After Transmigrating as an Alpha, the Omega Wife Insists on Cuddling - Chapter 12

At eight in the evening, Song Zhuqiu got off work.

Inside Shen Huailü’s study, the two of them sat at separate desks, one on each side.

The aisle in the middle was fairly wide. Even after placing a folding screen there, three or four people could still stand side by side on each side without feeling crowded.

A laptop sat in front of Song Zhuqiu. She recalled what she had seen that day and wrote a summary.

Today, she had basically been following Jiang Wu. During a bit of free time, she had watched Brother Wang work. Brother Wang had sent her an instructional video and told her to first teach herself the basics of coding, then ask him if she did not understand anything.

After Song Zhuqiu finished organizing the written information, she opened the installed C language software and the instructional video, watching while operating. Her learning ability really was strong. In no time, she had already figured out the basic syntax and was working through some small examples.

Shen Huailü still had the film and television department’s materials left to process when she heard the crackling sound of typing from next door.

Curious, she walked over.

She saw Song Zhuqiu on the C interface, with five glaring layers of nested if/else statements in the middle.

Shen Huailü: “…”

Forget it. She was probably a beginner.

The abnormal symptoms brought by Shen Huailü’s heat had not passed yet. She had been enduring them during this period.

This time, she directly felt discomfort while beside Song Zhuqiu, and she did not want to endure it anymore.

Song Zhuqiu had eaten dinner too quickly. Following the department’s Eight Immortals, her speed had also increased. The consequence of eating at lightning speed was that her stomach felt a little uncomfortable, and she occasionally burped.

Beside her, Shen Huailü heard it and laughed softly before going to get medicine for Song Zhuqiu.

Shen Huailü walked over to Song Zhuqiu’s desk and sat on the armrest of her chair, staring at her.

For a moment, the atmosphere became rather ambiguous.

Song Zhuqiu noticed Shen Huailü looking at her and stared back at Shen Huailü.

But in truth, Song Zhuqiu did not mean anything by it. She simply did not know what the other woman wanted to do, so she copied her and stared back, while her mind was thinking, What is she thinking? Her expression became extremely serious for a moment.

Shen Huailü noticed Song Zhuqiu’s expression.

The atmosphere gradually changed.

Shen Huailü felt that when Song Zhuqiu looked at her like this, it had the feeling of a counselor questioning whether she had looked at something inappropriate today.

She was speechless for a moment.

She planned to go back and continue handling the film and television department’s work, but then she felt that Song Zhuqiu was being a little too clueless, so she punched her lightly on the shoulder.

How could she have known that because Song Zhuqiu was thinking, she had not paid attention to Shen Huailü’s movements? So when Shen Huailü punched her, Song Zhuqiu instinctively grabbed Shen Huailü’s wrist.

And she used the technique for arresting criminals.

Shen Huailü suddenly fell heavily from the armrest onto Song Zhuqiu’s lap, one hand twisted behind her back.

Both of them froze for a moment, neither reacting in time.

They were both wearing smooth suit pants, and Song Zhuqiu’s chair was raised rather high. Shen Huailü immediately slid off Song Zhuqiu’s thigh.

Song Zhuqiu also reacted, but instead of romantically catching her as Shen Huailü imagined, she swiftly retreated with both herself and the chair.

Shen Huailü landed hard on her bottom.

Fortunately, there was a carpet underneath.

Shen Huailü was both angry and amused. She grabbed Song Zhuqiu’s ankle, then used her thigh for support to stand up.

Her right knee pressed heavily into Song Zhuqiu’s chair, right against her thigh. She pinched Song Zhuqiu’s face fiercely and asked what she was laughing at.

Song Zhuqiu had originally been holding it in, but after seeing Shen Huailü’s fierce expression, she finally could not help laughing.

She asked, “Doesn’t kneeling like that hurt your knee?”

“Whose fault is that?” Shen Huailü complained coquettishly. “Aren’t you going to support me?”

Song Zhuqiu did not understand what Shen Huailü pressing against her had to do with whether she supported Shen Huailü or not.

Wouldn’t it be fine if she just moved her knee back?

But Song Zhuqiu felt guilty for making Shen Huailü fall, so she loosely supported Shen Huailü’s waist, keeping her from feeling too uncomfortable while half-standing and half-kneeling.

Shen Huailü looked at Song Zhuqiu’s sincere face.

After this bit of messing around with her, she felt much more comfortable, so she mercifully let Song Zhuqiu go.

The two continued working peacefully.

—

At midnight, Song Zhuqiu lay in bed first and slept. Shen Huailü was still working.

After one o’clock, Song Zhuqiu sensed Shen Huailü lying down on the bed too.

Half-asleep, she murmured, “Good night.”

Shen Huailü replied softly, “Good night.”

—

The next morning, Song Zhuqiu went to work.

From afar, she caught sight of Yu Zhixue across from the opposite building.

Part of it was because Song Zhuqiu had good eyesight.

The key point was that Yu Zhixue’s outfit was far too eye-catching.

Yu Zhixue had a huge gray square strapped to her back. Its width completely covered her small frame.

Song Zhuqiu called out to Yu Zhixue in a loud voice.

“Zhixue, what is that?”

The corner of Yu Zhixue’s eye twitched slightly.

At the entrance just now, several colleagues had already stopped her to ask. She had casually said it was a drawing board.

Now that she had seen Song Zhuqiu, she could finally pour out her grievances.

“Qiuqiu! I’m so miserable!”

Yu Zhixue looked miserable and gloomy.

Song Zhuqiu was confused. Who could have forced this lively little sun into this state?

“Let me tell you! My mom is way too impressive. She found me another Omega with fifty-eight percent compatibility. I can’t live like this anymore!

“This Omega and the one from last time have been taking turns looking for me at school and at work. Do they not need to work or something?

“Yesterday at noon, after chatting with you, Tang Ji and I finished lunch. I took leave and went back to school to handle something, and Tang Ji also had something to discuss with a teacher, so we split up.

“Who would’ve thought! The new Omega my mom found was another one in heat! Where is she wholesaling them from? Ah!”

Yu Zhixue was truly angry and somewhat incoherent. After rambling for quite a while, she was still explaining the background, and she did not even lower her voice.

The two of them stood between the two buildings.

Yu Zhixue’s groundhog scream lingered in the air.

“At that time, I went to the School of Materials to find a senior sister. As soon as I walked into their laboratory building, I realized an Omega was following me. Once the distance closed, she was exposed. I couldn’t care about anything else and ran for it. Guess what! That Omega!”

Yu Zhixue was angry, but also found it a little funny.

“That Omega is the ace runner of Kyoto’s women’s Omega sprint team. She once won first place nationwide. So it was only natural that I couldn’t outrun her. She forced me into a storage room. That’s right! I fell into my mom’s trap again!”

Yu Zhixue continued, “Luckily! Luckily! Heaven did not abandon me! There were some materials in that room that might have been newly bought, along with several boards and ropes. I went and snatched those things, then tied them onto that Omega! Thanks to my experience, otherwise I would’ve fallen into that athlete’s hands.

“You have no idea. That Omega saw me tying her up with rope and even pinched her voice to act spoiled with me. Bah! I don’t fall for that. Otherwise, how could I have gotten together with Ah Ji?”

“Later, I hurriedly found the senior sister and explained what I needed, then ran to find Ah Ji and asked her to take me home. Only after I got into Ah Ji’s car did I call my mom and ask her to send someone to release that Omega.

“Omegas are truly terrifying.”

At this point, Yu Zhixue looked at the married Song Zhuqiu sympathetically.

Song Zhuqiu: “…”

“The board I found in that storage room was especially light, thin but hard. Most importantly, it could effectively block a gravitational field. I later asked the senior sister, and she said it was a new invention from the School of Materials. Ah Ji found someone to custom-make a retractable board overnight, and it even comes with several special ropes.”

As she spoke, Yu Zhixue tapped her smartwatch a few times.

The square block on Yu Zhixue’s back extended up and down, gradually forming an entire board that was 1.5 meters wide and 2 meters tall.

Song Zhuqiu: “!”

She was greatly shocked.

Yu Zhixue introduced it. “The whole thing weighs less than eight jin when carried on my back. If I run into those Omegas again, I’ll unfold this board, take it off, and use the ropes attached to it to tie the Omega up.”

“I even tested it on Ah Ji!”

Yu Zhixue seemed to remember something, and her face turned red.

Song Zhuqiu: “…”

Only then did Yu Zhixue suddenly realize that ever since she had started speaking, Song Zhuqiu had not said a single word.

Yu Zhixue smiled awkwardly.

But the other woman’s expression was already the best response.

“I’m going to be late!!!”

Yu Zhixue cried out in alarm and said goodbye to Song Zhuqiu.

She retracted the board, turned around, and ran.

Song Zhuqiu: “…”

Such a noisy little sun. No wonder Tang Ji, an Alpha, guarded her so closely.

During their four years of university, the original owner had accidentally run into Tang Ji and Yu Zhixue alone together a few times. Yu Zhixue’s traits of being both A-like and O-like had Tang Ji completely wrapped around her finger. Tang Ji, who could have lived at home every day, insisted on sleeping in the dorm with Yu Zhixue, occasionally staying out all night.

—

Song Zhuqiu also returned to work.

Yu Zhixue spoke as fast as a machine gun, so she had not delayed much time.

Song Zhuqiu first took yesterday’s questions to ask Brother Wang. Brother Wang pointed out a few areas that could be improved, then sent Song Zhuqiu some code written by himself and some experts on the forum, telling her to learn from it.

After Brother Wang finished explaining, Song Zhuqiu went to Jiang Wu and asked a few more questions. Song Zhuqiu patiently noted down the other woman’s reminders, spent some time organizing them clearly, then continued watching Jiang Wu dominate the battlefield.

Everyone had a good impression of Song Zhuqiu. The Eldest Miss was humble and eager to learn.

—

In the chairman’s office.

Song Zhi looked through the surveillance footage from downstairs. Seeing that Song Zhuqiu was still so serious and motivated, he nodded in satisfaction.

“As for the Shen family’s matter, we have to look at Qiuqiu’s attitude. If she likes her, we can step in. As for how far we help, that is also for Qiuqiu to decide. It’s just that the Shen family’s waters are far too deep.

“I can tell that Qiuqiu and the Shen family’s daughter have ordinary feelings for each other. The circle has been spreading the news that Madam Shen has been arranging blind dates for Shen Huailü one after another. I’m afraid it was the Shen family’s daughter who proposed a contract marriage between the two of them.”

Song Zhi pierced through the truth in one sentence.

His expression was grave as he looked at his wife.

Hearing this, Zhao Yiyun paused. “Back then, the old master also instructed us to help the Shen family as much as possible.”

“It isn’t that I’m heartless. It’s just that Yunsheng hasn’t spoken, so I can’t rush over to help on my own. Right now, aside from the upper-level decision-making circle, only we know about this.

“The Song and Shen families’ previous generation had a deep friendship, but that generation passed too early. These years, our two families have interacted much less.

“Madam, you know this too. Back then, the few pieces of land that allowed the Shen family to rise were originally already selected by our people. Even the prices had been negotiated. At that time, Father was still alive. Out of consideration for friendship, he secretly yielded those plots to the Shen family. The Shen family still doesn’t know about it.

“Over the past ten-plus years, the Shen family made a fortune from those plots we gave up. Of course, my Song family does not lack those few plots either.

“The fact that Yunsheng and the others can still hold on now is largely thanks to those plots.

“But now, to balance the Shen family’s accounts, we would have to put in half of Song Group.”

Song Zhi sighed.

“It wasn’t easy for the Shen family to rise, but we also can’t throw in such a huge Song Group. The company has tens of thousands of mouths to feed.”

Zhao Yiyun also sighed emotionally after hearing this.

“The clan assets cannot be touched. As for the Shen family, the higher-ups’ meaning is to save whatever can be saved and minimize the number of unfinished buildings,” Zhao Yiyun said helplessly.

“Even if the Shen family threw in all their assets, it still wouldn’t be enough,” Song Zhi said, speechless.

Song Zhi thought deeply. “We can help settle the accounts here in Kyoto. At least the locals won’t make trouble at the Shen family’s door. This is a concession made for Qiuqiu’s sake. If Qiuqiu and Shen Huailü’s feelings deepen, then we’ll wait for Qiuqiu to come to us.

“Huailü probably still doesn’t know about her family’s situation. Our daughter-in-law has now taken over the Shen family’s hidden industry. Starstone Entertainment next door belongs to the Shen family.”

Hearing this, Zhao Yiyun was surprised. “The company and home are both so close. Qiuqiu really has the advantage of proximity~ No need to worry about not winning the Shen family girl’s heart.”

She still admired Shen Huailü very much.

Song Zhi looked dotingly at his wife. “The person in charge at Capital University has a very high opinion of Shen Huailü. She’s probably the ceiling of ability among this generation’s second-generation heirs.”

Zhao Yiyun smiled brightly. “Isn’t that because our Qiuqiu has good taste!”

—

Shen Group headquarters, chairman’s office.

“I’ve lost count of how many times this is,” Shen Yunsheng said to Zhou Yuyi from his chair, his face full of worry.

Zhou Yuyi walked over and rubbed the space between his brows. “Should we ask the Song family for help?”

Shen Yunsheng smiled bitterly. “We married our child over there and let her take over Starstone precisely to separate her from all the assets on this side. There is no need to drag the Song family into this muddy water too.”

“The servants at home report the situation between those two every day. Although the two children are both busy with work, they get along very harmoniously. A few nights ago, Zhuqiu even made Ah Lü a late-night snack.

“When Zhuqiu went out for socializing and got drunk, Ah Lü was the one who picked her up.

“I was originally worried that Song Zhuqiu might have violent tendencies. Now, she seems pretty good.”

Zhou Yuyi told Shen Yunsheng some good news.

Hearing this, Shen Yunsheng smiled lightly. “That’s good. Let’s observe them a little longer, then let them move back to the Song family. Ah Zhi and the others still have a piece of land in the same residential district as the Song family’s old residence. It’s a little smaller than our house, but it’s spacious enough for two people to live in. With Ah Lü under the Song family’s care, no one will dare bully her.”

“As for us… once Ah Lü’s management at Starstone stabilizes and the two of them move over there, we can apply for bankruptcy liquidation. Right now, the only things that can be separated from the assets are the dowry your parents left you back then.”

“Mm. I’ve already personally placed those things in a bank safe deposit box. When the time comes, it can only be opened with both Ah Lü’s key and the bank manager’s key,” Zhou Yuyi said, her eyes reddening.

“Now there’s only one problem left on Ah Lü’s side. We both know her personality. Once she hears that the family has gone bankrupt, she will definitely think of every possible way to return to Shen Group and help.”

Shen Yunsheng seemed to have aged more than ten years.

“When the time comes, speak with Ah Zhi and have him assign some projects to hold Ah Lü back.”

“We have already gone to see the unfinished buildings in the major cities. It would not be excessive to say that we are sinners. Several leading companies in Lingnan transferred their funds overseas. It is truly heartless and immoral.”

Shen Yunsheng was overwhelmed with shame.

Back then, he had followed his father, who was still a military officer, southward. His father had gnawed on hard steamed buns while teaching him that only the hundreds of millions of ordinary people must never be failed.

He had relied on his father’s status and connections to build his business. His father had taught him to be an upright businessman, and Shen Group had stood cleanly and honestly on this land.

He had once sworn before his father’s body that he would be worthy of China, worthy of the people, and worthy of his own pure and untainted heart.

But in the end, he was still a father.

By leaving Starstone Entertainment to Shen Huailü, he could no longer say that he had a clear conscience.

Even if he threw in another entertainment company, it would not help.