After Being Marked By A Love Rival - Chapter 64

Because of the threat from Song Yue’s side, Zhong Ling didn’t dare to be sarcastic or find fault with Qi Musi anymore.

When she saw Qi Musi return in the evening, she even greeted her with a smiling face and asked her to come and have some sweet rice balls (Tangyuan).

Qi Musi had a smile playing on her lips and asked the auntie to bring the Tangyuan over.

Since Zhong Ling wanted to put on an act, it was fine to cooperate with her today, after all… there was a major event about to unfold today.

Halfway through the meal, Qi Rong received a phone call. After hearing a few words from the other end, he suddenly stood up.

Zhong Ling was momentarily stunned and looked up at Qi Rong.

The frown that was always etched on Qi Rong’s brow seemed to have lightened considerably, and even his serious face revealed a hint of joy.

Zhong Ling felt an inexplicable lurch in her heart, a sense of unease.

Seeing Qi Rong hastily call the driver and prepare to rush out, Zhong Ling stopped him, “A-Rong, where are you going at this hour? What’s the rush?”

Qi Rong was impatient and didn’t want to deal with her at all. He just quickly threw out a hurried “Something came up” and left, leaving Zhong Ling biting her lip fiercely where she stood.

The exquisite dishes on the table still had residual heat, and there were many Tangyuan left in the pot. Yet, Qi Rong had barely eaten a few bites before leaving, leaving only the three of them at the dinner table.

Qi Muyan asked, “Where is Dad going? Why so rushed?”

Zhong Ling’s expression was poor. Whether it was because she had thought of or guessed something, or whether it was a woman’s sixth sense making her uneasy.

The peaceful expression she had put on for Qi Rong was now starting to crumble slightly.

Zhong Ling looked at Qi Musi, “Did you pull a trick?”

Qi Musi calmly put down her chopsticks, a smile lingering at the corner of her lips, “What are you talking about? I didn’t call him, so how could it be my trick?”

Zhong Ling suddenly understood something, and her face turned ugly, “It’s that woman you found, isn’t it? She’s the one who called A-Rong away.”

Qi Musi curved her eyes and smiled, but didn’t answer the question.

Qi Muyan also realized what was happening, “It’s that little vixen!”

Qi Musi stood up, ready to return to her room. Although the food on the table was exquisite, the thought that Zhong Ling was the one who prepared it significantly dampened Qi Musi’s appetite.

In addition, Zhong Ling would definitely cause a scene later, and Qi Musi couldn’t be bothered to get entangled with her. Furthermore… it was already evening, and she hadn’t sent a message to Xiao Rong. She missed her a little.

Precious resting time couldn’t be wasted on Zhong Ling.

Zhong Ling’s face had completely fallen, “What means did that person use to be able to call him away from the Qi family…” Then she turned her gaze towards Qi Musi.

Qi Musi smiled appropriately and gently, “Don’t look at me, I don’t know anything.”

Zhong Ling: “You wouldn’t know?”

Qi Musi nodded quite shamelessly, “Yes, if you’re really that curious, why don’t you go check it out yourself?”

With that, she calmly turned and went upstairs.

Qi Muyan bit her lip, “Mom, should we look into it?”

“Of course, we have to check,” Zhong Ling said through gritted teeth.

After returning to her room, Qi Musi chatted with Xie Rong as usual. She didn’t have much time available in the evening. After exchanging a couple of messages, she had to sit down again to review materials.

Qi Musi was new to the job, and she hadn’t even finished university, nor was her major a direct fit. Therefore, when encountering these things, there were always some areas that were unfamiliar, so she had to study, practice, and spend countless hours getting familiar.

There was never a moment when Qi Musi could afford to be idle.

The few messages exchanged with Xie Rong were squeezed into brief moments when she was slightly less busy.

The reason Qi Musi was working so desperately was not only to reclaim what rightfully belonged to her from Zhong Ling and Qi Muyan, but more importantly, she needed a backing and the capability to ensure she would have the power of choice in the future.

Qi Rong would absolutely not allow Qi Musi to be with an Alpha in the future, just as he would never hand over the family assets to an Omega son. He was fundamentally that kind of person.

So, if Qi Musi and Xie Rong were to be together in the future, they would definitely face opposition and targeting from Qi Rong.

She wasn’t afraid of Qi Rong’s opposition, as Qi Musi no longer felt much kinship towards her father, but what she feared was that Qi Rong might harm Xie Rong.

She was afraid that Xie Rong would get hurt.

Therefore, Qi Musi needed to hold some power, some say, some assurance that would leave Qi Rong powerless against her.

Song Yue was someone Qi Musi had sent to Qi Rong’s side.

They hit it off right away. The other party needed money and an upper class lifestyle, while she needed someone to help her. Not just to help her anger and provoke Zhong Ling and her son.

Although that was also important.

But now, more importantly, Qi Musi needed her to whisper sweet nothings in Qi Rong’s ear.

With a two pronged approach, Qi Rong would surely turn a blind eye.

Another thing was, Song Yue was pregnant.

This was the main reason Qi Rong left the dinner table today.

Song Yue immediately told Qi Musi the news, and Qi Musi chose to let her keep the child. Firstly, the child was innocent, and even if this child was born an Alpha, it would not pose any threat to Qi Musi, so she wouldn’t mind.

Furthermore, this child would also create a sense of crisis for Zhong Ling, killing two birds with one stone.

Secondly… if she truly ended up with Xie Rong, two Alphas cannot conceive. Although Qi Musi didn’t mind, she couldn’t guarantee that Xie Rong wouldn’t, so she had to consider this point.

Plus, there would be objections from Qi Rong’s side.

At that time, she would take this child under her wing and raise them, as a half-adoption.

If Xie Rong wanted a child, they would raise them together. If Xie Rong didn’t like it, then Qi Musi would solely maintain contact and nurture them, and the Qi family could be handed over to them in the future.

This was also a bit of her own small intention.

Song Yue also agreed, as she wouldn’t lose anything in this matter. Her own child inheriting the Qi family would only benefit her. As for whether she could bring Zhong Ling down, that depended on Song Yue’s own ability.

Xie Rong also received a message from Qi Musi.

Since Qi Musi got busy, Xie Rong hadn’t proactively initiated a conversation with her. One reason was that she didn’t want to disturb Qi Musi, and the second was… taking the initiative when the other party hadn’t was something that had never happened before, so Xie Rong was uncharacteristically a little shy.

So, she restrained a certain thought in her heart and acted as if everything was normal.

If Qi Musi didn’t look for her, she wouldn’t look for Qi Musi either.

Although she vaguely knew that her feelings were a bit wrong, Xie Rong couldn’t control the urge to continue this way.

And this way could also better rationalize things for her: it wasn’t that she liked Qi Musi she didn’t like Qi Musi. This was the proof.

Her feelings for Qi Musi were just the feelings for a roommate, with no other emotion, not a single trace.

But… if Qi Musi took the initiative to find her, then there was no harm in replying.

After all, Xie Rong wasn’t the type of person to ignore a roommate.

She looked down at the message where Qi Musi asked if she had eaten Tangyuan today and wished her a happy Lantern Festival.

Xie Rong replied: [I did… what about you?]

Thinking of the bowl of Tangyuan today from which she only ate one, Qi Musi replied nonchalantly: [I suppose I did. Just had a taste.]

Xie Rong was unaware of the situation on her end, only assuming that Qi Musi ate little or didn’t like it.

Her fingers typed out the words on the screen: [Hmm, eating too much can lead to indigestion.]

Qi Musi smiled.

[And what about Xiao Rong, did you eat a lot?]

Xie Rong’s ears inexplicably turned red, and then she replied: [Not much.]

Qi Musi rubbed her temples, glancing at the time and her remaining documents, knowing she couldn’t continue chatting.

[I need to get busy, Xiao Rong, good night.]

Xie Rong frowned slightly, then quickly smoothed it out.

[You…]

She paused, unsure how to continue.

She wanted to ask, Are you that busy? But she was afraid this sentence carried too much ambiguity and would be misunderstood by Qi Musi. She didn’t have a complaining or resentful attitude she was just purely asking.

However, Xie Rong realized that no matter what words she used to ask, there seemed to be a hint of complaint in them.

This made Xie Rong unable to voice her question.

[What’s wrong?]

Xie Rong said: [Nothing, good night.]

Qi Musi looked at the message from Xie Rong, feeling as if she could see her seemingly cold face through the screen, and she couldn’t help but curve her lips into a smile.

After the Lantern Festival, school was starting. Because the new timetable had been distributed, they didn’t have classes on the first day of school, meaning they could return the day after, which meant Qi Musi had to work hard for one more day, and it also meant she would see Xie Rong one day later.

Longing was already accumulating in her heart.

Qi Musi wrote: [I miss you a lot, Xiao Rong.]

Xie Rong was stunned, and then her fingers left the phone screen as if they had been burned.

She looked at the message from Qi Musi, her eyelids trembling.

… Did this person truly not know what shame was? Why was she always able to say such things?

Xie Rong pursed her lips, trying her best to maintain an indifferent attitude, but the previously agitated emotions in her heart unknowingly dissipated by half.

… It must be an illusion.

Xie Rong said: [We’ll see each other when school starts.]

Qi Musi replied helplessly: [I’m not coming back until the second day.]

Xie Rong was taken aback, then realized it might be because Qi Musi was too busy, so busy that she wouldn’t return until the day before her first actual class.

Her being this busy was actually a good thing, meaning her father needed her and wanted to cultivate her, which was why the demands were so high. But it also meant that the time she would see Qi Musi was postponed by another day.

Upon realizing what she was thinking, Xie Rong quickly drove these thoughts away.

She absolutely wasn’t… eager to see Qi Musi, absolutely not.

Xie Rong closed her eyes briefly, but when she opened them again, she couldn’t help but take a deep breath, suppressing some feelings of bitterness in her heart.

Then she looked down at the phone screen and replied to Qi Musi.

[Then I’ll see you on the second day.]