I became the Counterpart of the Winner in a Period Novel-Chapter 227 - 224: Xia Xiaosi: I Am His Fiancée

It seems that the girl my big brother gave a ride to on a bicycle this morning has become famous, but Jiang Mingyue is very suspicious of Wang Daya.

After thinking about it again, everything becomes clear.

Bai Meimei! Isn’t she the person Xia Xiaosi mentioned before, the one who threw the wolf cub at her at a critical moment, wanting Xia Si to die? Someone with such a mindset, how could she make such a mistake if she was calculating against someone? Of course, she would investigate thoroughly. No, Jiang Mingyue suspects she followed Xia Si and personally saw her brother with Xia Xiaosi on the back seat of the bicycle.

But she still doesn’t understand why Bai Meimei would scheme against her brother, spreading rumors about herself preparing to marry him at all costs.

Why is that?

Could it be that Bai Meimei is truly the second wife from my brother’s book?

An entangled love across two lives?

In the book: Ten years later, after my brother divorced Hehua, he indulged in sorrow for three years before meeting Bai Meimei.

Jiang Mingyue can’t afford to reminisce at the moment because she’s "seeing" a scene that leaves her speechless.

She sees the girl who was supposed to be wandering around with the third sister suddenly standing in front of a group of elderly men and women.

Clearing up rumors personally.

"Hello, grandfathers, grandmothers, uncles, and aunts, good afternoon, my name is Xia Xiaosi.

This little girl is lying; I am Jian Guo’s fiancée. This morning, Jian Guo specifically went to Liu Village to bring me home to meet Aunt Jiang. I think many in the village should have seen me riding on the back of Jian Guo’s bicycle, right?

As for this little girl... you are Wang Daya, right? You’re pointing at the girl under the old locust tree as Jian Guo’s fiancée. Since she can pay you, she must have told you her name too, right?"

Wang Daya, uneducated, doesn’t understand the twists in the hearts of cultured people, but still stubbornly said, "She’s called Bai Meimei."

Unaware that when she answered, she revealed her association, making it seem to the older women in the village that she was indeed bribed by the girl under the old locust tree. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

A group of elders looked knowingly at each other.

In fact, when Wang Daya appeared, they were already skeptical.

The reason is simple; that’s Jiang Family’s Xiao Mingyue’s brother, and he has done so much for the villagers, making sure they don’t go hungry. Although they hoped Jian Guo would quickly find a good wife, just like grandparents wishing their grandchildren would bring back a granddaughter-in-law.

But... Jian Guo’s honest and decent image makes it believable that he wouldn’t hide his wife nor parade another girl if he’s engaged, so they didn’t believe Wang Daya pointing at the girl under the old locust tree.

Unless Jian Guo comes out to announce it himself.

However, this girl...

She looks upright and lively, speaks confidently, making people like her at first glance. She’s a straightforward and bright girl, matching Jian Guo well.

On the other hand, the girl under the old locust tree, although pretty, had adoring eyes for the man beside her, making others dislike her.

So, the girl under the old locust tree couldn’t possibly be Jian Guo’s fiancée.

"Xia Xiaosi, right, little Xia, no need to explain; we believe you."

Another elder carrying a water tobacco pipe came over, not knowing what they discussed, but his sharp eyes immediately recognized Xia Xiaosi.

"Girl, you’ve met your match, right? I saw you this morning."

Well, no need for any extra words.

Xia Xiaosi, who had prepared a bellyful of words: "..." Everyone didn’t even give her a chance to perform!

A group of villagers whispered to each other and then united in their stance.

Wang Daya was instantly surrounded by a group of elder men and women, scaring her into running away.

No matter how scheming, she’s just a seven-year-old child.

The sudden matter of having two fiancées soon reached Shen Fanghua’s ears.

Upon learning about the young wolf cub incident, Shen Fanghua immediately ordered her eldest son to stay away from that girl, to avoid her whenever seen.

Meanwhile, Jiang Mingyue stepped out and, from fifty meters away, probed into Bai Meimei’s mind.

She wanted to gather more information to compare with the book’s details, to ascertain if this was indeed the second wife from her brother’s book.

The second wife in the book appeared during the low point of her brother’s life and became his beacon of light.

They were of one mind and got married in a flash.

In the book, Bai Meimei came from a moderately wealthy family in Yun Dian City, but her mother passed away early. After her father remarried, the stepmother showed no affection even on the surface, yet somehow managed to manipulate her father. Originally, it should have been the stepmother’s child going to the countryside, but she couldn’t bear the thought of sending her child to suffer, so the spot naturally went to Bai Meimei. She cried and fought, but it was to no avail, and she had to comply in the end.

However, in the book, Bai Meimei always believed her father would find a way to bring her back to the city. But in reality, he didn’t, as the book doesn’t specify. It was only mentioned that Bai Meimei remained in the countryside, and her first man was a young educated man, who returned to the city, promised to bring her back, but never did. Before leaving, he even divorced her without her knowing.

Later, she met the likewise unfortunate Jiang Jian Country, and they formed a family together, growing old together.

Jiang Mingyue quickly captured the key information from Bai Meimei’s mind.

From Yun Dian City, mother Li Xue, graduated junior high... all the details fit, confirming this was indeed Jiang Jian Country’s second wife from the book.

But... Bai Meimei’s behavior before her surprised Jiang Mingyue; Xia Si thought they were in the mountains looking for prey.

Wrong! Their main purpose was to have fun.

How great is the mountain forest, with no one around, so they could do whatever they desired. Jiang Mingyue attempted to probe Bai Meimei’s abdomen with her spiritual power.

Sure enough, this girl was pregnant! Yet, she seemed unaware.

Being pregnant before marriage in this era isn’t a trivial matter; this could be serious, a scandal at worst or, at best, the village might cover it for reputation’s sake, urging a quick marriage, legitimizing the child.

Jiang Mingyue guessed it would be the second case, as the village head is usually kind-hearted and wouldn’t push someone to despair when there’s room for salvation.

Jiang Mingyue glanced at Li Minzhang beside Bai Meimei, unexpectedly realizing that the two were cousins. The book didn’t mention who Bai Meimei married, but it likely was the man she fooled around with in the mountains that morning.

Surprisingly, she could also probe Li Minzhang’s mind and discovered some intriguing facts, indicating neither were good people; otherwise, her spiritual power wouldn’t be able to penetrate.

To... be safe, Jiang Mingyue shared this secret with Xia Xiaosi, instructing her to warn Fang Tao, lest he unwittingly becomes a fallback guy.

After all, once Jiang Zhenzhu didn’t marry the book’s male protagonist but the supporting character Xue Zongsheng, everything veered off in another direction.

Upon hearing the news, Xia Xiaosi shivered with fright, thinking how bold some people were. But reflecting back, she realized there were signs that the two had long fancied each other; she was just foolish.

Suppressing her shock, Xia Xiaosi bid farewell to Jiang Mingyue; regardless of their friendship, she couldn’t bring herself to stay for dinner.

Insisting on leaving, Jiang Mingyue offered her a ride, but Xiao Ran’s call made her forget her offer as Mrs. Jiang seized the moment to push Jiang Jian Country to send her, citing safety from imagined wolves.

Xia Xiaosi initially wanted to refuse, but Mrs. Jiang’s enthusiasm won her over, leaving her unbothered about the embarrassment of sitting on a man’s rear seat.

Xia Xiaosi expressed: Absolutely not!

After all, sitting once or twice makes no difference, look at it lightly!