I Conquered the Villain Boss Chapter 77
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 77: Unexposed Identity
Qi Yuan became more confident about her suggestion after she successfully deceived the servant.
"Let's go, Sister, let's go downstairs. I assure you that Dad won't be able to tell us apart!"
She pulled her sister out of the room happily. The girl took a deep breath and changed her expression before entering the sight of everyone.
Downstairs, the man heard the voices. He turned around to look at his two daughters, and said softly, "Qi Yao, Qi Yuan, come downstairs to meet the son of the Chu family."
In the living room, a young man in a silver-gray casual suit looked up at the two sisters in the corridor.
He had a baby face and looked like a high school student who had just walked out of school. Only his sharp eyes were inconsistent with his innocent appearance.
When the guy saw the two sisters who looked and dressed almost identically, he widened his eyes slightly, revealing an appropriate expression of surprise.
When Mr. Qi saw his expression, he smiled and explained, "My two daughters are twins. Sometimes, even I can't tell them apart."
The boy suppressed his surprise and replied, "Yeah, they look alike."
Walking down the stairs, listening to the polite chat between the guy and her father, and thinking of his expression just now, the girl thought, This person is really like me –– he was obviously not interested or surprised, but to cater to the expectations of the elders, he forced himself to put on different disguises according to the environment.
It turned out that he was also a pitiful fellow with the same plight as her. No wonder he agreed to a marriage alliance.
Unlike Qi Yao's calm observation, Qi Yuan sat next to her father after going downstairs and looked at the boy opposite openly.
While looking at him, she thought about what Qi Yao would say in this situation.
Since they were going to swap identities, she should try to pretend to be like Qi Yao. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a waste of her wonderful idea?
"Why aren’t the two of you talking?" Mr. Qi looked at his two daughters, and his gaze fell on Qi Yao. "Xiaoyuan, why are you so quiet today?"
Qi Yao was stunned. They merely changed their hairstyles. Dad really couldn't tell them apart?
When Qi Yuan saw her sister's dazed look, she was worried that Qi Yao would blow her cover. Qi Yuan held her sister's hand and replied on her behalf, "Xiaoyuan is a little uncomfortable today. I asked her to come downstairs with me."
"That’s outrageous." Mr. Qi’s expression turned grim and he reprimanded Qi Yuan disapprovingly, "Knowing that your sister is not feeling well, you still ask her to come downstairs?"
He looked at Qi Yao again, and said with concern, "Xiaoyuan, if you feel uncomfortable, go back to your room and have a good rest. You will meet Brother Chu often in the future, so there is no need to rush."
It was rare for her father to comfort her with such a concerned tone. Qi Yao's eyes moistened. She pursed her lips, and got up a little hastily. "Then I'll go back to my room."
After saying that, without waiting for Mr. Qi to reply, she went upstairs quickly.
Watching his daughter leave, Mr. Qi was not angry. He smiled helplessly and dotingly, "My daughter is delicate."
Chu Yuan just smiled and tactfully changed the topic to something else.
Qi Yuan sat next to her father, bored and feeling a little impatient –– she really admired her sister. How could she keep a cold expression all day long? It was so tiring.
The girl moved her body slightly.
Chu Yuan glanced at her thoughtfully. "Uncle, my father always told me that the garden of this manor was designed by you personally. I wonder if I have the honor to visit it."
"Haha, of course." Mr. Qi patted the back of Qi Yuan's hand. "Yaoyao, take Yuan to the garden for a walk."
Qi Yuan, whose legs had gone numb from maintaining the same posture, wanted nothing more than to hug the man and exclaim, "You’re such an angel".
However, in order not to blow her cover, she just nodded coldly and replied, "Okay, Father."
……
The sunlight in May was gentle. The weather was neither hot nor dry, and the air was fresh.
It was suitable weather for a walk.
The two walked side by side for a while. Chu Yuan’s upbringing made him want to say something to break the awkward silence. He saw the girl looking back, left and right, and after confirming that there was no one else around, she heaved a long sigh of relief.
"Oh, I'm so tired!" She moved her legs and feet and complained, "Elders always talk a lot of nonsense. It's really hard on you to chat with him for so long..."
Faced with the girl's sudden change, the guy was not surprised. He still maintained a gentle smile. "Since you don't like it, you don't have to force yourself."
"Are you silly?" Qi Yuan looked at him. "If I had a choice, do you think I like to force myself?"
She glanced at him and muttered, "You look quite smart. Why did you ask such a stupid question..."
"..." It was rare for the guy to show some interest. "The information I have here is that although the eldest daughter of the Qi family has just held her coming-of-age ceremony, she is a steady person, and has long been dealing with relevant company matters... It seems that my assistant got the information wrong?"
"No, he didn’t." Qi Yuan replied as a matter of course, "Don't you know that a woman is temperamental? If you want me to be cold and distant to you, I can do that."
Chu Yuan laughed. "I didn’t know that. Really?"
"Of course." Qi Yuan put her hands on her hips, revealing a smug little expression. "Girls, no matter how mature and steady they look, are still little princesses at heart
–– as you know, the elders think that the heir of the family should be mature and steady. I have to pretend in front of the elders."
"I’m enlightened."
"Look at you. You speak in such a genteel manner. Aren't you tired?" A servant passed by in the corridor in the distance. Qi Yuan immediately stood up straight, but continued to preach in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Weren't you also tired of pretending? Otherwise, why did you suggest coming to the garden?"
Facing the girl's bright eyes, it was like looking into a clear cold spring. Chu Yuan did not deny her words. "As you said so too, the elders expect so."
Qi Yuan muttered, "You and my sister are really the same kind of people..."
Chu Yuan didn't hear her mumbling clearly. "Let's go."
"Where?"
"We haven’t finished visiting the garden yet, have we?"
"Oh, oh."
After Qi Yuan accompanied Chu Yuan to visit the garden for a long time, Chu Yuan asked for Qi Yuan's WeChat when he finally left.
Mr. Qi was pleased with his daughter's performance. "It seems that Yuan had a good chat with you?"
Qi Yuan said calmly, "Yeah."
"That's good." Mr. Qi smiled faintly. "The Chu family wishes to hold the engagement ceremony next month. Before the engagement, you two can hang out with each other more and get to know each other."
She still replied calmly, "I know, Father."
After saying goodbye to her father, Qi Yuan returned to the room with a stern face, closed the door, and saw her sister sitting on the sofa reading a book. She cheered softly and rushed over to hug Qi Yao.
"Sister, Dad really didn't notice anything different!" She suppressed her scream and yelled, "Oh my God, this is so exciting!"
Patting her sister on the shoulder, Qi Yao said helplessly, "I saw you guys walking around the garden."
"Yes!" Qi Yuan sat down next to her, holding her chin with both hands. "Sister, I think Chu Yuan seems quite nice. Do you want to..."
"No." After decisively denying it, Qi Yao smiled bitterly. "At least, there is one thing I hope I can decide for myself."
As the eldest daughter of the Qi family, her life had been arranged by her parents since the day she was born –– her interests, friends, and even every word she said must meet her parents' expectations...
"Sister." Qi Yuan held her sister's hand, and was silent for a long time. Then, she smiled brightly. "Actually, I quite like that guy –– why don’t you let me have him?"
They were both daughters of the Qi family anyway, and they looked identical. If marriage was inevitable, it made no difference whether the heir of the Chu family married the older or younger sister.