This is clearly an ambiguous question, which could even evolve into: Are you worried about me? Do you like me?
But the question, uttered in her frigid voice, shattered all illusions.
It's as if it's asking, "Do you think the weather is nice today?"
Liang Shi nodded, "Mm."
—My main concern is that if you die, I'll die too.
"Hmm?" Xu Qingzhu looked puzzled by her answer. "Why?"
Liang Shi chuckled awkwardly, "You're my wife, isn't it normal for me to care about you?"
Xu Qingzhu stared intently at her. Liang Shi lowered her eyelashes, reached out and turned off the brightest light in the room, leaving only the one by the bedside.
After a long silence, Xu Qingzhu scoffed, "That's rather strange."
"Then what do you care about me for?" Xu Qingzhu asked again.
Liang Shi: "..."
She thought for a moment, "I care about your health, and I'm also worried about your emotions."
—The system will increase my bad luck value whenever you are unhappy.
Xu Qingzhu stared at her, as if trying to discern something from her face, but Liang Shi disguised herself very well.
Her expression was calm, and after a while she said to Xu Qingzhu, "If you have any occasions where you have to drink, you can call me to come along."
Xu Qingzhu raised an eyebrow, "Can you drink for me?"
“I can help you avoid drinking,” Liang Shi said, then added, “If necessary, I can drink too. After all, you know I can hold my liquor very well.”
Liang Shi wasn't quite sure about this body's alcohol tolerance, but she used to have a pretty good tolerance for alcohol.
However, the original owner of this body has always been a playboy, and her alcohol tolerance should be no worse than before.
Xu Qingzhu closed her eyes and said in a calm voice, "I don't think I have any occasions where I need to drink. Yesterday was just an accident."
“Mm-hmm.” Liang Shi said, “Then if you need to discuss business in the future, don’t go to Huayue International. The Liang family owns quite a few restaurants, so you can go there directly.”
"Me, talking business?" Xu Qingzhu shook her head. "That's probably impossible."
Liang Shi: "..."
Very likely, okay?
You are destined for a phoenix-like rebirth, to become an Omega revered by everyone in Haizhou City!
In this world, Alphas are naturally more advantageous than Omegas, especially in the workplace. Most industry elites are Alphas because Alphas do not need to have children. In fact, when a family has children, Alphas will take on the responsibility of supporting the family. Leaders prefer Alphas.
Therefore, it is quite difficult for an Omega to stand out in the workplace.
Xu Qingzhu could do it.
but……
Liang Shi suddenly remembered that in the original book, Xu Qingzhu had her glands removed by the original owner. After meeting her suitor, who later became the real Alpha Lu Jiayi, Xu Qingzhu was able to revive the Xu family's Minghui Jewelry with Lu Jiayi's help. She even grew the business and successfully went public after securing angel round financing, becoming the Minghui Group.
The original owner's glands were removed by Chen Liuying, another suitor of Xu Qingzhu.
But Xu Qingzhu's glands haven't been removed yet.
Once her body remains in this world, it means that Xu Qingzhu will no longer suffer such harm. Will she still be able to achieve Nirvana?
Liang Shi realized for the first time that her arrival might have a butterfly effect on the world.
Will Xu Qingzhu meet Lu Jiayi again in the future?
Suddenly, a mechanical voice rang out: "Don't worry, the main storyline of the book will not change."
Liang Shi: "You're eavesdropping on me?"
System: [I just heard that and wanted to reply.]
Liang Shi: "...Then could you also reply to me, will Xu Qingzhu revitalize the company and become the head of Minghui Group?"
The system remained silent for two seconds. [This is confidential and cannot be disclosed.]
Liang Shi: "?"
Then what are you talking about?
Liang Shi wanted to ask another question, but the system immediately replied: [Host, keep it up! The 10,000 yuan reward from the system has arrived in your account. Please spend it as soon as possible. Friendly reminder: If you spend all this money on Xu Qingzhu, your luck value may increase!]
Liang Shi: "Why is it possible?"
System: [Because this is a probabilistic/event-based system, the random drop of luck points depends on your luck.]
Liang Shi gave up.
She's never been very lucky.
She has never won the lottery, but her assistant buys tickets with her and the assistant wins 20,000.
Even if only two people share the giveaway she participates in, she has a one-in-five chance of not winning.
She's quite lucky for the people around her.
Those who bought lottery tickets with her almost all won prizes, and they were all five-figure prizes.
And she had nothing.
Knowing this, she asked, "Okay. Can we save this money and not spend it?"
Liang Shi wanted to save it up so that he could have a backup plan after he left the Liang family.
System: [Sure. PS: But if you have money and don't spend it, are you stupid?]
Liang Shi: "...?"
Before she could even retort, the system had already quickly knelt down in apology: 【Sorry, I didn't think things through. Please don't be angry, host. I know I was wrong.】
Liang Shi: "..."
Can't this system have some backbone?
"I have something to discuss with you," Liang Shi said. "Could you please stop using modal particles in the future?"
System: [Huh? Why?]
Liang Shi: "...It's disgusting."
System: [Oh.]
Liang Shi showed no mercy, “Just like when you first came, be a cold and ruthless AI, don’t try to disgust me by acting like a human.”
system:【……】
From then on, my mind was at peace.
Xu Qingzhu waved her hand in front of her eyes and asked, "What are you thinking about?"
Liang Shi snapped back to reality and shook his head, "No..."
“You’ve been holding this position for a minute,” Xu Qingzhu said. “That’s strange.”
Liang Shi was just talking to the system in her mind. To outsiders, it looked like she was daydreaming, but when she was talking to the system, she would eliminate all external interference.
It seems that I won't be able to communicate with the system in front of people anymore, which could easily lead to trouble.
If she suddenly did this on the street, people would think she had gone mad.
Liang Shi pressed his temples and explained, "I suddenly felt a little tired, so I just zoned out for a bit."
Xu Qingzhu asked, "What did you do today?"
Liang Shi: "I went back to the old house."
Xu Qingzhu then fell silent.
In a closed room, on the same bed, even with two blankets, as long as no one speaks and the room becomes quiet, you can hear each other's breathing and heartbeats.
Liang Shi guessed that Xu Qingzhu was also afraid of being embarrassed, which was why she kept trying to find topics to talk about.
She now doesn't know what topics to start.
The same applies to Xu Qingzhu.
Liang Shi, who is usually very composed, felt extremely embarrassed at this moment. He could only yawn and pretend to be sleepy, saying, "I'm so sleepy, I'm going to sleep now."
Xu Qingzhu nodded: "Mm."
After Liang Shi finished speaking, he turned around, leaving only his back to Xu Qingzhu, and turned off the lamp on her side.
Xu Qingzhu also turned off the light on her side, plunging the room into darkness.
In the darkness, a person's senses are amplified infinitely.
Alphas, in particular, have more sensitive senses than others, so she can clearly hear every breath Xu Qingzhu takes. There's no other way but to adjust her own breathing to match Xu Qingzhu's breathing.
In five minutes, Xu Qingzhu turned over twice and sighed three times.
Liang Shi also couldn't sleep.
As Xu Qingzhu turned over for the third time, Liang Shi turned on the light on his side.
Xu Qingzhu's breath hitched, then she sat up. "Sorry, I disturbed you."
"It's nothing," Liang Shi said. "I can't sleep either."
Xu Qingzhu opened the bedside drawer and took out a novel written entirely in English. "I'm going downstairs to read. You can rest."
Liang Shi immediately said, "Wait a minute."
Xu Qingzhu stopped in her tracks. "Hmm?"
"How about we go see a movie?" Liang Shi said. "Maybe we'll fall asleep during the movie."
There was a projector in the room, which would allow Liang Shi to complete that passive task.
Xu Qingzhu raised an eyebrow. "Are you sure? Shall we go downstairs to check?"
Liang Shi laughed, "No need, going downstairs will disturb Ya Ya. Isn't there a projector in the room? We'll just use that."
Xu Qingzhu pursed her lips, hesitating.
"What's wrong?" Liang Shi asked. "Do you want to read more?"