Shen Wanli indeed felt that this kind of feeling was very fresh. Everyone has self-esteem, and being liked by a similarly outstanding omega was indeed something worthy of feeling vanity over.
However, for Shen Wanli’s worldview, becoming a girlfriend was a very formal matter.
Shen Wanli remembered the faint touch on her face. That face, which bore a fifty percent resemblance to Jiang Rou, was indeed attractive to her.
Because Shen Wanli’s aesthetic had always been this delicate and charming type.
However, Qin Miao’s personality had a contrasting charm with that face. It was just that Shen Wanli only wanted to be the dominant one in a relationship. Although Qin Miao’s proactive kiss just now was fresh, it made Shen Wanli realize the problem.
The cool evening breeze woke Shen Wanli, who was still deep in thought. Thinking about her meeting with Jiang Rou tomorrow, Shen Wanli felt a strange sensation in her heart. She then started the car and drove home.
The next day, before Shen Wanli received word on where Jiang Rou was waiting for her, she thought about it and decided to go to the company.
After arriving at the company, seeing her secretary look as though she had something difficult to say, Shen Wanli felt somewhat baffled. It was not until she entered the office and saw the face turning around in the executive chair that she was slightly surprised. It was actually Jiang Rou.
The face she had not seen for about a month seemed to have undergone no changes, except that her expression was extremely cold. Shen Wanli had never seen this kind of expression on Jiang Rou’s face, and for a moment, she actually felt somewhat flustered.
It seemed that in front of Jiang Rou, she was actually the one who had grown haggard.
“Why are you here?”
Shen Wanli cleared her throat, but the voice that came out was still slightly hoarse.
Jiang Rou did not lean in as Shen Wanli had imagined, her tone as cold as her expression. “What? Is President Shen not welcoming me?”
Listening to Jiang Rou’s prickly words, Shen Wanli was somewhat speechless, and that feeling of falling from a great height returned to her heart.
Shen Wanli actually felt her eyes burning, as if something was about to spill over from her eyes.
It was clearly you, Jiang Rou, who tied me up in that room that day, clearly you who did that kind of thing to me first, forcing me to face this kind of relationship. Yet why can you pull away so coldly like this? On what grounds? Shen Wanli felt her vision blur slightly, but she knew she could not lose her composure. She could only forcibly calm down. “I am going to the restroom. We will talk when I come back.”
Looking at Shen Wanli fleeing somewhat in panic, Jiang Rou’s stunned expression shattered her forcibly feigned indifference.
She actually seemed to see a few tears in Shen Wanli’s eyes. Jiang Rou felt that she might have seen wrong, yet she still could not resist stealthily following her toward the restroom.
Shen Wanli washed her face with cold water and looked at herself in the mirror, already calmed down. Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief. Her pride would not allow her to lose her composure in front of Jiang Rou.
Suddenly, Jiang Rou’s reflection appeared in the mirror. Shen Wanli turned around to look at Jiang Rou, assuming she also needed to use the restroom, and prepared to leave. Unexpectedly, as she passed by Jiang Rou’s side, her arm was suddenly grabbed.
Shen Wanli looked at Jiang Rou with an inquiring gaze before Jiang Rou finally spoke. “Seeing your eyes so red, did you cry?”
The single sentence struck right at Shen Wanli’s inner panic, forcing her to hurriedly refute. “The wind just blew sand into my eyes when I was coming over.”
Right after saying it, Shen Wanli’s face flushed red. She could not help but complain internally; what kind of melodramatic line was this? It was truly embarrassing even for herself to say aloud.
Jiang Rou burst into laughter, her previous coldness completely vanishing. She lowered her head to look at Shen Wanli’s reddened face. “How did sand get in? There is no wind today.”
Hearing Jiang Rou tease her intentionally, Shen Wanli became even more embarrassed, so her voice barely feigned composure. “What do you actually want?”
“Was I not afraid that you came to the restroom to cry secretly behind my back? So, I came along to take a look.”
Jiang Rou shrugged, looking at Shen Wanli with an innocent face.
Shen Wanli did not know why, but perhaps because that kind of thing had happened, an ambiguous aura had been floating between the two of them. Moreover, Jiang Rou’s current attitude toward her was vastly different from before.
Shen Wanli felt that standing beside Jiang Rou, she actually felt quite a sense of pressure.
Shen Wanli shook off Jiang Rou’s hand. “Since you have nothing to do, come with me to pay a visit to Old Madame Qin.”
Jiang Rou nodded, showing no impatience at being shaken off by Shen Wanli.
Shen Wanli went downstairs to drive, and Jiang Rou walked straight over without hesitation to sit in the front passenger seat. Looking every bit like the lady of the house, she left Shen Wanli with mixed feelings.
The car soon pulled into the courtyard of the Qin family residence. Guided by the housekeeper, the two entered the living room and saw Old Madame Qin. What was even more surprising was that they actually saw Qin Miao, whom they had just met last night.
Qin Miao even blinked mischievously at Shen Wanli, causing Jiang Rou’s expression to turn somewhat dark immediately.
After all, having liked Shen Wanli for so long, how could Jiang Rou not know what that hint of emotion in Qin Miao’s eyes meant? Shen Wanli’s etiquette was always beyond reproach. She greeted Old Madame Qin and handed the gift to her.
Old Madame Qin was not an overly formal person, accepting it very happily on the spot because one could tell from the shape that it was a painting.
Shen Wanli and Jiang Rou accompanied Old Madame Qin in conversation for a while, and soon it was noon.
Old Madame Qin had a very good impression of the two of them, so she asked them very warmly. “If Wanli and Xiao Rou do not mind, how about having a meal with this old woman?”
Since Old Madame Qin had put it that way, how could Shen Wanli and Jiang Rou refuse? They had no choice but to go wash their hands. Who would have expected Qin Miao to follow them over, looking at Shen Wanli with a beaming smile. “Senior Sister Wanli, what a coincidence to meet again.”
Shen Wanli nodded. Just as she was about to speak, Jiang Rou’s expression beside her turned very foul as she said, “There are two alphas in the restroom. Is it appropriate for an omega like you to come in?”
The hostile intent in these words was full to the brim, causing Qin Miao to freeze instantly. Then, her face turned pale and her eyes reddened slightly as she murmured to Shen Wanli, “Senior Sister Wanli.”
Seeing Qin Miao like this, Shen Wanli felt somewhat angry. The two of them had come to visit Old Madame Qin, so Jiang Rou’s remark was targeted directly at their host. “Xiao Rou, what is the meaning of this?”
Hearing Shen Wanli’s words, Jiang Rou’s expression turned even worse as she said gloomily, “The two of us alphas are using the restroom. Could I trouble Miss Qin to step out?”
The extremely harsh tone made Qin Miao’s position awkward. Just as Shen Wanli was about to call out to stop her, she ran out with tears in her eyes.
Shen Wanli looked helplessly at Jiang Rou, her brow filled with disapproval. “What are you doing? Do you know what we came here for today?”
She had thought Jiang Rou would restrain herself after this, but who would have known that Jiang Rou merely smiled, her tone deeply gloomy. “She likes you, doesn’t she?”