The White Moonlight Omega Has Amnesia and Always Tries to Seduce Me - Chapter 53

Shen Zhi arrived to see this very scene.

In the empty lounge, Qin Huai was like a thin sheet of white paper, clean and fragile. She was so vulnerable, as if the slightest breath of wind could make her disappear.

The elbow of her suit jacket was covered in layers of wrinkles, the collar of the white shirt underneath was unbuttoned by two, and her slender collarbone appeared extremely thin in the light. The omega was slumped on the floor, her eyes red, and her gaze completely lifeless.

Shen Zhi ran over, stopping in front of Qin Huai, and placed a hand on her arm, “Huai Huai, are you okay?”

At that moment, Qin Huai seemed to have lost all support, leaving only a body that she could not sustain. She allowed Shen Zhi to help her up by the forearm. When she stood up from the floor, her body swayed involuntarily. If not for Shen Zhi’s support, she probably would have immediately fallen to the ground.

Less than two meters away was a long sofa. Shen Zhi helped Qin Huai sit down on the sofa, then knelt on one knee in front of her, asking anxiously, “What happened? Huai Huai.”

Qin Huai still didn’t speak.

Shen Zhi moved a small step closer, raised both hands to hold Qin Huai’s shoulders, attempting to attract the omega’s attention with this action, “Huai Huai, please say something.”

Qin Huai still did not speak, but her eyelids fluttered compared to just now.

She just looked at Shen Zhi, her eyes containing too many things.

“Huai Huai, be good. What happened just now?” Shen Zhi slid her hands down from Qin Huai’s shoulders to her wrists, finally encompassing those hands, “If you want to say it, tell it to me.”

Qin Huai’s shoulders merely trembled slightly upon hearing this. The suit jacket itself was a weighty design, much like a battle armor, building a solid copper wall and iron barrier for the weak.

“You wouldn’t want to know.” Her eyelashes trembled, and a tear fell directly from Qin Huai’s eye.

The tear was hot and forceful, and it happened to hit the back of Shen Zhi’s hand, where the tear pearl turned into a tear stain.

“As long as you say it, I’m willing to listen.” Shen Zhi placed Qin Huai’s hand one over the other on her knees, her eyes serious and stubborn, “Qin Huai, I like you, I like everything about you.”

In the two years of liking Qin Huai, from initially being fond of her calm and composed look, to eventually liking her various clumsy moments. She felt that this version of Qin Huai was a complete Qin Huai, and no longer a machine.

Perhaps Shen Zhi’s eyes were too sincere. Looking straight at her with those eyes—the whites of her eyes were clean, and the bottom of her eyes was full of pure, unadulterated love.

Those eyes seemed to want to see right through Qin Huai, and Qin Huai was equally seduced, speaking word by word, sentence by sentence.

“I don’t understand who is responsible for my mother’s death.”

Once a complete, enclosed space has an opening, it has a venting point. Perhaps as if trying to prove something, Qin Huai spoke very urgently, completely without any logic.

“Dad said Mom committed suicide because I kept crying and making a fuss. Just now, someone said Mom didn’t like Dad and only married him because of the child. And whenever I bring up my maternal grandparents, it results in a torrent of abuse. I don’t know why Mom died, and why I have to bear the burden of her death.”

There was a photo wall at her maternal grandparents’ house, filled with various photos of a family of three: photos of Gu Qing’s birthdays from childhood to adulthood, and various pictures of her holding trophies after winning awards.

Gu Qing’s traces were everywhere in the house, but Qin Huai was never allowed to mention a single word.

Qin Huai’s speech was fragmented, sometimes frowning with a surprised expression, sometimes biting her lip, her eyes full of pain.

Shen Zhi felt both distressed and sad, and for the first time, she felt the regret of “if only I had met you sooner.”

If I could have met you sooner, could I have shared half of your sadness.

After Qin Huai finished her last word, Shen Zhi hugged her without hesitation. Comfort was never what Qin Huai needed; Shen Zhi knew too well what Qin Huai truly wanted.

“Go and investigate what you want to know. Do what you want to do. Don’t worry, don’t be afraid, because you are not alone.”

The phrase “alone” was too familiar to Qin Huai, because no matter what she did since childhood, she was always alone.

This world is very strange. All the joy, pain, sadness, and other emotions you experience even the closest people cannot truly empathize. No one cares about your affairs, because these are all your own matters.

Qin Huai lowered her eyes, seriously scrutinizing the alpha in front of her. In fact, compared to herself, Shen Zhi’s emotions in some matters were frighteningly stable, whether in daily life or when facing Qin Huai’s sometimes deliberate provocations.

Qin Huai frowned, asking in confusion, “Don’t you get annoyed?”

“No.” No one knew how much Shen Zhi wished in her heart that Qin Huai would say more, “Because it’s you, I really like listening.”

The meeting was not over, and it was not a good time for Qin Huai to leave. Whether it was for the preparation of the inhibitor or the gains the meeting itself brought her, it was worth her sitting there for a few hours.

A rational Qin Huai was always like this: sensibility was always abandoned by her, and she was clearly aware of her goals.

After returning to the conference hall, the speech part was over, and the next part was the crucial networking session. Qin Huai stood beside her supervisor. Although she still had a straight face, her attitude had softened quite a bit. While her supervisor was chatting with people, she quietly listened with her ears and scanned the edges with her eyes, seemingly looking for someone.

It was the appearance of Zhou Yue that interrupted Qin Huai’s wandering thoughts. Zhou Yue led Shen Zhi to stop in front of Qin Huai’s supervisor and greeted her, “Long time no see.”

“Professor, hello,” Shen Zhi also greeted her after Zhou Yue finished.

Zhou Yue’s status in the industry was known to everyone, not only because she was the researcher of the first generation of inhibitors but also because of her work in clinical settings over the years, proposing many significant discoveries.

Qin Huai’s supervisor and Zhou Yue were not familiar enough to greet each other, but since the other party took the initiative, she responded accordingly, pointing at Shen Zhi and asking, “This is?”

“My daughter,” Zhou Yue patted Shen Zhi’s shoulder, “I heard she’s studying under you. Thank you for taking care of her.”

“Not at all. Shen Zhi has a strong learning ability and is no trouble at all,” the supervisor said.

The two exchanged a few vague pleasantries.

Zhou Yue then got to the point, shifting her gaze to Qin Huai, and said to the supervisor, “I have something I want to discuss with Huai Huai.”

Huai Huai was Qin Huai’s nickname. It was fine for an elder to use a nickname, but for Zhou Yue, who was meeting Qin Huai for the first time, calling her that seemed a bit inappropriate.

The supervisor, linking this with the recent rumors about Shen Zhi and Qin Huai around the school, instantly understood.

This wasn’t an invitation for small talk; she was clearly here to settle scores with Qin Huai.

The supervisor subtly took a step forward, shielding Qin Huai behind her, and pursed her lips, saying, “My student doesn’t like to talk. If you have anything, please tell me directly.”

“It’s nothing,” Zhou Yue said with a smile, “I haven’t seen Huai Huai in a long time, and I just want to chat with her.”

Chat about making Qin Huai stay away from Shen Zhi?

The supervisor thought, how young people conduct their relationships is up to them. Observers like them naturally cannot be of much help.

The supervisor quickly planned her response in her mind, but before she could speak, the young person behind her, who had been acting as a mute, already took a step forward and greeted Zhou Yue, “Professor Zhou, long time no see.”

The supervisor instantly felt the absurd sensation of The clown is me, as well as the faint feeling of “the daughter is leaving the nest.”

Watching Qin Huai engage in a familiar conversation with Zhou Yue, what more was there to misunderstand? She waved her hand and prepared to leave with Han Yishuang, “Then you two chat. I’m going now.”

Qin Huai originally wanted to say a few more words, but when she turned back, her supervisor was already gone, so she had to give up.

“It’s been a long time since I last saw you.” Zhou Yue put her arms around Qin Huai’s shoulders, scrutinizing her from top to bottom, “How did you get so thin?”

Qin Huai couldn’t remain indifferent to this show of kindness and could only stiffly reply, “I’m fine.”

“How can you be fine?” Zhou Yue frowned and started venting her anger at the alpha beside her, “I told you to take good care of Huai Huai. Is this how you take care of her?”

“I’m sorry, Mom, it’s my fault,” Shen Zhi dutifully replied.

“No, it’s not,” Qin Huai explained palely, “It has nothing to do with Shen Zhi. I’ve been busy lately and forgot to eat.”

Thinking of the intensity of Qin Huai’s major, Zhou Yue sighed silently, “Are you having trouble with your thesis? Where are you stuck?”

This conference was primarily academic. Qin Huai briefly talked about her thesis topic and the problems she was currently encountering.

After she finished speaking, she stood still, staring intently at Zhou Yue’s reaction without blinking.

However, while she was waiting for Zhou Yue’s reaction, someone else was also staring at her.

The silence lasted for about five seconds. In those five seconds, Qin Huai was like a person standing on the edge of a cliff, never knowing if the next step would lead to empty air.

“The opportunity is right today. I will introduce some people to you later,” Zhou Yue said.

Qin Huai nodded, “Thank you, Professor Zhou.”

After the thanks, just as Zhou Yue was about to speak, the alpha who had been acting like a mute behind her suddenly came alive, grabbing Qin Huai’s arm and saying, “Mom, I have something to tell my senior sister. I won’t accompany you for now.”

Qin Huai frowned slightly. The next second, she was pulled forward by a force.

They didn’t go to the previous lounge this time, but to the emergency exit.

The sound-activated light came on due to their footsteps, filling the dark stairwell with light.

Shen Zhi’s lips curled into a smile, but the dimples on her face did not appear, “Senior Sister, you’re quite impressive now, talking to my mom without my introduction.”

Qin Huai frowned slightly and stopped her, “Don’t talk nonsense.”

“How am I talking nonsense?” Shen Zhi tilted her head, and the silk hair tie moved with her, “Senior Sister, I know what you want to do.”

Qin Huai looked up.

Shen Zhi reached out and covered those cold eyes with her palm, her voice so faint that no emotion could be discerned, “Qin Huai, you really have no conscience. I’ve been so good to you, why do you still want to use me?”