Lu Yun often comes to see Wan Tong. Because of the engagement, no one feels anything strange about it. When Yue Jingye found out, he even mentioned the engagement between the two families to Wan Tong.
Wan Tong naturally had no intention of letting the engagement come true and was planning to find an opportunity to explain it to Lu Yun.
At Longde Seafood Restaurant, before Wan Tong and Lu Yun could speak, the door of the private room was opened.
Yu Sheng walked in with a stern face.
Lu Yun shouted in anger, “Tongtong, can’t you control Yu Sheng? How long has it been since I got her separated from you? She came so quickly. Can’t we have a moment to ourselves?”
Wan Tong looked at Yu Sheng, helped Yu Sheng move a chair beside her, let Yu Sheng sit down, and patted Yu Sheng’s shoulder to comfort Yu Sheng, “A’Sheng, don’t be angry. Lu Yun is just asking for trouble. How could he bully you like this?”
In her memory, Lu Yun was mischievous. It was normal for him to joke with Yu Sheng since Yu Sheng was so cute.
Listening to the soft and soothing voice in her ear, Yu Sheng’s irritable mood finally calmed down a bit. But when she looked at Lu Yun, her gaze was still icy, making people nervous.
Yu Sheng didn’t like this Lu Yun, who always had a smiling face but was always up to mischief behind the scenes. Just now, he even sent someone to intercept her.
“Tongtong, I’m also angry. Why don’t you comfort me?” Lu Yun pouted and leaned against Wan Tong, even putting his shoulder in her hands.
Wan Tong : “Get lost.”
Yu Sheng smiled.
Wan Tong looked at her smiling face and felt good.
Lu Yun : “…”
Under Lu Yun’s mournful eyes, Wan Tong and Yu Sheng enjoyed their meal even more.
However, although Lu Yun said he was unhappy, he had been peeling shrimp for the two of them all along. He accidentally pricked his finger with a thorn, and blood came out.
“Ouch…” Lu Yun exaggeratedly covered his finger, looking pitifully at Wan Tong.
“Let me see your finger…” Wan Tong reluctantly spoke.
Lu Yun quickly handed over his finger as if offering a treasure. There was only a small red dot on the tip of his index finger, as thick as a toothpick…
Wan Tong ground her teeth and pushed his finger away, “Lu Yun, stop acting like you’re about to lose a limb, okay?”
Yu Sheng, who was originally drinking soup with her head down, sniffed slightly and suddenly looked at Lu Yun’s injured finger, her brows slightly furrowed.
Lu Yun withdrew his hand, with a bitter face, continued to peel the shrimp, and muttered, “Oh, little white cabbage, the fields are yellow…1“
“…”
After leaving the restaurant, Yu Sheng pulled Lu Yun out of the back seat, gave him a warning look, and then drove away with Wan Tong.
Lu Yun watched the car leave, and the angry and ridiculous expression on his face slowly disappeared.
A car stopped in front of him, he pulled the door and got in. The driver respectfully spoke to him, “Young Master, are we following them?”
The light in the car was dim, and the sunlight coming in from the window shone on half of Lu Yun’s face, making his expression ambiguous.
He took out a white handkerchief and gently wiped the fingertip of his index finger. The red dot caused by the thorn had disappeared, leaving no trace.
“No need, Yu Sheng has extraordinary senses, she’s not an ordinary person. Help me investigate her background, including everyone she’s been in contact with.”
“Yes, Young Master.”
“Old Luo, have you noticed that Tongtong is getting more and more beautiful?” Lu Yun suddenly smiled, but his gaze out of the window was not as cheerful and gentle as usual.
“Miss Yue has always been stunning.” Especially when her recent photos were circulated online, they always caused a stir.
Lu Yun maintained the curve of his lips but said nothing more.
He didn’t expect to have such a big harvest this time he returned to China…
Old Luo was accustomed to Lu Yun’s unpredictable moods, so he remained silent all the way.
Before Wan Tong and Yu Sheng could return to the company, they suddenly received a call from Zheng Jun.
“Senior Sister, something’s wrong. Longde’s main store has had an incident!”
Yu Sheng caught Wan Tong’s eye and immediately turned the car back towards the restaurant at the next intersection.
After hanging up the phone, Wan Tong’s expression also became more serious and indifferent. The female waitress had been detained for a few days and was just released, but she couldn’t handle the pressure and committed suicide in the VIP room of the restaurant just now.
When Wan Tong and Yu Sheng rushed back to the restaurant, the woman was just being lifted onto the ambulance.
Without hesitation, Wan Tong instructed Yu Sheng to follow the ambulance.
Before the woman was taken into the emergency room, Wan Tong saw her covered in blood, presumably splattered from slashing her wrists.
Zheng Jun hadn’t sent any photos from the scene, but the restaurant was now sealed off. It was definitely going to be a big news event.
The woman’s family soon arrived as well. Seeing Wan Tong outside the operating room, they wailed and rushed forward, shouting, “You heartless fiend, give me back my daughter’s life,” as if Wan Tong had been the one to cut her.
Yu Sheng stood in front of Wan Tong, preventing those people from getting close to her.
When Zheng Jun arrived, he said there were still many reporters outside waiting for news.
Wan Tong looked up, not as frightened or nervous as he had imagined. She glanced expressionlessly in the direction of the operating room and said to Zheng Jun, “Zheng Jun, you wait here for updates.”
Zheng Jun nodded, then looked at her with concern. “President Yue, are you okay on your own?”
“I have A’Sheng,” Wan Tong said, then left with Yu Sheng.
The place they parked was surrounded by reporters. Wan Tong intended to take a taxi with Yu Sheng to leave, but a Bentley stopped in front of them.
Behind the car window was Yu Jian’s face.
“Get in.”
Wan Tong got into the back seat, and Yu Sheng exchanged a glance with Yu Jian before also getting into the car.
“Brother Yu, why are you at the hospital?”
They had arranged to have a meal together a few days ago, and their relationship had progressed further.
Of course, she also needed to maintain a good relationship with Yu Jian because she found out he was actually a hidden big boss.
Although Yu Jian was low-key, his manner of speaking and the financial strength he revealed indicated that he had industries not inferior to the Yue Corporation. Perhaps there would be opportunities for cooperation in the future?
“I saw the news online and happened to be nearby, so I came to take a look. Didn’t expect to run into you guys.”
As he spoke, Yu Jian discreetly glanced at Yu Sheng’s expression. “How’s that woman?”
He was worried that Yu Sheng would use her abilities to save the woman.
Yu Sheng avoided his gaze, and his heart suddenly sank.
Wan Tong didn’t notice anything unusual between the two, just replied quietly, “I don’t know the situation yet.”
After her voice fell, the phone rang.
Upon hearing Zheng Jun’s report coming from the phone, one’s expression turned darker, while the other breathed a sigh of relief.
The woman had been rescued but was still unconscious.
Wan Tong returned to the company to hold an emergency meeting, while Yu Sheng stayed upstairs for a while before going downstairs and getting into Yu Jian’s car.
“Yu Sheng, what did you do?” There was a slight chill in the air, and Yu Jian was clearly waiting for Yu Sheng.
“Just what you thought.” Yu Sheng’s face was expressionless, her beautiful features tinged with a hint of coldness. “Take me to the hospital.”
Yu Jian knew what she intended to do, so he reached out and held her hand. “Don’t get involved; I’ll handle it.”
Yu Sheng had held hands with by others before. Wan Tong often liked to hug her, but Wan Tong always found her body too rigid and uncomfortable.
But now, when Yu Jian did it, Yu Sheng felt repulsed.
Brushing aside his hand, Yu Sheng suddenly spoke again, “Have you ever encountered a half-mermaid?”
By all accounts, the genes of mermaids were stronger than humans. If a mermaid and a human interbred, their offspring would still be mermaids.
However, there were exceptions; some unions produced half-mermaids, who were born with gender, human appearance, and lifespan, with special blood that humans might not notice but would repulse mermaids.
Among the mermaids, encountering a half-mermaid warranted immediate execution because, in ancient legends, half-mermaids were always bloodthirsty and inherently antisocial.
“I haven’t.” Yu Jian shook his head, a hint of darkness flashing in his eyes. While there was indeed an extremely evil half-mermaid in the later stages of the plot, why was Yu Sheng bringing it up now?
Had she encountered one ahead of time?
“You’ve seen a half-mermaid?” Yu Jian asked.
Yu Sheng squinted slightly. “Not sure.”
“Who was it? I’ll have someone look into it.”
“Let’s talk about it later.” Yu Sheng didn’t say more, obviously having some concerns.
Yu Jian didn’t press further. Compared to the half-mermaid, he was more concerned about the relationship between Yu Sheng and Wan Tong.
“You’ve been with Tongtong for a while, so you should know her preferences well, right?” he asked.
Yu Sheng looked at him puzzled, but didn’t speak.
Yu Jian kept his gaze ahead, continuing, “I want to invite her to dinner tonight. Do you know which restaurant she might like?”
In response to him were Yu Sheng’s silent gaze and the system’s reminder.
[Target’s favorability -1, current favorability value: 38.]
Yu Jian remained unchanged, “A’Sheng, do you think she’ll like someone like me?”
[Target’s favorability -1, current favorability value: 37.]
“A’Sheng, I want to pursue her, but I don’t know how long I can keep the secret of me being a mermaid…”
[Target’s favorability -1, current favorability value: 36.]
“A’Sheng, why aren’t you saying anything?” Yu Jian concealed his fluctuating emotions as he met Yu Sheng’s dark blue eyes.
After this probing, he was very clear about Yue Wantong’s position in Yu Sheng’s heart.
He didn’t delude himself into thinking that Yu Sheng’s affection decreased because she got jealous that he, Yu Jian, wanted to pursue Yue Wantong.
It should be that Yu Sheng liked Yue Wantong, but perhaps she hadn’t realized it yet. Plus, with no gender differentiation yet, Yu Sheng’s feelings for Yue Wantong were currently only possessive in nature.
His words just now obviously displeased Yu Sheng.
But watching her favorability value decrease bit by bit was truly tormenting.
“Do you want to marry her?” Yu Sheng asked.
Yu Jian nodded, then observed her reaction.
Now he was very aware that Yu Sheng might still become male after adulthood because of Yue Wantong. So he didn’t need to make much effort to seduce Yu Sheng now.
“No.” Yu Sheng threw out one word and slammed the door before getting off the car.
Yu Jian stuck his head out, “Why? A’Sheng, you wouldn’t…”
Yu Sheng’s face turned cold, a hint of confusion in her eyes, and she turned and walked away.
Still, Yu Jian’s voice came from behind, “Then let’s compete fair and square.”
In the car, Yu Jian watched Yu Sheng’s slender figure leave, feeling somewhat complicated. It’s ironic that he had treated Yu Sheng as a girl for so long, but now he had to accept being her love rival.
Thinking of the incident at the hospital, frost suddenly formed between Yu Jian’s eyebrows. He didn’t want to help Yu Sheng. However, if Yu Sheng was exposed, he would be too. So he had to help Yu Sheng cover up.
- This phrase is the opening line of a traditional Chinese folk song, often sung as a lullaby or a lament. The song expresses themes of sadness, longing, and the passage of time. The imagery of the white cabbage against the yellow fields evokes a sense of isolation and loneliness. ↩︎