She's a shrewd and sweet woman who transmigrated into a book.

Chapter 16 It's not that I don't know how to coax people.
"That's right, you can't say that! But Liu Jingyi is too unscrupulous, she blurts out whatever comes to mind, she doesn't leave anyone any face at all."

"Hey, do you think she was being sincere or just being polite when she told Sister Chen at the end that she wanted to come to her house for dinner?"

"Who knows? Is the sun rising in the west? In the past, when Sister Chen tried to talk to her, she would ignore her."

"I think she just doesn't like Li Chunhua and is deliberately trying to provoke her while also trying to win over Sister Chen. Liu Jingyi, she's a shrewd one!"

Listening to the surrounding chatter, Sister Chen didn't participate. She simply bent down and silently picked up the enamel shards from the ground, throwing them into the trash can beside her.

Looking at the water stains on her hands, she recalled Liu Jingyi's rare, even sincere, smile and invitation when she left.

"Come to my house for dinner next time."

These words gently stirred something within Sister Chen's heart.

That was really unexpected.

The former Liu Jingyi was arrogant and ignored them. Because she was Liu Jingyi's neighbor and Commander Leng was her husband's boss, she tried to befriend her several times but was always met with a cold shoulder.

what is it today?
Has she changed her personality? Or... because she saw me subconsciously trying to break up the fight?

Sister Chen shook her head, feeling a bit conflicted.

Liu Jingyi is eccentric in her actions and speaks harshly, but her unrestrained and vibrant energy also gives people a sense of...some kind of pleasure.
At least, she lived a life that many people wouldn't dare to live.

"Forget it, why think so much."

Sister Chen shook the water off her hands and turned to walk home.

However, Liu Jingyi's smiling invitation, like a pebble, did indeed cause a ripple in the calm lake of her heart.

Liu Jingyi left the compound and spent the whole day looking for work.

There are plenty of jobs available, but she definitely can't do the manual labor. Getting a factory job requires connections. The job opportunity that Liu's family had before was given to Chen Biyu's daughter.

Supply and marketing cooperatives and well-established shopping malls are indeed places everyone wants to go, but they are not particularly rare for her.

As a modern person, these jobs may seem respectable now, but in a few years or decades, they will be nothing.

However, there were still business opportunities when browsing state-run shopping malls.

However, Liu Jingyi still needs to think it over carefully, after all, the current environment is quite harsh, and Leng Yunting is still a soldier.

When Liu Jingyi returned, Leng Yunting was already home.

He was packing up the things he brought back last night when he remembered Liu Jingyi crying. The little leather shoes he had just bought came in handy.

A hundred yuan might be several months' or even half a year's salary for others, but for someone from a wealthy family like Leng Yunting, it's nothing.

Liu Jingyi had actually wanted to buy it before, but all that was left were plus sizes, and there were no sizes left for her.

Leng Yunting is not a pedantic person; he is quite good at charming women, it just depends on whether he wants to do it or not.

However, he was angry last night, so you can't really blame Liu Jingyi. After all, it was him who said it, and she just asked out of curiosity.

But his subconscious reaction was unhappiness, and then because of what she said, he just wanted to teach her a lesson.

Leng Yunting thought that Liu Jingyi would soften her stance for him as before, but this time she was stubborn and refused to back down.

Once Liu Jingyi arrived home, she acted as if Leng Yunting didn't exist.

She no longer smiled sweetly at Leng Yunting and called him "husband" upon seeing him. Instead, she walked past him indifferently and headed straight into the house.

Leng Yunting acted as if nothing had happened. Seeing her still red and swollen eyes, he paused for a moment before saying, "The food is ready, let's eat first." Liu Jingyi showed no intention of stopping and said indifferently, "I'm not hungry."

Seeing Leng Yunting's usual attitude, Liu Jingyi became even more irritable and was no longer so easy to appease.

Even after she's like this, Leng Yunting is still acting the same as usual. What a scoundrel!

Liu Jingyi had already been running around all day, and with Leng Yunting's torment last night, she was even more exhausted.

She was covered in sweat again, and all she wanted to do was take a hot shower.

Liu Jingyi went to her room to find some pajamas and then went to the bathroom, but instead of taking a bath as usual, she just washed up briefly.

Even though it was a makeshift shower, it felt very comfortable for her at that moment, as she was both tired and covered in sweat.

After taking a shower, I went straight back to my room to go to sleep.

Aside from saying just one sentence at the beginning, Leng Yunting didn't find another opportunity to speak.

Leng Yunting was a clean freak. He took the clothes that Liu Jingyi had changed out of, washed them, and then hung them out to dry in the yard.

After he finished tidying up, he went to the room and picked up the sleeping Liu Jingyi.

Liu Jingyi was still half asleep and hadn't even opened her eyes when she felt herself being kissed.

"Wife, get up and eat."

Liu Jingyi had intended to ignore him for a few days, but waking up to such a man's kiss and seeing his handsome face made it impossible for her to stay angry.

Liu Jingyi cursed herself for being so weak, for so easily softening her heart just because of a man's good looks.
No, to be precise, the newly built defenses have weakened.

Leng Yunting's breath, hot as it was, brushed against her cheek. His deep eyes were fixed on her, seemingly hiding an apology that hadn't been there the night before, and... an almost imperceptible attempt to please her.

Liu Jingyi wanted to push him away forcefully, but her body resisted her will and craved the warmth and firmness of his embrace.

The sight of the original owner's tragic future in her dream made Liu Jingyi panic.

Liu Jingyi suddenly grabbed the man's shirt and said to him, "Even if we're not together anymore, can you not be nice to other women?"

"From now on, you'll only be good to me!"

Leng Yunting really does want to crack open a woman's head and see what's inside.
On what grounds did she utter such domineering and unreasonable words?

They're not together anymore, so why can't he find someone else, or at least be nice to someone else?

If we're not together, we're strangers, so why should he still be nice to him?

Liu Jingyi looked at the man but received no answer, and suddenly felt a little disappointed.

"Leng Yunting, we were husband and wife for a time. Even if you don't like me, we still have some feelings for each other. You'll have someone you like in the future, so can you please not abandon me and leave me to die?"

Liu Jingyi muttered to herself.

Leng Yunting reflected for a moment, wondering if he had really gone too far yesterday, making her think that he would abandon her.

"We won't separate, huh? Unless you don't want me anymore."

Leng Yunting's voice was deep and coaxing, and he held her firmly in his arms, carrying her away from the bed without any room for argument.

(End of this chapter)