Oh, what was there to fight about...
[Stop fighting, stop fighting, both of you, stop fighting...]
A showdown between two vicious supporting female characters-kind of exciting...
Hearing that, Fang Ning said, [System, something's a little off about you...]
Fang Ning put on some light makeup and a casual outfit, simple but not plain, that showed off her tall, slender figure to the fullest.
When she went downstairs for breakfast, Ji Xiangchen was sporting panda eyes and radiating a don't-fucking-come-near-me air. He held a fried dough stick and was eating it along with other fried foods.
Quite a contrast to the two of them eating grass last night.
To establish her good-sister-in-law persona, she would start with the present. Fang Ning sat down gracefully, her little dimples faintly showing. "You're up so early, Xiangchen. Did you sleep well last night?"
Ji Xiangchen, with dark circles around both eyes: "..."
Seriously, was she sick in the head? Why did she have to bring up the one sore subject?
Last night, he had been trapped in a vicious cycle of [Even a dog wouldn't eat it] and couldn't get out. How could he have slept well?
Whose fault was that!
Ji Xiangchen coldly bit into his fried dough stick and shot Fang Ning a cutting look.
Fang Ning was baffled.
Fang Ning had no idea what was wrong with her brother-in-law.
It was early in the morning, and Fang Ning was already very hungry. She usually ate something light for breakfast, but everything on the table was heavily seasoned. Fang Ning said to the butler, "Uncle Li, I don't eat such heavily seasoned food for breakfast. Sorry for the trouble, but please bring me a glass of milk and a few slices of bread."
Looking at the glass of milk and slice of bread in Fang Ning's hands, Ji Xiangchen curled his lips and bit into his fried dough stick, his tone cold. "Just that? Even a dog wouldn't eat it."
After saying that, Ji Xiangchen felt better. He had vented his resentment, and now it was her turn to feel miserable.
But Ji Xiangchen's hopes came to nothing.
Fang Ning completely failed to get what Ji Xiangchen meant. She merely thought her brother-in-law had finally deigned to speak of his own accord. Fang Ning felt she had to seize this opening and firmly establish her persona as a good sister-in-law who cared about her family. "Actually, Xiangchen, you shouldn't eat such heavily seasoned food for breakfast. It can easily lead to high blood pressure."
"Here, have some milk and bread. Light and healthy."
Ji Xiangchen: "..."
The food in his hands no longer tasted good.
Another arrow pierced Ji Xiangchen's chest, and his smile faded a little.
Ji Xiangchen lost this round.
There was abso-fucking-lutely something wrong with her!
Fang Ning noticed something was off about Ji Xiangchen's expression. He seemed a little displeased with her.
Fang Ning: "..." Huh, what was wrong? Had she said something wrong? She clearly hadn't.
Fang Ning: [System, look, look. What's wrong with this brother-in-law of mine? I was kind enough to remind him, so why is he glaring at me?]
[Something's off about this brother-in-law.]
The system: [I get that feeling too. There's something seriously off about your brother-in-law.]
Fang Ning pondered for a long while, then said very mysteriously, [I think I know why...]
Like a curious child, the system asked, [What, what? Tell me, quick.]
Fang Ning: [He's on his man-period!]
The system: [...]
Ji Xiangchen, who heard Fang Ning's last remark: "..."
With nothing much to do all day, Fang Ning went out for a walk by herself to familiarize herself with the surroundings and prepare in advance for life after her divorce.
She looked at the blue, blue sky and the clean, tidy city.
Once she divorced the female lead's older brother and got a large sum of money, she would find one or two handsome male assistants or butlers with abs to accompany her around this place, shopping, eating, drinking, and having fun.
Just thinking about all that made Fang Ning feel that life held plenty to look forward to.
Even having transmigrated into a vicious supporting female character didn't feel quite so awful anymore.
By noon, she was hungry.
Fang Ning found a hot pot restaurant and planned to go in for a feast. She hadn't expected to run into Ji Xiangchen.
He sat at a table in a corner of the hot pot restaurant.
Beside him sat a man in his thirties or forties, his neck flushed red as he angrily berated Ji Xiangchen about something.
The latter wore a dark expression. When the scolding became too much, he would stare coldly at the other man for a while.
Chapter 3
Fang Ning walked toward the two without betraying anything, taking in every word of the foul tirade.
"What exactly do you want? What can you do besides cause trouble for me every single day!"
"All you do is stir up trouble every day because your family has a bit of filthy money. What else can you do?"
"Ji Xiangchen, no matter what, you're going to apologize to Zhou Lu today..."
"Can't you keep that foul temper of yours in check..."
Fang Ning's brows shifted slightly, her lashes flickered, and she nudged the system.
[System, who is this guy yelling at Ji Xiangchen?]
The system: [Zhou Li, Ji Xiangchen's manager. This man has a heart smaller than his eyes. He looks down on Ji Xiangchen, a hot-tempered rich young master, but has no choice but to be his manager for the money.]
[But Ji Xiangchen, who has lacked familial affection since childhood, still naively treats him as someone important, which has left his manager free to act without restraint.]
[Besides disliking Ji Xiangchen, Zhou Li also subjects him to all kinds of psychological manipulation in daily life and sells videos of his temper tantrums to paparazzi for money.]
"..."
Fang Ning: Well, damn. This vicious supporting male character could give that fake friend who bought insurance on the original owner of this body a run for her money.
The female lead's family were all emotionally estranged. Unable to find emotional warmth at home, Ji Xiangchen naturally placed more trust in the manager he saw day and night.
Someone he had trusted for years betrayed him like that, leading to pain, a breakdown, and finally significant growth. It fit the plot's progression very well.
Although Fang Ning had only interacted with Ji Xiangchen once or twice, she could tell he was a decent person, someone she could get along with.
Fang Ning's lashes flickered slightly. She stepped forward and walked slowly toward Ji Xiangchen.
The system: [Host, what are you planning to do? Are you going to help Ji Xiangchen? This is how the plot unfolds. It's supposed to be like this. There's no need for you to go over.]