Chapter 40: Coriander, My Archenemy!

Chapter 40: Coriander, My Archenemy!

Song Qingyu was busy preparing a new video. After breakfast, Fu Yining hadn’t seen her and could only wander around the courtyard by herself.

The courtyard in front of the villa was filled with various flowers and plants, tended to by dedicated staff who pruned the branches, watered, and fertilized them.

On the left side of the courtyard, there was a rest area with a round stone table in the center and circular stone stools around it. A 30cm wide and 30cm deep ditch surrounded it.

The colorful ornamental fish in the water were used to being fed and had become quite bold, not swimming away when people came near.

When Fu Yining came out, the old gardener was trimming the excess needles off a black pine tree with sharp large scissors, and a pile of dark green needles had gathered at his feet.

The old gardener saw her, patted the remaining branches on the pine tree, and asked, “Madam, how about this pruning?”

“It’s fine, looks good.”

Fu Yining stopped to admire the work and then turned to walk elsewhere.

Recently, Yu Zhili had been rushing home right after work, which had been quite troubling for her. However, last night, he suddenly mentioned that he was going on a business trip to Yuncheng and would be away for about three days.

Hearing this news, Fu Yining was overjoyed and enthusiastically saw him off this morning.

To be honest, Fu Yining didn’t dislike Yu Zhili’s handsome face. She could also see that he was showing interest in her.

But thinking about how he had once treated her with coldness and now suddenly wanted to get close to her, she felt uncomfortable.

Don’t ask why, but Fu Yining preferred men who were devoted and wholeheartedly committed. As for Yu Zhili, with his deep and unpredictable nature, being hot and cold, she couldn’t handle it!

Sitting on the slightly cool stone stool, a few round little fish in the nearby pond swam toward Fu Yining.

Fu Yining remembered that these little creatures didn’t know when to stop eating and could easily eat themselves to death, so she didn’t dare feed them casually.

After all, these fish were taken care of by others, so she didn’t need to worry about them.

The water surface rippled with bubbles as the group of colorful little fish swam up, thinking it was food, and began to devour the bubbles.

Amused, Fu Yining broke off a branch from a nearby tree and extended it to the water’s surface, guiding the fish with their short memories to follow her “direction.”

Looking at these ornamental fish, only as long as a finger, Fu Yining couldn’t help but wonder, if she got a cat, would these fish all end up in the kitten’s stomach?

Very likely, these fish would end up in the kitten’s stomach.

After seeing Chen Yujia’s puppy and hearing that Wu Yuan was looking for a suitable adoption, Fu Yining felt jealous.

As for why the Yu family didn’t keep cats or dogs, Fu Yining had secretly inquired. It was said that the original owner of this body was allergic to animal fur, so pets weren’t allowed.

Even when the eldest young master, Yu Mingze, had begged to bring a puppy home as a child, “Fu Yining,” who spoiled her son, didn’t agree.

But strangely, that day on the street, Fu Yining had spent so much time with a little cat without showing any allergic symptoms.

Was this the original owner’s problem? Or hers?

Fu Yining was certain that she had reincarnated because this body looked completely different from her previous one.

So, was the original “Fu Yining” lying just to prevent her son from keeping pets—except for fish?

That original owner was quite tough!

Aside from these thoughts, Fu Yining couldn’t help but wonder, now that she occupied this body, where had the original “Fu Yining” gone? What would she do if the original “Fu Yining” ever came looking for her?

Fu Yining chuckled to herself.

This was impossible. She had read countless novels, and in none of them did the original body remain alive after a soul transmigration.

Unless this world was completely nuts.

Fu Yining threw away the branch, clapped her hands, and as she turned around, she noticed a patch of plants near the wall that looked different from the rest.

Curious, she shuffled over and took a closer look. Were those... coriander?

Seeing that no one was around, Fu Yining crouched down and sniffed—

Bingo, it was definitely coriander!

Fu Yining was furious.

Damn it, who had secretly planted coriander in the house?

The coriander was thriving, a lush green, clearly not something that had grown on its own. Someone must have planted it!

Coriander was her sworn enemy. She was dying to know who had brought her "enemy" into the house!

To avoid suspicion, Fu Yining quietly called over a young maid and casually mentioned that the coriander here was being well taken care of.

The young maid looked pleasantly surprised. "Thank you for the compliment, Madam. Actually, I followed your instructions to plant them so that you could enjoy the freshest coriander on the same day!"

But recently, Madam hadn’t seemed to want to eat it, and the coriander was starting to bolt.

"My—what instructions?"

Fu Yining was shocked. Because she hadn’t seen any coriander on the table in days and had completely forgotten about it.

Did the original me actually like coriander? No way!

Fu Yining pondered. If someone tried to test her by using coriander, she’d be caught red-handed, with no way to explain herself.

Because she really didn’t like coriander, whether it was raw or cooked.

Oh no, just a transmigration wasn’t enough, now there was a huge trap waiting for her?

A wave of sadness washed over Fu Yining.

Seeing her troubled expression, the young maid asked cautiously, "Madam, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing."

Fu Yining propped her hand on the edge of the table and told the young maid to go about her business, as she wanted to be alone for a moment.

The young maid nodded and returned the way she came, confused.

Madam had just complimented her on the coriander, so why was she suddenly so upset?

It was totally confusing!

"Hey, Miss He?"

As soon as the young maid heard someone calling her, she immediately turned around to see Wang Yue.

"Butler Wang, is everything okay? Do you need something?" The maid looked nervous, worried he’d think she was slacking off.

Wang Yue smiled kindly and gently reassured her, "I was looking for you, but I’ve already had someone else handle it. No need to worry, I’m just curious. Where were you earlier?"

"Madam called me in."

Wang Yue probed gently, "You don’t seem too happy. Did Madam say something to you?"

The young maid shook her head. "No, Madam actually complimented me on how well I’ve been taking care of the coriander."

"If Madam praised you, why do you still look upset?"

"Uh, I don’t know how to explain it… but I didn’t think Madam looked entirely satisfied at the end."

Wang Yue smiled, clearly satisfied. "Alright, get back to work."

"Sure thing, Butler Wang."

At lunch, a plate of coriander and beef was set in front of Fu Yining, and she felt like her nose had completely given up on her.

Fu Yining groaned, "The universe is conspiring against me!"