Transmigrated into the body of the vicious first wife of a fallen prime minister

Qi He came out of the clean room, and Lu Jingxing was indeed still waiting in the same place. She took a deep breath and made full preparations.

Lu Jingxing was an extremely eloquent person. His voice was deep and gentle, and when he talked about the past, he always carried a touch of just the right amount of melancholy.

He first recounted his experiences in the capital, describing how wonderful it was there, and Qi He nodded in agreement, saying, "Ah? I hadn't expected that."

He then mentioned the academy they had visited together and the mountains and rivers they had seen, to which Qi He responded with "uh-huh".

Lu Jingxing casually mentioned his current job at Lu's Corporation, his words carrying a hint of reserved pride. Qi He followed up, saying, "You're really capable; I'm no match for you."

In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Qi He had managed to get through this reunion using his "art of fooling around."

Lu Jingxing felt that she remained indifferent throughout, talking at length about her own affairs, but he didn't hear her mention a single word about herself.

He sighed inwardly, knowing that this matter could not be rushed.

Qi He's attitude clearly shows that she still harbors resentment.

"Xiao He, I have something to do at the shop this afternoon. Can I come to see you later?" Lu Jingxing looked at Qi He with tender eyes and eager expression.

Qi He was hoping this tedious conversation would end soon, so she quickly replied, "Sure, sure, just write a letter, you don't need to come in person yet."

Lu Jingxing sighed slightly. Sure enough, Qi He harbored a great deal of resentment towards him.

Otherwise, why would they refuse even when he came to visit?

Before leaving, he gently put his arm around her shoulder and whispered, "I haven't forgotten you for a single day these past years."

Qi He felt uncomfortable after hearing this unexpected remark. Just as she was about to say something, she caught a glimpse of a straight figure at the entrance of the hall.

Shang Jue arrived at some unknown time and was standing by the door, his gaze fixed on her.

Qi He's heart skipped a beat, and almost instinctively she took half a step back, breaking free from Lu Jingxing's arm: "Brother Jingxing, I don't remember much about what happened before."

Lu Jingxing said gently, "It's alright, I'll tell you slowly. Let's go out for tea another day when we have some free time."

Before Qi He could refuse, he turned to leave.

Turning to the side, he also saw Shang Jue at the door.

The two men's eyes met, and Lu Jingxing felt that the young man seemed to be somewhat hostile towards him.

The next instant, Shang Jue strode past him and walked straight to Qi He.

Lu Jingxing paused, and from his direction, he saw Qi He looking up and talking to Shang Jue.

Compared to the distant and perfunctory manner she had shown when speaking to him earlier, her expression was completely different now.

Vibrant and bright, with a lively and spirited expression in her eyes and brows.

Shang Jue also noticed Lu Jingxing's gaze, and casually reached out to brush Qi He's shoulder, which had just been embraced, as if brushing off something unclean.

Although he was young, his eyes held a fierce glint, like a wolf cub protecting its food.

Lu Jingxing was slightly taken aback, but immediately guessed who this person was.

Seeing that excessively young face, Lu Jingxing smiled, not caring about Shang Jue's gesture that resembled a declaration of sovereignty.

He's just a child.

There will be many more opportunities in the future; he and Qi He's past cannot be severed.

......

Inside the carriage, Qi He rested her chin on her hand by the window, clutching a letter as she handed it out.

Whenever she encountered such a situation, she would instinctively seek help (torture) Hu Ying.

Hu Ying's reply came quickly: "What now?"

Qi He sneered and quickly wrote: "Why didn't you tell me Shang Jue was standing at the door?"

Hu Ying retorted confidently, "Would you believe me if I said I didn't see it?"

Qi He retorted, "You might as well donate your eyes!"

Hu Ying quickly added another card: "I admit my mistake, I confess, I'm just an ordinary, pitiful person who wanted to watch the excitement."

Qi He crumpled the letter into a ball, replied with "You have lost me," and put down her pen.

She felt a little better after she finished criticizing Hu Ying.

But then she thought, she hadn't done anything to wrong Shang Jue, so why should she feel guilty?

It wasn't her who hugged Lu Jingxing on her own initiative; it was Lu Jingxing who came up to her.

She even complained that the man's perfume was too strong.

Thinking of this, Qi He immediately became confident and broke the dead silence in the car: "Where to?"

Without turning his head, Shang Jue said calmly, "Grandmother wants us to have dinner in the eastern suburbs."

Qi He asked in surprise, "You don't need to go to your shop anymore?"

"I'm not going." Shang Jue placed his hands on his knees. "If I go again, my wife might run off with the scoundrel next door."

Qi He cursed inwardly, "You bastard! So this is what they were waiting for!"

Although she and Shang Jue were husband and wife in name only, she considered herself to be quite dutiful in her role as "wife" and never thought of cheating on anyone.

Besides, why should a grown woman like me explain anything to Shang Jue?

It's just a hug, what's wrong with a strong woman having a few male confidants?

Those are all older brothers!

Of course, even if Qi He had ten times the courage, she wouldn't dare to say it out loud.

There's no other reason than that the business strategy is a bit scary right now...

Although he didn't yell at her or give her a sour look, Qi He's sixth sense told her that it was best not to provoke him anymore.

My life is more important...

"There's nothing between me and Lu Jingxing, don't overthink it." Shang Jue hummed in agreement and then fell silent.

Qi He felt that she had explained it clearly enough, but why did that dog still look unhappy?

Her temper flared up, and she raised her voice a few decibels: "He and I aren't a good match either!"

Shang Jue turned his head to look at her.

Qi He's eyes gleamed with arrogance as she declared confidently, "My status is too high, and I am excellent enough. I wouldn't call myself a scholar with five cartloads of books, but I am certainly well-versed in many. Therefore, he is not worthy of me!"

Her confidence was so natural, it was just like her demeanor.

The inexplicable irritation in Shang Jue's heart suddenly dissipated, and he slightly tugged at the corner of his lips, changing the subject: "Grandmother wants us to go back to discuss the marriage."

Qi He was taken aback: "So fast?"

She hasn't mastered the high-platform water dive yet.

He's still only a novice at wilderness survival.

"Hmm," Shang Jue responded indifferently, "I'm desperate to get married."

Qi He was speechless, choked by his words.

Okay, okay, is this how you play it?

Shameless bastard!

......

It was late autumn in the eastern suburbs, and the ginkgo leaves along the roadside were covered with fallen leaves, rustling as horse-drawn carriages passed over them.

More than an hour later, an antique-style mansion came into view in the distance.

Qi He remembered that the last time she came was at the beginning of the year.

Compared to the confrontational situation with Shang Jue back then, the two can now sit together peacefully, and they are becoming more and more adept at putting on a loving act in front of their grandmother, making the old lady very happy.

In the evening, Qi Zheng and Qi Lanlan also rushed over from the city.

During the meal, Grandmother mentioned Qi He and Shang Jue's marriage. Qi Zheng replied, "We've already asked someone to choose an auspicious date, and they say there's a good time next July."

Qi He bit the tip of her chopsticks and calculated that next July was the original owner's death date in the original story.

She had probably run far away by then.

It's alright, there's enough time.

Grandmother nodded: "Xiaohe and Ajue's marriage has always been a worry for your grandfather. Before he passed away, he instructed that he must make sure the two children get married no matter what."

"You two are both good people, and you get along well. Xiao He doesn't have the skills to do business, so A-Jue will have to take good care of her in the future."

Shang Jue peeled a shrimp and placed it in Qi He's bowl, obediently replying, "I understand."

Qi He looked at the mountain of food piled up in her bowl—half of which was picked up by Qi Zheng and half by Shang Jue—and couldn't eat any more.

Adhering to the idea of ​​not wasting food, she picked at the food a few times and then poured the rest into Shang Jue's bowl.

Qi Lanlan saw this and her heart tightened. Just as she was about to say something, she saw Shang Jue pick up the bowl and eat the rest of Qi He's food without any hesitation.

Qi Lanlan was struck dumb, her fingertips stiffened slightly, and she could hardly believe her eyes.

She remembered that Shang Jue had always been a germaphobe, and other people found him extremely disgusting. How could he eat Qi He's leftovers?

Qi Lanlan looked tense, as if some things were about to slip out of her control.

"Where exactly did things go wrong...?"

After the meal, Qi He was pulled into the small study by her grandmother to talk.

The old lady went on and on, and at the end she started asking her when she was going to have children.

Qi He wanted to cry but had no tears. Why was her grandmother so persistent?

If I have a child, what will happen to my escape plan?

Once a woman has a child, then—

wrong!

Who will I have children with?

Business secrets?

That's impossible!

Later, it was only when her second uncle arrived that Qi He was pulled out of this heated conversation.

She strolled from the second floor to the lotus pond in the back garden, casually picked up some fish food from the artificial rocks and scattered it in, causing the koi carp in the pond to surge up.

Footsteps sounded behind her, followed by a soft voice: "Second Sister, what are you doing feeding the fish here?"

It's Qi Lanlan.

Qi He didn't even turn her head, and scattered another handful of fish food: "Are you bored? Want some?"

She had never been particularly close to Qi Lanlan, and their relationship was not very deep. The thing that impressed her the most was the shadow of Qi Lanlan in the storybook "The Pretty Sister-in-Law Steals Her Brother-in-Law".

She glanced at Qi Lanlan and, to be fair, the girl was pretty and gentle, with a mild temperament; she was probably a charming and lovable young lady.

I can't quite understand why Shang Jue, that expressionless guy, would like this gentle and sweet type.

Qi Lanlan felt a little uncomfortable being stared at, and laughed, "Why are you staring at me, Second Sister? Is there something on my face?"

Qi He looked away, already mentally reciting the complete guide to fooling people.

Qi Lanlan fed the fish for a while, then suddenly lowered her voice and asked, "Second Sister, how have you been getting along with Shang Jue lately?"

Oh dear, so they're here to check up on things.

Qi He suddenly realized that Qi Lanlan had come to spy on her love rival.

She thought that she would soon be running away, so she might as well do a good deed and play matchmaker for Shang Jue's sweetheart.

"Don't misunderstand, I don't have any feelings for him." She said it sincerely and earnestly.

Qi Lanlan chuckled: "I saw Shang Jue eat even the leftovers in Second Sister's bowl today, which shows that he truly cares for you."

Qi He remained unfazed: "It has nothing to do with me. It just shows that he doesn't waste things. Maybe he's used to being poor?"

She felt that she was just an ordinary little genius.

She both praised the male lead and distanced herself from the situation.

Qi Lanlan paused for a moment, looking at her strangely, and said, "Second sister, you seem different from before."

Qi He feigned ignorance: "Really? I guess I've become more beautiful."

Qi Lanlan stopped speaking, staring at the pond for a while before slowly saying, "The first time I returned to the Qi family's old house, I felt that the house was terrifyingly large, like a monster with its mouth wide open, ready to swallow me whole. My mother held my hand and said that we would spend the rest of our lives here..."

"Second sister, do you still remember the first time we met?"

"You were very fierce back then. When I greeted you, you pushed me down the steps."

"I broke my arm, cut my lip, and bled all over the place, but no one came to help me up."

"Everyone is fussing over you. Even though I'm the one who's injured, they all care about whether you bumped into anything... Even my mother is like that..."

She turned to look at Qi He, her voice gentle yet chilling, "Second sister, do you know that there is a kind of flower in the world, with two blossoms on one plant? One of them will absorb all the nutrients to grow towards the light, naturally enjoying the limelight, while the other is forever buried in the shadows, and even looking up at the sun is a luxury for it."

After she finished speaking, she stared intently at Qi He, waiting for her reaction.

Qi He seemed to finally come to her senses, and replied with great emotion, "Ah? Isn't that a bit...? No, no, that's too much, I can't listen to it."

Qi Lanlan: "..."

You're kidding me!