Chapter 165 - Chapter 165: Chapter One-Hundred and Sixty-Five: Sister-in-law
Chapter 165: Chapter One-Hundred and Sixty-Five: Sister-in-law
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Yun Zhang had also decided to have a good long talk with Yun Liu when he next saw her. He had to make her correct her attitude. But Yun Liu fell ill after she returned; she looked as if a gust of wind could topple her over. She seemed so pitiful that Yun Zhang’s heart couldn’t help but soften. He didn’t have the heart to scold her, so his reprimand would have to wait until she recovered.
In truth, Yan Tang had informed Yun Liu beforehand that Yun Zhang wouldn’t let her behavior go with only a slap on the wrist, so she pretended to be sick. Yun Liu was angry that Yun Zhang had turned on her and betrayed their years of sibling friendship, but she had no choice but to get her act together and give Yun Zhang the runaround. After all, Yun Zhang wasn’t as easy to fool as her parents were.
She had been counting on this show to consolidate her position and increase her popularity and exposure. She didn’t expect to encounter that troublemaker, Shi Xiu. That brat almost ended her career in the entertainment industry.
Tan Ning told her to lay low for a while. The public was forgetful; they wouldn’t remember this incident in a few months, and this would all blow over. In the meantime, she could take a break. However, Yun Liu was extremely anxious and upset; she was in no mood to rest and relax.
Tan Ning called and whispered over the phone, “Yun Liu, I have great news for you!” From how she behaved, it seemed she had quite the news to share.
“What’s the good news? Do you have a new film for me?” Yun Liu asked lazily.
“No! Listen, I need your hair,” Tan Ning said in hushed tones, her voice filled with excitement.
“What for?” Yun Liu inquired, puzzled.
“Don’t worry about it for now. Just give me your hair; I’ll come over to get it myself. I’ll tell you everything when the results are out.” Tan Ning then hurriedly ended the call.
When Tan Ning came to her house, Yun Liu questioned her again. Tan Ning watched Gu Wei leave and made sure she was out of earshot before she began whispering, “I think I might have found your biological parents.”
Yun Liu was shocked and reflexively replied, “I don’t want to know who my biological parents are. I like my life as it is!”
Tan Ning’s eyes darted to Yun Liu’s face, and she uttered, ‘What if your biological parents are a hundred times richer than the Yuns?”
Yun Liu stared at Tan Ning, dumbfounded. Tan Ning pursed her lips and nodded with a smile. “We don’t know for sure yet; we still have to do a paternity test! The results will come out soon. You have to wait patiently.” Yun Liu got over her shock and grabbed Tan Ning. “Is it true? Are you sure?”
Tan Ning turned around and patted her shoulder. “I’m not sure. Let’s leave everything to fate. If things go our way, we’ll make a complete comeback.”
The Shi family house was once again very lively as the family celebrated Xiang Yangs return. Yun Nan finally got to meet her much-talked-about sister-in-law.
The two were like-minded and shared similar interests, and they hit it off at first sight. Where Yun Nan had a soft and gentle beauty, and Shi Xiu’s fiery looks were strikingly attractive, Xiang Yang was a cold and aloof beauty. She had an aura that made it difficult for people to approach her; she was akin to the most precious porcelain placed in a museum’s most gorgeous display window, meant only to be seen from afar but not touched.
Fortunately, Xiang Yang was easy to get along with when she was with her family. More importantly, she was Yun Nan—no, Xi Jin’s fan!
Fang Xi had agreed—on Yun Nan’s behalf—to loan Xiang Yang three paintings for her exhibition. However, Yun Nan had checked out the exhibition’s preparations at the venue and noticed there were still a few empty spaces, so she sent three more paintings over—enough to fill all the empty spots. When Xiang Yang returned, she could hardly put those paintings down.
Seeing how much she liked them, Yun Nan gave the paintings to Xiang Yang. Xiang Yang couldn’t believe it and repeatedly asked Yun Nan if she was really giving her the paintings.
That made Yun Nan slightly embarrassed, and she told Xiang Yang, “I gave the three paintings I drew for ‘4:30 P.M.’ to Grandpa. These are the only paintings I have left. If you like them, you can have all of them! I was worried you wouldn’t like them.”
Xiang Yang lightly caressed the painting, ‘Dusk,’ and said excitedly, “Of course I like them! How could I not? I was on a business trip in Paris when I first saw this ‘Dusk on the Internet. This painting inspired me to make the set of jewelry that won the first prize in that year’s competition. Of course, I like it!”
Yun Nan was a little surprised to hear that. Xiang Yang dragged her to her jewelry display table and pointed at one of the sets of jewelry. “There, that’s the jewelry set I was talking about! Isn’t it nice?”
It was indeed spectacular. There was a necklace with rare orange topazes with a ruby in the middle, matched with a ring, earrings, and a small crown, all with the same sunset theme. The topaz represented dusk, and the ruby was the setting sun.
Yun Nan couldn’t help but exclaim, “Xiang Yang, you’re amazing! This is so beautiful.”
Xiang Yang was delighted at the praise and returned it with, “It was your drawing that inspired me! When the exhibition is over, this topaz jewelry set is yours!”
“Oh, no. That’s too much! I can’t take them!” Yun Nan refused.
“Why not? If I say it’s okay for you to have them, then it’s okay! In ancient times, women would give each other hairpins when they became sworn sisters. We don’t have hairpins, so we’ll give each other our artwork. That’s settled! We’re sisters from now on! We’re sisters for life, with or without the Shi family men!”
Yun Nan’s heart skipped a beat. For a moment, she thought Xiang Yang had figured out that her marriage to Shi Nian was fake.. She didn’t expect Xiang Yang to continue to say, “Even if there comes a day when I can’t live with Shi Ke anymore and decide to get a divorce, you’ll still be my sister!”