[I'm begging you, which company can poach her to act? I'd be eternally grateful.]
[...]
[I don't know if you guys are joking or serious, but she's the legal heir to the company, why would she give up being a female boss to become a female celebrity? She must be crazy.]
[Friendly reminder: This person is married.]
[Just a friendly reminder: Yang Shuyan's fans will arrive on the scene in three seconds, so please stay safe.]
[...]
Liang Shi gave a big thumbs up to the comment about "marriage".
She looked at the photoshopped image and clicked "report".
How could you possibly put Xu Qingzhu and Yang Shuyan together?!
They don't match at all!
Xu Qingzhu's real Alpha hasn't appeared yet!
Lu Jiayi is a rumored elite returnee who is fluent in ten languages, has an outstanding temperament, is gentle and kind, and is filial, loves her family, and values loyalty.
But now... the storyline has shifted a little.
Will this real Alpha ever appear?
Or will she only appear after she divorces Xu Qingzhu?
"Instead of worrying about these meaningless questions, you should worry about your additional tasks." The system's eerie voice suddenly rang in his mind, startling Liang Shi.
She rolled her eyes. "Why do you appear and disappear like a ghost?!"
"Just a reminder, your additional task expires in 56 hours. Please pay attention to the deadline. PS: Procrastination is the worst. And another PS: It's even worse if you don't complete the task because of procrastination." The system's eerie mechanical voice made Liang Shi feel numb. She replied, "Okay, I'll do it tomorrow."
System: "I'm mainly worried about you, host. Your bad luck value has accumulated to 7, and it will trigger the first level of punishment in just a little bit more."
Liang Shi: "..."
When did I offend Xu Qingzhu?!
She dealt with the system perfunctorily, and then played with the two children for a while.
When I took Rainbow home, it started raining again.
Under the dim yellow light, fine, dense rain lines swirled around, and raindrops danced aimlessly in the air.
Grooves meandered across the car window as the windshield wipers worked diligently.
There was only one umbrella in the car, so Liang Shi let Lingdang stay in the car and took Rainbow home under the umbrella before getting off.
I originally intended to drive straight home, but when I passed Jiangyu Road, I turned around and drove to Xu Qingzhu's company.
Lingdang sat in the car playing on her iPad, engrossed in watching the dark animated film "Rabbit Don't Cry".
Liang Shi dialed Xu Qingzhu's number, but no one answered.
Given this person's past habit of forgetting to charge their phone and frequently turning it off, she called Lin Luoxi again.
Lin Luoxi did not answer.
However, Xu Qingzhu returned a moment later.
"Are you still at the company?" Liang Shi asked.
The background noise on Xu Qingzhu's end was loud, and it quieted down a bit after a while. "At the restaurant, everyone is having a celebration banquet."
Liang Shi asked, "Have you been drinking?"
Xu Qingzhu chuckled softly, her voice casual and lazy, "Hmm, I had a little."
"Is it almost over?" Liang Shi asked again.
Xu Qingzhu said, "Soon, are you home?"
"On my way back," Liang Shi said. "Send me your address, I'll come pick you up."
"No need, you can go back," Xu Qingzhu said. "I'll call a designated driver later."
“It’s too late, it’s not safe,” Liang Shi insisted. “Send me your location, I’ll pick you up.”
After a moment, Xu Qingzhu relented, "Alright."
Liang Shi stared at the location and turned at the next intersection.
//
When Liang Shi arrived at the hotel, he didn't go upstairs. Instead, he sent Xu Qingzhu a message: "I'm downstairs. Call me when you're done."
Xu Qingzhu replied instantly: 【It's over.】
Not long after, a large group of people came out.
Sally drank a lot and could barely stand. She clung to Lin Luoxi like a little puppy.
Lin Luoxi didn't seem to have drunk much and was still fairly sober.
Xu Qingzhu, with her suit jacket draped over her arm, exuded a cool and aloof air. Liang Shi, holding an umbrella, got out of the car and his eyes met hers as soon as he looked up, their gazes meeting across the rain-soaked sky.
Xu Qingzhu suddenly smiled, her eyes full of laughter.
She raised her arm and waved in Liang Shi's direction.
Liang Shi said, "Stand there and don't move."
Xu Qingzhu nodded and obediently replied, "Okay."
Liang Shi walked over, holding an umbrella.
Sally, suddenly half-sober, exclaimed, "Why does it feel like they're filming an idol drama? OMG!"
Lin Luoxi said disdainfully, "Look at you, so unsophisticated."
Zhou Yi'an, who had just come out, was standing at the door lighting a cigarette. The rain was heavy and the wind was strong.
She tried several times, but the faint flame was blown out by the wind.
Hearing Sally's words, he looked up and saw Liang Shi holding an umbrella.
My memory suddenly drifted back to that summer.
The rain was heavier that day. She didn't have many friends and stood alone in the alley, lighting a cigarette.
Just like today.
A moment later, someone came by, also holding a black umbrella, and brushed past her.
That face was so beautiful, so unforgettable at first glance.
But what attracted Zhou Yi'an was not his face.
It was the fierceness and restlessness in those eyes that truly struck me.
That's the feeling of bastards finding their kind.
It's like bad kids attracting each other like magnets.
She watched the man's retreating figure with great interest, then smiled with a smirk.
The other person turned around, looking at her with those menacing eyes, and said, "What are you laughing at?"
She laughed even louder, "Laughing at you, sister."
The other person glanced at me dismissively, "Madman."
Unlike the disgusted and fearful looks everyone else was giving her, she looked at Zhou Yi'an with great interest.
But that interest was hidden beneath a mask of hostility.
"Put your coat on." That voice, which overlapped with the past, rang out, but it was no longer arrogant and aggressive, only gentle, like a glass of plain water.
Zhou Yi'an pressed the lighter again, and the flame briefly lit up, but was blown out by the wind before it could light the cigarette.
Liang Shi, who was some distance away, put away his umbrella and helped Xu Qingzhu put on her coat, showing her meticulous care.
Zhou Yi'an suddenly threw the lighter in her hand in that direction.
It made a very loud snap.
Everyone looked over.
Liang Shi frowned, looking impatient, but there was no trace of the wickedness she had ever seen and that drove her to madness in his eyes.
How did things change?
Zhou Yi'an sneered.
She was wearing a gray hoodie, too lazy to look any further, pulled up the hoodie hood, revealed a slightly mischievous smile, and turned to stride away.
Startled, Sally belatedly cursed, "Fuck!"
"Are you crazy?" Liang Shi bent down, picked up the discarded lighter, and threw it into the trash can. He then changed his tone and asked Sally, "How are you going to get back? I'll give you a ride."
Lin Luoxi said, "I didn't drive. I'll take this drunkard home. You can take the bamboo home."
"Okay, be careful on the road," Liang Shi instructed.
After parting ways with Sally and the others, Liang Shi carefully instructed the employees who had come to the dinner party to take taxis before getting into the car with Xu Qingzhu.
Xu Qingzhu had been silently observing her behavior. Only after she had flagged down a car and sent off the last female Omega who had been drinking did she ask, "Liang Shi, aren't you tired?"
Liang Shi: "Huh?"
Xu Qingzhu's voice was light and airy, as if it might dissipate in the wind at any moment, "Aren't you tired of trying to please me and take care of everyone, doing so many things to please me?"
Liang Shi: "..."
Actually, I'm a little tired.
But Liang Shi felt that she wasn't doing these things to please Xu Qingzhu.
Xu Qingzhu's understanding is flawed.
She paused, then replied gently, "I'm fine. It's important to ensure everyone's safety after the gathering."
Xu Qingzhu listened to her quietly.
“I didn’t try to please you in every way; I was just doing what I should do,” Liang Shi said. “You were drunk, it was raining, and I had just dropped off a colleague’s child before coming to pick you up. This wasn’t about trying to please you.”