, he couldnât attack Gu Nian for saving your life, so instead, he went after cousin.â
She was talking about Jing Ning. Jing Tian had already told me about this.
Mai Qi said, âJing Tian is too kind. I wouldnât have cared about this. Gu Nian was willing to take that knife. No one forced him!â
Jing Ni and 1 looked at Mai Qi speechlessly.
Mai Qi waved her hand. âFine, stop giving me the stare. Iâm just saying this because Gu Nian is haunting our Nanxing like a ghost!â
I patted her hand. âHeâs not a bad person. At least heâs not an enemy. We should be more polite to him. As for that Lu Yan⦠that depends on what she plans to do.â
Mai Qi nodded, not afraid of any trouble. âShe can do whatever she likes. Weâll handle it!â
liked Mai Qiâs flamboyance, and I also liked Jing Niâs introverted and quiet personality. I felt safe around them.
Banxia came back excitedly and asked me if I had seen the fireworks that she had specially set for me.
I praised her without batting an eyelid and even gave her a set of expensive jewelry as a reward. She left happily.
Tasked Mr. Li, âIs she poisoned?â
Mr. Li nodded. âOf course, but I donât intend to cure her.â He wasnât in a good mood.
I smiled. âAlright, itâs up to you.â
He very carefully drew a small tube of blood from my wrist. His already dark face tuned even darker. He felt more heartache than I did.
âIâs fine. My body can produce more blood. Iâll eat more good food. In fact, Iâm not feeling that bad.â I consoled him.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âHmph! I wish I could strangle that wretched girl to death. Why did she have to cause so much trouble for me?!â He said hatefully.
I pulled down my sleeves. I sighed. âI was too careless. I never expected that they would go to such extreme lengths and completely disregard the consequences. Itâs really too inhumane. At this point, I canât even tell if itâs my uncle who is using Ma Ji or Ma Ji is using my uncle.â