After Transmigrating Into a Book, I Was Played by the Black Lotus – Chapter 65

Speculation

The girl who ran in was wearing a blue princess dress. She was playful and cute without being exaggerated, and combined with her cheerful and pleasant¹ demeanor, she had the look of a well-behaved little girl that adults are very fond of.

At the very least, looking at Mother Jiang’s expression, she was very fond of Chu Tiantian.

However…

Lin Xingzhu glanced sideways at Jiang Yeye, whose expression looked somewhat suppressed and wronged after her initial shock, and her brow furrowed imperceptibly.

Because Jiang Yeye had complained to her before, Lin Xingzhu instinctively had a rather bad impression of Chu Tiantian.

Bai Xiying, on the other hand, was stunned for a moment when she saw the person who had arrived.

But she was a person with a rather perceptive mind², and with a slight shift in her eyes, she clearly captured all the minute expressions that had arisen among those present because of the woman who had run in from the door.

She just wasn’t clear on what connection Chu Tiantian had with the Jiang family.

“Auntie, is Yeye back?!” When Chu Tiantian saw the familiar girl sitting beside Mother Jiang, the smile on her lips immediately widened in pleasant surprise.

Mother Jiang smiled and nodded, beckoning her over to sit. “Yes, she just got back two days ago. Now you don’t have to keep waiting.”

When the two of them used to play together, Jiang Yeye had often brought Chu Tiantian home to play, so Mother Jiang was not at all unfamiliar with Chu Tiantian.

And ever since Jiang Yeye said she was taking a leave of absence from school to go to A City, Chu Tiantian would occasionally come over on weekends to keep her company and, while at it, inquire about where Jiang Yeye had gone.

But given that Jiang Yeye had pestered her parents to help her keep it a secret and not tell anyone before she left, Mother Jiang, despite being very puzzled, still had a strong sense of confidentiality and did not tell Chu Tiantian where Jiang Yeye had gone.

Although she didn’t tell, Mother Jiang could still piece together from Chu Tiantian’s bits and pieces of conversation that the two were at odds with each other. In the eyes of an adult, it was normal for little girls to bicker, so while she didn’t tell Chu Tiantian of Jiang Yeye’s whereabouts, she didn’t mind her occasionally coming over to visit.

Chu Tiantian’s round eyes immediately looked at Jiang Yeye with delight.

She had already asked someone to find out where Jiang Yeye had gone. If Jiang Yeye hadn’t come back yet, Chu Tiantian would probably have already run back to S City behind her family’s back by now.

As Chu Tiantian looked at the Jiang Yeye before her, whom she hadn’t seen for a long time, before she could even say some nice words to coax her, her gaze suddenly froze. She saw a person next to her who was very familiar but should not be here.

When Lin Xingzhu saw her gaze fall on Bai Xiying, a flicker of doubt crossed her face. She lowered her head and quietly asked Bai Xiying, “Do you two know each other?”

Bai Xiying nodded with an extremely slight movement. “Sort of.”

Including their past life, they could be considered to have met a few times.

Especially in their past life, when Chu Tiantian had actually deceived her older sister, Chu Xiaxia, stolen the key, and secretly let her go.

But at this moment, these things had not yet happened.

However, what left a deeper impression in Bai Xiying’s memory was the often gloomy-faced Chu Tiantian, completely different from the sunny and bright girl she appeared to be now.

Next, Lin Xingzhu saw Chu Tiantian speak to Bai Xiying. “Xiying-jie, why are you at Yeye’s house?”

A wave of resentment had been building in Jiang Yeye’s heart ever since she saw Chu Tiantian. Hearing her ask this now, she immediately retorted, “Why can’t she be at my house?! Xiying-jie is my cousin’s girlfriend!”

As she said this, she even looked at Chu Tiantian with secret vigilance, clearly having a vivid memory of her secretly snatching her boyfriend.

Her cousin and Xiying-jie were such a perfect match; she absolutely would not allow Chu Tiantian to sabotage it!

Chu Tiantian: “…”

She raised her eyebrows slightly, clearly seeing through Jiang Yeye’s defensiveness.

However, she wasn’t the one interested in Bai Xiying. She wondered if her dear sister knew about this news.

Thinking this, Chu Tiantian’s eyes glinted slightly, but her expression was sweet and charming as she said, “I was just asking casually, Yeye. Xiying-jie used to be my sister’s tutor, so that’s why I was curious to see her here.”

“If you don’t like me asking, then I won’t ask.”

Hearing this, Mother Jiang shot a slight glare at Jiang Yeye, who was sitting beside her. What kind of attitude was this towards a guest!

Jiang Yeye: “…”

This is too aggrieved!

This drama spirit Chu Tiantian is starting her act again!!

Lin Xingzhu watched this verbal dispute between the little girls, the veins on her temples throbbing.

Bai Xiying, however, had her head lowered, playing with Lin Xingzhu’s long, slender fingers, seemingly uninterested in everything happening before her.

After a while, Mother Jiang got up and left. Before she went, she told Chu Tiantian to stay for dinner, then turned and went to the kitchen, leaving the space to the group of young people.

As soon as she was gone, Jiang Yeye couldn’t hold back any longer!

“What did you come here for?! You’re not welcome here!”

“Yeye, don’t be angry anymore. I’ll apologize to you, okay?”

“Who cares about your apology!! Leave, quickly. I don’t want to see you. We’ve already broken off our friendship!”

Listening to the two of them quarrel, Lin Xingzhu exchanged a look with Bai Xiying, and then, with a tacit understanding, they suddenly stood up and walked outside.

The matter of children arguing should be left for the children to handle.

Once they were in the small garden, Bai Xiying finally spoke up and asked, “What was that all about just now?”

Lin Xingzhu blinked. “Hmm… a conflict between little kids?”

Although she said that, Lin Xingzhu still explained the lawsuit³ between Jiang Yeye and Chu Tiantian to Bai Xiying.

After listening from beginning to end, Bai Xiying said pensively, “This Chu Tiantian… is a bit strange.”

Moreover, judging from her style of doing things, there seemed to be a shadow of Chu Xiaxia in it.

If what Jiang Yeye said was true, then Chu Tiantian’s actions—first snatching her boyfriend, then designing things so that Jiang Yeye had no other friends besides her—were truly too similar to Chu Xiaxia.

In her previous life, while Bai Xiying was still dealing with Mu Muqing, Chu Xiaxia somehow found out about it. She began to use her power and influence to pressure Mu Muqing and had also caused trouble for Xie Yunya, striving to ensure that Bai Xiying had no one else around her besides herself.

Though young, her actions were very blunt, even to a shameful degree.

However, in this life, ever since they last parted, the reason Chu Xiaxia hadn’t come to bother her again was entirely because Bai Xiying had tripped her up from behind the scenes.

She had once accidentally learned that Chu Xiaxia had bullied a girl in school, and just as Chu Xiaxia was busy to the point of a scorched head and battered forehead⁴ over this suddenly exposed matter, it was Chu Tiantian who stole the key and let her go.

But it was only after escaping that Bai Xiying learned of this matter from Chu Tiantian’s own mouth.

And in this life, after unexpectedly encountering Chu Xiaxia at the banquet, Bai Xiying had devoted some attention to investigating this matter. She discovered that the girl’s family, due to the girl’s concealment, had not yet found the main culprit. She decided to give them a hand and exposed the matter ahead of time.

This way, Chu Xiaxia naturally had no opportunity to come looking for her.

Lin Xingzhu nodded. “You feel that way too, right? I thought so as well. To do something like that at such a young age…”

Lin Xingzhu frowned, strongly disliking Chu Tiantian’s way of doing things, but she had asked Jiang Yeye, and Jiang Yeye had no thought of retaliation.

Bai Xiying glanced at her. Seeing Lin Xingzhu’s displeased frown, the corners of her lips curled up slightly. “But I happen to have a different opinion.”

In any case, given her current relationship with Lin Xingzhu, her cousin was naturally her cousin as well.

Since she knew about this matter, it wouldn’t hurt to give her a little pointer.

Lin Xingzhu looked at her. “Hmm?”

Bai Xiying: “Is there a possibility that Chu Tiantian did this precisely because she likes your cousin Jiang Yeye a lot?”

Lin Xingzhu: “…”

Lin Xingzhu: “???”

She frowned strangely.

But Bai Xiying’s expression didn’t look like she was joking.

“…Is this how you act when you like someone?”

Lin Xingzhu felt a deep sense of confusion; as a proper person, she found it a bit hard to understand.

When you like someone, shouldn’t you respect them, cherish them, and want to be good to them from the bottom of your heart?

But looking at the pile of things Chu Tiantian had done, which one of them met this standard!

Seeing her conflicted and strange expression, Bai Xiying understood what she was thinking in an instant and couldn’t help but let out a “pfft” of laughter.

But as she laughed, she unconsciously reined in her smile, and the expression with which she looked at Lin Xingzhu was so soft it could drip water.

Look, this is Lin Xingzhu. This is the Lin Xingzhu who is worthy of her love.

“Of course this isn’t how you act when you like someone,” Bai Xiying said. “So I’m not saying her behavior is right, I’m just inferring this guess from her actions.”

Having seen too many deviants, Bai Xiying could sometimes figure out their true intentions.

In fact, to a certain extent, in the bizarre and strange fate of her previous life, the inescapable Bai Xiying had also gradually been tainted into an abnormal state.

But reborn into a new life, she encountered an accident in her predetermined destiny, a truly upright and gentlemanly Lin Xingzhu. Being with her had unknowingly worn away much of her own hostility.

Hearing Bai Xiying say this, Lin Xingzhu couldn’t help but try to imagine Jiang Yeye’s reaction to hearing these words. She would probably explode.

To be liked by such a person was truly too suppressed and unpleasant.

In film and television works, as well as in novels, Lin Xingzhu had heard of and seen these types classified as what is commonly known as yandere⁵, but to actually see one with her own eyes in real life, this was truly the first time.

Put in a real-world context, it was truly at a level that required calling the police.

Hadn’t she seen how Chu Tiantian had forced Jiang Yeye to the point of having to transfer schools?

“Still worrying about them?”

Bai Xiying smoothed the brow that Lin Xingzhu had unknowingly furrowed in thought.

She suggested, “Why don’t you tell our guess to your cousin? From what I can see, Jiang Yeye doesn’t look like she truly hates Chu Tiantian.”

Just now, although Jiang Yeye was arguing and her attitude was cold and harsh, her eyes and expression showed no signs of hatred at all.

As they were talking, they suddenly saw Chu Tiantian come out alone with a smile on her face.

Slowly walking up to them, Chu Tiantian said in an obedient and polite manner, “Auntie Jiang is telling you to hurry back for dinner.”

Lin Xingzhu nodded. “Okay, we’ll go back right now.”

On the way back, Chu Tiantian suddenly raised her eyebrows, glanced at Lin Xingzhu and Bai Xiying’s clasped hands, and abruptly spoke, “Xiying-jie, my sister doesn’t know you’re in a relationship, does she?”

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