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 ancestral residence last year.

She did not know much about the affairs of this social circle.

Confused, she asked, “Isn’t she simply the Jiang family’s stepdaughter?”

She had already investigated the Jiang family’s background thoroughly. Jiang Zhi’s biological mother had died young, and Jiang Yingqiu, the current head of the family, had brought the woman she had loved in her youth back into her home. For various reasons, however, she had never succeeded in marrying her.

All these years, Yu Mianzhou and her mother had lived in the Jiang residence without any proper status, trapped in an awkward position.

“You don’t understand.”

Her friend’s brows remained tightly furrowed. She wanted to say more, but after seeing Gu Wanlan’s open, unsuspecting expression, she swallowed the words again.

“Just… stay away from her.”

Gu Wanlan shook her head.

“She’ll soon be half a younger sister to me. I can’t treat her too poorly.”

Seeing that Gu Wanlan refused to listen, her friend let out a heavy sigh and said nothing more.

The rest of the meal was utterly dull.

After dinner, Gu Wanlan accompanied Yu Mianzhou outside, genuine apology written across her face.

“Little Sister Mianzhou, I’m truly sorry about tonight. I didn’t expect my friends to behave that way.”

Looking at her gentle, courteous manner, Yu Mianzhou suddenly found everything rather pointless.

Who exactly was she trying to compete with?

She shook her head.

“It’s fine.”

As she spoke, she took an exquisitely wrapped gift box from her bag and held it out.

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

After handing over the present, Yu Mianzhou turned to leave.

Gu Wanlan stared blankly at the box in her hands, then quickly stepped forward and stopped her.

“Don’t leave so quickly. It’s difficult to get a taxi here. Your Sister Jiang Zhi is coming to pick me up and take me back to the Jiang residence soon. We can go home together.”

Yu Mianzhou wanted to refuse.

But Gu Wanlan added, “Consider it… an opportunity for me to make things up to you?”

Yu Mianzhou could not quite identify what she was feeling.

Since Gu Wanlan had already put it that way, Yu Mianzhou worried that refusing might make her overthink things. She had no choice but to nod in agreement.

The two of them were not particularly familiar with each other, 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 window lowered, revealing Jiang Zhi’s flawlessly beautiful face.

When she saw Gu Wanlan standing beside Yu Mianzhou, the corner of her brow lifted slightly. She then looked at Gu Wanlan, a sharp question glinting in her eyes.

Seeing her beautiful fiancée immediately brightened Gu Wanlan’s mood. She stepped forward and tucked behind Jiang Zhi’s ear the strands of hair disturbed by the lowering window.

“Zhizhi, I happened to run into Mianzhou tonight, so we had dinner together. She needs to go home too, so let’s take her back with us.”

No one knew what Jiang Zhi was thinking.

Her gaze swept briefly across Yu Mianzhou’s face before returning to the road ahead.

“Mm,” she replied indifferently.

The two women got into the car.

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

Silence once again settled over the car, broken only by the faint breeze from the air-conditioning.

Jiang Zhi appeared to be in a good mood today. Over the past several months, Gu Wanlan had already learned enough about her to understand what her various expressions meant.

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

The city’s neon lights reflected in Jiang Zhi’s naturally amorous eyes, their glow spreading across the side of her face.

She must truly have been in a pleasant mood, because she was even willing to answer Gu Wanlan’s question.

“No. I merely saw an interesting little dog on my way back.”

A red light appeared at the intersection ahead, accompanied by a two-minute countdown.

The car came to a steady stop.

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

She glanced sideways and noticed the gift box resting on Gu Wanlan’s lap.

“What is that?”

“It’s the engagement gift Mianzhou gave us.”

Only then did Gu Wanlan remember the item in her hands. She lightly shook the velvet box and turned to smile at Yu Mianzhou in the back seat.

“Mianzhou, may I open it now?”

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

“Of course.”

Gu Wanlan immediately untied the ribbon and carefully opened the box.

The instant she lifted the lid, her breathing stopped for two seconds, and astonished light burst into her eyes—

A pair of jade bangles lay quietly inside.

Their translucence was exceptional, and their surfaces were a rich emerald green. Even beneath the dim lighting inside the car, they radiated a gentle luster. One look was enough to know they were extraordinarily valuable treasures.

Gu Wanlan’s brows twitched, and she hurriedly closed the lid.

“No, I can’t accept this. It’s far too valuable.”

Her friends had treated Yu Mianzhou so coldly that evening, and she had not even apologized properly. Yet Yu Mianzhou had given her such an extravagant wedding present in return.

Yu Mianzhou lowered her eyes, her long, thick lashes concealing every trace of her dark pupils.

She laughed softly.

“Miss Gu, there’s no reason to take back a gift once it’s been given. If you truly feel uncomfortable accepting it, then allow me an extra glass of wine at the wedding. As long as you don’t dislike it.”

“Of course I don’t dislike it. How could I possibly dislike such a beautiful gift?”

Since Yu Mianzhou had already said so much, Gu Wanlan could only accept it.

Amazed by the texture of the jade, she took out one bangle and held it before Jiang Zhi.

“Zhizhi, look. Isn’t it beautiful?”

Jiang Zhi had noticed it long ago.

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

The smile in her eyes immediately vanished without a trace, as though frozen by an unexpected wave of bitter cold.

Her fingers tightened sharply around the steering wheel. Her originally pink fingertips instantly turned white from the excessive force.

She did not reach out to accept the bangle.

Instead, she looked directly at Yu Mianzhou through the rearview mirror.

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

That stare was too heavy, too fierce. It carried an almost devouring sense of danger, like a blade tempered in ice—or a venomous snake lying in wait, licking across her skin.

Several seconds later, Yu Mianzhou casually looked away.

But that gaze did not release her.

It remained fixed upon her, sweeping inch by inch from her eyelashes to the refined bridge of her nose and then to her rosy lips—

Filled with scrutiny, fury, and an oppressive intensity that made it difficult to breathe.

It was as though Jiang Zhi intended to tear through the thin surface of the rearview mirror, strip away Yu Mianzhou’s flesh and bones, and expose precisely what she was thinking deep inside.

The shifting lights within the car cast alternating shadows over Jiang Zhi’s face, making her expression impossible to discern.

How dared Yu Mianzhou?

How dared she use this as a wedding gift?

It was already summer, yet the temperature inside the car seemed to plummet to freezing. Gu Wanlan rubbed her arms.

The red light was still illuminated. The numbers on the dashboard changed with agonizing slowness.

Those two long minutes felt like an entire century.

At last, the light turned green, and the traffic ahead slowly began to move.

Jiang Zhi silently tugged at the corner of her lips.

“Since it represents Mianzhou’s heartfelt intentions,” she said, her voice flat and tranquil, “then accept it.”

She pronounced the words “heartfelt intentions” lightly and slowly, leaving an indescribably dark undertone lingering in the air.

Gu Wanlan tightened her grip around the bangle, unable to tell whether Jiang Zhi was pleased or angry.

Before she could think about it more deeply, the car turned onto a winding mountain road. The imposing gates of Shenyuan Estate had already appeared outside the windows.

The Lamborghini stopped smoothly at the entrance.

Jiang Zhi and Gu Wanlan got out, handed the key to the maid who came forward, and entered the main building. Yu Mianzhou followed behind them.

Jiang Yingqiu was sitting upright in the living room, a newspaper in her hands.

When she saw Gu Wanlan enter, she nodded.

“Xiao Gu, you’re here.”

She set down the newspaper.

“Since you’ve come, accompany me to the second-floor study.”

Jiang Yingqiu appeared to have something urgent to discuss with Gu Wanlan. She did not even criticize Jiang Zhi for coming home without greeting her.

That was extremely unusual.

Yu Mianzhou suddenly remembered the previous night. When Jiang Zhi had returned without Gu Wanlan, Jiang Yingqiu’s expression had turned icy, and she had nearly sent Jiang Zhi to the isolation room.

Jiang Yingqiu rose and began leading Gu Wanlan toward the second-floor study. She looked at Jiang Zhi.

“You come too.”

Without even glancing at Jiang Yingqiu, Jiang Zhi changed her shoes and walked directly upstairs.

“I’m not going.”

Jiang Yingqiu’s expression changed.

Jiang Zhi rarely disrespected her in front of outsiders. From childhood, Jiang Yingqiu had instructed her to carve etiquette and propriety into her very bones.

A terrifying pressure was about to spill into the room when Gu Wanlan hurriedly intervened.

“Aunt Jiang, Zhizhi seemed uncomfortable on the way back, and her complexion doesn’t look very good. Let her return to her room and rest. I’ll accompany you.”

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

Jiang Yingqiu looked over.

Jiang Zhi’s retreating figure was visibly tense, and her complexion truly was not as rosy as usual.

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

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

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

Yu Shu was admiring her newly manicured nails and did not even look up.

“I think it’s some kind of chip project. Apparently, one of its core technologies was developed by a small company.”

After pausing briefly, she continued:

“You know Jiang Zhi’s aunt is the chief secretary in the Federation. I only overheard it by accident, but apparently the Imperial fleet’s current upgrades require precisely that sort of chip. She entrusted your Aunt Jiang with obtaining it.”

Yu Mianzhou understood.

The Jiang family had already reached the very top of the pyramid. Logically, there should have been no room for them to advance any further.

But what if they could gain control over something vital to the Empire?

Who would not be tempted?

However, the operation had to be conducted privately. As the Jiang family’s head, Jiang Yingqiu’s every move was watched by countless people.

Gu Wanlan, who was soon to become half a member of the Jiang family, was therefore the best person for the task.

Yu Mianzhou leisurely took another sip.

“Is it going smoothly?”

Deep down, Yu Shu still regarded Yu Mianzhou as a child and did not take her question seriously.

“Not particularly. Apparently, the researcher from that small company has remained abroad and hasn’t returned. Miss Gu has gone several times but always come back empty-handed.”

She sighed.

“I hope your Aunt Jiang succeeds.”

Although Yu Shu had never managed to marry into the family, she still wanted Jiang Yingqiu to prosper. Only if the Jiang family became even more successful would there be greater hope for her and Mianzhou’s futures.

Yu Mianzhou curved her lips ambiguously and set down her glass.

“I’m going upstairs.”

After returning to her room, she first looked carefully around the space.

There were only two rooms on the entire third floor, so hers was extremely large, complete with a private bathroom and walk-in wardrobe.

Remembering how Jiang Zhi had suddenly entered the previous night, she inspected every part of the room.

Sure enough, she found a concealed door inside the wardrobe.

It had been hidden exceptionally well, almost completely blending into the seams that should naturally have existed between the wardrobe panels.

Yu Mianzhou found a clothes hanger, bent it, and wedged it into the gap to block the concealed door.

Only then did she go to shower.

When she emerged from the bathroom, her phone screen was glowing.

Someone had sent her a photograph.

She opened it.

Once the image finished loading, the sight of a woman bending forward to take the picture while wearing a soaked silk slip dress appeared before her eyes, delivering an overwhelming visual impact.

The thin fabric clung tightly to the woman’s shapely body. Beneath it, her skin showed a delicate, suggestive flush.

Several droplets rolled from the hollow of her collarbone, disappeared into the softness below, and spread into a darker patch of dampness.

Although only half of her collarbone was exposed, the image still resembled a pool of spring water stirred into disorder, tempting anyone who saw it 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 so disobedient.】

【But I’m still going to give you a present. Do you like it? Tonight, when you xx, remember to look at my picture.】

【If you dare delete it, I’ll print copies and cover your entire room with them.】