Chapter 396: Little Yu’s Menstrual Pain
Ugh, transferring again? Xia Yu was feeling a bit tired; she came here all happy and carefree, only to find herself feeling so miserable on the way back. If only she’d known yesterday that stuffing herself with barbecue would lead to this!
Jiang Hanhang found great amusement in Xia Yu’s plight. In her eyes, building her own happiness on someone else’s misfortune was absolutely delightful—especially when she didn’t have to lift a finger. Seeing Xia Yu suffer just filled her with glee.
To this day, she still remembered that Xia Yu used to be a boy. It was pretty unfortunate that she turned into a girl under these circumstances, but hey, at least she became someone her sister liked. That had to count for something!
Sometimes, Jiang Hanhang couldn’t help but wonder: if Xia Yu had never turned into a girl, would her sister still like her? And if she did, would her sister try to find a chance to turn Xia Yu back into a girl again?
Jiang Hanhang was well aware of her sister’s controlling nature—there was no way she’d let her be the weaker party. Nope, she was a full-on strong woman. The only type that could handle her sister was someone like Xia Yu.
Otherwise, her sister’s controlling tendencies were on another level. Making friends? That was strictly regulated; the average person couldn’t handle it. “Is it pretty?”
Jiang Hanhang looked up to see her sister smiling down at her, and it sent shivers down her spine. Surely her sister wasn’t misinterpreting something! Feeling a bit fearful, Jiang Hanhang stammered, “Y-yeah… it’s pretty.”
“Pretty doesn’t belong to you.”
Jiang Hanhang was absolutely flabbergasted. “…What?!”
“I’ve already got one beside me, so you can keep your sister to yourself. I’m not interested.”
Saying this with a haughty tone, Jiang Hanhang leaned against Xia Ling, hoping for a little bit of sympathy. But Xia Ling completely shut that down, blocking her with a hand: “What do you mean you’ve got one? Can you even talk, Hanhang? You know what they say about trouble coming out of your mouth, right?”
Seeing Xia Ling about to lecture her on how to treat Xia Yu better, Jiang Hanhang immediately wilted and cried, “Let’s just play when we get home! We’re on the bus now!”
“Oh, so during the time I wasn’t around, you seemed to enjoy bullying Little Yu, huh? You can let her bully you back when we get home,” Jiang Kekai said with an air of nonchalance.
Hearing this, Jiang Hanhang gasped in shock and looked at her sister with wide eyes, feigning heartbreak: “Sis, you’ve changed! You’re actually pushing your precious little sister into the jaws of a tiger—how can a sister do that?”
“Isn’t that exactly what I’m doing?” Jiang Kekai replied, still smiling.
Suddenly, it clicked why Xia Yu had wanted to smack Jiang Hanhang so badly the other day—it seemed like the girl hadn’t been smacked in ages.
As for those photos Jiang Hanhang had sent, Jiang Kekai decided to cut Xia Yu some slack, considering she was already struggling with her menstrual pain. Making Xia Yu laugh was the priority right now.
Without any help from her sister, Jiang Hanhang started feeling a bit down. She couldn’t even imagine how much she would get bullied at home. If she’d known she’d make Xia Yu suffer, she wouldn’t have gone so hard on her!
Right now, even though Xia Yu was resting against Jiang Kekai, her eyes were closed, she wasn’t sleeping. She desperately wanted to rise up and help Jiang Kekai get back at Jiang Hanhang but her body just wouldn’t allow it.
After nearly half an hour, the little car finally rolled into the Xia family’s neighborhood.
At the entrance of the community, a few men in black suits seemed to be arguing with the bodyguards about something, both sides looking rather worked up. Just then, Jiang Kekai’s car pulled up at the gate.
Rolling down the window, Jiang Kekai put on her serious face and looked outside: “What’s going on?”
As soon as the men in black spotted Jiang Kekai, they scrambled like they’d seen a celebrity, straightening their collars and smiling broadly as they approached the car: “Uh, Ms. Jiang Kekai, the XX Group is interested in buying your budget-friendly eatery that fills people up…”
Without waiting for them to finish, Jiang Kekai impatiently interrupted, “Not for sale.”
She rolled the window back up, and as the iron gate swung open, the car continued into the neighborhood.
What Xia Yu didn’t know was that her little eatery had become wildly popular; not only did it break even, but the profits had led Jiang Kekai to open more branches. Shares were skyrocketing.
In fact, the owner behind the restaurant was just starting to be recognized as one of the most conscientious entrepreneurs—though nobody quite knew who it was. As for Xia Yu and Xia Ling, people had dug into their backgrounds and confirmed they were indeed related.
So, the most likely candidates to be the hidden bosses were the Jiang sisters.
Surely, if the elder sister was this impressive, the younger sister couldn’t be too bad, right?
Thus, the name Jiang Hanhang began echoing in high society, but she was blissfully unaware; all she wanted was to be a lazy bum in Xia Ling’s lap. Plus, she had that capability!
Back at home, their house was empty; Xia Hong and Wang Wenjuan were probably at work, and Xia Le was off hanging out with Lin Jie. Though small, the Xia home felt warm to Jiang Kekai and Jiang Hanhang because it was lively enough.
Jiang Kekai gently helped Xia Yu onto the bed to rest. Watching Xia Yu’s worsening condition, Jiang Kekai decided to call over two female doctors from their bodyguard team.
“No major issues; just take some painkillers and keep warm,” they assured.
Even so, Jiang Kekai couldn’t relax. If she’d known, she wouldn’t have let Xia Yu join the spring outing—it was too much for her to worry about now.
And how would she explain things to Xia Hong when he returned? Wang Wenjuan already knew about Xia Yu, so she could be honest, but Xia Hong had no clue—and Xia Yu didn’t want him to find out.
To Jiang Kekai, revealing this secret to Xia Hong was no biggie. Even if he couldn’t accept it and didn’t want Xia Yu anymore, Jiang Kekai would still want her. She simply couldn’t bear to see Xia Yu upset, so she let Xia Yu walk her path, being her strongest support from behind. Seeing Xia Yu grow weaker, Jiang Hanhang felt a pang of guilt over bullying her and suggested to Xia Ling, “Why don’t we have someone make some good food to help Xia Yu recover?”
While scrolling through her phone, Xia Ling shot an eye-roll at Jiang Hanhang and flopped down onto her legs: “What? You need to ask? I’m pretty sure your sister has already arranged that.”
Just as she finished, a knock came at the door.
“Miss, I’ve brought the soup.”
It was Master Chen’s voice. Jiang Hanhang dashed to open the door, finding it was indeed Master Chen.
Well, of course! To avoid any chance of food poisoning, Jiang Kekai made sure that the food prepared for Xia Yu came from a trustworthy source.
Master Chen was in quite the pickle! What level chef was he? Now he had to personally brew soup for a woman? And he wasn’t even allowed to step away? But for the sake of his disciple, he endured it.
