Those years, those jokes, those scum

Chapter 360 Contract Lover, Substitute Isn't Bitter 3

The morning sunlight streamed through the large French windows, gently illuminating the black leather sofa. Qin Shuangjiang sat quietly beside it, her fingertips holding a booklet with a gold-embossed cover.

She lowered her eyes, her long eyelashes partially obscuring the emotions within them.

Leng Nuan, who had just finished cleaning up the dishes, accidentally caught a glimpse of this scene.

The person, who was already fair-skinned, seemed to be glowing under the sunlight.

At that moment, a gentle breeze blew by, lightly kissing her hair, adding a unique charm to the otherwise aloof and proud woman.

Stop!

Leng Nuan immediately turned around, grabbed a clean, brand-new rag from the side, turned on the tap to rinse it, and tried to calm her racing heart.

She admitted that the other woman was indeed very charming. Ah, after all, she's an award-winning actress; if she didn't have that much talent, she'd be a complete failure.

Stop! Seriously, does coming to this melodramatic world mean even my way of thinking has to become like a Mary Sue?

It's terrible!

Such a big commotion naturally alerted Qin Shuangjiang, who was reading a book, especially since she was pretending to read while secretly keeping an eye on things.

Although someone's movements remained clean and efficient, Qin Shuangjiang still noticed the reddened arm beneath her rolled-up sleeves—a sign of her shyness.

Qin Shuangjiang withdrew her scrutinizing gaze, and a hint of smile and tenderness appeared in her cool amber eyes.

However, this warmth didn't even last five seconds. No one knows what she was thinking about, but when she looked at someone again, her eyes were filled with only coldness.

Suddenly, Leng Nuan turned around and looked back, their eyes meeting.

Qin Shuangjiang was stunned for a moment, then looked away as if nothing had happened and continued to look down at the book in her hands.

Even in such a short time, it was enough for her, who is very sensitive to her surroundings and emotions.

Malice, one could even say there's a hint of... hatred in it.

Based on her current identity, Leng Nuan attributed her complicated feelings to her unknown "white moonlight" (a term of endearment for someone unattainable). In any case, it couldn't have been someone she had offended.

"May I leave the hall today?" Leng Nuan walked up to Qin Shuangjiang and asked from a distance of five steps.

Yes, it was a request for permission. Because in the contract she signed as a sugar daddy/sugar baby, Article 3 explicitly stipulated that she had to ask her sugar daddy for permission before doing anything.

Qin Shuangjiang's expression instantly showed displeasure, but she quickly calmed down and asked calmly, "What are you going to do?"

Wow~ No wonder she's an award-winning actress. Her ability to change her expression so quickly is truly amazing.

"Nothing, I just thought the weather was nice and I wanted to go for a walk," Leng Nuan replied tentatively.

Autumn has arrived. Don't be fooled by the cool weather now; it will turn hot and dry in less than two hours.

Just as Qin Shuangjiang opened her mouth to answer, the doorbell rang, interrupting her.

A bright and beautiful woman's face appeared on the screen of the electronic doorbell.

"Little Shuang'er, open the door~"

She remembered this person; as Leng Nuan looked at her, her mind automatically filled in the missing information.

She is Qin Shuangjiang's manager and also Qin Shuangjiang's cousin, Qin Zhiyan.

"Thank you." As soon as the door opened, Qin Zhiyan entered the house nimbly, carrying a bag in one hand and a blue dress covered with a bag in the other. Without any hesitation, she poured herself a glass of water and gulped down most of it.

Then he sat down next to Qin Shuangjiang and rattled off his work report.

"You need to go back to the company next Monday morning for a board meeting."

"Attending Director Zhang's birthday party at 6 pm on Tuesday."

"Wednesday……"

Leng Nuan looked at the two of them, remembering that Qin Shuangjiang hadn't agreed to let her go out yet, and decided to go back inside first. She would ask again after they finished talking about work.

Before she could even say "I'm going back to my room," Qin Zhiyan walked up to her with a smile and asked with concern, "Xiao Nuan, you look great today. Are you feeling better?"

"Thank you for your concern, I'm much better now." Although her memory is still hazy, she can feel that her body is quite strong.

"Oh, that's good. You really scared me to death back then." Just thinking about that night made Qin Zhiyan feel a pang of guilt and unease. After all, she was the one who hit him.

At that time? Leng Nuan grasped the key point.

Seeing the two chatting about nothing in particular, Qin Shuangjiang thought that with Qin Zhiyan's company, Leng Nuan might not want to go out.

"Zhiyan, you chat with her for a while. I have some work to take care of."

"Okay, you go ahead and do your work. I'll stay with Xiaonuan." For some reason, she felt that her cousin was in a good mood today, and even let her spend more time with Lengnuan. You know, normally she wouldn't let her see Xiaonuan for more than a few seconds.

Hmph, that woman who forgets her brother for the sake of a pretty face.

"Sister Yan, can you tell me about my past?" Leng Nuan originally wanted to go out and investigate her own affairs, but now she has saved herself some trouble.

"Have you forgotten again? Should we go to the hospital for another checkup?"

Upon hearing her say that, Qin Zhiyan frowned, leaned forward, and looked as if he was about to pull her away at any moment.

"I'm fine, it's just that I seem to have some extra memories these past two days, which might be a little confusing. Just tell me more about it."

Qin Zhiyan looked at the woman who was smiling at her gently. Her faint expression reminded her of her own cousin.

Oh my, they've only been living together for less than a month, and they're already starting to look like a married couple?

Where would you like to start?

Leng Nuan thought for a moment and asked, "What kind of job did I do before?"

"..."

Seeing her hesitate, Leng Nuan was quite curious about what she had done before.

After all, the system had said that when creating her vessel in the small world, it used a portion of her original personality and habits. She didn't have any sick parents or grandparents requiring large sums of money for medical treatment, nor did she owe the female lead any favors or money, and she had no ambition to enter the entertainment industry. How could she possibly agree to something like that?

And most importantly, what did Qin Shuangjiang say back then?

Leng Nuan tried her best to flip through those fragmented memories.

That night, Qin Shuangjiang looked down at her, pinching her chin with an icy expression.

She spoke at a -30° angle with her alluring 33° red lips.

"Listen to me carefully, I'll only say this once."

"You're nothing but her substitute, don't have any unrealistic fantasies."

After recalling everything, Leng Nuan felt a chill run down her spine; she had indeed forgotten something very important.

Could it be that her character in this world is just a hopeless romantic?!

Even though the person sitting opposite her was having a brainstorming session, Qin Zhiyan didn't notice at all. She hesitated for a moment before continuing.

"You used to... apply screen protectors under the overpass."

"..."

Thank you, still a poor, love-obsessed person.