bestfiction Chapter 140 The younger sister who was tricked by the female lead's older sister 2
Chapter 140 The younger sister who was tricked by the female lead's older sister 2
Xiao Tao was already petite and delicate, but now, in front of Su Su, she straightened her back as much as possible, her slender body taut, and her green maid's clothes made her look like a malnourished green bamboo pole.
He was trying to regain some of the domineering aura he usually had in front of Su Su.
Her face flushed red, and she gripped the bundle on her back tightly with both hands. The bundle was bulging with maid's clothes, which she stuffed into Su Su's arms without saying a word.
Seeing Su Su standing there motionless like a block of wood, Xiao Tao stamped her feet anxiously, her eyes filled with worry.
"Miss, do you know how much effort it took to find this opportunity? You've been planning for this for many days, and now you're going to back out?"
As Xiaotao spoke, she frowned, her thin eyebrows seemingly stained with ink, revealing a faint sense of impatience. The urging tone in her words grew stronger, bursting out like a string of bullets.
"Of course not," Su Su replied calmly, her voice clear yet tinged with a hint of coldness.
"Then hurry up and change your clothes!" Xiao Tao's voice rose to a shrill shrilly with impatience.
As soon as she finished speaking, she strode forward and snatched the package that had just been handed to Su Su with extremely rough movements. With a sudden tug, she broke the knot in the package, and with a "whoosh," the clothes fell out. Then she reached out to strip Su Su of her clothes.
But Su Su darted away like a nimble fish, deftly avoiding Xiao Tao's touch.
"Miss Su!!!"
Xiao Tao was extremely anxious. Her voice suddenly rose, and her sharp cry echoed in the room. Her eyes were red with worry. She didn't care about the etiquette between master and servant. She rushed forward and stretched out her arm urgently, her fingertips reaching for Su Su's wrist. She was determined to grab Su Su and pull her away immediately.
Upon seeing this, Su Su's eyebrows and eyes instantly hardened with annoyance and resistance. She shifted her body and her arm, like a swift whip, struck Xiao Tao's outstretched hand with a "snap," forcefully slapping it away.
Her eyebrows furrowed, and she said coldly, "Don't touch me! I feel terrible all over right now, how can I go in this state? You go back first and tell your sister that we'll wait for another chance!"
Xiao Tao was startled by the slap, a hint of grievance and resentment flashing across her face, quickly replaced by anxiety. She stamped her foot and rattled off a string of words:
“Miss Su, what are you saying? How can you talk like this? Miss has put in so much effort and thought, day and night, for this matter, risking being discovered and endangering her life. How can you treat her like this? Ask yourself, do you really deserve Miss’s kindness?”
Su Su bit her lower lip, tears welling in her eyes. She looked extremely aggrieved, clutching her stomach with both hands, her body slightly curled up, and said in a tearful voice:
"But I'm in such a bad state right now, can't I slow down and wait a bit!"
"Don't you think about it? If I just force myself to go like this, what if I mess it up? Not only will I not get revenge, but I might even lose my life. What would that be like?"
Upon hearing Su Su's words, Xiao Tao felt a throbbing pain in her head, and the veins on her temples bulged. She gritted her teeth and squeezed out a few words: "So, are you going or not?"
"I'm not going!"
Su Su also became stubborn, her little face tense, and she plopped down heavily on the chair next to her, like a deflated balloon. Then she slumped onto the table, buried her face in her arms, letting her hair fall loose, looking like she wouldn't move an inch no matter what.
"Go back and tell your sister that I'm not feeling well, and she will definitely understand."
Su Su absolutely refused to get up. Xiao Tao tried everything, but in the end, seeing that it was getting late, Xiao Tao had no choice but to go back to find Su Zhizhi.
Once Xiao Tao was out of sight, Su Su immediately left the restaurant.
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In that exquisite and magnificent room, Xiao Tao, her face full of resentment, strode over to Su Zhizhi, hurriedly bowed, and then poured out her heart like beans spilling from a bamboo tube.
“Miss, Miss Su is determined not to come. She keeps saying she’s not feeling well, but Xiao Tao looks at her and sees that her face is rosy and glowing, and she speaks in a loud and clear voice. She doesn’t look sick at all.”
As Xiao Tao spoke, her chest heaved violently with anger, her hands gripped the hem of her clothes tightly, and her eyes reddened slightly.
"Xiao Tao tried everything to persuade her, even wearing her lips out, but it was no use. She just sat there slumped, looking just like a spoiled child. Isn't she obviously making fun of you, Miss? You can't just swallow this insult!"
"Miss has been so kind and devoted to Miss Su, yet she is so ungrateful. Xiao Tao feels truly sorry for you."
As Xiaotao spoke, tears of grievance welled up in her eyes, and her voice trembled slightly with emotion.
Su Zhizhi, who was sitting on a carved pear wood chair, had been listening calmly with a teacup in her hand, but upon hearing these words, her face instantly turned ashen.
She slammed the teacup she was holding onto the table with a loud bang, like a thunderclap exploding in the room.
The teacup wobbled on the table a few times, spilling tea and wetting the surface.
Xiao Tao, who was crying and complaining, suddenly stopped as if someone had grabbed her by the neck. Her voice stopped abruptly, and her face still showed lingering resentment and grievance. But at this moment, she was as silent as a cicada in winter and did not dare to breathe.
The servants who were attending to the sounds around them were now trembling with fear. They straightened their backs, lowered their heads, and stared intently at their toes, as if there were some lifeline on the ground.
"Damn it!" Su Zhizhi squeezed out these words through gritted teeth, her lips turning white from biting them, and her eyes burning with resentment.
"If she doesn't come, won't the task that Brother Ye entrusted to me be left unfinished and impossible to complete!"
As she spoke, her slender fingers unconsciously clenched the handkerchief tightly, her knuckles turning white from the force, and the handkerchief was twisted into a knot.
Just then, the carved wooden door creaked open, and a graceful and beautiful maidservant walked into the room.
When Su Zhizhi saw the person who came, a hint of jealousy flashed in her eyes, but she quickly concealed it.
The maidservant moved lightly to Su Zhizhi's side, but only gave a slight bow and casually swung her arm, performing a perfunctory greeting, her expression revealing a hint of indifference and arrogance.
“Miss Zhizhi,” she said softly, her tone unhurried yet each word sharp as a knife, “the Master sent me to ask why the person hasn’t been brought over yet, even at this hour? Could it be that you’ve taken pity on her and softened your heart?”
"I..." Su Zhizhi was about to speak in defense, but the beautiful maid did not give her a chance. She raised her eyebrows and continued, "The master of the manor said beforehand that if you are too soft-hearted to do it, then so be it. After all, she is your own sister, so it is not surprising that you are too soft-hearted."
But the manor lord is still waiting for this lotus flower to save his life. Without it, the deadly poison in his body cannot be cured, and if anything happens to him, his life will be in danger!
Upon hearing this, Su Zhizhi's heart clenched as if gripped tightly by an invisible hand, and she felt her breathing become rapid.
She subconsciously gripped the handkerchief tightly in her palms, her knuckles turning white from the force, and bit her lower lip as she said, "No, give me a little more time, I will definitely find out the whereabouts of the Heavenly Lotus as soon as possible."
"It's all Su Su's fault!" Su Zhizhi's face was full of anger, her chest heaving violently. "If she hadn't secretly kept the Heavenly Lotus and refused to tell me, Brother Ye wouldn't have been tormented by the toxins in his body and suffered so much!"
In an instant, a dark figure flashed by like a ghost. Before Su Zhizhi could react, the person suddenly reached out and grabbed her slender waist, carrying her out of the window like a black whirlwind.
In the blink of an eye, the two landed steadily on the rooftop. Su Su moved nimbly, standing firmly, and looked warily at the people chasing below.
"Sister, I have come today to lead you away from this sea of suffering."
Su Su's gaze was sincere, and her voice carried a hint of urgency and excitement.
"You've been kept in the dark all these years, and it's been so hard for you. I've already made my move. That Duan Xuan Ye, hmph, I just stabbed him hard. He's seriously injured and definitely won't make it through the night. Sister, we've finally avenged our family, our father, and our mother!"