Chapter 220: Commonalities Among Sisters

Chapter 220: Commonalities Among Sisters

While Su Jingyi had long suspected that her close friend, Mu Qingshuang, might have a man in her life, hearing it from her own lips still filled her with a little surprise. Especially when she described her own young lover in a way that sounded strikingly similar to how Su Jingyi had described Lu Xun.

"A young, handsome, charming, strong, and talented young man," Su Jingyi furrowed her brow, muttering to herself, "Why does your man sound so similar to mine?"

Blushing furiously, Mu Qingshuang rolled her eyes and bit her lip, responding hesitantly, "It's not like there's only one man in the world who can be young, handsome, charming, strong, and talented. Don't assume things and breed mistrust between us sisters."

Su Jingyi sipped her tea and calmly said, "I was just joking. Look at how nervous you're getting. I don't actually believe it's the same man."

"It definitely isn't!" Mu Qingshuang pouted and whispered.

"Alright, if it's not, then it's not."

Mu Qingshuang bit her lip and said in a hushed tone, "Jingyi, for the next part of our conversation, if I tell you, promise you won't make fun of me? Swear in front of me, no making fun of me."

"Very secretive," Su Jingyi responded casually, "I swear I won't make fun of you."

Upon hearing this, Mu Qingshuang took a deep breath and said, "Actually... actually, nothing has happened between us yet. It's just my one-sided affection. I want him to be my man, but he doesn't seem to have that intention. He keeps his distance from me."

"I see."

"I'm close to him, yet it feels like I'm far, far away," Mu Qingshuang said with a touch of melancholy. "We're both women, so you should be able to understand how I feel. I can't seem to win his heart."

What?

There's a man in this world who's so reserved? He can stay so composed in the face of Qingshuang's pursuit? If it were my little scoundrel, he'd have taken his clothes off already. Su Jingyi's eyes widened in surprise, disbelief, and a hint of shock.

"Is this person really so upright?" Su Jingyi exclaimed in amazement. "Facing your pursuit, can he truly remain uninterested? Could he be pretending?"

"I wish he were just pretending," Mu Qingshuang responded, "but he's genuinely so upright, it caught me off guard. You have no idea. That night, we were sitting here, chatting and having drinks. My tolerance is usually just two cups, but that night I had three. Then I got completely drunk, and guess what he did?"

"Given such an opportunity, he could have taken full advantage of it. He actually showed no interest and sent my maid to help me back to my room," Mu Qingshuang complained with a hint of resentment. "The next morning, I thought I had been taken advantage of, and I was about to use it as an excuse to have him completely in my grasp. But then, my maid told me that she had helped me back into the room."

Hearing Mu Qingshuang's words, Su Jingyi was now quite certain it wasn't Lu Xun. With Lu Xun's insatiable desires, he wouldn't have remained indifferent when faced with a beautiful drunken widow. He would have taken full advantage of the situation.

"Such a man exists in this world?" Su Jingyi sighed with emotion. "To be so righteous is unheard of. But..."

As she trailed off, Su Jingyi stared intently at the widow and said with a hint of annoyance, "Are you being too lenient? While giving yourself away isn't entirely wrong, your urgency seems a bit much. I feel like you want to strip him naked."

"Quite close," Su Jingyi mumbled with tightly bitten lips, "I also fell head over heels for my lover because of a poem. ‘Before we were born, you and I were one. If you've grown old, then I've grown old. You resent my late arrival, and I resent your early birth.' When those words were spoken, I completely surrendered."

For a while, the two good sisters fell into silence, feeling like something was off but unable to pinpoint the exact problem.

"Maybe..."

"We both love literary adepts," Mu Qingshuang softly mumbled.

"Yeah."

"Handsome, elegant and talented men that no woman can resist," Su Jingyi added with a slight grin. "I'm no exception."

Both compromised a bit, but after careful thought, they couldn't possibly be talking about the same man.

"Jingyi," Mu Qingshuang continued, realizing they had reached a point where there was no need to hide anymore. She said in a hushed tone, "Our commonality isn't just falling for handsome, elegant and talented young men. It's also because of..."

At this point, she took a deep breath and continued earnestly, "I've fallen in love with a married man."

In the small pavilion, the two sisters sat close together, looking at each other, and an indescribable atmosphere gradually emerged between them.

"What are you saying?" Su Jingyi, coming to her senses, asked, bewildered. "You... I..."

"I've followed in your footsteps," Mu Qingshuang lowered her head, blushing, and replied, "The man I love also has another woman in his heart."

Su Jingyi was nearly losing her mind. Faced with her dear friend's confession, she appeared utterly bewildered and caught off guard.

What... what was happening?

The two sisters were both pursuing a married man...

"Jingyi!"

"You have experience in this area," Mu Qingshuang, clutching Su Jingyi's hand, said pitifully, "You've already succeeded. Please teach me how to handle this. I can't live without him. I really can't."

"I...," Su Jingyi was helpless, "Our situations are different. My love rival is someone I know. Do you know your love rival?"

"Yes, I know her," Mu Qingshuang replied awkwardly, nodding.