After Setting Me Up With My Ex, The Aloof Alpha Regrets It - Chapter 55.1

Chapter 55.1: She Finally Had The Courage to Call Shi Li’s Optical Computer Again and Hoped More Than Ever That It Would Be Answered.

All day, Shi Yu was gentle and amiable. Shi Li had a brief illusion that she had gone back to the time before her mother became ill, before she left.

They had dinner together. Shi Li braided Shi Yu’s hair into two pigtails and tied them with pretty bows. Shi Yu happily looked at herself in the mirror over and over again and took dozens of selfies.

Shi Li inherited Shi Yu’s facial features, and even the tear mole under her eye was exactly the same, but her face shape was inherited from her missing mother, a slightly pointed oval face with high definition. From the front, her face was as small as a palm.

Shi Yu was so excited she couldn’t sleep. She even wanted to pull Shi Li into bed with her.

Shi Li coaxed her gently, “Mom, we’re going to have breakfast together tomorrow morning. If you don’t sleep now, you won’t be able to get up then.”

Shi Yu’s eyes rolled around. “Xiao Li, when is your Beta girlfriend coming to see me?”

Shi Li forced a smile. She had just escaped Wen Yue’s surveillance and control in the Mid-Star Domain, and her mood had just relaxed for a while. Now, being asked about her so suddenly, her mood immediately sank.

But she couldn’t say these things to Shi Yu. It would upset her.

“Let’s talk about that later, Mom. I’m here for a business trip and training. I just happened to be passing by. She’s not with me.”

Shi Yu pressed on, “I remember her name is Wen Yue, right? Her name sounds like she’s a reliable and stable child. Mom likes her very much. Xiao Li, it seems you finally listened to Mom’s words. It’s best to be with a Beta. You’re not a child anymore. You should get married when it’s time to get married. By the way, how long have you two been dating? You never tell Mom anything.”

“It hasn’t been long. We’re not at the point of getting married yet. Mom, go to sleep now.”

“Did you two have a fight? Are you having problems?” Shi Yu felt that her daughter’s mood was off. “Sometimes you shouldn’t be so stubborn. Most Betas have good tempers, but you can’t just bully them. I thought you were a little rude to Wen Yue when we video-called last time.”

A fire suddenly ignited in Shi Li’s heart.

She suppressed it. “I didn’t bully her. Okay, Mom, stop thinking about those things. I’ve been traveling all day, and I’m tired, too. I’m going to take a shower first.”

Shi Yu sat up. “What do you mean ‘those things’? Xiao Li, I’m a person who’s been through it. I’m passing on my experience to you. Marriage is a lifelong matter…”

Just as Shi Li was about to say something else, Ms. Zhou opened the door and walked in. She walked up to the mother and daughter and gently patted Shi Li’s back. “Ms. Shi, you go do what you need to do first. I’ve already tidied up your room. Leave your mom to me.”

Ms. Zhou began to gently coax Shi Yu.

Shi Li felt a mix of emotions for a moment. She left the room and went to the guest room that came with every suite at the sanatorium to get ready. Originally, Ms. Zhou lived in the guest room. Shi Li wanted to find a hotel near the sanatorium, but Ms. Zhou insisted that it was not easy for her to come here and that she had already tidied up the guest room in advance to make it convenient for her to stay with her mom. Ms. Zhou also had a caregiver’s dorm at the sanatorium, but she rarely stayed there. She usually lived with Shi Yu to make it easier to take care of her. She had moved back to the dorm for these two days.

Shi Li washed up and replied to a few messages in her work group chat. Wen Yue’s dozen or so messages were still unread. In fact, she knew when Wen Yue was messaging her during the day, but she just didn’t want to reply. It gave her a headache to even look at them. She simply saved them all up for the evening to reply to all at once. Better short-term pain than long-term pain.

That’s how it was with messages from people she disliked.

Just as she was about to perfunctorily reply to a few messages, there was a gentle knock on the door.

It was Ms. Zhou.

Shi Li quickly let Ms. Zhou in to sit. The guest room was not big. It was just right for one person, but a little cramped for two. Ms. Zhou didn’t go in. She stood at the door. “Ms. Shi, I just wanted to ask you something: how is your relationship with your current partner? How far along are you? Don’t worry, I’m not trying to pry into your privacy. It’s just that your mom was a little upset just now and brought it up. If you don’t mind, I’d like you to tell me a little about the real situation so I can handle it accordingly later. Maybe I can even help you talk to your mom.”

Shi Li listened and thought that what Ms. Zhou said made a lot of sense. Her marriage had become a point of concern for Shi Yu. It would be good to have Ms. Zhou help her with it every day. Besides, Ms. Zhou was a professional.

After less than a day of being together, Ms. Zhou had shown herself to be so considerate, patient, and professional that Shi Li had let her guard down with her.

Shi Li thought with some relief that Shi Yu was finally having some good luck by being assigned such an excellent caregiver.

However, she didn’t want to go into too much detail about her and Wen Yue’s situation, so she just said a few simple words.

“Our relationship is just so-so. It’s far from the point of getting married. And the person my mom is talking about is not my ideal marriage partner. But my mom is very satisfied with her, and it’s not easy for me to be too direct with my mom. That’s the general situation. I’ll have to trouble you to talk to my mom more. It would be great if you can slowly get her to accept this.”

Ms. Zhou nodded thoughtfully. “Okay, that’s all I need to know. Don’t worry, I’ll talk to your mom.”

Shi Li said gratefully, “Thank you, Ms. Zhou.” If it weren’t for Ms. Zhou acting as a buffer, she would have probably had a huge fight tonight. Shi Li didn’t think she was an airhead who couldn’t figure things out, but when it came to learning how to handle her relationship with Shi Yu, she always failed.

Ms. Zhou was a little flattered and helped her close the door from the outside.

As soon as Shi Li sat back on the bed, Wen Yue’s video call came in.

Shi Li gritted her teeth, prepared herself mentally, and answered. At the same time, she didn’t forget to record the screen.

Just like every other recent call, Wen Yue first questioned her about why she always replied so slowly. She lowered her voice and got angry. Then, Shi Li would just find some random excuse to fob her off: she was too busy with training, she was too tired from traveling…

Wen Yue never believed her, but Shi Li’s excuses were always sufficient, so she couldn’t find any fault with them for a while. She could only hold it in. Since Wen Yue lived in the same building as Wen Lirong, every time Shi Li’s indifferent replies made her lose control and want to yell, she didn’t dare to yell in her room for fear of Wen Lirong hearing her. In the end, she could only vent in a low, hoarse voice.

Shi Li inexplicably felt a sense of satisfaction from this.

Wen Yue’s personality was becoming more and more twisted, and her temper was becoming more and more unpredictable. She wasn’t scared. Instead, she was looking forward to Wen Yue continuing to be like this so she could find a sense of satisfaction in her revenge.

It was as if the more painful Wen Yue was, the happier she was. Especially when she was sure that Wen Yue’s pain was caused by her.

Wen Yue tormented her, and she was also tormenting Wen Yue. They once loved each other, and now they had reached the point of mutual torment. They both knew everything the other person hated, and they would swing their blades and stab at it, not giving up until the other person felt the same amount of pain as them.

After Wen Yue’s hysterics, she barely found her sanity and apologized to Shi Li with tears in her eyes, begging for her forgiveness. Shi Li refused. Wen Yue gritted her teeth and said that even if Shi Li were to die, she would have to die with her.

Shi Li listened and was not touched at all.

Maybe it was from the moment Wen Yue put a bug in her bag, or maybe it was from the moment Zhu Yunqi took the intergalactic train and left Z3291… Maybe even earlier, on the night Wen Yue asked her if she could be a mistress after marriage, or when she said “I love Wen Yue” to Zhu Yunqi herself…

Her heart, her soul, had already died.

“Did you book your ticket back to Z3291?” Finally, Wen Yue asked while sobbing.

“I did,” Shi Li answered indifferently. Wen Yue’s tears could no longer stir a single emotion in her.

“When is it?”

“It arrives at 3:45 p.m. on the 26th.”

“I’ll come pick you up then. By the way, is Auntie asleep? Can I talk to Auntie for a while?” Wen Yue asked about Shi Yu.

Shi Li knew that she could just hang up the phone now, but she couldn’t help but say sarcastically, “Didn’t you send someone to watch my mom? Wouldn’t you know if my mom is asleep or not?”

“I’m not monitoring Auntie’s daily life. I’m just making sure she doesn’t leave the sanatorium without permission.”

Wen Yue was annoyed and wanted to explain further.

Shi Li simply hung up the call.

…

Shi Li stayed with Shi Yu at the sanatorium for three days. On the morning of the fourth day, she took an intergalactic train back to Z3291.

Shi Yu’s physical condition prevented her from leaving the sanatorium for too long, so she couldn’t send Shi Li to the station. They said their goodbyes near the sanatorium.

When she left, Shi Li felt both sad and relieved. It was as if she had completed a task she was reluctant to do but had to do. Before she left, Ms. Zhou gave her a stack of postcards. They were all written by Shi Yu when she was lucid.

Shi Li briefly flipped through them. The beginning of every postcard said: “Dear Xiao Li.”

She had no desire to read any further. She was Shi Li, not Shi Li (with a different character). When they video-called, she could pretend not to notice because the two characters sounded the same, but now that the postcard clearly said “Xiao Li,” she couldn’t even fool herself.

After she went back, Shi Li went to the Star Style Group to handle her leave of absence. After this period of further study and communication at the mech testing and simulation base, she decided to join the mech research center under the military and participate in the design and development of the latest mechs.

Although robots and mechs had many things in common, there were still many differences. Some of the knowledge Shi Li learned in school was already outdated and couldn’t keep up with cutting-edge technology. So, the military arranged for her to study at the mech research institute in the Upper Star Domain of the Federation for a period of time before going to the mech base in the Mid-Star Domain.

Since they couldn’t just take her away, the document the military sent to the Star Style Group was for a “secondment.” Shi Li’s labor contract was still with the Star Style Group, so she could continue to receive her basic salary. The military would also allocate a portion of their funds as a “secondment salary” for Shi Li and the others in this group.

Her colleagues in the design department were all very sad to see Shi Li go. Especially Lin Xiaonan, who was almost in tears while hugging Shi Li.

The mech research institute’s reporting date for Shi Li was at the beginning of next month. Shi Li had about a week to handle the paperwork and transfer her work. The vice-group leader of her team took over her position as group leader.

Before everything was completely settled, Shi Li invited her team members and the group leaders of a few other teams to a dinner.

At the dinner, Shi Li had a little to drink. She went to the bathroom and washed her face with cold water. Underneath her makeup, her skin was still porcelain-white and delicate, but her eyes were misty, making her look pitiful. Shi Li touched her forehead. It was a little hot. The back of her neck was sore and bloated. That familiar feeling of wanting to be enveloped by an Alpha’s pheromones came again.

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