Chapter 19
Su Yi had spent the whole night with her eyes closed, pretending to sleep.
Her head hurt terribly, and she simply could not fall asleep. Around four or five in the morning, she opened her eyes and saw Bian Lu sleeping quite soundly while sprawled beside her! bed!
Originally, Su Yi wanted to kick Bian Lu awake. She had already lifted the silk quilt, but in the end, her foot simply would not kick down.
Bian Lu had no manners. Su Yi could not stoop to her level!
But she had not been like this before. “An eye for an eye” was Shen Li’s everyday assessment of her. Even her senior had said she was vengeful.
Her senior had even specially read her birth chart and said she was a Scorpio, and Scorpios held grudges terribly.
If Su Yi could not sleep, why should Bian Lu sleep? Why hadn’t she kicked Bian Lu awake?
On the first night of their swap, exhausted, sleepy, and suffering from a splitting headache, Su Yi was slow for a full ten seconds before finding an excuse.
Pah. Her mind really was muddled. Even her wording had flaws.
She should say that she was slow for a full ten seconds before realizing the reason.
Because… that was her body!
Why would she kick her own body? And with Bian Lu’s foot, no less?
Her body should get proper rest. What if it got worn out? She and Bian Lu had only temporarily swapped. Sooner or later, they would definitely switch back.
As for the fact that she herself could not sleep right now, then so be it. In any case, this was Bian Lu’s body. If staying up late caused endocrine issues or anything else, that was Bian Lu’s problem. Su Yi had no need to feel mentally unbalanced.
She rubbed her throbbing temples, yawned, and let her hazy mind wander. Successfully calming herself down, she finally fell asleep around six o’clock, when people started moving around in the corridor.
In a semi-public place like this, the quieter it was, the harder it was for her to sleep. The noisier it became, the more at ease she felt. Noise meant there were many people. Many people meant there were others beside her, not just one other person. It meant she was not alone with anyone.
However, she was still woken up.
Not by the nurse, but by someone talking loudly on the phone at the entrance of the ward. That rough male voice was like thunder. She woke up but did not want to move. She listened as Su Yi got up and went to the bathroom, then listened again as Su Yi came out, the sound of her footsteps moving farther and farther away.
Was she trying to sneak away while Su Yi was still asleep?
Despicable!
Su Yi opened her eyes, about to call out and stop her, only to see Cen Qingke standing outside the ward.
Cen Qingke wore a modified handmade qipao with a high slit. The front had a hollowed-out pankou-button design, edged with pearl tassels and embroidered in silver-blue. It was noble and elegant while also showing off her figure. Other people went for the pure-and-seductive style; she went for the rich-lady peacock-seductress style.
Heh. Heh-heh.
Ten thousand “MMPs” surged in Su Yi’s chest. If her mother had not taught her since childhood that no matter how angry she was, she must not curse with vulgar anatomical words, she would have already cursed Bian Lu into wanting to bury herself.
Motherf—!
She knew it!
How could that woman have dressed so neatly last night just to send her to the hospital? Clearly, she had wanted to go find her old lover!
Since she had failed to go last night, she had rushed to the hospital first thing in the morning to have a secret rendezvous?
Then why had that woman’s pheromones suddenly spilled out last night?
And why had she showered?
Su Yi had clearly told her not to shower. At the time, Bian Lu had agreed obediently, so why had she gone back on her word?
Could it be…
In that instant, her mind buzzed, and for a brief moment, her ears went deaf.
The air-conditioning was set high. The ward was even a little warm. Yet an indescribable chill exploded from the surface of her skin, drilling through her pores, entering her blood vessels, and almost instantly freezing all the blood in her body.
Her whole body was icy cold. She did not know how she got out of bed. Her exhausted soul had awakened memories carved into bone and spirit. Even though she was no longer in her own body, it was as if she still remembered those terrifying memories.
Her stomach churned, sourness rising in her mouth. She clenched her teeth and forced herself not to vomit, walking behind Bian Lu with ice-cold hands and feet.
Cen Qingke was speaking to Bian Lu with an unnatural expression.
“I didn’t expect to run into you here. Are you also here to visit Bian Lu?”
“Yes. I was just about to go out and buy her breakfast.”
“So early… Don’t tell me you stayed with her overnight?”
“Yes.”
Cen Qingke’s expression became even stranger, as if she were desperately trying to conceal something.
“So… so your relationship is this good.”
Bian Lu said, “Not really. It’s only that she was detained for driving without a license because of me, so I can’t just stand by and do nothing.”
Cen Qingke’s expression relaxed slightly. At first, perhaps because she had unexpectedly run into Bian Lu and had been too nervous, her attention had been entirely on Bian Lu. Only now did she notice Su Yi behind Bian Lu.
“Bian Lu? Why are you out of bed?”
Hearing that, Bian Lu turned back. The eyes that belonged to Su Yi met the morning light like clear black crystal, clearly reflecting Su Yi’s paper-pale face.
Bian Lu reached out to support her.
“Why did you come over silently like a ghost?”
Su Yi stumbled slightly. The urge to vomit eased quite a bit, but her stomach still burned painfully.
“You’re the ghost. The kind that fools around.”
Bian Lu did not respond to her double meaning. She only frowned. “Why are your hands so cold?”
“None of your business.” Su Yi snorted coldly. “Consider yourself lucky.”
“What am I lucky about?”
“Of course you’re lucky.”
You don’t know this, but in that instant just now, I thought of countless ways to drive you out of my body and make you wish you were dead!
If Cen Qingke hadn’t been clearly not close enough with you, if it hadn’t been obvious that you hadn’t yet used my body to fool around with her, I really would have put those methods into action.
Bian Lu supported Su Yi and tried to lead her back to the hospital bed, but Su Yi waved her hand and indicated the bathroom with her eyes.
Her body was gradually warming up again, but her stomach truly hurt. She no longer had the strength to speak.
She entered the bathroom, clutching her stomach with a frown. Hearing Bian Lu say outside that she was going to call the doctor, Su Yi locked the door behind her. Enduring the weakness and discomfort, she first took care of her physiological needs. Then, bearing the humiliation, she cleaned Bian Lu’s body properly and leaned against the sink, washing her hands over and over.
She was dirty.
Her soul was dirty.
Although she had not touched directly and there had been toilet paper between them, she still felt uncomfortable from head to toe.
She had never dared ask how Bian Lu dealt with such things using her body. She had no way to stop Bian Lu from eating and drinking, nor could she follow Bian Lu into the bathroom. She could only vent through the matter of showering.
Bian Lu probably thought she was fussy and full of problems.
Then let her think that.
Su Yi lowered her head and cupped several handfuls of water. Without using cleanser, she splashed handful after handful onto her face. The cold water sobered her. She finally calmed completely, pressing the memories she did not want to recall back into the depths of her soul.
She pressed her hands against the sink and looked at Bian Lu’s face in the bathroom mirror. It was already a naturally pitiful face, and now that it was so pale, it looked even more fragile. The only hint of pink on her lips made that fragility even more moving. She truly was as beautiful as a celestial maiden and as sickly as Xi Shi. Droplets of water clung to her long lashes, each one making it look as if she were crying.
As Su Yi looked, she suddenly lowered her lashes. A droplet fell into the sink with a soft patter, blooming into a transparent flower.
She did not like Bian Lu’s face.
Not even a little.
An omega should not have a face like this. It would only make those alphas want to bully her even more.
Omegas had to be stronger and more independent than alphas. They could not be weak, and they especially could not casually sell themselves.
It was not only Bian Lu’s face she disliked. She also disliked Bian Lu’s casualness. Whether Bian Lu truly liked Cen Qingke or did it for money, giving up her dignity and lowering herself to the position of a mistress was something Su Yi looked down on.
Bian Lu found a doctor to examine her. The doctor told Su Yi to keep her emotions stable and not get agitated. Excessive agitation could cause stomach spasms and worsen her condition.
After the doctor left, a nurse came and hooked Su Yi up to an IV. Su Yi glanced sideways at Bian Lu.
Weren’t you going to buy me breakfast? Why aren’t you moving now?
Looks like I didn’t wrong her just now. She really did want to run. She only casually used buying breakfast as an excuse after running into Cen Qingke.
Now that Cen Qingke is here, you don’t want to leave, do you?
“Su Yi, I’m hungry. Go buy me something to eat.”
Bian Lu still was not very used to being called “Su Yi.” She was slow for a second before responding, but she did not move. Instead, she frowned and glanced at Cen Qingke.
What? Are you afraid I’ll offend Cen Qingke again, making things hard for you after you switch back?
“Hurry up. Are you trying to starve me? Think about who caused me to end up like this.”
Cen Qingke, standing to the side, endured and endured. Finally, she could not hold back and said, “This is Miss Su. Don’t be so ungrateful. I’ll go buy it. Wait here.”
Su Yi sneered. “And who might you be? Truly, seeing ghosts first thing in the morning. Didn’t you say we would never see each other again? Why are you rushing over here to find me?”
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