The Omega's Vow: Never Marry a Mama's Boy Alpha - Chapter 50

“High-purity ether.”

“The person is fine, just experiencing dizziness and nausea for a while.”

“Combined with some signs of overexhaustion, they’ll need plenty of rest in the coming period.”

“Are you alright, though?”

“Where did this cake come from?”

Gu Lin didn’t answer Shen Jue’s question. The matter involved people of significant influence, and Gu Lin didn’t want too many to know, so she remained silent.

Since she wasn’t speaking, Shen Jue had no choice but to sigh helplessly.

“Don’t shoulder such dangerous matters alone.”

“If someone dared to poison you so brazenly, they’re capable of even worse actions.”

“I know.”

“Thank you.”

Gu Lin didn’t linger at the hospital. She had other matters to investigate, sensing faintly that a thread connected everything, she had grasped the end of it.

“Please take care of Qin Xia for me.”

With that, Gu Lin left the hospital.

She called Bi Yu, getting straight to the point.

“Bi Yu, any progress on the case since Liang Feng was captured last time?”

“Like who’s behind it, for instance.”

Bi Yu was organizing case files at the police station and wasn’t surprised by Gu Lin’s inquiry. News of Xiao Wu being marked by Wen Yan had already spread among their circle, so she straightforwardly shared the interrogation results.

“Liang Feng admitted someone hired him.”

“It was a powerful omega woman, based overseas.”

“Those are the only three clues we have so far, and the investigation has hit a standstill.”

“I was worried when I heard you took Wen Yan to the Milan fashion show.”

“But nothing has happened in the past few months. The other party probably realizes it’s not easy.”

“Don’t worry too much.”

Don’t worry?

Gu Lin’s heart sank to the depths, so heavy she could barely breathe.

Was it really like that?

Was it what she suspected?

“Xiao Wu?”

Bi Yu, receiving no response after her lengthy explanation, pressed with concern. Her sharp police intuition told her something was wrong.

“Xiao Wu, has something happened?”

The question pulled Gu Lin out of her deep thoughts. As her mind cleared, she realized her back was drenched in cold sweat.

“Nothing.”

Those three hollow words couldn’t possibly convince Bi Yu. The more someone says “nothing,” the more it implies something is wrong. She raised an eyebrow, not intending to drop the matter, but Gu Lin didn’t give her the chance.

“I have things to do. I’ll hang up now.”

“Oh, and please pass a message to Sister Shuang for me.”

“The weather’s getting colder. She’s always had a weak constitution, so she should dress warmly.”

Beep, beep,beep.

Gu Lin ended the call.

She was in the car, the heater vent blowing directly at her. Even at its highest setting, she still felt a chill.

Perhaps it was the sweat on her back evaporating and lowering her body temperature.

Or perhaps it was the terrifying reality, shocking her to the core.

She hadn’t felt such bone-deep fear in years not since the kidnapping when she was fifteen. Back then, a cold, heavy gun was pressed to the back of her head, her eyes blindfolded with black cloth, and ropes tightening around her wrists.

That was the first time she truly felt the world’s malice toward her. Even as the daughter of Gu Lang and Ye Lan, she could be humiliated and treated as a mere plaything.

It turned out she wasn’t all that remarkable.

Someone was negotiating with her father using a voice changer, making an outrageous demand for a billion dollars.

Back then, Gu Lin, with some inexplicable naivety and arrogance perhaps unable to accept being used as the most effective tool to threaten her parents had screamed into the phone handed to her, telling them not to bother about her.

She didn’t believe those kidnappers would actually dare to do anything to her.

So naive.

How could she have been so naive?

She was effortlessly lifted up, like a chick, and then brutally struck twice, once near the corner of her eye, and once in the abdomen.

The punches were swift and ruthless, the pain so intense that Gu Lin lost consciousness on the spot.

“Xiao Wu, Xiao Wu.”

When she came to, she was already in a hospital bed.

Wrapped up like a mummy, her entire body ached too much to move. All she could do was open her eyes and stare at the pristine white ceiling.

The smell of disinfectant in the hospital and her mother’s scalding tears were etched into her memory, so deeply that they could never be erased.

Gu Lin lifted her head from the crook of her arm and took a deep, shuddering breath, her entire chest trembling.

She picked up her phone, found Liu Mingyan’s contact, and dialed directly.

Beep, beep!

The gloomy sky quickly filled with dark clouds, and the already dim space grew even more oppressive. The clouds seemed to press down with tangible weight, the atmosphere so stifling it was hard to breathe.

A raindrop fell, splattering against the windowpane with a sharp smack.

The call connected.

“Hello, Xiao Wu.”

Liu Mingyan’s voice was still as gentle and soothing as ever, as if she hadn’t been the one to commit such cruel acts.

A few more raindrops fell, pattering noisily, a prelude to the coming storm.

“What’s wrong? Calling so suddenly?”

Gu Lin lowered her head, her eyelids drooping, perfectly concealing the emotions in her eyes. She touched the corner of her eye, near the temple, where a scar had once been.

“That cake.”

“I ate it.”

The rain grew heavier, quickly soaking the car window and blurring the world outside. Large raindrops slid down in winding trails, leaving crooked marks behind.

They twisted and turned, like the scribbles of a three-year-old.

“Oh? Was it good?”

Liu Mingyan asked with a light, cheerful laugh, her tone so carefree it made Gu Lin tighten her grip on the steering wheel.

Her knuckles turned white from the strain, the veins on the back of her hands starkly visible.

“It was good.”

“So I called specifically to thank you.”

Gu Lin turned on the windshield wipers, clearing away the hazy confusion before her. Her vision widened and sharpened again as she relaxed her body and leaned back.

After she spoke, there was a silence about fifteen seconds of dead air, as if the signal had been lost.

But Gu Lin knew that wasn’t the case. Liu Mingyan had heard her words, loud and clear.

“Pfft, really?”

The woman seemed caught off guard by Gu Lin’s response, still laughing as if mocking her provocation, deflecting it with effortless ease.

“Should I make it for you again sometime?”

“Hmm?”

Gu Lin’s eyes turned completely cold, her nails digging deep into her palms, bringing a sharp, stinging pain. It was exactly what she needed right now, the pain kept her calm and rational. Otherwise, just moments ago.

The moment Liu Mingyan first laughed, Gu Lin had wanted to lose her mind at this woman.

At that moment, an airport announcement came through from Liu Mingyan’s end. Gu Lin furrowed his brow and asked,
“You’re leaving?”

Was this fleeing from justice?

“Yes.”

Liu Mingyan wore an exaggerated wide-brimmed lady’s hat, elegant and pure white. In her lace gloves, embellished with gold-threaded edging, she held her passport and plane ticket.

Beneath the pitch-black sunglasses were seductive red lips, parting and closing like a venomous snake flicking its tongue.

“If you had eaten that cake a little earlier, perhaps your sister wouldn’t be leaving.”

“After all, this isn’t my territory.”

“What do you want to do?”

Gu Lin’s tone turned completely cold, making Liu Mingyan’s heart twist with agitation.

So adorable, how could he be this adorable?

“You’re too slow, A Wu.”

Gu Lin’s childhood name slipped from Liu Mingyan’s lips, bringing with it memories of their not-so-precious childhood days.

“Such matters shouldn’t be spoken by an omega first.”

“Madam, boarding has begun.”

A tall man standing nearby leaned in and whispered.

Liu Mingyan stood up and chuckled softly into the phone.

“I believe you’ll call me again.”

“Au Revoir.”

Beep, beep.

Liu Mingyan ended the call.

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