What Leng Xuelang knew was that not everyone was like Jiu Yi, who wasn’t afraid of snakes. Most people, especially Omegas, were absolutely terrified of them.
How should she put it? Snakes were cold, terrifying, cold-blooded, ruthless, sinister, and entirely devoid of emotion. Who could possibly like them? So what if they had existed in the world for an unknown length of time?
They still couldn’t evolve a useful brain, reducing them to mere tools to be used, just little losers who liked to hibernate after feeding themselves.
She didn’t even like looking at them much herself, let alone other people.
She had originally intended to disrupt the conversation between them. After all, except for herself, no one else could see her snake tail. But for some reason, when she arrived behind Nie Yu, she suddenly hesitated.
First, she didn’t want to use her tail to touch Nie Yu. Second, even if she disrupted their intimate conversation, so what? Could it change anything? It seemed… still, nothing could be changed.
Her falling into the bizarre situation of working for her arch-rival was also something she had never expected.
But truth be told, doing such things brought her absolutely no benefit, it would only give Jiu Yi more opportunities to deepen their relationship.
She certainly wasn’t going to play matchmaker for someone else.
“Leng Xuelang, what’s wrong with you? Do you want to eat again?”
Jiu Yi was basically monitoring her situation at all times. In fact, even if she didn’t want to pay attention, she had to, because the system’s broadcast rang out in her mind again, stating that the female lead’s disgust value had risen once more.
Although she had long grown used to these sudden daily ups and downs, doing it too many times was still nerve-wracking and truly unbearable.
Jiu Yi thought she was doing a pretty good job. She had even remembered that Leng Xuelang liked to eat such ancient pastries and spent a lot of time finding them for her, but she already disliked them.
She speculated, could this be… a exclusive method meant for the male lead? Meaning, only the male lead could trigger a feeling of being moved in Leng Xuelang. If anyone else did it, they wouldn’t get any appreciation, and someone like her might just be making things worse.
Leng Xuelang’s mind was definitely the hardest to read among everyone she had ever encountered. Even now, she still hadn’t figured out the pattern behind her emotional fluctuations.
But care still needed to be shown, so she asked anyway.
“No… umph… Leng Xuelang didn’t want to eat their leftovers. Besides, this stuff looked unappetizing; she didn’t want to eat it.
“How is it? Doesn’t it taste pretty good?”
Leng Xuelang hadn’t wanted to eat it, but before she could finish speaking, Jiu Yi shamelessly used a fork to bring a piece right to her lips. She glanced at her, and was forced to eat a piece anyway.
The taste… was indeed not bad.
But it was impossible for her to admit it.
She turned her head away, not wanting to look at her, but her ears felt a little warm. Truly annoying.
“Tsk, you really treat your employee well.”
Nie Yu couldn’t help teasing from the side, taking in the interaction between them. From the moment she first saw Leng Xuelang, she felt that she was somewhat different from other employees.
This Omega was simply too stunning, and she was always by Jiu Yi’s side. If it weren’t for her eyes being too clear to hide anything, the relationship between her and Jiu Yi could easily cause misunderstandings.
“It can’t be helped, she’s very capable. Treating her well is treating the company well.”
System: 【…】
But these words don’t seem to have any flaws.
Hearing her explanation, Nie Yu laughed uncontrollably. “Are you treating her like a heartless working machine?”
“No, I am the heartless working machine.”
“How come you’ve become funnier than before?” Nie Yu was truly amused by her.
【Leng Xuelan’s disgust value +1】
【Leng Xuelan’s disgust value +1】
【Leng Xuelan’s disgust value +1】
【Ah ah, Host, ah ah ah ah! Quick, think of something! Ah ah ah ah! It’s gone! It’s gone! The limit is reached!】
【Leng Xuelan’s disgust value -1】
【Leng Xuelan’s disgust value -1】
【Leng Xuelan’s disgust value -1】
【Leng Xuelan’s disgust value -20】
【!】
【!!】
【!!!】
【No way, no way… Am I seeing things?! Am I seeing things?! It dropped by 20 all at once?! Getting rich overnight?!】
Jiu Yi naturally heard it too, but she kept quiet, merely looking in Leng Xuelang’s direction to see if there were any changes in her.
But she couldn’t see anything.
So, what was the trigger for the drop in disgust value?
Seeing her look over, Leng Xuelang looked back, staring at her with some confusion.
“Want more?” Jiu Yi asked.
“No more. You and your good friend enjoy it.”
These words… why did they sound so sour?
“Leng Xuelang, you’re not jealous, are you?”
“…Why would I be jealous?” Leng Xuelang found it baffling.
“Fine, my mistake.”
Jiu Yi stopped paying attention to her, she couldn’t manage her all the time either, she wasn’t a child.
【Host, I think Leng Xuelang might really like you!】 the system suddenly said to her.
“…She can’t possibly like me.”
Jiu Yi didn’t discuss this issue with it. Instead, she turned her head to listen to the host on the auction stage.
This auction was attended by quite a lot of people, and it was almost fully packed.
Jiu Yi was undoubtedly the most heavyweight guest of this auction. Countless eyes looked over, wanting to know who it was that had low-key taken back such an important development project in Hong Kong.
But the one who formally showed up today was actually this younger generation of the Si family… Although she was an Alpha, she was disabled, leaving countless people dumbfounded and surprised.
Various discussions began to rise.
“No way? The He family actually lost to the Si family this time? Losing is one thing, but how… did they lose to a cripple?”
“Si Jiuyi, why does this name sound unfamiliar? Is she really from the Si family?”
“No, is there no one left in the Si family? It’s hilarious that they let a cripple take charge?”
“But… doesn’t anyone think she’s beautiful? I think she looks exceptionally good.”
“Like a cold-fire beauty.”
“Cold-fire beauty?”
“The kind of beauty set against blue flames, cold, glamorous, mysterious, yet decisive in killing.”
“That’s a great description.”
And this time, the auction organizers clearly harbored malicious intentions, a feeling Jiu Yi could sense almost instantly.
Today’s auction… was afraid to be a Hongmen banquet (a trap).
Sure enough, before the thought in her mind could finish spinning, the host on the auction stage directly called out Jiu Yi’s name before the bidding started.
“We are very honored to have Ms. Jiu Yi, the newly appointed leader of the Si Group, attend this auction. I believe everyone knows Ms. Jiu Yi well and knows what an outstanding figure she is.”
“Her presence this time also involves signing a very important agreement with our Hong Kong side. Thank you very much!”
“Is Si Jiu Yi really disabled? If she really is a cripple but brought so many Omegas with her, can she handle it?”
“Hahaha, definitely not. Didn’t someone see her leave ‘The Treasury’ with two Omegas last night? By morning, only one was left, and the other didn’t even follow!”
“So she’s faking it? Pretending she’s capable when in reality… she might be worse than a Beta?”
“She’s right here at the scene, why don’t you ask her? Or ask the Omega accompanying her, you’ll get the answer just the same.”
Various discussions filled with malice emerged one after another, almost all intentionally targeting her, making Jiu Yi find it laughable.
She didn’t even need to think to know this was the He family’s doing, the Si family wouldn’t go to this extent.
It was nothing more than some acts of incompetent rage.
There was absolutely no need to pay attention to it.
But Nie Yu still looked at her worriedly, wanting to say some words of comfort.
“Everyone is very enthusiastic about Ms. Jiu Yi. And as far as I know, it seems to be Ms. Jiu Yi’s first time in our Hong Kong. I heard our Ms. Jiu Yi is very good at playing the piano. Could we ask Ms. Jiu Yi to be generous? For whoever bids the highest later, could you play a piece for them in private?”
Jiu Yi clearly relied on her capability to make a living, and no matter her physical condition, she was still a member of the Si family. For the host to suddenly ask this now… was no different from grinding the Si family’s dignity into the dirt.
However, before Jiu Yi could say anything, the ill-intentioned discussions among the crowd became even more obvious.
“I don’t lack a musician to play for me. Is there anything more exciting up for auction?”
“By the way, can an Alpha like her completely mark someone? She won’t give up halfway through the marking, right? Hahaha~”
“That’s really possible~”
“Then reverse-mark her!”
These discussions were truly getting more and more out of hand. Jiu Yi couldn’t seem to understand, everyone was supposed to be decent people, so why did they suddenly throw away their sense of shame here?
It was truly ridiculous.
Leng Xuelang was also somewhat surprised by the malice of these people. She subconsciously looked toward Jiu Yi, wanting to know how she would handle it.
To her surprise, as soon as she turned her head, she saw Nie Yu holding the back of Jiu Yi’s hand without any reservation to offer comfort.
【Leng Xuelang’s disgust value +1 +1 +1 +1】
Jiu Yi: Is making things worse a phrase meant for her?
“Ms. Jiu Yi… I wonder what your thoughts are?” The host kept a slight smile while looking at her, a hidden dagger behind the smile.
“If you want me to withdraw the investment, you can just tell me early on. There’s no need to make things difficult for me on such an occasion.”
Jiu Yi didn’t bother playing along with such people either. She remained as calm, composed, and cold as ever. “Right now, it’s Hong Kong that needs our Si family’s investment, and it’s our Si family’s new technology that you need. It’s not that I’m desperate to invest in you. Since you don’t need it, why bother wasting so much time?”
Hearing her seemingly calm yet utterly ruthless words, the host knew things had gone terribly wrong and immediately smiled to smooth things over. “There is no such thing. If Ms. Jiu Yi is unwilling, we will certainly not force you.”
“I only found out today that this auction house belongs to the He family, not the Hong Kong government. Since you love being the He family’s dogs so much, you can stay here and be dogs to your heart’s content.” Jiu Yi stopped being polite with them. Throwing down her auction paddle, she leaned on her cane and stood up to walk out.
Nie Yu naturally followed closely behind. Leng Xuelang also stood up and followed, looking at her straight, unyielding back that commanded awe without anger from start to finish, feeling somewhat surprised.
But she didn’t say anything more and simply followed her out.
The entire auction hall fell into dead silence.
However, before they could even step out of the venue, the system suddenly broadcasted with precision in her mind.【Host, the person who poisoned you and caused your legs to be unable to walk has been detected! They are right nearby!】