From Villain to Cherished: Counter My Role by Pampering Kids-Chapter 186: The Ugly Duckling of the Past

She had never seen such a wanton smile in Lu Zhichen's eyes before; it was completely unlike the person he used to be.

With Su Mingyue, he even acted like a child, behaving childishly and enjoying teasing others, but in her presence, he reverted to his usual aloofness.

The always proud and aloof woman felt jealousy for the first time towards Su Mingyue, who was overshadowed by her in every aspect.

Afterwards, she tried various ways to suppress and bully her, not allowing her to get close to Lu Zhichen.

Jiang Duoyan looked up and saw Su Mingyue walking towards her.

She was stunned.

Years had passed, and she had almost not changed at all, yet somehow she seemed so different.

There was still that same determination in her eyes as years ago, an inherent nature of refusing to admit defeat. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

No matter what harsh words she said to her, or how she bullied her, trying to make her give up, those eyes remained as bright as the stars in the sky, even reflecting her own meanness and worthlessness.

Wen Yue looked at her and said softly, "Miss Jiang, it's been many years, how have you been?"

Jiang Mengqi looked up, following her sister's gaze towards Su Mingyue, an expression of surprise appearing in her eyes.

"Where have you been all these years? I thought you and Lu Zhichen were both dead."

Jiang Duoyan's face turned cold as she looked at her sister.

"Mengqi, you shall not be so impolite to my guest."

Jiang Mengqi pursed her lips.

Since when did the rival, Su Mingyue, become her sister's guest?

Wen Yue didn't mind, only saying, "Miss Jiang, you should know why I am here, right?"

Jiang Duoyan: "Yes, I know."

She looked at the girl beside Su Mingyue: "And this beside you is...?"

"She is my sister," Wen Yue said with a smile.

After speaking, Jiang Mengqi's gaze fell on Su Xingwan, scrutinizing her from head to toe.

"I must say, your sister bears quite a bit of resemblance to you."

Wen Yue laughed and said, "After all, we are sisters."

Jiang Duoyan: "I think I've seen this lady on television, and she's also been trending recently."

Jiang Mengqi remembered it as well.

"Are you Su Xingwan?"

"You're even better than your sister, becoming an actress in the entertainment circle and making a lot of money, haven't you?"

Jiang Mengqi looked at her attire of high-end brands, her tall and proud figure, her cold temperament. And that enviable snow-white skin.

She looked more like a young lady than even her, the real young lady, standing in front of her seemingly overshadowed.

Her heart felt sour, and she couldn't help but sarcastically say, "Indeed, nurtured by fame, looking every inch a noble lady from a high society family, while she actually came from the entertainment circle."

Jiang Duoyan suddenly shouted, "Jiang Mengqi, shut up!"

Su Xingwan's gaze turned slightly cold, "Second Miss Jiang, have I offended you somehow?"

Jiang Mengqi raised her chin, "Did I say anything wrong?"

Su Xingwan: "I remember the Second Miss Jiang also wanted to enter the entertainment industry, right? It's a pity that no matter how the Jiang family tried to support you, you never became famous."

"You...!" Jiang Mengqi's face turned somewhat ugly at once: "What makes you so great?"

Wen Yue's face also turned cold, "Jiang Mengqi, you were rude to my sister first, and now you won't allow her to speak against you?"

Jiang Duoyan looked at her foolish sister, bubbling with anger, then said, "Su Mingyue is a young lady from the Wen Family, and if you speak of her this way, aren't you afraid that the Wen Family might sever their cooperation with our family?"

Jiang Mengqi was stunned.

"The Wen Family? The Wen Family I know?"

Jiang Duoyan nodded coldly, "Yes."

"But wasn't she just an ugly duckling that anyone could bully?"

Jiang Duoyan: "She was a young lady from the Wen Family, lost for over twenty years, only to be found by Mr. Wen a few years ago. Now, she works as the vice president of the Wen Group. So, Jiang Mengqi, don't view people with tinted glasses."

Jiang Mengqi listened to her sister's introduction.

She looked at Su Mingyue, who stood before her, incredulous.

How could she, who used to be so timid and easy to bully, suddenly become a young lady of the Wen Family, and even a vice president.

In the Jiang Family, neither their father nor uncles ever thought of letting the sisters work in the company. Why was this Su Mingyue, whom she had always looked down upon, able to turn into this?

"How could she? She was just an ugly duckling," Jiang Mengqi's face was pale, unwilling to believe.

"Don't you know the ugly duckling is actually a white swan in disguise, only unnoticed at first?" Jiang Duoyan laughed bitterly.

She had never thought that Su Mingyue, whom she had looked down upon for being unworthy of Lu Zhichen, actually had a noble status similar to her own, or even more now that she had surpassed her.

Jiang Duoyan masked the bitterness in her heart, for even when she was an ugly duckling, she was remarkably radiant. Not to mention now, she had become a white swan.

Jiang Mengqi: "And her sister..."

"Of course, also part of the Wen Family."

Jiang Mengqi's face turned even whiter, and ultimately she said nothing.

Compared to her previous arrogance, she now resembled a deflated balloon, utterly defeated.

Jiang Duoyan looked at Su Mingyue, "Miss Wen, the person you're looking for is with me. I'll take you to them."

With Jiang Mengqi's puzzled face, her sister asked her to leave first.

"Sister, what can't I see? Why send me away? What if they bully you, your legs are inconvenient."

Jiang Duoyan: "I told you to go, so you go, and take your nephew to play with you for a while."

She didn't want to let her sister see her in such a pathetic state. Previously, because she liked Lu Zhichen, she even secretly hid Lu Zhichen's body in her room for years.

Although her affection for Lu Zhichen had gradually waned, she still didn't want to see pity in her sister's eyes.

"...Okay." Faced with her sister's strong stance, Jiang Mengqi dared not defy her.

Moreover, ever since her sister had broken her leg, her temper had worsened by the day, so much that even their father dared not provoke her.

"Sister, I'll leave then."

She picked up her two-year-old nephew and left.

Su Xingwan and Wen Yue followed Jiang Duoyan into her room.

Wen Yue was somewhat dazed, "Miss Jiang, you have changed a lot over these years."

Jiang Duoyan smiled, "You too."

In the room, there was an additional hidden door, which the servant opened.

Wen Yue walked in and immediately saw the comatose Lu Zhichen lying on the bed.

She gazed at his pale, frail state, tears falling uncontrollably.

Jiang Duoyan: "He has never woken up, and relies on nutritional injections to survive, hence his current condition."

Wen Yue continued to cry silently.

Jiang Duoyan sighed, "Are you planning to take him back now?"

"Yes," Wen Yue choked out.

"Shall I have my bodyguards escort you back?"

"No, I brought my own bodyguards."

Turning, Wen Yue asked Jiang Duoyan, "Are you going to return Lu Zhichen to me so easily?"