The Whole World Wants Them to Get a Divorce - Chapter 21.2

When she opened her car door, she suddenly heard Lu Xi ask, “Is everything resolved?”

“Huh?” Si Yu was confused.

Lu Xi’s eyes flashed. “You said someone was slandering you online.”

Si Yu realized what she was asking. “It’s pretty much resolved,” she said.

“Pretty much?”

“The misunderstanding about stealing a role has been clarified. But some people are still questioning if I’m a talentless pretty face. It doesn’t matter. Let them talk.”

Lu Xi stared at her. She couldn’t see any sadness or disappointment on her face. She guessed that she really didn’t care, so she didn’t ask any more questions.

Si Yu blocked her path and looked at her directly with her big eyes. “Are you worried about me?” she asked.

It wasn’t dark yet, and the lights in the parking lot were on. The lights shone in her eyes, which were filled with a bright, charming smile.

Lu Xi looked away. Her voice became apathetic again. “Grandma told me not to let anyone bully you. I was worried that she would be worried if she found out.”

After saying that, she walked straight to her designated parking spot.

The old woman didn’t use Weibo and had no idea about the rumors about Si Yu. When she saw her, she touched her face. “You’ve lost weight again. Are you not eating properly to lose weight?” she asked.

Si Yu smiled cheekily. “Grandma, I’m about to join the cast for filming. I won’t look good on camera if I’m fat.”

The old woman didn’t mind. “My Qiao Qiao looks good no matter what.”

Lu Wei, who was playing a game on the side, let out a sneer. She said sarcastically, “What’s the use of being pretty? Without acting skills, people will just laugh at you.”

The sound was very low, hidden by the loud game sound effects. The old woman, who had bad hearing, didn’t hear it, but Si Yu heard it clearly.

Si Yu turned to face her. “You must have had a hard time over the years, huh?” she asked.

Lu Wei looked up from her game. “What do you mean?” she asked.

Si Yu smiled. “You have no acting skills and you’re not pretty. A lot of people must have laughed at you.”

Lu Wei belatedly realized that she had been insulted again. She opened her mouth to retaliate, but Si Yu stopped her with one sentence.

“You’re about to die,” Si Yu said, looking at the game on her phone.

Lu Wei looked down and saw that her health bar was dropping rapidly. She no longer had the time to argue with her. She frantically tapped on the screen.

Si Yu and Lu Wei had always been at odds. They would argue whenever they met. But most of the time, it was just Lu Wei getting worked up. As long as she didn’t go too far, Si Yu was too lazy to pay attention to her.

Most of the reason Lu Wei was so against her was because of Liang Yufei. Si Yu could completely understand. After all, they were best friends.

Strictly speaking, Si Yu didn’t actually hate Lu Wei. She just thought that they had different perspectives, which caused the conflict.

But it was obvious that Lu Wei hated her.

After dinner, Si Yu and Lu Xi pushed the old woman to the courtyard for a walk.

The weather was getting hot, and there were more mosquitoes. Si Yu went back to get some bug spray. She happened to hear Lu Wei sending a voice message to Liang Yufei.

Lu Wei was alone in the living room. She was probably tired from playing her game. She was slouching on the sofa and opened the voice message from Liang Yufei. “Is your sister still unwilling to divorce her?”

Even though Lu Wei quickly switched to private mode, Si Yu still heard the sentence loud and clear.

Si Yu stopped in her tracks. She heard Lu Wei saying like a thief, “My sister seems to be under a spell. I just asked her when she would divorce Si Yu. Do you know what she said? She actually said that Si Yu isn’t that bad and told me to stop going against her!”

Si Yu, who was eavesdropping outside the door, was stunned.

Did Lu Xi really say that?

Before she could feel happy, she heard Lu Wei say, “I know you like my sister, and I really want to help you and have you as my sister-in-law. But the problem is, my sister doesn’t want to get divorced! I don’t know what kind of spell that bitch Si Yu has cast on her. It’s so infuriating!”

“Sister-in-law?” No way.

Si Yu rolled her eyes and walked in.

Lu Wei didn’t notice her come in until Si Yu patted her shoulder. When she saw her, she was so scared that she dropped her phone. She stuttered, “You… you were eavesdropping on my conversation! What kind of person are you?!”

Si Yu didn’t feel that she was being immoral at all. She crossed her arms and looked at her calmly. “The living room is a public space. If you don’t want people to hear you, you should go back to your room.”

“This is my house. I can go wherever I want. You don’t get to tell me what to do!” Even though she said that, Lu Wei still picked up her phone and was about to go back to her room.

Si Yu reached out and stopped her.

“What are you doing?” Lu Wei looked at her with her nostrils. “Do you want to fight?”

Was something wrong with the Lu family’s second daughter?

In the novel, although Lu Wei was the female lead’s best friend, she was a side character with even less presence than the villainess. The author didn’t write much about Lu Wei. When Si Yu read it, she only knew that she had a good relationship with the female lead and was a loyal person. She had a good impression of Lu Wei’s character, but after meeting her, she realized that she was a spoiled second-generation rich kid with no brain!

Forget it. There’s no point in arguing with someone who has no brain.

“I heard everything you just said,” she said.

“So what if you did?” Lu Wei said stubbornly. “I just hate you. I wish my sister would divorce you every day! When you two get divorced, I’m going to buy ten thousand firecrackers and set them off on the top floor of Guāng Yǐng!”

Si Yu was so mad that she laughed. “You wish for your sister to divorce me so you can get Liang Yufei and your sister together?” she asked.

“That’s right!” Lu Wei said. “Even though Yufei doesn’t have a wealthy family background, she’s kind, innocent, and hardworking. She’s the only one who deserves my sister. You don’t!”

Si Yu suddenly felt that Lu Wei’s true love was Liang Yufei. Why didn’t the author consider making them a couple?

She wasn’t angry. She said slowly, “If Liang Yufei is as kind and innocent as you say, then I agree with you. She and your sister are indeed a good match.”

Lu Wei sneered. “Since you know that, then why don’t you hurry up and divorce my sister?”

“I said ‘if’.”

“What do you mean?”

Si Yu didn’t tell her that Liang Yufei was no longer the same Liang Yufei as before. It was too complicated, and this idiot wouldn’t understand. She patted her shoulder and said earnestly, “You silly girl, don’t trust your so-called best friend too much. She’s not as innocent as you think. She might sell you out, and you wouldn’t even know it.”

Lu Wei disgustedly moved away from her touch. She said viciously, “Don’t try to drive a wedge between me and Yufei!”

Si Yu had said all she needed to say. She shrugged and left.

They stayed at the Lu family villa that night.

Lu Xi went to work early in the morning.

Si Yu ate lunch and drove to the company slowly after the old woman fell asleep. She continued to practice dancing with the trainees.

Chen Yan felt that the CEO was in a better mood today. Although she still didn’t smile, she wasn’t as gloomy as she was after returning from the dance studio yesterday. When she gave her the contracts to sign, she signed them without any hesitation. Unlike yesterday, when she didn’t even look at them and just said coldly, “Leave them there for now.”

Chen Yan placed the steaming coffee where she could easily reach it.

Lu Xi picked it up and took a small sip. “The coffee is good today,” she said.

Chen Yan’s lips moved. “This is the same coffee you always drink,” she said. You’ve never complimented it before.

Lu Xi stared at the rich coffee in her cup and couldn’t see any difference. She murmured, “Is that so?”

Chen Yan helped her organize the documents. “Ms. Lu, are you going to see the trainees today?” she asked.

Being a trainee was very hard. The competition was fierce, and the pressure was high. Yesterday, Lu Xi wanted to go and cheer them on, but she didn’t go in because Si Yu was there.

Today…

Lu Xi looked at the stack of contracts and documents on her desk. “You go for me,” she said.

“Okay.”

Chen Yan was the CEO’s assistant, so she was also very busy. She came back in less than ten minutes and gave a brief report to Lu Xi.

Lu Xi didn’t have to worry about artist management. After hearing her report, she waved her hand. “Go back to work,” she said.

Chen Yan looked like she wanted to say something.

“Is there anything else?”

“Ms. Lu, I didn’t see Si Yu when I went down just now. They said she got injured while dancing and was sent to the hospital.”

Lu Xi’s finger tapped on the keyboard, making a loud “clack” sound.

After two seconds of silence, she asked, “Is it serious?”

“I don’t know.”

Lu Xi picked up her phone and opened her contacts. She couldn’t find Si Yu’s name. She then remembered that she had blocked her before. She found the only number in her block list. It had to be Si Yu’s. She called it directly.

“Sorry, the number you dialed is turned off. Please try again later…”

The call didn’t go through.

She blocked me, too? Lu Xi frowned.

Chen Yan saw her expression and quickly said, “I heard that Zhu Qi took her to the hospital. I’ll call Zhu Qi.”

Zhu Qi was stunned when she saw Chen Yan’s name on the caller ID.

The CEO’s assistant was a very busy person. Although her position was only an assistant, her status in the company was similar to a vice president. Zhu Qi, as an artist’s agent, shouldn’t have had any contact with the CEO’s assistant. So when she saw the name, she thought it might have something to do with Si Yu. She answered the call.

“Assistant Chen?”

Chen Yan got straight to the point. “I heard that Si Yu was injured while dancing. How is she?”

Just as I thought, she’s calling to ask about Si Yu.

Zhu Qi turned her head to look at Si Yu, who was lying in the back seat. She was in a lot of pain, but she was gritting her teeth and not making a sound. Zhu Qi sighed. “She sprained her back while dancing. We’ve already gone to the hospital for a checkup. The doctor said she didn’t hurt her bones, but she needs to rest for a few days.”

“That’s good to hear.”

Since the call was on speaker, Lu Xi heard what Zhu Qi said. Chen Yan ended the call. When she looked up, she seemed to see Lu Xi letting out a sigh of relief.

Zhu Qi drove Si Yu home according to the navigation. She stopped the car in front of a villa and said with some uncertainty, “You live here?”

Si Yu propped up her upper body and looked outside. “This is it,” she said weakly.

Zhu Qi gasped. “You drive a luxury car and live in a villa. Your family is so rich!”

Si Yu didn’t have time to explain to her. She frowned. “I need to use the bathroom,” she said with difficulty.

Zhu Qi quickly opened the car door, walked around to the back, and helped her out.

…

Lu Xi had a lot of things to do today. She didn’t finish until 7 p.m. and didn’t get home until 8.

The lights in the living room were on, but no one was there. A faint light came from a room on the second floor.

Lu Xi went straight to the second floor. She stopped in front of Si Yu’s room and heard people talking inside. She paused and then knocked on the door.

“That must be Ms. Lu Xi,” Aunt Zhao said as she ran to open the door. She was not surprised to see that it was Lu Xi knocking. “You’re back. Have you eaten?”

Lu Xi hadn’t had dinner, but she wasn’t hungry. She shook her head. She noticed that Aunt Zhao was holding a brown bottle that had a pungent smell. “What’s this?” she asked.

“It’s medicine,” Aunt Zhao said. “Ms. Si sprained her back while dancing, so she asked me to help her rub some medicine on it. Since you’re back, you can do it for her. I’ll go downstairs and heat up some food for you.”

Aunt Zhao put the bottle in her hand without a word. She said, “The cotton swabs are on the bed,” and left.

Lu Xi: “…”

Lu Xi stood still, holding the bottle in her hand.

“Auntie?” Si Yu’s voice came from inside.

Lu Xi composed herself and walked in with the medicine.

She saw Si Yu lying softly on the bed. Her pajamas were pulled up, and her entire back was exposed.

It was dazzlingly white.

Lu Xi hesitated to move forward.

The air conditioner was on in the room, and Si Yu’s back felt a little cold. No one answered when she called. She didn’t dare to move. She turned her head and saw Lu Xi standing upright at the foot of the bed. Her heart skipped a beat.

Lu Xi’s eyes darkened slightly. She said calmly, “Auntie went downstairs.”

“…Oh.”

Lu Xi slowly walked over. She picked up a cotton swab from the bed, dipped it in the medicine, and looked at her fair, delicate, bare back. She didn’t know where to start.

“Where should I put it?” she asked.

Si Yu didn’t expect Lu Xi to be willing to help her apply the medicine. Besides being surprised, she was also a little shy. After all, she was practically topless right now…

But it hurt too much. She couldn’t care about anything else. She pointed her finger to a sore spot on her waist.

The medicine suddenly touched her skin. She let out a cry of “Ah!” and bit the blanket. “Be gentle!” she whined.

Lu Xi’s movements stopped. “I’m not even using any force,” she said.

After saying that, she realized that the words sounded familiar. It was what Si Yu had said to her when she was massaging her shoulders that day.

Lu Xi was in a trance for a moment. She gently dabbed the medicine on the delicate skin with the cotton swab. Her movements became unconsciously softer.

Si Yu let out another “Ah.”

Lu Xi’s hand trembled.

Si Yu turned her head to look at her. Her misty eyes looked as if she had been crying. She said pitifully, “It hurts…”

Lu Xi raised an eyebrow. “Do you still want me to apply the medicine?” she asked.

Si Yu pouted and nodded heavily as if she was going to her doom.

“…Turn your head.”

It was tiring to keep her neck twisted. Si Yu straightened her head. She then heard her say, “Don’t make that sound again.”

Si Yu was not convinced. “It really hurts!” she said.

“…But you can’t make that sound.”

Si Yu was puzzled. She turned her head again to look at her. “Why?” she asked.

An expression that was hard to read appeared on Lu Xi’s perpetually cold face. It was gone in a flash. She looked at her watery eyes. “It sounds like you’re moaning,” she said.

“…”

“Keep your voice down. Auntie will get the wrong idea.”