Chapter 22
As soon as she said this, the two people who had originally been silent finally made slight movements.
Fang Zhijin curved her eyes and revealed a gentle smile. “We’re not arguing.”
“Is… is that so?” Yuan Qiaoqiao said. She looked at the two of them, clearly not believing it.
Yu Yunlan, on the other hand, stood up from the sofa. Her expression was cold, and without looking sideways, she walked out the door.
Seeing her like this, Yuan Qiaoqiao’s heart could not help trembling. Oh my god, Yu Yunlan’s expression was too frightening.
Although Yu Yunlan’s expression had been very cold in the past, at least it only gave people the feeling that she was difficult to approach. It had not been like this, where it felt as if anyone who came even a little closer would be frozen.
Just how angry was she?
…
The matter of Chen Nanqi cheating in the election spread through Elite Academy.
For the past two days, Chen Nanqi had not even gone to school or returned to the dormitory. He stayed at his residence outside, his expression dark and gloomy, somewhat regretful.
But what he regretted was not doing such a thing. What he regretted was that if he had known earlier, he should have been more ruthless toward Yu Yunlan.
His communicator rang. It was a call from his family.
As soon as he accepted it, his father’s voice immediately came through.
The voice on the other side was full of severity. “I already know about the deputy chief election. This is all the ability you have? Always doing things that make me worry, and you even let someone catch you by the tail.”
“Don’t go to school for the next two days. The people over there have already called me. If you run into a little trouble, couldn’t you just find someone to solve it? With this little ability, how are you supposed to inherit the company in the future?”
In his view, this was merely a matter of face. Someone from Domain D was not worth taking seriously.
This string of questions made Chen Nanqi’s expression look very unpleasant. A kind of gloomy resentment rose in his heart. His chest rose and fell violently twice before he said, “Father, it’s not just that poor commoner from Domain D. Do you know this? Fang Zhijin actually reported to Elite Academy, saying I have improper conduct and asking them to expel me.”
“Who knows what kind of madness has gotten into her? Isn’t this kind of action just helping that poor commoner from Domain D?”
“What? There’s actually something like this?” Hearing this, Father Chen also frowned. It was not because he felt Chen Nanqi’s words were unpleasant, but because he did not understand Fang Zhijin’s actions.
He had not received any related news on his side before. The school was probably being cautious of the Fang family and had not spread the news outward.
A gloomy look could not help appearing on Father Chen’s face. In addition, there was a thoughtful look. “You only stole the results of a poor commoner from Domain D. For such a small matter, why would she make a suggestion like that to the school?”
The interests of many families in Domain A were tied together. As someone from Domain A, Fang Zhijin could not possibly damage the interests of other families for a poor commoner from Domain D. So what exactly was the intention behind this?
Although their family’s power could not compare to Fang Zhijin’s family, they were still part of Domain A’s upper circle. Especially recently, the two families still had some cooperation. Could it be…
Fang Zhijin was representing the Fang family and warning them?
The more Father Chen thought about it, the more he felt this possibility was very high.
“Father, what should I do?” On the other side, Chen Nanqi asked anxiously.
“Enough.” Father Chen scolded him. “You’re always so unable to keep calm. What do you look like?”
“I’ll think of a way on my side.”
After saying that, he ended the communication.
In the Chen family villa, Father Chen pondered for a moment. In the end, he chose to send Fang Fuyi a communication request, intending to first test the attitude of the Fang family.
His call was quickly connected, and Fang Fuyi’s cold, dignified voice sounded.
“Hello?”
Father Chen’s voice immediately carried a polite smile. “President Fang, it’s been several days since we last met. Have you been busy recently?”
On the other side, Fang Fuyi sat in her study. Looking at this incoming call, her brows furrowed slightly. “It’s all right. President Chen, is there something you need?”
Father Chen tested the waters. “I obtained a piece of good jade some time ago. I think it suits President Fang very well, so I wanted to send it over. I wonder if President Fang has any time to honor me with a meal.”
After all, they had cooperated before. Fang Fuyi knew that an invitation from the Chen family was definitely not as simple as giving a gift and eating a meal. So she decisively refused.
“No need. If President Chen has something to say, say it directly.”
The other side was silent for two seconds. Then Father Chen gave a fake sigh. “I knew nothing could be hidden from President Fang.”
He sounded very helpless as he said, “It’s like this. I wanted to ask about what happened with my child at Elite Academy.”
A trace of doubt appeared in Fang Fuyi’s eyes, but she did not show it to Father Chen. She did not speak.
Seeing this, Father Chen could not figure out her attitude, so he could only continue. “Zhijin suddenly made a request to the school, asking that my Nanqi be expelled.”
“I’m worried there may have been some misunderstanding between the two children, so I wanted to ask you. That way, I can also properly warn my child not to make Zhijin unhappy.”
He did not explain the reason why Fang Zhijin had done this. He only said these few vague sentences, and his words carried a probing tone, as if trying to determine whether Fang Fuyi knew about this matter.
The crease between Fang Fuyi’s brows quietly deepened. After three seconds of silence, she said, “All right, President Chen. I’ll ask about this matter.”
That meant she did not know.
Father Chen immediately let out a breath of relief and said, “Then I’ll trouble President Fang. I mainly just want to understand the thoughts of the two children.”
He ended the communication on his side first.
Almost the instant Father Chen agreed, Fang Fuyi ended the communication.
Father Chen’s expression was somewhat unpleasant. He looked at the ended communication screen and inwardly spat.
What was she being so arrogant for?
On the other side, after ending the call with the Chen family, Fang Fuyi’s expression quietly turned cold.
During this period, she had not paid much attention to the matters at school. After all, after making Fang Zhijin come home last time, she had thought the other girl would behave herself a little.
But she had not expected Fang Zhijin to do something like this again.
Fang Fuyi rubbed the space between her brows. Like any mother facing a rebellious child, she thought to herself that it was time to make this disobedient child learn her lesson again.
…
On the complicated streets, Yu Yunlan wore dark-toned clothes, a mask, and a baseball cap to hide her face. Only her loose black hair fell from beneath the back brim of the cap. She walked through places with few people.
When she arrived at a certain building that looked ordinary from the outside, she stopped. The door was tightly shut, cutting off the activity inside. It looked quiet.
She first sent a message to someone in her communicator’s chat list. Then she reached out and knocked on the door twice with her knuckles.
She waited for about a minute before the door opened.
Ye Su’s face appeared. She first swept her gaze over Yu Yunlan’s tightly covered face, then said with some surprise, “You came this early?”
There was still half an hour before their agreed time. Yu Yunlan’s control over time had always been strict. Every time, she almost always arrived exactly on time.
Unexpectedly, this time, she had actually come so much earlier.
Yu Yunlan’s lips beneath the mask pressed together slightly, and she gave an “Mm.”
After that temporary mark in the storage room, she had contacted Ye Su, planning to undergo a physical examination and see whether her condition had completely stabilized.
Because her situation was special, she could not go to a hospital. She could only have Ye Su help her find a place that was both highly confidential and safe.
They had originally agreed on a specific time today, but because of Fang Zhijin’s actions in the living room, Yu Yunlan felt inexplicably irritable and did not want to continue staying in the dormitory, so she simply left early.
Facing Ye Su’s doubt, Yu Yunlan lowered her lashes and avoided her gaze.
Instead, she asked, “Is this place reliable?”
“Of course.” Ye Su did not notice that Yu Yunlan was changing the topic. She lifted her chin and also stepped aside to let her in. “I specially used my connections to find it. It’s guaranteed to be reliable, and the level of privacy is very high. You can rest assured.”
That being said, she was quite curious as to why Yu Yunlan had suddenly asked for a physical examination.
Seeing that Yu Yunlan had already walked inside, she stopped thinking too much and followed her, saying, “For this examination, did something happen to your body again?”
Yu Yunlan shook her head and said, “There’s no problem. My Omega pheromones are temporarily very stable.”
Ye Su tilted her head in confusion. Then she did not understand. If that was the case, why had Yu Yunlan come for an examination?
The door had already closed behind them when they both entered. Unlike its ordinary-looking exterior, the space inside was very large. The surroundings were sealed, with only the ventilation system working.
The interior decoration was rather simple. Under the pale silver-white tones, instruments were distributed throughout the space. It did indeed look very professional, and the privacy was also quite good. Perhaps because of the color scheme, it gave people an excessively cold feeling.
Ye Su had arranged this place, so Yu Yunlan trusted her.
Although she had arrived half an hour early, the private doctor helping with the examination had already arrived and was waiting inside. She was a Beta with somewhat sharp features, around forty years old. Wearing a white coat, she looked very professional.
The examination room was a specialized room. Seeing the two of them come over, she nodded as a greeting, then pointed somewhere and looked toward Yu Yunlan. “You’re the one getting examined? Come sit here.”
She paused, then glanced at Yu Yunlan’s face again. “Remember to take off the mask and hat.”
Yu Yunlan did as she said and removed her mask and hat. That face favored by heaven was exposed to the air. She wore no makeup. Her skin was white like jade, carrying a distant, chilly sense of coldness. Just standing there quietly, she gave off a feeling of being unreachable.
It was hard to imagine that a place as ruined as Domain D could produce someone like Yu Yunlan.
“Don’t move later,” the doctor said. “Otherwise, the test results will have errors.”
During this time, Ye Su had tactfully gone outside to wait.
The moment she left, the examination room door closed.
Yu Yunlan’s examination process was complicated and very detailed, so it took a little longer.
About half an hour later, the examination room door finally opened. When Yu Yunlan walked out, she had already put her hat and mask back on, her whole person looking unapproachable.
Ye Su had a weakness for beautiful faces. Seeing this, she felt somewhat disappointed.
The two sat separately with some distance between them. The air was somewhat quiet.
Ye Su knew Yu Yunlan did not usually chat much, so she did not speak and simply played with her communicator. Only occasionally did her gaze glance in Yu Yunlan’s direction.
She did not know if it was her illusion, but she always felt that Yu Yunlan was in a bad mood today. Right now, she was sitting not far away, doing nothing, as if she were in a daze or lost in thought.
And that already cold face was hidden beneath the mask and brim of the cap, making it impossible to clearly see her expression.
She was speaking even less than usual.
Although Yu Yunlan had not spoken much before either…
But it was strange. It was just very strange!
Ye Su thought about this and that, glancing at her several times.
Only after about another half hour did the doctor come out, holding the report sheet. Only then did Yu Yunlan seem to wake from a dream.
The doctor looked in Yu Yunlan’s direction, and her first sentence was, “There is a strand of Alpha pheromones inside your body.”
Ye Su thought the Alpha pheromones the doctor mentioned were the pheromones converted by the G13 drug, so her mood was very calm.
Until she heard the person beside her say, “Yes. I was temporarily marked.”
Ye Su chimed in, “That’s right, she was temporarily—”
Wait.
Halfway through her sentence, Ye Su suddenly reacted. Her gaze turned toward Yu Yunlan, and she cried out in shock, “What? You were temporarily marked?!”
Ye Su’s reaction was huge. Her eyes widened, and her charming face, with this stare, directly gained a few traces of blankness.
What had she heard? Yu Yunlan had been temporarily marked?!
Holy crap! Who on earth had that kind of courage?!
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