I Got Together with My Scum Ex’s Beautiful Childhood Friend

Ruan Ya was poor and got by on the strength of her looks, letting people keep her in exchange for a meal.

The woman who kept her was named Fu Mingyi.

The eldest daughter of the Fu family, beautiful and wicked, she liked to hold Ruan Ya's chin and ask, "You love money that much? So you'll do anything, won't you?"

She was even worse in bed. If she hurt Ruan Ya, she'd soothe her, then keep tormenting her once she calmed down. She wouldn't be satisfied until Ruan Ya was crying with red eyes.

Ruan Ya thought this was love.

After all, they'd... done that.

Ruan Ya was pretty traditional, and Fu Mingyi was gorgeous, generous, and sometimes quite tender with her. She fell for her.

Then Fu Mingyi's fiancee came to visit and looked Ruan Ya up and down. "Well, she really is quite pretty."

Fu Mingyi casually tossed her an orange. "She likes oranges. Peel it for her. And make sure you remove all the pith, too."

Things like that happened many more times after that.

Ruan Ya left in tears, carrying her suitcase. She paused on her way out, thinking Fu Mingyi might ask her to stay.

But Fu Mingyi didn't even look up. "Remember to leave the bags and jewelry behind."

"..."

Ruan Ya went back and slapped Fu Mingyi hard across the face. "You bastard!"

Then she left in tears.

Fu Mingyi: "?"

*

Ruan Ya went back to the countryside.

But she was broke, so she had to go out and find work.

There was a very unusual regular at the convenience store: beautiful, elegant, and always buying oden that didn't suit her outfit at all.

Ruan Ya knew her. Jiang Zhiyan, Fu Mingyi's childhood friend.

"What rotten luck," she thought, rolling her eyes. Anyone who could be friends with Fu Mingyi couldn't be a good person either.

But she was wrong. Jiang Zhiyan was nothing like Fu Mingyi.

Jiang Zhiyan held an umbrella over her in the rain, took her to the hospital when she had a fever, and even drove her back to the countryside in the middle of the night when her grandmother became gravely ill.

"Why are you helping me?" Ruan Ya asked.

Jiang Zhiyan smiled. "Because I like you."

"..."

Ruan Ya turned away. "Don't do that. Then we won't be able to be friends anymore."

Jiang Zhiyan let out a breath. "Want to get back at Fu Mingyi?"

Ruan Ya: "...?"

Jiang Zhiyan said, "I'm her childhood friend, her best friend. If you get together with me, it'll kill her."

Ruan Ya didn't think for even a second. "Sure."

*

Someone asked Fu Mingyi if she wasn't worried that her canary had flown away.

Fu Mingyi said, "Why worry? She loves money so much, she'll come back to me sooner or later."

One day, two days. Fu Mingyi counted the days, growing more and more restless.

Under cover of a moonless night, she secretly drove to the countryside. The moment she opened the door, she saw her canary in the arms of her dear childhood friend, kissing her

Fu Mingyi: "!"

"Ruan Ya!" Fu Mingyi yanked her away. "Have you lost your mind?!"

Then she turned to her childhood friend. "Jiang Zhiyan, have you lost your mind?!"

Ruan Ya hid behind Jiang Zhiyan, showing half her face. "Fu Mingyi, we're not together anymore."

Fu Mingyi shook with rage. "Jiang Zhiyan! You're stealing my girl? Have you no shame?"

Jiang Zhiyan smiled faintly. "See? I told you she'd be furious."

Ruan Ya blinked, then gave Jiang Zhiyan a quick kiss.

Fu Mingyi's hands trembled with rage.

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