Chapter 63 Part 1

Zhou Yi silently pulled the little kid behind him to prevent… him from getting beaten later.

Lately, Zhou Yi felt like more and more people were trying to steal his job, but with the boss lady and her brother about to throw hands, what could he do?

The boss and boss lady were all lovey-dovey and sweet as honey, but now they seemed like mortal enemies. He could only stand by and watch the kids.

All good.

Ji Yanran hadn’t spared Lu Jiaojiao—a girl the same age as Ji Hengyu—a single glance from start to finish. Her gaze was already deeply stung by the rings on their fingers, flushed red.

Back when Qin Yushu had brought Lu Ningshuang to Old Master Huo’s seventieth birthday banquet, plenty of people had seen them. Though the Qian siblings hadn’t said anything, everyone ran in the same circles. Even from abroad, Ji Yanran had heard the news.

She had rushed to wrap up her overseas affairs, even sacrificing some essential interests just to return early.

And finally, she had seen them.

Even after mentally preparing herself and imagining the scene, reality always brought more surprises than expectations. Or perhaps her fantasies had been too rosy.

Her already aching heart had to hurt all over again.

And right in front of them.

The pain cut like knives, tearing at her soul.

Ji Yanran had even had someone investigate their relationship history. A sudden flash marriage with no prior interactions—aside from their Alpha and Omega statuses, the two seemed utterly mismatched in others’ eyes…

Most said Lu Ningshuang wasn’t good enough for Qin Yushu. Naturally, in her eyes, Lu Shuangshuang was perfect everywhere; it was just that others didn’t know.

So even now, with her emotions flooded red, that undercurrent didn’t surge straight at Lu Ningshuang. It took a detour instead.

The tall Alpha let out a light chuckle, her defiant brows arched mockingly. “President Qin buys her companion a ring like that?”

However.

Before Qin Yushu could even respond, Lu Ningshuang jumped in first.

The master hadn’t reined in her little dog, and it came charging with barks, ready to bite.

“What’s wrong with this ring? I love it! Mind your own business instead of pointing fingers at others’ family matters. And I was the one who snapped at you earlier—why target my wife?”

Little Dog switched back to the sticky-sweet “sister” for Qin Yushu.

Not the possessive “wife.”

Little Phoenix Man A was just too saccharine; even picking a fight, she lost momentum from the start.

Behind her, Lu Jiaojiao looked from one to the other, chubby hands clenched.

Second sister-in-law was sister’s sister, so how did that make their relationship? The little dumpling wailed; even her “<em>Politeness Song</em>” didn’t cover this!

Too hard!

Jiao Jiao couldn’t do it!

“You call her sister?” Ji Yanran’s gaze landed back on Lu Ningshuang.

As a fellow Alpha, Lu Ningshuang sensed the complex aura on her, but toward Qin Yushu, there was zero hostility.

Seeing the attention shift back to herself, Lu Ningshuang even breathed a small sigh of relief.

Then she straightened her back. “Yeah~”

“You actually <em>willingly</em> call her sister…” Ji Yanran suddenly laughed lowly.

Her hair was permed into flirtatious waves too, but with smaller curls than Qin Yushu’s, paired with the Alpha’s wild, untamed brows. It only amplified her feral edge.

“Lu Shuangshuang, how exactly did she trick you…”

Lu Ningshuang: “I chose to call her that myself. And since when do my wife and I have to report our pet names to you? Who even are you? You’ve been monologuing since the start—super annoying.”

Anyone could see the clash had moved past the kids; now it was a full-blown parent showdown.

Lu Ningshuang wasn’t saying this for the first time, but Ji Yanran across from her latched onto the key point. “You seriously don’t know who I am?”

Lu Ningshuang’s poor memory didn’t stop her from being righteous. “Are you someone super important I <em>have</em> to remember?”

That might have been the crux.

One person had been putting on a show since walking in, yet the other still had no clue who she was… Hilarious.

When Ji Yanran looked at Lu Ningshuang now, the nostalgic gentleness faded, replaced by a darkening, shadowy depth—like a wolf starved for ages, belly rumbling, ready to tear a chunk from any passing prey, rabbit or tiger be damned!

But considering the woman’s status, she finally suppressed her savage impatience. Her gaze bored into her opponent as a sigh heavy with emotion escaped her throat.

“Lu Shuangshuang…”

Lu Ningshuang might have bad recall, but just hearing that nickname let Qin Yushu guess her identity.

Likewise, she didn’t like how that Alpha was eyeing her little dog.

Deeply displeased.

So Qin Yushu cut off that overly intense stare—though the little dog remained blissfully clueless.

Qin Yushu spoke. “Sorry, I still don’t know who you are, but she has her own name, and she doesn’t like being called that.”

Casual, yet staking her claim.

“Yeah.” Lu Ningshuang chimed in.

As a kept man in a wealthy household, she naturally stood by her wife unconditionally.

Besides, Qin Yushu was right.

After pricking the other’s heart, Qin Yushu didn’t want to dwell on old classmates. She rationally and impassively steered the topic away.

“We’re here for the kids’ issue today, so let’s settle that with the little ones first. They’ve been at kindergarten all day and must be tired. Normally, they’d be home for dinner and rest by now.”

Another chance to shine?

Lu Jiaojiao immediately raised her hand. “Jiao Jiao’s hungry, super hungry. Time to go home for dinner!”

Ji Yanran quirked her lips. “Fine.”

Ji Hengyu had climbed up from the ground, even dirtier now, hair a mess.

Even so, he didn’t dare cry. Clearly, the kid was terrified of his own sister.

Lu Ningshuang glanced over.

But what did some brat who bullied her own kid have to do with her?

Qin Yushu thought the same.

She had even less patience for children, only tolerating Lu Jiaojiao slightly because she was Lu Ningshuang’s cousin and well-behaved.

Ji Yanran took a midway call, her brows furrowing as if urgent business arose. Her gaze swept over Qin Yushu, who held a noble, elegant poise, letting her look freely.

It made the little dog beside them tense up instead.

Ji Hengyu sniffled through his apology to Lu Jiaojiao, but peeking up, defiance burned in his eyes.

Lu Jiaojiao blinked her sparkling big eyes, unyielding. “I heard it, but Jiao Jiao doesn’t accept.”

Ji Hengyu suddenly looked up, his childish face twisting ferociously—just like his sister’s. “You—”

Lu Jiaojiao dashed behind Lu Ningshuang, yelling, “Second Sis, he’s gonna bully me again!”

Lu Ningshuang: “…”

She couldn’t lay hands on a kid this age. Maybe let Lu Jiaojiao handle it herself?

As she pondered, Ji Yanran smacked her brother’s head—hard enough that Lu Jiaojiao heard the watermelon thwack from behind.

After disciplining him, Ji Yanran turned to Lu Ningshuang. “He won’t bully your brother again.”

Fearing disbelief, she added, “I guarantee it.”

She’d been abroad, barely interacting with this much-younger brother, so they weren’t close.

But for a five- or six-year-old, Ji Yanran had plenty of ways to make him “behave.”

Lu Ningshuang neither confirmed nor denied the promise. Anyway, after her three older siblings’ crash course in chaos, Lu Jiaojiao wouldn’t lose to any peer.

Lu Jiaojiao clearly agreed.

At just five, she’d already learned how adults’ words meant nothing.

“Ji Yanran.” The tall female Alpha suddenly said. “My name.”

“Lu Shuangshuang, you should remember it this time.”

Lu Ningshuang stayed silent, but that didn’t stop the other from continuing. Her gaze lingered, finally settling on the offending wedding ring on Lu Ningshuang’s finger.

“Hope next time we meet, that thing on your hand is gone… Or keep it on. I’ll remove it myself.”

Whether cursing a divorce or dismemberment—

Lu Ningshuang couldn’t take it anymore!!

“Don’t you have a half-brother named Huo Yunyi?”

Otherwise, how could they both talk the same infuriating, self-absorbed way?

“What?” Ji Yanran had heard of Huo Yunyi, but fresh off her return, she knew little.

Seizing the distraction, Lu Ningshuang snapped—kicking full-force at her leg.

Ten-tenths power; at minimum, a shattered bone.

She just couldn’t endure it anymore!

But no panic.

Qin Yushu was here. President Qin was as steady and reliable as Brother Facai—handling one brat or two made no difference, right?

Lu Ningshuang moved fast, too fast for most to dodge.

But before every strike, she had tiny tells she didn’t notice: her expression suddenly turning meek and harmless… Disarming to foes, but her familiars spotted the intent instantly.

Ji Yanran reacted just as swiftly, stepping back, sinking her stance, and grabbing the incoming kick.

Forces clashed; even her wild, unbound hair strands fluttered, brushing Lu Ningshuang’s tips.

She looked up.

The over-180cm Alpha’s smile finally held genuine brilliance.

No longer gloomy—instead, like a sunny high school delinquent.

The kind who skipped class to corner pretty girls after school.

“You still love striking first when words fail. All these years, only your face looks soft.”

Lu Ningshuang: “None of your damn business!”

Even Lu Jiaojiao behind her covered her mouth, shocked that Ji Hengyu’s sister blocked Second Sis’s heavy blow.

Lu Ningshuang was hopeless at childcare, so kindergarten dealings fell entirely to President Qin.

Utterly no match.

Qin Yushu wrapped up with the staff in three sentences. Guarantee no more bullying?

Unnecessary.

Lu Jiaojiao wouldn’t see this kid here again. True one-and-done, no loose ends.

As she finished and looked up, she saw her little dog tangled with that strange Alpha.

Two Alphas.

One gentle and sweet, the other defiant and wild.

Perhaps the evening sunset was too vividly crimson, spilling through the window onto their staring faces, creating an oddly mismatched harmony.

Harmony…?

Qin Yushu had to be the mood-killer!