After Setting Me Up With My Ex, The Aloof Alpha Regrets It - Chapter 30

Chapter 30: What’s The Point Of Me Jumping Up and Down in The Middle of a Couple’s Intimate Moment?

Half an hour ago. Exactly nine o’clock.

Zhu Yunqi and Lan Yang were looking at the night view together.

It was Lan Yang’s first time in Z3291, and she wanted to have some fun here before going back. Besides, she was still thinking about the girlfriend Shi Li was going to introduce her to.

As the host, Zhu Yunqi drove her around.

Colonel Cheng Yin was very efficient. She had calculated three days of holiday overtime for them, with a ten times salary compensation, which was equivalent to an extra month’s salary.

Lan Yang, who had just received a windfall, decided to have a good time in Z3291 and made an appointment for an exorbitant hand-painted manicure.

Passing by a bar, Lan Yang wanted to get out and have a drink. Zhu Yunqi wasn’t a fan of alcohol, so she stayed in the car.

Her light brain vibrated. Shi Li had suddenly sent her over a dozen messages. All of them were pictures.

As soon as she saw the first one, Zhu Yunqi’s pupils constricted. As if she had been burned, she immediately averted her eyes.

In the photo, Shi Li was wearing a sexy, tight dress, kneeling on the carpet, taking a selfie in front of a full-length mirror on the wall. The Omega seemed to have just taken a shower, with a hint of mist on her body. Her hands were obediently resting on her knees, and her bright eyes looked at the mirror with shyness and a hint of fear. Her dark hair was messily scattered over her shoulders, and there were two dark purple devil horns on her forehead. A fluffy devil tail hung down by her ankle, with a heart-shaped ball at the end.

Shi Li was very pale, and the dark dress made her skin look even more sickly, as if she were an elf who had walked out of the snow.

She also seemed to be unaware of why she was wearing such a dress. There was no seductive allure in her eyes; instead, there was the innocence of a young girl who hadn’t experienced the world. She knew she looked good in it, but she couldn’t imagine what others would think when they saw her like this.

The black leather choker on the Omega’s neck reflected a dull light. Zhu Yunqi just glanced at it and saw the small text on it: Bite here.

…

Zhu Yunqi opened the car door and stood on the street, letting the cool breeze of the summer night blow over her.

She tried to calm her mind.

There was more than one photo, a total of thirteen. She quickly scrolled through them, and Shi Li had even changed her clothes several times.

Her eyes couldn’t help but look at the photos. But her reason told Zhu Yunqi that this was not something she should be looking at.

Alphas all knew what it meant when an Omega wore these kinds of clothes: she wanted an Alpha’s affection, she wanted their pheromones to intertwine, she wanted an Alpha’s canines to pierce her lush, juicy scent glands, a gentle and forceful possession.

Shi Li was twenty-six, two years older than her, so it was even more impossible for her not to know the meaning of these photos.

No, Shi Li wouldn’t have these kinds of thoughts about her.

What did these photos mean?

Zhu Yunqi felt like her head was going to explode. She leaned against the car, her breathing hot. She opened her mouth slightly and took small, short breaths. Countless complex emotions surged in her mesmerizing gray eyes.

A student-looking Omega passed by, looked at her twice, and seeing her rapid breathing, thought something was wrong. She came back and asked timidly, “Sister, you don’t look well. I have Alpha suppressants here. Would you like one?”

Zhu Yunqi raised her hand to cover her eyes.

“Thank you. But I don’t need one.”

The Omega quickly ran away.

Half a minute later, Zhu Yunqi thought of a plausible explanation.

Shi Li had sent them by mistake. Messages sent within five minutes on a light brain could be recalled. Shi Li would definitely realize her mistake within five minutes and recall them at lightning speed.

With this thought, Zhu Yunqi looked back at the chat messages. She forced herself not to glance at the photos, chanted “Shi Li is not mine” countless times, and focused on the time in the top left corner.

21:01, 21:02…

21:05

The photos were not recalled.

It wasn’t a mistake.

Zhu Yunqi thought for a moment and sent a question mark, hoping Shi Li would explain.

But it was like a stone sinking into the sea; there was no reply. After another five minutes, Zhu Yunqi had a new idea—Shi Li had been kidnapped.

Based on Zhu Yunqi’s understanding of Shi Li, Shi Li would never send such photos to an Alpha. She would not deliberately seduce any Alpha. It looked more like someone had forced her to take the photos and ordered her not to show any fear or timidity.

The background of the photos looked like her home. In one of the photos, Zhu Yunqi saw the little plant of the bald little dog on the bedside table, which confirmed that the photos were taken at Shi Li’s home.

She didn’t know if the photos were only sent to her or to others as well.

The person who kidnapped Shi Li might know her identity and, thinking she had a close relationship with Shi Li, wanted to blackmail her.

Zhu Yunqi edited a new message and sent it to verify if it was a kidnapping. There was still no response.

There was no way they were going to scam her.

A few minutes later, Zhu Yunqi changed her mind. What if the other party didn’t succeed in blackmailing her and actually hurt Shi Li? Wouldn’t she be equivalent to just watching Shi Li die without offering any help?

Then she’d rather be blackmailed.

Zhu Jingxian’s most common phrase was: Any problem that can be solved with money is not a problem. Problems that can’t be solved with money are the real trouble.

…

Zhu Yunqi glanced into the bar. Lan Yang was leaning against the bar, flirting with the bartender with a captivating gaze, reaching out to scratch the chin of the clean-faced, frail Beta bartender. With the extra overtime pay she had received, she had bought a very expensive Imperial cocktail. The liquor in the glass swirled, as if trying to pour itself down the bartender’s throat.

Go have fun on your own. She knew Lan Yang’s request for Shi Li to find her a girlfriend was just a passing thought. Lan Yang was naturally a free spirit, and no Omega could handle her personality.

Zhu Yunqi got in the car and sped towards Shi Li’s place.

…

9:30 p.m. Shi Li stood by the living room window, looking at Zhu Yunqi’s car parked downstairs, feeling like her world had ended.

This time, she had truly experienced what it felt like to have a top-tier public embarrassment.

On one side, Zhu Yunqi, who had mistakenly thought she had been kidnapped, had personally come downstairs, ready to catch the non-existent kidnapper. On the other side, Wen Yue thought she had forgotten the surprise she was supposed to give her and was crying and getting anxious.

Wen Yue’s last message was: “Shi Li, I gave up so much for you, and you’re treating me like a dog and lying to me.”

Deciding who to explain to first was a problem. It was like facing a choice you had to make: “You must die today. Please choose whether you want to die by jumping off a building or by hanging yourself.”

Shi Li decisively chose to get rid of Zhu Yunqi first.

She had just confirmed at noon that Zhu Yunqi didn’t like her having any out-of-line contact with anyone other than Wen Yue, and now, at night, she had sent Zhu Yunqi private photos.

Even if she explained it clearly, what would Zhu Yunqi think of her? She would say it was a mistake. Would Zhu Yunqi really believe her?

After all, everyone was a sensible adult and knew that a “mistake” was often just an excuse.

Just like the once-popular “sent a confession to the wrong person” on the StarNet: you confess to your crush, and if they don’t accept, you say you sent it to the wrong person.

In reality, they both knew it was just an act.

Shi Li’s mind was in a mess as she sent a message to Zhu Yunqi.

Shi Li: I’m sorry, I sent it to the wrong person.

The next second, a call request popped up.

Zhu Yunqi’s voice came through, with a clear hint of suppressed anger: “Let Shi Li speak.”

Shi Li: “…”

She thought she had been so careful, but she had made a monumental mistake. She now wanted to die more than she did when she received the 120,000 Star Coin bill on the night of the hailstorm.

“Zhu Yunqi, it’s me. I’m so sorry, I really am. I sent it to the wrong person. Can you just pretend you didn’t see it?” She pleaded pitifully.

From the living room window, Shi Li saw Zhu Yunqi leaning against her car, rubbing her forehead.

Zhu Yunqi sighed and said, “I’m downstairs at your place. Come down now. I need to see you. I’m your client, and I have to make sure you’re really safe.”

…

Two minutes later, the Omega’s figure appeared at the bottom of the stairs.

Shi Li was dejected. The closer she got, the smaller her steps became.

She stopped about a meter away from Zhu Yunqi. Shi Li spoke with great difficulty: “I’m sorry. I don’t know what got into me. I sent it to the wrong person and didn’t check the messages… I really didn’t mean to send it to you. I…”

“Did you send it to anyone else?” Zhu Yunqi asked. If the photos were to be leaked, Shi Li’s reputation would be greatly damaged.

“No,” Shi Li shook her head. She had rushed downstairs and hadn’t had a chance to send them to Wen Yue yet. But after experiencing this unprecedented public embarrassment, she felt so humiliated and mortified by the clothes and photos that she no longer wanted to send them to Wen Yue. Whenever she thought of the photos, she would be reminded that she had accidentally sent them to Zhu Yunqi, an S+ grade Alpha, her esteemed client.

Zhu Yunqi’s expression seemed to have calmed down a little. “Why did you take those photos?”

“To complete my work, of course,” Shi Li thought to herself.

“Oh, I was originally going to send them to Wen Yue.” As she said this, Shi Li suddenly had a flash of inspiration: “I don’t know if they look good or not. Since I sent them to you by mistake, you can just see it as a preliminary review for a client before I hand in my work. It’s common in companies for a proposal to need a client’s review before it can be finalized.”

“I’ll send them to Wen Yue now.”

So they were for Wen Yue after all.

Wen Yue was so lucky. Shi Li was so dedicated to her work.

Zhu Yunqi’s fingertips instantly turned white. A shadow passed through her beautiful eyes.

She didn’t understand why she would always feel uncontrollably down whenever she saw Shi Li and Wen Yue being intimate. And this symptom was becoming more and more obvious. Before, she could adjust her mindset in a short time, suppress her displeasure, and pretend it never happened.

But this time, she could no longer deceive herself: she didn’t want Shi Li to send the photos to Wen Yue.

Not a single one.

Zhu Yunqi was startled by her own strange thoughts.

In the next second, the words of obstruction just blurted out: “Don’t send them.”

Shi Li was surprised.

Zhu Yunqi seemed to be angry.

She really didn’t believe her explanation, did she?

“Why?”

As soon as the words left her mouth, Zhu Yunqi regretted them. What’s the point of me jumping up and down in the middle of a couple’s intimate moment?

But what was said was like water spilled; it could not be taken back.

Her mind forced a few turns and finally found a somewhat reasonable explanation: “Wen Yue won’t like them.”

The Alpha’s brain, which had been stunned by her own thoughts, finally started working.

“You’ve never sent Wen Yue these kinds of photos before. If you suddenly do, Wen Yue will suspect that you were either coerced or have ulterior motives, and in turn, she’ll become suspicious of us.”

“So, don’t send them.”

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