A gift… from sister?
An Qing stood frozen in place, pinching the book in her hand.
A trace of disbelief flashed through her eyes.
By “sister,” he meant… An Yu?
Seeing An Qing holding the book in a daze, Chen Yu revealed a satisfied expression.
Perfect. An Qing, it looked like she had finally understood!
Compared to those meaningless things, there was someone far more important waiting for her!
As for the rest, he would handle it.
He absolutely wouldn’t give Chen Guang another chance to make a move on An Qing.
“That’s it then. I’ll take my leave first.”
Chen Yu smiled, turned, and left without the slightest lingering attachment.
An Qing snapped out of her trance.
She stared at Chen Yu’s retreating back for a moment before hesitating slightly and parting her cherry lips.
“Wait a second.”
Chen Yu held no malice toward her.
Whether he was following An Yu’s orders or had some other purpose, he had helped her.
Moreover… he wasn’t even a target of her revenge.
In the previous life, around this exact time, Chen Yu had met An Yu.
From then on, Chen Yu’s figure could always be seen by An Yu’s side.
Because of that, An Yu had gained the full approval of the An family parents.
Yet Chen Yu had been deceived by An Yu.
Although Chen Yu had helped An Yu a lot, the moment he lost power in the Chen family, An Yu quickly abandoned him and latched onto Chen Guang.
Just like she herself had once been.
Once there was no more value, one would be discarded by An Yu.
So he didn’t count as someone An Qing needed to take revenge on.
An Qing could give him a little appropriate help.
“What is it?”
Chen Yu turned back, looking at An Qing in puzzlement.
An Qing raised her head.
Her red pupils were filled with seriousness.
“Protect your privacy well. Be careful of information leaks.”
After giving this brief reminder, An Qing turned and left without hesitation.
She had said all she needed to say.
In her previous life, she hadn’t known much about this man who appeared only occasionally.
The only thing she knew was that the reason he fell from grace was because some unspeakable secrets of his had been exposed to the public.
If Chen Yu hadn’t collapsed so quickly, the Chen family wouldn’t have been taken over by Chen Guang so fast either.
Chen Yu was stunned by An Qing’s sudden words. He stood there for a good while before frowning.
“What did she mean?”
He had come to help the An family sisters.
How did it suddenly become about him?
Subconsciously, he pulled out the other phone he always carried with him.
This phone had nothing else on it—just a chat group full of yuri enthusiasts.
Could there be a mole in the group?!
The An family banquet ended without incident.
In the following time, aside from An Qing engaging in some meaningless socializing, nothing else happened.
As for An Yu—she hadn’t found Big Pillow, her phone battery had died, and she could only boredly nibble on some small cakes.
Truly too pitiful!
On the way home, the two groups separated and went back separately.
Sitting in the back seat of An Yunfan’s car, An Qing rubbed the book Chen Yu had given her.
Her eyes were filled with complicated emotions.
She couldn’t understand what An Yu’s intention was in sending something like this.
It was a manga book.
It told the story of a petite loli older sister who suddenly gained a younger sister who could never properly express her true feelings.
Then a series of misunderstandings and daily life unfolded between them.
The proud little miss sister in the story always seemed to want her younger sister to acknowledge her as the older sister.
But what the younger sister wanted was completely different.
She didn’t just want to be a younger sister.
It was a manga book—a manga about sisterly yuri.
The story in the manga was very beautiful.
In the end, the older sister would notice the younger sister’s feelings and face them openly and honorably.
An Qing felt her heartbeat accelerating wildly.
Of course, it wasn’t from excitement or joy—it was from anger she could no longer suppress.
Just what exactly did An Yu mean by this?
An Qing gripped the book in her hand tightly. Her body began to tremble uncontrollably.
What was the point of suddenly showing her a book like this?
Was she finally trying to use her again, just like in the previous life?
Reading this seemingly very beautiful manga, An Qing couldn’t feel the slightest bit of happiness. She could only feel endless pain.
Trying to say I misunderstood her? Wanting me to call her “Sister An Yu”?
That was completely useless, wasn’t it? Just how many times had she called her “sister” in the previous life?
Every single time, she had to watch this “sister” hurt her just to gain the love of others.
Only she herself was worthless, right?
“Heh…”
An Qing set down the manga in her hand. Coldness flashed through her eyes.
Want to hear me call you sister?
Fine, I’ll satisfy you—as long as you can bear it.
Chen Yu could never have imagined in his wildest dreams that the relatively basic yuri manga he had specially chosen for An Qing had perfectly struck right at the deepest part of her heart.
At the same time, in another car…
An Yu leaned boredly against the car window.
Her phone was dead, so she could only look at the scenery outside.
This was already the third time today she had ridden in this car, and this time, Jiang Qinghe was beside her again.
So annoying. She kept staring at her.
Why not go find her biological daughter instead of always bothering the wild one like her?
“Little Yu’er, you did great～” Jiang Qinghe smiled brightly.
Although it was the same smiling face, it carried a bit more genuine feeling than this morning’s.
She seemed to be in a pretty good mood; An Yu just didn’t know why.
An Yu merely nodded expressionlessly and maintained her silence.
She always felt Jiang Qinghe was a bit strange, so she didn’t really want to talk to her.
“Mm, you must be tired～ Rest early tonight. Don’t let those pretty little eyes get dark circles, okay～”
Jiang Qinghe chuckled, raising her hand to touch An Yu’s cheek.
An Yu turned her head slightly in distaste, not letting her touch.
She hated the scent on Jiang Qinghe. It carried an irritating stuffiness, the complete opposite of Ning Wanciu’s.
She had already interacted with her too much today.
Her tolerance had reached its limit.
Fortunately, Jiang Qinghe didn’t seem angry at An Yu’s dodge. Instead, she smiled helplessly.
“My daughter has grown up…” Jiang Qinghe sighed.
“But you have your own thoughts now. I won’t interfere anymore.”
Jiang Qinghe was very satisfied with An Yu’s performance tonight, though she didn’t actually know what An Yu had done.
At the very least, she had attracted Chen Yu.
She had hidden her own presence but secretly formed a connection with Chen Yu.
Jiang Qinghe approved of this outcome.
She interpreted An Yu’s dodging as a small act of revenge for not trusting her.
But now she knew—her daughter was someone worth trusting.
Though she had always known An Yu had her own schemes and considerations.
From now on, she would leave the rest to An Yu to handle herself.
Jiang Qinghe smiled and said no more.
An Yu was happy for the silence, though she couldn’t understand Jiang Qinghe at all.
An Yu blinked expressionlessly.
She seemed to have safely gotten through tonight.
For some reason, she kept feeling that the reborn heroine had done everything… yet also nothing at all.
Does that mean that Chen Yu already had some yuri manga prepped in his car or something?
That’s so awesome lol
yeah literally what i was thinking. i mean maybe what got exposed in his past iteration was his yuri collection haha
Dude got his Yuri stash loaded and.. Completely unlocked for anyone to find out. No wonder the poor guy got totally exposed for his taste in Manga, lol.
May his stash in this life remain undisturbed!