Marrying the Divorced Female Protagonist O After Transmigrating into a Book - Chapter 23

Zhao Xinyu went downstairs and chatted with Ming Wenxin for a while. Zhao Xuan sent her a message, asking her to pick up her aunt?

Zhao Xuan: Where are you now? Auntie has a problem. Go pick her up and bring her home. [Address: Guanglin 17th Floor]

Zhao Xinyu: I’m home. What’s wrong with Auntie?

Zhao Xuan: She’s not well right now. Go quickly. Remember not to tell Mom. I’ll be back after my meeting.

Zhao Xinyu: Okay.

Zhao Xuan didn’t say what was wrong with Zhao Yanran. Zhao Xinyu told Ming Wenxin she had to go out for something, called the housekeeper to bring the car, and left directly to pick up Zhao Yanran.

On the way, she kept digging through the original host’s memories concerning Zhao Yanran. The memory went back to the time when the original host was in the second year of middle school. At that time, Zhao Yanran had a girlfriend, and their relationship was very good.

But the girl got sick. The original host didn’t know what illness the girl had. She only knew that half a year later, Zhao Yanran’s girlfriend passed away.

After handling her girlfriend’s funeral, Zhao Yanran locked herself in her room, not wanting to see anyone. Her grandmother had to order people to leave food at the door, knocking once to tell the person inside the food was ready. This continued for three months.

The original host was about to start the third year of middle school then, and her grades were excellent. However, the original host didn’t like going out to play with others; her daily pleasure was staying home and reading strange books. Zhao Haizhou and Ming Wenxin didn’t object to Zhao Xinyu reading, but they also hoped the original host would have some contact with others.

One time, Zhao Haizhou and Ming Wenxin took the original host with them when they returned to Grandma’s house. After arriving at Grandma’s house, the original host still stayed in the room alone, reading. One day, Zhao Yanran opened the door to get something to eat and was startled by the loud bang. She looked back and realized it was Xinyu. At the time, Zhao Yanran asked the original host: “Do you want some?” She was holding bread. The original host shook her head, hugged her book, and returned to the room.

For some unknown reason that day, Zhao Yanran’s attention suddenly shifted to the original host. The next day, Zhao Yanran went to the original host’s room, watched the original host reading so seriously, and sat beside her to read too.

The two of them spent the whole summer vacation in this state. For two months, Zhao Yanran read many books in the original host’s room. When the original host started school, Zhao Yanran gave her a fountain pen and said: “There are many books you can read slowly, but you should also travel the world outside when you have time.”

Afterward, Zhao Yanran no longer confined herself to the house and began to do what she loved.

Tsk, truly a family. They’re all a bit strange, but they’re quite endearing.

It seems the vast majority of the reason the original host liked to travel was because of that single sentence from Zhao Yanran.

A naive youth exploring the wonderful world within books, suddenly told that there’s a world outside that is just as wonderful.

Guanglin 17th Floor is a bar. This bar is not open to just anyone. You either need a membership card, or the Guanglin staff need to recognize you. When Zhao Xinyu arrived and stated her name, the staff immediately let her in.

In a corner of the bar, Zhao Xinyu saw Zhao Yanran. The person seemed to be drunk, passed out on the table. Zhao Xinyu quickly walked over. She gently patted her. Seeing no reaction from Zhao Yanran, Zhao Xinyu first hung the person’s bag on herself, then helped her stand up.

She fell asleep? Zhao Xinyu laughed lightly. It’s quite impressive to fall asleep in a bar. But it’s a good thing this bar decides whether to protect a customer based on their status. Auntie is a big enough name; no one would dare touch her.

Zhao Yanran is also an Alpha, and her height is about the same as hers. Leaning the person’s shoulder on hers, she led Zhao Yanran out of the bar and drove her home.

Zhao Xuan was standing outside waiting when she arrived home. After parking the car, Zhao Xuan walked over and asked, “How is Auntie?”

Looking at the person lying in the back seat, Zhao Xinyu said to Zhao Xuan, “Not very good. She’s completely intoxicated.”

…

After the bar staff messaged Zhao Xuan that Zhao Xinyu had arrived, Zhao Xuan immediately returned home. The first thing Zhao Xuan did when he got home was to coax their mother back to her room. With no one downstairs now, Zhao Xuan quickly dragged Auntie out and rushed her to her room. “Xinyu, grab Auntie’s bag.”

???

Why is he in such a hurry? Can’t Mom know about this? Not thinking too much, Zhao Xinyu carried Zhao Yanran’s bag into the house. After placing Zhao Yanran’s bag in the room, Zhao Xuan had already put Zhao Yanran on the bed and let her rest.

“Why are you looking at me?” Zhao Xinyu asked Zhao Xuan.

“Mom and Dad can’t know about this. If the news of Auntie drinking reaches Grandma, they will be very worried,” Zhao Xuan said sternly.

“I understand, Brother. I’m going back to my room now.” I didn’t have time to tell Sun Qianyi when I left. She might be worried sick this afternoon and might have come downstairs to look for me.

“Go ahead.”

After returning to her room, Zhao Xinyu saw Sun Qianyi lying in bed, looking at her phone. After closing the door, Zhao Xinyu walked to the bed and sat down.

“You went out?” There’s still a smell of alcohol on you. She tightened the hand holding the duvet, waiting for Little Xin’s answer.

“Mhm… Auntie drank too much outside, so I went to pick her up.” Looking at Zhao Xuan’s state, Zhao Yanran might be remembering the deceased. Sigh, there’s probably nothing more painful than two people in love being separated by death, is there?!

“How is she doing?” Why did Auntie suddenly go out and get drunk?

“She’s passed out drunk. Brother instructed me not to tell Mom and Dad. Sister, you shouldn’t tell anyone either.”

“Okay, I won’t tell anyone. Little Xin… you smell of alcohol. Do you want to go change clothes?”

“Oh~ Sister is right. I completely forgot about that.” Goodness, she really did forget. The room is filled with Sun Qianyi’s pheromones. She ignored all other smells once she came in.

Watching Little Xin go to the walk-in closet to change clothes, Sun Qianyi relaxed her tense hands and smiled with the corners of her lips.

After changing, Zhao Xinyu opened her laptop. She had forgotten to check the stock market when it closed this afternoon. Now, she needed to check to see if there were any stocks that needed notes.

The stocks she bought were all purchased after careful research. Eighty percent of the stocks had risen in the past few days. At this rate, she would see results in three or four months. At that point, Zhao Xinyu would re-examine the overvalued stocks and need to send people to investigate the companies behind them to decide whether to continue buying stocks and funds.

There were no major changes, so no notes were needed. Zhao Xinyu opened the futures trading market, hoping to see if there were any products she could invest in. After browsing through it, Zhao Xinyu found that energy could be a good investment. She would set the trading time and buy directly when the market opens. [Investment requires caution. The related information mentioned in the text is written based on personal knowledge to enhance the overall sense of the narrative.]

Seeing her change clothes and start working, Sun Qianyi didn’t disturb her. Cai Luo had messaged her about the dance performance. She still needed to have a meeting tomorrow at the studio to discuss it. After finishing her work, she saw Little Xin twirling her pen, not writing anything. Sun Qianyi got out of bed, walked over, and sat down on the chair next to her. “Are you done being busy?”

“Mhm, nothing much left for now.”

“Oh.”

???

She was about to ask Sun Qianyi what she wanted when the person suddenly stood up. Zhao Xinyu looked up at Sun Qianyi.

“Move your chair back a bit.”

“Oh,” Zhao Xinyu hummed, moving backward. She couldn’t quite understand Sun Qianyi’s intention and asked, “What are you doing?”

Sun Qianyi didn’t answer first. She wrapped her arms around Zhao Xinyu’s neck and sat down on her waist.

She said, “I want to kiss you again.”

The person in her arms didn’t give Zhao Xinyu a chance to reply and kissed her directly. With their tongues intertwining, their breathing became noticeably rapid. Zhao Xinyu suddenly felt a little shy. “Sister, is your heat coming soon?”

“Huh? Mhm. Yes… Little Xin.”

“Okay.” It was just as she suspected, according to the novel’s description. Sun Qianyi’s dependency on her was truly excessive and not normal. Although the novel didn’t describe much intimacy after Sun Qianyi and Lin Fanchen got together, there was no useful information she could use as a reference. The plot development is too dramatically altered now.

She actually ran into Sun Qian today while shopping for clothes. I wonder if the other party will feel awkward when we meet the Sun family. She was so pretentious over buying a small dress that it gave me goosebumps all over!

“Let’s go downstairs first. Dinner should be ready soon. We need to cover for Auntie.”

“…”

Sigh, why is this person so hard to deceive?!

“Who were you chatting with earlier, Sister?” I saw Sun Qianyi looking at her phone when I walked in, so she must have been chatting with someone.

“I was talking to Cai Luo about the dance performance, and Shi Yu. She wants to buy tickets for the show from me.”

…

What to do if my wife is too honest?

It seems this performance is quite unique, with so many people wanting to attend Sun Qianyi’s show. “Is the performance just Sister dancing?”

Sun Qianyi shook her head: “No. My dance is one of the performances. The officials have been preparing for this stage performance for a long time. Everyone chosen to perform is very talented. There are a few seniors I admire very much.”

“The fact that Sister was chosen means you’re very talented too. Have you met the seniors you mentioned?”

“I’ve met them, but we’re not very familiar with each other. I hope this opportunity allows me to get to know a few of them.”

“Mhm, Sister will definitely be able to. I’ll go watch Sister’s performance too. Hmm, I don’t have a ticket! Does Sister have any spare tickets? I’ll buy one.”

Sun Qianyi smiled. Little Xin, this silly girl, wants to spend money to buy a ticket. “I have tickets, and they’re free.”

“That’s great!”

“Mhm. You can ask Uncle and Auntie if they want to come and watch, and Brother Zhao Xuan and Little Aunt.”

“Hahaha, Auntie is passed out drunk. I’ll ask her tomorrow. You can ask Mom, Dad, and Brother if they want to go watch the performance when we go downstairs for dinner.”

“Mhm, that works too.”

After chatting a little more, Sun Qianyi realized Little Xin was just making conversation. Does she not want to kiss me? “Zhao Xinyu?!”

“Mhm, what is it? Why are you calling my full name?”

“Are you deliberately changing the subject? Does Little Xin feel uncomfortable?”

“…No. I just wanted to talk to Sister a little longer!” Oops, she was caught!

“Really?” Sun Qianyi asked, disbelievingly.

“One hundred percent true!” You can believe the words of an older woman, but not all of them…

“Then kiss me.”