I Conquered the Villain Boss Chapter 98
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 98: Qi Yuan’s Diary
–– I hope she can do as she wishes, travel all over the world with her camera, and live carefreely and happily every day.
XX/XX/20XX, sunny, 8.00 pm.
My sister was scolded by Dad again today. She had obviously done a very good job, at least a hundred times better than me, but instead of praising her, Dad scolded her.
Mom said that my sister and I were twins. My sister was born a few minutes earlier than me and didn’t cry or make a fuss, whereas I started wailing loudly upon my birth.
At that time, Dad said that my sister would definitely be the most ideal heir when she grew up.
It was also at that time that our parents, who gave birth to us and raised us, made decisions for our future without seeking our opinions.
Ever since I could remember, Dad had arranged tutors for my sister and me, teaching us music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and songs from six in the morning to six in the evening. Thinking back on it now, it was still a nightmare for me.
However, unlike my sister, who was treated strictly, I could arrange my class schedule freely, and the teachers would not care if I was absent-minded during class. On the other hand, my sister would be severely reprimanded by the teachers if she was distracted for a moment.
I felt sorry for my sister and had several arguments with the teachers, but this led to Dad punishing my sister. This made me feel uneasy and I dared not do it again.
Mom told me that my sister was different from me. When she grew up, she would support the entire Qi family and be my backer, so she must be outstanding and strong...
At that time, I didn’t quite understand what Mom meant, but I roughly knew that in the days to come, my sister would be the one to protect me and the Qi family.
Now, I finally understood what Mom meant. They were simply forcing the kind of life they had lived on their children, yet they still said it was for protection.
How hypocritical.
However, it couldn’t be denied that our family needed such hypocrisy. To maintain the current family and current life, they could only sacrifice my sister's freedom.
……
XX/XX/20XX, sunny, 6.00 pm.
My sister's fiancé came over. It was said that they had been engaged since childhood. It was a prenatal betrothal, and an alliance between families.
When Dad told my sister the news, she did not object. There was no emotion on her face.
After so many years, my sister seemed to no longer oppose any decision made by Dad.
But I knew she didn’t feel happy.
She had sacrificed too much for our current family.
Hobbies, friends, likes and dislikes... And now, she was asked to sacrifice her marriage as well.
I found it strange. Didn't they say that making my sister stronger was to protect the Qi family and everyone? But now she couldn't even protect herself, so how could she protect our family?
Because my sister didn't like that guy, I didn't like him either.
Dad said he was the only child of the Chu family and the only heir to the Chu Group... so what? What was the point of Dad describing him to be so outstanding? He was just like my sister, a puppet of the family, relying on marriage to consolidate his position.
He was really detestable.
He had a baby face, and smiled hypocritically.
The more I looked at him, the more I hated him.
……
XX/XX/20XX, cloudy, 10pm.
I went out on a date with Chu Yuan on behalf of my sister today.
It was my first time dating an unfamiliar man, and with my sister’s identity. But I wasn’t nervous at all.
Before I left the house, I was thinking that if he dared to be rude to me, I would beat him to a pulp and make him never dare to come to the Qi family’s residence again.
In the end, the guy behaved very gracefully throughout the whole process.
We rode the roller coaster, ate ice cream, and rescued a stray dog together. We took it to a shelter and gave it a boring name, Blackie.
Actually, when I thought about it carefully, I didn't have any expectations for my other half, and I wasn't opposed to an arranged marriage. If I could really replace my sister and become the Chu family's arranged marriage partner, it wouldn't be a bad thing.
After returning home, I asked my sister if she was really sure that she didn't want to accept Chu Yuan, and she still gave an affirmative answer.
The last time my sister came back from drinking with Chu Yuan, I thought she wasn’t averse to Chu Yuan.
I was worried that my sister would force herself to reject Chu Yuan because she hated arranged marriages. If she really liked him, as long as it was that person, what did it matter whether it was an arranged marriage or free love?
My sister said she didn't like Chu Yuan and was averse to arranged marriages. I asked her several times and got the same answer every time.
What about me? I supposed I liked him a little bit, right?
……
After closing the diary, Qi Yuan looked up at Chu Yuan and blinked.
"I'm certain now." She said with some sympathy, "My true love is my sister. You’re an unexpected occurrence."
Indeed, Chu Yuan had the same feeling after reading the diary.
"You seem quite complacent?" Chu Yuan bared his teeth. "You’re so proud of yourself after finding out that you didn't really like me in the beginning, lass."
Yes, she had agreed to marry into the Chu family on behalf of Qi Yao not at all "because she fell in love with him at first sight" as the girl said during the date. It was just that Qi Yao didn't want him, and she voluntarily made the sacrifice to protect her sister.
"Sigh." Chu Yuan sympathized with himself. "For so many years, I actually thought you fell in love with me at first sight."
Qi Yuan, "...You think too much." She added in a low voice, "I just don't think I would be attracted to a playboy like you."
Chu Yuan pinched her ear. "Qi Yuan, personal attacks are way out of line."
Qi Yuan snorted and was about to continue reading the diary when Chu Yuan covered it with one hand.
"It's late. Go to bed. The diary won't run away. You can still read it tomorrow."
After reading the contents of the diary tonight, he was afraid that she would not be able to sleep all night.
……
After returning to the base, Si Xu did not go home directly, but went to the laboratory first.
Knowing that he was looking for Shen Yao, Jiang Ran waited at the entrance and did not go in directly.
While Jiang Ran was bored, her sleeve was tugged by someone. Jiang Ran lowered her head and saw a little girl with a bun in her hair blinking at her with big eyes.
"Oh." The girl's chubby little face looked soft and cute. Jiang Ran leaned over. "Kid, are you lost?"
The girl stared at her blankly for a long time and shook her head.
She shook her head? Did that mean she wasn’t lost? Jiang Ran continued to ask patiently, "Where are your parents? Shall I take you to find them?"
The little girl thought for a while and nodded.
Jiang Ran took her hand and was about to ask the staff on duty to pass a message to Si Xu when Si Xu came out of the lobby.
"Si Xu, I’m..." Going to take this kid to find her parents.
"A117." Si Xu interrupted Jiang Ran and looked at the little girl. "Why are you here?"
A117? What was that? A code name?
Jiang Ran looked at the little girl too –– was this child also an experimental subject in the laboratory? No, her code name seemed a little different from Si Xu's.
"..." The little girl held Jiang Ran's hand, stared at Si Xu warily, and didn't answer.
"Forget it." Si Xu just said casually, "Jiang Ran, just leave her here. Someone from the Shen family will come to look for her."
The Shen family? "Is she from the Shen family?"
"Yes, she’s a weapon created by the Shen family to guard against me."
A weapon? This little girl? Jiang Ran looked at the little girl in surprise. "Is this kid very powerful?"
"Yeah." Si Xu said, "She almost broke Gu Yunqing's leg once."
Jiang Ran, "..." Although she felt sorry for Captain Gu, why did she feel like laughing at the same time too?