"Then why did you look for Liang Shi?" Xu Qingzhu said coldly, "Isn't it because she married me?"
"No..." Liang Shi couldn't help but interject to ease the tension, "You all calm down."
"You are not allowed to contact Liang Shi again." Xu Qingzhu said firmly.
Fearing that the two sisters would completely fall out, Liang Shi could only mediate by saying, "It's alright, you can ask me for help if you need it."
As a result, she was glared at by Xu Qingzhu, and she awkwardly touched her nose.
Indeed, even an upright official finds it difficult to settle family disputes.
The two sisters remained frozen in place.
Liang Shi was embarrassed and didn't know what to do. Just as she was about to do something, her heart suddenly ached, and a cold, mechanical voice sounded in her mind:
[Misfortune value 8, Level 1 penalty about to be activated.]
Liang Shi: ?
Chapter 9
"What is a bad luck value?" Liang Shi asked in her mind, hoping the system would give her an answer.
But no.
The atmosphere in the room was icy, and the two sisters were sulking with each other.
It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
"What is a Level 1 punishment?" Liang Shi asked again.
The system still did not respond.
Liang Shi felt uneasy. His eyes scanned every corner of the room to make sure there was no fourth person in the room and the windows were tightly closed, so no one should jump in through the window.
Just as she was feeling anxious, Xu Qingya's clear voice rang out, "Sister Liang, your hand..."
Upon hearing this, Liang Shi raised her hand and saw a long bloodstain on her palm, from which blood was seeping out. The blood clotted into beads and fell to the ground. She felt no pain until she noticed the wound, and then she felt as if the flesh of her palm had been cut by a blade. The voice kept replaying in her mind.
It can be described as a double torment of body and mind.
Is this the first level of punishment?
Liang Shi frowned even more deeply. She often got injured while filming, and through long-term experience, she became quite adept at treating injuries. Her first reaction upon seeing blood was to put her hands behind her back and gently curl her fingers back into her palms, but it was too painful, and she couldn't curl them back.
She smiled weakly, "It's okay, you guys chat, I'll go take care of my wound."
"You seem to be badly injured." Xu Qingya leaned closer with concern. "I'll go with you."
“No need, you and your sister chat for a while,” Liang Shi said. “I’ll just find a pharmacy to get it bandaged up.”
After speaking, he glanced at Xu Qingzhu and found that she was looking at him with a questioning gaze.
Their eyes met.
Liang Shi was the first to look away.
The wound on her palm wasn't entirely unexpected. On the night she transmigrated, in order to avoid marking Omegas in heat and to keep herself conscious, she made a cut on her palm with a utility knife.
However, that one was neither as long nor as deep as this one.
The doctor had already bandaged her up; there was only a band-aid on her palm.
Liang Shi's palms were in unbearable pain. He turned to leave, not forgetting to tell them, "Call me when you're done talking."
Before even leaving the house, Xu Qingzhu stood up and said in a cool, clear voice, "I'll go with you."
Liang Shi declined, saying, "No need."
Xu Qingzhu ignored her and stepped forward to take her other, uninjured hand. "Let's go."
Omega's hands are smaller than Alpha's, and Xu Qingzhu was thin. Her hands, which were slightly cool, were suddenly placed in Liang Shi's palm, with her fingers touching her palm.
My palms suddenly felt hot.
Liang Shi turned to look at Xu Qingzhu.
She is considered tall for an Omega, at 166cm, while Liang Shi is 173cm.
At this moment, Xu Qingzhu tilted her head slightly, a smile appearing on her cool face, her eyes curving like crescent moons. Her fingertips gently brushed across Liang Shi's palm, and her voice was deliberately softened, "I'll go with you."
Liang Shi's ears suddenly turned bright red.
Even though we held hands while filming, it felt completely different from what I feel now.
She even developed the illusion that this was her girlfriend.
They will love each other for life and stay together until old age.
"Come on." Seeing that she didn't move, Xu Qingzhu shook her arm. "What are you still standing there for?"
Liang Shi then came to his senses and said, "Okay."
//
It's windy outside, and it looks like a downpour is about to start.
The wind made Liang Shi a little more awake.
As soon as Xu Qingzhu entered the elevator, she let go of her hand, stopped smiling, and stood far away from her.
He only glanced at her injured hand out of the corner of his eye.
Liang Shi knew she was acting, putting on a show for Xu Qingya.
However, this actor's acting skills are still immature. He only cared about blindly showing affection and forgot about the prescribed scenario.
Seeing her lover injured should have made her anxious and frightened, but Xu Qingzhu remained completely calm.
Her acting skills still need improvement.
Liang Shi didn't expose her; she quietly played the role of a tool.
There was a large pharmacy across the street from the hotel. Liang Shi wanted to cross the street to buy medicine, but Xu Qingzhu stopped him, saying, "I'll go, you're here..."
She pointed to a bench by the roadside, "Wait for me there."
Liang Shi has always been reluctant to trouble others, and he used to get injured frequently on film sets, so he's used to being independent.
She shook her head, "No need, I'll go."
Xu Qingzhu didn't waste any words and went straight to cross the road, while Liang Shi followed silently behind her.
Upon entering the pharmacy, Xu Qingzhu easily found the disinfectant and cotton swabs. After paying, she carried the medicine away and stopped in front of the nearest bench.
She sat there, the wind blowing her bright yellow skirt, her eyes indifferent and cold, yet they attracted the attention of many.
It achieved an almost 100% head-turning rate.
"This Omega is so hot."
"Indeed, I really want to ask for their contact information."
"Don't even think about it, they're already Alphas."
"..."
Occasionally, a few whispers from passersby reached Liang Shi's ears, but she would only glance at them slightly before looking away.
At this moment, Liang Shi was in no mood to do anything.
She just wanted to figure out what bad luck was. Was it a curse from fate or something she had done wrong?
Why do I have to endure so much for no reason?
This garbage system.
Liang Shi cursed under her breath, lost in thought about the matter, and didn't hear Xu Qingzhu calling her.
Until Xu Qingzhu gently pushed her, "Give me your hand."
Liang Shi then came to her senses. She slowly extended her hand and said softly, "I'm sorry."
Xu Qingzhu suddenly tightened her grip on her hand, and looked up at her thoughtfully.
Liang Shi was thinking about other things and didn't notice.
Xu Qingzhu then expressionlessly took out a cotton swab and cleaned the bloodstains from her palm.
The pain brought Liang Shi back to her senses, and she looked down at the serious-looking Xu Qingzhu.
Xu Qingzhu's wound treatment technique was very professional, with just the right amount of force, showing that she is someone who treats wounds frequently.
Xu Qingzhu had loving parents and a good family background. Even when the Xu family business was in crisis and on the verge of bankruptcy, her parents never let her suffer any grievances.
It was Xu Qingzhu who took the initiative to propose marrying the original owner of the body.
Even if the original owner was a terrible person, she wouldn't have resorted to domestic violence... right?
As Liang Shi was lost in thought, Xu Qingzhu suddenly asked, "What are you thinking about?"
"You seem very skilled at bandaging wounds," Liang Shi said, voicing his thoughts.
Xu Qingzhu paused, and then chuckled softly.
Her long hair cascaded down her side, and a pleasant smile curved her lips. Even if only her profile was visible, it was enough to captivate anyone.
Liang Shi was momentarily stunned by what he saw, then thought: No wonder she's the female lead in the novel.
"Is there something funny?" Liang Shi cleared her throat, afraid that people would see through her obsession with good looks.
Xu Qingzhu stopped laughing, and her voice turned cold again, "It's nothing."
As soon as she finished speaking, the mechanical system voice suddenly sounded in Liang Shi's mind: [The Misfortune Value is a virtual value created by the Resentment Management Bureau to balance the ecosystem. The higher the value, the more severe the corresponding punishment. It triggers once it accumulates to a multiple of 8, and every three triggers will be accompanied by an additional punishment, with no upper limit.]
Liang Shi: "?"
Liang Shi was burning with anger when the system spoke up in a cheeky voice: "Host, please understand, we're all just working people, it's not easy for us."
"So what did I do wrong?" Liang Shi asked as calmly as possible, "Why did the bad luck value get triggered?"
This time, the system didn't explain it vaguely like it did with luck; instead, it provided a list, just like a supermarket receipt.
[Triggering Xu Qingzhu's PTSD 5]