After Falling in Love with the Scum Alpha’s Beautiful Original Wife at First Sight - Chapter 20

When Shen Baiyi returned home, Xu Qingzhi was still busy in the kitchen as usual.

For some reason, Shen Baiyi let out a slight breath of relief.

From yesterday until now, Xu Qingzhi had only sent her two messages. Even though Shen Baiyi had not replied, she had not sent any more messages or called.

Actually, having an Omega like Xu Qingzhi, who never asked too many questions, was quite nice. As long as Shen Baiyi made up a decent-sounding excuse, she could freely play around outside.

When she came home, the rooms were always spotless. When she sat at the dining table, the food was always steaming hot. Clothes would never pile up in the laundry basket either; they were either hanging on the balcony or neatly folded in the wardrobe.

If only Qi Yue were also as foolish and easy to deceive as her.

Shen Baiyi only regretted it for a moment before giving up that unrealistic fantasy in her heart.

Xu Qingzhi was only suitable to be kept at home as decoration. Sooner or later, she would divorce Xu Qingzhi.

As she stood in place, watching Xu Qingzhi’s back and thinking about how to persuade her, Xu Qingzhi turned around and noticed her.

She froze for a second, then smiled. “You’re back?”

“Mm.” Shen Baiyi walked over and naturally wrapped her arms around Xu Qingzhi’s waist, gently resting her chin in the hollow of Xu Qingzhi’s neck.

The instant she was hugged, a brief wavering flashed across Xu Qingzhi’s face.

Shen Baiyi rarely made such intimate gestures toward her. Xu Qingzhi first struggled lightly. “I smell like cooking oil. It’s unpleasant.”

Shen Baiyi refused to let go, her voice carrying a slight nasal tone as she spoke. “I just came back from outside, and I still smell like car exhaust.”

“Qingzhi, don’t dislike me, and I won’t dislike you.” Shen Baiyi said in a muffled voice, “Let me hold you for a while. I’m really so tired.”

“What’s wrong?”

“There’s too much work. It feels like there’s never a time when it’s finished.”

She was trying to act spoiled.

But Xu Qingzhi blinked lightly.

Too busy with work—busy in the sense that once midnight came, she had to leave home and go drink at a bar?

“In that case, do you want to change jobs?”

The moment the words fell, Xu Qingzhi sensed Shen Baiyi’s body stiffen almost imperceptibly.

“It would be the same anywhere else. At a big company, who isn’t working 996 and grinding themselves to death?”

“Is that so?”

Shen Baiyi finally realized that continuing this topic would be somewhat dangerous. She let go of Xu Qingzhi and said as if nothing had happened, “It’s fine. I’ll keep holding on for a few more years. It’s a little tiring, but at least the money is good.”

“I plan to save up some money first, then change to a bigger house in a few years. What do you think about a detached villa? When the time comes, we’ll leave the first floor for Grandma. Grandma is old and her legs aren’t good, so living on the first floor would be convenient and easy. Then we’ll add a maid’s room too. The second floor can be divided into a bedroom, a children’s room, and a study. If conditions allow, we can also add a game room. How does that sound?”

Xu Qingzhi looked into her eyes and laughed with a pfft.

She knew that next, she was supposed to ask: Where would we get that much money?

That way, Shen Baiyi could steer the topic back to the demolition compensation again.

But Xu Qingzhi did not want to talk to her about this.

She played along and said, “All right, all right. I also want a super large walk-in closet.” She treated it as if Shen Baiyi were only joking.

Shen Baiyi still wanted to say something, but Xu Qingzhi smoothly avoided her. “All right, hurry and eat.”

In the end, she did not give Shen Baiyi another chance to speak.

Shen Baiyi unwillingly withdrew from the kitchen. The moment she turned around, the smile on Xu Qingzhi’s face disappeared.

Last night, in a moment of impulse, she had told Cui Can that she wanted to divorce Shen Baiyi.

Cui Can had been greatly shocked and only came back to her senses after a long while. Then she seriously advised Xu Qingzhi not to be impulsive.

Although Cui Can had always felt that Shen Baiyi did not care enough about Xu Qingzhi, she still told her that she had to be cautious and think through the consequences before making a decision.

If Xu Qingzhi rashly laid her cards on the table and told Shen Baiyi she wanted a divorce, it would be difficult to get past Xu Qingzhi’s grandmother. After all, what kind of person was Shen Baiyi? With a mouth that could twist black into white, coaxing Xu Qingzhi’s grandmother would be far too easy for her.

Cui Can advocated taking the safer route. If they caught Shen Baiyi in the act, then Shen Baiyi would have no way to deny it, and Xu Qingzhi’s grandmother would naturally relent.

She excitedly pulled Xu Qingzhi into the bar, but after circling around inside again and again, they still never saw where Shen Baiyi was.

This time, Cui Can was dumbfounded.

There were also private rooms in the bar, but it was impossible for them to enter each room one by one to look for someone.

Cui Can became anxious and suggested to Xu Qingzhi, “Why don’t you call Shen Baiyi now and check whether she’s at the company? The two of us can squat beside her car and wait for her. If she doesn’t even answer the phone, then we’ll keep waiting for her. She can’t possibly stay in the bar all night and never come out, right?”

Xu Qingzhi had already calmed down by then.

She tugged Cui Can’s sleeve and shook her head. “There’s no rush.”

“You have work tomorrow, and I also have classes. We can’t waste too much time looking for Shen Baiyi in a bar.”

“But…”

“There will be other chances,” Xu Qingzhi said with a light smile. “Based on how often she has ‘worked overtime’ and gone on ‘business trips’ in the past, I’ll have many, many chances.”

Under the dim lights, Xu Qingzhi’s smile was hazy, as if covered by a thin veil.

Cui Can’s heart suddenly clenched with pain, and countless feelings of guilt and worry surged up in an instant.

She could only give up unwillingly and leave the bar called RENA PARK together with Xu Qingzhi.

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Xu Qingzhi and Shen Baiyi sat on opposite sides of the dining table. Dinner was black pepper beef tenderloin pasta and fresh shrimp avocado salad.

These were all dishes Shen Baiyi preferred. Xu Qingzhi was actually better at making Chinese dishes, but after getting together with Shen Baiyi, she had made these things so many times that she had more or less gotten used to eating them.

Dinner was clearly very much to Shen Baiyi’s taste. After taking two bites, she could not hold back and stood up again, looking pitifully at Xu Qingzhi.

“Qingzhi, a friend gave me a bottle of wine before, and it’s been sitting there for a long time. Can I be allowed to drink just a little tonight?”

Xu Qingzhi actually really wanted to laugh.

Shen Baiyi’s acting skills were far too good. She clearly drank nonstop outside almost every day, yet in front of Xu Qingzhi, she still pretended that she had to get Xu Qingzhi’s nod before drinking.

“If you want to drink, just drink. Would I not let you?”

Just as Shen Baiyi turned and went into the kitchen, the phone she had left on the dining table lit up. A call was coming in.

Xu Qingzhi looked up and saw that it was Shen Baiyi’s aunt.

Xu Qingzhi reacted very quickly. She immediately picked up Shen Baiyi’s phone, pretended to casually swipe the answer button, and did not forget to say to Shen Baiyi, “Baiyi, your aunt is calling you.”

Shen Baiyi, who was in the kitchen, instantly changed expression. She abruptly turned and came out, about to tell Xu Qingzhi not to touch her phone first.

Unexpectedly, at the same time Xu Qingzhi answered the call, she also casually turned on speakerphone.

Shen Baiyi’s aunt’s voice immediately came through.

“Baiyi, you and Xu Qingzhi need to come to the hospital. Xu Qingzhi’s grandmother is in the hospital right now.”