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Chapter 139:  The Sad Life of the Puerperium Period

And so, Ning Shu started living the sad life of the puerperium period. She couldn't shower and couldn't wash her hair. Madame Su didn't even want to allow Ning Shu to brush her teeth, but Ning Shu seriously couldn't stand it.

During the entire time she was in the hospital, not a single person from the Xiao family came to visit her. No matter what, wasn't she currently the Young Madame of the Xiao family? Yet it felt like the original host was completely non-existent to the Xiao family.

Things were already like this, yet the original host still wanted to stay married. Wouldn't it be better to get divorced and just live their own lives? What was the point of being like this?

If they went on like this, Xiao Yan would definitely scheme to kill her off in order to officially marry Su Meng.

When Ning Shu recalled how the original host ended up, she could only say that those who didn't do stupid things wouldn't die. The inevitable fate for those who pit themselves against the male and female leads was a tragic death ah.

Madame Su was very displeased with how the Xiao family neglected her daughter. At the same time, she stayed in the hospital and looked after her daughter without a single word of complaint. Even Ning Shu felt a little moved by this. The original host should really take a look at how much people cared about her. Why insist on wasting her energy on a man that didn't want her?

Madame Su always looked very distressed when she watched her daughter. She did everything with the utmost care in order to avoid accidently touching on her daughter's pain from losing her child.

Ning Shu didn't like the hospital at all. When she was alive, she spent all her days in the hospital, so now she would feel sick whenever she entered one.

Xiao Yan hadn't visited her even when her puerperium period was about to end. For better or worse, she was his wife, was it alright to be this unconcerned?

The way he acted was as if he couldn't show that he loved the female lead if he didn't treat another woman cruelly. It was seriously messed up.

Ning Shu originally thought that she would be able to pa.s.s her puerperium period peacefully, but when she was almost ready to leave the hospital, the female lead came to visit.

Su Meng came to visit her!?

Ning Shu lay on the bed as she looked at Su Meng. Su Meng had a pet.i.te figure with a head of soft, slightly curly hair. With her round little face, she seemed very delicate and cute, not like the mother of two six-year-old children at all.

Ning Shu rubbed at the boogers in the corner of her eye, then wiped it off on Su Meng's clothes. Su Meng instantly felt like she was struck by lightning. Her lips twitched as she hastily placed the bouquet next to the bed and distanced herself.

Su Meng didn't speak, so Ning Shu didn't speak either.

Meanwhile, Madame Su glared at Su Meng with eyes that were filled with unconcealable loathing. It was clear that she hated this niece to the bone.

Su Meng paid no attention to Madame Su's glare. Su Meng also knew clearly that though they were relatives, they were also enemies. Her parents had lost their lives due to her uncle's family. Her parents had never wanted to fight over anything with Uncle, so why wasn't he willing to spare them though they were family?

Ning Shu lay on the bed and took in Su Meng's expression changes. For a while there would be bitterness, then there'd be melancholy, then there would be hatred. In any case, her expressions were too complicated to describe with just a few words.

Ning Shu asked, "What did you come here for?"

Su Meng looked towards the woman lying on the bed with a conflicted expression on her face. Finally, she said, "Dabao has already told me about how you fell down the stairs. He didn't do it on purpose."

Ning Shu: …

She was here to jab at her sore spot?

Ning Shu pressed her lips together as she looked at Su Meng silently. Su Meng continued, "As for this happening, I'm sorry, but this is retribution."

Retribution? Ning Shu coughed from choking on her saliva, then gave a cold laugh. "Then why don't you explain what kind of retribution it is? I would think that the retribution for killing an innocent unborn child is probably greater."

"I'm sure everyone knows clearly what exactly happened, yet now you're running over here to talk to me about retribution. This princess… ahem, what retribution?"

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Chapter 140: Qualifications to be Naive and Dumb

Su Meng was slightly frightened by Ning Shu's intimidating stare and couldn't help but feel that this person compelled respect. Anger then surged up in her heart and she said coldly, "The only way to keep others from finding out is by not committing the act in the first place. You know yourself what b.l.o.o.d.y atrocities your family has committed. It's no wonder that not even your child was willing to have you as a mother and left you this way."

"You lowly wretch that trying to steal another person's husband! Even the b.a.s.t.a.r.d you gave birth to has no conscience. Su Meng, who do you think you are? You're nothing but a wretch! What right do you have to speak to my daughter this way? Shameless b.i.t.c.h! You climbed onto a man's bed and even gave birth to the resulting children! If I were you, I would have already jumped off a roof. Your skin is sure unbelievably thick!" Madame Su exploded towards Su Meng.

Su Meng backed away from Madame Su timidly, then lifted her chin. "You people will face retribution sooner or later."

Ning Shu smiled and said to Su Meng who was obviously only trying to act strong, "What retribution would I face? You're stealing another person's husband, destroying another person's family. Everyone would call you a mistress and the children you gave birth to b.a.s.t.a.r.ds whose names can't be entered in residence permits. You should be the one worrying about retribution."

Ning Shu discovered that Su Meng was actually quite naive. Of course, the female lead had the qualifications to be naive and dumb. There were plenty of men that liked those qualities.

How muddle-headed did Su Meng tend to be? An example:

Chairman Xiao Yan: Woman, you're stepping on my foot.

Su Meng (fl.u.s.tered): Sorry, sorry, I'm so sorry…

Chairman Xiao Yan: Woman, you're stepping on my left foot now.

She didn't know anything and decided on what happened based on pure subjective feeling. Other than the female lead-sama, truly, no one else could be so willful.

In regards to Su Meng's parents' death, Ning Shu found out from the storyline that this body's dad actually did want to kill them. However, they had gone and died on their own before he even acted. Even this body's father was stunned to hear the news.

He had just decided to kill them when they went and offed themselves.

Following that, the female lead became convinced that it was her uncle's family that killed her parents. Then there was the fact that the original host's dad actually had the motives and the intention…

Ning Shu sighed. She had a feeling that the female lead's parents died solely for the sake of completing Su Meng's tragic backstory so that she could encounter her prince on a white horse.

Cannon fodder were so pitiful.

When Su Meng heard Ning Shu call her a mistress, she got so angry that tears started whirling in her almond eyes. She said angrily, "I'm not some mistress! Who would like someone like your husband? Even if your husband crawled on the ground to me, there's no way that I would accept a man that someone else has used before."

Ning Shu shrugged and looked towards Xiao Yan who was standing next to the door with an ugly expression on his face. She remarked with schadenfreude, "Your true love said that you're a man that I used before, so she won't accept you."

Su Meng turned around and saw that Xiao Yan was standing there. When she saw the cold expression on his face, her heart trembled. She turned around and pointed at Ning Shu angrily. "You purposefully tricked me into saying that!"

Ning Shu expressed that she didn't need to trick her into saying anything at all.

Xiao Yan looked as if his heart had been stabbed as he walked to Su Meng. Su Meng gave a humph, then turned to leave the room, but Xiao Yan grabbed her arm.

Su Meng tried to struggle free as she shouted, "Go grab your wife's hand, what are you grabbing me for? I'm telling you, there's no way I'll ever fall in love with you!"

"I'm telling you, Su Meng, you belong only to me!" Xiao Yan grabbed Su Meng and pulled her tightly into his arms. Wrapping his arm around her waist, he spoke with an earnest expression, "I've said so before, you're my only wife."

#comment: h.e.l.lo? You're married? h.e.l.lo? Su Meng's not the one you married? b.a.s.t.a.r.d that cheats so openly with no sense of guilt should go to h.e.l.l! Sure you can love another person, but as a decent human being in modern society, love isn't everything! At least have some basic sense of ethics and respect your wife by not having an d.a.m.ned affair! Properly part ways before pursuing your so-called 'love!'

Song t.i.tle: 泡沫 (Bubble)

Music Composer: 鄧紫棋 (Gloria Tang Tsz-Kei, aka G.E.M.)

Lyrics Composer: 鄧紫棋

Performed by: 鄧紫棋

MV Director: Tan Chang

Published: July 5, 2012

Background: "Bubble" was a sad song G.E.M. composed after breaking up with her significant other. At that time, she had felt very depressed emotionally and it even affected her work. Thus, she bought a plane ticket and went to New York by herself and stayed there for a week.

One day, she saw a clown blowing bubbles on a busy street. It was beautiful, but at that time, it occurred to her that the bubbles were like lies. They were beautiful, but as soon as one touched them, it would burst, causing one's heart to break. Based on that inspiration, she wrote this song.

This MV was also a one-shot MV that was filmed over the course of two days. They spent an entire day doing dummy runs and had to make a lot of adjustments in order to get the timing and scenarios just right.

The reason why they decided on a one-shot MV was because they felt that it was a very sincere song, so cutting and editing scenes to make them appear more perfect would take some of the realism out of the music video. In any case, the music video came out very nice! Check the second link for the behind the scenes.

Original Music Video:

Behind the Scenes Video:

Lyrics:

yáng guāng xià de pào mò　 shì cǎi sè de

陽光下的泡沫　是彩色的

jìu xiàng bèi piàn de wǒ　 shì xìng fú de

就像被騙的我　是幸福的

zhūi jīu shén me dùi cùo　 nǐ de huǎng yán

追究什麼對錯　你的謊言

jī yú nǐ hái ài wǒ

基於你還愛我

The bubbles beneath the sunlight are rainbow-colored,

Just like how the me that was lied to had been happy.

What's the point of figuring out what's right and wrong? When your lies,

Show that at least you still love me.

měi lì de pào mò　 sūi rán yī shā huā hǔo

美麗的泡沫　雖然一剎花火

nǐ sǔo yǒu chéng nùo　 sūi rán dōu tài cùi rùo

你所有承諾　雖然都太脆弱

dàn ài xiàng pào mò　 rú gǔo néng gòu kàn pò

但愛像泡沫　如果能夠看破

yǒu shén me nán gùo

有什麼難過

Beautiful bubbles, although they're just a burst of fireworks,

All your promises, although they were all too weak,

But love is like a bubble. If it could be seen through,

What else was there to be sad about?

zǎo gāi zhī dào pào mò　 yī chù jìu pò

早該知道泡沫　一觸就破

jìu xiàng yǐ shāng de xīn　 bù shèng zhé mó

就像已傷的心　不勝折磨

yě bù shì shúi de cùo　 huǎng yán zài dūo

也不是誰的錯　謊言再多

jī yú nǐ hái ài wǒ

基於你還愛我

I should have already known, that bubbles burst upon touch,

Just like how an injured heart, continues to be tormented.

It's not anyone's fault, no matter how many lies there were,

At least it meant you still loved me.

měi lì de pào mò　 sūi rán yī shā huā hǔo

美麗的泡沫　雖然一剎花火

nǐ sǔo yǒu chéng nùo　 sūi rán dōu tài cùi rùo

你所有承諾　雖然都太脆弱

dàn ài xiàng pào mò　 rú gǔo néng gòu kàn pò yǒu shén me nán gùo

但愛像泡沫　如果能夠看破 有什麼難過

Beautiful bubbles, although they're just a burst of fireworks,

All your promises, although they were all too weak,

But love is like a bubble. If it could be seen through, what else was there to be sad about?

zài měi de huā dǔo　 shèng kāi gùo jìu diāo lùo

再美的花朵　盛開過就凋落

zài liàng yǎn de xīng　 yī shǎn gùo jìu zhùi lùo

再亮眼的星　一閃過就墜落

ài běn shì pào mò　 rú gǔo néng gòu kàn pò　 yǒu shén me nán gùo

愛本是泡沫　如果能夠看破　有什麼難過

wèi shén me nán gùo　 yǒu shén me nán gùo　 wèi shén me nán gùo

爲什麼難過　有什麼難過　爲什麼難過

Even the most beautiful flower, wilts after it blooms.

Even the most beautiful star, falls after streaking across the sky.

But love is a bubble. If it could be seen through, what else was there to be sad about?

Why were you sad? What was there to be sad about? Why are you sad?

quán dōu shì pào mò　 zhǐ yī shā de huā hǔo

全都是泡沫　只一剎的花火

nǐ sǔo yǒu chéng nùo　 quán bù dōu tài cùi rùo

你所有承諾　全部都太脆弱

ér nǐ de lún kùo　 guài wǒ méi yǒu kàn pò　 cái rú cǐ nán gùo

而你的輪廓　怪我沒有看破　才如此難過

They're all bubbles, just a burst of fireworks.

All your promises, they were all too weak.

As for your silhouette, it's my own fault for not seeing through it, and ending up being so hurt.

xiàng ài de bǎ wò　 yào rú hé zài sōu sǔo

相愛的把握　要如何再搜索

xiàng yōng zhù jì mò　 nán dào jìu bù jì mò

相擁著寂寞　難道就不寂寞

ài běn shì pào mò　 guài wǒ méi yǒu kàn pò　 cái rú cǐ nán gùo

愛本是泡沫　怪我沒有看破　才如此難過

How can faith in love be found again?

Could it be that being lonely together was less lonely?

Love was a bubble from the start, it's my own fault for not seeing through it, and ending up being so hurt.

zài yǔ xià de pào mò　 yī chù jìu pò

在雨下的泡沫　一觸就破

dāng chū chì rè de xīn　 zǎo yǐ chén méi

當初熾熱的心　早已沉沒

shūo shén me nǐ ài wǒ　 rú gǔo piàn wǒ

說什麼你愛我　如果騙我

wǒ nìng yuàn nǐ chén mò

我寧願你沉默

The bubbles in the rain burst with a single touch.

The once pa.s.sionate heart, had long sunk into stillness.

You say you love me, if you're lying,

I'd rather you remain silent.