She Appeared by Her Side

【Wen Yuqian × Jiang Shuyan】【Healing】 Jiang Shuyan is a puppet on strings controlled by her mother, living along the path Mother Jiang has laid out for her. She doesn’t dare stray from it even one step, and has no freedom. Wen Yuqian is sixteen, the young master of the Wen family. Perceptive and insightful, she is good at reading people, polished in social situations, and skilled at getting things done without drawing attention. She has a keen eye, with both youthful spirit and composure. The two first met at a banquet, where Jiang Shuyan had been assigned to win over a potential business partner. But Wen Yuqian appeared halfway through, offering better terms, and the partner signed a contract with the Wen family. When Mother Jiang learned that Jiang Shuyan had failed to secure the partner, she flew into a rage and beat her viciously with a cane. Jiang Shuyan’s back was streaked with blood, yet she didn’t dare utter a word. After school began, Wen Yuqian discovered that her deskmate was the rival who had competed with her for the business partner at the banquet. The other girl, however, seemed to have no interest in speaking to her. Yet the next day, she took the initiative and asked, “I heard you’re interested in racing?” Hearing her stiff, awkward words, Wen Yuqian raised an eyebrow and asked three technical questions. She couldn’t answer a single one. “Jiang Shuyan, if there’s anything you want to know, just ask me directly. My own answers are more useful than outdated information.” “Jiang Shuyan, could you live for yourself, just once?”