Chapter 51
Qiao Yu argued with the system for ages to no avail, and was now trapped at the door by Jiang Mei like prey, unable to move forward or backward. The outdoor temperature was low, and a chilly wind swept by, carrying snow. Qiao Yu suddenly shivered, her legs so cold she could barely stand.
She shuddered without warning, her body trembling involuntarily. Jiang Mei was startled, then hugged the person in her arms even tighter.
The faint warmth seeped through the fabric, but the effect was negligible.
Qiao Yu couldn't help but say to the system, "Your female lead's heart isn't bad after she turns evil, she's just a bit silly."
Sticking together for warmth won't help. Can't they come inside and talk later?
Qiao Yu was freezing, and Jiang Mei seemed to realize this too. She immediately unbuttoned her coat, opened it, and then wrapped her delicate body tightly inside like a dumpling. Qiao Yu's eyelids twitched uncontrollably. She suddenly realized that the other party didn't seem to be letting her leave easily tonight.
Qiao Yu glared at the female lead listlessly in the darkness, then said anxiously, "You've been out for so long, if you don't go back soon you'll be discovered."
Jiang Mei squinted at her for a moment, then chuckled softly, "Are you worried about me or about yourself?"
She hugged the somewhat resistant girl in her arms tighter and leaned closer, "Hmm?"
Qiao Yu choked, unable to admit it, so she pursed her lips and fell silent. Seeing that the other woman intended to maintain the stalemate, Jiang Mei wasn't worried at all; her tone even carried a hint of composure and happiness, "I don't care."
She said, "But if your aunt finds out that you and I are all cuddling and pulling each other, what do you think she'll think?"
Jiang Mei struck a nerve with Qiao Yu, who gritted her teeth and glared at her several times in anger. This woman had become utterly shameless and brazen after turning evil. Back then, the female lead was a pure and pitiful girl who would blush and have her heart race if she got too close!
The world is going to the dogs; people's hearts are no longer what they used to be. The world has changed beyond recognition.
The fiercer she was, the more Jiang Mei loved her. In the past, Qiao Yu had always been polite and courteous to her, which was fine, but once she calmed down, she realized that it was all just a facade. She was polite because she was a stranger, and she was so careful to be friendly because she was unfamiliar with her.
She disliked this kind of insincerity.
She hoped that Qiao Yu would truly treat her as a person with independent thought, rather than a superficial friend who only existed on the surface.
Jiang Mei was delighted by Qiao Yu's huffy expression. A soft laugh rang in her ears. Qiao Yu looked at Jiang Mei with a bewildered expression, as if wearing a shower cap: "System, is your female lead crazy? She's actually laughing out loud at how I treated her?"
She had never seen anything like this before.
The system's eyelids twitched twice. "Isn't this the child you raised with such care? You're asking me?"
What can an artificially disabled person know?
Qiao Yu was speechless for a moment, feeling uneasy at Jiang Mei's laughter. She tried to move a couple of times, but the person in front of her immediately leaned in close. Her cheek turned to the side instinctively, and the other person's warm, moist breath fell on the tip of her ear.
Jiang Mei's voice gradually turned cold, "Yu Yu."
Qiao Yu's heart skipped a beat. Jiang Mei then said, "Didn't I just say that if you don't behave, I'm going to kiss you?"
The aura emanating from her grew increasingly dangerous, and Qiao Yu involuntarily donned a mask of pain, begging, "Please, have mercy on me!" She hastily leaned back, trying to soothe her, "I'll listen, I'll listen, I'll listen to whatever you say!"
Jiang Mei finally stopped, narrowed her deep eyes and stared at her for a long time as if probing, before finally speaking softly, "You'll listen to whatever I say?"
Nodding her head like a chicken pecking at rice, Qiao Yu didn't dare to provoke the female lead at this moment, and just kept agreeing, "Yes, yes, yes."
The other person chuckled instantly, as if pleased, and then spoke in a voice that suppressed a hint of nervousness, a touch of anticipation, and a dash of domineering: "Then kiss me."
Jiang Mei's heart pounded several times, and she unconsciously clenched her fingers. "Give me a kiss and I'll let you go tonight..." Before she could finish speaking, Qiao Yu's moist lips gently touched her chin. They were warm and cool, and as soft as she had imagined.
Jiang Mei froze abruptly, her heart burning with passion in an instant.
After kissing the female lead, Qiao Yu cautiously observed her expression. Seeing that she had no reaction, she couldn't help but tiptoe and nudge her twice more. Then, she asked nervously, "Is that... enough?"
Her soft voice pulled Jiang Mei back to reality. She raised her finger and touched the spot where she had been kissed, the smile on her lips gradually widening.
Her fine eyelashes drooped down like raven feathers, and Jiang Mei suddenly realized.
So it turns out that I could have won her over if I had just been a little more assertive.
Qiao Yu watched her with expectant yet cautious eyes, as if she would run away immediately if she said she had enough. Jiang Mei curled her lips and deliberately said, "Not enough."
Qiao Yu: "...?"
How can you even be cheating?!
Qiao Yu was so angry that she was no longer afraid of the other person. She immediately changed her posture, rolled up her sleeves, and argued with Jiang Mei, "We clearly agreed to only kiss once." She glared at her, "But I kissed you three times! You can't be so unreasonable."
"Are you being mean to me?" the other person suddenly spoke, startling Qiao Yu.
What did she do that was mean to her?
Jiang Mei leaned closer to her, her tone becoming increasingly dangerous, "Aren't you afraid I might do something to you if you're so mean to me?"
"..."
"If you walk by the river often enough, you're bound to get your shoes wet." Qiao Yu silently comforted herself, but found it completely ineffective. She couldn't help but grit her teeth, and looked up at the shameless female lead, "So, do you believe I'll call for help?"
She threatened fiercely, "If I yell at the top of my lungs right now, Sister Lu will come right away."
Jiang Mei was very surprised to hear this, "You want to choose to self-destruct?"
She was definitely looking forward to it. After all, if Lu Shangyi heard the voice, it would mean that her aunt and uncle could also hear it. When the three of them came over, they would see her and Qiao Yu pulling and tugging at each other, and maybe that would be the perfect opportunity to meet the parents.
Hearing the excitement in the female lead's tone, Qiao Yu choked up again, "How can you be so shameless?"
Qiao Yu was both angry and annoyed, and she was also freezing cold. Finally, seeing that Qiao Yu was shivering from the cold, Jiang Mei took off her coat and draped it over her shoulders, saying, "Let's go back."
Get some rest.
Qiao Yu was somewhat skeptical of Jiang Mei's good intentions at her sudden willingness to let her leave. Looking at Jiang Mei's upper body, which was only wearing a thin shirt, Qiao Yu asked, "Aren't you cold?"
"It's cold," Jiang Mei said. "So if you don't leave soon, I might change my mind."
She deliberately threatened her to tease her, "I'll bring you back here to warm me up, and I'll let you go back when I'm not cold anymore." As if afraid that Qiao Yu wouldn't believe her, she even took two steps towards Qiao Yu. Qiao Yu was so frightened that she turned pale and quickly pushed open the iron gate and ran away as if she were being chased by jackals and tigers. She even forgot to lock the gate.
Jiang Mei smiled at the way Qiao Yu avoided her, but the smile faded as soon as Qiao Yu disappeared from sight.
Jiang Mei glanced deeply at the lit-up lights, touched her cold arms, hugged them, and turned to leave.
Qiao Yu gulped down most of a glass of water, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming Jiang Mei had left from behind the curtains. Sitting face-to-face with the system on the sofa with a serious expression, Qiao Yu said, "This matter is extremely serious!"
The system lifted its eyelids slightly. "What's serious about it?"
"The female lead has turned evil and this isn't serious?" Qiao Yu looked up in disbelief. "This has caused me a great deal of trouble and disruption in my daily life!"
The system bluntly exposed her, "But I noticed you seemed quite happy when he was hugging you just now."
"Don't talk nonsense." Qiao Yu denied it without even thinking. To convince the system, she didn't hesitate to use her own twisted logic, "If it were you, would you develop feelings for your adopted daughter?"
"I don't know how," the system said. "But that doesn't stop me from being affectionate and inseparable from my adopted daughter."
Qiao Yu: "..." Ugh! Why did you have to learn from me, you artificial intelligence idiot?
She shook her head. "But," she frowned, "won't the female lead's descent into darkness have any impact on this world?"
"Impact? You've already completely messed up the plot of this world, and now you're only talking to me about impact?" the system said, a little annoyed. "I've lived most of my life and I've never seen a host like you."
"That's more than half a lifetime?" Qiao Yu was taken aback. "Then your life has been quite short."
system:"?"
"Only five years."
The system instantly became so depressed that it didn't want to talk to her anymore. She was useless at everything, but she was the best at annoying people. She was such a nice girl, but she had to grow a mouth.
As soon as Jiang Mei entered the room, a woman's calm voice came from beside her, "Where's your coat?"
Subconsciously turning her head, Lu Shangyi stood quietly by the door, one hand in her pocket, her expression indifferent, but her eyes deep and unfathomable. She pursed her lips and said, "I gave it to Qiao Yu."
There was no sound from the other end for a long time. Jiang Mei looked up, but the woman had already looked away and started talking about something else. "We're going back to the Lu family's old house on New Year's Eve. All the uncles and aunts in the clan will be back then. Take this list and write it down." Lu Shangyi turned her head indifferently. "Now you are the first in line to inherit the family. You should know what you are about to face."
Jiang Mei stared at the roster in Lu Shangyi's hand. "Thank you, Auntie."
Withdrawing her hand, Lu Shangyi's lips curled into an ambiguous smile. "Everyone in the clan is eyeing the Lu family's wealth. Whether you can protect it or not depends on your own abilities."
The woman slowly lifted her eyelids. "In the Lu family, not even a dog is trustworthy."
Jiang Mei trembled. "Then why are you so good to me, Auntie?"
Lu Shangyi gazed at her, but only said, "Get some rest. Your father will probably come to me for your person tomorrow."
Jiang Mei held the name list in her hand, a struggle in her eyes.
After catching her breath, Qiao Yu gently and considerately inquired about Bai Yiyu's well-being. Upon learning that Bai Yiyu had arrived home, she chattered on and on until Bai Yiyu said she was going to wash up. Only then did Qiao Yu regretfully type, "Then let's talk again when you're done."
After she finished speaking, the other party indeed stopped bothering her. Bai Yiyu held her phone, her thoughts gradually drifting away.
Ever since she underwent genetic testing as a child, her parents raised her as a boy. While other girls were innocently playing with dolls, her father took her to a camp where she had to crawl and roll in the mud alongside adult alphas. While other girls had pretty dresses in their closets, she only had two simple training outfits to change into.
Because she grew up with a group of rough men, and because of her intimidating aura after her differentiation, all the EGAs were terrified of her. In all her years, very few EGAs dared to approach her. Even though she later deliberately concealed her aura, her image from years past was deeply ingrained in their minds, still leaving those EGAs with lustful desires but no courage to act on them.
A hint of confusion flickered in his eyes. Why wasn't Qiao Yu afraid of him?
Not only was she not afraid of him, she even dared to ask him to hug her.
Isn't she afraid that she might suddenly go crazy and do something to her?
Getting up and grabbing clean clothes, Bai Yiyu took off her coat. As she touched the fabric with her fingertips, a familiar fragrance wafted towards her. It was Qiao Yu's scent, perhaps the lingering aroma from when she hugged her before dinner, which hadn't dissipated yet.
Ega is soft and fluffy; you can even smell its pheromones.
Feeling a pang in her heart, Bai Yiyu glanced at her coat, then hung it up to the side. Taking off the hair tie that bound her long hair, she stared at her reflection in the mirror, then turned and turned on the shower without any emotion. The sound of running water continued for a long time before finally stopping.
Qiao Yu waited and waited with a hot roasted sweet potato in her hand, until she was so sleepy that she couldn't wait for Bai Yiyu to appear.
Having to temporarily abandon her plan to have a late-night talk with the other party, Qiao Yu explained and sent a goodnight message before immediately brushing her teeth, washing her hands, and going to bed.
Bai Yiyu wiped the water droplets from her hair and picked up her phone. Just then, she saw a message from the other party. The corners of her lips twitched slightly. Bai Yiyu poured herself a glass of whiskey and quietly watched the snow falling outside the French windows, thinking: People sometimes crave the scorching warmth of the sun.
The next day, when Qiao Yu woke up, she found that Bai Yiyu had not replied to her message. The corners of her mouth immediately curled up with three parts mockery, three parts indifference, and four parts nonchalance. "So aloof? Very well, I like it."
Qiao Yu proactively sent a message to inquire about the other party's schedule for the day, thinking that with enough effort, even an iron rod can be ground into a needle, and as long as she was persistent enough, she could eventually warm up this icy stone. However, before she could even begin her next plan, Bai Yiyu replied, "I have a meeting today."
Qiao Yu: "..."
She got up wherever she fell, and Qiao Yu became more determined with each setback. "Aunt Bai, you should have time at noon, right? I'll treat you to dessert."
Her question clearly didn't intend to give anyone a chance to refuse, so Bai Yiyu chuckled and simply went along with it, "Yes."
Qiao Yu was immediately satisfied and asked a scalper to queue up for her. Slipping on her slippers, she walked into the dressing room, picked up a dress, and asked the system, "What do you think of this dress?"
The system twitched its eyelids. "Aren't you cold?"
Qiao Yu thought about it and agreed, so she changed into another outfit. "How about this one?"
System: "..." Is there a difference?
After an hour of deliberation and deliberation, Qiao Yu finally chose the first option. The system secretly thought to itself, "The books were right. Women ask questions with the answers already in mind, and they don't care what you actually say."
After changing her clothes, Qiao Yu meticulously applied makeup and styled her hair. By the time she received a response from the scalper, it was almost lunchtime. Instead of having her family driver take her, Qiao Yu directly called a ride-hailing service on her phone. Due to the heavy snow and severe traffic congestion in the city, it was already an hour later when Qiao Yu arrived at Bai Yiyu's company.
Fortunately, Bai Yiyu didn't mind her being late and even came downstairs to pick her up herself.
Upon seeing Bai Yiyu's exquisite and deep features from afar, Qiao Yu grinned and immediately ran towards her, calling out, "Aunt Bai, over here!"
Halfway through her run, she suddenly felt something was amiss. There was a gaze following her everywhere she went, emanating a chilling aura.
She glanced to the side instinctively, and when she saw Jiang Mei's expressionless, menacing face, she was terrified, her soul practically leaving her body. "!!!"
When did she appear here?!
Author's Note: The sun is out today, the weather is so nice! Sending red envelopes!
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