20 Second Miss, ChunHua (2/2)
Lan'er froze.
Her hand clenched, closing around the rose. The thorns dug deeply into her palm. A trickle of blood dripped down her wrist.
”Is that so?”
Her eyes were coldly staring at her Second Sister. Lan'er took in the sight of the steamed bun on the ground. She turned the rose around once more before she sighed lightly.
”Chunhua, that's no good. She's very ill, and you have a weak body. I'll visit her for you.”
ChunHua glared at Lan'er, no longer hiding any of her pretenses.
”Why are you blocking my way?! Why are you helping her now?! You're not any better than I am, you want her dead too, don't you?! Stop playing the good sister. She'll die off very soon anyway!”
Above them, Hongyue gnawed on the chicken leg in her hand while she watched the play unfold. She had planned to enjoy the meal quietly in her own section of the manor but who told them to be this loud in the morning. She was in a good mood, so she decided to watch while hidden in a tree. She squinted her eyes as ChunHua hollered at Lan'er. She nodded wordlessly in agreement. Why are you helping me so much? Why now? Hongyue glanced at her greasy hands. It's too late to act now, your sister already died.
Hongyue's eyes roamed back to the steam bun on the ground before she sighed quietly. This ChunHua seemed to be a mere pawn as well. Her eyes narrowed. Just how many rats are after this life of hers? Live well my butt, you probably left this body so I would have to deal with all your problems! She finished the rest of the chicken. Good thing, I do enjoy playing around, or else you would have died 10 times over already. She lazily threw away the chicken bone. Hongyue wiped her dirty hands on her face and into her hair. In an instant, the goddess turned into back into the trashy Eldest Miss image everyone knew.
Hongyue rubbed the bark of the tree scaping bits of brown remains and smeared that onto her face as well. She pushed herself off the tree carelessly and stumbled down the tree. Cuts quickly formed as branches sliced into her soft flesh.
A loud thump alerted both ChunHua and Lan'er. ChunHua's eyes quickly lit up before turning dark. Lan'er felt confused. How did her powers not inform her of her eldest sister's presence?