After Setting Me Up With My Ex, The Aloof Alpha Regrets It - Chapter 13

Chapter 13: Shi Li’s Likes and Dislikes List

Zhu Yunqi asked Zhu Jingshan to investigate Shi Li’s preferences and compiled a “Shi Li’s Likes and Dislikes List.”

Shi Li’s likes: Rhodes roses; Basque cheesecake; lattes; plush hair accessories; deep-sea sapphires; pet dogs…

Shi Li’s dislikes: cornflowers; all foods with the smell of durian; unsweetened iced americanos; being late; miniskirts; Alphas…

It turned out she was on Shi Li’s “dislikes list.” Zhu Yunqi couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed. Shi Li hated Alphas yet was always so polite to her, showing not the slightest hint of dislike, treating her with the utmost courtesy.

This list might not be 100% accurate, but following it would likely avoid any major blunders. The big data analysis function was now so powerful that the error rate was kept within one percent.

Zhu Jingshan also investigated Wen Yue. Wen Yue’s family was wealthy, but she had been strictly managed by Wen Lirong since she was a child, her allowance was pathetically small, and her income after starting work was just the average wage in Z3291. Wen Lirong seemed to believe that the family could provide everything Wen Yue needed, so she didn’t require extra money to satisfy her material desires. As a result, Wen Yue had never bought expensive luxury goods. Her dates with Shi Li were mostly at affordable places.

Almost all romance is built on money. Since Wen Yue didn’t have money, and she happened to have some, she could try to help Wen Yue create some romantic moments during their dates.

Zhu Yunqi was determined to be a catalyst for Shi Li and Wen Yue’s relationship. For the next two days, Zhu Yunqi diligently researched various romantic strategies on the internet, determined to make Shi Li and Wen Yue’s feelings grow warmer, love each other to death, and ultimately have true love conquer all. Shi Li had said herself that she still loved Wen Yue. She would just consider all of this as compensation for Shi Li, in addition to the one billion.

On Friday night, the family had a rare dinner together at the dining table. Halfway through, Zhu Shengxi took a call. When she returned to the table, her face was a little gloomy.

“You don’t have to go try on the dresses with Wen Yue tomorrow. Wen Yue has a persistent high fever, and the treatment pod isn’t helping. She has to go to the hospital tomorrow. We’ll reschedule for next week.”

Good news.

The next second, Zhu Yunqi received a message from Shi Li.

Shi Li: I have a date with Wen Yue tomorrow. She was originally supposed to work overtime this weekend, but she took leave.

Shi Li: I will bring up the subject of breaking off her engagement with you as soon as possible.

Zhu Yunqi understood. The cancellation of the dress fitting was likely due to Shi Li’s meddling, which forced Wen Yue to resort to feigning illness. And Wen Yue hadn’t dared to tell Shi Li about the dress fitting, instead lying that she had to work overtime.

Shi Li’s work efficiency was truly high. To find such an excellent contractor, she had to celebrate!

The corners of Zhu Yunqi’s mouth barely curled upward before returning to her expressionless poker face. Her estrus period was over, and without the interference of pheromones, she was still not as happy as she had expected.

Zhu Shengxi looked at her daughter’s expression and couldn’t help but mock her. “You have such a long face. I thought you would be overjoyed.”

“Yes, I am overjoyed, so overjoyed that I’m about to go sing ‘Good Days’ at someone’s gravestone.” Zhu Yunqi said, pushing her bowl forward. “I’m finished eating.” She then stood up and left.

Shen Qinghe said to Zhu Shengxi in a lukewarm tone, “You have to provoke her for no reason.”

The corner of Zhu Shengxi’s mouth twitched. “She acts like a ghost all the time. Can’t I say a couple of things to her? She inherited most of her attitude from you, that passive-aggressive attitude.”

Shen Qinghe’s expression remained unchanged. “Yes. Inheriting my passive-aggressiveness is better than inheriting your infidelity.”

Her sore spot was unexpectedly hit hard. Zhu Shengxi immediately flared up. For decades, this issue had not been put to rest. It was brought up every three days. Just as she was about to get angry, Zhu Jingshan, who had not spoken, put a piece of fish into Zhu Shengxi’s bowl with her chopsticks.

She seemed to have not heard what Shen Qinghe said. Her face was serene, like a water lily waiting to bloom. “Mother, this fish is good. Eat more.”

Zhu Shengxi took several deep breaths. In the end, she suppressed her anger.

…

On Saturday morning, Shi Li arrived at the meeting point with Wen Yue a few minutes early. It was a park near the central stock exchange. Wen Yue told Shi Li to wait for her on a bench by the man-made pond in the park. Even from a distance, Shi Li saw a large patch of passionate red on the bench. It looked like roses.

She quickened her steps.

Getting closer, Shi Li recognized them as blooming Rhodes roses. Their unique frilly petals still had fresh water droplets, and they were clustered together, layer upon layer, vying to release their fragrance into the morning air, completely covering the entire bench.

Rhodes roses symbolize “passionately in love with you.” They were her favorite flowers. Every time she passed a florist, she couldn’t help but stop and look at them for a few extra moments, but she was always deterred by their high price. Z3291 was not a flower-producing planet. All the flowers were transported from distant planets, and their prices were high due to the high cost of transportation.

Shi Li bent down, her fingers gently caressing the splendid flowers.

Wen Yue was late. When she saw this scene, she was also stunned for a moment.

“Ah Yue, did you send these to me?” The time, the location, the Rhodes roses—everything was so coincidental. If it wasn’t Wen Yue, who else could it be?

Wen Yue put away the rose she was hiding behind her back. It was also a Rhodes rose, but there was only one. Looking at the longing in Shi Li’s eyes, Wen Yue nodded on an impulse. “Yes. Do you like them?”

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