The Awakened Cannon Fodder Beauty [Quick Transmigration] 82p2

Chapter 82p2: The Vicious Supporting Female Character in a Romance Novel (35)

The windows in the art studio were closed, and the air was a little stuffy. The things that Jiang Mengyu had used when she was painting were scattered in every corner of the room. In the center was an easel, covered with a red cloth. It was not known what was painted.

Aunt Zhang did not have time to think. Her heart tightened, and she quickly walked toward Gu Lanqiu.

“CEO Gu!”

Before, Jiang Mengyu had not allowed them to enter the art studio at will, but at this time, she could not care so much.

Gu Lanqiu’s state was clearly a little wrong. The closer Aunt Zhang got, the more clearly she could see the dark circles under her eyes and her tightly furrowed brows.

She called Gu Lanqiu a few times, but she did not open her eyes. Helplessly, Aunt Zhang could only carefully reach out and touch her.

So hot!

Gu Lanqiu was not asleep. She had fainted from a fever.

Aunt Zhang quickly called Secretary Zhao. Only after she had gotten the answer “I’ll bring people over immediately” did she feel relieved.

Looking at Gu Lanqiu’s haggard appearance, Aunt Zhang couldn’t help but feel a little sad in her heart.

CEO Gu must have missed Miss Jiang, which was why she had come here.

Before, when Miss Jiang was not out, the thing she did most was to stay in the art studio and paint. This place was full of her things.

Alas, weren’t they fine before?

How had they suddenly ended up like this?

Jiang Mengyu did not know about Gu Lanqiu’s fainting, but she could probably guess a thing or two.

Gu Lanqiu’s situation should not be very good.

She had not slept well last night either. When the sky was just bright in the morning, Jiang Mengyu had woken up. When she had gone downstairs, she had even scared Aunt Wu.

“First Young Miss,” Aunt Wu patted her chest. “Why are you up so early?”

“Mmm,” Jiang Mengyu did not explain.

At this time, the others had not yet woken up. Only a few servants were preparing breakfast.

Just as Jiang Mengyu had taken two steps, a dark shadow suddenly pounced at her—it was the little black dog that Zhou Xinying had brought back.

It did not know where it had come from. At this moment, it was wagging its tail and excitedly pawing at Jiang Mengyu’s pants.

Clearly, it was not young, but its energy was still so abundant.

Zhou Xinying had indeed raised it very well.

Jiang Mengyu looked down at the little dog by her leg. She pushed its warm body with her leg. The little dog thought that Jiang Mengyu was playing with it and immediately jumped up.

Aunt Wu watched as Jiang Mengyu and the little dog walked away. She hesitated for a moment, not knowing if she should tell Secretary Zhao about this matter.

Secretary Zhao had only told her to pay attention and not to let the Second Young Miss get close to the First Young Miss, but he had not said that she could not let the Second Young Miss’s dog get close to the First Young Miss, right?

Zhou Xinying had woken up an hour later than Jiang Mengyu. She had thought that she was already early enough, but when she went downstairs, she heard that Jiang Mengyu had already gotten up long ago.

Zhou Xinying was immediately startled. Her originally still drowsy mind was completely awake. “She left?”

What was Jiang Mengyu doing up so early?

Could it be that she had gone to find Gu Lanqiu?

Aunt Wang looked at her strangely. Was it strange that the First Young Miss was up early?

Why did the Second Young Miss have a look as if she were facing a great enemy?

“No.”

Zhou Xinying was immediately relieved. It was good that she hadn’t gone to find Gu Lanqiu. She averted her gaze. “Then where is she?”

Aunt Wang said honestly, “She’s in the back garden.”

Was Jiang Mengyu in such a good mood as to admire the flowers early in the morning?

Zhou Xinying had momentarily forgotten about Biscuit’s existence. She subconsciously walked toward the garden. From a distance, she saw that Jiang Mengyu was sitting on a lounge chair. Her legs were crossed, and her eyes were looking ahead.

Zhou Xinying followed her line of sight and saw that Biscuit was holding a frisbee in its mouth, wagging its tail as it ran quickly toward Jiang Mengyu.

Only when it got close to Jiang Mengyu did its speed slow down. It raised its head and obediently handed the frisbee to her.

Jiang Mengyu did not mind that it was dirty. She held a corner of the frisbee, and with a slight force of her wrist, the frisbee flew far away like a shooting star.

Biscuit chased after the frisbee and ran out, picked it up, and ran back to Jiang Mengyu.

Over and over again.

Zhou Xinying’s originally floating heart immediately fell back into place.

Her steps also slowed down. She stood not far away and quietly watched this scene.

One person and one dog did not know how long they had been playing. Biscuit was clearly already playing crazily and did not even notice that she was standing not far away.

Zhou Xinying only glanced at the silly dog twice before she placed all her attention on Jiang Mengyu. From her angle, she could only see a small half of Jiang Mengyu’s side profile.

However, although she could not see Jiang Mengyu’s expression clearly, Zhou Xinying could see her patience for Biscuit from her actions.

If she were really impatient, she would not have cooperated with Biscuit at all.

Speaking of which, it was strange. Biscuit was actually not the kind of little dog that was friendly to everyone. Its attitude toward the other servants in the villa was very average.

But only when it saw Jiang Mengyu would it be very enthusiastic.

Could it be that she had been right, and that Biscuit still remembered Jiang Mengyu’s scent?

Zhou Xinying thought randomly in her mind.

She did not know how long she had been staring at this scene. Later, perhaps Biscuit was a little tired. It was panting with its tongue out and lying in front of Jiang Mengyu to rest. Jiang Mengyu reached out and fed it a snack. Biscuit opened its mouth and took it, slowly nibbling on it.

Jiang Mengyu did not speak, just looking down at the little dog in front of her, her expression silent and indifferent.

A series of ripples appeared in Zhou Xinying’s heart.

It was like a zither string being plucked, emitting a clear and crisp sound, constantly echoing in her ear.

[Ding! Mission target Zhou Xinying’s favorability +5. Current total favorability: 275.]

Jiang Mengyu listened to the system’s broadcast in her mind, her expression not showing much change.

The favorability she now had was only 25 away from completing the mission.

The closer it was to this time, the more nervous 031 became.

It was afraid that Jiang Mengyu would do some stimulating operation again and affect the completion of the mission.

However, the development of the past events had all proved that the Host’s choice was not wrong, so 031 did not, as before, earnestly persuade Jiang Mengyu not to cause trouble. It just watched anxiously, praying in its heart that there would be no accidents.

Zhou Xinying did not know that Jiang Mengyu had long discovered her. Only after Biscuit had finished its snack and was lying down to rest did she walk over.

“So you’re here.”

Zhou Xinying pretended to have just discovered Jiang Mengyu. As she spoke, she sat down beside her.

Unfortunately, Jiang Mengyu did not bother with her. She acted as if she had not heard, still with her eyes lowered, her thoughts unknown.

Seeing this, Zhou Xinying had no choice but to change the subject.

“Dad said last night that he was going to hold a banquet for you. Do you still remember?”

“The time has already been set. It’s in three days.”

Father Zhou probably had had such an idea long ago and had had people prepare it early on.

Hearing these words, Jiang Mengyu finally lifted her eyelids and glanced at Zhou Xinying.

Zhou Xinying always felt that her gaze seemed to carry a hint of an inexplicable deep meaning, but when she looked closely, Jiang Mengyu’s eyes had already returned to calm.

The two of them did not stay in the back garden for long before Aunt Wu came over to call them for dinner.

Father Zhou and Mrs. Jiang were also there. Seeing that Jiang Mengyu and Zhou Xinying had come in one after the other, Father Zhou did not smile for the first time. Instead, he looked at the two of them thoughtfully.

Mrs. Jiang’s expression was also a little surprised.

Was the relationship between Mengyu and Zhou Xinying so good now?

The two of them had different thoughts, but neither of them exposed it.

At the dining table, Father Zhou indeed announced this news. The banquet was in three days.

“Don’t worry. Although the time is a little tight, we have everything we should have. I have also already drawn up the guest list.”

He had even already made the invitation cards. He was just waiting for the time to be confirmed before he sent them out.

As Father Zhou spoke, he handed a document to Jiang Mengyu. “Mengyu, take a look when you have time. Is there anything that needs to be revised?”

Jiang Mengyu put down the spoon in her hand. She casually opened the document, and what came into view was the proposed guest list for this banquet.

Gu Lanqiu’s name was at the very top, dazzling and eye-catching.

Jiang Mengyu did not speak.

Zhou Xinying leaned over to take a look, and her brows immediately furrowed deeply.

She endured it for a long time, but in the end, she still couldn’t hold back and asked, “Are you planning to invite Gu Lanqiu?”

She was asking Father Zhou, but her eyes were on Jiang Mengyu.

Jiang Mengyu’s face was unreadable. Her expression was indifferent, as if the name “Gu Lanqiu” was no different from anyone else in her eyes.

Father Zhou’s brows furrowed slightly. “Is there anything wrong?”

Zhou Xinying sneered. “What kind of person is Gu Lanqiu? Don’t you know?”

A banquet specially held for Jiang Mengyu, but her ex was also invited. What was this?

Father Zhou explained, “The two families still have a collaboration. If we don’t invite CEO Gu, what will outsiders think?”

Besides, not many people knew about Jiang Mengyu and Gu Lanqiu’s relationship.

If he didn’t invite Gu Lanqiu, everyone would be spreading that the collaboration between the two families had broken down.

However, after hearing the explanation, Zhou Xinying still felt very uncomfortable in her heart.

What she cared about was not Father Zhou’s attitude, but Jiang Mengyu’s reaction.

Jiang Mengyu did not seem to be resistant to this matter.

Zhou Xinying sized up Jiang Mengyu’s side profile. For a moment, she even felt that Jiang Mengyu seemed to have known long ago and was happy to see Gu Lanqiu’s arrival.

Zhou Xinying’s heart began to feel anxious.

Unfortunately, neither Father Zhou nor Jiang Mengyu had any objections. She was also helpless.

Zhou Xinying could only secretly pray that Gu Lanqiu would suddenly have an accident, so that she would not appear in front of Jiang Mengyu.

However, not only did things not take a turn for the better, but they even began to develop in a direction that Zhou Xinying was even more unwilling to see.

I don’t know if Father Zhou had heard something from someone, but he decided to send Zhou Xinying on a business trip to another city.

Before, Zhou Xinying had always been by Xu Zeyan’s side as an assistant. After Xu Zeyan was sent to M Country, she had also lost her job.

So Father Zhou had arranged for her to work in his own company.

“I’m not going,” Zhou Xinying said with a grim face.

“Why?” Father Zhou’s expression was also very serious. “This is a good opportunity to train.”

“I…” She hadn’t even had a chance to win Jiang Mengyu’s favor yet. How could she go on a business trip?

This news had caught Zhou Xinying off guard. She was completely unable to react.

Father Zhou’s gaze had a clarity that could see through everything. “Xinying, I’m doing this for your own good.”

He paused, then said, “And also for Mengyu’s good.”

Putting aside the fact that for so many years, he had always treated Jiang Mengyu as his own biological daughter, even if he could really accept the two daughters being together, it was clear that Jiang Mengyu had no such feelings for Zhou Xinying. It was just Zhou Xinying who unilaterally liked her.

Father Zhou did not want either of them to be hurt.

Zhou Xinying pinched her palm tightly. “For my own good?”

If it was really for her own good, why hadn’t Father Zhou stood up to stop her when Jiang Mengyu was bullying her back then?

Zhou Xinying turned her head, her eyes extremely red, and her tone also carried a hint of questioning:

“This idea, was it given to you by Gu Lanqiu?”

…

When Secretary Zhao handed the invitation to Gu Lanqiu, Gu Lanqiu had just hung up the phone.

“CEO Gu, are you going?” Secretary Zhao asked in a low voice.

Gu Lanqiu looked at the invitation with gold-stamped characters in front of her, her face dark and unreadable.

She did not answer Secretary Zhao’s words, but retorted, “The people I asked you to arrange, are they all in place?”

Secretary Zhao paused. “They have all been arranged.”

He lowered his eyes slightly and did not look directly at Gu Lanqiu’s eyes.

The current Gu Lanqiu was really crazy and reckless. She actually wanted to…

Secretary Zhao took a deep breath. “As you instructed, the social engagements that can be pushed back have all been pushed back. The ones that really can’t be refused have mostly been arranged for next month.”

“It’s just that there are two contracts that you must be present to sign.”

Gu Lanqiu hummed in acknowledgment. “You can go out first.”

Secretary Zhao nodded. He turned and walked out of the office. Just as he was about to reach the door, he quickly looked back and saw that Gu Lanqiu had already picked up the invitation.

Her face was a mixture of light and shadow, and the emotion in her eyes was unfathomable.

She looked much calmer than two days ago, but Secretary Zhao knew that not only had Gu Lanqiu not let go, but she had become even more obsessive.

What was suppressed under her calm face was a deeper, difficult-to-alleviate madness.

Secretary Zhao sighed silently and went out.

Only after he had left did Gu Lanqiu open the invitation.

How could she not go?

She had to go and bring her little fish back.

And then, lock her up.

And never let her leave again.