After Transmigrating, I Married the Male Lead’s Sister (GL) - Chapter 21
The seafood had been processed, and it could be eaten directly after steaming and preparing a special sauce.
Li Suimei wasn’t a good cook and could only make simple home-cooked dishes. She casually fried two or three dishes, and then ordered a bunch of food from a nearby five-star hotel.
When the food was delivered, the seafood and dishes were just cooked. In the living room, Zhao Yi and the girls Fu Yanxiao had brought were chatting happily, and they were sitting shoulder to shoulder with the female star, looking very intimate.
Li Suimei took off her apron, glanced at Zhao Yi suspiciously, and then called Fu Yanxiao on the balcony.
Fu Yanxiao turned around and called to Qin Qing, ” Sister Qin Qing, it’s time to eat.”
The sun had set, and the view from the balcony was beautiful, overlooking the lake and the community.
Li Suimei really liked this house. She had heard from the salesperson that the best views on the entire building had already been sold, but there was still a luxurious triplex penthouse with a private swimming pool and rooftop garden on the top floor. It would cost over 100 million.
Li Suimei was very tempted, but after inquiring about the price, she was too heartbroken to consider it.
Behind Qin Qing was the shimmering lake. Further in the distance was the Yuejiang Bridge connecting District A and District B of Haishi, and even further away were the towering buildings overlapping into a blur. The only thing that was clearly visible was Qin Qing’s features.
The person was standing on the balcony, as if she wouldn’t move unless Li Suimei invited her.
Fu Yanxiao walked to the floor-to-ceiling window and called Qin Qing again.
Qin Qing lifted her eyelids.
Li Suimei said, “…Let’s eat.”
Zhao Yi laughed, “Why are you so awkward?”
“Mind your own business,” Qin Qing held her skirt and sat down next to Li Suimei, and when Li Suimei passed her the bowl and chopsticks, she first handed them to Fu Yanxiao, who in turn handed them to Qin Qing.
Then it was the turn of the others, and finally Zhao Yi.
Zhao Yi exclaimed, “Why is my bowl different from yours?”
Li Suimei pursed her lips, “There aren’t enough bowls.”
“Oh…” Zhao Yi glanced at Qin Qing meaningfully, “You not only snatch the seat, but you also snatch the bowl”
Qin Qing’s long, white fingers gripped the chopsticks, tapping them on the plate one by one, without giving Zhao Yi a single glance.
After dinner, except for Qin Qing, Zhao Yi, and the clingy Fu Yanxiao, the girls ran to the balcony to take selfies. Li Suimei’s goal for hosting this party had been achieved.
She had to spread the news about moving out of Qin Bay.
“Remember to block my mom when you post on your Moments,” Li Suimei specifically told them.
The plastic sisters pushed and shoved each other, teasing Li Suimei with laughter.
“Did you have a fight with Qin Zhan?”
“Does he know you moved out?”
“I heard that Qin Zhan has been getting close to another girl recently. He used to like you so much. Don’t push him away.”
Li Suimei smiled and closed the balcony door with a flick of her finger. The window separated the living room and the balcony. She said, “Qin Zhan? Do you really think I like him?”
The balcony was large, with a round table and chairs. Li Suimei casually pulled out a chair and sat down, “Can there be true love in an arranged marriage?”
“That’s right, for people like us, marriage is just a business chip. On the surface, they maintain a harmonious husband and wife relationship, but in reality, many people play their own games behind each other’s backs!”
“Who believes in true love anymore?”
“Pfft—”
Everyone burst into laughter. As they chatted, they posted their photos on their Moments. Li Suimei went to like them and realized that the plastic sisters had only edited their own photos, and one of them had edited Li Suimei to make her look even uglier.
Li Suimei laughed and didn’t bother to pursue it. She had met this girl in Haishi, and being too serious would actually be detrimental to her integration into the circle.
Li Suimei was too lazy to edit the photo, so she just added a filter and posted it casually.
“Wow! Your phone has such good pixel quality!”
“Yeah, look at my phone, the photos look like ghosts!”
“Hey, Meimei, what app are you using to take pictures?”
Several people looked at Li Suimei.
Li Suimei smiled. She knew very well whether these people were flattering her or deliberately complimenting her because Qin Qing, a big Buddha, was sitting in the room. “The original camera. If you’re good-looking, you’ll look good no matter how you take a picture.”
She smiled, her apricot eyes watery, and even though the girls were smiling on the surface, they couldn’t help but be stunned for two seconds.
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Qin Qing still had work to do and couldn’t stay long. As the host, Li Suimei politely saw her guests off.
In the cramped space of the elevator, the air was excessively quiet.
Qin Qing turned her head, and the elevator mirror clearly reflected the images of the two of them. She looked at the mirror for a few more seconds, her gaze falling on Li Suimei’s smooth and slender waist.
Li Suimei was casually dressed at home, wearing a short top and hot pants. The clothes were short, and her waist would be exposed whenever she raised her hand.
“Stay away from Zhao Yi,” Qin Qing suddenly spoke.
Li Suimei’s lips moved, but she said nothing. The elevator arrived, and she took her to the underground parking lot, but she didn’t plan to leave.
Qin Qing stood there for a while, as if waiting for her answer.
Li Suimei was too stubborn to speak. It was one thing to have a disagreement with Qin Qing, but she didn’t dare to lose her temper either; she still hadn’t said much.
“Why aren’t you answering?” Qin Qing asked.
Li Suimei frowned. The underground parking lot was very cold, and the wind blew in from the entrance, turning into a cold breeze when it hit her skin. She rubbed her arm, thinking that Qin Qing was really overstepping.
Qin Qing explained lightly, “She has impure intentions towards you. I’m doing this for your own good.”
Li Suimei couldn’t help but retort, “Mind your own business!”
“……”
The atmosphere was tense for two seconds.
Feeling unsatisfied, Li Suimei snorted coldly, “Heh.”
Just then, a message came in on her phone, from Zhao Yi. Li Suimei opened it right in front of Qin Qing.
Zhao Yi was very casual, “Little bunny, did you send her away? After you send her away, are you going to drink or go singing?”
“Either one is fine,” Li Suimei typed out the message.
The person in front of her was slow to react. After thinking for a while, she said, “Puberty?”
Li Suimei was speechless, “Zhao Yi and I are no different.”
“She has impure intentions towards me, and I’m not any better!”
Qin Qing misunderstood, frowning, “Do you like Zhao Yi?”
Li Suimei: “……”
“In a few days, there’s a fashion week in the US, and I need a ticket.”
Qin Qing nodded, “I’ll have someone send it to you.”
Li Suimei: “…”
“Go back to Qin Bay?” This was the third time she had asked Li Suimei to move back to Qinwan.
“No!” Li Suimei was very upset and rubbed the back of her hand, “Didn’t you say you couldn’t tell if I liked Qin Zhan? Doesn’t that mean I’m just thick-skinned and moved in because of your Qin family’s status and wealth?”
Qin Qing replied, “Isn’t that the case?”
She was incredibly irritating. Li Suimei’s eyes were red from anger, but Qin Qing was right. In the original book, wasn’t that exactly why the original character moved into the Qin family?
Qin Qing thought to herself, inexplicably, that even rabbits bite when they’re cornered.
“I’m not going back! I won’t!”
“Don’t throw a tantrum,” Qin Qing said indifferently.
Li Suimei: “……”
She cried.
“……”
She’s crying again, Qin Qing thought absently.
Li Suimei said, “You’re sick! When did I throw a tantrum!”
Qin Qing: “……”
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Qin Qing returned to Qin Bay. Liu Ruoxi and Grandma Qin were having dinner. Seeing her return, they hurriedly asked, “Where’s Meimei?”
Qin Qing replied, “She’s not coming back.”
Liu Ruoxi’s eyes widened, “What did you say? She’s not coming back?”
“Nothing…” Qin Qing felt inexplicably guilty.
Liu Ruoxi looked at her phone, clicked on the chat box with Li Suimei, and played a voice message for Qin Qing.
Li Suimei’s voice carried a hint of crying, “Aunt Liu, it’s not appropriate for me to stay in Qin Bay forever…”
She clicked on another one. Li Suimei was joking, “I’ll go back when I can officially move into the Qin family! Hahahaha, I just don’t know when Qin Zhan and my sister will calm down.”
Qin Qing rolled up her sleeves.
Grandma Qin said, “Nonsense! If she moves out, people will think that the Qin family kicked out a guest!”
Qin Qing lowered her eyes, “Grandma…”
Grandma Qin didn’t want to talk. She had gone to Guizhou for the summer vacation shortly after Li Suimei moved into Qin Bay. Regardless of the girl’s character, she was the granddaughter-in-law chosen by Grandpa Qin, and she couldn’t just let her go like that!
“Huaiyan! You must find a way to bring her back!”
Liu Ruoxi, who had been watching the drama for a long time, finally spoke up, “Tell Qin Zhan about how the Li family got the bid fairly. This kid, hanging out with a woman of unknown origin all day long, what kind of example is that!”
Qin Qing felt as if she had been secretly reported to her parents and pursed her lips, saying, “I know.”
There were two boxes of pastries on the dinner table.
Liu Ruoxi said, “Meimei made them herself and had them sent over. You don’t get any.”
Qin Qing took a piece and put it in her mouth, her brows relaxing.
She returned to her study. The opposite room was already empty. After reading two documents, she picked up her phone and sent a message to Zhou Kai.
[What’s with the crying after a few words?]
The other side replied quickly: [Specific problems require specific analysis. Who are you talking about?]
[Li Suimei.] After thinking about it, she felt that Li Suimei was proud and might not like others knowing she cried, so she retyped.
[A friend is educating a child.]
On the other side, Zhou Kai laughed and didn’t expose Qin Qing. He replied excitedly: [The closer people are, the less they can bear to hear you say harsh words to them.]
Was Li Suimei close to her?
—Not close.
Then why was she crying?
—Did she say something too harsh?
—Or did she want to be closer to her?
Qin Qing thought about it for a long time before going to bed.