CHAPTER 29

Ye Chengxing said it was urgent, but it wasn't entirely an excuse to avoid Li Jia. The reason she didn't tell Li Jia about the whole situation before was that the progress was too slow. Now, there were finally some developments, and it was necessary for them to meet.

Resolving things earlier would allow Li Jia to gain her freedom sooner and not be restricted by Lin Que and the company.

After packing up, Ye Chengxing didn't call a driver but drove herself.

However, despite her urgent appearance, she wasn't actually in that much of a hurry. Although it wasn't a complete excuse, she still had some avoidance in her heart.

Once she left the villa and couldn't see Li Jia anymore, Ye Chengxing let out a sigh of relief.

...She really didn't know how to face the other person now.

She had always regarded the other person as her own younger sister. Suddenly having such a dream was truly a complicated feeling that was hard to express.

She didn't want to think too much about why she had such a dream. So, as soon as she received a message from her assistant, she finished the conversation and went to find Jiang Lubai and Lin Que. Lin Que had done too many bad things over the years, and now, by holding onto a small thread, they could uncover a lot.

Those people behind the scenes weren't completely invisible, they had left traces in their involvement in the events.

Ye Chengxing had been busy with this matter for a few days, only returning to the villa during meal times. She deliberately chose a time when Li Jia was teaching to avoid her, intentionally creating a gap in their time together.

After quickly preparing the meals, she took the extra dishes to the food shop to sell. Then, she hurriedly left without saying much to Li Jia.

...It was as if by keeping herself busy like this, she wouldn't think about those interactions and that dream anymore.

Ye Chengxing didn't know if Li Jia had noticed her avoidance, but constantly avoiding each other wasn't a solution either.

The most important thing was that the matter with Lin Que was almost resolved. Now, only the final step was left. She had secretly arranged for technical experts to set up a program so that when Lin Que attempted to retaliate by releasing photos and videos, they could intercept and launch a counterattack.

She wanted to share this news with Li Jia--

Those bad people would soon receive the punishment they deserved.

It was good news, long overdue good news.

But...

Ye Chengxing leaned against the car.

She could have returned home earlier today, but because of that awkward feeling, she deliberately kept herself busy until late in the evening.

In the deep darkness of the night, she looked up and could see the villa not far away. The bright light from the windows illuminated her eyes.

Ye Chengxing hesitated.

Just the thought of facing Li Jia now made her want to run away.

Especially in these past few days, she had been avoiding Li Jia, and now facing her directly made things even more difficult to calm down.

In theory, it was just a dream, a dream that could be forgotten in a day or two, as many people wake up and forget their dreams within minutes. But for her, it was completely different. As time passed, the impression became even more profound.

It was absurd.

She couldn't let Li Jia know about this matter, although it was despicable. She... didn't want to be hated by her.

Ye Chengxing slapped her face and began to imagine how she would talk to Li Jia when she saw her after returning home.

Hmm, first, say "I'm back," then ask about her progress in the past few days to show concern. And then, immediately tell Li Jia about the possibility of terminating the contract.

Not bad, perfect, that's how she would say it.

Ye Chengxing outlined the framework in her mind, took a deep breath, and just as she was about to get into the car after opening the door, she heard a voice from behind saying, "Sister."

It was a very pleasant female voice.

Nowadays, whenever Ye Chengxing heard the words "Sister," she associated them with Li Jia. She didn't know since when those two words had become Li Jia's specific way of addressing her.

As soon as she heard it, Ye Chengxing's fingertips trembled.

She froze for two seconds, then realized that it wasn't Li Jia's voice. She turned around and said, "Are you calling me?"

The person who called her was an Omega girl. Maybe she was in a hurry, as her face was slightly red, and her breathing was uneven. As soon as her eyes met Ye Chengxing's gaze, she immediately took a few steps back and said, "I... you... it's been a long time since you last contacted me."

She spoke while nervously fidgeting with her clothes, anxiously pinching the hem: "So, I came over without permission, I'm sorry, Sister..."

Ye Chengxing's brain froze for a few seconds. She forgave her for just glancing at the memories of the original body. Many things still needed to be recalled before she could remember them. So after a moment of reaction, Ye Chengxing finally realized.

It was still the mess caused by the original body.

She had been too busy these days, overwhelmed with tasks, that she forgot there were still some things left unresolved by the original body.

The timing of her arrival was indeed perfect, but even though the original body hadn't managed to commit any heinous acts, it had caused some harm. After all, the usual tactic of the original body was to appear when others were most helpless, gain their gratitude first, and then use that sense of gratitude to control and suppress them to satisfy the twisted desires of her distorted mind.

For example, the person standing in front of her now, Bai Tang, was one of the Omegas deeply affected by the original body's toxicity.

"..."

Ye Chengxing paused, concealing her initial reaction and tried to speak naturally, "Oh, it's you. What's the matter?"

Upon hearing her speak, the Omega seemed even more uneasy. Her eyes blinked, and a few tears fell down, "Nothing... It's just that Sister hasn't contacted me for a long time, and when I messaged you, I found out that you had deleted me. I got a bit anxious..."

Hearing this, Ye Chengxing couldn't help but recall the bunch of acquaintances she had blocked before. She didn't pay much attention to them at the time and directly handled them all with a single click. Perhaps she accidentally blocked the wrong person.

Ye Chengxing always felt at a loss when she saw someone crying. Subconsciously, she took out a tissue from her pocket and comforted Bai Tang with a few words. However, instead of calming down, Bai Tang cried even harder. She took the tissue while sobbing and thanked Ye Chengxing, but the tears wouldn't stop flowing.

There was nothing Ye Chengxing could do but curse the original body as a sc*m in her heart once again. At the same time, she took out her phone and spoke gently, "I must have deleted you by mistake earlier. Let's add each other back, alright?"

Bai Tang lifted her eyes at the words. She was wearing a long dress, with her black hair flowing like a mist, and teary eyes that resembled a painting. Instead of responding to Ye Chengxing's words, she tightly grasped Ye Chengxing's sleeve and said, "Sister."

Hearing her calling her sister, Ye Chengxing felt a strange feeling in her heart. Although the person in front of her was Bai Tang, the image of another person surfaced in her mind.

"Then let's add each other. Afterward, I'll take you back. It's not easy to find this place so late at night. By the way, where do you live?" Ye Chengxing calmly attempted to pull her sleeve out of Bai Tang's grasp, but Bai Tang held on even tighter.

With one hand holding Ye Chengxing's sleeve and the other pressing her phone screen, Bai Tang said, "After we add each other, Sister, please don't delete me again. I'm really scared..."

Ye Chengxing felt a headache coming on.

In their brief encounter, she had already sensed that Bai Tang's mental state was not very stable. To her, "Ye Chengxing" was like a pillar of support. She sighed inwardly and decided not to retract her sleeve but instead comforted her, "Alright, I won't delete you."

Although it was a mess caused by the sc*m original body, in the eyes of others, she was now this "Ye Chengxing." Moreover, Bai Tang was in a pitiful state. Saving one person was still saving someone, and helping more people within her capabilities had always been her guiding principle.

With these thoughts in mind, Ye Chengxing took out her phone.

However, just as she had added Bai Tang back a second ago, she heard another voice beside her saying, "Sister."

Instinctively, she turned her head towards the voice and was surprised to find that it was Li Jia.

The area happened to be a blind spot in her field of vision, and Ye Chengxing didn't know when Li Jia had come out of the villa or how long she had been standing there.

Li Jia's face was concealed in the darkness of the night, making it impossible to guess her emotions based on her expression.

Ye Chengxing only heard Li Jia's soft voice once again, "Sister, who is this person beside you?"

Accompanied by a light sound, the sound of dried leaves that had already fallen on the ground being crushed.

Li Jia walked out from the side, her star-like eyes looking at Ye Chengxing, a pure and harmless smile on her face, "Or should I say, is she someone who, like me, needs Sister's help?"

The distance between them was not far, but it felt like an invisible trench had formed, dividing them into two distinct halves.

Li Jia wore a smile on her face, but her eyes grew colder.

What a glaring scene it was, with Alpha and Omega in such an intimate posture. Ye Chengxing not only allowed her to cling to her sleeve, but also spoke so gently to her. Thinking back to the past few days when Ye Chengxing couldn't spare ten words for her in a day, an indescribable jealousy and possessiveness swept over her in an instant.

But she had no right.

There was no moment when she realized this more clearly than at this moment: Ye Chengxing didn't belong to her.

Her goodness, her smiles, her gentleness—they weren't meant for her alone.

It was just that Ye Chengxing had a naturally kind and beautiful nature. Even if it were someone else, she would treat them the same way.

Li Jia's thoughts stirred up a sickly crimson color at the corners of her eyes.

Hearing Li Jia's words, Ye Chengxing was still a bit slow to react. The draft she had prepared in her mind was rendered useless by this sudden turn of events, leaving her unprepared.

She looked at Li Jia, who was still smiling, and felt an inexplicable sense of unease, as if she were a beautiful and quiet active volcano, not knowing when it would erupt, igniting a splendid blaze.

Ye Chengxing moved her lips slightly, "Li Jia..."

But Li Jia didn't let her finish her sentence. She interrupted her directly, her voice as cold as ice--

"Sister, come here."

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