After Being Bent by Reader
Chapter 69: Pt.2

"If you come up, won't our relationship get exposed? Or do you plan on telling Linda about us?"

Murong Shi fell silent upon hearing Xu Chuanchuan's words, seemingly contemplating her options.

"Is Linda reliable?" Xu Chuanchuan asked.

Shaking her head, Murong Shi said, "I have only interacted with her for a short period. While she is excellent when it comes to working, her personality is… I still haven't fully understood her for the moment."

In response, Xu Chuanchuan shrugged and said, "So, it's best if you avoid suspicion for now."

Murong Shi frowned. Then, she said in a somber tone, "Why does it sound like she's the main wife while I'm the mistress?"

"Pft— Haha—" Xu Chuanchuan burst out laughing when she heard Murong Shi's description of herself. "How can you say that of yourself?"

Maintaining a straight face, Murong Shi pinched Xu Chuanchuan's soft belly and said in a slightly resentful tone, "You're not allowed to laugh."

Xu Chuanchuan held back her laughter. Then, she consoled, "If the afternoon is no good, you can just come at night since Linda won't be here."

Murong Shi's face sank. In an even unhappier tone, she said, "You're making me sound like we're having a secret affair more and more, you terrible woman."

Xu Chuanchuan: "..."

Linda's return was low-profile. After not seeing each other for three months, Xu Chuanchuan found that Linda had gotten skinnier. Although she was still competent at dressing up, she no longer looked as glamorous as before.

Through the occasional gossip Xu Chuanchuan heard, she found out that Linda's abrupt leave was because her father's lung cancer had reached the terminal stage, and she had returned to stay by her father day and night. Unfortunately, human life was a fragile thing, and Linda's father eventually succumbed to his illness and passed away a week ago.

Even before Linda had left, Xu Chuanchuan never shared a particularly good relationship with the woman. Now that Linda had returned with a worse mental state, Xu Chuanchuan was even more afraid of provoking her.

When Xu Chuanchuan came across Linda in the dormitory, she simply greeted the other party by saying, "You're back?"

Linda simply replied with an "Mhm" before going silent.

Xu Chuanchuan had already gotten used to this situation, so she simply walked toward her room and opened the door. Just as she was about to enter her room, she suddenly heard Linda asking, "Little Xu, did you have someone stay over here before?"

Did she discover something? Pretending to be calm, Xu Chuanchuan said, "No?"

"Why are there two sets of toiletries in the bathroom, then?"

Xu Chuanchuan inwardly cursed in this situation. Because of their messing around last night, she and Murong Shi woke up late today. So, they were in a hurry when they left for work, and she had utterly forgotten to store away Murong Shi's possessions in the bathroom.

After anxiously thinking up an excuse, Xu Chuanchuan said, "Little Yan left those behind. You should know about Little Yan, right? She's Miss Murong's cousin. She's been working as Miss Murong's temporary assistant while you were away."

Realization dawned upon Linda. Then, she smiled and said, "This, I know. Miss Murong mentioned it to me before. I see, so that's the case. Alright, then."

After successfully dodging a bullet, Xu Chuanchuan slipped into the bathroom and hurriedly stored Murong Shi's belongings away.

Apart from toiletries, Murong Shi had also left her clothes hanging on the balcony. Xu Chuanchuan quickly collected them before Linda noticed. Then, she did a thorough inspection of the apartment's shared space to make sure she didn't leave anything out. Only after doing so did she relax.

Xu Chuanchuan had worked up a sweat by the time she was done collecting Murong Shi's belongings. However, after returning to her room and closing the door behind her, she was immediately greeted by the sight of Murong Shi's belongings scattered all over the room. Then, when she recalled Murong Shi's complaints yesterday, she couldn't help but laugh.

This situation indeed made them look like they were having an affair.

During the day, Murong Shi had reverted to her aloof appearance of a leader in front of Linda. Whenever she came across Xu Chuanchuan, she would pretend as if they did not know each other. Meanwhile, Xu Chuanchuan also only greeted her with a simple nod.

However, when nighttime arrived, Murong Shi would tear away all disguises and vent all of the frustration she built up during the day on Xu Chuanchuan, causing the latter to cry and moan in agony repeatedly.

After doing the deed, Murong Shi even pretended to be aggrieved and asked, "When can I become the main wife?"

Xu Chuanchuan's body was still twitching from the lingering euphoria. As her empty mind gradually regained consciousness, she pitifully said, "But you are the main wife. Nobody's fighting you for the position."

Slapping Xu Chuanchuan's buttocks, Murong Shi said, "Living this secretive lifestyle is frustrating. Why don't we move out?"

"Do you have too much money to waste?"

After pondering in earnest for a moment, Murong Shi said, "A lot. At the very least, I'll have enough to feed you."

Xu Chuanchuan felt a warm feeling spread throughout her body when she heard Murong Shi's words. However, after her momentary joy, she quickly regained her reasoning and said, "No, that's too wasteful."

"Don't worry. We won't be spending any of your money."

"That makes it an even bigger no. I can't spend your money for nothing."

Murong Shi opened her mouth but hesitated to speak.

Then, Xu Chuanchuan covered Murong Shi's mouth and continued, "I won't negotiate on this matter. Firstly, we are equals. I don't need you to feed me. Secondly, I want to work hard to earn money. I also need to strive to save money. Only then can I pay back the money I owe you as quickly as possible."

Pulling Xu Chuanchuan's hands away, Murong Shi put on a helpless look and asked, "Must you be so nitpicky with me?"

"Even blood-related siblings need to settle accounts between themselves. Murong, please try to understand and respect my decision."

Xu Chuanchuan wasn't an assertive person. She also couldn't be considered an excellent person, and she would even behave very timidly sometimes. Overall, there were hardly any eye-catching strong points present on her. However, Murong Shi could still see a charming gleam in those stubborn eyes of hers.

This was the person she, Murong Shi, had chosen.

Xu Chuanchuan might be dumb, but she was hardworking. Although she was stingy, she never took advantage of others. Murong Shi felt that such a person was worthy of her heart.

Feeling her heart melting, Murong Shi had no desire to say anything at this moment. She also couldn't help herself from giving Xu Chuanchuan a gentle kiss.

…

On the day Little Yan started her first day of university, Murong Shi brought Xu Chuanchuan together to send her to school.

Although Little Yan was studying at a local university, she still had to stay at the school's dormitory because of the distance between her house and the university. Little Yan brought two big suitcases with her and a white teddy bear that was as tall as herself. While hugging the teddy bear at the back of the car, she said, "Xiangxiang's coming over later."

"Has her school not reopened yet?" Murong Shi asked the person sitting beside her.

"I think it starts today as well," Xu Chuanchuan said.

"Xiangxiang says she doesn't have much luggage to move, so she decided to come to visit me," Little Yan interjected.

Smiling, Xu Chuanchuan said, "The relationship between you two is getting better and better."

"Of course. Xiangxiang took care of me a bunch the last time we went to the beach, so I prepared this teddy bear as a gift for her."

Xu Chuanchuan smiled but did not continue speaking.

When they arrived at Nanjing University's entrance, they came across Xu Xiangxiang, who had been waiting for quite some time now.

Murong Shi was a graduate of Nanjing University, so she was very familiar with the place, and they found Little Yan's dormitory in no time.

The efficiency of four people working together was high, and it took them only a short period to help Little Yan settle in. As the weather was scorching, Murong Shi treated the group to some coffee in a nearby Starbucks.

After sitting down, Xu Xiangxiang looked at Xu Chuanchuan, who sat across from her, and asked, "Sis, did you not get enough sleep? You have pretty dark circles under your eyes."

Xu Chuanchuan glanced at the person sitting beside her when she heard her little sister's question. Then, with a straight face, she said, "The air conditioner broke down, so I couldn't sleep well last night."

"Oh, so the air conditioner broke down. My cousin hates the heat the most," Little Yan said, winking.

Xu Chuanchuan lowered her head and sipped her coffee to hide her embarrassment.

Xu Chuanchuan failed to understand what Little Yan was trying to say. However, she didn't try to probe deeper, either, as she said, "What have you been up to at night recently? Whenever I message you, you only reply to me the next day. I don't believe you're sleeping so early."

"I don't believe it, either," Little Yan said with a playful smile.

Xu Chuanchuan's lips twitched as she said, "Little Yan, stop making a fuss."

"Little Yan, do you know what she's been doing at night?" Xu Xiangxiang asked innocently.

After sensing Murong Shi's indifferent gaze landing on her, Little Yan hurriedly shook her head and said, "No, no, no. I don't know anything."

Xu Xiangxiang was thoroughly confused at this point. Then, she looked at Murong Shi and asked, "Big Sis Shishi, do you know something?"

Xu Chuanchuan pinched Murong Shi's thigh under the table.

Murong Shi's face remained calm and steady. Then, she lazily looked at the nervous person beside her and smiled, saying, "Your sister has indeed been very busy at night recently."

Xu Chuanchuan immediately glared at Murong Shi, warning her.

Meanwhile, Xu Xiangxiang hurriedly asked, "What is she up to? Has she been going on dates?"

Little Yan revealed a silly smile when she heard Xu Xiangxiang's guess.

Ignoring Xu Chuanchuan's warning, Murong Shi held onto Xu Chuanchuan's hand under the table and leisurely said, "She's busy learning a foreign language."

Surprised, Xu Xiangxiang asked, "Learning a foreign language? Which one? Sis, are you going to tour another country?"

Xu Chuanchuan refused to answer any of these questions. However, she also knew that her little sister was someone who would get to the bottom of matters that interested her, so she gritted her teeth and said, "Don't listen to her nonsense."

"What's taking you so long to reply to my messages, then?" Xu Xiangxiang asked relentlessly.

Xu Chuanchuan started to get a headache over this matter. Then, she impatiently said, "Why do you have so many questions? Do you still want to drink your coffee? I'll drink it if you don't want it."

Xu Xiangxiang quickly guarded her coffee and said, "I'm just asking why you're taking so long to reply to my messages. Why are you getting mad? You're so strange."

"..." Realizing that her attitude was not right, Xu Chuanchuan calmed herself and said, "I'm not mad at you. I've been watching a drama series recently, so I haven't been paying attention to my phone at night."

In response, Xu Xiangxiang snorted in dissatisfaction. However, she did not probe further into the matter.

…

After they left Nanjing University in the afternoon, Xu Chuanchuan immediately exploded in the car. "Were you doing it on purpose?"

"What's there to be afraid of? Xiangxiang won't get it, in any case," Murong Shi frankly said.

"..." Xu Chuanchuan decided to ignore Murong Shi and started fiddling with her phone.

"Who are you talking to?"

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After a slight pause, Murong Shi said, "Just in time. Ask her if she has any new research materials. Send some over if she does."

Xu Chuanchuan stared at Murong Shi as if she had just seen a ghost. "Did you get addicted???"

"There are too few variations. It's getting boring."

"..."

When Xu Chuanchuan forwarded Murong Shi's words to Ange—

Ange: "That's enough from you two! I'm not a porn dealer! Find your own research materials!"

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