After Setting Me Up With My Ex, The Aloof Alpha Regrets It - Chapter 42.1

Chapter 42.1: Does Your Girlfriend Love You?

Zhu Yunqi didn’t expect Wen Yue to contact her directly.

Wen Yue first contacted Shen Qinghe.

When Shen Qinghe told Zhu Yunqi that Wen Yue had invited her to dinner, there was a rare hint of a playful smile in her eyes.

Wen Yue said she wanted to thank Zhu Yunqi for saving her the last time.

Zhu Yunqi didn’t know what Wen Yue’s intentions were. Before she left, she asked Shi Li.

Shi Li: She’s probably going to discuss postponing the engagement with you. Wen Yue has never admitted it to me, but I guess she probably knows that you don’t want to marry her either.

Shi Li: This is today’s little plant.

A few green pictures came through. The photos Shi Li took always gave people a warm feeling, and that cluster of little plants looked particularly vibrant and full of life.

Zhu Yunqi felt that she had been very obvious, to the point where she was about to tell Wen Yue to her face that she didn’t want to get married.

Zhu Yunqi: It’s so beautiful. [Dog spinning][Dog spinning]

She arrived at the meeting place Wen Yue had arranged. It was a rather secluded French restaurant.

Both of them knew they weren’t there for the food. They casually ordered a few signature dishes just to get by.

Wen Yue got straight to the point. “Zhu Yunqi, I don’t want to get engaged to you.”

Zhu Yunqi leaned back in her chair, crossed her legs, clasped her hands over her chest, and tilted her head slightly as she looked at Wen Yue.

“I know. Me neither.”

For a moment, Wen Yue felt a pang of disappointment. Although she had long known that Zhu Yunqi had no feelings for her, hearing the ruthless answer to her face was still a bit disheartening.

Fortunately, she had already chosen Shi Li and not someone who didn’t love her.

“Actually, I have a girlfriend. I lied to you when I said I was single. I want to end the arranged marriage.”

“Does your girlfriend love you?”

“Yes,” Wen Yue answered firmly. “I love her too. Zhu Yunqi, since you don’t want to get married to me either, please don’t tear us apart.”

Hearing Wen Yue so confidently say that Shi Li loved her, Zhu Yunqi felt a bitter taste in her mouth.

But so far, she hadn’t done anything to tear them apart. In fact, she had been helping them.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yunqi felt even more upset.

“I haven’t done anything to tear you two apart,” Zhu Yunqi said, her face expressionless.

Wen Yue seemed to not hear her and propped her chin on her hand, starting to talk about her relationship with Shi Li on her own.

“I met her in college, when we were both freshmen. The student union president of our college was the head of events for their college’s student union. He invited us to their school for a picnic and to do some community service to get credits…”

“She was very beautiful. Many people were fighting to be in her group. She could have just sat there and done nothing, and someone would have brought her food and given her the credits for the community service… but she didn’t. She worked silently the whole time and even invited me to eat the sushi she made…”

“No one believes that she was the one who pursued me first. We got together in the second semester of our freshman year. The necklace I’m wearing right now is what she gave me. We originally planned to get married after we graduated and settled down…”

Zhu Yunqi absolutely did not want to hear about her love story with Shi Li.

Every word Wen Yue said felt like a knife stabbing into her heart. It was as if Wen Yue was showing off, flaunting to her: Look, Shi Li likes me this much. She’s liked me for many, many years. Who are you? If it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t have even met Shi Li.

Although Zhu Yunqi understood that Wen Yue had no intention of showing off and was simply trying to prove that they were in love.

But in Zhu Yunqi’s eyes at that moment, Wen Yue was just a bouncing, smug green tea.

She raised her hand, making a “stop” gesture.

“If you want to marry someone else, I will not stop you. But Wen Yue, are you really capable of taking good care of her? Will your father accept her? Can you be sure that you will protect her?”

Wen Yue was stunned for a moment. She didn’t expect Zhu Yunqi to ask that.

Shouldn’t Zhu Yunqi be expressing her shock about the canceled engagement and then discussing how to cancel it? Why was Zhu Yunqi’s focus on whether or not she could take good care of Shi Li?

After a brief pause, Wen Yue gave a dry laugh and said, “Whether or not I can protect her has nothing to do with you.”

Right, it has nothing to do with her.

Zhu Yunqi lowered her eyes and pursed her lips.

Wen Yue continued, “Let’s discuss how to cancel the engagement. If Zhu Holdings Group had some major negative news, my father might reconsider the arranged marriage.”

Hearing this, Zhu Yunqi found it a bit amusing.

It was true that she wanted to end the engagement, but Wen Yue was the one who had asked to meet with her. Wen Yue was the one asking for a way to cancel the engagement, yet the solution Wen Yue came up with was to cause problems for the Zhu Holdings Group, as if Zhu Yunqi was the one begging Wen Yue for help.

Zhu Yunqi had already thought of the solution Wen Yue proposed. But she didn’t want to destroy the Zhu Holdings Group, which was why she had found a way to meet Shi Li in the first place. Not everything Shen Qinghe said was unreasonable. She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth and enjoyed the riches that the Zhu Holdings Group brought. Although she was not willing to contribute to the Zhu Holdings Group right now, she would not willingly destroy it.

Besides, she had her sister, Zhu Jingshan. Zhu Jingshan held the group in high regard.

“Wen Yue, the price shouldn’t be paid by my side.”

Her cold eyes calmly stared at Wen Yue.

Wen Yue said, as if she was in the right, “Zhu Yunqi, you don’t want to marry me either, do you? Do you want to enjoy the benefits of a canceled engagement without paying any price? Zhu Yunqi, there is no such logic in the Federation. Besides, when my mecha crashed, there was a lot of negative news about my father. Your family didn’t help at all.”

When Wen Yue mentioned the mecha crash, Zhu Yunqi was even more speechless.

“Wen Yue, if I remember correctly, I was the one who saved you when your mecha crashed. By the way, I still haven’t heard a single word of thanks from you.”

Wen Yue was unbothered.

“That’s a different matter. Of course, I’m grateful for you saving my life.”

Afterward, Wen Yue was also scared when she found out that the mecha wasn’t equipped with any life-saving tools. If Zhu Yunqi had let her fall from a high altitude, she would have been dead for a week.

However, if Zhu Yunqi had let her die, and her identity as the second daughter of the Zhu Holdings Group was later revealed, Zhu Yunqi would be the one to suffer the embarrassment. In the end, it was only for the sake of the family’s reputation.

Wen Yue continued, “I’ve already done my best. You also saw that my father is very strict with me. Postponing the engagement for half a month is the most I can do. I came prepared today. I noticed that Auntie Shen’s attitude towards Jingshan is strange, so I had someone check it out. It seems like Jingshan is not your biological sister. If you expose the fact that Jingshan is an illegitimate child to the media…”

She paused and smiled at Zhu Yunqi. “The Zhu Group will be a little shaken, but you will also get rid of a competitor, won’t you? You don’t like Jingshan, do you? If she weren’t there, the entire Zhu Holdings Group would be yours. You must want her to disappear.”

Wen Yue was confident in the answer she had given.

She had put herself in Zhu Yunqi’s shoes. If an illegitimate daughter came out to compete for the family fortune and inheritance, she would do everything she could to get rid of the other person. She even imagined that Zhu Yunqi might have been in the Black Star Belt because Zhu Jingshan had put her there on purpose. Zhu Jingshan would slowly strip Zhu Yunqi from the core of the Zhu Holdings Group so she could inherit it all by herself. Zhu Jingshan had been in the business world for many years and was much smarter than Zhu Yunqi, who had graduated from a military academy.

Zhu Yunqi let out a cold laugh.

Then, she furrowed her brow, looking very serious about this topic. “Where did you hear that Zhu Jingshan is not my biological sister? Do you have any proof?”

Wen Yue thought she had hit a nerve with Zhu Yunqi.

“I don’t have any proof, but we don’t need it. Once this news is out, the media will naturally dig deeper. Not only will the engagement be canceled, but you’ll also get rid of your only competitor. This whole thing will be over in no time. If it’s inconvenient for you, I can help.”

“No proof… so you’re just making stuff up.” Zhu Yunqi pondered, rubbing her teacup.

The tea inside had already gotten a little cold.

Wen Yue smiled. “That’s how news works.”

“Then congratulations. You’ve miscalculated.” Zhu Yunqi lost all desire to talk to Wen Yue. She thought Wen Yue had some good idea, but it was just a terrible one.

Wen Yue’s expression changed.

Zhu Yunqi stood up and let out a light sigh.

“Zhu Jingshan is my biological sister. Even if a microphone is put in front of me, she will always be my biological sister.”

“But I think what you just said will be the catalyst for the cancellation of our engagement.”

With that, she turned and walked away.

Wen Yue stood there, stunned. A few seconds later, she finally understood what Zhu Yunqi had just said.

She quickly ran to catch up. An Alpha’s legs were too long, and she had to jog to keep up.

“Did you record what I just said?” She grabbed Zhu Yunqi’s arm. “Who are you going to send it to? The media? Zhu Jingshan? My father?”

Her voice was filled with deep fear.

She had always thought that Zhu Yunqi, who had been in Z3291 for so long without making any moves, was an Alpha with maximum combat power and half-a-brain.

Zhu Yunqi mercilessly shook her arm off.

“Whether I recorded it or not doesn’t matter. In short, don’t reveal a single word of what you shouldn’t to the media.”

Wen Yue caught her breath.

Zhu Yunqi’s face was expressionless, and her deep gray eyes were as apathetic as ever. But for some reason, Wen Yue felt a chill in the July summer.

Alphas were indeed arrogant and rude, not allowing anyone to defy them.

Zhu Yunqi was no different.

Wen Yue looked at Zhu Yunqi’s back with venom in her eyes. Since she didn’t want to get married to her, why did Zhu Yunqi have to come back from the Black Star Belt? If Zhu Yunqi hadn’t suddenly appeared, she and Shi Li wouldn’t be in this state now.

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