Mr. Wen smiled and said, "Yunyun, the designer will be here at nine o'clock. Think about what you want the bedroom to look like, and then tell her directly."
Facing the Wen family elders, Ruan Yu maintained a polite but distant smile: "Thank you for your concern, Mom and Dad. You've worked hard too."
Wen Yun sat to the side, watching her parents shower Ruan Yu with concern and care. She began to understand why the original owner of this body had gone to such lengths to crush Ruan Yu.
After all, it was just an excellent score on an entrance exam that made them ignore the fake heiress at the dinner table.
Once the Wen family elders realize how outstanding their biological daughter is, they might not hesitate to abandon the fake daughter they've raised for seventeen years.
Wen Yun didn't realize it when she was reading the novel, but now that she's become the fake heiress Wen Yun, she can vaguely sense that this is the selection rule of the elders in wealthy families: survival of the fittest, with the strong inheriting the throne.
But as an outsider, she didn't care about any of that. After her father announced that dinner was served, she calmly drank her beverage and ate her food.
Why argue? Wouldn't it be better if the real and fake heiresses teamed up to build a business?
When they had almost finished eating, Wen Yun remembered that she had mentioned to Ruan Yu about asking her parents for a reward. She was thinking about how to bring up the topic of her wish when she heard her mother say with a smile, "Since it's such a good start to the entrance exam, I'd like to give Xiao Yu a set of custom-made stationery as a reward. I wish Xiao Yu all the best in her studies at the new school. I hope Xiao Yu won't mind."
Wen Yun: "..."
The familiar tone almost made her think that the system's tea-talk templates had come to life.
When the original owner of this body was admitted to Langying Foreign Language Academy, she also received this gift from Wen's mother. Now that Wen's mother is saying this to her face, it really feels like an unnamed reminder.
—If you are outdone, then everything you once had will belong to Ruan Yu.
Moreover, Wen's mother's words also constrained Ruan Yu's choice. If Ruan Yu refused, it would be considered that she disliked her biological mother's gift!
Cursing "green tea b*tch" under her breath, Wen Yun pulled up a template of tea-talking phrases, about to retort, when she heard Ruan Yu say softly, "Mom, this is just a small entrance exam, no need for you to spend money on me."
“It’s only natural for parents to spend money on their children, how can it be considered a waste?” Wen’s mother said with a smile. “Besides, Xiaoyu did so well on the test, she should be well encouraged, what do you think, Yunyun?”
Suddenly called out, Wen Yun's heart skipped a beat. She roughly guessed what kind of answer her mother wanted to hear, but she did not intend to give her that wish. She swallowed her food and calmly replied, "I also think it is the right thing to do. Xiaoyu, please accept your mother's good intentions."
After she finished speaking, she noticed that Wen's mother's smile had frozen on her face. Then she heard Ruan Yu say "Thank you, Mom" shyly. She had been annoyed by Wen's mother's teasing words, but now she was not angry at all.
Sensing the awkward atmosphere, Mr. Wen slowly changed the subject: "I heard from your homeroom teacher that Xiaoyu doesn't seem to be adapting well to the new environment. Let her stay home these few days and get used to it. Yunyun, please take good care of Xiaoyu too."
“Okay, Dad!” Wen Yun immediately smiled brightly. “I promised Xiaoyu yesterday that I would show her around the area.”
Just as they finished their meal, Mr. Wen reminded Ruan Yu to come out and greet the designer when it was time, and then went back to his room.
Mother Wen didn't say anything more, just smiled and told them to eat slowly. When she left the table, she passed by Wen Yun and her gaze lingered on her for a few seconds, but she didn't show anything on her face.
For a moment, only Wen Yun and Ruan Yu remained in the huge restaurant.
“Mom is always overly enthusiastic; she likes to spend lavishly on whoever she wants to be nice to,” Wen Yun couldn’t help but remind her. “If she insists on giving you something, don’t overthink it; just accept it happily.”
Ruan Yu nodded, suddenly feeling curious about the person's feelings when they said those words.
"I still forgot to tell my parents my wish." Wen Yun couldn't help but feel a little regretful when she thought about it.
"It's okay, I've already achieved my minimum guarantee." Ruan Yu deliberately met her gaze as she spoke.
Wen Yun felt a little embarrassed by her gaze and was about to say something when she suddenly heard a noise coming from the living room. Looking closely, she saw that the butler was followed by several bodyguards in black, carrying boxes of different sizes, walking towards the guest bedroom.
"What are you moving?" Wen Yun hurriedly called out to the housekeeper.
"Miss Xiaoyu's clothes and daily necessities have been delivered," the housekeeper said. "I had them delivered to the guest bedroom door so that Miss Xiaoyu could unpack them."
Wen Yun said "Oh," glanced at the number of delivery boxes, and was surprised. She couldn't help but exclaim to the system, "There are so many?!"
"Yes, host," the system said. "Wealthy families will definitely buy the whole set, inside and out, head to toe."
Wen Yun was very curious, so she wiped her mouth and got up to go over.
She watched as the bodyguards in black put down the delivery boxes and hurried away. The last bodyguard carrying the boxes had a utility knife in his hand. He deftly cut the sealing tape on each box, but did not open the boxes. He quickly finished sealing them and left.
Seeing Ruan Yu approaching out of the corner of her eye, Wen Yun said, "Check if there's anything missing. Tell Aunt Ge tonight, and it can be delivered tomorrow."
Ruan Yu hummed in agreement, then habitually squatted down and opened a large box.
"Let me help you tidy up." Wen Yun squatted down as well, and after receiving Ruan Yu's permission, she opened the most exquisite box that was closest to her. To her surprise, what she saw was a black packaging bag with the word "bra" written in cursive script.
Chapter 14
Wen Yun didn't care about these things. When she lived in the dormitory before, she had helped her roommates receive such packages of personal items. Seeing this, she quickly closed the box and put it aside. She then opened a few more boxes and simply sorted out the clothes and daily necessities.
"Should I put the clothes on your bed first?" she asked Ruan Yu.
"Okay, thank you Yunyun." Ruan Yu packed up without looking up.
So Wen Yun piled the clothes and packaging bags together, picked them up along with the bras from the box, went into the room, and placed them on the empty space on the bed.
She saw that the little bear, Rene Bear, which she had given to Ruan Yu yesterday, was sitting upright by the pillow. She breathed a slight sigh of relief and then went back to the door to continue helping with the tidying up.
It seems the protagonist doesn't have a too bad impression of her, otherwise he wouldn't have placed the teddy bear so close by.
Ruan Yu had brought some toiletries with her own, so she didn't need many new ones. After packing them up, she put them all in a basin, planning to take them up to the second floor to wash up later.
The two were busy on their respective sides, and as they neared the end, Wen Yun suddenly remembered her current identity and realized that the tidying and organizing work could be left to the housekeeper or nanny.
In her past life, she lived alone for a long time, doing everything herself and not used to asking others for help.
But now that everything is almost done, there's no point in thinking about it anymore.
Putting aside her distractions, Wen Yun opened the last box and was immediately taken aback to find it filled with all sorts of study guides and test papers.
"Aunt Ge said she could help me choose supplementary books that match Langying's teaching level," Ruan Yu's voice came from behind me. "So I agreed."
Wen Yun flipped through the books a few times and felt that several of them looked strangely familiar. She couldn't help but say, "Actually, you can borrow them from me. I have all of these books, and I've even taken notes on them."
“But you need it for your own studying too,” Ruan Yu said. “It’s more convenient to have them separate.”
"Okay, then remember to let me know if you need to look at the notes." Wen Yun nodded, picked up a stack of test papers, and asked, "Where should I put these?"
"It'll be fine on the desk." Ruan Yu had just finished sorting out her daily necessities. She got up, grabbed the edge of the cardboard box, dragged it to the desk, and deftly picked up the books and placed them on the table.
The empty boxes piled up at the door were quickly stacked up by Wen Yun like nesting dolls, pushed into the living room, and she instructed the housekeeper to dispose of them.
After tidying up, Wen Yun had nothing to do, so she simply carried the basin full of toiletries upstairs to the second floor, planning to help Ruan Yu put her things away and then take a shower herself.
Unfortunately, just as she was carrying the washbasin upstairs, she met the gaze of Wen's mother, who had just come out of her room.
Mother Wen lowered her eyes to look at the basin and its contents, and asked with a smile, "These are Xiaoyu's things, right? Why didn't you let Aunt Ge take them?"
"I was just about to take a shower, so I grabbed it for Xiaoyu while I was at it," Wen Yun replied with a smile. "Mom shouldn't mind, right?"
Because of what happened at the dinner table, she deliberately tried to appease her mother, but her voice was very soft and obedient, pretending to be harmless.
"It's a good thing that Yunyun is willing to take care of Xiaoyu more, how could Mom mind?" Wen's mother said softly, "After you put your things away, let Aunt Ge prepare a petal bath for you. You've worked hard accompanying her to the exam today."
"It's not hard work at all, thank you for your concern, Mom." Wen Yun smiled brightly.
After saying goodbye to her mother, Wen Yun turned and walked into her private bathroom.
"Host seems to have mastered the essence of tea talk now!" the system suddenly said, "even though it's only the second day."
Wen Yun clicked her tongue: "After all, we need it to stay alive, how can we not learn it quickly?"
Fortunately, the system provided plenty of examples of witty remarks and tea-related sayings. Whenever she was bored, she would take them out and cringe at her own eyes, brainwashing herself a few times. As long as she could integrate into this "green tea" atmosphere and become a superficial "green tea," it wouldn't be too difficult.
She cleared the towel rack and washbasin, humming a little tune, and put away Ruan Yu's toiletries one by one. Then she instructed the housekeeper to prepare her petal bath for the day.
The housekeeper was cleaning the studio when Wen Yun added, "Aunt Ge, Xiaoyu had an exam all day today and is exhausted. Could you please prepare something for her as well?"
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After Wen Yun left, Ruan Yu opened the bag of clothes and found that her new underwear had also arrived, all packed by Wen Yun.
Her face flushed instantly, and she clutched the bag of clothes in her hand, rubbing it repeatedly.
Why didn't the person react at all when they were cleaning up such personal items?!
Was it because the packaging used English and that person didn't notice it at all, or was it simply because they didn't want to embarrass her, so they took it away with the clothes without saying a word?
Ruan Yu was quite shy about this. Apart from her grandmother, no one had ever helped her pack her personal belongings. She stood there awkwardly for a while before she came to her senses and quickly started unpacking the remaining bags of clothes.
She sorted the clothes into hand-washable and machine-washable categories, compared them to her own size, checked them several times, and only after finding no problems did she cut off the tags and send the machine-washable light-colored clothes to her home laundry room.
Once everything was settled, the housekeeper welcomed the designer and his assistant inside.
Ruan Yu didn't have any particular ideas about her master bedroom. After the designer showed her some renovation plans, she picked two that she liked as references. She then took the designer to the art studio for a few tours and set a date for feedback on the final design.
Mr. Wen had already spoken to the designer, so the decision was left to Ruan Yu herself. After the conversation, she politely saw the designer off.
"The Wen family's true daughter is beyond my expectations."
After leaving the Wen family, the designer remarked to his assistant, "Even though she was just brought back, she already seems quite at ease."
Ruan Yu was unaware of the praise and was now standing in the bathroom in a daze.
A faint floral fragrance, mingled with the moisture, gently wafts into the nose.
Looking at the warm water in the bathtub filled with flower petals, she turned around blankly and asked the housekeeper, "Is this Yunyun's 'reward' for me?"
"Very well, Miss Xiaoyu, please enjoy yourself." The butler said with a smile and left the bathroom.
Ruan Yu was at a loss.
She knew that for the Wen family, the bathtub was a particularly private bathing place, and it could even be said that each person had their own tub.
Why would "Wen Yun" let her use the bathtub? Was she unaware of the Wen family's tacit rule, or was she deliberately going against it?
In just a day and a half, that person did so many things for her that were different from Wen Yun's. Isn't he afraid that the Wen family will become suspicious?
After much hesitation, Ruan Yu finally sat down in the bathtub.
Deep red rose petals gathered around her, dazzling her eyes and unconsciously reminding her of what "Wen Yun" had said earlier that day.
She couldn't understand who that person was or why he had been so kind to her from the very beginning.
If she were to suddenly become the fake heiress of a wealthy family, faced with numerous choices, she might not choose to treat the real heiress who had just been brought home well.
Firstly, she didn't know the true heiress's background and couldn't easily open up to her; secondly, many wealthy elders, like her biological parents, would intentionally create conflicting topics and events to secretly guide their biological daughter and adopted daughter to compete in various aspects.
In her past life, she and Wen Yun were both trapped in the situation. In this life, she broke free from the situation, and with "Wen Yun"'s lack of cooperation with the Wen family elders, she actually saw through some of the truth.
But it was precisely because she understood it so clearly that she was even more confused about the motives of the person who replaced Wen Yun.
But now that person only wants her to study hard and not go astray. Such a simple request is something she has no idea what to expect.
Ruan Yu picked up two wet rose petals, rubbed them between her fingers, and finally let out a long sigh.
Perhaps once she successfully passes the college entrance examination, the truth will come out.