The Crematorium While Chasing an Alpha Was Intercepted by a Flirtatious Omega Senior Sister [Rebirth] 16

Chapter 16:

That evening, after finishing her work at the corporation, Yan Qinghe contacted Wei Weizhi. She hoped Wei Weizhi would terminate Mu Sixue’s contract and let her come to the Yan Corporation.

It’s easier to invite a god than to send one away. She knew that Mu Sixue was now more than just a right-hand woman to Wei Weizhi; she was on her way to becoming a key minister. Asking her to let her go would be as difficult as forcing a wolf to spit out the meat in its mouth.

She had called Wei Weizhi earlier, but the other woman had dodged the topic, refusing to address it. She had no choice but to send a message and ask for a face-to-face meeting.

[See you at the Four Seasons Restaurant?] —Wei Weizhi.

Yan Qinghe gritted her teeth. The Four Seasons Restaurant and the Four Seasons Hotel were both owned by Ji Qianqian’s family. Wei Weizhi’s intentions were not good.

[It’s been a while since I’ve had the specialty dishes at Wei’s Kitchen. Let’s go there,] she replied.

Wei Weizhi smiled to herself. Yan Qinghe was already avoiding her like the plague. The more she did, the more challenging the “task” given to her by the great Miss Ji became.

Speaking of which, Ji Qianqian had really gone all out for Yan Qinghe this time. Interesting.

[Wei’s Kitchen, sure. Which chef’s skills does Chairwoman Yan request?]

Wei’s Kitchen, a humble name, but in reality, all the chefs were masters. It was a specialty restaurant under the Wei Group’s catering division, specializing in high-end private dining, and was mainly open to financial professionals and the elite of prominent families.

[The chef my Little Aunt used to order from,] Yan Qinghe said deliberately. Wei Weizhi had once been hopelessly in love with Xi Zhaowan. Although she had temporarily let go, she was still resentful.

As expected, Wei Weizhi didn’t reply, as if she had been hit where it hurt, and went silent behind her phone.

When they met again, it was in a high-end restaurant. The long dining counter had been booked entirely by Wei Weizhi.

Wei Weizhi was thirty-two this year. Like Yan Qinghe, she was an S-class alpha, with a cold and stunning appearance. She loved limited-edition designer brands and items specially customized for her by fashion moguls.

Besides being most generous when pursuing someone, she was extremely particular about her clothes, food, and daily expenses.

Just like at Wei’s Kitchen right now. She wanted to be close to the chef’s specialty dishes to adjust the flavors at any time, but she also felt that the long dining counter and other diners would disturb her. So, she disregarded the business and booked the entire place.

At this moment, Yan Qinghe hadn’t arrived yet. She was crossing her legs and playing a game on her phone. She played games differently from others. Others might play for fun, but she enjoyed the game while evaluating its potential for advancement and looking for business opportunities.

In recent years, the Wei Group had invested in film and game adaptation. In a fiercely competitive market, before they had carved out their own niche, it was Mu Sixue who had inspired her: acquire classic traditional games, adapt them for a second time, upgrade the original game’s storyline, and intersperse it with plots from other worlds.

In addition, the adapted game would be copyrighted separately. After achieving a certain level of popularity in the market, they would strike while the iron was hot and make it into a movie or TV series. While promoting both, they would also make their first foray into the film market.

To this end, Mu Sixue had personally tried out various games. After playing through the top ten classic games of the past twenty years, she had chosen “Strange Jianghu” as the Wei Group’s first venture into gaming.

Wei Weizhi was now playing “Strange Jianghu.” When Yan Qinghe arrived, Wei Weizhi didn’t even look up. “Join a game?” she urged.

Yan Qinghe glanced at the flashy screen of the other’s phone. “‘Strange Jianghu,’ it was originally called ‘Jianghu Journey,’ right?”

“That’s right. It’s now called ‘Strange Jianghu.’ It was acquired by our Wei Group’s game project team the year before last.” Wei Weizhi was a little proud. She mentioned with a meaningful tone, “It was Mu Sixue who suggested acquiring this one.”

“She’s very smart, and her judgment is very sharp. As expected of…”

Yan Qinghe couldn’t stand her self-praise. This was clearly her own find, and she had only recommended her to Wei Weizhi. At that time, the Yan Corporation’s business was monotonous. She had pushed her to the Wei Group, partly hoping that Mu Sixue could gain more experience in the field, and partly because she was not in the country at the time and couldn’t look after Mu Sixue.

Who knew that once she entered Wei Weizhi’s trap, she couldn’t escape?

Furious, she picked up her phone and started a one-on-one game of “Strange Jianghu” with Wei Weizhi. She had been playing this game since middle school. Wei Weizhi was still a bit too inexperienced to compete with her.

“If I win, you’ll let Mu Sixue go?”

The other was noncommittal, raising an eyebrow. “It’s not yet clear who will win. Let’s finish this game first.”

The result—

As soon as the game interface opened, Wei Weizhi regretted it a little. Yan Qinghe’s character was a sword cultivator, already at level ninety-eight. The maximum level was one hundred.

Her own character was a swordsman, whose strength increased with the attributes of her sword. Currently, she had only reached level sixty-eight of the silver tier, still thirty levels away from gold.

Yan Qinghe chuckled. “Out of respect for Chairwoman Wei as an elder, I’ll lower my level by thirty for this match.”

She did as she said. In an instant, the sword cultivator character “Ling Han” switched back to her previous level sixty-eight equipment and energy level. Wei Weizhi’s anxious mood eased. She glanced at her ID, and a meaningful smile curved her lips. The fish was starting to bite.

The two of them merged their small phone screens into a solid projection, perpendicular to the air above the bar, and sat in a private booth far from the bar, controlling it remotely. One sword, one blade, in a flash of lightning, they fought for nearly twenty minutes.

With a thud, the swordsman’s body fell.

“Cultivator Ling Han has excellent swordsmanship,” Wei Weizhi praised.

“You flatter me,” Yan Qinghe said modestly. Her mind was full of getting Mu Sixue to resign. She pressed her advantage. “So, since I won… Mu…”

Wei Weizhi waved her hand to interrupt. “Ah, what are you talking about?”

“Did we have a bet?”

Yan Qinghe: “…”

At this moment, the chef happened to bring their food. Wei Weizhi smilingly moved a plate over to appease Yan Qinghe. “I only have one small request. Completing this might take less time than our match.”

“But as long as you, Qinghe, agree to do me this favor, Mu Sixue can go over anytime after she finishes her last project. I can sign the resignation agreement for you right now.”

“What is it?” Yan Qinghe snorted inwardly. Apart from being occasionally foolish in love, Wei Weizhi was smarter than a ghost in business. She probably wouldn’t get any advantage from her.

“Our company’s game, ‘Strange Jianghu,’ has a certain love story that was adapted into a movie, also invested in by the Wei Group. We found a lot of big names to act in it. It was going well, but a month ago, the lead actor—the actor playing Ling Han, Xue Menghuan—suddenly fell ill and couldn’t continue.”

“The movie is mostly finished, with only a small part of the scenes left to shoot. It would be too much of a loss to find someone else and reshoot. I want you to fill in. There’s no other reason than that your face shape and bone structure are very similar to the previous actor’s.”

Yan Qinghe took a breath. “You’re not thinking of having me act, are you?” She wasn’t a professional actor. Her only proper acting experience was that play at graduation, which was pitifully little.

And as the chairwoman of the Yan Corporation, it wasn’t good for her to be acting and showing her face in public when she had nothing better to do.

“Of course not. We’ve discussed it with the director. We’ll use AI face-swapping. You just act normally, and we’ll replace your face with the previous actor’s in post-production,” Wei Weizhi said hurriedly.

But inwardly, she was thinking, Great Miss Ji, great star Ji, I’ve said all I can. The bait is all laid out. Let’s see if your beloved will take the bait for Sixue’s sake.