A Snake Transmigrated as a Scum A - Chapter 63

Fu Man finished washing up and came out, not even glancing at Li Yingxue, and directly lay down on the bed to prepare for sleep.

Li Yingxue was still sitting on the edge of the bed, looking at her with a complicated expression.

Trying to save face for the woman: “I’m really curious, tell me about it.”

Fu Man turned over, ignoring her, leaving her with a side view and a pale neck.

Li Yingxue: “……”

The next day, Fu Man continued to go to work. Lord Fu probably worried that assigning her tasks all at once would make her resentful, so he only had someone show her around the company, familiarize her with the departments, and look at jewelry designs, without assigning her any work.

So, Fu Man just got acquainted with some of the company’s rules and then went home after work.

As soon as she got home, Fu Man saw Li Yingxue unusually waiting for her at the bedroom door.

Li Yingxue: “What did you do at work today? I’m very curious.”

Fu Man: “……”

Fu Man immediately saw through her intentions and even tried to curry favor with her.

Heh, too bad it’s too late.

She still ignored her, “I’m tired, I’m going to take a shower first.”

Li Yingxue pressed her red lips together, her expression slightly cold, watching her go in to take a shower.

Fu Man finished washing up and had just opened the bathroom door when she saw Li Yingxue leaning against the doorframe, arms crossed over her chest. If she were wearing sunglasses, she would look even more aloof and unapproachable.

But it was evening, and Li Yingxue wasn’t wearing sunglasses. She repeated her earlier question, “What did you do at work today?”

“Li Yingxue.” Fu Man stood at the door, raising her left hand to lean against the doorframe, looking down at this hypocritical woman from above, and said in a good-natured tone, “Aren’t you even a little curious about what this snake does at work?”

Li Yingxue raised her eyes and looked into her eyes, “Now I’m curious.”

Fu Man sneered, “I don’t believe it.”

Li Yingxue: “What will it take for you to believe?”

Fu Man stared: “Shouldn’t you be the one answering this question? You hurt my feelings, and now you think a direct and stiff apology will suffice?”

Li Yingxue remained silent, or rather, she couldn’t figure out how to make amends.

Fu Man sneered, “You really have no conscience. My inner core is already in your stomach, and all I get is ‘Why should I be curious about what a snake does at work?'”

Li Yingxue continued to remain silent, listening to Fu Man’s accusations, her calm and composed eyes rarely showing a hint of guilt.

“I apologize.”

“It’s too late. I won’t accept it.”

“……”

Fu Man walked to the bed in front of her, lifted the blanket, and lay down to sleep.

Li Yingxue stood at the bathroom door for a long time, staring at every move of Fu Man, not knowing what she was thinking. Suddenly, out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of a snake tail protruding from the end of the bed, hanging down on the floor.

Li Yingxue didn’t know what she was thinking, but she walked over calmly. When she was about to step over the snake’s tail, she deliberately lowered her foot by an inch. Her toes got caught by the snake’s tail, and she stumbled forward.

With a bang, she was “tripped” to the ground by the snake’s tail.

Fu Man heard the noise and suddenly sat up straight. Looking towards the foot of the bed, she saw Li Yingxue’s entire upper body slumped on the floor, with one of her feet still resting on her snake tail.

Two white slippers are all askew.

Li Yingxue furrowed her brows, propped herself up with her elbow, and casually tossed her slightly disheveled hair over her shoulder, meeting her gaze coldly.

As soon as Fu Man saw her expression, she hesitated to speak: “Did I trip you?”

Li Yingxue sneered, “What do you think?”

Fu Man still wanted to argue, “But you haven’t tripped before.”

Li Yingxue’s expression grew increasingly indifferent, her red lips curling into a mocking smile: “Are you trying to say I tripped myself on purpose?”

Fu Man pressed her lips together and said, “Well… I wouldn’t be so malicious as to speculate about you.”

Having said that, Fu Man tried to support her with her snake tail, but unexpectedly, Li Yingxue slapped it away and pushed it aside.

“Don’t touch me.”

Fu Man felt that she had annoyed the person. Taking advantage of Li Yingxue standing up, her snake tail flipped her two slippers back and placed them correctly under her feet.

“Can I apologize?” After all, she was the one who tripped her.

Li Yingxue put on her slippers, ignored her, and walked to the other side, lifted the blanket, and lay down.

Seeing this, Fu Man’s mind turned, and she leaned over, “Li Yingxue, you didn’t hurt yourself when you fell just now, did you?”

Li Yingxue closed her eyes and after a while replied, “Even if I hurt myself, it’s none of your business.”

Fu Man sensed her temper and felt a bit at a loss: “Then should I give you a massage?”

Fu Man waited for a while, but didn’t get a refusal from Li Yingxue, nor did she get her consent. She tentatively reached out and touched Li Yingxue’s slender waist.

“Is this it?”

No response.

Fu Man switched positions again and pressed twice, “Or this one?”

At that moment, Li Yingxue suddenly spoke up: “You tripped me, and now you’re taking advantage of me?”

With the hat pulled down, Fu Man retracted her hand with a cold face, “So, what do you want?”

This time, Li Yingxue finally agreed to discuss the “compensation” matters.

“We settling everything in one stroke.”

“What do you mean by settling everything in one stroke?” Fu Man still hadn’t reacted.

“You don’t get angry with me, I won’t get angry with you.”

Fu Man’s eyes suddenly darkened, narrowing slightly. “Li Yingxue, did you just fall on purpose? To take the opportunity to negotiate with me?”

Li Yingxue lay down properly, even placing her hands elegantly on her chest, her tone flat and cold: “I didn’t. I was a bit tired today from establishing a foundation and meditation, so it’s normal not to see clearly.”

“Really?”

“Really.”

Fu Man’s heart was already about seventy to eighty percent convinced. Looking at Miss Li’s shadowy outline in the night, she said, “Then… let’s call it even.”

Perhaps it was the added layer of mystery in the night, but Li Yingxue couldn’t help but relax, the corners of her mouth involuntarily curling up. “Alright, it’s a deal.”

Seeing the corners of her mouth lift in the darkness, Fu Man thought to herself, “Just as I expected.”

Li Yingxue didn’t notice, “Can you tell me what you did at the company?”

Fu Man propped her head on her hand and turned sideways to face Li Yingxue, “The day before yesterday, Lord Fu took me to meet the Empress. He said the Empress is going to hold a grand ceremony in two months, and Lord Fu went there to customize jewelry for her.”

Li Yingxue: “Oh, really… have you met anyone else?”

Fu Man thought of that memory fragment of Min Tian and the rooftop, “There’s one more person.”

Li Yingxue followed her words and asked, “Who?”

Fu Man: “Min Tian.”

Li Yingxue: “She is now the captain of the Empress’s trusted team, so it’s normal for you to run into her.”

Fu Man: “Do you know her?”

Li Yingxue hummed, “…… She’s my classmate.”

In Fu Man’s mind, the image of Li Yingxue embracing Min Tian on the rooftop and burying her face in her neck kept flashing through her thoughts, leaving her with mixed feelings and an inexplicable heaviness in her chest.