Just to see if an Alpha’s brain and placenta had indeed been swapped at birth 🙂
In any case, Lu Chengyue was prepared. She sent over a photo that even her own mother wouldn’t recognize, one she’d photoshopped in advance.
The other side’s attitude changed instantly.
Harold: 【What did you say your name is?】
Harold: 【Is your WeChat name your nickname? It sounds so nice. Jiaojiao must be a particularly wonderful girl.】
Harold: 【Are you free for a video call now?】
Lu Fugui: Urp.
Jiaojiao: 【Sure thing, Brother Yunyi~】
Jiaojiao: 【I’m so, so happy that Brother Yunyi doesn’t hate me!】
While Lu Fugui endured her nausea to earn some hard cash, Lu Ningshuang over here was facing the next problem.
She followed Qin Yushu into the master bedroom, but she felt no joy at “entering the inner sanctum.” Instead, she was a bit worried.
Not for herself, though.
Yesterday once, and tonight again… Even if President Qin’s body was made of iron, she still had a flight to catch abroad tomorrow. Wouldn’t she be tired?
Lu Ningshuang was just thinking about how to persuade her when Qin Yushu’s command to “take a shower” hit her straight on.
Lu Ningshuang said weakly, “President Qin, we still need to moderate ourselves…”
Similar to how Qin Yushu noted the shift in Lu Ningshuang’s address, whenever Lu Ningshuang called her “President Qin,” it meant she was being extremely serious, not coquettish or evasive.
The distance between them widened now.
Qin Yushu stood a little farther away, her shadow stretched by the overhead light, completely enveloping Lu Ningshuang.
It looked somewhat dangerous, but her expression was calm and cool, no longer as close and intimate as before. Instead, it made her seem less intimidating.
Qin Yushu said calmly, “A filthy little dog can’t get on my bed.”
Lu Ningshuang: “I’ll go wash up right now!”
Washing up took some time again.
Ever since Lu Ningshuang moved into the villa, Qin Yushu had taken care of all her food, clothing, and shelter. Naturally, after washing up this time, she changed into clothes from here too.
Lu Ningshuang didn’t know the material of the pajamas, but they seemed similar to the ones she’d brought herself—both very comfortable.
This made Lu Ningshuang sigh inwardly.
How tough was business these days? Using such high-quality fabric, yet her mom Lady Ning’s friend’s shop still went bankrupt. The unsold clothes could only be sent over from Daqing for her to wear.
She truly had zero talent for business. Lying flat, freeloading, and waiting to die suited her far better.
Sigh!
Lu Ningshuang finished her shower and came out first. Today, because she’d met with Qi Jingming and dealt with Huo Yunyi’s sudden meddling yesterday, she’d spent the whole day thinking about how to handle him.
Since the college entrance exams ended, her brain hadn’t been this active. Suddenly overusing it like this, now lying on the soft bed and relaxing abruptly, her body’s fatigue surged up, and drowsiness spread.
By the time Qin Yushu came out after changing, Lu Ningshuang was already drowsily on the verge of falling asleep.
President Qin wasn’t some omnipotent succubus either, who wouldn’t pause or tire from doing it every day. She’d only said that earlier to tease the fearless little dog.
She had to get up early tomorrow, and her schedule wasn’t light. It was time to rest.
So, Qin Yushu lifted the covers from the other side of the bed and got in. As her weight settled, the mattress dipped slightly.
Lu Ningshuang might really have some Princess and the Pea potential—even half-asleep and dazed, she still sensed it.
Then she flailed her hand around, groping until she grabbed hold of Qin Yushu’s… hem.
The Alpha’s eyes could barely open, and her voice was muffled and soft, “Don’t be scared, okay?”
Qin Yushu’s movements halted abruptly.
Her pitch-black eyes, usually devoid of emotion, now fixed on the bundled-up Lu Ningshuang with an extremely sharp and profound gaze, as if discerning something.
Scared?
What did she have to be scared of?
Lu Ningshuang didn’t notice the danger approaching. The half-dreaming, half-awake little green tea Alpha was well-versed in coaxing people anyway.
“Anyway, you hold the contract, so you can do whatever you want~ For these three years… I’ll be by your side the whole time. You’ll see me when you get back.”
“If you feel like you like it… no, if the experience is pretty good… after three years, we can renew. Even renew early if you want… You don’t need me every moment…”
She didn’t finish.
The exhausted Alpha couldn’t hold on anymore. Her head sank, and she passed out asleep.
Qin Yushu gazed at her.
With her usual domineering and autocratic nature, she could have shaken the person awake regardless and demanded an explanation, no matter what state she was in.
But…
The Alpha’s eyes were tightly shut, her long lowered lashes casting shadows on her eyelids, the black and white intertwining to make her skin look especially fair.
Fair as porcelain jade.
She was indeed a bit young, only 22, an inexperienced female college student with a somewhat obedient appearance and lingering traces of youthful innocence on her face—evident from her full collagen.
Qin Yushu occasionally liked to pinch and squeeze it.
But now, her soft cheeks were half-buried in the pillow, with strands of hair partially covering them.
Like a half-veiled pipa, flower-like and misty—most enchanting.
Lu Ningshuang always thought she was utterly ordinary, which was clearly a mistaken self-perception.
At least in terms of looks, she’d already surpassed 99% of people. That was the first reason Qin Yushu had selected her back then.
When picking someone to bed in the future, they had to be good-looking and pleasing to the eye; otherwise, things wouldn’t progress from the first glance.
And from their later interactions, obedient and sensible, cheerful and optimistic…
In comparison, her appearance had actually become her least standout trait—perhaps because of their recent constant time together, Qin Yushu had grown a bit immune to it.
But suddenly savoring her like this, the pure and innocent Alpha had her own charms.
Especially when pitifully bullied by her, those slightly rounded almond eyes brimming with moisture, the corners reddened.
Tch.
It was rare for Qin Yushu to be so dazzled by lust, lost in sensuality.
The master bedroom lights were controlled by multiple switches; she didn’t need to get up to turn them off. In the end, she didn’t disturb the pitiful Alpha she’d worn out.
She just stared at her for a while like that. When she slipped into the same covers, Lu Ningshuang’s hand still clutched the corner of Qin Yushu’s sleepwear.
The lights went out.
Darkness enveloped the bedroom again. Qin Yushu turned her head slightly and glanced at the Alpha beside her.
Her eyes were naturally extremely deep and black, but in this darkness, they gleamed with a subtle, brilliant light.
Extremely light, yet confident and assured.
“You said it.”
She remembered.
*
That night, Lu Ningshuang slept soundly.
Perhaps because she’d gotten tired early, the first time sharing a whole night with Qin Yushu, she felt no discomfort at all.
The heart of a pure college girl was vast indeed!
Then.
The next day, at the crack of dawn while Lu Ningshuang was sleeping soundly, she was shaken awake by Qin Yushu beside her.
Still groggy as she opened her eyes, she was met with a stunning beauty assault—even a great beauty carrying morning dew and roses smiled faintly at her.
“I’m leaving. Since Youyou isn’t coming along, aren’t you even going to see me off?”
Her voice, laced with a smile, carried two or three parts of pitiful grievance.
Lu Ningshuang woke up completely.
Send her off! She absolutely had to!
Not sending her off would make her less than human!!!!!
The Alpha immediately did a carp leap out of bed and rushed to the bathroom to brush her teeth, wash her face, and change clothes.
Her speed was like wartime urgency. In no time, a neatly groomed little dog reappeared before her.
She’d tidied herself up.
President Qin was clearly not human, bustling about while dragging along the redundant Alpha little dog who was useless for anything.
One could say she just couldn’t stand seeing the other too leisurely. She couldn’t bear it.
Deliberate.
Intentionally making things difficult.
It was rare for Qin Yushu to tease her so deliberately. If Housekeeper Nangong knew, she’d probably sigh again—
“Being with Madam has made Miss more lively. It’s the first time…”
Overbearing CEO literature was invading every aspect of life.
After going downstairs, the two quickly had breakfast together.
Before leaving, Qin Yushu asked casually, “Has Youyou slept with others before?”
She herself could be considered a first-time sharer after adulthood, and with another Alpha at that.
Marking was instantaneous, but sleeping was…
No matter how steady Qin Yushu’s temperament, how composed she was, she’d felt a bit unaccustomed at first last night. In the end, she’d forced herself not to think about it to fall asleep.
Speaking of which.
This was largely thanks to the little dog beside her—who’d slept soundly from start to finish, setting a fine example.
Lu Ningshuang: “No…”
After her parents had a child, their affection remained as strong as ever. Lu Ningshuang had been made to sleep alone from a young age.
Her cousin Qi Jingming was five years older. Though no one had differentiated back then, her aunt had done well with gender education. Qi Jingming had known early about the differences between boys and girls. He cared for his two younger cousins but knew some things he couldn’t help with.
Being older, he remembered this even more, strictly guarding against other boys Lu Ningshuang’s age. He himself had never slept with his sister either.
As for Lu Fugui lower down…
Their second genders matched, but Lu Chengyue had been particularly aloof as a child and didn’t like naps. With the families living close, there was no need for sleepovers anyway.
By the standards of “purity” in current literature, even in the “ultra-pure” category, Lu Ningshuang was purer than pure.
Purer than dish soap!!!
“Is that so.”
After hearing the answer, Qin Yushu didn’t ask more, just faintly praised, “Youyou has great sleep quality.”
Lu Ningshuang scratched her head, unsure how to respond at first, but soon her attention shifted elsewhere.
Before getting in the car on the way out, she wrapped a scarf around Qin Yushu’s neck.
“I checked, Country T has big diurnal temperature swings. It’ll be early morning when you arrive—still a bit cold.”
It was the dark blue one Qin Yushu had lent her and gotten back.
Because she’d gone to bed early yesterday and slept straight through to dawn, she’d secretly checked on her phone under the table during breakfast.
Lu Ningshuang added, “And this too—”
“They say when I was little, I kept getting sick and my health was poor. My grandma went to a temple to get this from a high monk. I don’t know if it was psychological or if the hospital meds and IVs worked, but after wearing it, I stayed safe and sound, got sick less, and saved the family a lot of money, haha.”
As she spoke, Lu Ningshuang took off the peace talisman pendant strung on a red cord from her neck and placed it in Qin Yushu’s hand, chattering on nonstop.
“I don’t know if it works or not, but just wear it anyway. Better safe than sorry—for peace of mind. Let it stand in for me keeping you company… Eh, same thing.”
For once, Lu Ningshuang used both hands to grasp Qin Yushu’s, wrapping the talisman and her fingers, gently yet firmly closing them bit by bit.
When she looked up again.
The sun had risen a bit, the morning light soft and hazy, making the Alpha’s eyes sparkle brilliantly, even tinged with a warm glow.
She stood there, obedient and soft, like a little dog waiting at any moment for her owner to return.
Lu Ningshuang’s voice was sweetly soft with genuine concern—easy to hear. She even tilted her head and smiled obediently.
“Sister, come back safely~”
The peace talisman had been worn close to Lu Ningshuang’s body, still carrying her warmth.
As her palm closed.
Qin Yushu was caught off guard, scalded by those eyes, that smile, or perhaps the talisman’s heat.
From her fingertips to the tip of her heart, all of it trembled.
