I Confessed to the Wrong Enigma, Then Got Pregnant as a Top Alpha [Transmigration] - Chapter 23

Chapter 23

The fallout from Liu Jian’s incident left everyone sighing in disbelief.

After Chen Rongsheng returned to the office with a grim expression, the internal gossip instantly died down. Everyone was afraid that a single slip-up would turn them into a target for Chen Rongsheng to vent his anger.

Despite the silence, Chen Rongsheng still gathered everyone in the department for an “ideological education” meeting.

However, Qi Ran didn’t have the luxury of attending this meeting; he was kept behind by Qi Su alone.

Once Chen Rongsheng and Liu Jian had left, Qi Su’s gaze landed on him once more.

Noticing that the clothes Qi Ran was wearing clearly didn’t belong to him: “What’s going on with your clothes?”

It wasn’t surprising that Qi Su could tell at a glance; the outfit was simply far too big for him. Qi Ran rubbed his nose: “Well, I didn’t bring clothes when I went over to Jiang Siheng’s place yesterday, so I wore his for now. Brother, let’s not talk about that—how do you plan to handle this matter?”

Seeing him try to change the subject, Qi Su leaned back against his chair: “There’s no rush on that matter. I want to ask you, are you really prepared to live with Jiang Siheng?”

Qi Ran thought to himself that this matter really wasn’t up to him.

But he couldn’t say that out loud: “What is there to prepare? We’re all adults.”

Qi Su didn’t quite approve: “You’re still young. I hope you’ve thought things through. Besides, aren’t you worried that if you encounter an Omega you actually like one day, you’ll…”

“Brother, you said it yourself that’s a ‘what if.’ Those things are just probabilities. Who waits around like a fool for something that hasn’t happened yet? It’s exactly because I’m young that I have the chance to make mistakes. But don’t worry, even though I’m living with Jiang Siheng now, I won’t do anything excessive. Consider this our phase of cultivating feelings.”

Qi Ran braced himself and spun a web of lies, hoping his brother would believe his nonsense.

Who would have thought that a single confession back then would lead to him having to use even more lies to gloss over the peace now?

His heart felt weary; he could only pluck the Little White Bird’s feathers in his mind.

“Since you’ve made up your mind, I hope you stick to your word,” Qi Su sighed, not wanting to be too strict with Qi Ran. After all, as he said, they were adults.

…

When Qi Ran came out of Qi Su’s office and returned to the Perfume Department, he had just stepped inside when Chen Rongsheng called him into his office.

Closing the door, Qi Ran smiled: “Brother Chen, what is it?”

Chen Rongsheng’s feelings toward Qi Ran were quite complex now. He had initially thought this was just a pampered, profligate son of a wealthy family who knew nothing and was good for nothing, but who would have thought this “profligate” actually had some real skill.

He placed the report in front of him: “Since this fragrance came from your hands, you will be in charge of the subsequent research, development, and production.”

Qi Ran hadn’t expected the surprise to come so quickly. However, before his joy could fully set in, the internal phone on Chen Rongsheng’s desk rang.

It was Qi Su, asking Chen Rongsheng and Qi Ran to come up again.

The two of them left the office one after the other and went back to the top floor. Upon knocking and entering Qi Su’s office, they saw Qi Su holding the perfume sample.

The vast office was filled with the elegant scent of roses.

Besides Qi Su, the head of Shangxin Entertainment, who had left earlier, was also there.

Qi Su placed the perfume sample on the desk and said: “Explain the situation to them.”

Qi Ran looked toward the middle-aged man standing there.

He then listened as the man explained the situation regarding Shangxin Entertainment’s top starlet.

As soon as he heard the phrase “Rose Fairy,” Qi Ran knew what his brother was planning.

Sure enough, after the manager finished speaking, Qi Su added: “This scent is very similar to Tang Yujie’s pheromones. Therefore, I hope this perfume can temporarily serve as a substitute for Tang Yujie’s pheromones to buy her some time for treatment.”

Chen Rongsheng was an old hand. Hearing this, he immediately said: “Our Perfume Department will cooperate fully.”

Qi Su glanced at Qi Ran: “I hope only the two of you know about this. Qi Ran will be responsible for the perfume production, and Manager Chen, you will provide him with the necessary facilities. If the news leaks, I will hold you accountable.”

Even though the planned “new product development” had changed into this, Qi Ran was still quite happy to be able to help Qi Su.

“Don’t worry, Brother. I’ll definitely complete the task well.”

Qi Su nodded at him: “You’ve just recovered, don’t overwork yourself.”

…

Because he had been in a rush to give Gu Bai a gift before, Qi Ran only had time to make one aromatherapy bottle. Now that he had ample time, he could put more effort into the blending.

At the very least, it had to match Tang Yujie’s pheromone scent more closely.

Although rose fragrance comes from a specific type of flower, scents have layers. They change with temperature, humidity, and environment. Choosing the most suitable and accurate scent for Tang Yujie’s pheromones from all these variables was not easy.

At this moment, Qi Ran couldn’t help but think about what the Little White Bird told him: as long as he reached 10,000 favorability with Lu Ling, he could obtain an acute sense of smell. He felt this reward was a must-have.

Thinking of this, Qi Ran took out his phone and sent a message to Lu Ling: [Brother Xiao Lu, do you have time tonight? Let’s go out for dinner.]

Lu Ling replied fairly quickly: [Tonight? Sure. Xiao Ran, what do you want to eat? My treat, thank you for helping me that day.]

Qi Ran’s eyes lit up. He felt Lu Ling was quite sensible: [Then I won’t be polite with Brother Xiao Lu. A new BBQ place opened recently and it seems good. Let’s go there.]

Qi Ran looked at the popular new BBQ shop being promoted on a rating app.

Lu Ling asked for the address and agreed to go directly there after work.

Once it was settled, Qi Ran didn’t forget to send a message to Jiang Siheng: [Don’t wait for me for dinner tonight, I have plans.]

He thought that would be the end of it.

To his surprise, Jiang Siheng sent back two words: [With whom?]

Did Jiang Siheng really think he was his boyfriend? Asking so specifically. [Someone you don’t know.]

[When are you coming back?]

[Don’t wait for me, go to sleep first.]

[I don’t want to wait for you, but I’m afraid you’ll be in pain.]

Qi Ran: “…”

Being reminded of that matter by Jiang Siheng, Qi Ran couldn’t help but feel a lingering fear. However, he felt he shouldn’t be that unlucky. Besides, he was wearing Jiang Siheng’s clothes.

Nonetheless, Qi Ran still cancelled his original plan to hang out with Lu Ling for a long time.

After work, Qi Ran rushed to clock out and took a taxi to the BBQ place.

When he arrived, Lu Ling hadn’t reached yet. He ordered some food first, planning to start eating as soon as Lu Ling arrived.

What he didn’t expect was that Lu Ling would show up with Jiang Sen.

Seeing the two of them appear together, Qi Ran’s heart skipped a beat.

Good heavens, what an unexpected bonus.