After Marrying the Cold and Elegant Beauty, I Fell in Love (GL) - Chapter 21.1

They could not return to school now. After all, Long Aodi was not acting like a human being and had turned around to report them. The school was definitely waiting to watch and spread gossip about them.

Han Shuangshuang touched her slightly red and itchy earlobe. Her thumb and index finger could not help rubbing it a few times.

“Sister Shen, we can’t let Long Aodi off so easily. Long Aodi did something so excessive. He completely disregarded morality and even broke the law. If he’s indulged like this, who knows what other outrageous things he’ll do in the future? This time, I was by Sister Shen’s side, so I was able to salvage the situation. But I can’t guard Sister Shen every single moment. What if he succeeds?”

Shen Yuru was walking ahead of Han Shuangshuang. After hearing Han Shuangshuang’s words, she paused and turned around.

She saw Han Shuangshuang lowering her head slightly, looking rather obedient, while her index finger and thumb were still rubbing the earlobe Shen Yuru had just pressed her lips against.

Shen Yuru’s heart suddenly sped up by two beats.

But she still steadied her expression and said calmly, “You don’t need to participate in this matter. I have my own plans.”

Han Shuangshuang pursed her lips.

Truly, Shen Yuru was treating her good intentions like a donkey’s liver and lungs. Forget it. She would not argue with a villain.

“Then Sister Shen, where are we going now?”

“Back to my place.”

There was a kind of magic in Shen Yuru’s voice. Her enunciation was very clear, but her tone was steady, and her voice was not loud.

After hearing this kind of voice, people would inexplicably feel reassured, as though their restless, drifting hearts had found a place to belong.

All the fur on Han Shuangshuang’s body seemed to be soothed. She looked at Shen Yuru with those puppy eyes. “Sister Shen’s private residence? Isn’t that a bit inappropriate? Won’t I be disturbing you?”

[System: Host, your current expression looks a little like you’re taking advantage while pretending to be well-behaved.]

Han Shuangshuang silently rolled her eyes at the system in her heart.

Was this not all because this dog system kept forcing her?

It said she had to increase Shen Yuru’s healing progress every day. If she wanted Shen Yuru’s heart to recover, she had to come into contact with her, and physical contact was the most basic requirement. Then did that not mean she had to stick to Shen Yuru every day?

Now Shen Yuru was returning to her own place. If she did not bring Han Shuangshuang along, Han Shuangshuang would be homeless, let alone have any physical contact with her.

Shen Yuru ignored Han Shuangshuang’s words and merely walked ahead.

Han Shuangshuang immediately followed after her obediently.

By the time the two came out of the hotel, it was already noon. Sunlight happened to spill over their shoulders, one in front and one behind, warm and bright. Shen Yuru’s face was cold and without much expression, while Han Shuangshuang walked behind with her hands clasped behind her back, smiling as she moved closer to Shen Yuru.

Although Shen Yuru’s brows furrowed slightly, she did not refuse. It seemed more like a silent indulgence.

Between the two of them, a rather subtle atmosphere actually formed.

……

After Long Aodi returned to school, he was extremely flustered. He had originally thought Han Shuangshuang would not interfere in this matter.

But the things Han Shuangshuang had said yesterday had shocked him and given him no small impact. He was afraid Han Shuangshuang really would retaliate against him.

Han Shuangshuang merely had a playful temperament. She indulged in pleasure, and the girlfriends she had dated could not even be counted on two hands. From beginning to end, he had never believed Han Shuangshuang was sincere toward Shen Yuru.

With Shen Yuru’s terrible health and gloomy personality, how could anyone easily fall for her?

If not for Han Shuangshuang, perhaps he would have already succeeded yesterday.

Han Shuangshuang’s appearance did not make Long Aodi stop in his tracks. Instead, it made him even more aware of how much the difference in social class affected him.

By becoming rich, one could cover the sky with one hand. By becoming rich, one could do whatever one wished without scruples, without even considering the consequences. And right now, he was merely the one being threatened and looked down upon.

He had struggled desperately for half his life, yet in front of a good-for-nothing Han Shuangshuang, he was still belittled until he was worth nothing. He did not even have the ability to talk back.

The more Long Aodi thought about it, the more unwilling he became. The words Han Shuangshuang had said yesterday were like countless thorns stabbing into his body. He could not forget such an insult that wounded his self-esteem.

Trash like Han Shuangshuang should look at him with worshipful, pleading eyes.

Inside the student council office, Long Aodi’s face had already twisted. Sitting on the chair, he fiercely clutched the book in front of him. The page in his hand had long since been creased beyond recognition.

Fortunately, there was no one else in the office at that moment, so no one discovered that the student council president, who was usually gentle as jade and proper in every way, actually had such a ferocious and terrifying side.

Long Aodi was unwilling. He wanted to think of some way to reverse this situation. He wanted Han Shuangshuang to taste an embarrassment ten times more painful than his.

Just then, someone lightly knocked on the door. Long Aodi’s brow twitched. Looking at the somewhat messy desk, he threw that book into the trash, tidied his clothes, tugged at his collar, and sat upright before clearing his throat toward the door and saying seriously, “Come in.”

Han Ruhua gently pushed the door open, her face carrying a trace of shyness.

She knew that when a man’s self-esteem suffered a blow, he preferred to be alone, so she had not appeared in front of Long Aodi last night.

And because of that, she had discovered Han Shuangshuang and Shen Yuru’s secret.

She had long disliked this older sister of hers. Since childhood, Han Shuangshuang had treated her badly, always looking at her with that gloomy gaze. Her mother also did not like Han Shuangshuang and said that this person existed to fight her for the family property. If not for this person’s existence, she could have received one hundred percent of their father’s love.

Not to mention, it was precisely because of Han Shuangshuang’s existence that she was always saddled with the title of illegitimate daughter. Words like “the daughter of a mistress” had always lingered around her.

From childhood until now, they had never stopped.

That was why she preferred acting pitiful in front of everyone. That way, others would forget her background and no longer mention this matter in front of her.

Their father had never liked Han Shuangshuang messing around.

Now Han Shuangshuang had even gotten together with the only daughter of the Shen family. Their father would definitely fly into a rage and drive her out of the Han family. From then on, Han Ruhua would be the Han family’s only young miss.

“Senior…”

Han Ruhua was petite and charming. Her skin was fair, and she was not tall. She always liked to lower her head slightly, then lift those eyes to look at others pitifully, carrying quite the flavor of a white lotus.

Long Aodi let out a breath of relief in his heart.

He did not understand many matters concerning wealthy families, but he did not have any particular intentions toward Han Ruhua.

Although the Han family’s strength was good, Han Ruhua’s father was very domineering. Even if he got together with Han Ruhua, if he wanted to obtain the Han family’s assets in the future, he would probably still have to endure another thirty years or so.

But being with Shen Yuru was different. Shen Yuru’s parents had died in a car accident long ago. Such a large family business had fallen onto Shen Yuru. As long as he controlled Shen Yuru, those assets would fall into his hands.

Long Aodi put the glasses beside him onto his face, giving him somewhat of a refined scum appearance. Then the corner of his mouth curved slightly as he looked at Han Ruhua politely. “Junior, did you come to find me today because something happened?”

Han Ruhua stammered, her face somewhat red. “Senior, I came because I wanted to tell you that my sister’s brain isn’t very good. She didn’t oppose you on purpose. Please don’t form an opinion of our Han family because of her.”

Han Ruhua wanted to tell Long Aodi not to let Han Shuangshuang affect how he interacted with her, but she also did not want to express her feelings so plainly.

Han Ruhua looked at Long Aodi with great admiration, because from childhood until now, she had never seen such an outstanding man. He relied on himself for everything, arranged everything in perfect order, and was also the student council president at school, carrying quite a bit of authority. In major events, not only did the students have to look at his expression, even the teachers had to listen to his opinions. As long as he spoke, basically no one could refute him.

To her, Long Aodi seemed to possess an invisible attraction that firmly captured her. Her gaze could not even shift away from him. As long as Long Aodi appeared somewhere, it was as though her eyes contained only him.

The other flowers, grasses, people, and things could not fit into her eyes at all.

Long Aodi said, “Your sister seems to have been walking very close to Shen Yuru recently. It seems she did not return last night either. I felt a little unwell yesterday, so I didn’t go…”

Han Ruhua immediately picked up the words. “I know. I know Senior has it hard. Resting for a day is nothing. I happened to have something to do yesterday too, so I didn’t go over there for a walk.”

It seemed Han Ruhua had not run into the conversation between him and Han Shuangshuang. Long Aodi let out a breath of relief in his heart.

Long Aodi said, “Does your family know about your sister’s sexual orientation? She plays around so openly. Won’t your father be angry?”

Long Aodi did not miss any expression on Han Ruhua’s face as he probed.

Han Ruhua did not like Long Aodi and Shen Yuru being tied together either, but the person opposite her was Long Aodi. She had no way to say lies against her heart.

She simply could not lie to Long Aodi.

Han Ruhua shook her head. “My sister doesn’t really go home. She lives in the dorm. Father is very busy, so he doesn’t really talk to my sister either. And Father doesn’t really understand my sister.”

Long Aodi understood in his heart. In that case, Han Shuangshuang was not very favored at home either. And everyone knew that Han Shuangshuang’s biological mother had already passed away long ago. She and Han Ruhua had the same father but different mothers.

Then the words Han Shuangshuang had used to threaten him were nothing more than alarmist talk and could not count.

As long as he could seize evidence of Han Shuangshuang and Shen Yuru being together, Han Shuangshuang’s father would definitely fly into a rage, and Shen Yuru would also be pointed at and criticized by others.

When that time came, he would step forward and block those rumors for Shen Yuru. Shen Yuru would definitely be moved.

Han Ruhua stared straight at Long Aodi. “Senior, can I treat you to coffee?”

Long Aodi lifted his head again and looked Han Ruhua over, feeling that Han Ruhua must still have some use. So he nodded gently. “Of course. Junior, if there is anything you don’t understand, just ask me. I will definitely tell you everything I know.”

……

Han Shuangshuang followed Shen Yuru back to the place where Shen Yuru lived.

Shen Yuru took out a pair of disposable slippers and placed them in front of Han Shuangshuang.

How would Han Shuangshuang dare let Shen Yuru serve her? She immediately received them dogleggedly.

Han Shuangshuang looked around.

The furnishings in the house were just like Shen Yuru’s personality, gloomy and dim. The curtains were tightly drawn, and not even a bit of sunlight penetrated the room. There was also the smell of a place that had not been lived in for a long time.

But it did not smell unpleasant.

After Han Shuangshuang put on the slippers, the first thing she did was walk to the window and pull open the curtains in one motion, letting the sunlight shine in.

Shen Yuru was somewhat unused to it and lifted her hand before her eyes, blocking the dazzling sunlight.

She watched as the sunlight bathed Han Shuangshuang, while Han Shuangshuang looked at her with that carefree, puppy-like smile.

Shen Yuru kept feeling as though something strange had suddenly barged into her predetermined world.

But she did not particularly hate it or reject it.

Gurgle…

Han Shuangshuang’s stomach suddenly made a sound.

“Sister Shen, I’m so hungry! Is there anything to eat?”

Shen Yuru casually pointed toward the kitchen, then sat on the sofa. “The kitchen is there. The fridge is in the kitchen. You can choose to cook for yourself, or you can choose to order takeout. Of course, I will not reimburse you for takeout.”

Shen Yuru sat on the sofa and closed her eyes to rest, easing the exhaustion from last night. After all, after laboring so much for an entire night, that strange feeling in her body still remained.

And she did not think Han Shuangshuang knew how to cook at all.

Han Shuangshuang habitually walked to the fridge. After opening it, she discovered there were only three eggs, two ham sausages, and two pieces of frozen chicken breast in the freezer below. The carrots and onions had already wilted.

There was half a bag of rice, though.

Han Shuangshuang put the rice on to steam, then washed the vegetables and simply made egg fried rice.

She also relied on her doggo intuition to find an apron, which she put on.

Looking at the large kitchen, which was so spacious it could make her dance with joy, Han Shuangshuang’s mood instantly rose to the peak.

Since childhood, she had held an indescribable fondness for kitchens.

In her original world, she had always lived under others’ roofs, so a kitchen was a very extravagant place to her. After all, other people’s families were not wealthy either. For her, going to the kitchen was equivalent to stealing food.

She had always hoped she could own a huge kitchen, put in lots and lots of delicious food, and keep it clean and tidy. Sunlight would shine in, and the air would be filled with the fragrance of food.

Shen Yuru’s house was very large, and it was also a small two-story duplex. The bedroom was on the second floor, while the living room and kitchen were on the first. Although the furniture was all very simple, and the style was also gray, white, and black, there were two tenaciously growing cacti by the window, finally adding a few touches of green and vitality to the room.

Shen Yuru sat on the sofa and rubbed her temples. Hearing clanging and banging sounds come from the kitchen, she curiously walked toward it.

This house was only somewhere she stayed occasionally.

Because the villa left behind by her parents contained not only sad memories, but those people would also come looking for her every few days, wearing smiles with ulterior motives and disgusting flattery on their faces.

So later, she moved to the dorm to live. But those people in the dorm had actually been bought off as well, privately rummaging through her things.

They had also tried to ask about her whereabouts, so she simply found another place again.

She did not dare leave anything too important in the Shen family villa. At first, she had moved it to the dorm, but unexpectedly, those roommates secretly searched through her things. She had tolerated it again and again, waiting to fish out the big fish behind them.

Unexpectedly, Han Shuangshuang had suddenly charged out and stood up for her, sharply mocking those people.