After the Cannon Fodder A Accidentally Marked the Paranoid Female Lead - Chapter 16

The person who called out to He Yining was a girl with a wolf-tail haircut. She had a smile on her face and wore a V-neck suit; she was fashionable and overbearing, possessing none of the gentleness found in her voice.

“Fia, long time no see. I’m so happy to see you upon my return.”

“I have no desire to see you.”

Facing the other’s enthusiasm, He Yining was incredibly cold.

Ming Sian felt a bit awkward. She should have taken her leave; there was clearly some sort of entanglement between these two, and it wasn’t appropriate for her to be there.

“Fia, that had nothing to do with you.”

“Heh!”

He Yining let out a cold sneer and turned to leave. The clack-clack of her high heels against the ground drew side-eyes from the passersby.

Ming Sian pretended she had nothing to do with it and hurriedly followed behind.

When they nearly reached the school gate, He Yining suddenly stopped. Ming Sian almost crashed into her.

“Take it off.”

He Yining suddenly said something inexplicable.

Ming Sian’s eyes widened. “? What.”

He Yining tilted her head, showing no intention of repeating herself. Miraculously, Ming Sian understood her meaning and immediately wrapped her jacket tighter around herself. “I’m cold too.”

What a self-righteous woman—wanting her jacket without even saying a single nice word.

He Yining stared at her, the atmosphere freezing up. She looked like she wouldn’t give up until the clothes were handed over.

Ming Sian took a deep breath, took off her outer jacket, and handed it to He Yining, only hoping the Eldest Miss wouldn’t be used to cheap goods and would return the clothes to her immediately.

In fact, He Yining felt very comfortable. Ming Sian’s body heat and the sweet scent of cherry rum wrapped around her, and the anger stirred up by that “trash” person subsided at that moment.

She discovered that Ming Sian’s pheromones could not only stir her body but also soothe her.

In that case, how to keep Ming Sian trapped by her side became a question He Yining needed to ponder.

Ming Sian felt the chilly wind seeping into her clothes; her thin shirt was no match for the late autumn wind. That hateful woman—she even snatched her jacket.

It’s for work, and she’s the boss. Endure it!

Back when she first graduated, she had a Red Circle firm internship on her resume and came from a top-tier prestigious university. Recommended by her mentor, she signed with a Red Circle firm, thinking she would dominate the field. Instead, for two whole years, she did nothing but draft documents, print files, and serve tea to clients. She only began to rise after a senior colleague gave her a hand.

It’s just a piece of clothing; what’s the big deal?

However, Ming Sian was a stubborn one. She was obedient in the morning because it was work time, and she didn’t want her professional ability questioned. But now it was non-working hours.

“I’m quite curious. Given Lawyer He’s status, it should be easy to find an assistant. How did an intern like me catch Lawyer He’s eye?”

She truly wanted to know He Yining’s attitude toward her. She couldn’t have already developed the idea of wanting to marry her, right?

According to the plot line, it was around this time.

He Yining looked at her silently, stepped into a restaurant, and then stopped in front of Ming Sian, still saying nothing.

Ming Sian actually understood her meaning again and reached out to take the jacket back.

Queen-like behavior, ordering her around like a servant. Poke, poke, poke!

Her gaze was fixed on He Yining’s back, “poking” at her spine mentally, but it was useless; the other person didn’t sense it at all.

“Student He, the usual?”

The restaurant owner seemed very familiar with He Yining and asked with a smile upon seeing her.

After He Yining nodded, the owner looked at Ming Sian. “What will this student have?”

Someone’s treating! The last time she ate her fill was when Huo Qi treated. Ming Sian had no intention of being polite. “The Cart Noodle set.”

The owner’s gaze moved back and forth between the two of them, and he suddenly broke into an ambiguous smile.

Soon, two sets were served, both of which were Cart Noodle sets.

Ming Sian began to devour the food without a word. She had only eaten two slices of bread and drunk two cups of coffee in the morning; she was bound to be hungry by now.

She had decent table manners but couldn’t be called refined—unlike He Yining, who ate slowly and methodically, as if she wasn’t eating a bowl of noodles but consuming a work of art.

“No talking while eating.” Neither of them spoke, focusing on the noodles in front of them. When they were nearly finished, the owner placed two cups of Iced Lemon Tea and two egg tarts on the table.

“Please enjoy.”

Ming Sian wasn’t shy; she picked up the lemon tea and took a sip. She was actually quite surprised that He Yining would enter a “mom-and-pop” street shop to eat. In her mind, the other should only frequent high-end establishments.

Eating at a roadside tea restaurant was fine too; it suited her own taste better.

It was hard to imagine that she and He Yining could sit and eat together with only the two of them. She really should be staying further away from He Yining.

If He Yining had already set her sights on her, it wasn’t something she could solve just by staying away. After all, they had signed a contract, which was legally binding. As a legal professional, she knew what she had to do.

Unable to distance herself, Ming Sian thought about her plan to “annoy” He Yining. She couldn’t bring herself to say anything too “trashy,” but if she wasn’t “trashy,” her impact wouldn’t be big enough. She was currently in such an awkward phase.

Therefore, while working and eating with He Yining, she remained as silent as possible. As a dignified person, she didn’t even know how to annoy others.

Ming Sian was very frustrated. Many vicious words swirled at the tip of her tongue for a while, but in the end, she couldn’t say them.

If she could truly be a “Scum Alpha,” things wouldn’t be this troublesome.

She had just finished half a cup of lemon tea when Ming Sian received a call from Cheng Cheng.

There were other people dining in the restaurant, so she signaled to He Yining that she needed to step out for a moment.

Unexpectedly, He Yining stood up directly, casually picked up Ming Sian’s jacket to wear, and truly wasn’t polite at all. That was her clothing.

Ming Sian walked out of the restaurant speechlessly and then spoke, “What’s up?”

“Where are you? We have to go to work early tonight.”

“I was at the Law Library just now.”

“Fine. Do you want to eat anything? I’m going to buy groceries.”

Cheng Cheng liked making “creative cuisine,” and Ming Sian was the victim.

Ming Sian gave a dry laugh. “I’ve already eaten. Or do you need me to bring anything back?”

“No need, I see you.”

Hearing this, Ming Sian looked around and saw Cheng Cheng with a smile that looked like… she was constipated. She turned her head and saw He Yining standing right behind her, clearly having been there for a while.

A cold aura was emanating from He Yining. She hadn’t provoked her, right? She just had a phone call with her roommate; why did the other want to freeze her to death with that look?

It was cold today to begin with, her jacket had been snatched, and now the other was trying to release a cold aura to freeze her. It was simply too much.

“Ming Sian, you rascal, are you actually on a date with Senior He Yining?”

Cheng Cheng’s teasing voice came through the phone. Ming Sian quickly hung up, for fear that He Yining would hear some “wild” words. After hanging up, she realized belatedly that He Yining couldn’t hear the voice from her phone, and her current behavior probably looked even more like a guilty conscience to her roommate.

The next second, He Yining threw the jacket into her arms and left without looking back.

Wait, my phone’s soundproofing is pretty good; she could still hear that?

What He Yining left her with was a proud and cold silhouette, along with a sentence that left her bewildered:

“The clothes need washing.”

What kind of talk is that? Disdaining my clothes after wearing them for so long? What a person! The clothes are clearly clean.

[Author’s Note]

Ming Sian: I’m going to eat He Yining into poverty!

He Yining: Then you might have to eat for a hundred lifetimes.