The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead
Chapter 89 - 87: Entanglement

Chapter 89: Chapter 87: Entanglement

Lu Jingqiu had dinner, then ran to the training field to watch the little ones practicing like adults and memorized the scene in her head, later reproducing it on paper back at home.

Every once in a while, she would also develop the photos from her camera.

This hobby was a holdover from her previous life, and looking at these pictures often brought her a lot of inspiration.

When she was off work with nothing to do, she liked to look at these photos and draw.

If she could hold a personal illustration exhibition now, she certainly could do it.

Such as spring vines, old houses, countryside, peach blossoms, lotus, a scene under the eaves, various animals, various character scenarios.

She had specifically found a box to collect them, and now she had dozens of them.

She had self-written and illustrated a children’s daily picture book, but was too embarrassed to show it to her colleagues at work.

Because the "I Can Do My Own Picture Book" project at work was still in progress, she had completed four pages, and the editors were very satisfied.

Just two more pages and it would be complete.

Lu Jingqiu looked at the scenery she had photographed on the day of the sketching and felt this country lane was nice.

So she began to work on the composition.

After drawing for half an hour, Gao Qing came over with a gloomy mood.

"I went to look for you after work, where did you go?"

"I went to work, the results came out yesterday, and I knew the teacher was waiting, we’re all adults, we can’t skip work because of personal emotions."

"Are you feeling any better, or should I lend you my shoulder for another good cry?"

"Qiuqiu, how did you get through it after learning that my fifth brother and Xia Lin were together?"

"How did I get through it?" Lu Jingqiu chuckled softly, a laugh tinged with complex emotions, yet she still casually told Gao Qing, "Just got through it second by second, it was really painful at that time."

"Qiuqiu, I’m not in pain, I’m just very angry, feeling like I’ve been played, like a complete fool."

"Being angry means you don’t really like him that much, at most you just had a favorable impression. It’s good that you haven’t fallen too hard. With your situation, you’ll be fine in a month or two. Qingqing, if you’re still not feeling vindicated, should we find someone skilled to beat him up again?"

"No way, hitting a soldier is against the law, let’s forget it. I hit him with a stick several times today, which was quite relieving. I’m just afraid that the sisters in the troupe will laugh at me."

"Don’t mind them, plenty of them have pursued Wei Jincheng, right? If they mock you, you mock them back, who’s afraid of a little mutual hurt?"

"Qiuqiu, I like the sound of that."

"Feeling any better now?"

Gao Qing shook her head: "I feel like eating the big mishmash you made for the New Year."

"The hotchpotch, huh." Lu Jingqiu glanced at the time and got up to prepare it for her.

A small clay pot was enough for the two of them, filled with long green beans, fish pieces, tofu, and some vegetables.

She had already eaten, but to accompany her best friend, she ate another meal with her.

"Mmm, this is the taste, delicious, it would be even better with some wine."

"Don’t even think about it, beware Uncle Gao finds out."

"Ah, living at home is just this annoying, Qiuqiu, when I go to Capital City, I’ll be free."

"Once you get to Capital City, you’ll still have your brother watching over you."

"Hmph, we’re not even at the same school. When do you think the admissions notice will arrive?"

"Should be in the next few days, I guess."

She applied to a local university, so the mailing would likely be earlier than for students from other areas.

Central Road’s third community

Two families, one of them was enjoying a warm dinner.

In the other, two people were standing in the yard, and the light shining from the house faintly revealed their faces.

Xue Jianian looked at the two scratches on Wei Jincheng’s face, caused by branches, and laughed, "Girls aren’t that easy to deceive. This beating you got serves you right."

"Niannian, why are you here... and you have a house here too?" Wei Jincheng asked, ignoring her ridicule.

Xue Jianian snorted and chose not to respond.

Feeling somewhat guilty and at a loss, Wei Jincheng touched his nose and said, "Niannian, Gao Qing is our leader’s daughter, and she’s been pestering me these days. It really bothers me too."

Xue Jianian turned her head and glared at him but still didn’t reply.

Wei Jincheng carefully took her hand, and feeling relieved that she didn’t resist, he asked, "When did you get here?"

"Jincheng, I almost died back in my hometown."

"..." Wei Jincheng’s originally cautious expression changed suddenly as he heard her words: "What happened?"

"I don’t know. The person wasn’t a local; he said he was from West City, and the person who asked him to do it was named Xia Lin."

"Xia Lin?"

Xue Jianian gestured with her chin toward the next house and said, "The lady of this house is called Xia Lin, but I’ve never offended her. The farthest I’ve ever been from our village is to the county town. My grandfather told me to come and ask you about the situation, to see if you’ve offended anyone because, before I left, I intended to inform your grandparents. But guess what I overheard?"

"..."

"They said you are not really your mother’s biological child."

"What did you say?"

Xue Jianian knew he was shocked; she had felt the same when she first heard it: "I was shocked too, but what came next was even more surprising.

Your mother did indeed have an affair with an officer with the surname Gao, but it wasn’t consensual. After that officer left, your mother became pregnant, but she miscarried after three months."

Later, in order to receive money from that officer, your grandparents had your mother fake a pregnancy. And you, you were stolen from a clinic in the county town.

Your uncle bought his son a bicycle last month and also got them a job in the county. The money for that, combined with what he earns, would never be enough without your seven to eight years of salary; your aunt said it was money you sent them.

Wei Jincheng, I never realized you were so filial.

It’s a pity, isn’t it? Your sincere effort is feeding a pack of wolves?"

"After I arrived here, I looked for you once and saw you and a girl, laughing and dining together. I made inquiries and heard that the girl’s surname was Gao. I guess maybe you listened to your grandmother’s grievances and sought revenge on the Gao Family for your mother, right?"

As Wei Jincheng listened to Xue Jianian recount the past, his brow furrowed into peaks, and Xue Jianian clearly saw the rejection and disbelief in his eyes.

"I know you think I’m deceiving you. You can check for yourself. The midwife who performed your mother’s abortion is living with her son in the county; I don’t know precisely where. I’ve forgotten, but I remember there’s a box in your grandmother’s room containing her precious items."

After Xue Jianian finished speaking, she saw that Wei Jincheng was staring silently at the wall in front of him.

Xue Jianian didn’t expect a response from him; she had made her point very clear. Only after she had moved in did she learn that the man of the house opposite was named Gao Shu.

It was quite possible that they knew Wei Jincheng was seeking revenge against them, and that’s why Xia Lin had someone go to her village, to teach Wei Jincheng a lesson.