Fate Trading System – Chapter 310

Plan A

Running with the Ball 14

“No need.”

Hearing Bai Jianglan say that, Wen Linlang breathed a sigh of relief.

Wen Linlang then had another thought. Right, Dajie and Cousin are going to be together in the future anyway, so it’s not like Cousin could be the godmother.

Don’t ask her why she was so certain. Her cousin’s persistence was truly admirable, and although you can’t force matters of the heart, Wen Linlang felt there was a chance.

“Then I’ll head back to my room. Nighty-night.”

Wen Linlang suddenly had a flash of insight. She should be creating an opportunity for her cousin! Being here made her a huge lightbulb.

“Good night.”

“Oh, right, Dajie, which room are you sleeping in tonight?”

“The guest room.”

Wow!!!

Oh my god!!!

Rounding up, that’s basically sleeping in the same room!

Cousin is truly my cousin, her moves are so swift. It just makes you want to applaud.

“I get it! Then I’ll come wake you up for breakfast tomorrow.”

“Are you sure what you’ll be waking her up for is breakfast?”

Bai Jianglan raised an eyebrow and smiled.

“Or… perhaps lunch?” Wen Linlang shivered and asked back in a small voice.

“I have to go back to work tomorrow. By the time you wake up, I’ll be long gone.”

“Still going to work?”

Wen Linlang was shocked. Shouldn’t a pregnant woman just stay home and take care of the baby? After all, the outside world is so dangerous. What if she runs into a bad person, what if she falls? What would she do then?

Besides, she has to wear work attire, right? And for Dajie’s job, she has to wear high heels, right? How can a pregnant woman wear high heels?

“It’s only been three months. It doesn’t interfere with getting around or working.”

“But high heels are too dangerous.”

Su Xin had been wearing flats these past few days; she hadn’t worn high heels since the day she was hospitalized.

Su Xin thought about the heels on Jiang Xiao’s shoes and fell into deep thought. She was confident she could handle them well, but what if there was an accident?

Su Xin was not one to court death. She would avoid any risks she could.

“My boss probably won’t agree to me working from home.”

He definitely wouldn’t agree. He’d kick me out and find someone else in a minute.

But Su Xin wasn’t particularly career-minded. This high-paying, enviable job wasn’t as important to her as her child.

“Then I’ll just resign first. I still have some savings, though it’s not enough.”

Jiang Xiao and Feng Linhan’s combined salaries seemed optimistic, but it wasn’t nearly enough. After paying off the mortgage, their savings were almost depleted. Jiang Xiao now only had 20,000 yuan in her bank account.

This was the main reason they had put off having children again and again. Without money, how could they afford the hospital fees and a whole series of other expenses? The things a child needs after birth—formula, clothes—and children grow up so fast. They have to go to school, and tuition needs to be paid. Kids in big cities also have a very high starting line; to not fall too far behind others, they have to learn things too, and that costs more money.

A single penny can stump a hero¹; that saying is no joke.

“I can hire you,” Bai Jianglan said quickly.

I can support you, Bai Jianglan said in her heart. I want to raise her, raise her until she’s fair and plump. She’s too thin.

“Hm? This…”

Su Xin still managed to show just the right amount of surprise and disbelief. She had predicted Bai Jianglan might say this, but that wasn’t Su Xin’s goal. Even if she didn’t come to Bai Jianglan’s place, she had plenty of ways to make a living; the internet is so advanced, after all.

“But it’s a private arrangement. Considering you can’t report to the company, you can help me handle some things every day, organize proposals, and I’ll pay you a monthly salary.”

“Dajie, just agree to my cousin’s offer,” Wen Linlang’s eyes sparkled as she urged impatiently.

“This kindness is being offered a bit too obviously.”

“Because it’s you… um… I mean, there’s no need to be a stranger.”

“Then I’ll do my best to give it a try, once I’ve handed over my work here.”

“Okay, how about a salary of 18,000 a month?”

This was the secretary’s monthly salary, and the reason why the secretary, despite being under high pressure and busy to the point of death every day, hadn’t quit this job.

“That’s too much. If my work is satisfactory to you, 5,000 a month will be fine.”

“That’s too low,” Bai Jianglan frowned.

“Anyway, living here, I don’t have to pay rent, and there are no extra expenses, right? If you offer that price, I’d feel too embarrassed to take it.”

Wen Linlang was so excited internally she couldn’t control herself. To avoid losing her composure, she quickly returned to her room, rolled around on her bed twice, and laughed out loud.

Wow, I’m so happy.

The feeling of seeing people close to you find happiness is just the best!

“Then let’s do as you say. Why don’t we start now?”

“Okay, I’ll make the call tomorrow.”

Su Xin didn’t have any strong opinions at the moment. Bai Jianglan was a good person, but Su Xin planned to formally agree to be with Bai Jianglan only after helping this body get a divorce. Of course, during this period, she would also need to observe Bai Jianglan’s own performance.

Su Xin certainly didn’t think their situation was some kind of ‘marrying the CEO with a child in tow’ story, and it was clear Bai Jianglan didn’t think so either. She wasn’t thinking things like, ‘I’m a rich, beautiful woman; it’s your honor that I’ve taken a liking to a cheated-on pregnant woman’ or anything of the sort.

Before making the right decision, Su Xin didn’t plan to voice her thoughts.

Wen Linlang was still over there, excited. Her cerebral cortex had been in a state of high excitement ever since she received Bai Jianglan’s call in the evening, right up until now.

Her phone rang with a video call request. Wen Linlang accepted it, then went to lock the door before returning to her bed to continue the video call. The soundproofing in this room was superb; there was no need to worry about the sound carrying.

“Why are you so happy? You seemed all secretive just now when you rushed back, and you’re still so excited.”

Xu Yiman’s voice came through the screen from the other end of the line.

“Let me tell you, I’m super happy. Two people I’m really close to might be getting together! Although nothing’s set in stone yet, it’s just so rare.”

“Is that so?”

“Mhm, one of them is a ‘flower on a high peak’. Of all the people I know, I’m most afraid of her—more afraid of her than my own parents. But she’s a good person, just a bit cold. She’s never been in a relationship, a complete blank slate romantically. The other one, well, she just suffered a major emotional blow not long ago, but it looks like she’s moved on from it now. The ‘flower on a high peak’ is currently pursuing the latter person. I hope she succeeds. I wonder how I can help her.”

“Like creating a romantic atmosphere, for example?”

“Um… I need to observe for a bit first. After all, they’re both almost thirty, not little kids anymore.”

“Mhm, don’t be too rash.”

“Yiman, do you think it’s weird for two girls to be in a relationship?”

Of course, Wen Linlang didn’t find it strange; she was very open-minded. What she worried about was whether her cousins, uncle, and aunt would agree, or if they would be strongly against it.

On the other end, Xu Yiman’s heart pounded. She swallowed hard before answering.

“How could it be weird? I think it’s perfectly normal. Why do you suddenly ask?”

“Just asking.”

Love is a magical thing. It can transcend age, gender, race, class, even species, and time. It has no high or low, noble or base, nor is it divided into good or bad. But fundamentally, love cannot violate morality. Once it does, no matter how beautiful a cloak it wears, it is wrong. A father and daughter, a scumbag and a mistress, for example.

“I thought you were asking me that because you’d fallen for a girl.”

“I haven’t, but it’s possible. If she’s good enough to me and gives me that feeling, it’s not out of the question. You can never be sure about these things.”

Before meeting their other half, some people will say what kind of person they like and what kind they dislike, but when they finally meet them, all those standards can be thrown out the window.

Xu Yiman smiled on the other end, looking very gentle.

The next day, Su Xin went to the company to handle her resignation procedures.

“Xiaoxiao-jie, why are you resigning just like that? Is it because you’re still not well?”

Although the young woman before her expressed concern in her greeting, the joy on her face was unconcealable. With Su Xin gone, she had a chance to climb up, so of course she was happy. No matter what unfortunate reason Su Xin was leaving for, she felt sympathy, but she was still happy.

This society is just this realistic. Apart from those close to you, who would grieve for someone for long? The cheap sympathy of strangers is fleeting. It can’t be helped; there are too many unfortunate people and too many sad things in this world.

“I’m all better, but I’m pregnant! I’m going home to rest and take care of the baby.”

“Wow, so that’s why! Congratulations, congratulations!”

The young woman’s gaze lingered on Su Xin’s stomach, her face showing sincere joy.

“Thank you. Goodbye.”

“Goodbye, Xiaoxiao-jie, you have to take good care of yourself!”

“Mhm, I will.”

Su Xin walked out of the company. Thanks for the blessings, stranger.

After returning last night, He Qin had insomnia. She tossed and turned until almost dawn before she managed to fall asleep. The next day she was listless. She didn’t go to the flower shop, letting the staff manage it while she went back to bed to sleep.

He Qin felt that as soon as she closed her eyes, Jiang Xiao’s mocking voice would ring in her ears, and Jiang Xiao’s disdainful expression would appear in her mind.

‘You’ve been with him for seven years and still haven’t gotten pregnant with his child. That’s proof enough of how useless you are. Why should I worry about a useless person like you.’

Every time this voice rang out, He Qin’s hatred grew.

It was the first time anyone had ever spoken to her like that!

Ever since she was young, even if He Qin wasn’t someone with particularly outstanding and prominent achievements, she was still excellent. Everyone praised her, and other girls saw her as a rival. For the first time, when she clearly had the upper hand and could have crushed the other person psychologically, she was instead mocked until she was left in a wretched state.

Because Jiang Xiao wasn’t some haggard housewife; she was still very beautiful, and so confident.

It wasn’t until two in the afternoon that He Qin managed to pull herself together. Just then, her phone rang.

“Mom, is what you said true? Does it really work?”

“I’ll go home to get it right away. I’m leaving now.”

He Qin grabbed her car keys and hurried out the door.

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