The Pursuit of Love After Divorcing My Cold Omega - Chapter 57

I Approached Her On Purpose

The actual controller of the Li Group held a “Set Sail Dinner” in Lihua City. The purpose was to celebrate the official launch of Li’s business operations here, but in the final analysis, it was meant to win over potential partners. Before Li began to involve itself in the relevant sectors of Lihua City, they had to sit down and share a peaceful meal with other enterprises.

Zhaoming Biotech was also on the guest list, and the person attending was Yu Kunian.

Even though she was dissatisfied with the Li Group’s way of doing things, Yu Kunian could not deny Li this courtesy. More than half of the bosses in the industry had come; if she were absent, she would become conspicuously defiant and offend Li, which was unnecessary.

After all, everyone knew that Li had abundant resources. If one could cooperate with them, it would be almost entirely beneficial without any harm.

For Yu Kunian, she attended because Zhaoming Biotech might have business dealings with the Li Group in the future, but as for whether a long-term cooperation would be reached, she didn’t care. Therefore, after entering the banquet, she briefly greeted the actual controller of Li, then found a random spot to sit down and took a glass of wine, her entire body radiating an aura of “strangers keep away.”

However, lately, not many people would take the initiative to seek out Yu Kunian. They avoided her like the plague, fearing they would be tainted by the unlucky streak of the currently precarious Zhaoming Biotech. The Alpha was content to be left in peace; glancing at the scene in the distance where everyone was flattery-prone, she felt this was quite good—no one came to bother her.

Yu Kunian clearly had not expected Li Ci to specifically come looking for her. That young lady Omega was dressed in a magnificent, custom-made, over-the-knee gown. Her makeup and hair were meticulously done, and the gemstone necklace around her neck was precisely the finale piece from the Lihua City auction not long ago, which had ultimately been bought by the Li family for a staggering price.

As a target whom many rising Alphas in the circle wanted to curry favor with, Li Ci looked very approachable, as if she were easy to get close to. But when an Alpha actually stepped forward to strike up a conversation, the Omega gave them no chance to say more than a few words, ending the exchange swiftly and politely.

As rumors suggested, Li Ci’s public image had always been well-behaved. She had undergone training in posture and image management and understood etiquette; when facing outsiders, she was always polite.

If it weren’t for the last time, Yu Kunian might have been fooled by Li Ci as well.

Li Ci walked straight to Yu Kunian and stopped in front of her. She waved with a smile and spoke: “President Yu, we meet again.”

Yu Kunian put down the wine glass in her hand. She remained expressionless and said in a cold voice, “Miss Li, at this time, it is best for us not to meet.”

“Why?” the Omega asked in confusion.

Yu Kunian glanced at her and explained casually, “It will make people mistakenly think we have a good relationship.”

Hearing this, Li Ci let out an even deeper smile. She bent over and leaned toward Yu Kunian, blinking her eyes. “Is our relationship not good, President Yu? You helped me last time; we should be considered friends by now, right?”

Yu Kunian: “We’re not.”

She had been forced to help, and she didn’t want to get too involved in matters concerning Li Ci. If the people from the Li family saw it, they would think she was showing signs of relenting.

Li Ci was not annoyed. She spoke again: “Then President Yu, help me with one more favor, and then we’ll be friends, okay?”

Yu Kunian was somewhat impatient. She truly had no mood to discuss meaningless things with this Omega, so after refusing, she stood up, intending to go to the main lobby outside the banquet hall for a while. To her surprise, Li Ci still followed her, talking to her incessantly, regardless of whether she responded.

Reaching the lobby, Yu Kunian listened to the non-stop noise in her ear and sighed helplessly. Eventually, she stopped, turned back, and frowned at Li Ci, saying: “Miss Li, I will not help you again. Furthermore, I think it’s best we have less contact. You should spend more time with the Alpha you actually like.”

Li Ci waved her hand. “President Yu, I am just—” Before she could finish, she seemed to see something. Once again, caught off guard, she grabbed Yu Kunian’s arm and put on a standard smile, saying, “A-Nian, we should go in.”

Hearing the mushy nickname “A-Nian,” the Alpha had only one thought: Here we go again.

She truly had a headache because of Li Ci.

Yu Kunian turned her head and looked, and as expected, she saw Shen Qi, who had just entered. That Alpha had already noticed Li Ci, so the first thing she did upon entering was walk toward them.

Yu Kunian prepared to pull her hand away, but Li Ci held on tight, lowering her voice: “Just help me this one last time, really, the last time. I beg you, I beg you, Yu Kunian.”

Before Yu Kunian had a chance to refuse, Shen Qi had already stopped in front of them. The Alpha’s gaze first fell on Li Ci, then looked at Yu Kunian, whose expression was not very good. Last time, Yu Kunian’s attitude toward Li Ci was bad; today, it hadn’t changed much.

“So it’s Miss Shen. What a coincidence to meet you here.” Li Ci’s acting was as good as ever, without a single flaw. “Let me introduce officially, this is my fiancée, Yu Kunian.”

Yu Kunian’s brow furrowed tightly. She looked at Li Ci, but the words she wanted to say were interrupted by Shen Qi: “I came specifically to find you, Xiao Ci.”

Li Ci smiled and said, “Oh, are you here to attend my engagement banquet?”

“No.” Shen Qi’s gaze was hesitant. Her breathing became somewhat frantic after hearing Li Ci’s words, and her voice was tinged with a bit of pleading: “Xiao Ci, can you… not get engaged?”

Li Ci’s expression remained unchanged, as if she were completely unmoved. Yu Kunian stood to the side and glanced at Shen Qi a few times. Regardless of how much hostility the other party had toward her, she said coldly, “Miss Shen, please show some self-respect.”

After saying that, Yu Kunian dragged Li Ci away from the spot. She didn’t have the patience to accompany Li Ci in acting, nor did she care what had happened between these two; she only wanted to draw a clear line with Li Ci as soon as possible.

“I am asking you, Miss Li, there are many Alphas you can use as a shield. Please do not insist on choosing me.” Yu Kunian shook off her hand, wishing she could maintain a ten-meter social distance from Li Ci. “I am already married. If my Omega sees this, she will be unhappy. Please consider things from my perspective, alright?”

Li Ci was still looking back in Shen Qi’s direction. Seeing that the Alpha she longed for had not chased after them, her mood inevitably soured as well. She put her hands on her hips dissatisfiedly and said, “Hey, don’t have such a bad attitude, okay? If your name hadn’t been on the marriage proposal back then, I wouldn’t have come to you for help. It was clearly your family that agreed to the alliance, but then you got married first. You guys were the ones who broke the contract first.”

Yu Kunian felt even more irritable now whenever she heard the word “alliance.” “If you want an alliance, go find Yu Dai and Yang Jin. The matter of the alliance never had my consent, so what does it have to do with me? I have no obligation, and even less desire, to play some acting game with you. I don’t have time to flatter you, the great eldest Miss Li, lately. If you want to hear sweet talk, just find anyone inside.”

The Alpha raised her hand and pointed toward the banquet hall. Her tone was so aggressive that Li Ci was stunned for a moment.

“Yu Kunian, your temper is way too big, isn’t it?” Li Ci softened her tone. “I didn’t say much, did I? Why are you getting angry? Is your rut about to start? Oh, don’t worry, I didn’t mean to blame you. I’m also responsible for this matter in the first place.”

Yu Kunian took a deep breath. She calmed down and said, “A lot of things have been happening lately, and my emotions are unstable. Sorry.”

Li Ci had naturally heard about the situation with Zhaoming Biotech. She pursed her lips, observed Yu Kunian for a few moments, and then spoke again: “It’s okay. The company’s situation is so serious; you must be quite annoyed. But, the condition my mother proposed—are you really not going to consider it?”

Yu Kunian answered with a question: “What do you think?”

“I’m not trying to break up your marriage, but this condition is currently the one with the smallest price to pay. If you have weighed the pros and cons, you would know the terms are very favorable. Besides, we can have a contract marriage for one year. After the contract ends, you can simply remarry your Omega.” Li Ci had been influenced by the business world since childhood. She was persuading Yu Kunian not for the sake of the alliance itself, but considering it from the perspective of Zhaoming Biotech.

Yu Kunian’s answer was without hesitation: “Impossible.”

Why should she compromise?

And why should she weigh Song Wenzhi against pros and cons? Song Wenzhi had always been the choice she would never abandon and remained firm upon.

Li Ci sighed. “Then Zhaoming Biotech is currently no different from just waiting to die.”

“Didn’t you say you owed me a favor?” Yu Kunian ignored that statement and just casually made a joke.

Li Ci shrugged helplessly. “I want to help you, but I’m powerless. After all, I don’t have a share in the Li Group yet. Even if I wanted to intervene, my mother wouldn’t let me.”

Yu Kunian did not speak further, nor did she enter the banquet hall. She turned and went upstairs. Li Ci did not stop her and didn’t try to persuade her anymore. Whether for good or bad, this was Yu Kunian’s own choice, and she had no reason to interfere.

Song Wenzhi had been invited to the Li family banquet by Yu Sheng. She didn’t actually need to attend this kind of commercial banquet, but she couldn’t resist Yu Sheng’s earnest invitation. Yu Kunian had also told her about the banquet, but she didn’t like such occasions. She didn’t know why Yu Sheng wanted her to come so badly—after all, her presence wouldn’t mean much—but since Yu Sheng had called her many times to invite her, the Omega eventually came.

She just didn’t expect to see Yu Kunian outside with another lady—the Omega she had seen last time. She had already forgotten the other’s name, only remembering that her surname seemed to be “Li.” Song Wenzhi paused in her tracks. She watched as that Omega took Yu Kunian’s arm, but because of the angle, she didn’t see Yu Kunian’s expression this time.

It wasn’t until the Alpha pulled the Omega and left that Song Wenzhi seemed to come back to her senses. Her phone had been vibrating for a long time before she belatedly picked it up and answered Yu Sheng’s call, informing her that she had arrived at the entrance.

Yu Sheng soon came out to meet her, walking out with a beaming smile, saying: “Sister Wenzhi, I’ll take you to find my sister. I haven’t told her yet; I want to give her a surprise.”

Walking into the lobby, Song Wenzhi saw that Omega again, except Yu Kunian was no longer beside her. The other party brushed past them. Song Wenzhi subconsciously turned her head. Yu Sheng asked her what was wrong, and she said: “Xiao Sheng, do you know who she is?”

Yu Sheng looked in the direction of Song Wenzhi’s gaze and nodded. “She is the daughter of the host of this banquet, Miss Li Ci of the Li Group.”

The Li Group.

When Song Wenzhi heard those four words, she was dazed for a moment.

She hadn’t cared last time, but at this moment, she watched Li Ci’s back for a long time. It was hard to describe the emotion of this instant. Song Wenzhi felt it was such a coincidence; so she was the young lady of the Li family, the Omega who was willing to enter the alliance in Yu Dai’s words.

“Sister Wenzhi, let’s go.” Yu Sheng didn’t notice her emotions; she just tugged her sleeve and urged her.

Song Wenzhi retracted her gaze. She turned back, pretending nothing was wrong, and started walking again to find Yu Kunian with Yu Sheng. The Alpha was not in the banquet hall. Yu Sheng took her around for a bit and eventually went to the second floor, hearing Yu Kunian’s voice in front of a private room where the door was half-closed.

However, it wasn’t just Yu Kunian inside; Yu Dai and Yang Jin seemed to be there as well.

They were arguing.

Yu Sheng’s hand, which was about to open the door, paused. She stopped, and after a moment, whispered to Song Wenzhi: “Sister Wenzhi, it seems Sis is arguing with Mom and the others. Why don’t we wait downstairs?”

Yu Sheng knew that their argument was nothing more than revolving around that impossible alliance and Yu Kunian’s attitude toward her marriage with Song Wenzhi, just like the last time at home.

Yu Kunian would probably emphasize again that she would not divorce.

But they heard a few words of anger that were beyond their expectations—words so sharp that even Song Wenzhi could not tell if they were true or false.

“Yes, my marriage to Song Wenzhi was forced by you.”

“Growing up until now, I have always been fighting against you, always trying to win against you.”

“I have no feelings for Song Wenzhi. I approached her on purpose. I only did it to marry her—because that way, you would be exasperated, and you would lose.”

“It was with such a goal that I began pursuing Song Wenzhi until we got married. All of this was because you forced me. I am no longer willing to follow your arrangements, so even if it is a marriage without feelings, I will choose the Omega myself.”

“Mother, Mom, are you satisfied with this answer? As long as it is not according to your wishes, it doesn’t matter who I marry. That is exactly what I mean.”

Yu Kunian’s words were like several bolts of lightning striking down, leaving everyone present stunned. And such words were completely outside of Yu Sheng’s expectations. She took a sharp breath and looked at Song Wenzhi.