Mistaken ‘O’ is a Crazy Gorgeous Boss - Chapter 51

After a rare clear day, Haicheng welcomed rain once again.

The echoes of raindrops hitting the ground formed a symphony performed solely by nature. The rhythmic rise and fall suggested it should be a composition representing joy and vibrant vitality.

Yet, inside the private room on the eighth floor of Haicheng’s Elva Private Hospital, the entire ward seemed enveloped in a layer of frost. Everyone present wore solemn expressions.

Lying on the hospital bed was a tall alpha with delicate features and rosy cheeks, showing no signs of waking anytime soon.

Amelia reported in a low voice the events of the past two days: “At 7:45 PM on Thursday, Miss Qu rushed from the eighth floor to the legal department and stopped Cao Yuan in time… The Second Gender Regulatory Bureau has already communicated with the police, and the case was officially filed for investigation at 11 PM last night. Cao Yuan is currently detained in the police station’s holding cell. Cao Xin, a member of the group’s board of directors, is her maternal uncle and her biggest protector. He is trying to find a way to shield her.”

Beside the bed sat Shen Yunxi on a fabric stool, her expression as cold as snow, her waterfall-like long hair cascading down her back.

She gently tucked Qu Zhen’s hand back under the blanket, her movements careful and tender, yet the words she spoke bore no resemblance to gentleness.

“Within the group, remove the name Cao Xin.”

Amelia understood immediately. “Yes.”

After a moment of silence, she hesitated before adding, “Boss Shen, we found Miss Qu’s personal file and photos in an encrypted folder on Cao Yuan’s computer. Besides Miss Qu, there were also records of 12 previous victims. The latest access logs show that Cao Yuan looked at… Miss Qu’s photos every night. We also discovered that her account made a transfer last week to a recipient who had purchased alpha gland catalytic drugs on the black market.”

The evidence laid bare Cao Yuan’s intentions completely.

All traces of softness shattered as a turbulent darkness surged in Shen Yunxi’s eyes, the thin lenses of her glasses barely containing the chill within.

“What is the sentencing range for conviction?”

“Since it involves multiple parties, both sides are temporarily withholding information,” Amelia replied, bowing her head. “Before the beta protection law was amended, the sentence would have been approximately 12 to 20 years in prison. After this year’s amendment, it has been changed to 16 to 25 years.”

“However, there are also irregularities in the previous minor molestation case involving Cao Yuan. If we use that to reopen the case and add to her charges-”

“Ensure she never has the opportunity to commit crimes again.”

Amelia nodded. “Understood. I will arrange it immediately.”

The room returned to silence, so quiet that only the sounds of monitoring equipment and the rain outside could be heard. Before leaving with the bodyguards and doctors, Amelia cast a deep glance at her boss’s back, sighing with complex emotions in her heart.

She had been by Shen Yunxi’s side for five years, always her most trusted confidante. Because of this, she knew more than others.

To outsiders, Shen Yunxi was like the sharpest blade, drawing blood the moment she was unsheathed, ruthless in her methods and profound in her cunning. She was a ruler standing at the pinnacle of power, someone for whom nothing in this world was unattainable.

But she knew the truth was far from it.

To be honest, when she first learned of her boss’s feelings, the emotion that struck her in that moment couldn’t even be described as surprise, it sounded utterly unbelievable.

The Shen family was an old-money aristocratic clan. Though not as influential as in the past, they remained a colossal entity capable of shaping the world with a mere gesture. From what she knew, among the six children of the Shen family patriarch, aside from her boss, almost all of them had never lacked lovers since their second gender differentiation.

And it wasn’t a matter of one after another without gaps, they kept multiple lovers simultaneously on the side.

But her boss was the complete opposite. Over all these years, there had never been anyone by her side. In business circles, people would send alphas, betas, or even omegas to her, yet her boss never spared them a single glance.

She was like a piece of ice buried beneath a glacier, unmelted by any spring day.

It wasn’t until four years ago, when she was sent to negotiate a contract with Zhou Yun, that she finally understood,

Her boss had someone hidden in her heart.

She wasn’t waiting for the warmth of spring, but for an unexpected autumn rain.

That person was a beta, a rather unremarkable beta.

In the second year after her boss was diagnosed with Hormonal Agitation Syndrome, she stood in the art studio and listened as her boss’s friend, President Yan, said:

“Yunxi, must you hang yourself on this one tree? Given your current health condition, what use is a beta? She can’t even soothe you during your special periods.”

“And what exactly about that beta caught your eye? Every S-class alpha in Haicheng is better than her. You wouldn’t even need to show yourself, just crook your finger, and they’d prostrate at your feet. Why must you insist on someone so unsuitable, so incompatible with you? Do you have any idea what consequences you’ll face if you keep dragging this out?”

She remembered that after President Yan said those words, her boss refused to see her for the next two months. It was only when President Yan showed up with a gift two months later, offering a sincere apology, that they resumed their former relationship.

It was also after that incident that she fully grasped the importance of Miss Qu in her boss’s heart.

By the third year of the diagnosis, her boss’s condition had worsened significantly. During a period of erratic fluctuations, she clearly remembered her boss becoming as thin and frail as a sheet of paper, as if a gust of wind could blow her away.

During that time, aside from work, her boss often stayed in the art studio, painting Miss Qu more than anyone else.

So many paintings that they could have held an entire exhibition themed around Miss Qu.

On the last day of April that year, it was the first time she had seen her boss smile in twelve months because they had received a photo sent by Zhou Yun.

The background of the photo was a school award ceremony. Miss Qu stood in the center, wearing a white dress and holding a golden trophy. She was tall and slender, with delicate features and a shy smile, the dimple at the right corner of her lips faintly visible.

She watched as her boss stared intently at the photo, reached out to touch Miss Qu’s hand in the image, and curved her lips into a faint, gentle smile.

She didn’t know how to describe the expression on her boss’s face in that moment. She only felt sorrow for her boss. Because perhaps by the next autumn, when Hormonal Agitation Syndrome reached its most dangerous phase, Miss Qu would still have no idea that someone in this world cared for her so deeply.

Worrying about whether she was safe, happy, and if everything was going smoothly.

She couldn’t bear it and averted her gaze, silently hoping for a miracle to descend.

In the most perilous moment of the fourth year, a miracle truly appeared.

She was happy for her boss, even though the method of entering the situation wasn’t perfect, she was still glad that her boss had gotten what she wished for.

Because her boss’s first twenty-eight years had truly been very difficult.

But as an observer, she sometimes felt worried, could a marriage built on a foundation of lies truly continue along its original path once all the truth surfaced?

…

The hospital room was clean and tidy. To avoid raising Qu Zhen’s suspicions, Shen Zhikou had arranged for her to be transferred to an ordinary VIP single room.

A bouquet of gardenias sat on the bedside table, their fragrance lingering in a corner of the room. Shen Zhikou removed her glasses and calmly gazed at the alpha on the hospital bed, her eyes slowly drifting from her brow down.

She had not interfered in any way with the young girl’s interview and acceptance at Shengcan Venture Capital.

Although she longed to rebuild a glass greenhouse for her, to let her live in a clean and beautiful world, untouched by any filth, after much contemplation, she restrained her desire for control.

She chose to respect her partner’s decision, allowing her to experience true adult life. Thus, from the time she was accepted until the news last night, she had not asked anyone to investigate the legal department of Shengcan Venture Capital.

Only after investigating the entire company, especially all matters within the legal department, did she discover that the young girl, who always shared only good news, had been hiding so many worries.

So much so that those dark, malicious thoughts began to stir again beneath the calm.

She was her partner, her alpha, and the flower she had carefully nurtured.

She would not allow anyone to spy, covet, or even fantasize about her, nor would she let her suffer any storms or hardships. She should remain in the glass greenhouse she had built, growing safely under ample sunlight and meticulous care until she fully bloomed.

And only she alone would witness her breathtaking moment of bloom.

Yes, that’s right. Your thoughts are correct; you can do this.

Go ahead, lock her away, place the shackles you prepared for her upon her, and ensure she has only you by her side.

The outside world is dangerous. You are not harming her; she likes you too. She will belong to you forever, and you will belong to her forever.

Amid the constant tug-of-war between dark thoughts and reason, Shen Zhikou’s expression remained as calm as still water.

She reached out her hand, wanting to touch her, to feel the warmth of her presence. But just like the hand that wants to touch yet withdraws, her hand moved closer to Qu Zhen’s, only to retract to its original position the next moment, as if constantly restraining and holding back.

Finally, just as her delicate fingers were about to touch Qu Zhen’s palm, the unconscious figure on the bed slowly opened her eyes.

Still dazed, Qu Zhen rubbed her eyelids, her cheeks still flushed with fever.

Turning to meet Shen Zhikou’s gaze, she broke into a smile and immediately reached out to embrace her beloved, whom she hadn’t seen for a week.

“Sister!”

Her affection overflowed from her eyes. As she leaned in to hug Shen Zhikou, the tail behind her swayed back and forth, bridging the deep and prolonged longing through that embrace.

“Sister,” she called softly, unaware of the strangeness in the arms of the person she held. “I missed you so much. I thought of you every day.”

Shen Zhikou pressed her lips together. “Me too.”

“But I’m definitely missing you more than you miss me, because I always dream of you. Once, I almost didn’t hear the alarm clock.” Qu Zhen felt a little embarrassed but expressed her longing openly. “In the seven days we were apart, I dreamed of you on five nights.”

“Is that so?”

“Mm. I wouldn’t lie to you.”

Shen Zhikou fell silent.

Because she was always the one deceiving. Even now, she couldn’t bring herself to tell Qu Zhen that during the six years they were apart, those 2,190 days, she had dreamed of her 1,321 times.

Each time, she wished she could have woken up a little later.

“Where is this hospital?” Qu Zhen rested her head on the shoulder of the person holding her and glanced around. “When did you get here? Did the doctor say why I fainted?”

“Elfa Hospital. I came last night.”

In Qu Zhen’s memory, this was a private hospital, but it was indeed very close to the Secondary Gender Administration Bureau.

Her voice softened, and she asked obediently, “Then, is staying in this room expensive? If there’s nothing serious, I’d like to be discharged soon.”

Her part-time experiences during university had already taught her how hard it was to earn money, and after two weeks of internship, this realization had only deepened. Nowadays, she pinched every penny when it came to herself but spared no expense to give Shen Zhikou the very best.

Spending money on Shen Zhikou was something that made her happy.

Even if it was just a piece of clothing, a scarf, or a pair of socks, she would patiently select the best for her.

“It’s not expensive.”

Shen Zhikou’s heart softened again. She reassured her, “I have a good friend who works here, so we got an internal discount. That’s why it’s cheaper.”

Qu Zhen felt a little more at ease.

“As for why you suddenly fainted-”

Shen Zhikou turned her head and kissed Qu Zhen’s ear. Her voice, like raindrops, fell softly onto Qu Zhen’s heart, stirring a tingling itch.

“…Baby, it’s because your estrus cycle has arrived.”