7 – Competing with the Manly Bitch for the Fish Pond
Yu Ai’s tear-filled eyes were blurred with tears. “Please let me go, won’t you delete the photos? I have a husband.”
“Fine!” Looking at the woman’s pitiful expression, he said cruelly, “But only after I’ve had my fill of playing with you.”
Mo Yihan was never a good man to begin with. What kind of woman hadn’t he seen? Now he happened to find one that suited his taste.
Office taboos? Perfect—he hadn’t tried that before. But this woman was so easily fooled. That night, he had been half-asleep himself—how would he have had time to take photos? He disdained such lowly acts as secret photography; he was just teasing her.
Yu Ai asked with a pale face, “What do you mean?”
“Exactly what I said! I want you to be my personal secretary—publicly a secretary, privately a lover. When I’m tired of you, I’ll delete the photos.”
The woman stared at him in disbelief. “I have a husband!”
“That’s what makes it exciting!” Mo Yihan added, “During the time we maintain this relationship, you can’t let anyone else touch you.”
Mo Yihan never used anything others had touched. The reason he maintained interest in her was knowing she had been a virgin that night.
Watching her bite her lower lip, he raised his hand to pinch Yu Ai’s cheek, using his thumb to stroke the tooth marks she had left on her lips.
“From now on, you belong to me. Without my permission, you’re not allowed to bite yourself!”
Yu Ai appeared weak and easily bullied, her gaze unfocused, but inwardly she scoffed—what an overbearing president complex.
That night, when Mo Yihan tried to pull her into his car, Yu Ai made an excuse and ran off directly.
…
001 asked, “Master, why didn’t you push harder last night to earn another twenty points?”
“Do you think sleeping a few times will make him fall in love with me? That he’d be full of goodwill so easily? Then he wouldn’t be a womanizer.”
Even the most delicious cake becomes tiresome if eaten too often. The original host was so beautiful, yet the womanizers still preferred the seemingly ordinary seductress.
She took a few more days off from the company to keep Mo Yihan on edge.
001: “Then why are you making soup now?”
“Taking care of business!”
…
Mother Ying had just finished her morning exercises when she heard knocking. Opening the door, she was surprised to see her daughter-in-law standing there early in the morning. After a moment’s pause, she smiled and ushered her inside.
“Xiao Ai, what brings you here? Shouldn’t you be on your honeymoon with A Yi?”
Noticing Yu Ai carrying several items, Mother Ying quickly helped bring them in.
As expected, Ying Yi hadn’t dared to tell anyone he had left Yu Ai behind for so-called overtime work.
Yu Ai feigned confusion, “Ah, Mom, didn’t A Yi tell you he’s on a business trip?”
Mother Ying’s hands stilled as she put things down, sounding somewhat angry. “What’s wrong with this child? Going on a business trip during his honeymoon!”
She immediately reached for her phone, saying, “I’ll call and ask him.”
Yu Ai quickly stopped her. “Mom, he must be busy. Don’t disturb him. He’s been preparing for academic lectures lately. The honeymoon can wait—his work is more important.”
Mother Ying sighed, “Ah, it’s fortunate you’re so understanding. Anyone else would have made a scene. When he returns, I’ll scold him for you.”
“Mom, don’t say that. It would hurt me to hear it.”
Mother Ying was quite satisfied with her daughter-in-law—a graduate of a prestigious university, working at a Fortune 500 company, from a good family, beautiful, gentle, and now proving to be filial too.Yu Ai brought out the pre-prepared chicken soup, “Mom, your complexion hasn’t been good lately, so I specially made this for you. Please try it.”
Mother Ying glanced at the soup and said, “This must have taken a long time to simmer. Did you get up at six o’clock?”
“I’m on my wedding leave these days, and since I have nothing else to do, I thought I’d make some soup and come visit you.”
“Oh dear! You really shouldn’t go to so much trouble in the future. If your mother finds out, she might think I’m mistreating her precious daughter.”
Mother Ying was a dancer and had been acquainted with the original host’s mother.
“Xiao Ai, are you planning to spend a few days at your parents’ home during your break?” Mother Ying asked.
Yu Ai shook her head, “My mother is quite busy with numerous surgeries. Coincidentally, I have other matters to attend to as well. I’ll wait until Ying Yi returns from his business trip to go back with him.”
“That makes sense. Your mother is indeed very busy at the hospital. When Xiao Yi returns, I’ll have him buy plenty of gifts to accompany you back to your parents’ home.”
Yu Ai couldn’t return home just yet, otherwise Ying Yi’s lies would be exposed. How would he be able to develop his relationship with Zhou Hui then?
Yu’s father was Ying Yi’s teacher—could he possibly hide his academic activities from the original host’s father?
Speaking of which, Ying Yi seemed unfazed about being caught. For several days in a row, he hadn’t even sent a single message to his new wife.
“001, where is Ying Yi right now?”
Seeing that he could finally be of use, 001 proudly replied, “The location shows he’s at the professor’s dormitory on campus.”
Ying Yi had his own place at the school, which coincidentally was also known to Zhou Hui.
“Is Zhou Hui with him?”
“Master… currently, I can only track the location of the Capture target. I’ll need to upgrade to see others’ locations.”
“Useless.”
001: “…”
As expected, it shouldn’t have gotten cocky.
Yu Ai didn’t need to think hard to know that Zhou Hui would definitely take advantage of Ying Yi’s vulnerability at this time.
Coincidentally, she had the same idea. While Zhou Hui was focused on fishing for one particular catch, Yu Ai could stir the waters and try to net a few from Zhou Hui’s fish pond.
…
Han Haoyu looked at the woman who had come to find him again, feeling extremely impatient. Was she treating him as a backup? Even though she had a husband, she still came to pester him?
001: “Master, Han Haoyu’s favorability -10, total -60 points!””
Ignoring 001’s frantic shouts in her mind, she smiled at Han Haoyu and said, “Haoyu, Li Ge told me you’d be free after finishing up tonight, so I came to have dinner with you.”
Han Haoyu frowned and glanced at his wristwatch—it was only twelve o’clock. “I’m free in the evening. Why are you here now?”
“I have nothing to do at home anyway, so I thought I could watch you practice driving.”
“Suit yourself.”
He picked up his helmet and walked onto the track. “Don’t expect me to pay attention to you while I’m practicing.”
True to his word, Yu Ai didn’t leave. She sat obediently on the bench by the training field, watching him practice.
After several laps, Han Haoyu’s performance wasn’t particularly good—he was too agitated.
Li Ge stopped him and asked, “What’s wrong? Not in good form today? Do you want to take a break?”
Han Haoyu shook his head, “No need, let’s continue!”
As he sped off into the track, Li Ge shook his head at his retreating figure, then glanced at Yu Ai, who had been sitting in the rest area for quite some time.
He considered going over to strike up a conversation with her.
Meanwhile, Yu Ai appeared to be intently watching the track, but inwardly, she was busy grilling 001 with endless questions.”Little Pervert, didn’t you say you couldn’t appear randomly when the male lead is conscious? Just now with Han Haoyu, and last time with Mo Yihan’s affection level announcement, you showed up both times! You lied to me!”
001 snorted lightly: “I’m not called Little Pervert!”
“So why can you appear randomly again now?”
“……” Why did its master have to focus on such details? That scene when they first entered the World – it was afraid that after its master regained memories, it would be sent back for recycling!
“Master, look! Someone’s coming over.” Seeing Li Ge approaching, 001 looked at him like a lifesaver. Save me once, may good people live peaceful lives.