Chapter 32

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The loud bang made even the driver wince in pain just from hearing it.

【Ah there’s no saving them. The heads hit together instead of the lips.】

【Since you two have bumped your heads together, you won’t mind if you bump other things together, right?】(*T/N: in case you don’t understand he means kissing and “bumping uglies” -> look it up)

Shu Yian got off of Su Wen first. She covered her head with one hand as she searched around for the seat belt with the other. In her final observation, she realized it was her fault for not wearing her seat belt otherwise she wouldn’t have slammed her head just now.

Also, what is wrong with this driver? Is he a friend of Zhou Yu’s? Both of their brains seem to be thinking the same way?

She and Sue Wen are clearly trying to strangle each other to death, how can there be any love between them?

Even though she felt as if she was about to die, Shu Yian still sat up in a dignified manner. Although nothing could hide the gold stars circling in Shu Yian’s eyes as she couldn’t tell the difference between east, west, south, north, due to her dizziness.

The driver knew that he had caused trouble and, wanting to avoid punishment from Su Wen, he quickly apologized, “I’m very sorry, President Su! I will pay more attention next time!”

“It’s none of your fault!” Su Wen said as she placed a hand over her face.

【It’s all because Shu Yian, that woman, wasn’t sitting properly! Why is she moving all over the place for no reason?】

【It’s over, my poor brain! I estimate that my IQ dropped by half due to this one hit!】

“Shu Yian, you must take responsibility!”

Shu Yian’s dizziness disappeared with this one sentence, her eyes no longer blurry and her head rational and clear, “Why should I take responsibility? If you’re afraid that your brain has become a mentally diabled child, then you should find the driver and ask him to take responsibility!”

The driver “…..”

【The person is sitting in the car, yet the pot comes falling from the sky*.】(*T/N: play on the original idiom “The person is sitting at home, the pot comes falling from the sky” and means to be blamed for something you didn’t do or you’re just plain unlucky)

【Unfortunately for you, President Su wants to blame you! Even if you throw the pot at me, she won’t let you!】

As soon as these words finished, Su Wen seemed to be on the same wavelength as him as she smoothly cooperated, “How is it the driver’s fault? Would this have even happened in the first place if you were wearing your seatbelt?”

Shu Yian could be considered scammed by this dog skin plaster* today. Shu Yian crossed her arms and asked, “Fine, how do you want me to take responsibility?” (*T/N: A medicinal treatment that is easily faked and so is now an idiom for being cheated/scammed)

She wanted to see how Su Wen wanted to make things difficult for her again.

Su Wen pondered for a few seconds before saying, “First condition, nutritious meals! You must cook it yourself!”

“Second condition, I suspect I have a concussion so you have to move into my room tonight and keep an eye out for any abnormal signs at all times!”

“Third condition, since it’s ‘at all times’, then you must stay by my side during the day as well. If it’s not something important, don’t go visiting other women! If you really want to visit someone, you must have me accompany you!”

“No problem!” Shu Yian responded within seconds without hesitation. After all, isn’t it just “taking care of a sick person” things?

“However, I also need President Su to agree to two of my conditions.” Shu Yian put forth. Without waiting for a reply, she continued,

“First, whatever I make you have to eat. If I am going to cook, you can only eat the food I cook so my hard work won’t be wasted. If you are worried about the taste, you can have the housekeeper try my dishes before each meal. If she thinks the food is delicious then you can move your chopsticks, but you have to finish the food! Don’t worry, I promise not to prepare too much and I will prepare it according to the normal amount you usually eat.”

The condition did not sound bad at all to Su Wen. She was most worried about the taste of her food, but this will be taste tested by the housekeeper in advance. She can’t trust Shu Yian, but she can trust her housekeeper.

Another problem was eating all of it, but since Shu Yian said she would make the normal size amount she won’t have to worry about it.

However, why do these benefits that are obviously good for her make her feel panicked?

She has a feeling that Shu Yian wouldn’t be this kind on purpose!

But she was the one who set this condition forward first, so if she doesn’t agree now wouldn’t it seem as if she’s a little too cautious and cowardly?

No matter, Su Wen finally decided. She’ll figure out a solution once the problem arises. What is she afraid of, Shu Yian?

“I agree!”

A sinister smile flashed across Shu Yian’s face before she continued: “Second, I can agree to sleep in the same room as you, but only if we sleep in different beds. President Su is as precious as gold and as noble as jade. So leave this problem of sleeping arrangements to me and you don’t need to worry your mind over it. However, I have some bad sleeping habits. I hope you can tolerate them and not kick me out, otherwise I will lose face.”

【Bad sleeping habits? Isn’t an ordinary girl’s “bad sleeping habit” something like a weird sleeping position? 】

Su Wen furrowed her brows. It didn’t matter if Shu Yian didn’t sleep with her in the same bed and even if Shu Yian snores, it was no big deal if she wore a pair of noise-canceling headphones.

“Agreed!”

Shu Yian stifled the laughter that threatened to erupt from her heart. Good, she was afraid that Su Wen wouldn’t agree!

The rainstorms of summer always come unexpectedly. It was only a little cloudy just now, but now thunder roared in the sky and rain poured from the clouds. The faint light that was on the horizon quickly turned into darkness.

Su Wen glanced out the window and then unconsciously yelled out, “Shu Yian!”

“If you have something to say, then just say it!” Shu Yian glanced sideways at her. This person always calls her name at the weirdest times but wouldn’t say anything or say bad things about her.

Sure enough, Su Wen lived up to her expectations as she didn’t spit out a single decent word, “Your name is so ugly!”

Shu Yian pursed her lips in annoyed disgust, “It’s still better than your name! Why are you named Su Wen? Who are you trying to kiss, huh? Even if you want to kiss someone, I bet they wouldn’t agree!” (*T/N: Su Wen’s second character, Wen, means “kiss” or “to kiss”)

“That has nothing to do with you, I won’t ever kiss you!”

“You better not kiss me, otherwise I will be dirtied!”

The driver looked longingly at the Su Manor nearby and silently rejoiced. Fortunately he had driven fast otherwise he would have had to listen to these two big masters argue and quarrel even longer. Although their quarrels are funny, as the only adult in this car he couldn’t help but worry.

President Su had lost her image due to these arguments. It’s not a big deal if he sees her true character 102 times, but if he continues to witness this a few more times, won’t he be fired for knowing too much?

The driver stepped on the brakes and parked the car firmly by the entrance. He took out an umbrella and led them to the house where the housekeeper was waiting by the door.

At this moment, the sky was completely dark so the housekeeper auntie couldn’t see them clearly until they entered the house. She looked at each of them, one with a chicken coop head and the other with an explosive bomb head. She couldn’t hold back as she started laughing out loud.

Su Wen had momentarily forgotten her embarrassing appearance and looked at her puzzledly.

【What are you laughing at?】

She then saw Shu Yian’s hair as she passed by her and remembered everything. With their currently messy hair, it’s no wonder that people will laugh at them.

She endured her anger as she entered the bathroom, but even after washing her hair, she still couldn’t straighten it out due to the way Shu Yian had tied her hair up into a big knot of a ball.

The two changed into their pajamas and dried their hair. Su Wen dragged Shu Yian into the room, sat down on the chair in front of the mirror and pointed at the shape of hair, “Take responsibility!”

Take responsibility again?

Just how much does she have to be responsible for Su Wen?

And another thing….Shu Yian looked Su Wen up and down, “Is this how you should be asking someone for help?”

Knowing that Shu Yian was someone who was soft to bribes and not threats, Su Wen could only lower her voice if she didn’t want to be embarrassed by her hair at the company tomorrow, “Please help me!”

“I won’t help!” Shu Yian sat on the bed and said smugly, “If you can’t fix your hair, then that just means you’re stupid. It’s based on your own ability, otherwise how was I able to straighten my hair out?”

Su Wen said angrily, “How can we be compared?”

Although she had laid her hands on Shu Yian, she had always held back! But what about Shu Yian, this woman? She always returns everything twofold!

【Such viciousness, she can never be married out with that temper!】

As soon as she heard the other cursing her in her heart, Shu Yian quickly became even more unhappy and stood up to leave, “If you don’t want to compare, then don’t! I’m leaving!”

“Wait!” Su Wen hurriedly stopped her, “Tell me, how much money do you want?”

Su Wen is someone who firmly believes that nothing can’t be solved with money. Especially when it comes to someone like Shu Yian. However, this time she was in for a rude surprise.

Shu Yian shrugged with a smirk, “I don’t want money, I want you to call me Your Majesty!”

Knowing that Su Wen would never agree, she continued, “Don’t refuse just yet. Think about it, if you don’t have me help you then you really will have to go to the company with your hair like that tomorrow. You are a public figure, so even if you find a stylist the secret will come out. Stylists are all involved in the same circles, so if they are not careful enough they might spill your secret! Then even more people will laugh at you!”

“So, think about it. Losing face in front of me is nothing, after all it won’t be the first time you did so. But if you embarrass yourself in front of others, who knows what sort of gossip will spread. So, President Su, won’t you consider it?”

Su Wen said with a dark face, “Say it again, what do you want me to call you?”

“Your Majesty!”

“En!” Su Wen responded with a wicked smile on her face, “No need to show me so much adoration!”

Shu Yian: “….”

This one was on her. One really shouldn’t treat a person like this carelessly or they cause you headaches. She glared fiercely at Su Wen and then turned to leave, but Su Wen hurriedly pulled on her arm with a smile, “Alright, I’ll take it back. If I call you that once, will you help?”

“You must call me by that title first!”

Su Wen flicked her forehead and then considered it. She would be at an advantage as one little sentence won’t cause her too much suffering. So she coaxingly said to Shu Yian, “Your Majesty, please help me.”

Shu Yian slapped her hand away and stopped arguing with her. With a lighter and happier heart, she stood behind her and carefully untied the tangled mess of hair.

“A little gentler.” Su Wen hissed. Even though the other wasn’t using much strength, it still felt painful.

Shu Yian said in an annoyed one, “I’m already being very gentle, why are you so delicate?”

“This is my first time so of course it’s painful, not to mention delicate!”

Su Wen often works overtime at night, so the housekeeper has a routine of bringing her a glass of red wine two or three hours before bedtime to help her fall asleep faster. At this moment, she had arrived at the door with the red wine as usual only to hear a strange conversation coming from inside the room.

A voice sounded, it was Shu Yian speaking again, “You say this as if this isn’t also my first time doing something like this?”

“You only have to move your fingers, so of course you don’t feel any pain!”

The housekeeper slowly leaned back and silently went downstairs with the red wine. She has lived through many decades and naturally understood what was going on from those words. Since the two of them have an engagement between them, it’s normal for them to try some things before marriage. However….she never expected that President Su would be the bottom?

It was really out of her expectations.

Shu Yian, completely unaware of the turmoil happening outside, untied another knot in Su Wen’s hair: “If you’re afraid of pain, then let’s just chop off your entire head! Then your head won’t hurt anymore!”

“Beat it!”

“If you want me to go, then I’ll go!”

“I didn’t say you should roll outside, you should roll to my side instead!*” (*T/N: The words for “Beat it” also mean to “roll” as in rolling down a hill. Play on words)

“Tch.” Shu Yian knocked a fist on her head, “Su Wen, have you ever thought you would talk so humbly to a woman like me?”

“Nope! A vicious woman like you is an exception!” Su Wen sighed and looked up at the mirror, only to see the other person smiling happily. She frowned.

【Seriously? I called her vicious and she’s happy?】

After messing around for an hour, Shu Yian finally finished untying her hair and set out some bedding so she could sleep on the floor.

Su Wen glanced at the sky outside and suddenly said, “It’s cold and raining heavily tonight! So I can make an exception and let you sleep in my bed for one night!”

“No need.” Shu Yian rejected her kindness.

She doesn’t believe that anything will happen if they share a bed, but it would be inconvenient, “I’ll just put some thicker blankets under my bedding. If you’re tired, you should sleep earlier.”

Su Wen stayed silent as she got into bed. Then when Shu Yian laid down on the floor, she asked, “Shu Yian, you aren’t afraid of thunder?”

【Aren’t all girls afraid of thunder? And then bury themselves in their partner’s arms?】

“Not afraid!” Shu Yian responded and then laid directly onto the floor, “Time to sleep, good night!”

【Good night!】

The thunder had already stopped and the rain was gradually receding as Shu Yian fell asleep into a dream.

In the dream, she sat in front of a European-style vanity mirror wearing a floral dress. She faced a large oval mirror made of white wood and inlaid with symmetrical patterns.

Unlike ordinary girls’s vanity dressers, there are no cosmetics here. Only two bouquets of white roses on the far left, inserted in a large face. When she opened the drawers, a piano score sat in the hollow space.

She took the pieces of piano music out and placed them on the table. On the back of the piano music were drawings labeled “A vast sky full of stars”.

Shu Yian traced the drawings with her fingers. Her heart didn’t feel happy, but rather uncomfortable instead.

She seemed to have lied to everyone as everyone who saw these drawings would say, “The stars represent hope.”

But that was not the case. Fanxing represents a dream she could never grasp.

A dream as bright and unreachable as these stars.

She lowered her eyes and closed them. Soon tears fell onto the paper and with an exhausted heart, she tore the drawings into pieces.

If humans could do what they wanted, it would be great. Unfortunately, her life has been planned for her since the beginning and there were no choices for her to choose from.

The rain grew heavier and suddenly the thunder roared again, causing the person not sleeping so soundly to wake.

Shu Yian snapped open her eyes and looked up at the dark room. She was in a familiar environment, yet there was a deep sorrow in her heart.

The dream was as clear as a movie in her mind, as if that was something that had happened to her. Yet at the same time it felt as if she had watched someone else do it.

“A vast sky full of stars?” Shu Yian muttered to herself. That should be the jewelry design that Lin Ge said had inspired her drawing. However, was that dream real or was it something her subconscious made up due to what happened today?

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