Chapter 7

Seeing that Feng Xiao did not speak, Ruan Chenye immediately panicked a little. Had she spoken too harshly just now? Her favorability would not be deducted again, right?

Ruan Chenye wanted to cry but had no tears, yet she could not show it on her face. She felt as if she were about to split in two.

Feng Xiao poured disinfecting alcohol onto a cotton swab. Noticing the forced, strong smile on Ruan Chenye’s face, her gaze could not help softening a little.

Ruan Chenye copied the original owner’s posture and lifted her head to look directly into Feng Xiao’s eyes. But the more she met Feng Xiao’s gaze, the guiltier she felt. Before she knew it, she had avoided Feng Xiao’s eyes and glanced instead at the stray hair tucked beside her ear.

The distance between them grew closer and closer. Because Ruan Chenye was sitting, Feng Xiao bent slightly and raised her hand, pressing the cotton swab soaked with disinfecting alcohol against the wound on Ruan Chenye’s forehead.

In that cool breath was mixed the fresh sweetness of orange. When it brushed against Ruan Chenye’s face, her eyelids could not help trembling.

Her heartbeat instantly lost its rhythm, racing so fast it was as if it had carried Ruan Chenye off to run a marathon.

Ruan Chenye subconsciously held her breath, no longer daring to inhale that fresh sweet-orange scent. But that fragrance seemed as if it could drill into her blood through the pores of her skin. Even while holding her breath, Ruan Chenye still felt sweetness on the tip of her tongue, as though she had eaten a large mouthful of sweet orange, making her swallow unconsciously.

From the corner of her eye, Feng Xiao caught Ruan Chenye’s movement. The hand disinfecting the wound could not help pausing.

So this was the effect an Omega had on an Alpha? Ruan Chenye could not help thinking in a daze.

When she had been reading the novel, she had only felt that the pheromone setting and all that was so sensual. But now that it had truly fallen onto herself, she finally understood just how hard it was to endure.

This was an absurd existence that could go against the host’s consciousness and only follow instinct.

Ruan Chenye regretted it. If she had known this would happen, she should have let Mu Xue come in to treat her. At worst, she could have sent Feng Xiao away first. Then she would not have fallen into such an awkward situation.

She could not keep thinking about this. She should think about something else to distract herself. What should she think about?

A strand of tea fragrance quietly wound around Feng Xiao’s fingers. Like a timid little thing, it only climbed upward a tiny bit before stopping, then gradually seeped into Feng Xiao’s sleeve.

Feng Xiao did not notice that her body had already been stained with tea fragrance. After disinfecting the wound, she prepared for the next step. She took out a small roll of gauze and folded it with practiced ease, making Ruan Chenye unconsciously become absorbed in watching.

Only after Feng Xiao finished folding the gauze and was about to sprinkle the medicinal powder did she notice Ruan Chenye’s gaze. She was instantly startled and immediately observed Ruan Chenye’s expression, wanting to know whether she had become suspicious.

After all, this method of folding gauze was something she had learned from that woman surnamed Mu. Back then, when she had been trapped by Ruan Chenye in the villa, the only person she could occasionally see was that woman surnamed Mu. Sometimes, when Mu came to apply medicine to her wounds, Feng Xiao would watch from the side as she folded the gauze. After enough time, she learned it.

Ruan Chenye must have seen it before. She just did not know whether Ruan Chenye would connect it to Mu Xue. After all, right now, she was not yet familiar with Mu Xue.

Feng Xiao could not help feeling annoyed. Sure enough, once a person relaxed, flaws would appear.

Although she did not find suspicion in Ruan Chenye’s eyes, it was better to divert her attention first.

Feng Xiao sprinkled the medicinal powder onto the gauze, then deliberately pressed it hard against the wound on Ruan Chenye’s forehead. In an instant, she heard Ruan Chenye suck in a breath of cold air.

“Hiss—”

The pain from the wound instantly brought a misty sheen to Ruan Chenye’s eyes. Her gray-blue pupils were full of grievance and confusion as she looked up at Feng Xiao, as though asking why Feng Xiao would treat her like this.

Even then, she was still sitting obediently on the chair, only her two hands clenched together.

Now it was Feng Xiao’s turn to feel guilty. She cleared her throat and explained in a low voice, “I didn’t hold it steady just now. Bear with it.”

As she spoke, she took out the pre-cut medical tape and stuck it along the edges of the gauze to secure it.

At last, it was handled. Ruan Chenye and Feng Xiao both could not help letting out a breath of relief at the same time.

Outside the villa, the housekeeper relayed Ruan Chenye’s words to Mu Xue.

“Sorry to keep you waiting, Dr. Mu. President Ruan already had her dressing changed this morning. We’ve troubled Dr. Mu to make a wasted [unauthorized copy]trip.” The housekeeper smiled politely.

Mu Xue froze, and her expression turned ugly. “Who changed it?”

And why was she not allowed inside?

The corner of the housekeeper’s mouth twitched. She had not expected Dr. Mu to keep asking. In her heart, she thought, Then don’t blame me. “Madam changed it. This morning, President Ruan specifically asked Madam to help her change the dressing.”

Mu Xue’s body stiffened.

When she had gone back yesterday, she had run into Dr. Liu coming out of A-Ye’s villa. At that time, she had already faintly sensed that something was wrong. She clearly lived not far away. If A-Ye needed a doctor, why did she not look for her and instead find someone else?

That was why, even though she had not received A-Ye’s call this morning, she still wanted to come over and take a look. In the end, she was stopped outside the villa by the housekeeper, who even told her that A-Ye’s injury had already been treated.

Every change was because of the appearance of Feng Xiao, this Omega. She would not let this go so easily!

Mu Xue clenched her fingers until they cracked. A cold expression appeared on her exquisite face. She took a deep breath and said through gritted teeth, “I understand.”

The housekeeper watched Mu Xue leave and shook her head. She had long since seen that Dr. Mu had unusual feelings for President Ruan, but their President Ruan clearly only regarded Dr. Mu as a friend. If Dr. Mu could think things through this time, perhaps their relationship could remain the same as before. But if she took the wrong path, the consequences would be uncertain.

At the very least, she could not stir up trouble while President ​Read on BaiLianTales​Ruan was still so focused on Madam.

“What a tangled mess. But what does that have to do with me?” The housekeeper shrugged and turned back into the villa.

Ruan Chenye touched the newly pasted gauze on her forehead and glanced at the breakfast that gave her no appetite. She decided to give up on eating and go to work first.

As for Feng Xiao…

Ruan Chenye touched her chin, then beckoned the housekeeper over and whispered a few words by her ear.

“What did she say?” Feng Xiao walked to the housekeeper’s side and asked.

The housekeeper did not conceal it either. After all, everything President Ruan had told her was beneficial to Madam. Saying it out loud could even improve Madam’s impression of President Ruan. Two birds with one stone.

“President Ruan said just now that I should prepare a bedroom for you. If you have any requirements, you may bring them up as much as you like. President Ruan said to satisfy your requests as much as possible.”

Feng Xiao froze. “Then what if I want to go out?”

The housekeeper smiled. “Of course you can. But President Ruan said that you must bring a driver and bodyguards with you when you go out, mainly just in case.”

Feng Xiao’s lips moved, and a complicated look flashed through her eyes.

Was she not afraid of being suspected when she did things like this?

Ruan Chenye sat in the car, today’s schedule from her secretary resting on her knees. But at this moment, she had no mind to read it.

Thinking of what she had just said to the housekeeper, Ruan Chenye had actually been afraid for a moment. But then she thought of something else. The original owner’s personality had always been unpredictable and moody. This matter was both good and bad for her. The bad part was that it was hard to imitate. The good part was that even if her imitation was not perfect, someone would fill in the blanks for her.

She should have realized this earlier. It was only because she had been nervous that her attention had remained fixed on the angle of acting, causing her to overlook this point instead.

When a normal person did something abnormal, everyone would suspect that something had happened to that person.

But conversely, when someone who was already abnormal occasionally did one or two normal things, others would only imagine that this person had some conspiracy and was planning something big.

This was what reputation meant.

Ruan Chenye smiled helplessly, then picked up the schedule her secretary had handed her and began reading.

After one matter was resolved, another appeared. Looking at the densely packed itinerary, Ruan Chenye was a little puzzled. She remembered that in the novel, the original owner had been very free. Aside from bullying Feng Xiao every day, she had seemed to have nothing to do. Why, when it was her turn, was there endless work to handle?

And the problem now was that she did not understand any of the original owner’s work. This time, she really was going to be exposed!

Ruan Chenye’s brows furrowed tighter and tighter, almost twisting into one line. Sitting in the front passenger seat, her secretary turned her head and secretly observed the expression on Ruan Chenye’s face, her eyes full of unease.

Why did President Ruan’s expression look so terrible? Had she arranged something wrong in today’s schedule? That could not be. She checked it three times every day and rarely made mistakes. Or was it because of the meeting later? She had heard that…

Screech—

Zhi Li’s vision went black, and she thought, Today really is unlucky.

But there was also good news.

At least she did not have to go to work today.

Beep—beep—beep—

Feng Xiao had not expected Ruan Chenye to get into an accident less than an hour after leaving the villa. When the housekeeper told her, she even wondered whether the housekeeper had received a scam call. In her previous life, Ruan Chenye had never gone through this.

But the anxious expression on the housekeeper’s face did not seem fake, so Feng Xiao reluctantly believed it. At that time, however, she still thought perhaps it was only a minor problem. After all, Ruan Chenye’s cars had all been modified. It would be very difficult to truly cause any harm to Ruan Chenye.

Until she saw Ruan Chenye lying in the ICU, her life or death uncertain.

“What exactly happened?” Feng Xiao grabbed the housekeeper, her tone serious.

A flash of anger crossed the housekeeper’s face. “Someone wanted President Ruan’s life! When that truck crashed over, it didn’t slow down at all. Even after hitting them, it deliberately turned the steering wheel, trying to use inertia to roll over them. Thankfully, President Ruan’s car had been modified. Otherwise…”

The housekeeper could not continue.

That driver had clearly come for President Ruan’s life. The other driver was currently unconscious. The police said there was a strong smell of alcohol in the truck’s cab, and the driver might have been driving drunk. But she did not believe this matter would be so simple. She had already asked Fang Ling and the others to investigate.

Fortunately, their President Ruan was blessed with great fortune and had kept her life. But it was still uncertain when she would wake up. Unfortunately, the driver’s luck had not been as good. When the truck hit them, her legs had been trapped in the car. In order to prevent the vehicle from exploding a second time, there had been no other choice while rescuing her. That leg was probably ruined. Secretary Zhi Li, because she had been sitting in the front passenger seat, was still unconscious, but among the three of them, her injuries were the lightest.

After hearing the housekeeper’s words, Feng Xiao instantly felt a wave of powerlessness.

Hadn’t she been reborn? Why had everything after her rebirth completely slipped out of her control?

Had this car accident, which had not originally happened, appeared because of her?

Yes. She remembered now.

In her previous life, Ruan Chenye had marked her for three whole [read the original at bailiantales.com]days. On the second day, she had not gone to work…

Feng Xiao stood outside the hospital room door, looking at the still-unconscious Ruan Chenye. Her gaze turned dazed for a moment.

She did not hate this current Ruan Chenye.

Generally speaking, a second personality could appear because of external force, and it could very likely disappear because of external force as well.

Thinking that she and this Ruan Chenye had only spent one night together before having to say goodbye, thinking that the Ruan Chenye she hated might appear again, Feng Xiao’s emotions at this moment were extremely complicated.