WfDO- Chapter 23

Arc 2
The Vicious Supporting Female with Unbridled Love (4)

No one in the whole circle didn’t know Ye Wei liked Zhong Shen. Since kindergarten, she has liked to follow Zhong Shen. However, since Zhong Shen was a child, he was already indifferent. He didn’t like to play like other children at their age. Even when there was a chirping little girl beside him, he could read books and do his homework without changing his face. It was an amazing feast for him to even utter a word to her. For Ye Wei, to be able to follow him around was enough.

Just like that, time passed, from elementary school to junior high school. After he graduated from junior high school, Zhong Shen went to boarding school abroad. For this reason, Ye Wei was heartbroken and cried so much. If her body was healthy, she definitely would follow him abroad. 

Zhong Shen has been abroad for ten years. He would go back only when it was New Year, and it was only for a few days. He truly returned to China when his father had a sudden stroke after a drink. The huge Zhong-shi was in turmoil. At the time of crisis, Zhong Shen, who was abroad for so long, returned and appeared in the public eye for the first time. He suppressed the relatives and the board of directors who coveted Zhong-shi with a tough attitude and action. 

The once cold youth has become a man who has everything under his control

Ye-jia extended a helping hand for them at that time, because of this, Zhong-fu^[1] was grateful for them. The relationship between Zhong-jia and Ye-jia became closer just like real blood relatives. Eventually, he agreed to strengthen their relationship by the marriage of Zhong Shen and Ye Wei. 

In fact, Zhong-fu liked Ye Wei very much but he was worried about Ye Wei’s health. He didn’t want his only son to worry about his wife’s health all the time

He changed his mind only after Ye-jia tried their best to help Zhong-shi at the time of crisis. He really valued their help compared to his so-called relatives who coveted the Zhong-shi instead. 

He was very clear about his son’s temperament. Cold and hard, just like a block of stone. What he needed was a person who wholeheartedly loves him, just like Ye Wei.

Later, when the news of Zhong-shi and Ye-shi was going to unite through a marriage spread around, many were amazed. After so long, Ye Wei’s unrequited love has finally come to fruition.

That’s right, no one, absolutely no one, didn’t know Ye Wei liked Zhong Shen.

She unscrupulously likes Zhong Shen. She didn’t hide it one bit. It was so obvious that even someone as dense as Zhong Shen knew it.

Ye Wei likes him.

No one would have thought that Ye Wei would take the initiative to terminate their engagement!

Zhong Shen didn’t expect it!

Obviously, she had behaved very fiercely because she misunderstood the relationship between him and Shen Yingying. So fierce that it seemed she wouldn’t let either Zhong Shen or Shen Yingying off.  

Why did her attitude change in the blink of eyes?

Zhong Shen was really shocked. The man who always had everything under his control now looked like a fool because of shock.

He blinked foolishly at Ye Wei, “Terminate the engagement?”

Ye Wei clutched her heart, “Yes, I’ll fulfill you.”

Zhong Shen’s brain was back to work after his initial shock. His face sank, “Ye Wei, do you know what you’re talking about?”

Ye Wei glanced suspiciously at Zhong Shen. The Male Lead’s reaction seemed to be wrong?

The vicious Supporting Female offered to fulfill him and the Female Lead. Shouldn’t he be ecstatic about this? Why did his reaction differ so much from her expectation?  

“I know. I’m not talking nonsense. I really think so. I sincerely want to fulfill you.”

There was a wave of anger hidden beneath Zhong Shen’s expressionless face. He said coldly, “Oh, should I thank you for your generosity?”

Ye Wei, “No need, I just hope you can be happy.”

Zhong Shen looked at her blankly, “…”

Ye Wei blinked, still clutching her heart. She said sadly, “Zhong Shen, don’t you believe me anymore? Did you think I’m playing another trick? I understand where you came from. In the past, I bullied Shen Yingying, I pretended to be ill and framed her. I’ve done too many wrong things. It is normal for you to not believe me.”

Zhong Shen was silent. He felt a wave of headaches coming to him,  “It’s not that I don’t believe you.”

“No need to comfort me, it’s obvious you don’t. Because of Shen Yingying, I came to understand. I love you, so I must fulfill you. Your happiness is my happiness. Everything I did before was wrong. I already know it was wrong. I won’t do it again. Zhong Shen. I can’t give up my parents for you like Shen Yingying, but I still can fulfill you to be with her. You just need to believe me this once. Okay?”

Zhong Shen, “……”   

Believe what?

What was she talking about? Why didn’t he understand a single bit of it?

“It doesn’t matter if you believe me or not. I am telling the truth.” Ye Wei seemed exhausted. She waved her hand, unwilling to say more. She was ready to leave.

Zhong Shen’s eyebrows twitched. He finally couldn’t help but say, “I never say I want to terminate our engagement.”

Ye Wei stopped on her track, she snapped her head back to Zhong Shen, “You don’t want to terminate our engagement?”

Zhong Shen nodded, “Mn, so don’t say things like that anymore.”

Ye Wei, “……”   

She rubbed her eyes, “Zhong Shen, thank you. I’ve done so many wrong things, yet you are still considerate of me and are willing to give me another chance. But, It’s alright, I know your heart is no longer with me.”

Zhong Shen frowned unconsciously, “Ye Wei, what nonsense are you talking about? Shen Yingying and I are just friends.”

Ye Wei sighed. She was both helpless and sad, “Who are you lying to? Me? Yourself? You and Shen Yingying often meet on the roof, right? Even today, you came to see her on your own initiative, right?”

Zhong Shen couldn’t deny these, but it couldn’t be the proof that there was something between him and Shen Yingying.

He looked at Ye Wei’s eyes and was surprised by the sadness in them.

Ye Wei smiled with self-mockery, “You say that you and Shen Yingying are just friends. Then, let me ask you one thing. Last time, when I was in the hospital after framing Shen Yingying, I asked her to apologize to me. You were there, weren’t you? At that time, why didn’t you tell me that not only do both of you know each other but also were friends? If nothing really happened between both of you, why hide it from me? Why didn’t you tell me?”

Zhong Shen was barraged with questions and was silent.

Was he really the one at fault?

He himself was confused. That’s right, why didn’t he tell her at that time?

He thought it over carefully. For him, Shen Yingying was just a person who he has met more than once and exchanged a few words. It was nothing special, so there was no need for him to say anything about it.

Ye Wei acquiesced his silence as an answer. Disappointment bleeds from her voice, “See, you can’t explain it to me, can you? Yet you still dare to say she has nothing to do with you? Don’t lie anymore, I am strong enough to accept the truth.”

Then she trotted away. 

Zhong Shen blinked. He stared at Ye Wei’s back and unconsciously massaged his forehead.

He sat alone in the living room for a while. The tall and indifferent man now showed the expression of contemplation as if he was confronted by a formidable enemy

If his opponent could see his expression right now, they probably would be too afraid that they couldn’t feel at ease for a few days and nights.

He closed his eyes tightly. His mind replayed Ye Wei’s disappointed face again and again. The more he recalled it, the more his mind stopped working. It was obvious he was extremely confused. His predicament was beyond the scope of his understanding.

Auntie Zhang, the housemaid, carefully brought him a cup of tea, Zhong Shen picked it up and took a sip directly. The boiling water instantly stung him back to his senses. He widened his eyes.

Auntie Zhang was also startled, “Zhong-xiansheng^[2], this is boiling water. Be careful…”

Zhong Shen kept a straight face, “Mn.”

Auntie Zhang, “?”

She looked at Zhong Shen twice. Could it be that he didn’t feel the tea was hot?

She took the tray and left with a puzzled face.

Wei Fengqiong was so worried when she heard that Ye Wei ran home crying. Without saying a word, she put down her work and rushed home.

As soon as she entered the house, Auntie Zhang greeted her, “Xiaojie is very sad. She is resting in her room now.”

Wei Fengqiong’s anger was lit,  “Where is Zhong Shen now?”

“Zhong-xiansheng has left, he sat in the living room for a while just now.”

“He didn’t say anything?”

Auntie Zhang shook her head and said, “He didn’t.”

Wei Fengqiong’s anger became more obvious, “He left, just like that? What the hell is going on? Tell me exactly what happened!”

Auntie Zhang told Wei Fengqiong everything she had heard. Wei Fengqiong was so distressed for Ye Wei that she scolded Shen Yingying and Zhong Shen to death, “My poor daughter! My daughter is having a hard time! They really are courting death!”

At the same time, the news that Ye Wei and Zhong Shen terminated their engagement spread widely in their circle. It became a topic of contention among others.

“Have you heard? Zhong Shen meets his true love and wants to break his engagement with Ye Wei! That person seems to be an employee of Zhong-shi. What is her name again? Shen Yingying?”

“Not only that, I heard that Ye Wei tried a lot of tricks to get rid of that Shen Yingying in order to retain Zhong Shen. It is such a shame that Zhong Shen is deeply in love with that woman! No matter how much Ye Wei tried, he still went to that woman! It was said that when he went to find her, Ye Wei was also there! Ye Wei was also a fool, she confessed out loud that she framed Shen Yingying and told Shen Yingying everything she had done!  Zhong Shen was there and just listened to her. I heard he was so distressed for Shen Yingying that he directly scolded Ye Wei until she cried! After that, he said he wanted to terminate their engagement”

“Is that really true?”

“Of course it’s true. If Zhong Shen is not interested in that Shen Yingying, why would he have a private meeting with Shen Yingying on the roof every day? It’s just, I pity Ye Wei. She had chased him for more than ten years, yet her weight isn’t comparable to a woman that appeared out of nowhere. Isn’t this just making a wedding dress for others^[3]?

“How pitiful!”

“I never expected that Zhong Shen, the Working Machine, also know how to appreciate a woman! Sure enough, there is no one that can resist a beauty!”

“What a scum Zhong Shen is! He has a fiancée, but he still mess around with other women! Even if it’s his true love, it can’t deny the fact that he is a scum!”

The ‘scum’ Zhong Shen who was accidentally passing by, “…”

The Zhou Hai beside Zhong Shen, “…”

Zhou Hai wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and sneaked a peek at his expressionless Boss. Recently, the story about the love triangle between Zhong Shen, Ye Wei, and Shen Yingying has been spreading wildly. He could hear it everywhere, but he didn’t think that he would hear the gossip about his Boss’s affair when passing by the receptionist at a party like this!

Zhong Shen’s eyes were cold. He raised his feet and walked out. His momentum was awe-inspiring. His dark eyes swept past with a sharpness that was hard to ignore. Several people who were just talking about the hot gossip immediately shut their mouths. Their faces flushed and they dared not look at him.

Zhong Shen, “I didn’t terminate my engagement with Ye Wei for anyone. I don’t want to hear this kind of thing again in the future. Am I clear?”

Several people hit each other with their arms, “… Crystal clear, Boss.”

Zhong Shen gave them a warning look. He said no more and left.

Several people looked at each other nervously. They whispered softly when Zhong Shen’s back disappeared from their sight, “What does Zhong Shen mean? He didn’t terminate his engagement with Ye Wei?”

“You believe it? There is no official announcement about the termination of their engagement yet, he could only deny it for now! Wait until the final result comes out!”

“In addition, he said he ‘did not terminate his engagement with Ye Wei for anyone’! Not he ‘did not terminate his engagement with Ye Wei’! Scumbags are used to playing word games. Use your brain and think it over!”

“What you said makes sense. I almost believed him…”

“Although Zhong Shen is a scumbag, he is handsome and powerful. It would be great if I were Shen Yingying. Say, how happy do you think Shen Yingying is to be liked by a person like Zhong Shen?””

“…hey, wake up. Don’t you already have a husband?”

Zhong Shen has gone far. Naturally, he didn’t know those people started gossiping about him right away after he left. No one believed him at all. 

He was in a bad mood and he couldn’t help but drink two more sips of his wine. He exuded a cold aura all over. Even when someone tried to talk to him, he was very indifferent to them. His cold aura scared many people away.

He didn’t want to stay any longer. He came here just to give his old friend a face. Just when he was about to leave, Ye Wei came in with her two little followers. She wore a bright red dress.

Because of her illness, Ye Wei not only loves to wear red very much but also wears exquisite makeup every time she goes out. As if she was compensating for her sickly complexion.

Combined with the fact that she was already very beautiful without it, with a little dressing up, she became the brightest presence at the party.

Zhong Shen retracted back his steps.

Zhou Hai glanced at Zhong Shen, then at Ye Wei.

Ye Wei hasn’t noticed Zhong Shen yet. She has been lying at home for several days. She ate, drank, and played around every day. When she had nothing to do, she would run arounds her yard. At least, for the future her who would die for the Male lead, she needed to have a healthy physique. She shouldn’t let her guard down. Wei Fengqiong was almost distressed to death because of it. It took great efforts^[4] from her side to drag Ye Wei outside and let her relax.

She was not done with Shen Yingying yet, but another person had come to block her way.

That person was her former competitor, Zhang Kexin. She liked Zhong Shen as much as Ye Wei did. Later, Zhong Shen got engaged to Ye Wei. On the day of their engagement, Zhang Kexin was so angry that she ran away from home and went abroad directly. She hasn’t appeared since then. She just came back two days ago… definitely because she had heard of the termination of Zhong Shen and Ye Wei’s engagement and wanted to see Ye Wei’s embarrassment. 

Zhang Kexin was also very beautiful. She was different from Ye Wei’s gentle and gorgeous beauty. She was the kind of aggressive beauty. She was wearing a long black dress with big waves with flaming red lips. In her hand was a red wine glass. She walked towards Ye Wei with a haughty look that could be seen even from far. 

Zhang Kexin came here because she heard that Zhong Shen would come. It was unfortunate for her that the person she saw first was Ye Wei. 

“Ye Wei, long time no see.” She smiled. “I thought the next time I see you will be at Zhong Shen’s wedding. Oh, wait. My bad. I can still see you later as a guest at Zhong Shen’s wedding, right?”

Zhang Kexin and Ye Wei’s animosity towards each other was not a secret. At present, when they were together in a place like this, people couldn’t help but prickled their ears to listen to them.

Ye Wei smiled back at Zhang Kexin, “Yes, how can Zhong Shen’s wedding be without me? Watching him happy is my greatest happiness. Don’t you also want Zhong Shen to be happy? “

Zhang Kexin choked. She wanted to ridicule Ye Wei, but she got attacked instead, “How come I just noticed you are so magnanimous today?”

Ye Wei shook her head and said seriously, “This is not being magnanimous This is love”

Zhang Kexin and several little sisters present, “….”

There were many onlookers listening to them. Zhang Kexin didn’t want to give them a free show, “Let’s go over there to have a chat.”

Ye Wei, “Mn?”

Zhang Kexin whispered in her ear, “Are you really willing to let Zhong Shen get stolen by an unknown woman?”

With that, she smirked and left first.

So she wanted to make an alliance with Ye Wei. Ye Chen gave her a thumb up in her heart. She then followed Zhang Kexin. Her two little followers also followed her. 

They gathered near the window. Zhang Kexin opened her mouth,  “Ye Wei, you are too stupid. How could you let someone steal Zhong Shen from under your nose? You can’t even deal with a small fly like Shen Yingying. Is that all you can do?”

Ye Wei sighed, “You won’t understand.”

Zhang Kexin was stunned by Ye Wei’s “Ignorant mortal like you won’t know.” She was angry, “How can I understand your stupidity? Are you really willing to give up just like this? Are you really going to terminate your engagement?”

“If I were you, I wouldn’t let a small fly like Shen Yingying trampled me. If you listened to me, there was no way for someone that has no background like Shen Yingying could make any waves!”

“I lost to you once, but now I’m gonna lose again? To a Shen Yingying? A Shen Yingying who has nothing? I have done my research on her. Her look is ordinary, her talent is average, her temperament is boring. How can Zhong Shen even like her? Has he gone blind?”

“Ye Wei, you are Zhong Shen’s legitimate fiancée. You can’t give up, you can’t back out after everything! Let’s drive Shen Yingying away together! Ye Wei, with my help, you won’t lose this time!”

Zhang Kexin said this, Ye Wei’s little follower also persuaded her, “Wei-jie^[5], in fact, I think it would be a loss to give Zhong Shen to Shen Yingying. She, Shen Yingying, can’t even compare with your toes. Why should she have Zhong Shen?”

“Yes, Shen Yingying, that Mistress who feels so righteous, is so laughable! We must not let scum like her run free!”

“For starter, how about I talk to the coffee shop’s manager first and let the manager fire Shen Yingying?”

Ideas to deal with Shen Yingying were thrown out one by one.

Zhang Kexin nodded with satisfaction. It would be much more convenient for her to do things under Ye Wei’s name. If she got caught, she could blame everything on Ye Wei, killing two birds with one stone. Both Shen Yingying and Ye Wei would get eliminated.

The Zhong Shen standing outside the window, “……”

He was just trying to find a quiet place to rest…

His face was no good. He wanted to go in and tell Ye Wei there was nothing between him and Shen Yingying. He never thought of terminating their engagement. So, Ye Wei didn’t need to worry about anything or do anything about it.

He was ready to go in but his steps suddenly halted. He wanted to know what Ye Wei thought. Did she really want to terminate their engagement?

She really didn’t care about what happened between him and Shen Yingying anymore?

Ye Wei’s voice soon came, very sincere, “Thank you.”

Why did this ‘thank you’ sound weird? Ai, it didn’t matter. Zhang Kexin waved her hand, “Don’t get it wrong. Do you really think I’m helping you? I’m helping myself. The enemy of my enemy is my friend. So, for now, we are friends”

“Yes, Wei-jie, rest easy. We’ll drive Shen Yingying away for you! Let her know there is a price for stealing someone’s fiancé!”

Zhong Shen didn’t agree with their actions, but there was a warm surge in his heart because of it. He was somewhat pleased because this showed that Ye Wei still cared about him. 

He was celebrating too soon. 

At the next moment, he heard Ye Wei say, “Even though I am very grateful to all of you, I have figured out that if you love someone, you must fulfill him. You can’t bind him with love. I’ve done a lot of bad things because of it. I was becoming less and less of myself. In the end, Zhong Shen didn’t even believe what I say anymore. That’s why I decided to rectify my wrongdoings and be a good person again! ”

Zhang Kexin, “……”   

Ye Wei, “I believe, one day, Zhong Shen will believe me once again. Believing that I really wanted to fulfill him and bless him a lifetime with Shen Yingying.”

Zhang Kexin, “……”   

Zhong Shen, “……”

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Footnotes

1. 钟父 – zhōng fù. 父 – Father. 钟父 – Father Zhong.↵

2. 先生 – xiānshēng; Sir, Mr. A term for people with certain status, knowledge, and qualifications ↵

3. 为他人做嫁衣 – wéi tārén zuò jiàyī; Making wedding dress for others. An idiom. In this context, she had done everything for Zhong Shen, but Zhong Shen still chose Shen Yingying over her. It is from a poem titled “Poor Girl” by Qin Taoyu.↵

4. 九牛二虎 – jiǔniúèr hǔ; lit. Nine Bulls and Two Tigers. A metaphor for great strength.↵

5. 薇姐 – wēi jiě; Eldest Sister Wei, Big Sister Wei. 姐 is a term for a junior to call their senior(F), it isn’t restricted to those with blood relation. A stranger can also be called 姐 as long as she is older than you. 姐 can be also used to show closeness. Using Ye Wei given name, Wei, instead of her family name, Ye, also show their closeness↵

Ry’s Corner

A dog blood a day keeps the angst away.

Every time I write Zhong Shen and Zhou Hai in the same sentence, I unconsciously write it as Zhou Shen,

Dammit, I kept procrastinating.

Do you like tragedy? What am I asking for, duh. You read this novel. It is obvious. Anyway, check “The Memory Lost in Space” for a journey full of tears and “The Villains I Raised, All Died!” for another QT tragedy novel. I really really recommend MLiS, but there is still a long way until it is completely translated…! I really can’t survive translating Chapter 13 and 14 MLiS, send help.

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