Chapter 12: Don’t Like Him Anymore

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Chen Lan left the military base and headed towards the residential area, contemplating her plans as she walked.

While she was now married to Tang Ye, she couldn’t afford to be idle every day. She needed some form of work or occupation. However, she was well aware that the original character had been spoiled and never took her studies seriously, ultimately dropping out of school.

Chen Lan doubted she could easily find a good job, otherwise with the Chen family’s status, arranging employment for her shouldn’t be difficult. Of course, the original owner might not be willing to take up a job.

Thinking about it this way, the original character’s death was not unjustified.

As she walked, Chen Lan unconsciously passed by the entrance of the residential area. She didn’t notice a chubby girl standing at the entrance, her eyes lighting up when she saw Chen Lan. So, she simply walked around her without paying much attention.

The chubby girl’s eyes briefly showed disappointment, but she quickly recovered and called out, “Lanlan!”

The energetic call finally snapped Chen Lan back to reality. She turned around in confusion, and the large figure of the girl entered her line of sight.

“Xiaojing?”

“It’s me! You did not expect me to come looking for you here!” Wen Jing smiled happily. She wanted to hug Chen Lan but had too many things in her hands. Instead, she leaned in close to Chen Lan, beaming foolishly.

Chen Lan had a deep impression of Wen Jing. In the novel, Wen Jing was Chen Lan’s right-hand woman. From childhood, Chen Lan always had her go east, and she never went west1. Even her extra weight was due to her loyalty to Chen Lan.

So, when the original character chased after Liang Chen and dealt with Fan Cong, Wen Jing was like a vital force, making her ending all the more tragic.

She was raped and gave birth to a sick child who died within a few days. And she died in prison because she took the blame for Chen Lan.

Thinking about the tragic fate of Wen Jing, although it wasn’t because of herself, Chen Lan couldn’t help but feel guilty. She rushed to take the things from Wen Jing’s hands, but Wen Jing avoided her, saying, “I’m strong enough to carry them.”

Chen Lan didn’t insist and said, “Why are you here? Come on, let’s go to my house.”

She brought Wen Jing to her home, and Wen Jing looked at the simple furnishings. The place lacked even basic furniture. “Lanlan, why did you marry Tang Ye? I thought you liked Liang Chen. Is Tang Ye treating you badly? Look at your humble house. Tell me, is he mistreating you? I’ll help you teach him a lesson!”

Chen Lan poured a glass of water and placed it in front of Wen Jing. She held Wen Jing’s hand and reassured her, “Don’t worry, he did not mistreat me.”

Thinking about Tang Ye’s handsome face, Chen Lan couldn’t help but smile, “Xiaojing, let me tell you, I don’t like Liang Chen anymore.”

“Why?” Wen Jing didn’t understand.

Wen Jing’s mother had remarried, and initially, everything seemed fine. However, when her mother gave birth to a younger brother, all the attention shifted to him, and her mother became increasingly impatient with her, often scolding and hitting her.

Later on, she accidentally caused her younger brother to get hurt while trying to coax him, so her mother sent her to her father’s house. However, her father was a gambler and an alcoholic who would frequently beat her when drunk. So, despite her mother’s mistreatment, she secretly returned home, only to be locked out of the house.

That was when she met Chen Lan. A lovely girl handed her an umbrella and stood with her in the pouring rain. Later, that girl brought her home.

Her stepfather found out that she was brought home by Chen Jun’s daughter, who was still a battalion commander at the time, and he came with her mother that night to take her back.

In private, her mother would still scold and beat her, but she no longer sent her back to her alcoholic father. Chen Lan would often bring her food and even give her some pocket money, so life became somewhat more bearable.

Chen Lan was the only source of light in her miserable childhood, so she liked Chen Lan very much. She was willing to do anything for her, and this relationship would never disappear.

Therefore, now that Chen Lan told her that she no longer had feelings for Liang Chen, she found it very hard to understand. Why would the feeling disappear?

Chen Lan seemed to sense her confusion and patiently explained, “Do you think Liang Chen treats me well?”

Wen Jing shook her head.

“That’s right. Since he treats me badly, why should I make things difficult for me? Then I’d only end up feeling hurt and subjecting myself to ridicule.”

Wen Jing nodded in agreement. She had always liked Chen Lan because Chen Lan treated her well.

Thinking about how Chen Lan used to cry for Liang Chen and how she was criticized, Wen Jing tightened her grip on Chen Lan’s hand. “Yes, he’s not good. Don’t like him anymore!”