Chapter 35.2
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On Wei Xuejin’s side, she had been busy since she got into the car.
The phone rang almost incessantly, and it was all people condemning her.
The reason was none other than Wei Mingmei’s long-premeditated plan. She probably knew long ago that she couldn’t beat Wei Xuejin and that she would suffer at her hands.
However, for her missing son, she couldn’t help but go to confront Wei Xuejin.
She just didn’t expect the consequences to be even more serious than she thought.
That little Alpha named Ye Xingran… she was absolutely gnashing her teeth.
After she fainted, she woke up briefly once while being sent to the hospital. She only felt that her whole body was in pain, especially her tailbone. She didn’t even know if it was broken. That feeling… was miserable to the extreme.
This made her hate Wei Xuejin and Ye Xingran even more. She immediately endured the pain and called the Old Matriarch, asking her to uphold justice for her.
The Old Matriarch was actually quite old this year. Although she had long ago handed over power to the grandchildren below, she still held a certain amount of power. She had long disliked Wei Xuejin. Now that the other party had handed such a big handle to them, it was naturally a waste not to use it.
After listening to everything Wei Mingmei said, she also felt that Wei Xuejin had truly rebelled this time, not putting them in her eyes at all. How could she let her succeed like this?
The Wei Group didn’t belong to her alone.
After hanging up Wei Mingmei’s call, she immediately called her, almost scolding her right away—
“You bastard, have I given you too much face? You actually dare to treat your Great Aunt like this?”
Wei Xuejin had long ago turned the volume to the minimum and didn’t hold the phone to her ear to listen. She just held it in her hand, but she could still hear the incessant scolding coming from the phone, which made one feel tired.
Although she still expressionlessly looked down, she didn’t seem to think it was a big deal. After all, she had heard words like “monster,” “lunatic,” and “bastard” many times and wasn’t too moved.
Besides, listening to the Old Matriarch scolding… it was quite fun to hear her in a powerless rage on the other end of the phone.
Pity was, the other party used every possible way to scold her this time, but she still couldn’t feel a single bit of anger. It seemed that when Ye Xingran wasn’t around, she turned back into the person abandoned by the world.
She still couldn’t feel half of human emotions and feelings.
She was still the emotionless monster.
Wei Xuejin suddenly felt it was boring. She interrupted the other person’s unpleasant scolding and said: “Take a break, drink some water, and continue scolding later. It’s not too late.”
[Old Matriarch Wei was increasingly choked by her. On the other end of the phone, she was so choked up she couldn’t breathe properly. It was truly miserable.]
“You… you…”
“One, it was Wei Mingmei and her son who were unkind to me first. I have no obligation to show them mercy. You should scold them for overestimating themselves and being brainless;”
“Two, her son’s disappearance has nothing to do with me. Her son’s actions might also plunge the Wei family into a PR crisis. Save your energy and scold later; it’s not too late;”
“Three, you just mentioned Ye Xingran, right? I advise you not to mention her in front of me again. I don’t want to hear a single ‘no’ about her from your filthy mouth—”
“Otherwise, I will make it so you have no children or grandchildren to see you off.”
“Of course, I, this ‘monster’ in your mouth, can’t be considered your grandchild.”
“You… you…”
The Old Matriarch had heart disease. She shouldn’t have gotten too emotional in the first place. Before she could catch her breath, she heard Wei Xuejin say a long string of words to her with clear logic and no mercy at all, and finally… even cursed her to have no one to see her off. How could she swallow this?
She immediately had a heart attack. If the butler hadn’t fed her medicine in time, she might have fainted again.
Wei Xuejin had no interest in listening to her continue with words like “you, you, you.” She didn’t care about the other party’s health at all. After finishing what she had to say, she hung up without hesitation, not wanting to talk to her at all.
After catching her breath, the Old Matriarch seemed truly infuriated by Wei Xuejin this time. She couldn’t help but instruct the butler, almost without thinking: “Quick! Quick, call Yanli and have him come back. This bastard Wei Xuejin has simply overturned the heavens!”
The old butler looked at the Old Matriarch, whom he had served for so many years, looking like she was in a frenzy. He frowned slightly. The person who is truly in a frenzy is probably you.
Inside the car.
After hanging up, Wei Xuejin couldn’t help but rub her temples. Her heart was still without waves, but she was still a bit tired.
Looking down at the mark Ye Xingran had drawn for her, her gaze softened a bit, and she actually missed her.
She also missed the fluffy creature on her shoulder.
“Special Assistant Gu.” She suddenly called Gu Yun as if she had remembered something.
“Yes, does President Wei have any instructions?” Gu Yun was also busy, mainly with the mess Wei Mingmei had made.
Hearing Wei Xuejin call her, she immediately snapped out of it and asked.
“Is there any result on the species of that black and white fluffy creature I asked you to check?”
“……Not yet. I had people compare all the cartoon characters on the market, but couldn’t find anything similar. This looks more like something original.”
“Have you compared animals?” Wei Xuejin continued to ask.
“……Still checking, but after comparing most mammals, no identical ones were found.”
Gu Yun said thoughtfully: “It looks a bit like a bear, but bears don’t look this cute.”
As she spoke, Gu Yun asked cautiously: “Is this fluffy creature black and white?”
“Yes. There are dark circles around the eyes, the limbs are black, and there’s a ring around the back that’s also black. Other than that, there are no other colors.”
Wei Xuejin was now quite familiar with the fluffy creature on Ye Xingran’s shoulder. After all, she had played with the little fellow today.
“Then… I will continue to investigate.” Gu Yun had really never seen a similar animal and was wondering if it was an animal from this world?
Because it looked truly too special.
And, it really was very cute.
She didn’t know where her boss had seen it, because hearing her tone, it seemed she had seen this animal for real to be able to describe it in such detail.
“As soon as possible.” Wei Xuejin was truly curious about Ye Xingran. And, she seemed to be only able to see this fluffy creature on her; it wasn’t on anyone else.
Her emotions also only came from this fluffy creature. Once it was gone, she couldn’t feel other emotions at all.
This was also what made her feel it was magical.
Then, if she found another identical fluffy creature, could she feel emotions from that person?
She didn’t know.
That was why she wanted to verify it.
“Okay, I will.” Gu Yun replied, but she also felt… Wei Xuejin would likely not be able to find this fluffy creature.
“President Wei, the next few days are also the time for your follow-up appointment with Dr. Zhang.”
Gu Yun remembered this and continued.
“Mhm, understood.” Wei Xuejin replied softly and said nothing more, closing her eyes to rest in the back seat.
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The day passed quickly like this.
Ye Xingran also had a very full day. she had basically thought of the concepts for the 3 paintings. Submitting the paintings before Saturday shouldn’t be a problem.
And she had already caught up with the original host’s study progress. The progress was quite good, so she didn’t need to worry too much.
The only downside was the messages she sent to Wei Xuejin… the other party hadn’t replied to a single one, as if a stone had sunk into the great sea.
If it weren’t for the fact that she could still send messages, she would have thought the other party had blocked her.
So, ultimately, in Wei Xuejin’s heart, she was just like a dispensable pet. Perhaps she was no different from that pink snake.
This result was truly… a bit depressing.
Instead, the female lead O, Wei Xinzhu, came to find her, but she just sat across from her and didn’t say a word to her. She just looked at her affectionately, studying while glancing at her a few times, making Ye Xingran very uncomfortable.
What made it even more terrifying was that every time she looked at her, the favorability would increase again. After an afternoon, it increased by a total of 33 * 0.2 = 6.6!
Truly too good to her!
“System, next time you can really just broadcast it all at once; you don’t need to remind me every single time.” Especially for such a small favorability value, broadcasting 0.2 every time was really something that could be told to her all at once.
Ye Xingran wasn’t complaining about the low value, she felt… this was very distracting to one’s energy.
Clearly, she had already entered the zone, and suddenly the female lead O across from her looked at her and the favorability rose by 0.2. That’s fine, but can she not look at her so frequently—
Every time she looked at her and the favorability rose by 0.2, her train of thought would be interrupted by her. This… this was simply too inhumane!
As expected, beautiful “Os” are the obstacles on the road to the Western Heaven!
Must not be confused by “sugar-coated bullets”!
[Host! Don’t you think your review progress was much faster throughout the afternoon? If I broadcasted it all at once, it surely wouldn’t have this effect!]
The System felt there was nothing wrong with broadcasting one by one. The main point of a romance conquest is a “sense of atmosphere,” so the step of broadcasting one by one naturally couldn’t be omitted.
“That’s because… every time you broadcast, it makes it hard for me to concentrate, so I have to speed up my reading and review.” Ye Xingran felt it was unreasonable and really wanted to hit it.
[It’s the same, the same~]
[Ding—It’s detected that there seems to be danger on the Auntie’s side! Host, get ready for the next plot!]
Ye Xingran had just joked around with the System for a few words. Before the main problem was solved, hearing the System say this really gave her a fright.
“What exactly is going on?” Ye Xingran was a bit shocked.
“Ye Xingran… I… my Auntie…” Before the System could answer, Wei Xinzhu suddenly came in from outside with her phone, her expression anxious and her eyes filled with tears, looking very pitiable.
But Ye Xingran couldn’t care about her crying; she was concerned about Wei Xuejin: “What’s wrong with the Auntie?”
“Auntie… she was forcibly taken away by the people from the main house when she got off work. My parents told me to rush back quickly too, but I’m afraid…”
Wei Xinzhu was truly a bit afraid. The people from the main house came aggressively and didn’t give Wei Xuejin any room to refuse, taking her away as soon as they saw her. Her parents were on Wei Xuejin’s side, so they naturally wanted her to go back and help.
“Did they say where they took her?”
Ye Xingran couldn’t care about much else, directly packing up the things on the table and asking.
“They should have taken her back to the old mansion…”
[No! The Auntie is not one to be messed with. They changed the route midway, but there are too many people from the main house, so the situation is still not optimistic.] As the System spoke, an address popped up in Ye Xingran’s mind: [Go here!]
“Near the Chenxing Club?” Ye Xingran felt there was something strange about this, but now she couldn’t ask too much. Seeing Wei Xinzhu still looking lost, she felt that the person standing by her side now should be the male lead A, He Anche, instead of her.
However, there was no choice now. she could only comfort her with a couple of words: “You must believe in your Auntie; she’ll surely be fine.”
“Ye Xingran, you don’t understand. This time the Auntie completely offended the Great-Grandmother.” Wei Xinzhu was anxious as if her heart were on fire. She seemed truly worried about Wei Xuejin. she had already come outside with her to take a car to the place where Wei Xuejin was taken.
Midway, Wei Xinzhu received another call. Without saying much, she first had the driver change the address and then continued toward that place.
Ye Xingran breathed a slight sigh of relief seeing that she already knew the latest address.
At this point, Wei Xinzhu actually couldn’t care about Ye Xingran personally telling her before that she liked her Auntie. The main thing now was Wei Xuejin’s safety.
[Host, tonight’s plot is crucial. You must grasp it well! You cannot let your guard down!]
“Tell me first, will anything happen to the Auntie?” she was afraid that something had happened to Wei Xuejin again.
Yesterday’s events hadn’t even passed, so why was it happening again today?
And what kind of person was this Great-Grandmother?
[Didn’t you just tell the female lead O that the Auntie would be fine? Do you not believe it yourself?]
“Of course I believe it, but I definitely must ask you clearly.”
[She will definitely be fine! Even if something happens, you must turn the tide!]
Ye Xingran and the System talked back and forth in her mind. Wei Xinzhu also occasionally told her some updates, saying that almost half of the people from the main house had come out, their purpose being to denounce Wei Xuejin!
If the Old Matriarch hadn’t had a heart attack today, she might also have come out to uphold justice for Wei Mingmei and her son.
Hearing her say this, Ye Xingran suddenly thought of what Wei Xuejin had told her this morning when she went to work: that she would take her somewhere in the evening. She had an intuition that Wei Xuejin, who was “allergic” to romance, definitely wouldn’t be taking her on a date or something; she would surely take her somewhere “fun.”
Like the place where Wei Mingmei’s son was hidden.
She felt that Wei Xuejin surely knew a lot and had the entire situation under control. Now she was just slowly closing the net.
But everyone was kept in the dark by her, including her.
Ye Xingran, not quite at ease, sent a message to Wei Xuejin. Although she knew there probably wouldn’t be a reply, she still wasn’t quite willing and sent it to her.
“Ye Xingran, it’s so good that you can accompany me. I… I did indeed misjudge you before. After the Auntie is fine this time, you… give me a chance so we can get to know each other well, okay? I know you also listen to my Auntie’s words very much. Surely my Auntie woke you up, which is why you changed for the better. I… I… we…”
[Heartbeat biu-biu-biu~ Congratulations, Host! Wei Xinzhu favorability +10!]
“No… I think you’ve misunderstood me. And, what I told you last time about liking your Auntie is true.” Hearing her words, Ye Xingran realized something was wrong and immediately interrupted her. “After this matter with your Auntie is over, let’s talk properly again. Now is not the time to talk about these things.”
Ye Xingran had now faintly sensed the reason for the female lead O’s major change in attitude toward her. She hadn’t expected it to be because of this… it was truly beyond her expectations.
But no matter what, she couldn’t let this sprout continue; it had to be ruthlessly cut off.
“……Okay.” Wei Xinzhu also seemed to have sensed something from her serious tone. Her mood became increasingly low, and she didn’t speak to Ye Xingran again during the trip.
The car soon arrived at the place where Wei Xuejin was. It looked fairly normal here, but Ye Xingran didn’t think a “club” or something was a good place.
But regardless, she had to find Wei Xuejin as quickly as possible.
Wei Xinzhu’s parents arrived earlier than them. Ye Xingran and Wei Xinzhu only needed to go directly to the specific address given by her parents.
The family group chat seemed to have exploded. The more Wei Xinzhu looked, the more annoyed she became. She didn’t want to continue looking at it, so she immediately closed her phone and arrived at the specific private room address given by her parents with Ye Xingran.
Throughout, Ye Xingran had a calm look, which was also inexplicably reassuring. Wei Xinzhu increasingly felt she couldn’t see through this Alpha. She originally thought she was just one of those Alphas who had designs on her beauty or her family background, but looking at it today… she felt her prejudice against her might have been very deep.
It truly shouldn’t have been.
Now she still had a chance; she wanted to get to know her well.
And she actually… still didn’t believe she was together with her Auntie. Her Auntie, who was as noble as a goddess… and Ye Xingran were really not the same kind of person, nor the same generation.
“We’re here.”
The elevator went “ding-dong”; they had reached their destination. This private room was on the 15th floor. Ye Xingran reminded Wei Xinzhu and was the first to exit the elevator and wait for her to come out.
Wei Xinzhu also snapped out of it, came out with her, and headed for the private room location given by her parents.
The location of the private room was quite easy to find; they found it quickly. After the bodyguards guarding the door verified their identity, they were let in.
It could be said the security work was done extremely well.
She originally thought it would surely be all fighting and killing inside the room, but unexpectedly it was very quiet. Only, the lights in the room weren’t on; only the emergency lights were on, making the matter even more extraordinary.
Wei Xinzhu’s parents were near the door. seeing their daughter arrive, they breathed a slight sigh of relief. they also glanced at Ye Xingran but didn’t ask anything, just nodded.
Ye Xingran was quite worried about Wei Xuejin’s situation. After entering, she discovered this wasn’t an ordinary private room, but one like those for business negotiations. Several sofas were arranged together around a table, and in the middle, a large screen was lit, giving it a bit of a movie-watching feel.
With such a big setup by Wei Xuejin, how could she just be inviting people to watch a movie? There must be other things to arrange and distribute.
Sure enough, after resting for a short while, several people appeared on the large screen in the center. The place projected on the screen should also be a place like a private room, but it was much noisier over there, and the lighting effects were very strong, almost blinding.
[Host, go join the Auntie first!] the System reminded her.
Wait a while and even if something happened to Wei Xuejin, she could know immediately and protect her.
[And your task for today isn’t finished yet; you’re still short 3 sweet nothings! You can’t give up halfway.]
“I know, I know…” Ye Xingran felt her own System was simply a “stingy iron rooster” (miser), thinking about tasks every single day. It was indeed a bit too professional.
Wei Xuejin’s position wasn’t hard to find. After all, she was the head of a group, and she had also arranged this matter, so she naturally sat in the most conspicuous place.
Ye Xingran knew her pink hair was too conspicuous, so this time she wore a baseball cap. Stopping and going, she finally arrived by Wei Xuejin’s side. She saw her focusing intently on the large screen in front of her, wearing a pair of exquisite gold-rimmed glasses on her face. Under the flickering lights, she looked like an immortal from a painting who had entered the mortal world but was not adapted to it and needed to wear a pair of glasses to cover up.
Ye Xingran suddenly couldn’t bear to disturb her. It would be good just to be by her side even without speaking.
She didn’t demand anything else.
Then she had some more concepts for painting in her mind, thinking she must paint them as soon as she got back so she wouldn’t lose the inspiration.
Wei Xuejin didn’t notice Ye Xingran’s existence at first, but she didn’t know if it was because she had been marked by her. After Ye Xingran stood there for a short while, she discovered her. She slightly tilted her head to look at her and, as expected, saw her by her side. She was a bit surprised, reached out to hold her hand, and asked softly: “Why are you here?”
“Auntie doesn’t reply to my messages and even broke her word. Why can’t I come?”
Ye Xingran also lowered her voice to speak to her, her gaze focused on her, speaking with increasing grievance.
“If I didn’t come, would you not miss me? But I missed the Auntie very much.”
Ye Xingran previously thought the temporary marking dependence period was only for the Omega’s side.
But until today, she felt she was the one who craved the sweetness. She really missed her today.
She also didn’t know that after Wei Xuejin discovered her, the fluffy creature on her shoulder had already impatiently jumped onto Wei Xuejin’s shoulder, reached out to hug the woman’s neck, and rubbed against her with all its might, hoping the woman would “rua” (pet) its head.
But Wei Xuejin still couldn’t feel the touch of the fluffy creature. She only felt a strong emotion surge into her heart, washing clean her inner world that had been desolate all day. Various complex emotions filled her heart.
And among them, the one she felt most deeply was—
“Xingran, do you want to mark me again? In front of so many people… mark me?”
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