Lu Ningshuang was stunned.
Lu Ningshuang was lost in the beauty.
Lu Ningshuang… got it!
Facing Qin Yushu’s gradually approaching seductive offensive, the Alpha retreated three steps. Instead, she raised the small package in her hand.
“Is this what you want?”
It was a wedding gift sent by the Old Lu Family couple to this young pair. They said it was for Lu Ningshuang and Qin Yushu, but the main recipient was obviously the latter.
Otherwise, why hadn’t they sent anything over after Lu Ningshuang had been working and renting here for a whole month?
They were really stingy with their own daughter.
But thinking of the “local specialties” packed full in that large package—
Well, the treatment for the new daughter-in-law wasn’t much better either.
Qin Yushu glanced at the item, her gaze lingering slightly. But if observed closely, it stayed more on the fingertips Lu Ningshuang used to hold the package.
Then, she shifted it away.
Her eyes slowly traveled upward, finally settling on Lu Ningshuang’s face.
The elegant and noble beauty, who made the entire rundown neighborhood shine, slowly shook her head.
Lu Ningshuang, who had raised her hand: “…Huh?”
The guess she had rejected early on now swirled endlessly in the Alpha’s mind.
Aaaah!
Qin Yushu wouldn’t really mean she wanted “her,” right? Wanted her as a person? In this setting, in front of so many people, she she she… How could she say something so charged?!
But then again, whenever it came to those moments, President Qin never seemed to align with the word “restrained.”
The Omega’s stunning appearance and demeanor assaulted the visual nerves of those around them.
If earlier they had only glanced a bit longer out of curiosity because a decent car from the petty bourgeoisie had suddenly appeared amid pedestrians, electric bikes, and cheap sedans, now they were utterly captivated by the beauty, drunk on it, unable to move their feet.
Qin Yushu noticed this too. “Does Miss Lu have to talk right here?”
Lu Ningshuang: “…”
Right!
This was her wife—what were others looking at?! Though most gazes were just ordinary admiration, there were occasionally a few unusual ones that made her uncomfortable.
Lu Ningshuang: “Then—”
Qin Yushu tilted her head to look at her, long hair falling over her neck, the ends curling and entwining.
“Miss Lu.”
She called again, her misty eyes dark and profound, captivating souls. “Aren’t you going to invite me up to sit?”
Lu Ningshuang snapped back to reality. “Then… shall we go?”
Qin Yushu smiled.
Whether she found it amusing or… anyway, that smile of hers was even more bewitching, enchanting all beings.
She then gave the driver a look, and he took the small package still left in Lu Ningshuang’s hands.
He retreated to the driver’s seat, perfectly dutiful.
Meanwhile, the golden-carved jade beauty followed this poor girl—who was no different from most people present—up the stairs.
At most, this one was just a bit prettier than them~
Yeah.
Maybe more than a bit.
Standing beside her, she didn’t pale in comparison at all; they complemented each other perfectly.
Two words—perfect match!!
The rundown neighborhood had no elevator, not even voice-activated lights. With the sky darkening, Lu Ningshuang had to manually turn on the lights on each floor, afraid President Qin behind her might trip or bump into something.
The only good news was that the residents on her floor seemed not to have returned yet. They encountered no one along the way.
In the narrow stairwell.
The walls bore mottled marks mixed with spots of grime. The concrete stairs, trampled countless times, had turned deep gray-black. The handrails beside them were rusted and dilapidated, giving a shaky, precarious feel.
Qin Yushu’s limited-edition high heels stepping on them felt like sacrilege.
At this moment, Lu Ningshuang began to regret again—regret agreeing so quickly!
It wasn’t shame about exposing her current living situation, her poverty and hardship, to Qin Yushu—after all, Qin Yushu had probably known how poor she was from their first meeting.
Otherwise, she wouldn’t have so cheerfully agreed to take in a ger Alpha.
It was just…
Going up was enviable, but the downward experience wouldn’t be pleasant.
She shouldn’t have brought Qin Yushu into this situation. She was a child of heaven, born extraordinary, and didn’t need to experience this.
Not even a brief “taste” of it.
With this in mind, Lu Ningshuang felt a twinge of “cowardice.” “How about we don’t go up after all.”
She stopped.
Qin Yushu behind her also halted.
“It’s very small and messy. I just use it as a place to rest and sleep. I haven’t cleaned it these past few days… You won’t even have a place to sit when you get there, and I have no tea or drinks to offer you.”
Qin Yushu: “It’s fine.”
Lu Ningshuang: ?
“I can stand for a bit and just look. I don’t need water.”
With that, the beauty added leisurely, “I’m not thirsty.”
Lu Ningshuang, whose dissuasion failed: “…”
“You’re really that curious?”
There really wasn’t a mountain of gold or silver hidden in her home that required the big boss to come explore!!
Qin Yushu heard this mutter but pretended not to, as she roughly knew what Lu Ningshuang was worried about.
It was just past April, and by after six, the sky outside was pitch black, with occasional stars dotting it.
The rundown neighborhood’s stairwell lights had unstable voltage, flickering on and off, casting erratic light and shadow that shrouded half of Qin Yushu’s face in night-like darkness.
The beauty simply looked up, gazing straight at her, and couldn’t help but smile. “Does Miss Lu really not want me to see it that much?”
She used a phrasing similar to Lu Ningshuang’s earlier.
Lu Ningshuang: !
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The Omega raised a hand to press near her temple, her slightly low voice tinged with fatigue.
“I just got off the plane from abroad and came straight to find Miss Lu—my Alpha.”
Lu Ningshuang either deliberately misinterpreted or her brain short-circuited, asking blankly, “Your heat period again…?”
Qin Yushu: “…No.”
Lu Ningshuang: “…”
False alarm. She had thought that disgusting thing Huo Yunyi was up to something again in her absence.
Seeing the Alpha’s obedient expression—as if every time it was mentioned, it was about that—she had cultivated this image herself.
Lu Ningshuang’s expression was too obvious; Qin Yushu couldn’t miss it.
But bringing it up face-to-face inevitably annoyed President Qin a bit. “Shut up!”
The honest Lu Ningshuang: “Oh.”
“I haven’t rested much on the way here. I’m a bit tired now and want to take a breather.” Qin Yushu simply stated directly.
She didn’t mention that she had slept for a while on the plane during the flight back, but since it was out in public, the quality wasn’t great.
The Alpha’s attention was successfully diverted. “Then let’s hurry up. You sit first, but my bed…”
Qin Yushu slanted a glance at Lu Ningshuang, saw her brows furrow, and let her hand rubbing her forehead drop a bit more, covering her expression.
Qin Yushu: “My head feels so dizzy…”
As she spoke, she swayed as if about to fall. Lu Ningshuang heard and quickly supported her with swift eyes and hands.
Then, Qin Yushu leaned most of her body against Lu Ningshuang, borrowing strength.
“Are you really okay like this?” Lu Ningshuang worried.
It was probably the shadow from overhearing Huo Yunyi and the System’s conversation earlier that lingered too much.
Now, if Qin Yushu had even a slight headache, her first thought was to suspect that man and system, followed by cursing—no thought to…
“It’s fine.”
Qin Yushu said, her tone weaker by three degrees. “But not great either.”
Lu Ningshuang: “What should I do?”
Qin Yushu seemed to think. “Miss Lu, just support me a bit more. Take me up to sit and rest.”
Lu Ningshuang: “Okay.”
She agreed quickly, but now close up, she realized Qin Yushu’s beautiful face was full of alluring color—where was the slightest weakness or fatigue?
Lu Ningshuang: ?
She’d been tricked?
Did the beauty need such tactics…?
If one said President Qin’s acting was poor, lacking any actor’s conviction, it even carried a righteous dominance.
A kind of “anyway, I’m like this now, do whatever you want, I don’t believe you won’t follow my plan”—full of confidence.
Now caught by Lu Ningshuang, the Omega felt no guilt at all. Instead, she gently blinked her shimmering bright eyes at the Alpha.
She smiled.
“Miss Lu, hurry up.”
“…Okay.”
No words dared to be said.
Today, Little Dog Lu was dutiful as ever.
She didn’t stay stuck behind; for walking, Lu Ningshuang offered one hand for today’s limited-edition “frail” Qin Yushu to hold.
The latter raised a brow.
They had done far more intimate things, more than once. Holding hands now seemed… exceptionally pure.
Qin Yushu placed her hand over it, and it was gripped.
The Alpha’s palm was dry and warm, not sticky at all—just like the back view she now showed, and her whole being: mild in just the right way. Standing there was like eternal spring, making one feel perfectly comfortable.
A little sweetness…
Qin Yushu didn’t mind and gripped back. “Be careful, Miss Lu. Don’t drop me.”
“No way, no way.” Little Dog’s voice was firm, a bit more lively.
Qin Yushu listened—
She still preferred this.
She also preferred just now, when she leaned into the Alpha’s body and faintly, almost illusorily, caught a hint of lime-flavored pheromones from her.
That was way better than substitute mint candies.
Take a breath.
Qin Yushu had always known some people loved petting cats or dogs; she respected it but didn’t quite get it.
Now that it happened to her…
Petting a cute little dog really did lift one’s mood.
They opened the door and went in.
Since no guests ever came to the rental, Lu Ningshuang placed her own slippers in front of Qin Yushu.
Fortunately, their heights were similar, so shoe sizes matched closely.
After settling Qin Yushu, Lu Ningshuang tended to herself. With the only pair of cotton slippers given to Qin Yushu, she had to wear flip-flops.
These were bought on winter clearance for summer use, still in packaging. She hadn’t expected to use them early.
Qin Yushu caught it in her peripheral vision but said nothing.
Lu Ningshuang slipped them on—hiss, still a bit cold.
She asked, “I have juice, milk, cola, soda. What do you want? Or I can boil hot water now. Tea… let me look, I think I have some.”
As she spoke, Qin Yushu’s gaze had already scanned the surroundings. Then, she looked at Lu Ningshuang with a half-smile.
“Dirty, messy, and cramped? No place to sit?”
Lu Ningshuang: “…”
“No drinks either?”
Lu Ningshuang: “…………”
Lu Ningshuang’s rental was small, but it was fully equipped. Some things were original, others added after she moved in.
The rent was cheap here. Though an old campus area, living a month brought no major headaches. It was close to work, so she planned to stay long-term.
She added more inside. After that unclean roommate finally left, Lu Ningshuang vengefully cleaned top to bottom and… added new stuff, including food and drinks.
This tied to teachings from parents Lu Yezhou and Ning Ruosu since childhood.
Stuff like “Never stint on yourself,” “Poor? Yes! But money isn’t saved, it’s spent,” “Spend it, then you’ll have motivation to earn more,” “This keeps the eternal engine going”…
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