"..."
Aktingnya terbongkar, Nian Xiaomu langsung berdiri dari sofa.
Dia melempar handuk di tangannya ke meja kopi dan berjalan ke sofa tempat Zheng Yan duduk, lalu duduk di sampingnya.
Mereka seperti dua sahabat dekat yang bersembunyi di bawah selimut, bercerita rahasia saat tak ada orang lain.
"Bilang jujur. Menurutmu Mo Yongheng orangnya gimana?" tanya Nian Xiaomu.
Kata-kata Mo Yongheng sebelum mereka pergi dari vila Mo Chengliang masih bergema di kepalanya, Zheng Yan mengomel tanpa pikir panjang,
"Bajingan total, aku benci dia!"
"..."
Nian Xiaomu menjawab, "Bukan, kan kamu masih peduli banget sama dia beberapa waktu lalu? Dia ditahan untuk diselidiki dan kamu mengunjunginya setiap hari. Aku ingat kamu bahkan menawarkan menjemputnya saat dia dibebaskan. Kenapa sekarang malah benci, bukan kagum?"
"Dia jelas tahu kalau orang yang kamu suka adalah Tuan Muda Han dan kamu sudah menikah dengannya. Tapi dia tetap setuju menikah sama kamu. Menurutmu dia sengaja?" Saat menyebut soal ini, Zheng Yan kelihatannya lebih marah dari Nian Xiaomu.
Dia sudah ngomong-ngomprok dan keluh kesah panjang lebar soal Mo Yongheng.
Dia bahkan menceritakan semuanya yang dikatakan Mo Yongheng kepadanya di halaman.
"Maksudmu, Mo Yongheng memintamu memberinya alasan?" Mulut Nian Xiaomu terbuka lebar kaget.
Kalau dia sempat ragu sedikit soal Yu Yuehan, kini keraguan itu hilang total!
Zheng Yan tidak memperhatikan perubahan ekspresi halusnya, lanjut saja, "Menurutmu nggak ada yang aneh sama dia? Kenapa dia mengancamku dengan urusan yang melibatkan kalian berdua? Kalau aku सचमुच nemu alasan buat dia, apakah dia akan benar-benar nyerahin pernikahan itu? Atau dia cuma mau ngejek aku aja? Padahal aku menganggapnya teman selama ini..."
Zheng Yan lanjut bercerita dan tiba-tiba sadar ruang tamu jadi sunyi, dia berkedip dan menoleh ke Nian Xiaomu.
Nian Xiaomu menopang pipinya dengan kedua tangan, ekspresi kaget di wajahnya nyaris berteriak—informasi terlalu banyak, butuh waktu buat mencerna.
"Kenapa jadi gitu?"
Zheng Yan kaget sampe mundur jauh dari dia.
"Seharusnya aku yang nanya. Yang akan menikah sama Mo Yongheng sekarang adalah aku. Kenapa kamu juga ikut marah?" Nian Xiaomu mencubit dagu Zheng Yan biar dia menoleh ke arahnya.
Saat mata mereka bertemu, matanya yang besar dan berekspresi itu berkedip-kedip.
Menangkap tatapan di mata Zheng Yan, dia langsung tahu kalau gadis ini belum sadar perasaannya sendiri untuk Mo Yongheng.
Wajar saja!
Meski Zheng Yan cantik, mungkin justru karena kecantikan itu reputasinya di luar tidak terlalu bagus.
Apalagi dia punya adik laki-laki yang sia-sia, cuma tahu mengadu domba.
Setiap pria yang melihat Zheng Yan menganggapnya murahan dan licik.
Kalau tidak, mereka mendekati dengan motif mau untung.
Akibatnya, bertahun-tahun Zheng Yan tidak pernah punya percintaan yang proper. Bodoh kalau harap dia bisa sadar perasaan sendiri!
Nian Xiaomu memutar bola matanya dan berdiri dari sofa, duduk lagi di kursi di hadapan Zheng Yan.
Dia ambil bantal dan meniru pose persis sama seperti Zheng Yan, menatapnya.
Lalu dia batuk-batuk bersuara dan bicara.
"Zheng Yan, sebenarnya aku udah mikir matang soal ini dan kita mungkin nggak harus salahkan Mo Yongheng."
"???"
Zheng Yan menjawab, "Kamu tadi ngejek dia hampir sepuluh menit."
…Sepuluh menit?
Nian Xiaomu menggelengkan kepala dan menjawab, "Itu bukan poin utamanya. Poin utamanya, Mo Yongheng mungkin nggak sengaja."
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“…”
With her acting exposed, Nian Xiaomu simply stood up from the sofa.
She threw the towel in her hand onto the coffee table and walked to the sofa Zheng Yan was sitting on and sat down with her.
They were like two best friends who were hiding under the covers to talk about their secrets when no one was around.
“Tell me honestly. What do you think of Mo Yongheng as a person?” Nian Xiaomu asked.
With the words Mo Yongheng had told her before they left Mo Chengliang’s villa still ringing in her head, Zheng Yan muttered without thinking,
“A complete jerk, I hate him!”
“…”
Nian Xiaomu responded, “No, weren’t you still very concerned about him some time ago? He was detained for investigation and you visited him every day. I remember that you even offered to fetch him when he was released. Why do you hate him now, instead of admiring him?”
“He obviously knew that the person you like is Young Master Han and you’ve already married him. And he still agreed to marry you. Don’t you think he did it on purpose?” Upon mentioning this matter, Zheng Yan seemed even more furious than Nian Xiaomu was.
She had been rambling on and complaining a lot about Mo Yongheng.
She had even told Nian Xiaomu everything Mo Yongheng had said to her in the courtyard.
“You mean, Mo Yongheng asked you to give him a reason?” Nian Xiaomu’s mouth was agape in shock.
If she had previously doubted Yu Yuehan even a bit, then those doubts were completely dispelled now!
Zheng Yan did not notice her minute changes in her expression and simply went on, “Don’t you think there’s something wrong with him? Why is he threatening me with a matter involving the two of you? If I can actually find a reason for him, is he actually going to give up on the marriage? Or is he just outrightly trying to spite me? To think I actually treated him as a friend all this time…”
Zheng Yan went on and upon realizing that the living room was rather quiet suddenly, she blinked her eyes and turned to look at Nian Xiaomu.
Nian Xiaomu had her hands propping up her cheeks and the look of shock on her face basically read—too much information, I need time to digest.
“What’s with you?”
Zheng Yan was so stunned by her that she started to move further away from her.
“I should be the one asking you this. The one Mo Yongheng is going to marry now is me. Why are you so angry as well?” Nian Xiaomu pinched Zheng Yan’s chin to make her turn to look at her.
As they exchanged looks, her huge, animated eyes started blinking.
Capturing the look in Zheng Yan’s eyes, she instantly knew that she had yet to realize her own feelings for Mo Yongheng.
Well, that was to be expected!
Although Zheng Yan was beautiful, it was perhaps because of such beautiful looks that her reputation outside was not that good.
Especially when she had a useless younger brother who only knew to frame.
Every man who saw Zheng Yan thought of her as frivolous and promiscuous.
Otherwise, they approached her with a motive to gain something from her.
As a result, for so many years, Zheng Yan had not gotten into a proper romance. It would be foolish to think she could realize her own feelings for someone!
Nian Xiaomu rolled her eyes around and stood up from the sofa, sitting down on the seat opposite Zheng Yan again.
She grabbed a cushion and mirrored the exact same pose she had and stared at her.
She then cleared her throat and spoke.
“Zheng Yan, actually, I’ve thought carefully about this and we probably shouldn’t blame Mo Yongheng for this.”
“???”
Zheng Yan replied, “You just scolded him for almost ten minutes earlier.”
…Was it that long?
Nian Xiaomu threw her head back and responded, “That’s not the main point. The main point is, Mo Yongheng probably didn’t do it on purpose.”
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