A Fishing-Type Omega Always Wants to Possess Me - Chapter 7

Although Gu Wanlan was the eldest daughter of the Gu family, she had not grown up in Songcheng. She had only returned to the Gu family’s old residence last year.

She did not know much about the matters in this circle.

She did not quite understand. “Isn’t she just that stepdaughter of the Jiang family?”

She had already investigated the Jiang family’s background very clearly. Jiang Zhi’s biological mother had died young, and the current family head, Jiang Yingqiu, had brought the white moonlight of her youth back home. But because of various reasons, she had never successfully married her.

For so many years, Yu Mianzhou and her mother had lived in the Jiang family without a name or status, neither here nor there.

“You don’t understand.” Her friend’s brows were tightly furrowed. She still wanted to say something else, but looking at Gu Wanlan’s calm face, she seemed to have some misgivings. In the end, she swallowed the words back. “In short… stay away from her.”

But Gu Wanlan shook her head. “She’ll soon be half my younger sister. I can’t treat her too badly.”

Seeing that she would not listen, her friend heaved a heavy sigh and said nothing more.

The meal was dull and tasteless.

After the dinner ended, Gu Wanlan walked Yu Mianzhou out, her face carrying genuine apology.

“Sister Mianzhou, I’m really sorry about today. I didn’t expect my friends to act like that.”

Yu Mianzhou looked at her gentle and courteous appearance and suddenly found it very meaningless.

Who exactly was she trying to compete with?

She shook her head. “It’s fine.”

As she spoke, she took a delicately wrapped small gift box out of her bag and handed it over.

“This is an engagement gift for you and Sister Jiang Zhi. I wish you both happiness.”

After giving the gift, Yu Mianzhou wanted to leave.

Gu Wanlan stared blankly at the gift box in her hands, then quickly stopped her.

“Don’t leave so quickly. It’s hard to get a taxi here. Besides, your Sister Jiang Zhi is coming to pick me up and take me to the Jiang residence later. We can go back together.”

Yu Mianzhou wanted to refuse.

But Gu Wanlan added, “Just think of it as… giving me a chance to make it up to you?”

Yu Mianzhou could not quite describe what she was feeling.

Since Gu Wanlan had already put it that way, Yu Mianzhou was afraid she would overthink it, so she could only nod and agree.

The two of them were not very familiar to begin with, so they stood quietly by the roadside and waited.

Before long, a dark red Lamborghini silently glided to a stop in front of them.

The car window lowered, revealing Jiang Zhi’s flawless, beautiful face.

Seeing that Gu Wanlan was actually standing together with Yu Mianzhou, she raised her brow slightly, then looked toward Gu Wanlan, her eyes carrying a sharp trace of inquiry.

Seeing such a beautiful fiancée, Gu Wanlan immediately became cheerful. She stepped forward and tucked the hair that had been blown messy when the window lowered behind Jiang Zhi’s ear, taking the initiative to explain.

“Zhizhi, I ran into Mianzhou tonight, so we had dinner together. She happens to be going home too, so let’s go back together.”

No one knew what Jiang Zhi was thinking. Her gaze swept across Yu Mianzhou’s face, then she looked ahead and gave a faint “Mm.”

Just like that, the two of them got into the car.

Gu Wanlan naturally sat in the passenger seat, while Yu Mianzhou sat in the back.

The air inside the car quieted once again, with only the faint sound of the air conditioner.

Jiang Zhi seemed to be in a good mood today. Over the past few months, Gu Wanlan had already come to understand what Jiang Zhi’s expressions meant.

She probed, “Did something good happen today? Does the orchestra have a new performance?”

The nighttime neon lights reflected in Jiang Zhi’s naturally affectionate eyes, the glow spreading across the side of her face. Perhaps her mood really was quite good, because she was even willing to answer Gu Wanlan’s question.

“No. I just saw an interesting little dog on the way back.”

At the intersection ahead, the red light turned on, with a countdown of two full minutes.

The car stopped steadily.

Gu Wanlan seemed to want to continue asking, but Jiang Zhi had already lost patience.

Her gaze shifted sideways and landed on the gift box resting on Gu Wanlan’s lap.

“What’s that?”

“An engagement gift from Mianzhou to us.” Only then did Gu Wanlan remember the thing in her hands. She shook the velvet box slightly, turned to look at Yu Mianzhou in the back seat, and asked with a smile, “Mianzhou, can I open it now?”

Yu Mianzhou leaned against the back of the seat, looking at the towering buildings outside the window.

“Sure.”

Gu Wanlan immediately reached out to untie the ribbon and carefully opened the box. The moment she lifted the lid, her breath stopped for two seconds, and amazement burst in her eyes—

Inside lay a pair of jade bangles.

The water quality was excellent, the entire body a vivid green. Even under the dim light inside the car, they still gave off a warm, lustrous glow. One glance was enough to tell they were extremely valuable treasures.

Her brows trembled, and she hurriedly closed the lid.

“No, no. This is too valuable. I can’t accept it.”

Tonight, her friends had treated Yu Mianzhou so coldly, and she had not properly apologized yet. But Yu Mianzhou had instead given her such a fine wedding gift.

Yu Mianzhou lowered her eyes. Her long, dense lashes hid her pitch-black pupils completely. She laughed softly.

“Miss Gu, once a gift is given, there’s no reason to take it back. If you really feel embarrassed, then invite me to drink a few more cups at the wedding. As long as you don’t dislike it.”

“I don’t dislike it. How could I dislike such a wonderful gift?” Since Yu Mianzhou had said that, Gu Wanlan could only accept it.

Startled by the feel of the bangle, she took one out and held it in front of Jiang Zhi.

“Zhizhi, look. Isn’t it beautiful?”

Jiang Zhi had already seen it.

The instant Gu Wanlan opened the box, she had recognized this pair of bangles.

The smile in her eyes vanished without a trace, as though frozen stiff by a sudden cold current.

Her fingers gripping the steering wheel tightened violently, and her originally pink fingertips instantly turned pale from excessive force.

She did not reach out to take it. She only looked straight at Yu Mianzhou through the rearview mirror.

Yu Mianzhou happened to raise her eyes, and her gaze collided directly with those eyes in the mirror.

That gaze was too heavy, too fierce. It carried an almost man-eating danger, like a knife tempered in ice, or like a dormant venomous snake licking across her skin.

A few seconds later, she calmly looked away as if nothing had happened.

But that gaze did not let her go.

It remained stuck to her body, sweeping inch by inch from her eyelashes, to her delicate nose bridge, then to her rosy lips—

Carrying scrutiny, anger, and an even more suffocating pressure. As if through that thin rearview mirror, Jiang Zhi wanted to dismantle her bones, strip off her skin, and see clearly what exactly she was thinking deep down.

The light inside the car cast alternating shadows over Jiang Zhi’s face, making her expression impossible to read.

How dared Yu Mianzhou?

How dared she use this as a wedding gift?

It was clearly already early summer, yet the temperature inside the car seemed to plunge to freezing point. Gu Wanlan rubbed her arms.

The red light was still on. The numbers on the dashboard ticked down slowly and torturously.

Those long two minutes felt like a century.

Only when the red light changed to green and the traffic ahead slowly moved did Jiang Zhi silently tug at the corner of her mouth.

“Since it’s Mianzhou’s sincerity,” she said, her voice calm and without ripples, “then accept it.”

The word “sincerity” was bitten out lightly and slowly by her. It fell into the air with an indescribable depth.

Gu Wanlan gripped the bangle in her hand tightly, unable to tell whether Jiang Zhi was happy or unhappy.

But before she could think too deeply, the car turned and began climbing the mountain road. Outside the window, Shen Garden’s magnificent gates were already visible.

The Lamborghini stopped steadily at the entrance of Shen Garden. Jiang Zhi and Gu Wanlan got out of the car, handed the key to the maid who came forward, and walked into the main building. Yu Mianzhou followed behind.

In the living room, Jiang Yingqiu was sitting upright with a newspaper in hand.

Seeing Gu Wanlan come in, Jiang Yingqiu nodded.

“Xiao Gu is here.”

She put down the newspaper. “Since you’re here, come with me to the second-floor study.”

Jiang Yingqiu seemed to have something to discuss with Gu Wanlan, and it was somewhat urgent. She did not even bother to mind that Jiang Zhi had come home without greeting her.

This was very rare.

Yu Mianzhou suddenly thought of last night, when Jiang Zhi had not brought Gu Wanlan back. Jiang Yingqiu had looked cold and had nearly sent Jiang Zhi to the confinement room.

Jiang Yingqiu stood and led Gu Wanlan toward the second-floor study, then looked at Jiang Zhi.

“You come too.”

Jiang Zhi did not even look at Jiang Yingqiu. After changing her shoes, she walked straight upstairs.

“Not going.”

Jiang Yingqiu’s expression changed.

Jiang Zhi rarely disrespected her in front of outsiders. Since childhood, Jiang Yingqiu had taught Jiang Zhi to engrave rules and etiquette into her bones.

A terrifying pressure was about to spill out, but Gu Wanlan hurriedly advised, “Aunt Jiang, Zhizhi seemed unwell on the way back. Her complexion doesn’t look too good either. Let her go back to her room and rest first. I’ll accompany you.”

Gu Wanlan also could not understand how Jiang Zhi’s mood had changed so quickly and so drastically.

Jiang Yingqiu looked over. Jiang Zhi’s back as she went upstairs was tense, and her complexion was indeed not as rosy as usual.

For Gu Wanlan’s sake, Jiang Yingqiu said nothing and brought her into the study.

Yu Mianzhou withdrew her gaze from the tightly shut study door on the second floor.

She poured herself a glass of water and asked as if casually, “Mom, what has Aunt Jiang been busy with lately?”

Yu Shu was admiring her newly done manicure and did not even raise her head.

“It seems she’s busy with a chip project. Supposedly, one of the core technologies was developed by a small company.”

She paused, then added, “You know, Jiang Zhi’s aunt serves as secretary-general at **. I only heard it by chance, but apparently, the research and development upgrade of a certain core project in the city happens to need this kind of chip. She entrusted your Aunt Jiang to get it.”

Yu Mianzhou understood.

The Jiang family had already reached the top of the pyramid. Logically speaking, there was no room to climb any higher.

But what if they could grasp the lifeline of the entire Songcheng?

Who would not be tempted?

It was just that this had to be done privately. As the head of the Jiang family, every move Jiang Yingqiu made was watched by many people. Gu Wanlan, who was about to become half a member of the Jiang family, naturally became the best candidate.

Yu Mianzhou leisurely took a sip and asked, “Is it going smoothly?”

In Yu Shu’s heart, she still regarded Yu Mianzhou as a child and did not take her question seriously.

“Not very smoothly. Apparently, the developer of that small company has been abroad all this time and hasn’t returned. Miss Gu has gone several times but always came back empty-handed.”

She sighed. “I hope your Aunt Jiang succeeds.”

Although she had not successfully married into the family, she still hoped Jiang Yingqiu would do better. Only if the Jiang family became better would her and Mianzhou’s future have more hope.

Yu Mianzhou curved her lips with unclear meaning and put down the glass.

“I’m going upstairs.”

After returning to her room, she first looked around.

There were only two rooms in total on the third floor, so her room was very spacious, with both a bathroom and a walk-in closet.

Thinking of Jiang Zhi’s sudden intrusion last night, she inspected every part of the room. As expected, she found a hidden door inside the wardrobe in the walk-in closet. The hidden door was made extremely discreetly, almost completely blending into the seams that should have belonged to the wardrobe itself.

Yu Mianzhou found a clothes hanger, bent it, and wedged it into the crack of the door to block the hidden door before finally going to shower.

When she came out of the bathroom, her phone screen lit up.

It was a picture.

She tapped it open. After it finished loading, the scene of a woman wearing a soaked silk slip nightdress and leaning forward to take the photo entered her eyes, carrying an intense visual impact.

The thin fabric clung tightly to the woman’s graceful body. Her skin showed a tender, ambiguous pink. A few drops of water fell from the hollow of her collarbone, then disappeared into softness, spreading a small patch of deeper dampness.

Clearly, only half her collarbone was exposed, yet it still looked like a disturbed pool of spring water, tempting one to fall in.

[I want to do it with you I want to do it with you I want to do it with you I want to do it with you I want to do it with you I want to do it with you I want to do it with you]

[I want you to bite me I want you to bite me I want you to bite me I want you to bite me I want you to bite me I want you to bite me I want you to bite me]

[You really are far too disobedient.]

[But I still want to give you a gift. Do you like it? Tonight, remember to ** while looking at my photo.]

[If you dare delete it, I’ll print it out and plaster it all over your company.]