Chapter 199 - 197: Received a Money Transfer

Chapter 199: Chapter 197: Received a Money Transfer

The siblings were terrible at the game.

They were both reported.

Seeing Cheng Jue’s dazed state, Su Miaoyi figured he couldn’t play anymore either. She decided she would prove her skills to him tomorrow night instead.

She stood up and ruffled his hair. "I’m going to bed. Just keep this between us. Don’t tell anyone else—it’s a secret."

"I know. Of course I can’t tell anyone about this. Besides, no one would believe me if I did. They’d think I was crazy," Cheng Jue said.

Su Miaoyi chuckled. "Don’t tell Uncle and Aunt, either. It would just make them worry."

Cheng Jue looked at her.

Su Miaoyi said, "Yes, it’s just as you think. You’re a grown-up now, an adult. If anything ever happens to me, you need to be the one to step up and shield Uncle and Aunt from worry."

"What could happen?" Cheng Jue asked, his face full of concern.

"Like, for example... I get a promotion, get rich, or get prettier," Su Miaoyi said, touching her own face.

Cheng Jue: "..."

"What’s with that look?" Su Miaoyi asked.

"But you really have gotten prettier. You’re different from before," Cheng Jue said, looking at her. "Your fashion sense has changed, too. Anyway, something’s different, but I can’t put my finger on what."

Su Miaoyi laughed, looking pleased. "I’m only going to get prettier."

Cheng Jue rolled his eyes.

Su Miaoyi gave him a light smack on the back of his head. "Go to sleep early. Staying up late gives you acne."

"I know."

After Su Miaoyi left, Cheng Jue remained seated in his chair. ’Now that I know something so huge, how am I supposed to sleep?’

Su Miaoyi first went to the bathroom to wash up before returning to her room and changing into her pajamas.

She sat on the edge of the bed, looking at the photograph of Su Miaoyi on the desk.

After a moment, she picked it up for a closer look, then touched her own face.

’Shen Jun and the others could recognize me, which means my current appearance must be very close to Qin Leyan’s.’

’That means I must have looked very similar to Su Miaoyi to begin with.’

’This nose, this mouth, these eyes, this face, these ears... they’re all so similar.’

’Not just a little similar—extremely similar.’

’She really grew into her looks. Beautiful.’

’Both Lu Zhishen and Yan Cheng have said that sometimes people with no blood relation can look incredibly alike.’

She gently stroked the photograph.

Ge Yu and Cheng Yong didn’t seem to have noticed anything.

’It probably has to do with the fact that Su Miaoyi hadn’t spent much time at home since joining this family.’

’She was already in her teens when she arrived, about to start middle school.’

’There were no good schools in the old district, and her household registration was with the Ji Family, so she had to attend school over there.’

’It was too far, so she had been boarding at school ever since she came to the Cheng family.’

’It feels like she spent more time at school than she did here.’

Cheng Jue sensed that she had changed somehow, but he wasn’t suspicious yet.

’Then again, who would ever suspect something like that?’

’After all, here she was, standing right in front of them.’

If they didn’t figure it out, she didn’t plan on bringing it up.

First, Su Miaoyi had asked her to take care of her uncle, aunt, and younger brother, so she had to be Su Miaoyi.

Second, if the truth came out, knowing them, they would never accept any more of her help.

’I have to honor the trust placed in me, especially since I’m using her identity.’

So, she decided not to say anything.

’I’ll just take it one step at a time.’

...

「The next morning.」

Ge Yu and Cheng Yong had gone out early to sell vegetables.

After Su Miaoyi woke up, she went to wake Cheng Jue.

She knocked on the wooden door like a woodpecker.

Cheng Jue emerged with a head of messy bed hair and looked at her. "What?"

"What time did you go to bed? How did you end up like this?" Su Miaoyi asked, eyeing the dark circles under his eyes.

"I just fell asleep," Cheng Jue sighed. "You dropped a bomb on me right before bed. It’s been going off all night. How was I supposed to sleep?"

"You can’t even handle that?" Su Miaoyi said. "Come on, let’s go for a run."

Cheng Jue leaned against the door, unwilling to move. "Sis, I’m tired."

"Weren’t you the one who asked me to wake you up for a run?" Su Miaoyi said.

"I don’t want to run anymore," Cheng Jue said, closing his eyes.

Su Miaoyi gave him a kick that sent him back into his room, then went downstairs for a run herself.

She came back, showered, and then went back to sleep.

The next time she woke up, it was to Cheng Jue knocking on her door.

Su Miaoyi opened the door. "Are you getting revenge on me?"

"Sis, I’m hungry," Cheng Jue said.

"Didn’t Aunt leave food for us in the kitchen?" Su Miaoyi asked.

Cheng Jue pointed at a passing cat. "It ate it. It took a bite out of everything and made a huge mess."

Su Miaoyi: "...Let’s just order takeout."

"You order. If I do it, I’ll get chewed out," Cheng Jue said.

Su Miaoyi went back to her room to get her phone.

Just as she picked it up, she saw a text message from her bank.

Someone had transferred her a sum of money.

She opened the message to check.

It was a huge sum.

The account that sent it... seemed to be Zhuang Yanzheng’s.

First, she ordered food for herself and Cheng Jue.

Then, she checked the time and sent a message to Zhuang Yanzheng: [Why did you transfer me money?]

Zhuang Yanzheng only replied after she and Cheng Jue had finished eating: [Did you have the money to buy a burial plot?]

Su Miaoyi stared at his message: [I haven’t even decided which one to buy yet.]

Zhuang Yanzheng: [And when you do, will you have the money?]

Su Miaoyi took a deep breath: [Do you know what my monthly salary is? Has Captain Zhuang ever seen a salary this high?]

Su Miaoyi’s salary was much higher than his.

Zhuang Yanzheng: [No. Besides my own salary, I don’t get many chances to see so little money.]

’Right now, Su Miaoyi wanted to rush to the municipal bureau and fight him to the death.’

Zhuang Yanzheng: [Just take it. You’ve only been drawing a salary for a few months. I’ll let you pay me back in installments. Just get it done first.]

Su Miaoyi gave up on the idea of fighting him.

She really didn’t have enough money on hand right now. She had been planning to borrow some from him or Shen Yanzhou after she made her choice.

Zhuang Yanzheng: [I’m your creditor now. Watch your tone with me.]

Su Miaoyi: [Feel free to keep dreaming. It’ll just make reality that much harsher for you.]

...

Su Miaoyi stayed in the old district for a few days. Since Cheng Jue had a clear choice for his university and his score was much higher than required, applying was no trouble at all.

She stayed until after his university entrance celebration was over before she headed back.

But she had just gotten back to Weiyang Palace and hadn’t even sat down when her phone suddenly rang.

It was an unfamiliar number.

She answered, "Hello?"

"Is this Miaomiao?" came a woman’s voice, sounding like she was in her sixties.

"Yes, it is. And you are?"

"It’s me, your Second Great-Aunt! We met yesterday, at little Jue’s celebration."

Su Miaoyi remembered. "Ah, Second Great-Aunt. How did you get my number?"

"Didn’t I borrow your phone to make a call yesterday? I was actually just calling my own phone," the second great-aunt said with a laugh. "And just like that, I have your number, don’t I?"

Su Miaoyi was surprised for a second, then chuckled. "Oh, I see."

She had never met this second great-aunt before.

She’d never even heard of her.

Cheng Jue had done very well on his exams, so many people had come to the celebration, most of whom she didn’t know.

The woman had indeed borrowed her phone to make a call yesterday. It didn’t connect, but Su Miaoyi also hadn’t heard her own phone ring.

"The moment I saw you yesterday, I took a real liking to you. As it happens, my son isn’t married either, and you two would be perfect for each other. A great match! You two should meet tomorrow. Our families know each other’s backgrounds, so we can settle things quickly, pick an auspicious date, get you married, and you can have a baby soon after."

Su Miaoyi raised an eyebrow. "Huh?"

......