After Differentiating into an O, Pampered by an A - Chapter 11

After Shen Yushu finished speaking, she straightened her posture. The car locks clicked open, and Ye Xing immediately scrambled out, fleeing that oppressive, cramped space.

As soon as she got inside her home, Ning Youyou called.

“Hey, Sister Xing-xing, are you home? I just finished dealing with things on my end.”

After learning the full story of the accident, Ye Xing told Ning Youyou to stay safe and go home early, then sent a WeChat to Sister Ling.

Tossing her phone onto the sofa, Ye Xing rubbed her throbbing temples. How do I keep running into Shen Yushu?

What a cursed fate—

Too tired to think further, Ye Xing went to the bathroom, took some cold medicine, and dragged her weak body into the embrace of her soft, large bed.

Because of the medicine, Ye Xing slept deeply. The phone on her nightstand was vibrating and screaming frantically.

[Pretty Alpha doesn’t work tomorrow, feeling great, so comfortable! Pretty Alpha doesn’t work tomorrow, I’ll be as lazy as I want…]

After the phone rang for the second time, a snow-white arm slid out from under the silk duvet. With her eyes still closed, Ye Xing answered the phone like a wandering soul. “Hello?”

Ding Ling’s voice, raspy from a hangover, exploded in her ear.

“My goodness, how can you still be sleeping?! Tell me, did you go back with Ning Youyou last night?”

Ye Xing processed this for a moment and gave a faint “Oh.” She had actually forgotten to mention that she came back with Shen Yushu.

“What’s wrong?”

Sensing Ding Ling’s genuine anxiety, Ye Xing woke up halfway. She sat up and rubbed her temples.

Ding Ling, who had been out networking until dawn, cleared her scratchy throat. “Check the Weibo hot searches yourself! If your face had been caught in the shot, what would we do? What exactly is your relationship with Shen Yushu?”

Ye Xing didn’t reply. Instead, she put the phone on speaker and opened Weibo.

One look, and she thought: Holy crap.

[Shen Group CEO Meets Secret Lover at Night; Steamy Photos Inside Car Exposed!]

The headline was in bold red “Explosive” font, sitting firmly at the number one spot on the trending list. Ye Xing clicked in to see these so-called “steamy” photos.

“Damn, Sister Ling, how is this steamy? We’re covered so tightly.”

In the photos, Ye Xing’s head was covered by the thin blanket; her face wasn’t visible at all. Ye Xing let out a long sigh of relief.

Knowing she’d seen the photos, Ding Ling clutched her chest and said, “It’s you, isn’t it? I knew it was you. Luckily there’s no face, otherwise my phone would be exploding right now. Ye Xing, give it to me straight—what is going on?”

This time, Ding Ling was determined to get to the bottom of it. “I don’t object to you dating. After all, compared to your previous scandals, this one counts as good luck. But you must tell me the truth. Otherwise, if the paparazzi catch a clear shot one day, I won’t be able to handle the PR immediately.”

Ye Xing felt dizzy. It seemed the original host really was a “Sea Queen” (player) in the industry. Her gaze fell back on the photo. Looking at Shen Yushu’s face—flawless from every angle—she couldn’t help but sigh.

“This paparazzi actually took a really good photo of her!”

“What?! Ye Xing, are you even listening to me?!” Ding Ling shouted through the phone.

Ye Xing snapped back to reality. “I’m listening. Look, I have zero romantic connection with Shen Yushu. If anything, we’re ‘grudging neighbors.’”

Plus a ‘she wants to kill me’ relationship!

Ye Xing didn’t dare say that last part out loud. As soon as she finished, she heard an exclamation from the other end.

“Holy… Neighbors! Ye Xing, you aren’t actually bold enough to try and hit on Shen Yushu, are you? I’m warning you—quit while you’re ahead. I can handle scandals with other stars, but a tycoon like Shen Yushu is out of the question. Is she someone you or I can afford to provoke?”

Ding Ling remembered the last time Shen Yushu wanted to blacklist Ye Xing. Connecting the dots, she understood now. Ye Xing must be pestering Shen Yushu.

“Ye Xing, ‘there is a blade above the word for lust.’ No matter how good Shen Yushu looks, you can’t gamble your future on her!”

Ye Xing felt Ding Ling made a lot of sense and nodded repeatedly.

“Yes, you’re right. I’ve decided to turn over a new leaf, quit all ABO nonsense, and focus on my career. So, Sister Ling, how did the variety show talk go yesterday?”

Hearing this, Ding Ling was both angry and pleased. Her artist was actually taking the initiative to ask about work progress; it wasn’t easy.

“It’s basically a go. But you saw that director yesterday—a total creep. It might be hard to deal with. Well? Do you want to take it?”

Ye Xing was silent for a moment. “I’ll take it!”

Soldiers to block, water to cover—nothing can stop my steps toward a career.

After hanging up, the doorbell rang. Ye Xing stepped barefoot onto the thick carpet. In the living room, Ning Youyou was placing breakfast on the table.

Looking at the variety of nutritious breakfast items, Ye Xing asked in surprise, “I told you to rest today, why are you here?”

“It’s fine, Sister Xing-xing. It was just a minor scrape, and the other party settled it privately on the spot. Since there was no schedule this morning, I thought I’d come over and help you organize your walk-in closet.”

With that, she headed into the closet with practiced ease. Ye Xing found herself liking the girl more and more; she was hardworking and capable.

After breakfast, Ye Xing felt her strength had mostly returned and decided to go downstairs for a walk. On the way, wearing a hat and mask, she pulled out her phone to check that trending topic about Shen Yushu and “half of herself” again.

She found that it had vanished, almost like magic.

“Wow, capitalists really are something else. The speed of deleting a search is faster than the internet itself!”

As she mused, Ye Xing stepped out of the elevator. But the moment she looked up, she was startled back by the flashbulbs and the clicking of cameras. Ye Xing instinctively ducked her head and pulled down the brim of her hat.

Outside the main entrance, security guards were desperately blocking a swarm of aggressive reporters. Ye Xing shrunk back, leaning against a pillar.

Did the reporters find out it was me with Shen Yushu?

She peered around the wall secretly. A familiar voice drifted over.

“Excuse me. Regarding the rumors online, our Shen Group has officially filed a lawsuit against that media company. Everything is a groundless fabrication by unscrupulous media.”

The speaker was Sun Xi, standing calm and composed before the reporters. Behind her, protected by security, Shen Yushu strode out of the building and into a waiting car.

Although she couldn’t see Shen Yushu’s expression, Ye Xing could feel the chill radiating from her. Even from several meters away, Ye Xing felt a shiver down her spine.

What was even more of a headache was that the “fly-like” reporters chased after the car.

“Miss Shen, then what is your relationship with that mysterious woman? Are the two of you currently dating?”

“Miss Shen, for so many years you’ve never had a single scandal. The internet is speculating that this mysterious woman is your secret lover of many years; is this true?”

“Sorry, no comment!”

Sun Xi signaled the security to block the reporters while she quickly jumped into the driver’s seat and sped away, leaving the noise behind.

Sun Xi carefully observed Shen Yushu’s expression through the rearview mirror. The party in question was looking at her tablet with an expressionless face, completely unaffected by the reporters.

Yet, the more she acted like this, the more Sun Xi felt an invisible pressure, like the calm before a storm. Ever since the news broke this morning, she had immediately contacted the PR and legal departments to handle it before rushing to Jiangting. She didn’t expect the reporters would find their way here.

Fortunately, the news was taken down in time.

“President Shen, the legal department has confirmed. The leak came from a media studio under Jianghu Media. They specialize in celebrity gossip to bait the public.”

Sun Xi reported the latest information.

Shen Yushu raised her long eyelashes. She said coldly:

“Tell the legal department: if they don’t make that side pay until they go bankrupt, they don’t need to come back to the Shen Group.”

“Understood! But President Shen… who was that woman, really?” Sun Xi finally couldn’t help but ask.

Shen Yushu returned her gaze to her work, her voice unreadable.

“It was Ye Xing.”

Sun Xi: “…”