Chapter 39
Lu Shangyi still hasn't returned today.
Qiao Yu turned her gaze away from the window. Song Wanzi, tall and graceful, leaned against the shelf next to her and looked at the faint worry on the other's face before speaking, "Actually, when the car accident happened, the doctor said she had no will to live."
Startled, Qiao Yu looked up at Song Wanzi with her fair face and asked softly, "Sister Lu?"
The woman nodded, her charming peach blossom eyes carrying a faint emotion. "Perhaps she was lucky, or perhaps she felt a mother's persistence. After being in a coma for half a month, she finally struggled back from the brink of death."
“However, after she woke up, she remained depressed, never smiling or speaking. When I went to see her, she had a cold, expressionless face and didn’t even glance at me.” Song Wanzi’s tone was neither pity nor regret. “If she hadn’t blinked her eyelashes from time to time, I would have thought I was lying in a vegetative state.”
Qiao Yu had never heard the details of the car accident before, but when Song Wanzi mentioned it, she couldn't help but move a stool over and sit down with interest. "And then what happened? How did Sister Lu get through it?"
Shaking her head gently, Song Wanzi said apologetically, "I don't know. I only know that in the days before she was discharged from the hospital, she suddenly differentiated into an EVA like you, and then locked herself in her room for two whole years."
“If it weren’t for Auntie crying and begging her every day,” Song Wanzi shrugged, “your Sister Lu would probably be ashes by now.”
Ignoring Song Wanzi's comment about her differentiating into an EGA, Qiao Yu rested her chin on her hand, her eyes filled with question, "Sister Song, are you and Sister Lu very close?"
"It's alright. Beijing isn't that big. I see her all the time. Even if I didn't know her personally, I'd recognize her. Besides, my grandfather and her grandfather were close friends for many years. Ever since I can remember, my parents have been comparing me to her every day." Perhaps recalling the days when she lived in Lu Shangyi's shadow, Song Wanzi's eyes twitched almost imperceptibly. "She's smart. Although she's aloof, she's gentle and polite to elders, very humble, so elders all like her."
Frowning slightly, Song Wanzi added, "She's much better than her twin brother."
“Lu Shenghui has been a playboy since he was a child.” After looking Qiao Yu up and down a few times, Song Wanzi narrowed her eyes and said, “Compared to him, you are nothing but a small fry, you are not even worth mentioning.”
Qiao Yu was startled. How did she end up being dragged into this again? Holding her breath, she tried her best to appear innocent and harmless. Fortunately, Song Wanzi was considerate of her being a newly differentiated child and didn't hold a grudge.
“Starting from junior high school, Lu Shenghui changed girlfriends like he changed clothes. Countless girls all over the country have fallen victim to his evil deeds.” After a pause, he continued, “But what goes around comes around, and retribution will come.”
Song Wanzi chuckled softly, "He plays with girls, so naturally girls will play with him too."
She knew the answer! Qiao Yu quickly raised her hand to answer, "It's Jiang Mei's mother!"
At the time, Song Wanzi only heard one day that Lu Shenghui had turned over a new leaf and was now going home on time every day like a respectable married man, but she had never witnessed it herself. At that time, she became an instant sensation after her debut and was busy with various schedules, sometimes flying to three cities a day. She had no time to gossip about a womanizer's scandalous news.
However, even though she was very busy, she knew that "he truly loved that woman."
I heard that Lu Shenghui later proposed to her in public, but was rejected. The whole thing caused a huge uproar, even making headlines and rivaling her popularity. Song Wanzi propped her cheek up with one hand. Just a second ago she was talking about Lu Shenghui's womanizing, but the next second she turned her attention to Qiao Yu, "I heard you've added a lot of alphas on WeChat lately?"
Her slender figure, enveloped in a strong pheromone, swept over her. "What? Have you forgotten how you hit on me in the first place?"
Narrowing her eyes unkindly, Song Wanzi slowly observed the girl whose ear tips were slightly red, her red lips curving into a noble and aloof smile, "Do you need me to help you remember?"
Qiao Yu's skin was fair, so even the slightest abnormality was clearly visible. The two slightly flushed patches on her cheeks made her look incredibly pitiful, alluring without needing any extra charm. Qiao Yu was startled and quickly shook her head, immediately denying it three times in a row, "It wasn't me, I didn't do it, it has nothing to do with me!"
"My second aunt insisted on giving it to me!"
"She offered it to you, and you didn't know how to refuse?" Song Wanzi wasn't easily fooled. Before, when Qiao Yu was younger, she let her do whatever she wanted. But now that she was an adult, there was no reason for her to let her off so easily.
“I refused.” She spoke without thinking, lies flowing effortlessly from her lips. Qiao Yu’s eyes were firm, her expression utterly sincere. “But she insisted on forcing me.”
Feigning sadness, Qiao Yu wiped away non-existent tears from the corners of her eyes and pitifully lowered her head. "She's an elder, and I'm a junior. If I keep refusing her, who knows what she'll say about me to the other relatives?" Without a shred of remorse, she shifted the blame onto her second aunt, sobbing uncontrollably, "She loves to gossip. If she keeps smearing me, slandering me, and tarnishing my reputation, how am I ever going to get married?!"
She acted out the scene with exaggerated gestures for a long time, but Song Wanzi didn't even raise an eyebrow. Qiao Yu stared at her blankly with her dark eyes, and Song Wanzi pursed her lips and slowly said, "Your sister Lu told me that you're a kid who tells eleven lies out of ten sentences."
Qiao Yu: "..." In the end, it was all for naught.jpg
When one plan failed, Qiao Yu came up with another: "Although I accepted the friend requests from those alphas recommended by my second aunt, I successfully scared them away with my unique personal charm. You'll see."
With a fawning smile, Song Wanzi handed over the phone, staring at her without saying a word. Qiao Yu quickly shoved the phone into her hand, "Really, take a look."
Song Wanzi lowered her eyes, but the first thing she noticed was a group chat that the child had deliberately pinned to the top. She raised an eyebrow. A single women's group in Beijing? She knew without a doubt that Qiao Yu had created it before she differentiated.
Without sparing any more attention from the group chat, Song Wanzi casually opened a few conversations. After a cursory glance, her biggest impression was...
Why does this kid talk so much?
How could she chat with so many people at the same time and still manage to say so much? No wonder they all eventually stopped talking to her; she was even more noisy and annoying than cicadas chirping in the summer.
He handed the phone back to Qiao Yu, who took it blankly. "Sister Song, aren't you going to look at a few more?"
"I'm not watching anymore," Song Wanzi said emotionlessly. "It's hurting my eyes."
"..."
It was getting late, and Song Wanzi urged her to go home and rest. Qiao Yu had already changed her shoes and was about to leave when Song Wanzi called her back. She crossed her arms and leaned against the door, slowly saying, "Pull me into your Beijing EGA single women's group."
I instinctively exclaimed, "But Sister Song, you're not EGA..."
Her response was Song Wanzi's imposing aura as she approached, "If you don't tell and I don't tell, who in the group will know?"
Qiao Yu, the pretty girl, was speechless and could only succumb to Song Wanzi's beauty and be pulled inside. Like a pebble dropped into a calm lake, her friends immediately chimed in, asking, "Whose daughter is this?"
Under Song Wanzi's threatening gaze, Qiao Yu forced herself to reply, "She's a distant cousin of mine who just differentiated yesterday."
Song Wanzi reached out and ruffled her hair with satisfaction. "Alright, go back and rest."
Qiao Yu held her head in disbelief, somewhat unwilling to face reality. It was one thing for Lu Shangyi to be in the group chat, at least she was still an EVA, but Song Wanzi was a real Alpha!
An alpha who makes countless ega blush, their hearts race, and their legs go weak, with tens of millions of fans!
The thought of having two pairs of eyes watching her in the group chat at the same time sent a shiver down Qiao Yu's spine.
Song Wanzi couldn't see the previous group chat messages, but she didn't mind. After watching Qiao Yu arrive home, Song Wanzi turned and walked to the wine cabinet, slowly opening a new bottle of red wine. The glass was only half full, and the woman slightly tilted her swan-like, elegant neck to drink the wine, her jawline exquisite and alluring.
Although debuting in the entertainment industry wasn't her original intention, after so many years of hard work, her position in the industry was unshakeable. But the higher one climbs, the colder it gets; a sense of weariness crept in, and she began to feel like she didn't want to stay any longer.
Deceit and treachery are no match for a beautiful woman with a slender waist, a radiant smile, and the warmth of a hibiscus-scented tent.
Qiao Yu was worried about Lu Shangyi, so after hesitating for a while, she made a video call. She didn't expect the other party to answer, but after only three seconds of ringing, the woman's clean and delicate face appeared on the screen.
Qiao Yu didn't know where Lu Shangyi was holding her phone; her face was very close, as if it were right in front of her. The close proximity caused Qiao Yu to instinctively lean back slightly, creating some distance between herself and Lu Shangyi. Lu Shangyi spoke first, "Not asleep yet?"
The woman's voice was low and pleasant to the ear, carrying an inexplicable allure.
Qiao Yu shook her head subconsciously, "Not yet, I just came back from Sister Song's place."
Song Wanzi? Lu Shangyi's calm face betrayed no hidden thoughts. "What were you doing at her place?"
"I'll wait for you." After answering without any hesitation, Qiao Yu carefully examined the woman on the screen. Although the phone system automatically compressed the image quality, even so, the other person's aloof, restrained, and unapproachable temperament was still palpable.
She hadn't noticed anything unusual about him in real life, but now that he was on screen, Qiao Yu suddenly realized that Lu Shangyi possessed a domineering aura that surpassed that of most alphas.
It aroused Qiao Yu's desire, and she mischievously wanted to destroy the other party's sacred appearance.
Unconsciously swallowing, Qiao Yu softly asked, "Sister Lu, why haven't you been home these past few days?"
Home? Lu Shangyi's eyelashes trembled slightly, a soft spot in her heart was gently touched. "I'll come over after I finish what I'm doing." She patiently explained, "Your friend just got back, so there are still some household chores that I need to take care of."
Qiao Yu secretly thought, "This is probably more than just a family matter. Wealthy families value profit above all else, especially since Lu Shenghui was already wary of her. Now that he's acknowledged his daughter, perhaps next time he'll completely retaliate against Lu Shangyi."
Lu Shangyi was lucky enough to escape with her life before, but could she be so lucky the second and third time?
The girl was clearly downcast, so Lu Shangyi softened her voice and said gently, "Yesterday your mother extended an olive branch to me." Noticing the child's eyes lift instantly, Lu Shangyi smiled slightly, "Your mother is an outstanding person, with a gentle personality, and is a very good elder."
Qiao Yu's eyes widened with delight. Her mother was really something; she kept saying no, but now she was secretly doing the right thing behind her back. So naughty! Composing herself, Qiao Yu smiled too, "Sister Lu, your company should sign a few more artists."
Casting a wide net will always catch one or two big fish, but how can Chu Mi, a mere beta artist, possibly manage that?
Of course, Qiao Yu, with a strong survival instinct, explained, "It's not that I dislike your company's current business model, Sister Lu, I..."
“I know,” the woman interrupted her gently, and took the initiative to ask for her opinion, “Do you have any suitable recommendations?”
Qiao Yu was taken aback, a subtle emotion slowly rising in her heart. This was the first time someone had trusted her so completely, without any hesitation or doubt. In her past life, when she was the CEO of a company, the old man's trusted confidant constantly criticized her, pointing out her shortcomings and mistakes, even though she had indeed almost bankrupted a thriving company.
Ultimately, however, it was because the president's office had produced a traitor, and it had little to do with her own intelligence.
Qiao Yu's eyes lit up with emotion. "Sister Lu, wait for me. I'll make a list for you right away."
Fortunately, the system forced her to read the original text. Although she didn't remember most of the supporting characters, the ones who opposed Song Wanzi were particularly memorable, making it hard for her to ignore them. Moreover, she not only knew the names of the supporting characters who would become famous, but she also knew all the scripts that would become hits in this world.
She wanted to write it all down and give it to Lu Shangyi! Then she'd invest it and make a fortune!
Qiao Yu thought smugly, "Let's see who dares to say she's not cut out for business now." If the old man knew this in another world, he'd probably be so excited he'd kowtow to their ancestors ten times on the spot.
Qiao Yu immediately went to find a notebook and pen, but Lu Shangyi stopped her, his deep eyes staring straight at the camera, as if he were staring intently at Qiao Yu right in front of her. Qiao Yu subconsciously held her breath, "What's wrong, sister?"
After gently shaking her head, the woman said, "Get some rest," and ended the video call.
Holding her phone, Qiao Yu's mind kept replaying the other person's unfathomable eyes, which seemed to be filled with the intense and alluring pheromones of an alpha, captivating and mesmerizing.
She shook her head gently and felt a slight swelling in the glands at the back of her neck.
Not paying much attention to her physical discomfort, Qiao Yu finished the list overnight and slept for a whole day, only waking up late at night. Her family gave her a half-week leave, and with school starting tomorrow, Mrs. Qiao came over that evening to remind her to carry the suppressive patch with her at all times.
Knowing her mother was worried, Qiao Yu stuffed the whole box into her schoolbag. "Mom, is this enough?"
She was met with a slightly speechless look in response, "That's enough."
"Don't be so willful at school anymore, understand?" Mrs. Qiao knew her daughter's personality well. Although she knew her daughter wouldn't take her words to heart, she still reminded her, "Also, try to minimize your contact with unfamiliar alphas."
"But if you have a few that you like, just bite them and your family will clean up the mess for you."
"..." Jiang is still the same old rogue.
The news of Qiao Yu's differentiation caused quite a stir, and after learning that she was going back to school today, a group of students crowded the school gate. However, Mrs. Qiao had anticipated this, so the car carrying Qiao Yu drove directly into the school and only dropped her off in the parking lot.
Ignoring the scrutinizing gazes from near and far, Qiao Yu casually strode into the classroom, carrying her schoolbag. The moment she appeared, her classmates showered her with congratulations, "Congratulations to Qiao Yu on acquiring the Weakness buff!"
"I'm sorry, my friend. I was blind to your worth before and actually treated you like a buddy."
This group of people just had to bring up the very thing they didn't want to talk about. Qiao Yu's temples throbbed violently, and she rolled her eyes. "Get lost, get lost, stop gloating over this."
She turned and walked towards Meng E, who had also just arrived at the classroom, but stopped unconsciously as she approached her seat. Jiang Mei's seat was empty, the desk was bare, and the usual mountain of books was gone. Meng E explained softly, "I heard from Tang Shu that she transferred to Jinggao High School."
“Jinggao is a key high school with a much better teaching staff than our school. Moreover, last year’s top scorers in both arts and sciences came from Jinggao. She already has good grades. If she works hard now, she might be able to become the top scorer as well.”
Hanging her schoolbag on the chair, Qiao Yu took out her textbooks without saying a word. Meng E blinked, trying to divert her attention, and said, "But our school is pretty good now. Ever since you were differentiated that day, our school has soared to new heights, becoming as popular as Beijing High School."
"Yuyu, you don't know yet, do you? You've single-handedly raised the bar for our school. Now even students from Jinggao High School envy us."
"I also heard from them that many junior high students want to apply to our school so that they can become your nominal juniors."
After listening, Qiao Yu exclaimed "Wow!" with a blank expression, "And then? What else did they say?"
Sensing the dangerous aura emanating from Qiao Yu, Meng E shook her head and tactfully covered her mouth, "No."
Qiao Yu snorted lightly. Good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels fast. If she had known that this body would deviate from the original story due to the fusion of her genes, she wouldn't have gone around proclaiming herself the number one alpha female in the capital.
He unconsciously glanced back at the empty seat behind him, the image of his first meeting with the female lead still vivid in his mind.
Today, Lu Shenghui personally escorted Jiang Mei to Beijing to report for duty. The Lu family wields immense power and influence in the capital, and even the principal personally came out to greet her. Jiang Mei walked along, her face expressionless, her heart as calm as still water.
Unlike other children who were pampered and grew up in wealthy circles, she inevitably became the subject of gossip behind her back.
Following behind Lu Shenghui with neither arrogance nor servility, ignoring all the malicious gazes around her, Jiang Mei remained calm and composed, her every move graceful and poised.
Lu Shenghui glanced at her twice and finally found her much more pleasing to the eye.
After giving the instructions to the principal, Lu Shenghui turned around and said, "Study hard and don't bring shame to your family."
Jiang Mei responded softly. Lu Shenghui then handed her a bank card. "Go out and have fun with your classmates more often and build good relationships, especially with those from well-off families," Lu Shenghui said. "It will benefit both of us in the future."
Jiang Mei remained silent, bowing her head in agreement. Lu Shenghui, realizing he had nothing more to say to her, glanced at her twice and left.
On the way to the classroom led by the principal, Jiang Mei had already heard no fewer than ten speculations about her origins and slanders against her mother. Her light-colored lips pressed into a tight line, Jiang Mei suppressed the anger in her heart, but still couldn't help releasing her pheromones.
The strong, domineering pheromones quickly filled the corridor, and the surroundings finally quieted down.
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw the fearful yet somewhat awe-inspiring looks in others' eyes, and a barely perceptible smile curved Jiang Mei's lips. But... she wouldn't be able to see Yu Yu again for a while, silently standing behind her to protect her.
However, Lu Shangyi and Ye Yunjian are both well-informed, so with them around, Yuyu should be fine.
After calming herself down, Jiang Mei slowly stepped into the new classroom, her back ramrod straight.
After EGA differentiation, physical strength will be much worse than before. Qiao Yu knows this all too well. She stares at Meng E in confusion and asks, "How did you manage to get through such difficult days, E'e?"
Meng E answered crisply and decisively, "You'll get used to it."
Seeing Qiao Yu puff out her cheeks unhappily, Meng E explained, "That's why we EVAs need the careful care of Alphas or Betas. We're not called special rare protected animals for nothing."
He raised his hand and pinched the space between his eyebrows. No wonder.
She's so delicate, there's no way she could survive on her own.
When the school bell rang in the afternoon, Qiao Yu picked up her schoolbag and was about to go home when she was stopped by a group of classmates. "Yu Yu, this is such a great thing that you differentiated into an EGA, we have to go to Heaven and Earth together to celebrate, right?" Worried that she would disagree, the boy who spoke up added, "Besides, our class hasn't had a get-together in a long time. If we don't get together again, we'll all become distant."
"A get-together?" Qiao Yu sneered. "I bet you guys are planning to go to my bar to seduce young girls."
"How could that be? We're all a group of law-abiding alphas. Right now, all we have on our minds is studying and IELTS; we don't have time to think about anything else."
"..." I don't believe you guys at all.
Unable to resist the other party's persistent pleas, Qiao Yu had no choice but to agree. But once they arrived at the bar, before the group of classmates had even settled in, they saw the reluctant girl sneaking towards the bar. Under the dim lighting, two women stood there, their backs alone exuding an irresistible allure.
Both her figure and her aura are exceptional.
But Meng'e always felt that the two people's backs looked somewhat familiar, as if she had seen them somewhere before.
Qiao Yu never expected to have an encounter on her own turf today. She cleared her throat affectedly and squeezed between the two women, using her slender figure as an excuse. "Are you two sisters here today also looking for fun?"
Meng E recognized the two women immediately by observing their head movements.
Qiao Yu looked up with a bright smile, and the moment she saw Ye Yunjian's face, she heard her heart pound wildly, as if it were about to burst out of her chest. "Aunt Ye, what are you doing here?!"
She instinctively turned her head and saw Bai Yiyu raising an eyebrow at her with a gentle smile. Qiao Yu's mind went completely blank. "Aunt Bai, you're here too?!"
Author's Note: Sister Qiao: What is Happy Planet?
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