The Aloof Arch-rival Insists On Carrying The Child Of A Useless Alpha - Chapter 10

System: [Host! Why on earth did you provoke her?! Ahhhhh! Her disgust level is at 96 now! Ahhhhh!]

Jiu Yi: ?

She stopped touching Leng Xuelang and instead tossed a box of ointment to her. “Your hand is injured, so it’s not convenient for you to type. Apply it yourself.”

Leng Xuelang: ?

[Leng Xuelang’s disgust level +1]

Jiu Yi: ?

System: [QvQ]

After saying those words, Jiu Yi fell silent and simply waited for her to apply the medicine. This finally stopped the disgust level from rising any further.

She said to the system internally. “She and I are astrologically incompatible. Can we change the target for the pursuit or change the mission entirely?”

System: [Once a mission begins, it cannot be replaced, Host.]

Jiu Yi: “Then what do you have to say for yourself now? She dislikes me so much, we are bound to fail sooner or later.”

System: [But that Miss Zhao just now really liked you.]

Jiu Yi: “That doesn’t prove anything.”

System: [The key point is that you two just met, and she already fell for you. Her heart was thumping non-stop.]

Jiu Yi: “What are you trying to say?”

System: [I’m trying to say that there is absolutely nothing wrong with your charm, Host.]

Jiu Yi: “I know I’m a normal person. But her dislike for me might just be innate. It would be better to just start all over again.”

System: [But doing that will reduce your lifespan. Are you really willing to lose that?]

Jiu Yi: “If things truly reach that point, I won’t have a choice.”

System: [Sigh.]

Jiu Yi said nothing more. She closed her eyes to rest for the remainder of the ride, preventing the disgust level from mysteriously spiking again.

Meanwhile, Leng Xuelang didn’t want her hand to be scarred either. She hadn’t expected Jiu Yi to notice the injuries on her hand, they were just a few very minor scratches.

Yet, the moment she remembered that Jiu Yi only cared because she wanted her to type properly and not delay work, she felt a wave of suffocation in her chest.

How long had it been since she had to endure such a humiliating grievance?

Why could Jiu Yi unconditionally care for that Miss Zhao, while treating her from beginning to end as nothing more than a money-making tool? It was truly infuriating. Did she genuinely believe that employees were just tools to be won over with money?

But as long as Leng Xuelang couldn’t find what she wanted from Jiu Yi, she couldn’t leave. Moreover, Si Yining had harmed her so miserably last night, how could she just let it slide? She naturally had to pay him back.

She could perceive that Si Yining was terrified of his aunt, Jiu Yi. Since that was the case, driving a wedge between them and letting them tear each other apart would be the best course of action.

Leng Xuelang was actually an extremely cautious person who never let anyone catch her off guard, and this time was no exception. However, she still needed to meet up with her subordinates, or else they would definitely worry.

Thinking this way, she finished applying the ointment. Jiu Yi still hadn’t opened her eyes, and it was unclear whether she had actually fallen asleep.

Suddenly, Leng Xuelang caught that alluring scent on Jiu Yi again, the exact scent of the thing she was looking for.

Drawn by the attraction, she couldn’t help but lean closer to her. By the time she snapped out of her daze, she realized she had almost leaned directly into Jiu Yi’s lips, which absolutely terrified her.

It can’t be that her lips are the thing I’m looking for, right?

System: [Host!! Stop sleeping!! Leng Xuelang wants to kiss you, ahhhhh!] the system screamed in her mind.

Jiu Yi: ?

She slowly opened her eyes and indeed saw Leng Xuelang extremely close to her, so close that just another inch forward would land a kiss on her lips.

“…Miss Leng, please mind your image. Office romances are forbidden.”

Leng Xuelang felt she had completely lost face. Flushed with embarrassment, she snapped back to her seat. “I was just checking to see if you were dead.”

Jiu Yi: ?

“Rest assured. Even if I am truly about to die, I will struggle to get up and finish distributing your wages and bonuses before I pass away.”

Leng Xuelang: ?

“Did you finish applying the ointment?” Jiu Yi didn’t know why she had leaned so close just now. But just as she asked this, she noticed pheromones coming from Leng Xuelang, resembling a floral scent but mixed with the crisp freshness of morning dew, slowly and lingeringly wrapping around her ankles and arms.

Jiu Yi then realized that Leng Xuelang’s special period might not be over yet. Otherwise, why would she suddenly act like this? She clearly disliked her so much.

“Leng Xuelang, sit a bit closer to me.”

Leng Xuelang looked at her suspiciously. She felt her face burning and really didn’t want to get any closer, at least not this close, to avoid losing face in front of her again.

“Hurry up. You wouldn’t want your pheromones scattering everywhere, resulting in me smelling like you later, would you?”

“…I do not.” Leng Xuelang felt her face burning even redder. Why could this woman say such private and embarrassing things so casually?

“You didn’t change your suppressor patch?” Though Jiu Yi spoke, she didn’t pull back the collar of her neck to look at her gland. Instead, she took hold of her hand and slowly released a bit of her own pheromones to soothe her.

She is quite generous.

Leng Xuelang thought to herself, unable to resist letting her gaze fall upon their intertwined hands. Jiu Yi was truly a strange Alpha.

A sudden wave of irritation washed over her.

“Isn’t that Miss Zhao your marriage alliance partner? Entangling yourself with me like this, aren’t you afraid she will misunderstand?” Leng Xuelang said, attempting to pull her hand back.

“I won’t necessarily marry her.”

“Then why give her hope?”

“Jiu Yi turned her head to look at her: “Are you very concerned about her?”

“It’s not that I’m concerned. I just don’t like this kind of ambiguous back-and-forth.”

“Emergency measures require extraordinary means.”

“…Does your car not have suppressors? Can’t you just give me one?”

“Miss Leng, do you really not cherish your own body? After what you went through last night… there are still drug residues in your system. How could I possibly give you suppressors now? Or do you want to be hospitalized, just so my worthless nephew can bear even more responsibility?”

“He doesn’t deserve it.”

“Then shut up.”

Leng Xuelang didn’t want to shut up. From last night until now, she hadn’t quite figured out what exactly had happened to her. Granted, she was grateful to Jiu Yi for saving her, but that didn’t mean she should mysteriously stay behind to work like a slave. Last night, Jiu Yi reading financial reports to lull her to sleep had been an absolute nightmare. It had caused her dreams to be entirely filled with financial statements, which was utterly terrifying.

And now, she was inexplicably being made to tag along to an auction. Although she had planned to go today anyway, was she supposed to just watch Jiu Yi act all lovey-dovey with that Miss Zhao? She had no interest in such leisure.

Leng Xuelang had a stomach full of questions, and unable to endure it any longer, she asked directly. “Director Yi, why exactly did you save me? And since you saved me, why must I work at your company? You even let an unofficial employee like me tag along. From last night until now, I feel like I’m dreaming. What exactly do you want to do to me?”

“Is your name Leng Xuelang?” Jiu Yi actually still held doubts about her identity. Now that she had asked so directly, she laid everything out on the table without hesitation.

“Yes.”

“Still a student?”

“Yes.”

“Finance and Law?”

“Yes.”

“Then why did you appear at my worthless nephew’s place last night?”

“I was originally interning at your nephew’s company. He came to Hong Kong on a business trip and brought a few of us interns along. I originally thought it was just a normal cocktail party…I didn’t expect”

“I will definitely give you an explanation regarding this matter.” While asking these questions, Jiu Yi looked intently at her expressions. Combined with everything from last night, she knew the girl wasn’t lying.

She had indeed experienced a series of highly unpleasant events. Such a fragile Omega…… who almost lost control under those circumstances, whose body still hadn’t fully recovered, yet could still follow her out without a single complaint. Jiu Yi felt that perhaps she had overthought things. The dangerous aura she felt last night might have just been an illusion.

“There’s no need. He is your nephew, you will definitely shield him anyway. Why should I invite humiliation upon myself?” The more Leng Xuelang spoke, the more aggrieved she became, her eyes turning red.

Seeing that she truly didn’t believe her and was genuinely disappointed, Jiu Yi didn’t find it surprising. She didn’t say much more, actions would speak louder than words.

“Do you still want to work at the Si Group?” Jiu Yi asked her.

“I don’t want to work under him anymore.”

“Then work with me.”

“You are too much of a devil.”

“Young people shouldn’t be afraid of hard work.”

“You say that as if you are so old.”

“I am indeed older than you.” In truth, Jiu Yi had long forgotten her actual age. But having traveled through so many worlds and lived so many lives, she was undoubtedly older than Leng Xuelang in terms of age and experience.

“Are you that much older than me?”

“Even if I am older by a single day, it still counts as older.”

“Heh.” Leng Xuelang remained noncommittal, but her mood seemed to have improved slightly.

[Leng Xuelang’s disgust level -1]

System: [Oh my god…… Host, you are a miracle worker! What did you just do to her? Why did her disgust level drop?!]

Jiu Yi: “I said I am bigger/older than her.”

System: [……]

After a pause: [What is bigger than hers?]

Jiu Yi: ?

Jiu Yi ignored the system and simply asked. “What is the disgust level now?”

System: [80! Heavens! There is still a 20-point buffer before disaster! Host, we are temporarily safe!!!]

Jiu Yi: “Fascinating.” Jiu Yi didn’t know what was going on either. Did Leng Xuelang like having someone act as her older sister?

“Stay by my side for the next few days,” Jiu Yi decided not to overthink it. “There are some items up for auction today. Take a look and see if there’s anything you like.”

Saying this, she withdrew her hand and handed her a tablet.

Leng Xuelang didn’t really want to look at any auction items. She slightly craved the warmth from Jiu Yi’s body, watching her hand leave with a hint of longing and reluctance.

System: [Host, she is staring at your hand~]

Jiu Yi ignored the system, but noticing that Leng Xuelang’s hands were unusually cold, unlike a normal person’s temperature, she asked. “Are you cold?”

“No.”

“Your hands are very chilly,” Jiu Yi noted.

“I’m used to it. It’s been like this since I was a child.”

Jiu Yi understood this point well and didn’t press further. She intended to take both of her hands to warm them up, but before she could move, a sudden metallic taste hit the back of her throat, and she violently coughed up a mouthful of blood.