Chapter 302: Chapter 300 She is an Angel, I am a Demon
"So you think I’m a bad woman who targets her sister, she is an angel, and I’m the devil, right?"
A trembling female voice, trying to control its emotions, drifted from behind, halting Ya Chen’s steps.
He hadn’t expected her to still seek humiliation, and he turned around, "If you insist on putting it that way, then sure, Jiayi indeed is an angel in my eyes. Anyone who makes her unhappy, anyone who makes her sad, is a devil."
That year, when she had pulled him from the pool, she had become his angel.
This remark, considering she was Jiayi’s sister, was not named directly, was not too harsh, and still left some dignity for Chu Xinyue.
But it was a serious warning to Chu Xinyue. No one should think of harming her or scheming against her.
Watching Ya Chen prepare to leave with his wheelchair, Chu Xinyue felt her eyes redden, and she blurted out in desperation:
"You want to marry her just because she saved you in the pool a few years ago, right?"
Ya Chen was taken aback.
Chu Xinyu knew about this?
But it wasn’t strange; they were family. It was natural for Chu Xinyu to know Jiayi had saved him.
He didn’t stop the wheelchair from moving, only slowed its speed slightly, and replied coldly, "So what if that’s true?"
From behind him suddenly came a low, sharp scream: "What if I told you that the person who saved you from the water wasn’t Jiayi, it was me!?"
"Screech," the wheelchair scraped a sharp friction sound on the ground.
Ya Chen’s figure remained motionless for a long while.
Tears seeped from Chu Xinyue’s eyes, as if revealing a secret she had been unable to speak of for many years, the heavy stone on her heart finally lifted.
She awaited his response.
Ya Chen slowly turned around, his stature clear and dignified, looking like a tall, upright pine tree. If not for the wheelchair, one wouldn’t be able to tell that he was disabled.
He said indifferently, "What are you trying to achieve by telling me this now?"
His pupils were void of luster, and Chu Xinyue couldn’t discern any of his emotions.
She swallowed nervously, "I hope you won’t marry Jiayi. You want to marry her because you thought she saved you years ago. But now you know, the one who saved you... was not her! It was me!"
It was the most energy-draining sentence she had ever spoken, every word sapped her strength and courage.
"Heh."
A light scoff conveyed the man’s contempt.
Chu Xinyu was stunned.
Ya Chen lifted his face, naturally exuding an air of nobility, his handsome eyes filled with disdain, "I truly didn’t know that the second Miss Chu could stoop to such a level of shamelessness."
Chu Xinyue’s tears clung to her eyelashes.
What was he saying? Was he calling her shameless...?
Her long-suppressed question, the one she had dared not speak, was this the answer she received?
Shameless? Heh—
Ya Chen’s tone was cold as ice crystals suspended in winter air, "I know about the discord between you, your eldest sister, and Jiayi. From the day Jiayi arrived at the Chu family, you and your sister have never shown her a warm face. You always felt she was beneath you and indebted to you. Don’t think just because I don’t leave the house, I’m unaware of everything. The doctor from S Country who came with Jiayi as childhood sweethearts, Dr. Nie, was stolen by your sister, and that is news even in Nanga. And you, now trying to steal her fiancé—what’s so surprising? I didn’t expect that you, as her sisters, could be so narrow-minded, unable to allow her a single day of happiness. You say you saved me? Please, at least use your brain when you lie."
"...you don’t trust me," Chu Xinyue’s heart fractured.
Ya Chen’s handsome brows furrowed deeper, his tone brimming with scorn:
"Among the visitors that day, only Jiayi was there. And, Second Miss, if it were you, why didn’t you tell me right away back then? After so many years, you come to declare your feelings now? Ha, are you sure you’re not just jealous seeing your sister about to marry into the Ya Family, trying to strike at her?"
"I didn’t!" the young girl’s voice was piercing.
"Really? But I’ve seen how you treat Jiayi, I’ve seen all of it. You loathe her. Jiayi lost contact during the trip to China and then suffered from amnesia. I even suspect it has something to do with you! Enough! This ends here, I never imagined you would resort to impersonation," he said.
Pausing for a moment, Ya Chen’s tone of disgust peaked: "Chu Xinyue, you disgust me. Just go, and if I find out that Jiayi’s amnesia has anything to do with you, I swear, I’ll make you pay."
Having spoken, Ya Chen snorted through his nose, pressing the control button on his wheelchair.
Chu Xinyue watched as the tall figure disappeared at the entrance of the stable, her body feeling as though it had been drained of all its strength, and she collapsed to the ground.
Ya Chen simply didn’t believe her... and he even thought she was a wicked woman who took her sister’s credit.
Sitting on her knees on the ground, with a riding crop still clutched in her hand, she cried and laughed at the same time, laughing at her own wishful thinking.
The horse nearby let out a soft neigh, as if sensing the intense turmoil within the girl’s heart.
At the entrance of the stable, the Horse Trainer, who had just been sent away by Ya Chen, came back upon seeing Ya Chen leave. When he saw that Chu Xinyue had not come out yet, he went in to take a look, only to be shocked by the sight of Chu Xinyue with tears streaking her face:
"Miss Chu, what happened to you?"
Chu Xinyue snapped back to reality and quickly wiped away her tears, suppressing all the heartache, and, with a body close to crumbling, stood up and led the horse out.
The Horse Trainer knew she was not in good health and now, seeing her face even paler than before, followed her with concern: "Miss Chu, are you still going to ride? Maybe you shouldn’t, considering your health..."
Not in good health!
Those four words filled Chu Xinyue with revulsion!
If not for her ill health, would she be in such a pathetic state, unable to even enjoy a fair and open pursuit of love?
Chu Xinyue turned her head, her small face adding a stubborn touch of coldness: "No need, I’m fine!"
Which young lady of high society doesn’t know how to ride a horse?
Despite her poor health and being advised to exercise less since childhood, Chu Xinyue still knew the basics of riding.
Mounting the horse, she gripped the reins and galloped off into the field, her speed under the horse’s hooves growing faster and faster like a release!
Chu Xinyue’s spirited figure immediately drew cheers from a group of people in the stands, who stood up and shouted: "Wow—"
The Horse Trainer was startled, sweat pouring down as he recalled the butler’s warning that this Second Miss Chu had some congenital heart disease, and it would suffice to just gently ride around a few laps.
Who would have thought she would ride so fiercely, so fast from the get-go?
Realizing this, the Horse Trainer quickly mounted another horse and chased after her: "Second Miss, slow down—"
At the same time, in the stands, Ya Chen had already returned.
The butler, clearly seeing the figure on the field, exclaimed in surprise: "My goodness, should we get her down? She has a heart condition—"
The Chu Family’s bodyguards were also stunned, grabbing the railings beside the stands: "Second Miss, please stop—"
"Second Miss, slow down—"
