Big Miss and White Moonlight, Stop Fighting! - Chapter 47

Chapter 47: Who Will You Save?

The phone rang at an inopportune moment, and Jiang Qingyue got up and went out to answer it.

Wen Wuxin stared at the ceiling with moist eyes. The heat in her body hadn’t faded yet, but she felt incredibly tired.

Recalling Jiang Qingyue’s words from just now, Wen Wuxin’s thoughts drifted away involuntarily.

Eight years ago.

Sixteen-year-old Wen Wuxin, who had just started high school, was skipping happily to the twelfth-grade classroom to find Jiang Qingyue, but she didn’t expect to run into a boy confessing his feelings to Jiang Qingyue.

The boy had a gentle appearance, and his face was beet red. He shakily handed her a love letter and a gift box.

The two of them were in the school corridor, and there were many students watching. They whistled and enjoyed the spectacle.

By the time Wen Wuxin reacted, she had already run to Jiang Qingyue’s side.

Although she was half a head shorter than Jiang Qingyue, she still stood in front of Jiang Qingyue, saying aggressively, “My sister is mine. You’re not allowed to confess to her!”

The angry Wen Wuxin didn’t realize that there was anything wrong with what she said.

Because even if Jiang Qingyue chose to accept the boy’s confession, Wen Wuxin had no right to stop her.

She was just Jiang Qingyue’s neighbor, and to be more precise, just a younger sister.

But at that time, everyone watching was a student, and no one noticed that Wen Wuxin’s words were a little unreasonable. They just teased that Jiang Qingyue’s clingy sister was really, really clingy.

“Student Wen, why are you stopping your sister from dating? I think Student Jiang and this boy are a good match…”

Wen Wuxin interrupted angrily, “No! My sister will always be my sister alone!”

The thought of Jiang Qingyue being with someone else made Wen Wuxin feel a lump in her throat.

She didn’t know what this feeling was, she just knew that she didn’t want to lose Jiang Qingyue, and she didn’t want to see Jiang Qingyue dating someone else.

Jiang Qingyue also smiled and took Wen Wuxin’s hand. “Okay, I will always be Xin Xin’s sister.”

After comforting Wen Wuxin, Jiang Qingyue’s smile disappeared. She looked at the boy opposite her. “I don’t like you. I don’t have any plans to date at the moment. We’re all in our senior year, so let’s focus on our studies.”

Her thoughts returned to the present. Wen Wuxin finally understood that even back then, she already had an irrational sense of possessiveness and affection for Jiang Qingyue.

But these feelings that came to nothing were ultimately buried in the past.

Wen Wuxin tried to calm her emotions. Ever since she was a child, in her relationship with Jiang Qingyue, she had always played the role of the one being taken care of.

This time, she had to do something for her Sister Qingyue.

The bedroom door was pushed open again. Jiang Qingyue was holding her phone and said calmly, “It’s Jiang Qingyue’s call. Your phone was dead, so she couldn’t get through.”

Wen Wuxin took the phone. Jiang Qingyue’s voice came from the other end. “Xin Xin, are you home?”

Wen Wuxin raised her voice, trying to keep it from sounding different. “Yes.”

Hearing that Wen Wuxin’s mood seemed much better, Jiang Qingyue also breathed a sigh of relief. “Then I’ll come find you tonight.”

Wen Wuxin quickly refused. “No, it’s not necessary. Qingyue, I really want to be alone.”

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, and Jiang Qingyue finally compromised. “Okay. But charge your phone. I was really worried when I couldn’t reach you.”

In the conference room just now, although Jiang Qingyue appeared serious and focused on listening to her subordinate’s report, her mind had long drifted elsewhere. She would check her phone every five minutes to see if Wen Wuxin had replied to her message.

Wen Wuxin comforted her with a few more words before finally hanging up the phone.

“Do you have a charging cable at home?” Wen Wuxin asked.

Jiang Qingyue silently took her phone to charge, then went to the living room to get something, making rustling sounds.

Wen Wuxin, in the bedroom, had completely given up resisting. She just wanted to end this quickly so the other person would let her go home.

Once she gets what she wants, she won’t be curious anymore. After Jiang Qingyue realizes that I’m not that great, she will definitely choose to leave.

But when Jiang Qingyue returned to the bedroom, she was holding a cup of warm water and a pillbox.

“Take your medicine,” she said concisely.

Wen Wuxin remembered that she was still a patient. She obediently took the medicine, glancing at Jiang Qingyue from the corner of her eye.

“I’m sorry about what happened just now. I got carried away and forgot about your physical condition. It won’t happen again.”

Jiang Qingyue apologized, but she didn’t apologize for the transgression itself.

After watching Wen Wuxin swallow the pills, Jiang Qingyue took her glass and put it on the nightstand.

“Let’s have a good talk.”

This time, the person who said this was Jiang Qingyue.

When they were neighbors, they often slept together at night. The two girls would snuggle up in bed, telling each other funny stories that happened at school.

Jiang Qingyue sat on the other side of the bed. She extended her arms to Wen Wuxin. “Want a hug?”

In the past, whenever Jiang Qingyue beckoned, Wen Wuxin would smile and burrow into her arms, and the two of them would start mumbling.

But now, Wen Wuxin just smiled. “Let’s just talk like this. Sister, what do you want to talk about?”

Jiang Qingyue said gently, “Let’s talk about what you like about Jiang Qingyue.”

Jiang Qingyue’s words were so calm that Wen Wuxin listened carefully for a long time but couldn’t detect any anger in the other person’s voice.

It seemed… she was genuinely asking.

Wen Wuxin also didn’t know what she liked about Jiang Qingyue.

In fact, she shouldn’t like Jiang Qingyue.

But why did I use the word “shouldn’t”?

Wen Wuxin was surprised by her own thoughts.

In those insincere interactions, and in the moments when Jiang Qingyue took her to the peak of desire, Wen Wuxin’s heart had indeed beaten faster.

Maybe in that complete disgust and hatred, there were indeed some complicated feelings that even Wen Wuxin herself hadn’t noticed.

But right now, Wen Wuxin didn’t have time to let her mind wander.

She could only say slowly, “Qingyue is very good to me. There’s no reason to like someone.”

Jiang Qingyue’s voice became a little colder. “Don’t lie to me anymore. That’s not what you really think. Even if you really like her, she treated you like a toy, a mistress to pass the time. Xin Xin, I know what kind of person you are. You can’t possibly fall for a scumbag like Jiang Qingyue.”

Wen Wuxin’s rebuttal was weak and powerless. “She was indeed… not respectful to me at first. But later, she changed.”

Jiang Qingyue reached out with her long arm, and Wen Wuxin fell into her arms.

“Liar.”

The warm air hit Wen Wuxin’s earlobe, but she couldn’t escape.

But Wen Wuxin just sighed. “Sister, I’m not lying to you. Getting close to her was part of my plan. Falling in love with her was an accident.”

Jiang Qingyue didn’t say anything, just held her quietly.

It had been a long time since the two of them had a moment this peaceful and warm.

Jiang Qingyue’s embrace was too soft and warm. Wen Wuxin, without realizing it, started to feel sleepy again.

Her eyes were half-closed when a faint voice appeared.

“Xin Xin.”

Wen Wuxin tried to stay awake. “What is it, sister?”

Jiang Qingyue stroked the other person’s soft hair. “What if Jiang Qingyue and I both fell into a river at the same time? Who would you save?”

Wen Wuxin was no longer sleepy. She didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “What kind of question is that?”

Maybe she found it funnier the more she thought about it, and Wen Wuxin actually let out a small laugh.

Jiang Qingyue can be so childish, too.

The atmosphere between the two of them eased a lot.

Jiang Qingyue said gently, “I’m not kidding. If Jiang Qingyue and I both fell into the water at the same time, and you could only save one, who would you choose?”

Wen Wuxin shook her head. “That’s an impossible scenario. Even if you both fell into the water, you and she can both swim. The one who can’t swim is me.”

Jiang Qingyue rubbed Wen Wuxin’s back. “Xin Xin.”

She was hinting for Wen Wuxin to make a choice quickly.

Wen Wuxin knew she couldn’t escape. She closed her eyes. “I would save you, sister.”

She could even calmly accept her own death, but she couldn’t accept Jiang Qingyue’s death.

Jiang Qingyue was very satisfied with this answer. She kissed Wen Wuxin’s eyebrows and eyes. “I’m very happy.”

“…But.”

Wen Wuxin said with difficulty. “I would die with her.”

Jiang Qingyue’s smile froze.

Wen Wuxin gave a forced smile. “Sister, I can’t watch you die, but I also can’t… live in a world without her.”

Jiang Qingyue’s tone returned to calm. “This is just a hypothetical situation. It won’t happen.”

If it really did happen, Jiang Qingyue would drown Jiang Qingyue and then pretend to be helpless, waiting for Wen Wuxin to save her.

Of course, she wouldn’t say this thought out loud.

Wen Wuxin also said slowly, “Yes, it won’t really happen. Sister, although we’ve both changed a lot now, you’re still very important to me.”

“Whether you’re alone or choose to spend the rest of your life with someone, I hope you’re happy.”

Wen Wuxin’s tone was sincere, like a most devout believer.

She had already lost her way in life. Being able to make Jiang Qingyue’s life happy and successful was one of the few goals she could hold on to.

And these were the words she had said to Jiang Qingyue in that dream, which she had now, without realizing it, said to the real Jiang Qingyue.

But Jiang Qingyue was stunned.

These words were too familiar, so familiar that her heart stopped.

In the countless days and nights after that dream ended, whenever she was so tired she wanted to give up and collapse, these words were what supported her to grit her teeth and persevere.

Her nose tingled. “You little liar.”

Wen Wuxin suppressed her own grievance. “I know I’ve done a lot of things wrong, and I don’t hope to be forgiven. But I really hope more than anyone else that you can be happy… mmm…”

A kiss interrupted her words.

This kiss was different from the last bloody and intense one. This time, Jiang Qingyue’s kiss was gentle and lingering.

Wen Wuxin didn’t resist.

But Jiang Qingyue didn’t do anything else. She quickly ended the kiss. Her voice, as beautiful as water, said softly, “You said you would die with Jiang Qingyue, but in that dream, you clearly chose to die with me.”

Wen Wuxin hadn’t reacted yet. “What…”

Jiang Qingyue said one word at a time, “I was in that dream, too. At the last moment, I clearly told you to go, but you…”

…chose to die with me without hesitation.

Wen Wuxin finally understood. She didn’t understand why two people would have the same dream at the same time. “I…”

Jiang Qingyue let out a sigh of relief. “Thank goodness, thank goodness.”

Thank goodness Wen Wuxin was lying to her and hadn’t really abandoned her.

“That was just a dream. It wasn’t real,” Wen Wuxin’s voice was dry.

Jiang Qingyue also said, “Yes, it wasn’t real.”

Thank goodness it wasn’t real.