Sharing Dreams with My Bestie's Cousin

"I won’t hit you anymore; hitting you even hurts my hand. Just slap yourself, and I won’t be angry anymore," Wu Youyan lifted her chin, as proud as a peacock.

In the world of noble circles, Wen Zhi had seen plenty of conflicts. Heiresses like Wu Youyan, who were arrogant and domineering, weren’t uncommon. After all, having power was often more useful than wealth, and the higher one’s position, the fewer dared to offend them.

Wen Zhi remained calm from beginning to end, responding with composure, and didn’t forget to kindly remind the other party, "Miss Wu, instead of picking on me, why don’t you go somewhere to change your clothes first? Doesn’t the smell of blood bother you?"

As soon as the reminder came out, Wu Youyan immediately knitted her brow, and then looked down at her dress.

She almost forgot she needed to change her dress, this damn Tuesday, the damn bird, the damn blood...

Wu Youyan covered the bloodstain with her hand and glared at Wen Zhi, "Don’t think I’ll let you off. Just wait; let’s see how you look when I come back after changing."

Wu Youyan left like that, and Wen Zhi was ’temporarily’ spared.

But everyone knew that Wen Zhi was sure to suffer, for Wu Youyan was known to hold grudges. Those who were disliked by her never ended up well.

After resolving the immediate issue, Wen Zhi turned around and, upon seeing Xie Jinyi standing by Xie Weiyue’s side, understood what was going on.

The person who called out "sister" just now was Xie Jinyi.

The person who bumped into her was also Xie Jinyi.

"I’m so sorry, I was running over to find my sister and couldn’t stop in time. I bumped into you and caused you...," she said.

Xie Jinyi lowered her head, showing a hint of guilt.

Xie Weiyue, with a cold face, said, "Apologize properly to Miss Wen Zhi."

Xie Jinyi immediately said, "I’m sorry Miss Wen Zhi, I didn’t do it on purpose."

Without Wen Zhi having said a word, the Xie sisters had already steadily played out their little act.

If Wen Zhi was still to blame Xie Jinyi at this moment, she would come across as unreasonable.

Wen Zhi smiled faintly, her tone very even, "You didn’t do it on purpose, so what would I blame you for? However, for Miss Wu’s part, I shall trouble you to go and explain things clearly."

Xie Jinyi appeared meek, "But I’m also scared of that Wu Youyan; otherwise, I would have definitely stepped in just now."

Wen Zhi raised an eyebrow, "You’re afraid of her?"

Xie Jinyi nodded vigorously, "Mhm mhm mhm."

Wen Zhi seemed to bring up casually, "That day at Jin Dynasty Hotel, I noticed you were quite courageous."

Xie Jinyi’s expression changed, and at that moment, Xie Weiyue chimed in, "I’ll go then. I have some acquaintance with Miss Wu. The trouble caused by Jinyi almost fell on Miss Wen Zhi. As the elder sister, it’s only right that I step in to resolve it."

Wen Zhi curled her lips, "That would be for the best. Miss Xie has great weight, and Miss Wu will surely respect that."

With the conversation gone to this point, Xie Weiyue looked at Xie Jinyi by her side, "I’ll go apologize to Miss Wu, you accompany Miss Wen Zhi for a walk here."

"Sure," Xie Jinyi agreed cheerfully.

Then she stepped forward and took the initiative to link arms with Wen Zhi, as if forgetting all the unpleasantness that had happened at the Jin Dynasty Hotel, and asked with a playful smile, "Wen Zhi, you don’t mind me getting close to you, do you?"

Wen Zhi glanced sideways, "I should feel honored to have close contact with a big star."

Even though she was not a fan herself.

Xie Jinyi giggled, "You’re so funny, but I can give you an autographed photo."

"That would be fantastic. To receive your signed photo, I will surely treasure it," Wen Zhi cooperated with Xie Jinyi’s words in a face-saving manner.

Xie Weiyue watched this scene without a word, the corners of her lips slowly curling up, then she turned and left.

As soon as Xie Weiyue left, the smile on Xie Jinyi’s face vanished in an instant, and she also distanced herself from Wen Zhi, "Let’s go; my sister asked me to accompany you."

This contrast left Wen Zhi somewhat surprised.

At the same time, her mind also flashed back to that day at the Jin Dynasty Hotel, when Xie Jinyi had been causing a ruckus just a moment before, but as soon as Xie Weiyue arrived, she immediately became obedient, not even daring to speak loudly.

As Wen Zhi reflected on this for a while, she failed to keep up with Xie Jinyi’s pace. She took two steps back and looked at Wen Zhi, who seemed lost in thought from her point of view, "Are you wondering whether my sister can soothe Miss Wu? Whether we can survive this crisis?"

Wen Zhi looked up and met Xie Jinyi’s gaze.

Then she heard Xie Jinyi’s voice laced with mockery, but lowered, "Don’t get your hopes up."

Wen Zhi raised an eyebrow, "What do you mean?"

Xie Jinyi replied, "Take it literally. You seem smart enough; you thought to call my sister last time, so you can’t be clueless about this."

The statement was too direct; Wen Zhi would have a hard time pretending not to understand.

It turned out that Xie Jinyi wasn’t on the same page as Xie Weiyue.

All outward appearances were nothing but a facade forced upon in the face of oppression.

Xie Weiyue wanted to see how obedient Xie Jinyi could be, so she exhibited obedience to the degree desired, not daring to do a pinch more, even less for a pinch less.

Including this act, it was also Xie Weiyue’s impromptu arrangement, and Xie Jinyi had no choice but to comply.

"Don’t think, just because I’m not in league with my sister, that you can manipulate me. Don’t even think about it, no way!" Xie Jinyi presumed to be smart and warned Wen Zhi.

Wen Zhi suppressed the smile at the corner of her mouth and maintained an unchanged expression, "Why would I want to manipulate you? We’re friends, aren’t we?"

"Friends? Ever since you brought my sister to the Jinzao Hotel last time, we can never be friends!" Xie Jinyi declared resolutely.

No sooner had the words left her mouth than Wen Zhi unhesitatingly apologized, "I’m sorry."

Xie Jinyi was taken aback.

Wen Zhi showed remorse, "I apologize for last time. I admit, I knew you were afraid of your sister, and that’s why I called her. But I still want to caution you against doing anything extreme. Continuing this way will only hurt yourself."

Xie Jinyi scoffed disdainfully, "Who do you think you are, stay out of my business."

Wen Zhi moved closer without a sound, "I’m not interfering, just giving a friendly reminder. Keep that in mind."

Xie Jinyi turned away, "Such rotten kindness. You’re simply trying to win me over because you know I’m not on the same side as my sister. You’re so fake, really so fake."

Wen Zhi: "..."

Seen through, Wen Zhi wasn’t embarrassed. She shrugged and frankly admitted, "Ah, you’ve figured me out."

Upon hearing this, Xie Jinyi sneaked a glance at Wen Zhi.

As they talked, they arrived at an open space, where the soil was moist and bare, seemingly from a tree that had been removed recently.

At that moment, the shrill, piercing cry of a hawk came from the sky.

Startled, Xie Jinyi looked up, "It’s Goshawk, from Tuesday!"

Wen Zhi also looked up, only to see a huge hawk circling above, carrying something dark in its beak which seemed to be the blood-dripping piece of meat that had caused Wu Youyan’s mishap.

"Watch out, it’s coming this way." Wen Zhi pushed Xie Jinyi aside. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Just as Xie Jinyi was about to get angry, she turned and saw where she had just been standing; several drops of blood had fallen...

Xie Jinyi’s face froze for a moment, glanced at Wen Zhi, then looked up and cursed, "That bastard Goshawk!"

Meanwhile, off in the distance on the loft...