After Falling in Love with the Scum Alpha’s Beautiful Original Wife at First Sight - Chapter 12

Shen Baiyi’s aunt deliberately lowered her voice. “It’s most likely settled. If it’s slow, one month. If it’s fast, half a month. There’ll definitely be news.”

Shen Baiyi was still somewhat doubtful. “Then the demolition compensation…?”

Shen Baiyi’s aunt secretly gave her a number.

In the study, Shen Baiyi sat in the chair, tilted her head back to look at the ceiling, her brows and eyes filled with displeasure.

“How good would it have been if this matter had been settled cleanly a year ago?” Shen Baiyi complained without hiding it. “In the end, it wasted a whole year of my time. And now Xu Qingzhi’s grandmother is perfectly healthy. Even if the demolition compensation falls into my hands, I’ll probably only get one-third at most.”

On the other end of the phone, Shen Baiyi’s aunt rolled her eyes. “But no one expected that back then. The doctors had issued critical illness notices several times, yet that old woman still managed to pull through. She really is lucky.”

Changing the subject, she added, “It won’t necessarily be just one-third. A year ago, the old woman was already that sick. After going through something like that, wouldn’t she plan more for Xu Qingzhi’s sake? The old woman only has Xu Qingzhi as a family member. When the demolition compensation comes down, she’ll definitely hand it all over to Xu Qingzhi without keeping a single cent.”

“If Xu Qingzhi gets the demolition compensation, isn’t that the same as putting it in your hands?”

The moment Shen Baiyi heard this, she knew her aunt had misunderstood. She really wanted to roll her eyes at the sky. “Aunt, what are you thinking?”

Hearing that Shen Baiyi’s tone was off, Shen Baiyi’s aunt frowned and was just about to say something. But when she opened her mouth, she let out an “eh” and asked suspiciously, “Baiyi, it’s already been a year. Don’t tell me you still haven’t marked Xu Qingzhi?”

Shen Baiyi gave a hum through her nose.

Shen Baiyi’s aunt was so shocked she nearly jumped up. “No—You’ve been married to Xu Qingzhi for a whole year, and you still haven’t marked her?”

“What are you thinking?”

“That girl Xu Qingzhi hasn’t felt that something is wrong?”

Her voice suddenly grew louder. Shen Baiyi instinctively frowned. “I didn’t mark her because we thought Xu Qingzhi’s grandmother was about to die, didn’t we? If I marked her, then when it came time to divorce, I wouldn’t be able to dump her so cleanly.”

A year ago, Shen Baiyi had thought that the demolition of Xu Qingzhi’s grandmother’s old house was already a done deal.

Shen Baiyi had only been waiting for Xu Qingzhi’s grandmother to close her eyes for good and for the demolition compensation to be paid out, then she would happily kick Xu Qingzhi aside.

Unexpectedly, in the end, neither of those two things had happened.

There had been no news about the demolition, and Xu Qingzhi’s grandmother had become healthier by the day.

It took Shen Baiyi’s aunt quite a while to react. “No, then it’s not too late for you to mark her now. If you mark her, won’t that money be yours when the time comes?”

Shen Baiyi scoffed, not interested in her aunt’s suggestion at all.

“Forget it. I didn’t mark her before, and now I absolutely can’t mark her.”

“Why?”

Naturally, it was because there was Qi Yue now.

The demolition compensation Xu Qingzhi would hold in the future was indeed tempting. Back then, Shen Baiyi had deliberately approached her precisely because of that.

But compared to the Qi family behind Qi Yue, how could this demolition compensation still be worth Shen Baiyi caring about?

Marking Xu Qingzhi would only bring more trouble.

However, right now, Shen Baiyi still very much needed that demolition compensation.

For no other reason than that Shen Baiyi had invested quite a lot in Qi Yue in order to pursue her.

But Qi Yue had seen every good thing there was since childhood. To please her, Shen Baiyi could be said to have spent effort, energy, and most importantly, money.

Moreover, after Qi Yue started school some time ago, the frequency with which she asked Shen Baiyi for money rose sharply.

Shen Baiyi had her doubts, but she did not dare ask her, afraid Qi Yue would turn cold and ruthless the moment she was unhappy.

Shen Baiyi had no intention of telling her aunt these thoughts. She said vaguely, “I have my own plans. In any case, I don’t plan to mark Xu Qingzhi.”

Besides, Xu Qingzhi was bland and tasteless, not Shen Baiyi’s type at all.

Like noodles boiled in plain water. Shen Baiyi felt bored just looking at her.

Shen Baiyi’s aunt said irritably, “Fine, fine. Do whatever you want. But you’d better pay attention to the demolition compensation. During this period, coax Xu Qingzhi more.”

Shen Baiyi replied perfunctorily, “I know. Today, I not only ate with her, I even bought her two boxes of strawberries. Coaxing Xu Qingzhi is easy.”

“Stop being glib with me.” Shen Baiyi’s aunt spat. Then she remembered something else and continued reminding Shen Baiyi, “Let me tell you, I don’t care what messy games you’re playing with those Omegas outside. Today, Xu Qingzhi’s grandmother came looking for me, and both openly and indirectly, she kept asking whether you and Xu Qingzhi had argued.”

She lowered her voice. “You’d better hide it well. Don’t let Xu Qingzhi discover anything wrong.”

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At the school gate, Qi Yue got out of Shen Baiyi’s car.

She was used to being picked up and dropped off by her family’s car, so she subconsciously thought it was the driver sending her back to school.

Only when she reached back to close the door did she realize that Shen Baiyi was still in the car.

Qi Yue turned and casually waved at her. “I’m going back to school. You should go back too.”

That light and careless attitude made Shen Baiyi feel somewhat uncomfortable, as if she were a servant of the Qi family, someone Qi Yue could summon and dismiss at will.

But she concealed her displeasure very well and curved her lips into a smile.

“Wife, aren’t you getting out of the car a little too decisively? Are you that willing to part with me?”

They had gone shopping today, and Shen Baiyi had paid with her card the whole time without hesitation, so Qi Yue’s mood was still fairly good.

Hearing Shen Baiyi’s slightly aggrieved words, she turned around and got back into the car again. She grabbed Shen Baiyi’s collar, lifted her chin, and leaned in.

The fragrance on her body also drifted closer. Inside the narrow space of the car, that scent stimulated the senses even more, like an invisible cage that could neither be touched nor seen, completely binding a person’s sense of smell and nerves, tempting them to sink into it.

Shen Baiyi was skilled, and Qi Yue was not much worse.

Once the two evenly matched people’s desire to win rose, both wanted to conquer the other.

It was not until Qi Yue’s pheromones quietly leaked out, faintly mixing into the scent of her perfume, that Qi Yue abruptly came back to her senses and pushed Shen Baiyi away.

“All right, I really have to go back to school.” Qi Yue gathered her flamboyant, colorful hair and calmed her slightly heavy breathing. “There’s some kind of meeting in the department later. We have to sign in, so I can’t skip it.”

Shen Baiyi still felt somewhat unsatisfied. She licked the corner of her lips, casually brushed her long hair aside, propped her elbow on the steering wheel, and stared at Qi Yue without blinking.

“Okay.”

Qi Yue pulled down the mirror on the passenger side again and touched up her makeup in front of it.

“Fine, I’m leaving.”

She got out of the car. Shen Baiyi was just about to start the car when Qi Yue suddenly turned back again.

Under Shen Baiyi’s somewhat surprised gaze, Qi Yue knocked on the half-lowered car window. The little rhinestones stuck to her nude-pink manicure sparkled.

She said coquettishly, “Baiyi, give me some more money. I want to buy a new bag.”

Qi Yue did not notice at all that Shen Baiyi’s expression stiffened for an instant. She only heard Shen Baiyi laugh and say okay, then take out her phone and transfer money to Qi Yue.

Seeing the balance on her phone, Qi Yue was finally satisfied and turned back into the school.

But just as she stepped inside the school, she ran straight into someone. That person was none other than Fang Xiaotang, who had previously sent the drunk Qi Yue to the hospital.

The moment Qi Yue saw Fang Xiaotang, she immediately restrained the pleased expression on her face and glared at her.

Fang Xiaotang: …?

Why was Qi Yue glaring at her? She probably had not offended Qi Yue, right?

What she did not know was that Qi Yue had already held a grudge against Fang Xiaotang in her heart.

If this Fang Xiaotang had not told Qi Hengxing about her drinking, Qi Hengxing would not have refused to give her even a single cent to spend.

Because of that, after school started, she could only live a life of financial strain. She could not even live in the villa she had rented in the residential area outside the school anymore and could only move back into the four-person dormitory at school.

Seeing that Qi Yue kept saying nothing, Fang Xiaotang cautiously spoke. “Qi Yue, I… Why are you looking at me like that? Is something wrong?”

Hearing this, Qi Yue gave a cold laugh.

“Do you have Qi Hengxing’s contact information?”

Qi Hengxing?

Fang Xiaotang reacted quickly. That seemed to be the name of Qi Yue’s older sister.

Last time, because of Qi Yue, she had needed to inform Qi Hengxing. Afterward, she had casually saved Qi Hengxing’s number.

She nodded. “Yes.”

“Nothing else,” Qi Yue said coldly and directly. “If Qi Hengxing calls you and asks how I’ve been recently, just say that I’ve been in a particularly bad mood. If she asks whether I’ve had money to spend recently, just say that I sold a lot of clothes, shoes, and bags to my classmates.”

Huh?

Fang Xiaotang was even more confused. She could not understand what these two sisters were doing now. Fang Xiaotang instinctively felt that what Qi Yue was asking her to do was troublesome. She was just about to play dumb and muddle through when Qi Yue suddenly stepped forward. Her slender finger pointed through the air at Fang Xiaotang’s forehead.

Her tone carried a threat. “Just do as I say. Did you hear me?”