A prestigious girls' school, universally disliked, and me? I have a billion dollars - Chapter 14
The car arrived quickly.
Even after it stopped, Fu Juezhou continued clinging to Tang Sui without any intention of letting go.
The driver stepped out to help them, but the moment he noticed the two women embracing, he immediately lowered his head and fixed his gaze firmly on the tips of his leather shoes.
Tonight…
He seemed to have stumbled upon one of the wealthy family’s secrets.
Tang Sui gently pried Fu Juezhou’s arms from around her waist.
“Aren’t you going home?”
“Get in the car first.”
Fu Juezhou looked up at her.
“I know.”
Aside from her flushed cheeks and slightly unfocused eyes, no one would have guessed she was drunk.
She obediently climbed into the car.
Then turned back toward Tang Sui.
“Get in.”
Tang Sui let out a quiet laugh before gathering her skirt and taking the seat beside her.
The driver silently closed the door and returned to the front.
Soon, the car was gliding smoothly through the city streets.
Not long after they left the bar, Fu Juezhou seemed to lose all her energy.
She leaned limply against the seat, looking exhausted.
Tang Sui glanced at her.
“Sleepy?”
Without answering, Fu Juezhou wrapped both arms tightly around Tang Sui and buried her face against her chest.
“…Sleepy.”
In truth, she wasn’t sleepy at all.
Her head spun.
Her chest felt heavy.
Everything about her was uncomfortable.
Tang Sui stroked her short hair with one hand.
“Then lie down.”
“Sleep on my lap for a while.”
Fu Juezhou blinked slowly.
After shifting awkwardly, she rested her head across Tang Sui’s lap.
The position wasn’t particularly comfortable.
But it was…
Soft.
Breathing in Tang Sui’s familiar fragrance, she gradually drifted into unconsciousness.
Outside, the city lights streamed past the windows.
Tang Sui watched the scenery in silence while absentmindedly combing her fingers through Fu Juezhou’s hair.
In the original novel, Fu Juezhou’s greatest flaw had always been her arrogance.
She looked down on Song Fanxing simply because she came from an ordinary background.
Even after realizing her own feelings, she never treated Song Fanxing kindly.
Instead, guilt and self-loathing drove her to torment her even more.
Fortunately…
Tang Sui had arrived before any of that had happened.
To her eyes, these protagonists were still nothing more than oversized human children.
Children could be taught.
By ten o’clock that night, they arrived back at the Fu family villa.
Fu Juezhou remained fast asleep.
Tang Sui chose not to wake her.
Instead, she carefully lifted her into her arms and carried her toward the entrance.
Waiting by the door, Butler Li immediately frowned.
“What happened to the Young Miss?”
Tang Sui smiled.
“She drank too much.”
“She’s very drunk.”
Butler Li nodded before extending his hands.
“Miss Tang.”
“Please allow me to carry her.”
Tang Sui had just begun transferring Fu Juezhou into his care when Fu Juezhou instinctively tightened her grip around Tang Sui’s neck.
No matter how gently they tried, she refused to let go.
Tang Sui sighed helplessly.
“It seems drunk people become especially clingy.”
“I’ll take her upstairs myself.”
The butler withdrew his hands.
“Thank you for your trouble, Miss Tang.”
“I’ve already instructed the kitchen to prepare hangover soup.”
Fu Juezhou dreamed all night.
The dream was filled with warmth.
Brilliant reds and whites blended together beneath soft light.
Beautiful.
Gentle.
When she finally regained consciousness, however, all she felt was a splitting headache.
Slowly opening her eyes, she frowned.
Her chest felt strangely heavy.
Reaching down instinctively, her fingers brushed against soft, silky hair instead of fabric.
She froze.
Looking down—
She saw only the top of someone’s dark-haired head.
A woman.
Her headache intensified immediately.
Fragments of memory surfaced.
She remembered following Tang Sui to the bar.
Watching her greet one glamorous woman after another.
Feeling thirsty.
Ordering what she believed to be peach-flavored sparkling water.
Only to discover far too late that it had actually contained alcohol.
Then…
A blurry image.
Someone asking whether she wanted to go with them.
Fu Juezhou’s expression darkened.
Had she really…
Spent the night with that woman?
She couldn’t even remember what the woman looked like.
If it had been some middle-aged stranger—
The thought alone made her breathing quicken.
She shoved the person lying against her away and hurried backward across the bed.
Only then did she finally see Tang Sui’s smiling face.
Those familiar peach-blossom eyes curved lazily as though holding back laughter.
“You’re abandoning me after sleeping together?”
“I’m exhausted after everything you did last night.”
Tang Sui lay sideways across the bed.
The crimson dress she still wore outlined every graceful curve.
Fu Juezhou stared silently.
“I…”
“I really slept with you?”
Her hoarse voice sounded unusually uncertain.
Tang Sui smiled sweetly.
Then, with deliberate slowness, she lifted the hem of her skirt.
As pale skin gradually came into view, Fu Juezhou abruptly interrupted,
“That’s enough.”
Pressing two fingers against her aching temples, she muttered,
“…Name your condition.”
Tang Sui covered her lips, barely suppressing another laugh.
“Only one?”
Then she leaned forward.
Like a snake winding around its prey, she climbed onto Fu Juezhou and whispered,
“My dear daughter…”
“You slept with me.”
“What if your mother finds out?”
Fu Juezhou shut her eyes briefly.
“You and she aren’t married.”
“It’s only a contract.”
“She won’t care.”
Tang Sui breathed softly beside her ear.
“That’s only a matter of time.”
“She’s already agreed.”
Fu Juezhou let out a mocking laugh.
“At best…”
“You’re still just the mistress.”
“If she discovered you seduced her daughter…”
“She’d throw you out herself.”
The embarrassment of believing she had crossed that line made her desperately want the truth hidden forever.
Tang Sui gently traced a circle across Fu Juezhou’s cheek.
“My dear daughter.”
“I have a secret.”
Fu Juezhou instinctively caught her hand.
“What secret?”
The question escaped before she even realized it.
Normally she would have answered,
“What does it have to do with me?”
Instead, Tang Sui leaned close and whispered with unmistakable amusement,
“I was only teasing you.”
“Hehe.”
For one brief second—
Fu Juezhou felt something snap inside her mind.
“Tang Sui!”
“You’re dead!”
Grabbing Tang Sui’s wrist, she rolled over and pinned her beneath her.
Looking down from above, she narrowed her eyes.
“I really want to kill you.”
Tang Sui made no attempt to resist.
Instead, she smiled brightly.
“My dear daughter…”
“Your hair really is a bit prickly.”
Thinking back to how Fu Juezhou had buried her head against her neck the previous night, she wasn’t exaggerating.
The comment only made Fu Juezhou flush even redder.
“Just how shameless are you?”
Anyone overhearing them would think she had actually done something outrageous.
Before she could continue—
A cheerful voice echoed from outside the room.
“Zhou!”
“I came to play!”
Fu Juezhou exhaled sharply.
She glared at Tang Sui one last time.
“I’ll let you off today.”
The voice outside grew louder.
“Zhou!”
“Still sleeping?”
“I’m coming in!”
“Wait!”
But the warning came too late.
The door opened.
Qiao Ling stood frozen in the doorway.
Because of her pounding headache and lingering exhaustion, Fu Juezhou still hadn’t climbed off Tang Sui.
Tilting her head curiously, Qiao Ling blinked.
“So…”
“You like this sort of thing too?”
Fu Juezhou fell completely silent.
To her…
Qiao Ling was an idiot.
An idiot incapable of keeping secrets.
Tang Sui, meanwhile, turned toward the door with a cheerful smile.
“Oh.”
“It’s Qiao Ling.”
The moment Qiao Ling recognized who was lying beneath Fu Juezhou, hatred flooded her face.
She clenched both fists.
“Zhou!”
“You actually slept with that woman?”
“You’re disgusting!”
Downstairs, Butler Li paused almost imperceptibly while pouring tea.
A calm voice spoke from beside him.
“Did Juezhou bring someone home?”
The speaker’s tone was gentle and composed, yet carried undeniable authority.
Straightening, Butler Li replied respectfully,
“It should be Miss Tang.”
“Last night, the Young Miss became drunk and refused to let anyone separate them.”
Some matters required no further explanation.
The listener would understand.
“So…”
“Juezhou and Tang Sui are getting along better?”
“It seems people of similar age really do become friends more easily.”
The voice remained perfectly calm.
“Prepare something to help Juezhou sober up.”
“And have the kitchen make some snacks for the children.”
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