bayedsolid Chapter 84 Completing My Mission
Chapter 84 Completing My Mission
Cheng Xirao, with her hair tied in a high ponytail, rushed over in a flurry of activity. Her ponytail swayed with each step, drawing a black arc in the air.
"Xi Rao, what brings you here?" Cheng Shuyan said, placing a hand casually on Yunzhi's waist.
Yunzhi stiffened, instinctively wanting to break free, but looking at Cheng Xirao, who was puffed up like a little dumpling, she finally let Cheng Shuyan hold her.
She had promised Cheng Shuyan that she would pretend to be his girlfriend in front of his family. Since she didn't have much time left, she would naturally cooperate with Cheng Shuyan as much as possible in her final days.
What she did was nothing compared to what Cheng Shuyan did for her.
Yunzhi smiled and nodded to Cheng Xirao as a greeting.
"Of course it was a surprise inspection. My brother only took my sister-in-law back once, and then hid her. I missed my sister-in-law, but you wouldn't take her back, so I had no choice but to come here to find her."
Cheng Xirao gave a light snort. Her spoiled manner was not annoying at all; on the contrary, it was rather cute.
As she spoke, she walked to Yunzhi's side, affectionately took her arm, tilted her head, and winked at her.
Yunzhi was a little uncomfortable with being touched by other people, but she knew that Cheng Xirao meant her no harm, so she suppressed her discomfort, smiled politely, and stood aside without saying a word.
"Just talk, don't get physical." Cheng Shuyan knew some of Yunzhi's little habits, and reached out to push away Cheng Xirao's hand that was holding Yunzhi's arm.
Cheng Xirao pouted, "Big brother, you're just being hypocritical! But big brother, I always thought you were destined to be a monk, but I didn't expect you to become such a jealous person when you met your wife. But with your wife being so beautiful, it's worth it."
Yunzhi felt a little embarrassed by what Cheng Xirao said.
"Since you have such good taste, I'll let you stay here for a while today."
Cheng Shuyan was worried about Yunzhi's health and thought it was not advisable for her to stay outside for too long. After saying this, he helped Yunzhi into the villa.
Cheng Xirao followed, her high ponytail swaying, feeling a little worried about how to complete the task her grandfather had given her: to find out Yunzhi's background.
What use is she if even Grandpa's people haven't investigated things properly?
The eldest brother is always meticulous. If he discovers that she has ulterior motives, she will probably be kicked out before she even has a sip of hot water.
As soon as they entered the villa, Cheng Xirao took advantage of her older brother washing fruit to sidle up to Yunzhi.
The closer she got, the more surprised she became.
Yunzhi had indeed lost a lot of weight since the last time we met.
When she first took her sister-in-law's arm, she was startled. She felt as if she could touch her sister-in-law's bones through her clothes and skin.
"Sister-in-law, is my brother really abusing you? Why are you so thin? If he bullies you, just tell me."
Yunzhi quite liked Cheng Xirao, and at this moment she had the energy to joke with her.
She pursed her lips and deliberately asked, "If I told you, would you avenge me?"
Cheng Xirao looked embarrassed; she really didn't have that kind of ability.
Although her eldest brother usually seemed to have a good temper, Cheng Xirao knew that he was the most difficult person to mess with in the entire Cheng family, second only to her grandfather.
Cheng Xirao glanced cautiously at her older brother's back and said in a low voice, "Sister-in-law, although I can't avenge you, I can tell Grandpa and have him teach my brother a lesson."
As she spoke, she raised her head and patted her chest, as if to say silently—go ahead and tattle on me!
Yunzhi couldn't help but chuckle.
During the month she was sick, she rarely showed her emotions. If she got even slightly agitated, her chest would ache.
Yunzhi bit her lip, suppressing her discomfort, afraid of frightening Cheng Xirao.
At this moment, Cheng Shuyan walked over carrying a plate of fruit.
"What are you talking about?"
Cheng Xirao's smile vanished instantly. She coughed lightly, feeling a little guilty, and winked at Yunzhi.
Yunzhi endured the pulling pain in her chest and nodded in agreement with Cheng Xirao.
Cheng Shuyan frowned, noticing that something was wrong with Yunzhi. "Zhizhi, you..."
"I'm fine. Your phone just rang. I don't know who called you. Take a look." Yunzhi interrupted Cheng Shuyan.
She didn't want too many people to know the truth about her health, nor did she want to see others looking at her with pity.
Cheng Shuyan looked at Yunzhi with some disapproval.
Yunzhi pursed her lips, not looking at him.
A moment later, Cheng Shuyan sighed softly, picked up his phone from the table, glanced at Yunzhi after seeing the caller ID, and walked aside to answer the call.
Cheng Xirao's curious gaze lingered between them, but she wisely refrained from asking any further questions. She noticed how quickly her sister-in-law had lost weight and guessed that she might be ill, but she never expected it.
Yunzhi was already in the late stage of bone cancer.
"Sister-in-law, the last time was too short, I didn't get to chat with you enough. I forgot to ask you what you do for a living?"
Cheng Xirao seemed to be simply curious.
Yunzhi didn't know what to say for a moment.
Even though she has a job, Ye Chengyan doesn't pay her a single penny.
If we're talking about not having a job, she's basically never free, 365 days a year.
Because Ye Chengyan suffers from disorder and cannot understand text like a normal person, Yunzhi often needs to be on call 24 hours a day. As long as Ye Chengyan makes a phone call, no matter what she is doing, she must rush over.
In fact, many of the Ye Group's partners were people she had previously negotiated with.
She put in even more effort at the negotiating table than Ye Chengyan.
"Sister-in-law, it's okay if you don't want to talk about it." Cheng Xirao saw Yunzhi's predicament and tactfully offered her a way out.
Yunzhi looked at Cheng Xirao apologetically, "I'm sorry, my last job wasn't a good experience. I just left, so I don't want to recall those bad things."
Cheng Xirao looked understanding, even a little excited, and grabbed Yunzhi's thin hand.
“Sister-in-law, I understand you. You have no idea how rude those people were when I was working during winter break. Some even refused to pay me because I was young. Although I don’t need the money, it’s all the result of my hard work.”
She grew angrier and angrier as she spoke, completely forgetting what her grandfather had asked her to find out.
Yunzhi responded to Cheng Xirao in a cooperative manner, and finally frowned, "That really went too far."
In fact, she had encountered things a thousand times worse than these before, but at that time, she had already fallen in love with Ye Chengyan.
In her eyes, Ye Chengyan was no longer a fictional second male lead in a novel, but a real male protagonist with flesh and blood in her heart, so she was willing to endure any hardship for him.
Looking back now, I feel like I was under a spell back then, and I was incredibly stupid.
Yunzhi closed her eyes.