The Whole World Is Waiting for Them to Divorce [Transmigration Into a Book] - Chapter 4

Si Yu felt especially like the kind of annoying child who loved tattling to teachers and parents when she was little, but she really did feel wronged. She had only been talking to Old Madam Lu and had not done anything. Why was Lu Xi treating her so terribly?

Although she understood that Lu Xi was targeting the original female supporting character, “Si Yu.” That was not her.

The warm scene was suddenly disrupted. Old Madam Lu, sitting in the wheelchair, looked somewhat at a loss and hurriedly said, “Xi Xi, Qiao Qiao came to see me.”

Lu Xi: “…Qiao Qiao?”

The housekeeper explained, “Old Madam mistook Miss Si for Miss Yuan Qiao.”

Lu Xi looked at Si Yu, who was softly crying out in pain, and said in a low voice, “Grandma, she isn’t Qiao Qiao.”

“She is Qiao Qiao.” Old Madam Lu pushed her wheelchair over by herself, separated their hands, and pulled Si Yu to her side. Looking at Lu Xi, she said, “Xi Xi, that incident happened many years ago. It wasn’t Qiao Qiao’s fault. Don’t blame her. Don’t drive her away.”

Si Yu was completely lost. She did not quite understand what was going on right now.

Lu Xi furrowed her brows.

Old Madam Lu took Si Yu’s right hand. Seeing the red circle around her wrist, she said with heartache, “Qiao Qiao, does it hurt?”

Meeting Lu Xi’s unreadable gaze, Si Yu guiltily gave a soft “Mm.”

Lu Xi ground her teeth.

“It doesn’t hurt, it doesn’t hurt. Grandma will blow on it for you.”

Watching Old Madam Lu hold her hand like something precious, blowing beside her wrist as she coaxed her, Si Yu felt a little like laughing, and also a little like crying.

She bent slightly and said softly to Old Madam Lu, “Grandma, it doesn’t hurt anymore. Don’t worry.”

“It doesn’t hurt anymore?”

“Mm, it doesn’t hurt anymore.”

“Sigh, my poor child.” Old Madam Lu’s thin, withered hand brushed over her cheek. As if she could not look at her enough, the old woman’s eyes were full of tenderness and pity. “In the future, if you suffer any grievances, you must tell Grandma. If there’s anything making you unhappy, you must tell Grandma too. Do you understand?”

Si Yu desperately suppressed the heat in her eyes and said obediently, “I understand, Grandma.”

Old Madam Lu held her hand and whispered into her ear, “I had someone buy your favorite honeydew. It’s chilling in the fridge. Come, let’s go eat it.”

Si Yu looked at the silent Lu Xi beside her, raised her brows, and said, “Sure.”

Lu Xi pressed her thin lips tightly together, the emotions in her eyes hard to read.

Si Yu took the wheelchair from the housekeeper and pushed Old Madam Lu toward the living room.

Lu Xi’s clear, cold, rippleless eyes stared fixedly at Si Yu’s back, thoughtful.

She had only gone back to her room to reply to a few emails. When she heard the housekeeper say that Si Yu had come to see Old Madam, she had worried something would happen and rushed over to take a look, only to see a beautiful scene of kind grandmother and filial granddaughter-in-law.

This was not the first time Grandma had mistaken someone for another person, but how could she have mistaken Si Yu for that person?

The Lu family mansion was a detached villa surrounded by lake on three sides. It occupied a very large area, and there was quite a long distance from the back garden to the living room.

Si Yu patiently chatted about ordinary household matters with Old Madam Lu while also splitting her attention to ask Little B, “Who is Qiao Qiao?”

Little B: “Qiao Qiao’s original name was Lu Qiao. Later, she changed her name to Yuan Qiao. She is the Lu family’s fake daughter.”

Si Yu: “What fake daughter?”

Little B: “Back then, Madam Lu and a woman surnamed Yuan gave birth in the same hospital and both had daughters at the same time. For some unknown reason, the babies were switched. Lu Qiao was the Lu family’s young lady for ten years before anyone discovered she was not the Lu family’s biological daughter. Later, the Lu family found Lu Xi and brought her back. Lu Qiao was driven out of the Lu family and changed her name to Yuan Qiao. Yuan Qiao had the best relationship with Old Madam Lu and was very favored by her.”

After hearing this character introduction, Si Yu was so shocked her jaw nearly dropped.

In the novel, the author had only said that Lu Xi was the young lady of the Lu family, breathtakingly beautiful and outstandingly capable, becoming the CEO of Guangying Entertainment, the largest entertainment company in the country, at a young age. When Si Yu was reading it, she had marveled over how insanely impressive the second female lead’s character setting was. Yet now, she was hearing such a “secret”?

It turned out that Lu Xi, whose character setting was so perfect, had actually gone through such a bizarre childhood experience.

But was this plot not a little too melodramatic? A real and fake daughter of a wealthy family? Novels did not even write things like this anymore.

Did this count as a wealthy family secret?

The novel’s author probably had not imagined Lu Xi would have a background like this either. Otherwise, she would have written it long ago.

“Where is this Qiao Qiao now?” Si Yu could not help asking.

Little B: “She went abroad.”

Went abroad? Was that arranged by the Lu family, or was there some other hidden story?

Si Yu had no time to think about those things in detail and asked again, “Does that Qiao Qiao look a lot like me? Why would Old Madam Lu mistake me for her?”

Little B: “I don’t know.”

Si Yu: “There are things you don’t know too?”

Little B: “I am only an artificial intelligence, not omnipotent.”

Si Yu: “…”

Regarding the idea that she and Yuan Qiao looked alike, Si Yu did not think it held up. After all, the appearance of the character “Si Yu” had been shaped by the system according to her own looks. It was so casual it was outrageous.

Since they did not look alike, Old Madam Lu mistaking her for Yuan Qiao was very baffling.

But it was not exactly strange either.

Back then, Si Yu’s grandmother had also developed Alzheimer’s disease. Toward the end, she no longer even remembered who Si Yu was. Before she passed away, during a brief moment of clarity, her grandmother, who had already been confused and unable to speak, suddenly grabbed Si Yu’s hand and called her name through tears. “Xiao Yu.”

“Xiao Yu, you must live well.” That was the last sentence Grandma left her.

Si Yu wanted to live well too. It was just that her luck had been too awful. Walking down the road, she had been hit and killed by an out-of-control van.

While she was lost in thought, they entered the living room.

Old Madam Lu instructed the housekeeper to take the honeydew out of the fridge and cut it for Si Yu to eat.

“I’ll do it.” A clear, cold voice cut in. Lu Xi took the fruit knife from the housekeeper’s hand.

The housekeeper hurriedly said, “How could we trouble you with such a thing?”

“It’s fine.” Lu Xi held the fruit knife and looked at the woman who was smiling and chatting with Old Madam Lu. Slowly, she said, “Si Yu, come help me.”

Si Yu thought she had misheard. She pointed at herself and said, “Are you calling me?”

Lu Xi’s beautiful, seductive phoenix eyes carried some restrained emotion. Her slender finger tapped lightly on the gleaming fruit knife. “That’s right. You.”

Si Yu looked at the sharp fruit knife and swallowed.

She felt that Lu Xi did not look like she wanted her to help cut fruit. With that gaze and those movements, it seemed more like she wanted to cut her.

Si Yu subconsciously touched her smooth neck, then turned and smiled at Old Madam Lu. “Grandma, I’ll go help first.”

“Go on,” Old Madam Lu said.

A honeydew could be cut right in the living room, yet Lu Xi insisted on going to the kitchen. Si Yu guessed she had something to say to her.

“Bang—”

The kitchen door was mercilessly shut, blocking the view from outside.

Si Yu’s hands, which were holding the honeydew, trembled. The round fruit fell into the sink with a thud.

Her back pressed tightly against the door. Looking at Lu Xi, who had a knife in hand and an unfriendly look in her eyes, Si Yu stammered, “M-m-murder means going to prison. You’re young and beautiful, with a boundless future ahead of you. Don’t be impulsive and do something stupid!”

Lu Xi unhurriedly placed the fruit knife on the cutting board. Her long, narrow eyes swept over faintly. “I warned you before. You are not allowed to approach Grandma again. And yet you still dared to come?”

Why would she not dare? Why could she not approach her?

No sooner had these two questions appeared in her mind than an image appeared before Si Yu’s eyes:

A few months ago, “Si Yu” had come to the Lu family to visit Old Madam Lu, who had Alzheimer’s disease. She pushed the old woman into the courtyard, saying they were going for a walk, then sat to the side wearing earphones and playing games. Old Madam Lu got thirsty and called her for a long time, but she did not hear. In her urgency, the old woman wanted to get it herself, only to fall out of the wheelchair.

The image was about two minutes long, but receiving it through brain waves took less than a second.

After “seeing” this scene, Si Yu finally understood why Lu Xi had become angry.

Forget Lu Xi—she was angry too!

An elderly person who could not care for herself and also suffered from Alzheimer’s disease, and “Si Yu,” this granddaughter-in-law, had taken care of her like that?

She was too damn inhuman!

The anger in her heart was one thing, but facing Lu Xi, Si Yu could not reveal even the slightest flaw.

She suppressed the fire in her heart, exhaled, and stood with the toes of her feet pressed tightly together, looking slightly uneasy. “Last time, I was careless and didn’t watch Grandma properly. I promise something like that won’t happen again.”

Lu Xi looked at her with an expression that clearly said, “As if I’d believe your nonsense.” She said, “I’ve already told you. No matter what methods you use, I am definitely divorcing you. Grandma’s memory is muddled right now. She has only temporarily mistaken you for Yuan Qiao. Do you think she can help you?”

Si Yu really had not thought of that!

Lu Xi’s words woke her up. Her mind spun rapidly, thinking about how she could later play the emotional card with Old Madam Lu.

For the moment, she had not figured it out.

Forget it.

Si Yu’s eyelashes trembled softly. Deeply affectionate and solemn, she said, “I’m not trying to play any tricks. It’s true that I don’t want to divorce, and it’s also true that I want to treat Grandma well. If you don’t believe me, look into my sincere eyes.”

The fruit knife was no longer in Lu Xi’s hand, so Si Yu boldly stepped forward, tilted her head up, and stared without blinking at the beautiful face before her.

This distance could not be considered intimate, but it had gone beyond a safe distance.

To be honest, staring at such a flawless beauty as Lu Xi from up close still came with some pressure. Si Yu did not want to show weakness, so she widened her almond eyes until they were big and round.

Lu Xi had the urge to push her away. She lowered her gaze, and when she met Si Yu’s clear, clean eyes, she paused.

“Do you see my sincerity?” Si Yu blinked quickly.

“Sincerity?” An odd look flashed over Lu Xi’s frostlike face. With a smile that was not quite a smile, she said, “I only see the discharge in your eyes.”

Discharge???

Si Yu’s expression stiffened, and she hurriedly raised her hand to wipe her eyes.

When she saw what was stuck to the pad of her finger, Si Yu fell silent.

It must be because she had not rested well these past two days and had gotten a little heaty.

…So embarrassing.

Si Yu was a mess in the wind. Then she abruptly heard the person outside the door call, “Are you done yet? Why is it taking so long to cut a melon? Why did you close the door?”

With a click, the kitchen door was opened. The housekeeper and Old Madam Lu were standing outside.

Si Yu let out a breath of relief as if she had been granted amnesty. She gathered her emotions again, put on a beaming smile, and said, “It’ll be ready right away, Grandma. We’re cutting it now. Hurry, hurry.”

She pushed Lu Xi lightly.

Lu Xi’s gaze swept over the hand Si Yu had just used to wipe her eyes. Her expression seemed faintly on the verge of collapse, and she said through gritted teeth, “Wash your hands.”

Of course Si Yu knew she had to wash her hands first.

After washing her hands, she saw Lu Xi awkwardly split the honeydew in half with the fruit knife. Si Yu sighed softly and said, “Give me the knife. I’ll cut it.”

Lu Xi had never lifted a finger for housework. She spent most of her time typing on keyboards and signing documents, and knew nothing at all about household chores. She looked at Si Yu skeptically. “You know how?”

Tsk, who was she looking down on?

Si Yu carefully took the fruit knife from her hand, deftly sliced the melon, peeled it, and cut it into pieces while instructing Lu Xi, who was watching in a daze beside her. “Get me a fruit plate.”

Lu Xi was somewhat shocked. In her understanding, Si Yu was a freeloading idler who knew how to do nothing and spent all day doing nothing serious. Yet from the way the other woman cut fruit, it seemed like she had done this plenty of times before.

“Go get it,” Si Yu urged again when she saw Lu Xi was not moving.

Lu Xi: “…”

From childhood until now, Lu Xi could count the number of times she had entered the kitchen on one hand. She rummaged through the sterilizer for a long time before finally finding a fruit plate. When she turned around, she nearly bumped into Si Yu, who had moved closer.

“What are you doing?” Lu Xi backed away a step with a stern face.

Si Yu had carved a small heart out of a little piece of honeydew and stuck a toothpick into it. She held it to Lu Xi’s lips and said with a bright smile, “Here, a little heart for you.”

“…”

“Try it and see if it’s crisp.”

Lu Xi’s eyes shifted slightly. “What are you trying to do agai…”

“Grandma is watching,” Si Yu interrupted in a low voice.

Lu Xi turned back and met Old Madam Lu’s probing gaze. Her mood became somewhat complicated.

Si Yu held up that little heart, her eyes very bright, her smile harmless, her voice sweet as she said, “Are you eating it or not?”

In truth, she could have refused completely. But thinking of what Grandma had said just now…

After hesitating for a moment, Lu Xi opened her mouth and took the piece of honeydew, then frowned.

Too sweet. She did not like it.