A Rich Family’s Matrilocal Alpha Married to a Vegetative Omega - Chapter 9

Ye Fan coughed and quietly took a step back. Only after retreating to what she felt was a safe distance did she speak: “…How about we each take a step back?”

“First… I can go out, and you can arrange bodyguards for me. I definitely won’t run around and cause trouble. Second—”

Ye Fan held up a finger. “I can eat outside, but only a little bit, and I promise to consume only a fixed amount within a certain timeframe.”

It finally sounded more reliable than her previous outbursts.

However, Qin Wan still looked at her with deep suspicion. “You’re willing to cooperate like this? You should remember what I said the last time you tried to run away.”

Ye Fan gave a sheepish giggle. “That’s why… I remember, so I didn’t try to run away this time!”

Just a friendly exchange of ideas~

Ye Fan’s blinking eyes conveyed this sentiment. Qin Wan restrained herself from rolling her eyes and eventually said, “You’d better know what you’re doing.”

With that, Qin Wan turned and left, leaving Su Yu standing there alone. Ye Fan’s mind went blank, not quite understanding what Qin Wan meant.

Just as she was about to chase after her to clarify, Su Yu reached out to stop her, her tone even more polite than before.

“Miss Ye Fan, since you have agreed to cooperate, please apply in advance when you wish to go out and state your estimated return time. I will dispatch bodyguards to protect you without disturbing you. Does this satisfy you?”

Ye Fan’s eyes lit up. Wasn’t this exactly the result Qin Shujian had predicted? It seemed she had really done it!

Extremely excited, she nodded repeatedly and kept saying “thank you,” which instead made Su Yu’s gaze turn odd.

Following Su Yu’s gaze, Ye Fan glimpsed the mess on the floor. She coughed, her eyes suddenly darting around. She stole a secret glance at Qin Shujian, thinking: It was your Eldest Miss who told me to be ruthless, you can’t blame me! If you have to blame someone, blame your own lack of humanity!

However, Su Yu clearly didn’t have such thoughts. Since Qin Wan didn’t care, she, as a housekeeper, had no place to criticize Ye Fan. She quickly lowered her head and said calmly: “In that case, please leave for a moment, Miss Ye.”

“I will send people up to handle this. Please wait in another room so as not to injure yourself or the Eldest Miss.”

How thoughtful, Ye Fan thought, feeling moved before decisively refusing.

“It’s fine, I’ll help everyone clean up. Many hands make light work. The sooner it’s finished, the sooner I can have some quiet time to myself.”

After all, she was the one who caused the trouble. Even if she was following Qin Shujian’s suggestion, she was the one who did it, and Ye Fan had no intention of passing the buck. She also wanted to finish up quickly so she could celebrate with Qin Shujian.

Su Yu couldn’t understand her, but she let her be. Once everything was finished, Ye Fan closed the door and excitedly hugged Qin Shujian, jumping up and down.

She kept chirping: “Incredible, incredible! Your prediction was so accurate! When I was throwing that tantrum, I really thought they were going to get angry!”

“I didn’t expect it to be just like you said—they didn’t dare touch me! Scared me to death, scared me to death… Shujian, you have no idea, I thought for sure I was going to be dragged off and beaten the next second.”

Now that everyone was gone, Qin Shujian finally let out a sigh and said with a laugh, “That would be lynching. It’s a very serious legal issue.”

Ye Fan laughed too, saying excitedly, “I thought it would be like those TV dramas where the rich family waves a hand and I have no way to fight back and get thrown in jail. Thank goodness—the most important thing is having you here, otherwise I definitely would have been tricked into circles.”

“Not really. These are minor things. What was important was that you were firm enough and didn’t turn into a ‘soft-shell shrimp’ at the last second. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to help you.”

Qin Shujian spoke calmly, as if everything was as expected. But in reality, hearing the scene earlier had made her anxious as well; she had truly worried about what would happen if Ye Fan couldn’t hold out.

Ye Fan’s personality was simply too soft. When Qin Shujian was giving her advice, she was wondering what method would actually make her look like she was “throwing a tantrum.”

Harsh words?

Don’t be ridiculous. With Ye Fan’s courage, even her harsh words would be delivered with a trembling voice, carrying zero deterrent power.

After much thought, Qin Shujian could only suggest smashing things.

Since the things were already smashed, what did it matter if she was scared afterward? She had already committed to the “rogue” act; did she really need to worry about her dignity?

As she expected, even though Ye Fan’s voice was still trembling when she set her conditions after smashing the vases, Qin Wan saw through it. She knew Ye Fan was playing the “broken pot” card—no matter how scared she was, this matter was non-negotiable.

If it had been a mere battle of words, Qin Shujian wasn’t sure if the plan would have succeeded.

Ye Fan obviously knew this too. She patted her chest and praised Qin Shujian’s foresight again. All sorts of “rainbow farts” (extravagant flattery) were launched in succession, praising Qin Shujian as if she were a goddess. This made Qin Shujian “cough” twice and say modestly, “It was just a tactic.”

“What do you mean ‘just a tactic’!” Ye Fan argued. “Without you, I wouldn’t have stood a chance. Waaaah Shujian, how would I live without you? Thank you, thank you!”

“—I CAN FINALLY GO EAT FRIED CHICKEN AND MILK TEA!!”

To be fair, Qin Shujian quite enjoyed the first part of the flattery. She was secretly very happy and was about to say something polite.

But then she heard Ye Fan’s final addition. Qin Shujian didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. She thought to herself: So this was Ye Fan’s main goal all along. All that talk about “going out for a walk” was clearly just a craving.

Since inner thoughts were hard to hide, Ye Fan heard Qin Shujian’s silent吐槽 as well. She couldn’t help but giggle.

“No, no~ that’s just a side benefit! How can a trip out be complete without some junk food? That’s just being human~”

The thought of being able to go out put Ye Fan in a fantastic mood. However, she didn’t forget the biggest contributor, Qin Shujian. She quickly asked, “Alright, I’m planning to head out this afternoon. What do you need me to help with? Tell me now~”

Likely infected by her joy, Qin Shujian’s tone lightened as well. She gave Ye Fan a few instructions. It truly wasn’t anything difficult; she just wanted her to go to a flower shop, pretend to order flowers, and leave a note.

Since Qin Shujian couldn’t write, the note would be written by Ye Fan. The content was: “The Sun says: The moonlight tonight must be beautiful.”

It sounded like a riddle, but even with Ye Fan’s IQ, she couldn’t guess the meaning at all. After thinking for a long time, she couldn’t help but be curious: “What does this mean?”

Qin Shujian said: “I can’t tell you right now. Later, when there’s a response from that side, I’ll find a time to explain it to you.”

Qin Shujian’s refusal made Ye Fan a tiny bit sad, but she felt relieved after hearing the rest. She chose to agree immediately. “Okay, then I’m off. I’ll bring you back something to eat later~”

Hearing this, Qin Shujian wanted to refuse, but Ye Fan had already zipped out of the room like a puff of smoke. She couldn’t help but shake her head.

She truly had no interest in food or drink and wondered how Ye Fan would handle the task. She hoped she wouldn’t be noticed by the bodyguards.

To some extent, Ye Fan was very reliable. Even though Qin Shujian hadn’t specifically emphasized the secrecy of the task, the moment Ye Fan thought of it as “Shujian’s business,” she became serious, feeling she should do a good job with the cover-up.

She applied through Su Yu and five minutes later, Ye Fan stepped out of the Qin family gates. She hadn’t expected the process to be so fast, and for a moment, her perception of the Qin master and servant was refreshed.

She secretly wondered if she could push her luck even further in the future, then thought she should probably consult Qin Shujian first.

Actually, Ye Fan was quite satisfied, except for the part about having a baby. However, for Qin Wan, that matter was likely non-negotiable.

After thinking it over, she realized she could only cooperate with Qin Shujian’s plan.

Qin Shujian was Qin Wan’s daughter, after all. Ye Fan’s only chance of winning was the fact that she and Qin Shujian were now on the same side.

If Qin Shujian woke up one day, maybe she would let Ye Fan go out of gratitude for her help. If she didn’t wake up, then Ye Fan and Qin Shujian would forever be grasshoppers on the same string—these two points were the theoretical foundation of Ye Fan’s trust in Qin Shujian.

Ugh… using my brain is so tiring.

Ye Fan patted her head and happily decided to follow Qin Shujian’s lead on everything. She looked around and picked a few random places to visit.

After all, there were still bodyguards following her; she had to keep up appearances. She also needed to write the note in advance.

Ye Fan stroked her chin and first excitedly ran into a milk tea shop, happily ordering two cups of Taro Boba for herself.

While drinking, she looked around and took out her phone to search for nearby flower shops. She wasn’t sure if Qin Wan had arranged any monitoring on her phone, so to be cautious, she simply searched for all flower shops.

She soon found the specific flower shop Qin Shujian had mentioned. In a lucky coincidence, it wasn’t too far from where Ye Fan currently was. Ye Fan guessed that Qin Shujian probably knew this.

Otherwise, it would be too strange if half of her hard-won “fresh air” time was wasted on a car ride.

With that in mind, Ye Fan bought a few more things along the way before turning into that flower shop. She looked around; the owner was a young-looking girl sitting in a wheelchair, appearing to have mobility issues.

Ye Fan couldn’t help but feel a bit of pity for her, even lowering her voice a bit to ask, “Do you have a pen and paper? I want to choose a bouquet and write something.”

The girl was very enthusiastic and asked Ye Fan who she was writing to. Upon learning it was for her own Omega, she directly brought out red roses and forget-me-nots.

Ye Fan coughed twice, suddenly realizing a problem. Although Qin Shujian was using the flower order as a cover to leave the note…

As an Alpha, if she came to a flower shop and didn’t buy a bouquet for her Omega, it would probably look even more suspicious. The girl’s gaze would surely become subtle.

After pondering for a moment, Ye Fan picked several beautiful flowers and had the girl wrap them into a bouquet. Meanwhile, she took the pen and paper and started writing and sketching.

She wrote two notes and then feigned dissatisfaction, crumpling them up and throwing them into the trash. On the third note, she finally wrote the phrase Qin Shujian had instructed.