Chapter 49

Lin Yi left while grumbling curses under her breath.

She had even racked up a bill for the wedding gift:)—even though those two hadn’t even held a banquet! And they could still squeeze money out of this?!

Qin Yushu really knew how to make a profit!

No wonder she had doubled the Qin Family’s assets in just a few short years. It all came from scraping together these little bits and pieces.

Admiration. Worship.

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No sooner had she walked out the door than Housekeeper Nangong followed right after. Having indulged in so much close-range CEO-tender-wife sweetness, her head spun dizzily as she left, her steps feeling heavy and light at the same time.

That left just Qin Yushu and Lu Ningshuang…

Lu Ningshuang knew Qin Yushu would definitely investigate the issues with her body, but she hadn’t expected the transmigrator to be so ruthless, pulling the same tricks on her, an Alpha.

Today’s checkup had indeed proven the system’s extraordinary methods—it left no traces on either her or Qin Yushu.

Modern medicine and science couldn’t explain it at all.

With Qin Yushu’s personality, she would never tolerate such an unstable factor lingering around. She would definitely find a way to resolve it, but if she ran into the system during the process…

It was too dangerous.

Lu Ningshuang pondered whether she should urge her cousin along.

But that night in the Happily Married Family Group chat, Qi Jingming hadn’t shown up much. Brother Facai, with his new side gig, seemed pretty busy lately.

It didn’t seem right to push him when she’d only just handed off the task.

As she mulled it over, Qin Yushu’s voice suddenly rang out. “I’m going to be away for a few days.”

Lu Ningshuang looked at her, stunned for a moment before nodding. “Oh.”

It was normal for a busy CEO like her to jet around all the time. Capable people got landed with more work~

Was she supposed to be like those novels Housekeeper Nangong had shared with her, where they chased each other around all day with the little wife, turning love into a side dish to “The CEO is just my side job!”?

Qin Yushu was clearly the type whose skill points were all dumped into her career. She didn’t have time for those games.

The domineering CEO stories Housekeeper Nangong enthusiastically shared were fine for killing time when bored, but she shouldn’t take them too seriously!

Having just stepped into society and feeling like she was starting to get it, Lu Ningshuang was remarkably level-headed.

Qin Yushu gazed into the Alpha’s eyes, confirming there wasn’t the slightest hint of reluctance, attachment, or even worry.

Suddenly, she reached out to tuck away a stray lock of Lu Ningshuang’s hair. As she spoke, her long lashes lowered, veiling her expression.

“Is that all Youyou has to say?”

“Huh?!”

Lu Ningshuang then realized her attitude had indeed been too indifferent. Recalling the tone of a little wife, she quickly added,

“Then I wish Sister all the best. Remember to eat on time wherever you go, get plenty of rest, and don’t overwork yourself.”

The Alpha’s voice was indeed soft and pleasant, soothing to the soul just to hear.

If only she hadn’t asked for those lines herself.

Qin Yushu smiled faintly. Lu Ningshuang could hear the laugh, but with her head bowed, her expression was hard to make out, lending it an enigmatic air.

“Youyou seems to have forgotten—my glands aren’t stable right now.”

Lu Ningshuang: “Ah?”

Oh right!

She instinctively wanted to have her cousin check Huo Yunyi’s itinerary—after all, only she knew that the anomalies in Qin Yushu’s body were entirely Huo Yunyi’s doing!

But on second thought, the transmigrator had a system.

He could pinpoint Qin Yushu’s location first, then follow her and pull his dirty tricks. It was impossible to guard against completely.

No, she still needed to nudge Brother Facai, and get the people tailing Huo Yunyi deployed ASAP.

She had to stay one step ahead of his moves.

From what she’d seen at the banquet last time, the transmigrator had no points left to spend—his fortune had already been deducted down to barely passing.

He didn’t have much left.

After several failed schemes… Lu Ningshuang suspected a huge chunk of that nearly 40% he’d burned through had gone toward flirting with girls.

With so little in reserve, his margin for error shrank. To avoid getting stuck with nothing to spend, “Huo Yunyi” would probably have to think twice before splashing out, no longer so extravagant.

This hesitation was her window for rapid growth.

She had to seize it.

“Then how about Housekeeper Nangong and I prepare some extra suppressants for you to take along?”

As Lu Ningshuang answered Qin Yushu’s previous question, she seamlessly added a caring note.

“By the way, where are you flying to this time? I don’t mean to pry into your itinerary or anything, but I’ve heard a few countries are super chaotic right now. Maybe bring a few more bodyguards, just in case?”

Mainly to guard against Huo Yunyi.

Qin Yushu’s downcast eyes narrowed slightly, unclear if she’d caught the hole in Lu Ningshuang’s tone.

Suddenly, she leaned her head onto Lu Ningshuang’s shoulder. The domineering CEO’s voice came out muffled and a bit lazy.

“Suppressants don’t work well.”

Lu Ningshuang: “…”

But hadn’t Qin Yushu managed just fine with them all these years?

She didn’t dare voice such strong skepticism as a kept househusband Alpha from a wealthy family.

Sigh.

From frugality to luxury is easy; from luxury to frugality is hard.

So, Lu Ningshuang tentatively reached out to stroke Qin Yushu’s… hair. Yeah, she didn’t dare go straight for the head.

“Good girl~”

The Alpha’s voice grew even softer.

The same words from Qin Yushu sounded like a superior rewarding a subordinate, while from Lu Ningshuang, it was like coaxing a child.

She didn’t have much experience coaxing people—barely any, really.

Back at the Old Lu Family, only Little Aunt’s two kids were younger than her. Lu Fugui had been fiercely independent from childhood and never needed worrying over. As for the other one, now just over five, he was unbelievably sweet-mouthed and even ended up coaxing her instead.

With her age advantage, Little Dog Lu could easily wear a “family favorite” label at home.

Too bad she still hadn’t quite realized it.

Lu Ningshuang’s voice flowed slow and gentle as she stroked the Omega’s beautiful locks. “There’s no helping it. Just tough it out, and it’ll pass.”

The domineering CEO seemed especially “vulnerable” today, rattled by the unstable heat period flare-up.

She buried her head lower, letting out another sigh. While in her emo mood, Qin Yushu didn’t forget to toy with Little Dog’s pretty hair, twirling it around her fingertips.

“I want to take Youyou with me too.”

They were so close that even her whisper reached Lu Ningshuang clearly. The proximity made her ears and neck flush hot!

!

Lu Ningshuang’s eyes flew wide, her ears turning red, her little face… going thoroughly yellow.

A torrent of titles flashed through her mind: “The Domineering CEO’s Bedwarmer,” “The CEO Secretary’s Steamy Nights,” and other indescribable plots.

Aaaah!!!

It was all Housekeeper Nangong’s fault!

“No way!”

Lu Ningshuang refused sternly. “I-I have work attendance! I have to go to my job.”

Qin Yushu: “Oh.”

Then, in a very inhuman way, she verbally “humiliated” her subordinate lover A. “Your job doesn’t pay much anyway. Just quit.”

!!!

Lu Ningshuang was stunned. Could you play it like that?

She couldn’t help turning her head to look at the cold, ruthless CEO.

Qin Yushu had lifted her head a bit, revealing a classically domineering CEO face—gorgeously perfect and utterly heartless.

But her upper body clung to Lu Ningshuang, pressed close, her fingertips playing with Lu Ningshuang’s hair ends.

A cold demeanor paired with an intimate pose.

Noticing Lu Ningshuang’s gaze, Qin Yushu finally revealed those pitch-black, deep eyes like ink dots in the night sky.

Her brows arched lightly, her gaze rippling.

But the beauty’s words weren’t friendly.

“Your job doesn’t earn much anyway, and it’s just ordinary clock-watching and slacking off. You couldn’t handle any big projects. So—”

“Why not come keep me company?”

“I’m different from Youyou. I can create the most value the fastest. Once I make money, Youyou can live even more comfortably, right? Plus, with my heat period acting up lately, I really need Youyou by my side to help me with that issue.”

“And as my partner Alpha, shouldn’t Youyou always put me first?”

Qin Yushu smiled.

In the night, she was like a seductive siren, her lithe form emerging in the twilight, perched on a rock, unleashing her song to lure sailors from the deep-sea ships one by one—leaping overboard to sink into the depths.

—But if one sailor caught her eye with his handsome looks, she might keep him as a pet to amuse herself for a while.

Until she suddenly grew bored or tired.

Then that sailor’s fate would be…

Qin Yushu’s smile was alluring and passionate. “This was the whole reason Youyou and I got married in the first place. It’s what Youyou should do.”