Chapter 451: Shen Yuan's Wishful Thinking

The kitten struggled violently, kicking its legs in the air, its semi-circular pupils flashing with fear, as if it could not understand why the human who had always been gentle toward it had suddenly turned into this.

"Shen Yuan!"

Jiang Sinian emerged from the shadows and shouted, "What are you doing?"

Shen Yuan was terrified by this sudden turn of events.

How could this be?

How could Jiang Sinian suddenly appear here?

Her hand loosened, and the kitten let out a "meow" and darted into the pine forest.

"I, I..."

It was over; a sudden sense of desperate powerlessness welled up in Shen Yuan's heart.

The kind and gentle persona she had painstakingly cultivated in front of Jiang Sinian all these years was completely ruined.

Therefore, upon seeing Liang Yu appear behind Jiang Sinian, she could no longer be bothered to feign her gentle demeanor and lunged forward, wanting to slap Liang Yu.

Only this damn girl had seen her come here holding the cat just now.

It must have been her who told Jiang Sinian.

Liang Yu did not resist and took the slap head-on.

Then, with eyes brimming with tears, she looked at her, "It's all my fault. Sister, please don't be angry. Whatever the matter is, talk it out properly with Brother. It's just, it's just that the kitten is innocent..."

Shen Yuan:...

She instantly wanted to slap her to death even more; they were both thousand-year-old foxes, so what kind of ghost stories was she trying to play at here?

She was just another cheap woman wanting to hook up with Jiang Sinian.

A flurry of schemes flashed through Shen Yuan's mind, and she quickly covered her forehead and slowly sat down by a rock.

Feeling she had acted enough, she looked up at Jiang Sinian with a bewildered expression, "Sinian, what just happened to me?"

Liang Yu:...

Well, well, Sister, are you playing at amnesia here?

"Sister, are you acting in a TV drama?" Liang Yu asked directly.

Shen Yuan ignored her, looking only at Jiang Sinian with her crescent-moon-like eyes.

"There's something I haven't told you. Something happened at my home these past few days. I'm not my parents' biological child. Jiang Sinian, I have no home anymore."

If she hadn't been truly desperate, she really wouldn't have wanted to use this "playing the victim" tactic.

"I've been mentally dazed these past few days, and many times I didn't know what I was doing."

Just as she felt Jiang Sinian's attitude and expression seemed to soften, she heard Liang Yu speak again.

"Sister, we really are in the same boat. I was abandoned by my biological parents when I was born, and my adoptive parents passed away one after another a few years ago. I lived at my uncle's house, where my aunt wouldn't let me eat, and I lived at my uncle's house, where my aunt would secretly pinch my arms. Now I live at my cousin's house. Although life is miserable, we still have to be strong, don't we?"

Shen Yuan:...

It sounded miserable, but by saying it at a time like this, didn't it just make her own situation seem less miserable?

She didn't know where this Liang Yu had popped out from, but she was simply her nemesis!

Jiang Sinian had no time to watch these two act, so he just picked up the kitten and left.

The kitten couldn't keep wandering here, or it would be killed by these crazy women sooner or later.

Jiang Sinian brought the kitten home.

It was a tiny little ball, very cute, looking around the large courtyard, swaying from side to side.

Jiang Siyu and Jiang Yue were under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree, each holding a book.

"Brother, you brought a kitten home; did Mom agree?" Jiang Siyu asked.

Jiang Sinian was indeed a bit worried, "When Mom gets off work and comes home, I'll talk to her."

He remembered that his younger sister had more influence with their mother, so his tone was uncharacteristically ingratiating, "Look, how cute this kitten is. Don't you want to see it every time you wake up? Play with it after school? Besides, aren't you most afraid of mice and bugs? With it here, the house won't have those anymore."

"I won't speak for you, bleh." Jiang Siyu refused immediately.

"I don't like kittens!"

Jiang Sinian ignored her and planned to start with Jiang Yue, "Little Sister Yue, you are much more obedient than this dead girl. Will you put in a good word for Brother, please?"

"I don't like kittens either."

Jiang Yue stood on the same front as her good friend Orange.

Jiang Sinian wasn't angry, "If you don't like it, fine. I'll spoil my own kitten!"

Saying this, he went into the kitchen, intending to find something for the kitten to eat himself.

Taking advantage of him entering the kitchen, Jiang Siyu quickly hugged the kitten and stole a kiss, then handed it to Jiang Yue, who gave the kitten's bottom a pat.

It felt nice.

It was a pity; caught in the conflict between the Jiang siblings, they could only be forced to pretend they didn't like the kitten.

On the other side, after Jiang Sinian left, Shen Yuan and Liang Yu confronted each other.

"You did that on purpose today, didn't you?" Shen Yuan looked at Liang Yu with eyes as if they were steeped in poison.

Liang Yu smiled, "Yes, Sister. But I didn't wrong you; I just wanted to let Jiang Sinian see your true colors."

"By the way, I might as well tell you directly: I've taken a liking to Jiang Sinian."

It was the first time Shen Yuan had seen someone so thick-skinned and shameless, "Everything follows a first-come, first-served basis; you are too shameless!"

"But you two haven't confirmed a relationship, so what difference does first-come or last-come make?"

Shen Yuan wanted to curse her, but she didn't want to look like a cat jumping in a rage.

"You, didn't you just transfer here less than a month ago? On what grounds do you like him?"

She felt her words no longer had any logic to them.

"Like? I don't just want him because I like him; it's mainly because his family is rich. If I marry in, I can be a young mistress and enjoy life. Isn't that why you are here?"

Shen Yuan was very angry, "To be able to speak of vanity so openly, I am almost impressed by your thick skin."

"We are both women, I don't want to beat around the bush; you must be very clear in your heart that the Jiang Family behind Jiang Sinian adds a lot of charm to him. Which woman wouldn't like that?"

"Then let's just wait and see!" Shen Yuan was not used to talking to such people; being straightforward and too honest made her seem like she had too many schemes.

Before leaving, she remembered something and reminded Liang Yu, "I advise you to be on guard against Jiang Yue. She also likes Jiang Sinian, and their two families are neighbors. With the advantage of proximity, she will definitely be a major obstacle if you want Jiang Sinian."

Jiang Yue?

Liang Yu thought of that girl, and the first word that surfaced in her mind was gentle.

She also likes Jiang Sinian?

Liang Yu recalled the smile that curled at the corner of Shen Yuan's mouth when she said this; she understood, it was shifting the blame onto someone else.

Shen Yuan was dreaming.

She would not be fooled.

Returning home late, Liang Yu had originally thought about going out to buy some food, but she had no money in her pocket.

Her cousin-aunt had put away the money box from the business during this period, and it was no longer so convenient for her to take pocket money.

A cousin-aunt is just a cousin-aunt; if it were a real aunt, could she be this stingy?

The more she tried to hide it, the more she wanted to steal it.