The Awakened Cannon Fodder Beauty [Quick Transmigration] 49p1

Chapter 49 p1: The Vicious Supporting Female Character in a Romance Novel (2)

◎”Actually, I’ve been reborn.”◎

Jiang Mengyu slept for a long time.

When she woke up from the chaos, her head was very dizzy, and a wave of nausea rose in her chest. Jiang Mengyu frowned tightly. The moment she opened her eyes, she seemed to have blurted out:

“Lanqiu!”

In front of her was the snow-white ceiling of the hospital. Jiang Mengyu panted heavily. Just as she was about to prop herself up, a faint female voice suddenly sounded from the side.

“Miss Jiang.”

Jiang Mengyu turned her head and saw that Gu Lanqiu was sitting on a chair with her legs crossed, looking at her with a calm gaze. “You’re awake.”

She was no longer wearing the shirt from last night. A soft wool sweater outlined her proportions very well. Her long hair was loose behind her, and her temperament was faintly a little more lazy.

Jiang Mengyu stared at Gu Lanqiu’s face. She sized her up and down. Only after confirming that there were no scars on her body did she let out a sigh of relief.

Gu Lanqiu took in all of her reactions.

She put down the file in her hand. “Are you still feeling unwell?”

Jiang Mengyu was not seriously injured, just a slight concussion. Even the doctor couldn’t help but exclaim that she was indeed very lucky.

Jiang Mengyu shook her head. Her gaze had not left Gu Lanqiu from beginning to end. The emotions in her eyes were too much, as if she had a lot to say to Gu Lanqiu, but in the end, she just lowered her eyelids slightly and said nothing.

A look of probing appeared in Gu Lanqiu’s eyes.

She really seemed to be a little different from before.

She stood up and walked toward Jiang Mengyu, her figure casting a shadow in front of her.

“Thank you for saving me last night.”

Although Gu Lanqiu said thank you, her favorability did not move at all.

“You’re welcome,” Jiang Mengyu’s voice was very soft.

Gu Lanqiu stared at the girl in front of her. She paused, then continued, “I don’t like to owe people favors. Whatever you want, just ask.”

Jiang Mengyu looked up at Gu Lanqiu. She pursed her lips and averted her eyes. “I didn’t save you for this.”

Gu Lanqiu did not ask her for the reason. She was not interested in Jiang Mengyu’s purpose. She only knew that Jiang Mengyu had helped her. In return, she would satisfy Jiang Mengyu’s request.

But besides that, Gu Lanqiu had two other questions she wanted to ask Jiang Mengyu.

Jiang Mengyu’s face was very pale. Seeing this, Gu Lanqiu reached out and handed a glass of warm water to her.

Jiang Mengyu looked at the hand that was close at hand. Gu Lanqiu’s nails were a healthy pink, and her knuckles were slender and long.

Not the withered and pale description in the original novel.

Jiang Mengyu took it and said in a low voice, “Thank you.”

Gu Lanqiu carefully observed her every move. Only after Jiang Mengyu had finished drinking the water did she ask, “Zeyan said you want to break off the engagement with him?”

“Mmm,” Jiang Mengyu did not deny it.

She held the glass with both hands, took a light sip, and then looked up at Gu Lanqiu again, her eyes serious and focused.

Gu Lanqiu could not see a single trace of unwillingness in her eyes, so it was not that Xu Zeyan had misunderstood. Jiang Mengyu really wanted to break off the engagement.

“Why?”

Gu Lanqiu was not a fool like Xu Zeyan who judged people by their appearance. She knew better than him what kind of person Jiang Mengyu was.

Although she had a bewitching and beautiful face, her brain was not very smart. Yet she had a high ambition. She clearly liked vanity and luxury, but on the surface, she pretended to be pure and elegant.

Compared to Xu Zeyan himself, Jiang Mengyu clearly loved the wealth and status behind him more.

Only Xu Zeyan could not see it and still thought that Jiang Mengyu really loved him.

Although Gu Lanqiu knew, she did not want to interfere. Although Xu Zeyan was the only child left by her sister, she did not have much affection for him. It was just because he was quite obedient that Gu Lanqiu did not mind helping him occasionally.

She was like this to Xu Zeyan, let alone to Jiang Mengyu.

So it was no wonder that her favorability for Jiang Mengyu was 0, because in Gu Lanqiu’s opinion, Jiang Mengyu was just an outsider. Whether she was good or bad had nothing to do with her.

But now this person had suddenly done something completely opposite to Gu Lanqiu’s impression of her, and had even seemed to have predicted the future, rushing to help her in time. This made Gu Lanqiu have to be suspicious.

“He’s two-timing,” Jiang Mengyu’s tone was very faint, as if she were talking about something that had nothing to do with her.

“Isn’t this something you’ve known for a long time?” Gu Lanqiu retorted.

Her reaction was also very calm. It was clear that she had long known about Xu Zeyan’s struggle between Jiang Mengyu and Zhou Xinying.

It was just that none of the parties involved minded, and Gu Lanqiu had no interest in interfering in others’ private affairs.

“I don’t want to endure it anymore,” Jiang Mengyu’s head was still wrapped in a bandage. Her lips were pale, and her cheeks were also pale and weak, like a fragile willow branch, fragile and thin.

Gu Lanqiu paused. She did not ask how she had come to her senses, but changed the question. “How did you know I would be followed?”

Secretary Zhao had checked the dashcam of Xu Zeyan’s SUV. Jiang Mengyu had clearly rushed to the scene with a purpose, and even the final destination of the navigation was the place where the car accident had happened.

This made Gu Lanqiu completely puzzled.

Even if she had known in advance that she would be followed, how could she be sure when the van would crash?

Jiang Mengyu pursed her lips and said nothing.

Gu Lanqiu looked at the girl on the hospital bed with dark eyes. Just by looking at Jiang Mengyu’s current thin appearance, it was really hard to tell that she was so bold as to dare to drive a car into someone else’s.

One had to know that a careless mistake could kill someone.

But in the end, Jiang Mengyu was unharmed.

This level of ruthlessness, and the control of distance and speed, made Gu Lanqiu realize that perhaps she had misjudged her before. The real Jiang Mengyu was much better at pretending than she had thought.

Jiang Mengyu did not explain, because there was no need to explain. Gu Lanqiu would soon know the reason.

She silently counted down in her heart.

3, 2, 1—

Seeing that she was not speaking, Gu Lanqiu was about to say something else, but a very soft voice suddenly sounded in her ear.

[Lanqiu definitely won’t believe it, because I knew long ago that she would have an accident today.]

[Fortunately… fortunately, I made it in time this time.]

Gu Lanqiu’s brows suddenly furrowed. “What did you say?”

Jiang Mengyu: “Huh?”

A look of confusion appeared on her face. Because she was not feeling well, her voice was also weak. “I didn’t say anything.”

Gu Lanqiu’s eyes were very deep. Her face did not show any joy or anger, but her gaze was like a blade, sweeping back and forth across Jiang Mengyu’s face.

Jiang Mengyu’s mouth was clearly tightly closed, but then Gu Lanqiu heard her voice sound in her ear again.

[Is Lanqiu having hallucinations? Is it a side effect of the car accident?]

What on earth was going on?

The confusion in Jiang Mengyu’s eyes was so real that Gu Lanqiu could even see a hint of a deeply hidden worry in her eyes.

Was she worried about her?

Gu Lanqiu felt that her relationship with Jiang Mengyu was not that good.

Jiang Mengyu’s reaction was very wrong.

Also, what did she mean by “I knew long ago that she would have an accident last night”?

Jiang Mengyu did not show any flaws. She met Gu Lanqiu’s gaze openly, her face calm, but the concern in her heart came out one sentence after another.

[Lanqiu’s eyes are still bloodshot. Did she not sleep last night?]

[She shouldn’t be injured, right?]

Gu Lanqiu frowned. She stared at Jiang Mengyu without blinking, her eyes as if they had a clarity that could see through everything.

As expected of the woman who could turn the tide in the original novel.

Jiang Mengyu thought, what would a normal person’s reaction be if they suddenly found that they could hear others’ thoughts?

Gu Lanqiu had only asked one question at the very beginning. Later, no matter what Jiang Mengyu thought in her heart, she did not show any extra expression, as if she had not heard anything.

The heavy atmosphere between the two of them continued until Secretary Zhao came in with a doctor.

“CEO Gu, I have bought lunch for Miss Jiang as you instructed, and I have also asked the doctor. She can eat.”

Hearing this, Gu Lanqiu glanced at Secretary Zhao. Why was he suddenly so talkative?

Secretary Zhao’s expression did not change. He placed the food box in his hand on the coffee table and did not speak again throughout the whole process.

However, Gu Lanqiu heard his voice continue to sound in her mind.

[What does CEO Gu mean by looking at me?]

Gu Lanqiu rubbed her temples. Could it be that she was really having auditory hallucinations?

The doctor examined Jiang Mengyu again. After confirming that there was nothing seriously wrong, he gave her a few more instructions, telling her to be sure to rest well, and then left the hospital room.

Secretary Zhao had also brought two nurses over.

Gu Lanqiu sat on the sofa on the side, watching as the nurses placed the food boxes one by one on the small table in front of Jiang Mengyu. They were all light dishes.

Jiang Mengyu ate very slowly, only a few mouthfuls after a long time.

Her head was still very dizzy, and she had no appetite for the time being.

[My stomach feels so uncomfortable, but this is what Lanqiu had someone buy for me. I don’t want to waste it.]

The woman sitting not far away did not say a word. Although she did not speak, her presence was still very strong. Jiang Mengyu could clearly feel that the nurses beside her were a little nervous.

She forced herself to eat a few more mouthfuls before she finally heard Gu Lanqiu say faintly, “If you can’t eat, then forget it.”

Jiang Mengyu put down her spoon accordingly. She knew that Gu Lanqiu had been observing her all along. The gaze on her was so obvious that it was hard to ignore.

Jiang Mengyu turned to look at Gu Lanqiu. Her expression was listless, but her eyes were faintly filled with a lingering and reluctant light. “Lan… CEO Gu.”

“If you have something to do, you should go and do it first.”

In front of Zeyan, was she also so submissive, retreating to advance?

Gu Lanqiu actually stood up with her words. “Then you should rest well first. If you need anything, just call Secretary Zhao.”

The moment her voice fell, she saw a fleeting look of astonishment on Jiang Mengyu’s face.

Gu Lanqiu was unmoved. She tidied her sleeve. “I’ll go first.”

Jiang Mengyu’s strangeness was secondary. Anyway, she could not escape her palm. What Gu Lanqiu wanted to know more now was what was going on with the voice she had heard in her mind.

[Lanqiu is so cold. Does she hate me very much now?]

[Last… also, if it weren’t for later…]

The voice in her mind was intermittent. Gu Lanqiu finally gave Jiang Mengyu a look. “I’ll come over again when I have time.”

After she finished speaking, she walked out of the hospital room. Like last night, her back was straight and clean, and she did not look back from beginning to end.

Only after Gu Lanqiu had left did Jiang Mengyu seem to have lost her strength. She leaned against the head of the bed, her eyes slightly lowered, and said softly, “You don’t have to watch over me.”

The two nurses had been instructed in advance to pay close attention to all of Jiang Mengyu’s movements. But when they looked at Jiang Mengyu’s current appearance, they only felt that she was a little pitiful.

She probably didn’t want CEO Gu to leave, right?

The two nurses were sighing to themselves, but they did not see that under Jiang Mengyu’s half-lowered eyelids, all emotions had been completely annihilated, leaving only a piece of indifference.

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