Outrageous

Lu Zhi Wei brought Sang Wan Ci back to where she lived.

Leaving a child alone, it was pitiful no matter how she thought about it, she couldn’t bear to.

Besides, she was living alone now, it wouldn’t be an issue to let someone stay with her.

The door opened.

“Come on in, the slippers are by the side, you can wear any pair.”

“Mm.”

Lu Zhi Wei’s home was large with two bedrooms, so guests didn’t have to worry about not having a place to sleep.

Lu Zhi Wei glanced at the bathroom then turned back to ask: “Wan Ci, have you bathed?”

“I’ve bathed.”

“Have you eaten?”

“I’ve eaten.”

“Oh, that’s good then.”

If Sang Wan Ci had been wandering alone on the street without having eaten…… That would be too pitiful.

As a soft-hearted person, Lu Zhi Wei didn’t dare to continue down that train of thought.

She suddenly realised she didn’t have a spare towel or toothbrush at home, so she immediately pulled out her phone and looked for the convenience store service her neighbourhood had.

They had a 24-hour convenience store in her neighbourhood, and they would send the items directly to her house.

She asked what colour Sang Wan Ci liked, then quickly placed the order.

Sang Wan Ci looked at her, then suddenly asked: “What do your parents like?”

Lu Zhi Wei: “Mm?”

Sang Wan Ci: “I can’t go to your house empty-handed.”

Lu Zhi Wei smiled: “It’s fine, don’t waste your money.”

Sang Wan Ci’s brows crinkled as she insisted.

Lu Zhi Wei casually said: “Buy some fruits then, that’s enough.”

Sang Wan Ci’s eyebrows smoothed out: “What fruits do they like?”

Lu Zhi Wei: “They like all fruits, they’re not picky.”

Sang Wan Ci understood.

After the items were delivered, Lu Zhi Wei handed them to Sang Wan Ci along with some of her own pyjamas: “Wash up and rest early. The pyjamas are new, don’t worry.”

Their builds were about the same, it should be fine for Sang Wan Ci to wear her pyjamas.

Looking at the items in her hand before looking at Lu Zhi Wei, Sang Wan Ci stayed silent for a moment then asked: “Will it really not disturb your family if I visit?”

It was supposed to be a family reunion over the new year. A stranger like her visiting might cause trouble.

Although Lu Zhi Wei had said her suggestion was sudden, but thinking about it, it was ridiculous that she had agreed to it too.

But the two of them were being ridiculous together.

“No,” Lu Zhi Wei’s face was relaxed, “I said it, it’s just adding another pair of chopsticks. Besides, there’ll be a lot of people visiting over the new year.

“Oh, right. There’ll be some kids when the time comes, they’ll definitely recognise you, so if they act a bit…… crazy, I hope you won’t mind.”

Sang Wan Ci chuckled: “I don’t mind.”

Compared to Lu Zhi Wei’s success, she wasn’t even worthy of a mention, how crazy could the kids be?

They couldn’t possibly pester her the whole day?

“Okay, that’s good then.”

“Mm.”

“We both have work, so we’ll probably stay for two or three days and come back. Don’t worry, it won’t affect your schedule. You’ve told your manager already, right?”

“Mm, I’ve told her.”

“Okay, go wash up and rest early.”

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Lu Zhi Wei didn’t find it unsettling to have another person in her house.

Probably because Sang Wan Ci was very obedient. At least, she felt very obedient, somehow.

Before she slept, Lu Zhi Wei went over to the other bedroom to check on Sang Wan Ci.

Sang Wan Ci said everything was fine.

So Lu Zhi Wei relaxed, instructing her: “I’ve been a bit tired from work lately, so I want to sleep in tomorrow. If you wake up early, you can make your own breakfast or order food, don’t worry about disturbing me and don’t be concerned about me, just do what you want.”

Sang Wan Ci nodded.

Lu Zhi Wei finally left.

After a while, she came back again.

“Goodnight.” She stood by the door, holding onto the door knob.

Sang Wan Ci hadn’t expected Lu Zhi Wei to specially come back to say goodnight to her.

She stared at Lu Zhi Wei.

Lu Zhi Wei was wearing blue and white striped pyjamas, with her smooth hair tied into a high ponytail.

She didn’t have astonishing looks that could surprise someone, but she had a gentle, clean appearance that got better and better the longer you looked at her.

She was small-sized too.

Without the mature makeup on, people might believe it if she said she was a university student.

—— A cute person.

Sang Wan Ci’s heart suddenly had this thought.

“Goodnight.” She smiled and replied, warm and genuine happiness in her eyes.

Lu Zhi Wei closed the door.

She stood outside, raising a hand and pressing it to her chest…….

How could she be so good-looking when she smiled?

……

Lu Zhi Wei woke up early again.

God couldn’t stop her from sleeping until she woke naturally, Sang Wan Ci could.

She somehow worried that Sang Wan Ci wouldn’t eat, worried that Sang Wan Ci wouldn’t do anything because she was afraid of disturbing Lu Zhi Wei.

Odd, she had never been like this before.

Even if a friend had spent the night at her place, she would tell them to make themselves at home and then really not be concerned about them.

Only Sang Wan Ci was different, she couldn’t not care.

Was it because she was a new friend, and they weren’t considered familiar yet?

Or was it because Sang Wan Ci was already paired with the words “delicate and pitiful” in her heart?

What was that saying, “When you’ve started feeling affection for someone, you’re doomed”?

But once this sentence floated into her mind, Lu Zhi Wei immediately pressed it back down.

She wasn’t doomed.

She just felt that the child was pitiful, that’s all!

But no matter what, she had already gotten up.

In the end, she walked out of the room only to see the child she pitied sitting in the living room, reading a book while drinking soy milk.

Sang Wan Ci wore her black pyjamas and sat with her legs crossed, elegantly.

Her dark, smooth hair draped over her shoulder, her skin was white and smooth, adding to her beauty.

A slender, delicate hand held onto a cup of soy milk as her other hand was turning the page, her actions were light and quiet.

Lu Zhi Wei had to admit, this scene was very pleasing to the eyes.

The next second, Sang Wan Ci had lifted her head and looked at her, putting down the soy milk in her hand.

“Good morning, Zhi Wei.”

Lu Zhi Wei came back to her senses.

“Good morning.”

Sang Wan Ci put down the book lightly and stood up: “Didn’t you want to sleep in, why are you up?”

Lu Zhi Wei rubbed her face awkwardly: “This…… I can’t control my body clock?”

Sang Wan Ci nodded calmly and said: “Just as well, I bought breakfast for you.”

“?”

Lu Zhi Wei: “Didn’t we agree that you didn’t have to be concerned about me?”

Sang Wan Ci was very straightforward: “I can’t not be concerned.”

She was a guest, Lu Zhi Wei was the owner of the house who had been kind towards her. She really couldn’t not be concerned about Lu Zhi Wei.

Besides, buying an extra portion of food wasn’t anything big. If it wasn’t eaten then it could be thrown away, or it could be heated up later.

Hearing that, Lu Zhi Wei paused.

It was like her, she couldn’t not care about Sang Wan Ci either.

“Thanks.” Lu Zhi Wei said.

“You’re welcome.” Sang Wan Ci replied.

Lu Zhi Wei was about to walk into the bathroom and wash up.

At that moment, the person behind her suddenly said: “Zhi Wei, I’ll drive later.”

Lu Zhi Wei paused and turned back.

Their eyes met.

Sang Wan Ci said: “This way, you can sleep a bit more.”

She recalled that Lu Zhi Wei said she was tired from work, but she still woke up so early today, so she might not have rested enough.

As a friend, she had a duty to share Lu Zhi Wei’s burden.

Lu Zhi Wei blinked slowly, preparing to refuse her.

How could she let her guest be her chauffeur?

What kind of hospitality would that be?

But at that moment, Sang Wan Ci spoke quicker than her.

“Don’t refuse me.

“Jiejie.”

When she said this, her expression was gentle and her voice was filled with a hint of whining and begging.

A person who was already good-looking to begin with was even harder to refuse when they looked like this.

Lu Zhi Wei: “!”

—— How was she so good at this!

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Sang Wan Ci sat in the driver’s seat, waiting for Lu Zhi Wei to fasten her seatbelt.

Lu Zhi Wei thought about how useless she was while fastening her seatbelt.

She had lived for 26 years, but she couldn’t withstand the whining of someone four years younger than her!

Was this logical?!

She snuck a glance at Sang Wan Ci’s face.

It was quite logical……

In the past, she was the same as others, thinking that Sang Wan Ci was otherworldly with no desires, looking like an aloof person. At least, someone who wouldn’t whine like this.

Now she knew she was wrong.

A person like this was scariest when they started whining.

As long as their eyebrows wrinkled slightly and they looked slightly pitiful, the whole world could be theirs.

“Sleep for a bit, Zhi Wei,” Sang Wan Ci said, “I’ll wake you up when we reach.”

The route had already been set on the navigation system, as long as she followed it she would be able to drive to Lu Zhi Wei’s parents’ house. She didn’t need Lu Zhi Wei to sit there and tell her how to drive there.

Seeing her insistence, Lu Zhi Wei obediently took the blanket from the second row and covered herself with it.

She leaned the seat back slightly, closing her eyes with a bit of reticence. Primarily because she was worried Sang Wan Ci couldn’t drive……

But in the end, with the steady movement of the car, her doubts were cleared and she fell asleep.

The car stopped in front of the traffic light.

Sang Wan Ci turned her head to look at the person sleeping soundly next to her.

Lu Zhi Wei looked good while sleeping, gentle and peaceful.

After a moment, Sang Wan Ci looked back towards the front, her lips turned up slightly in a smile that she didn’t realise was present.

…

The Lu household was packed.

Various didis and meimeis knew that Lu Zhi Wei was coming back today, so they had all chosen to visit on this day.

The red packets weren’t important, the superstar jiejie was important, it was so hard for them to meet her!

So a bunch of juniors were all waiting in anticipation, having a snowball fight in the front yard when they got bored.

Lu Zhi Wei woke up from a gentle voice, seeing Sang Wan Ci’s pretty face once she opened her eyes.

“We’re here.” Sang Wan Ci said.

“Oh……” Lu Zhi Wei rubbed her eyes, pulling the blanket off.

She turned to look at the snowy surroundings, looking at her yard and the rowdy kids.

It was a new year, but these kids seemed to always have so much energy every year.

The two of them got off the car.

Sang Wan Ci was holding onto the fresh fruits she had bought on the way.

Lu Zhi Wei didn’t bring anything home, just a friend.

Lu Zhi Wei’s didis and meimeis saw her, immediately throwing away the snow in their hands.

Then they saw someone else was beside her.

Someone who frequently got on the hot search.

Lu Si Jiao came out to fetch her sister, seeing there was someone beside her.

When she saw the person’s face, she covered her mouth in shock.

Sang, Sang Wan Ci?!

It really was Sang Wan Ci??

It really was the woman that fit the beauty standards of all her dorm mates???

Lu Zhi Wei could tell how famous Sang Wan Ci was from their reactions.

Sang Wan Ci, on the other hand, didn’t expect so many kids, with many looking like they were in elementary or high school.

Lu Zhi Wei explained embarrassedly: “They like me a bit more, so they always pick the day that I return to come visit.”

Sang Wan Ci looked at her, smiling slightly: “Zhi Wei deserves to be liked.”

Lu Zhi Wei paused then replied: “You too.”

With praise coming so suddenly, neither of them continued.

Lu Zhi Wei brought Sang Wan Ci into the house and introduced her to the elders.

Once Sang Wan Ci arrived, the rowdy juniors immediately all became obedient.

Firstly, because they were scared of embarrassing Lu Zhi Wei. Secondly, because it was their first time meeting Sang Wan Ci, they were too embarrassed.

Sang Wan Ci was really too pretty, even better than the photos on the hot search.

People wouldn’t dare to photoshop their photos like that, but she was born like that, it was really an eye-opening day for them.

Sang Wan Ci wasn’t scared of crowds.

As a rich heiress, what sort of situations hasn’t she been in?

So she sat calmly, answering questions and chatting.

Seeing that she was easy to get along with, everybody slowly started talking to her, then asked Lu Si Jiao for paper for autographs.

Lu Zhi Wei went upstairs for a bit, then returned to see the person she had brought was being surrounded and signing autographs for the bunch of kids.

“Wan Ci jiejie, can you sign a few more copies? My classmate likes you too.”

“My classmate too, we’re all your looks fan!”

“I’m your fan, I’m not even a fan of my cousin, I’m only a fan of you, Sang Wan Ci is the best!”

“Why did you come to my jie‘s house for the new year? Will you be here next year too? When? Can I come and see you again?”

Lu Zhi Wei: “……”

These demanding rascals……

“Enough,” Lu Zhi Wei put on the domineering air of an older sister, walking over and linking arms with Sang Wan Ci, “go play elsewhere, don’t disturb the guest, she didn’t come to hold an autograph event.

“Wan Ci, let’s go, I’ll bring you upstairs for a look.”

Sang Wan Ci hummed and left with Lu Zhi Wei.

At this moment, she finally realised that Lu Zhi Wei was right…… they really were passionate.

There wasn’t anything on the second storey, just rooms.

Lu Zhi Wei was just looking for an excuse to help Sang Wan Ci escape, and to talk about something serious.

“Wan Ci, I forgot to tell you something,” Lu Zhi Wei’s expression was a bit troubled, “these two days…… I might need to trouble you to sleep with me.”

Sang Wan Ci: “?”

Lu Zhi Wei: “Aside from my parents’ room, my room and my sister’s room, the rest have all been converted to the study room, tea room and such, so there aren’t any guest rooms, please don’t mind it……”

Sang Wan Ci: “I don’t mind.”

Lu Zhi Wei: “Then why do you look a bit…… confused?”

Sang Wan Ci: “I am a bit confused, because I don’t understand why you would use ‘trouble’.”

It was Lu Zhi Wei’s turn to be confused.

Only for Sang Wan Ci to say seriously: “Zhi Wei, you’re very good, sleeping with you is also very good, there’s no trouble.”

She was a bit more serious in this.

Because she really did think that Lu Zhi Wei was good, even if they had only known each other for a short while.

There were people like this in the world, able to make others believe them even if they had only met a few times.

Lu Zhi Wei understood suddenly, feeling a bit embarrassed at the same time.

Sang Wan Ci did make her feel a bit embarrassed by saying such things so seriously……

But she was still very happy. Being able to be trusted was something worth being happy over.

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When they were eating, Lu Zhi Wei got urged to marry again by her relatives.

It was the same “you’re at that age”, she had already grown tired of hearing it.

It was odd, her relatives urged her to marry even more than her parents did.

Sang Wan Ci wasn’t used to it.

Her family never urged anybody to marry.

Her parents had never said stuff like she should get married when she was at a certain age, and her aunty definitely wouldn’t.

The good thing was that Lu Zhi Wei’s parents protected her, immediately stopping these relatives.

It was fine for them to joke about it with their kids behind closed doors, but it wasn’t necessary for relatives to talk about it at the table and make things difficult for their child.

Their daughter didn’t need their concern, nor did she need any relative’s concern.

“Alright alright,” Lu Zhi Wei’s father said, “the child is already an adult, she’ll date if she meets someone she likes, she doesn’t need old people like us to worry. Let’s eat, don’t talk about these.”

With her parents protecting her, Lu Zhi Wei could eat without worry.

Her eyes suddenly met Sang Wan Ci’s and she paused, smiling embarrassedly at her.

Sang Wan Ci nodded lightly, not saying anything.

…

10.30pm.

Lu Zhi Wei’s mother was worried a single blanket wouldn’t be able to cover the two of them and brought up another blanket, afraid that Sang Wan Ci would catch a cold.

Although she didn’t know why Sang Wan Ci was spending the new year with them, but she was a guest since she had come, and they had to take care of her as the hosts.

“Cover yourself with the blanket, close the windows tightly, don’t fall ill,” she said, “children are all precious to their parents. If you fall sick, your parents will definitely feel hurt.”

Sang Wan Ci thanked her with a genuine smile.

Lu Zhi Wei’s mother’s good feelings grew stronger, seeing that Sang Wan Ci was so polite. She praised her, “this child is so good-looking, so obedient”, before leaving.

Lu Zhi Wei looked at the closed door and took the blanket from Sang Wan Ci, smiling: “My mom likes you.”

“Your family are all good people,” Sang Wan Ci said, “except for when they’re urging you to get married.”

Lu Zhi Wei smiled helplessly: “Let them do what they want, they can’t do anything if I don’t want to.”

She laid the blanket out and patted the bed: “Come and sleep.”

Sang Wan Ci walked over obediently and lay on the bed.

Lu Zhi Wei followed suit and turned off the light.

The room immediately plunged into darkness.

It was the first time they were sleeping in the same bed, they somehow couldn’t fall asleep even though the other person was also a woman.

The room was quiet, with only the sound of their clothes rustling present.

Feeling the other person turning and tossing, they knew the other person also couldn’t sleep.

If that was the case, then they might as well chat for a bit.

Thinking about it, Lu Zhi Wei slowly opened her mouth: “Wan Ci, do you want to chat for a while?”

“Okay.”

But about what?

They fell silent again.

After a while, Lu Zhi Wei heard Sang Wan Ci ask: “Zhi Wei, you’re not planning to get married?”

They suddenly had a conversation topic, so they started talking about it.

Lu Zhi Wei: “It can’t be said that I don’t plan to, it’s more like something that I’m okay having or not having. If I don’t meet someone I like, then I’ll live on my own. If I meet someone I like, then we can think about it. What about you?”

Sang Wan Ci: “Same.”

Lu Zhi Wei: “Will your family urge you, like mine?”

Sang Wan Ci: “No, my father wants me to become an excellent child, not an excellent wife.”

Aside from being stubborn about the piano, her father had never forced her to do anything else, especially marriage.

Rather than getting married early, her father wanted her to clearly see what kind of person she wanted, and whether the other person was worth it before discussing marriage.

It was fine even if she never got married, her father had never felt that marriage was a necessity in life.

Hearing that, Lu Zhi Wei felt a bit envious.

This was humanity, doing some things right and some things wrong. Nobody could be perfect.

Even though it wasn’t right for her father to force her to play the piano, but his views on marriage were already much better than a lot of parents.

“That’s nice.”

“Aunty and Uncle are good too, didn’t they protect you at the dining table?”

“That’s towards other people. They’ll still talk to me about it from time to time privately, saying they’ll help me keep an eye out for good people so I can go meet them and get to know them.”

“…… Is that so.”

“But it’s fine, I live by myself, I have a job, so I won’t hear them talk about this too often. Besides, they only talk about it once in a while when they’re bored, they’re not forcing me very strongly either.”

“That’s good then.”

The atmosphere quietened again.

Snow had started to fall outside the window, heaven and earth were quiet.

Lu Zhi Wei looked at the ceiling in the darkness, asking lightly: “Then…… how are you planning to resolve matters with your father?”

Problems had to be resolved, they couldn’t just be swept under the carpet and ignored.

Sang Wan Ci’s words and actions only showed her frustration at clashing with her father, it hadn’t escalated to hating her father yet, this showed that she still wanted this father.

Since that was the case, it was best to solve things earlier, rather than let it fester in their hearts.

Sang Wan Ci said: “I didn’t know what to do earlier, but I just thought of a method.”

—— When Lu Zhi Wei’s mother had said that parents would hurt if their child was sick.

Lu Zhi Wei glanced in her direction.

Although she didn’t know what her plan was, but she would congratulate her nonetheless.

“That’s good then, having a plan is always better than nothing, I await your good news.”

Sang Wan Ci smiled: “Okay.”

After a while.

“Zhi Wei.”

“Mm?”

“Are we friends?”

“Of course.”

After Lu Zhi Wei said it, she heard Sang Wan Ci lightly and gently say: “That’s great.”

Being able to be friends with someone as good as you is great.

That’s what Sang Wan Ci thought.

Lu Zhi Wei paused then laughed lightly: “I think so too, it’s great to be friends with you.”

This was a gentle and serious child who could make people feel for her.

She liked her, and she was happy she could be friends with her.

“If there’s time next year, I’d still like to invite Teacher Sang to come spend the new year here, is that okay?”

“If teacher Lu invites, I’ll definitely come.”

“Then that’s settled.”

“Mm, that’s settled.”

With Lu Zhi Wei around, Sang Wan Ci stayed for just two short days at the Lu household.

But to her, it was a happy, unlonely new year.

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After becoming friends, the two of them met up and chatted more and more frequently.

Slowly, they would tell each other first thing if anything happened to them, they got used to saying good morning and good night to each other, they grew more and more fond of spending time with each other.

Besides that, they also worked together for the first time on a double-lead show.

Two months later, the actors started entering the production crew.

Lu Zhi Wei sat in the car, watching the scenery outside the window.

Before entering the crew, Sang Wan Ci had said she had good news to tell her face to face.

She was looking forward to it.

Looking forward to hearing Sang Wan Ci’s good news, and looking forward even more to seeing Sang Wan Ci.

Looking forward even more to seeing Sang Wan Ci…….

Thinking about it, she suddenly lost the smile she didn’t know she had on.

She finally realised something wasn’t right.

Why was she looking forward even more to seeing Sang Wan Ci?

This sort of feeling wasn’t out of pure friendship.

She had never had an occasion where her whole heart was filled with the other person when she went to meet friends, and she wouldn’t feel happy just by thinking of someone, feeling like her heart was full just by thinking of someone.

She looked out of the window woodenly, doubt surfacing in her mind.

I wouldn’t have…… fallen for her, would I?