The Villainess Awakens After Marrying the Male Lead’s Brother - Chapter 66

Chapter 66

The door closed, temporarily separating a small space from the outside. Wen Yu took a deep breath, rubbed her cheeks, grabbed her pajamas, and went into the bathroom.

As soon as she entered, she realized something was wrong.

Why does it feel like someone has been using this bathroom?

There’s not a speck of dust on the countertop.

And… there’s an extra toothbrush.

There are also extra towels and bath towels.

Wen Yu was dumbfounded, knowing full well that something had happened.

Just a moment ago, she was pondering inexplicably which room to sleep in since there were two rooms and two people. Now she didn’t need to ponder anymore. Someone had already made the decision.

Wen Yu sighed inwardly. Two conflicting emotions were tearing at her mind, leaving her at a loss for what to do. She wanted to take a gamble, to not think about it too much, but the shadow of the past had not yet dissipated.

But Jiang Yunyan’s actions kept adding weight to the other side of the scale.

Clearly, he seemed to know nothing, but at the same time, he seemed to know everything, blatantly laying out his cards, telling her, “You can take whatever you want, don’t worry about anything else.”

Wen Yu took a deep breath, shook her head, and temporarily stopped thinking about it. Her first and second steps had both ended in failure, and now she didn’t dare to act recklessly for the time being.

Perhaps with one move, she would completely surrender.

After taking a shower and changing into comfortable pajamas, Wen Yu stretched lazily, admitting that her own home was still more comfortable. Most of the time after she woke up, she actually lived in hotels, but inexplicably, she could never get used to staying in a hotel. Instead, she became more accustomed to this place and Jiang’s home.

Wen Yu had originally planned to lie down directly. It was already very late, and her adjusted biological clock had reminded her many times that it was time to sleep.

However, her stomach was very hungry.

Jiang Yunyan was not in the room either.

So she opened the door.

She saw the man at the other end of the living room, in the open kitchen, with his back to her, wearing an apron and busy at the stove.

It’s almost dawn!

Wen Yu was amazed, quickly ran over, and asked crisply, “Big brother! What are you doing?”

Jiang Yunyan turned his head to look at her and said, “Cooking noodles, eat a little before bed, or you’ll be hungry all night.”

Because they were going to take Ming Fei back, the two of them went directly to the airport. As a result, Wen Yu fell asleep again on the way, delaying their time, so they hadn’t eaten until now.

Wen Yu nodded quickly and immediately praised, “Big brother, you’re so thoughtful, remembering this!”

She thought to herself that he was indeed a president without a stomach illness. She had forgotten all about eating.

Jiang Yunyan chuckled and pinched her cheek. “Go get a bowl.”

“Okay.” Wen Yu nodded obediently and fetched two bowls.

Jiang Yunyan took them, picked up a strand of noodles and put it in the bowl. Not too much, just enough to fill half a bowl to satisfy their hunger. On top of it was a golden-brown fried egg, crispy on the outside and soft and tender on the inside, with a slightly runny yolk.

Certainly, here are the translated paragraphs with spaces between them:

温瑜 sat at the dining table with a bowl in hand, taking the first bite of the fried egg, feeling instantly satisfied. The hungry stomach, already craving, was instantly soothed. Jiang Yunyan’s portion was slightly larger than hers, but still only about half a bowl, plus one fried egg. After finishing their midnight snack, Wen Yu went to brush her teeth again. When she came out of the bathroom, Jiang Yunyan also went in. Finally, their own bathroom wasn’t semi-transparent. Wen Yu lay on the bed, looking in that direction, blinking, feeling a bit regretful, but too timid to look at the hotel area again. As she thought, the thick drowsiness came over her again. When the person in the bathroom came out, all they saw was the little girl already asleep. The man wasn’t surprised at all, he dried his hair and quickly returned to their room, gently lying down and pulling her into his arms, planting a light kiss on her forehead: “Goodnight.”

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The sun was shining brightly, and Wen Yu reluctantly got up. At that moment, Sister Liu called, her voice lazy with a hint of hoarseness. Sister Liu chuckled, “Still sleeping?” Wen Yu: “Hmm, what’s up?” She sat up, but answered the phone and then lay back down on the blanket. There was only her in the room, probably the only one in the whole house. Sister Liu said, “Have you forgotten about the fan meeting?” “No!” Wen Yu said, “Isn’t it in the afternoon?” “I was afraid you forgot,” Sister Liu coughed lightly, reminding her. Wen Yu snorted, she had never been late, but still thanked Sister Liu for the reminder and quickly got up. It was her first fan meeting, and Sister Liu was afraid of any mishaps. The fans attending had been strictly screened, and there were only a hundred people, but it was still important. After all, as a rising star, she had to work hard to maintain her small fan base. Sister Liu also had a request for her, at least she had to perform a dance. Wen Yu had to increase her workload, fortunately, she didn’t have much screen time before wrapping up, and her acting teacher thought she did well, so she finished early and went home, waiting for the next time she returned to the set of “Phoenix Rises.” So she had plenty of time to practice dancing. Now rehearsals mainly focused on that. The fan meeting was initially supposed to be held at a hotel, but it was discovered by Jiang’s mother, who had been secretly stalking her, so they decided to hold it at their hotel. According to the schedule, the one hundred fans had already started checking in at the hotel. So when Wen Yu went out, she wore a mask and a hat. When she arrived at the hotel, she was escorted to the second-floor lobby by hotel staff. This was where the fan meeting would be held, and on either side of the entrance were several banners featuring posters of Wen Yu in various roles. They were all quite beautiful. Including some minor roles Wen Yu played before she awakened, although her acting skills were not great, her looks were universally recognized. As soon as she entered the lobby, her eyes fell on a red banner that read – “Wishing the actor Wen Yu and the fans a successful first meeting.” Below the banner was a large screen. At the moment, it was playing a solo cut of Wen Yu’s recent two excellent performances. After watching, Wen Yu blushed silently. Some staff were still setting up the venue, but as it was now, it was already very beautiful, fancy, like a wedding. But… although it was beautiful, she could feel embarrassed seeing the busy staff, the big screen, and the occasional glances they stole at her. Sister Liu came over with a smile, “How is it? Isn’t it nice?” “Yes, Sister, you’re really capable!” Wen Yu gave her a thumbs up in praise. “It’s because you paid more money,” Sister Liu smiled and shook her head, taking her to the backstage dressing room, “These are the clothes you’ll wear tomorrow, mainly school uniforms, the role of that school sister is quite popular, the fans will definitely like it, and there’s also a set of ancient costumes, you can change into them later, and this…” Wen Yu tried them all on, they all fit well. The stylist also came over to give her a makeover, ensuring she looked good and wasn’t too guarded. Then it was time for the dance. This was where Wen Yu had the least confidence. It was another day of secretly cursing the plot. In the last life, no one cared, so she didn’t learn any talents. This life she had money and people cared, but at that time she didn’t have past life memories, just a child’s mentality, and her studies were already troublesome enough, so most of the special classes were abandoned halfway. She had learned classical dance, modern dance, jazz, cello, etc.,

but none of them persisted. The only thing she could stick to was the piano, but she gave it up in high school because of the college entrance examination and chasing Jiang Yunjin, until now, when she remembered the fan meeting. But it was too late, over the years, her hands had become stiff. If Wen Yu hadn’t lost her memory, she definitely wouldn’t have ended up with only dancing as a performance skill now!

Rehearsal ended, the dance teachers were all exhausted, especially Wen Yu, who was completely exhausted, wishing she could lie down on the spot and skip the meeting tomorrow.

However, that was not the case. She was dragged up by Xiao Yu and sent out of the hotel. Just as they were about to reach the door, suddenly two girls wearing white short-sleeved shirts with the words ‘One Fish’ walked towards them.

The two girls were originally chatting and laughing. But when Wen Yu and they met in the lobby and brushed past each other, one of the girls looked at them, her expression changed instantly, and she immediately grabbed her sister’s arm and whispered, “Ah!”

She was found out!

Wen Yu also felt a bit embarrassed. She quickly went from a limp state to an active one. Wearing a mask, only her big eyes were exposed as she looked at the two girls and waved to them, making a ‘shh’ gesture.

The two girls pursed their lips and smiled. Although they were excited and blushing, they still nodded obediently.

Those staying here today were fans who would attend the meeting tomorrow, so there would be autographs and such, so there was no need to worry about missing out.

Wen Yu felt relieved and continued walking out. As soon as she stepped out, she saw a familiar car parked at the hotel entrance.

Wen Yu’s eyes lit up, and she quickly approached. The people in the car probably also saw her. The door opened, and they came out directly to help her open the car door. Afraid of being photographed, Wen Yu quickly got in, and Jiang Yunyan also got in from the other side.

Wen Yu reminded, “Big brother, the day after tomorrow, I have to go to the film and television city again. Let’s go back to my parents’ place tonight.”

“I know, we agreed in advance.” Jiang Yunyan patted her head. “Mom personally cooked dinner. It’s all thanks to you, Little Fish, for giving her face.”

Wen Yu proudly raised her chin. “Of course!”

When they returned to the Jiang family, Jiang’s mother was already waiting at the door. Seeing her return, she immediately ran over to greet her, holding her little face and worrying, “You’ve lost weight again, haven’t you been eating properly?”

Jiang Yunjin, who happened to have two days off, floated over and said softly, “Mom, she eats well, my brother even cooked for her himself.”

Wen Yu glared at him.

Jiang’s mother angrily patted her son who had come over, “Why don’t you go serve the dishes instead of standing there?” Then she smiled at Wen Yu, “Don’t worry, when he came back, I already scolded him.”

Jiang Yunjin: “…”

He touched his nose, intending to say a few more words.

With a shoulder push, Jiang Yunyan stepped forward from behind, the big brother who no one noticed at all, and his mind was only filled with his mother’s orders: “…Brother, should we serve the food?”

“Yep.” Jiang Yunyan glanced at him and went to the kitchen.

Jiang Yunjin quickly followed suit. As they passed by the dining table, Jiang’s father said lightly, “You’re back.”

The contrast in the enthusiasm towards Wen Yu between Jiang’s mother and father was stark.

Jiang Yunyan just nodded, “Yep.”

Apart from official matters, the father and son had nothing to say. Jiang Yunjin followed behind, feeling full of emotions. He truly lived up to his reputation as the famous son-in-law, but he was completely ignored.

I wonder if he’ll become like this after he gets married?

Jiang Yunjin’s expression became heavy. He felt it was highly likely, after all, he was already like a weed now.

Wen Yu chuckled. Seeing the two brothers walk away, she skillfully hugged Jiang’s mother and acted cute, “No, it’s mainly because the food from the crew isn’t good, and takeout is also greasy. I just wanted to eat the food you made.”

Jiang’s mother’s heart softened. It was indeed necessary to dote on a girl like her.

She had two sons, the older one was especially sensible at a young age, and the younger one was like a blockhead, especially prone to getting into trouble. None of them were like Little Fish, who could act cute and sweet.

She couldn’t help but indulge her a little more, but fearing that she might starve the child, she still pulled her to the dining table, “Your brother said you’d be back in the evening, so I prepared in advance. It’s just that it’s too late, so I reheated it. Hurry up and eat.”

Wen Yu nodded, “Yep!”

She was really hungry. Even if Sister Liu wanted to treat her to dinner, she wouldn’t have agreed.

It was almost nine o’clock. At this time, the Jiang family would have finished eating, but they had been waiting for her, and Jiang’s father hadn’t eaten either.

When Wen Yu came back, they prepared to eat together.

Jiang’s mother saw the exhaustion on her face and didn’t say much, just kept urging her to eat more, “Eat more, eat more. You must be really tired today.”

Wen Yu also smiled and accepted.

She really liked Jiang’s mother. Although her personality was somewhat different from the mother in her memory, as good friends, they still had some common points and both loved her dearly.

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After dinner, Wen Yu habitually sat with Jiang’s mother for a while.

But just half an hour later, Jiang’s mother, seeing the little girl yawning several times, urged her to rest: “It’s okay, Jiang Mom has always been at home, and this little time is not missed.”

Wen Yu had no choice but to give up and run back to the room. As soon as she pushed the door open, she saw the man who had disappeared after dinner, already washed up and half lying on the bed, holding a computer in his hand, wearing glasses, and looking busy.

Wen Yu didn’t disturb him and quietly went to take a shower.

The hot water seemed to wash away all the fatigue. After showering, Wen Yu felt a little refreshed. Just then, she saw Jiang Yunyan closing his computer, placing it back on the bedside table, and then pinching the frame of his glasses with two fingers, taking off his glasses and casually placing them on the computer.

Then he looked over at Wen Yu.

His black eyes were as deep as ever, and his handsome face showed little expression.

For some reason, without saying a word, Wen Yu seemed to understand the meaning in his eyes. Unable to control her legs once again, she walked to the bedside and asked in confusion, “Big Brother?”

As she approached, she was embraced, and he asked, “Not sleepy?”

Wen Yu’s cheeks flushed slightly, probably guessing what would happen next. She hooked her arms around his neck, hiding her face, and shook her head gently.

Indeed, she wasn’t very sleepy.

Just as she shook her head, she felt dizzy. In an instant, their positions swapped. But at this moment, Wen Yu suddenly remembered something she had been wanting to ask but kept forgetting. She blocked his lips and said, “Wait, big brother, do you still remember Zhao Qingyuan from before?”

The man’s expression froze, he removed her hand and put it on top of her head, his brows furrowed, and his voice lowered a few notches, “You’re asking about this now?”

Wen Yu tried to please him by rubbing his cheek, “Just remembered it.”

Not really, she had wanted to ask before.

But that was when Ming Fei was around.

During the day, they missed each other again, so they only had time to talk now…

The man glanced at her deeply, “I remember. What’s the matter?”

Wen Yu whispered, “Ming Fei said she’s going to marry a man in his forties. What’s going on?”

“I don’t know.” This time he answered particularly quickly. Then, after thinking for a moment, he said, “I mentioned it to her father once, asking him to take care of his daughter and hoping this kind of thing wouldn’t happen again. That’s about it.”

The Jiang family’s industry far outweighed the Zhao family’s company, and their positions were unequal. He could easily overstep, especially dealing with Zhao Qingyuan, a girl with not much capital. Therefore, he just warned Zhao’s father.

温瑜 also guessed it. Although Jiang Yunyan is technically of the same generation as them, he interacts daily with the older generation. If there’s anything to deal with, naturally, they’d go to his parents rather than him.

With just this sentence, Zhao Qingyuan’s current situation indeed has nothing to do with them.

温瑜 remembered the plot where Zhao Qingyuan went offline later, entangled with Jiang Yunjin both overtly and covertly. She hid her feelings too deeply, and thus her obsession grew too strong. In the end, in order to win Jiang Yunjin’s affection, she even resorted to drugging him.

Of course, she ultimately failed.

Her fate was… prison.

Though the charges weren’t severe, she’ll be out in a little over a year.

However, due to this incident, the Zhao family’s outcome was quite tragic.

At this moment, 温瑜 didn’t know what to do.

Just as she was thinking, suddenly there was a pain in her collarbone. The man’s large hand had slid down, and by her ear was his hoarse inquiry: “Has she left already?”

“…Mmm.” 温瑜 quickly snapped back to reality, realizing the situation. Her mind turned into mush, barely managing to murmur in response. Her fingers instinctively pinched his earlobe because of his action, and her fair fingertips trembled faintly.

Seeming to sense her fear, the man’s kiss moved from her earlobe to her cheek, lightly pecking it twice before landing on her involuntarily pursed lips. The probing touch made the young girl relax slightly, and he took advantage of that, teasing her tongue with his.

“Big brother!” 温瑜 called out in a fluster, her waist muscles tense as she attempted to turn away, only to be blocked.

“Don’t be afraid~” the man murmured softly, his voice emanating from between their lips, gradually lowering…

Suddenly, a burst of phone ringing interrupted them.

Both of them paused briefly, hesitated, but disregarded it. Yet, the phone continued to ring incessantly.

Unable to resist, 温瑜 pushed him gently: “Shouldn’t you answer it?”

Immediately, a slight sting came from her earlobe. She grunted lightly in dissatisfaction, but fortunately, she got hold of the phone. She answered, hearing Sister Liu say, “Xiaoyu, your relationship has been exposed!”

温瑜’s heart skipped a beat, and she calmed down a lot, but she also felt a sense of worry about the consequences: “What’s going on?”

As soon as she spoke, her voice sounded much huskier than usual.

Fortunately, over the phone, Sister Liu didn’t notice, and said, “Isn’t your husband coming to pick you up tonight? He got caught on camera, and someone posted it online. Next, there might be some extras or something claiming they often see your husband visiting the set, and everyone is speculating about your relationship, but no one got a clear shot of his face.”

“How should I handle this?” Sister Liu asked.

温瑜 slid her fingertip along the man’s earlobe. He didn’t make any further movements after answering the phone; he just buried his head in her neck, breathing deeply but trying hard to restrain himself. In just a split second, she had made up her mind: “Let it be.”

As for the rest, whether she was single or not, her relationship being exposed, it didn’t matter.

Sister Liu reminded, “Even for actresses, having their relationship exposed can have some consequences, especially at your stage, and you don’t have many die-hard fans yet. Are you sure?”

“I’m sure,” 温瑜 said.

Her tone was very firm. If being red meant she couldn’t keep Jiang Yunyan’s existence, then forget it. Compared to that, she couldn’t bear to erase Jiang Yunyan’s existence.

“Okay, then I won’t interfere.” Sister Liu finished speaking and hung up.

Just in that moment, there was a faint sound that seemed off, almost like a misjudgment.

Sister Liu shook her head.

Feeling like she was overthinking, she was about to lie down when her expression suddenly froze.

Oh no!

She almost forgot that the boss was coming to pick up this little brat tonight.

So she wouldn’t ruin the couple’s good time, would she? !!!