My Wife is the Vicious Supporting Character from an Era Novel - Chapter 10

Chapter 10

◎Wen Miao, You Smell So Good◎

Wen Miao’s things were all carefully selected by her aunts and grandmother. Even the soap had her favorite rose scent, and her clothes were exquisitely styled. The miscellaneous items added up to one hundred and eighty yuan, which was enough to buy a Phoenix bicycle!

Wen Miao couldn’t be bothered to look at him. “These are all priced at eighty percent of the original cost. Whoever used what, they need to remember to pay me.”

Shen Niannian and Pan Hongxia’s expressions also instantly turned ugly after seeing the bill. Pan Hongxia’s lips trembled, and she looked at her with a pleading look. “Wen Miao, can I give you back the clothes? I was wrong. I shouldn’t have taken your things. You know, I can’t come up with that much money…”

Pan Hongxia was an old acquaintance of Wen Miao’s. They lived close to each other, but one lived in a private courtyard while the other lived in a crowded public house. Pan Hongxia was also the unloved second child at home. But this had nothing to do with Wen Miao. Their friendship had long been worn down by Pan Hongxia’s silence and slander in an attempt to fit in.

She frowned and refused. “That has nothing to do with me. If you had thought about the value of the clothes, you shouldn’t have used my things without my permission in the first place.”

Pan Hongxia’s eyes immediately turned red. She suddenly looked at Fang Haiyang and pointed at him with a trembling finger. “It was all him! He said that dress looked good on me, so I… I was bewitched and took your clothes.” If Fang Haiyang hadn’t said that, she definitely wouldn’t have taken Wen Miao’s things without permission!

Fang Haiyang immediately stood up, raised his fist, and pretended to punch her in the face. He said angrily, “You smelly woman! Did I force you to steal?” Seeing the fist about to land on her face, Pan Hongxia’s body stiffened, and she immediately closed her eyes in fear.

But the imaginary fist didn’t land on her. Instead, she heard Fang Haiyang let out a wail. When she opened her eyes, Fang Haiyang was holding his crotch in pain, looking at Wen Miao with hatred.

Wen Miao calmly retracted her leg and pulled out a smile. “Fang Haiyang, you also secretly used my things. Now you’re acting out in anger and trying to hit people. Is it interesting to call the pot black?”

“Anyway, you all have one week to come up with this money, or I’ll call the police and have you thieves arrested.” After saying that, she turned and went back to her room, ignoring the expressions of the others.

Wen Miao sighed as she looked at the messy room. She wasn’t an idiot. She naturally knew how important it was to fit in, but from the beginning, she was on the opposite side of Shen Niannian and the others. Now that they had completely fallen out, Wen Miao had to reconsider the feasibility of living with Ji Baiqing. Her point of contention was that the Ji family was a strange existence to her, and there were too many uncertainties. If she and Ji Baiqing fell out, would she move back? At that time, the educated youth point probably wouldn’t be able to accommodate her. She thought that she didn’t know Ji Baiqing that well, and she had always been a nuisance to others. How long would Ji Baiqing’s fondness for her last? If she never reciprocated, would she get angry out of shame? Wen Miao didn’t know any of this and couldn’t give a definite answer. Thinking about these things, she had a headache.

Was Ji Baiqing… worth her trust?

…

Ji Baiqing also picked up a lot of mushrooms while sweeping the graves in the afternoon. Most of them were green-headed mushrooms, which smelled great when stewed with meat. Besides that, she and He Xiangyue also pulled a large sack of bamboo shoots. When she got home, she saw that the house was empty and guessed that Wen Miao had gone back to the educated youth point.

It wasn’t time for dinner yet, so she wasn’t in a hurry to call the beauty. Instead, she and He Xiangyue sat at the door peeling bamboo shoots. A large bag of bamboo shoots didn’t cost money or coupons, but it took a long time to peel them all. They couldn’t eat all of them. They would leave enough for one or two meals, and the rest would be blanched, drained, and dried to be saved for winter. Dried bamboo shoots could be stewed with chicken and were also very fragrant when stir-fried with pork.

By the time they finished peeling the sack of bamboo shoots, He Xiangyue was boiling water for them. Ji Baiqing drew a bucket of water from the well and washed her hands. It was already dusk. Wen Miao, who usually came for dinner at this time, was nowhere to be seen. Ji Baiqing was a little worried. The village wasn’t big. She couldn’t have gotten lost, right? Although Wen Miao was an adult, Ji Baiqing was still worried. After telling He Xiangyue and the others, she went to the educated youth point.

When she arrived, Fang Haiyang rolled his eyes at her and said sarcastically, “You should tell Wen Miao not to live at the educated youth point anymore. She’s the most high-maintenance person here.”

Ji Baiqing grabbed his collar and said with a dark face, “Did you buy this house? Wen Miao can live wherever she wants. What does it have to do with you? Be careful, or I’ll hit you.” The image of Ji Baiqing hitting Lu Yan was still fresh in his mind. Fang Haiyang also knew that this was a powerful and difficult woman to mess with. He was so scared that his legs went weak, but he still pretended to be calm. “Let… let me go. I didn’t do anything. If you dare hit me, I’ll… I’ll tell the village chief!”

“Coward.” Ji Baiqing snorted and let go of him, then knocked on the door of the female educated youth’s room. Soon, Pan Hongxia opened the door, looked at her timidly, and then left. Shen Niannian, who was in the room, saw who it was, threw a handkerchief on the bed, rolled her eyes, and also left.

Only Wen Miao and Ji Baiqing were left in the room. Ji Baiqing looked at Wen Miao sitting on the bed. She reached out and touched her cheek. Her voice was no longer cold and hard. She asked gently, “What’s wrong? Why do you look so unhappy?”

Wen Miao pursed her lips. Her calm demeanor completely broke down under Ji Baiqing’s gentle questioning, and her eyes instantly turned red. When she looked at Ji Baiqing, the woman’s light-colored eyes were filled with tears, making her look pitiful. “Ji Baiqing, can I still live with you?”

Ji Baiqing blinked, thinking for a moment that she had misheard. After all, Wen Miao’s attitude had been very resistant before, unwilling to cause her trouble. She had been disappointed for a while. She never expected the woman to change her mind now.

She sat down next to Wen Miao, pinched her pointed chin, and looked at her from side to side, using her thumb to wipe away her tears. “Why is our Miaomiao so wronged?” After a pause, she added, “As long as you’re willing, my bedroom door is always open for you.”

Wen Miao turned her head, broke free from her hand, and pressed her head into her neck. She felt a little embarrassed. This was the second time she had cried in front of a woman younger than her and had to be comforted by her. “Mm.” She answered in a low voice.

The scent of the woman’s body filled her nose. Ji Baiqing shamelessly sniffed her scent, like a puppy sniffing all over. She suddenly asked, “Wen Miao, what do you usually put on? You smell so good.”

“…” Wen Miao pushed her away expressionlessly and said two words. “Pervert.”

Ji Baiqing was a little confused. She hadn’t said anything. She just thought Wen Miao smelled good. Can’t good friends share each other’s scents? But… she looked at the faint blush on Wen Miao’s face and thought, maybe the villainess is like this. She’s two-faced and easily embarrassed. So she should be more proactive and get Wen Miao used to being close to her!