Giving You Dawn And Dusk - Chapter 11

Liang Shi coughed lightly and first glanced at Xu Qingzhu. Seeing that her expression was faint and that she had no particular reaction, Liang Shi answered, “I didn’t hear you.”

Lin Xingcan was wearing an orange Lolita dress with a very large petticoat. Her cheeks were also brushed with orange-toned blush, and her twin braids hung loosely over her shoulders. The first impression she gave was one word: cute.

She pouted, her tone carrying a hint of grievance. “All right, then. I forgive you.”

Liang Shi: “……”

Oh.

This little princess seemed to have a bit of a princess complex?

That was only a guess.

“What are you doing here?” Lin Xingcan asked.

Liang Shi answered concisely, “Taking care of something.”

“What is it?”

Liang Shi: “……”

Her expression nearly cracked.

Still, she managed to deal with it. “A small family matter.”

Saying it like this clearly meant she did not want to be questioned further, but Lin Xingcan smiled. “What family matter of yours could there be that I don’t know about? Don’t tell me that just because you got married, you’re even going to push me away. I grew up with you, you know.”

Liang Shi felt helpless and gave a faint smile. “It really isn’t convenient to say.”

Afraid that Lin Xingcan would continue, she waved her hand. “I’ll be leaving first.”

As she spoke, she went to take Xu Qingzhu’s hand.

She did not hold it very tightly. In fact, she deliberately shifted her hand closer to Xu Qingzhu’s wrist.

After spending many years in the entertainment industry, she still had a firm grasp on the essence of the gentlemanly hand.

Because of her own sexual orientation, she was especially careful around many actresses.

“Lion.” Lin Xingcan called out while reaching to grab Liang Shi, but Liang Shi easily avoided her. Liang Shi turned back. “Is there something else?”

“I just wanted to ask whether you’re free. Let’s have coffee together.” Lin Xingcan smiled, revealing a neat row of teeth. “I just finished a photoshoot, and I’m a little thirsty. Let’s go to the café up ahead.”

Confirmed.

This person had princess syndrome.

She had a baby face, and when she smiled, she looked innocent and pure.

Liang Shi had never liked this type.

Sun Chengcheng, who had caused her to be cyberbullied before, also had this kind of appearance.

It was inevitable that Liang Shi carried some personal bias.

“No coffee.” Liang Shi refused. “My wife and I still have things to do. We’ll go first.”

She pulled Xu Qingzhu a little closer, making them look intimate and ambiguous.

“Ah?” Lin Xingcan stared with wide eyes, looking full of regret. “I didn’t even notice. Miss Xu is here too.”

She bent a finger and tapped her own head. “Look at my memory. I even forgot what you look like. You still remember me, right? I attended your wedding. That night, I was the one who helped Lion into the room. You should have an impression of that, right?”

As if afraid Xu Qingzhu would deny it, she stared fixedly at Xu Qingzhu.

Xu Qingzhu looked back at her without the slightest stage fright. Then she lowered her eyes, as if she had thought of something amusing, and gave a soft laugh.

Lin Xingcan immediately became unhappy and questioned her, “What are you laughing at?”

Xu Qingzhu withdrew her smile, her voice calm. “I remember. The little princess of Shengmao Group, Liang Shi’s childhood sweetheart, and the person whose pheromones are ninety-nine percent compatible with hers, right?”

“Mm.” Lin Xingcan nodded heavily, then clicked her tongue. “But it’s still such a pity. In the end, Lion married you.”

Every word from her mouth was that intimate “Lion.”

It was a nickname she had given Liang Shi.

A name that belonged to her alone.

Xu Qingzhu saw through all these little tricks, but she could not be bothered to expose them.

Even if she did expose them, Liang Shi would only say that she was judging a noble person with a petty heart, that Lin Xingcan was not nearly as bad as she imagined, and that she was not being fake at all.

It was understandable that a female Alpha could not see through another Omega’s green-tea act.

But Liang Shi could spot other green teas with perfect accuracy.

In the end, it was simply because she thought Lin Xingcan was more important and more worthy of trust.

In the past, Xu Qingzhu would still have been hurt by these things, but now, she did not care at all.

She smiled faintly. “You two go drink coffee. I’ll go find my sister first.”

“I’ll go with you.” Liang Shi held onto her.

Xu Qingzhu’s gaze swept over Liang Shi’s hand on her wrist, then landed on her eyes.

Their gazes met.

Liang Shi showed a very gentle smile.

Ever since Xu Qingzhu had woken up and seen Liang Shi, Liang Shi seemed to enjoy smiling very much.

She was always releasing friendly signals.

Xu Qingzhu looked at her hand again, and the feeling that “the person before me is not Liang Shi” grew even stronger.

But she also could not imagine—if this person was not Liang Shi, then who was she?

What kind of method could have swapped the original Liang Shi away?

Just as she was thinking, Liang Shi looked at Lin Xingcan and said, “Xingcan?”

Her tone rose slightly, yet carried a sense of distance.

Lin Xingcan’s eyes curved into crescent moons, and she smiled innocently. “I’m here. What is it?”

Liang Shi’s voice was very steady, but if one listened carefully, it was actually cold and indifferent. “I don’t think you should go drink coffee.”

“Ah?” Lin Xingcan was caught completely off guard. “What do you mean?”

Liang Shi smiled. “Yingshan Yunwu and West Lake Longjing both suit you quite well. You can try them.”

Lin Xingcan: “?”

“My marriage to my wife is something worth being happy about, and something very fortunate,” Liang Shi said. “I don’t feel that it’s a pity at all. What do you think?”

Lin Xingcan: “……”

“We still have things to do, so we’ll go first.” As Liang Shi spoke, she led Xu Qingzhu away. After a slight pause, she added, “I hope you enjoy your tea.”

Lin Xingcan: “……”

Fuck.

Only after the two of them crossed the road did Lin Xingcan come back to her senses. With a look of disbelief, she pointed at her own nose and asked, “Did Liang Shi just call me green tea?”

The friends who had stood nearby and watched the entire thing first shook their heads, then nodded.

“What does that mean?” Lin Xingcan snapped.

“She seemed, kind of…” Her friend could not afford to offend Lin Xingcan, but could only bite the bullet and tell the truth. “She seemed to be implying that you were being a green tea.”

Lin Xingcan casually threw the lipstick in her hand onto the ground. “Fuck, has Liang Shi gone crazy?”

“Is there a possibility…” the friend muttered quietly from the side, “that that wasn’t Liang Shi?”