After Transmigrating as a Scumbag Alpha, I Marked the Crazy Hotshot – Chapter 57

Concealing the Relationship

Cheng Jing picked up a glass of red wine, then beckoned a waiter carrying juice to come over, getting a glass of orange juice for Cheng Jiqing.

She then clinked glasses with Zhou Yushu as a response.

Cheng Jiqing couldn’t hold her liquor well, but she hadn’t planned on not drinking at all. However, she accepted the juice Cheng Jing handed her.

If she could avoid drinking, she would.

Zhou Yushu glanced at the orange juice in Cheng Jiqing’s hand, her peripheral vision catching the white, qipao-clad figure approaching. She lowered her eyelids and said nothing.

Let Bai Xin see—the Alpha you’ve taken a fancy to can’t even handle a sip of alcohol, she mused.

Zhou Yushu had known Bai Xin for many years and never imagined that Bai Xin would end up falling for Cheng Jiqing.

According to Tang Jia, Cheng Jiqing might be a decent person.

But in her eyes, Cheng Jiqing was still not good enough for Bai Xin.

Bai Xin gracefully approached from not far away, her figure alluring in the white qipao. Her face was so stunning that many eyes in the vicinity were fixed on her.

Cheng Jiqing was no exception to the cliché; moreover, the person in question was Bai Xin, making it even harder for her to control her gaze.

Bai Xin walked up to the group, greeting each of them. Lastly, she addressed Cheng Jiqing: “Little CEO Cheng, long time no see.”

Cheng Jiqing: “…”

Cheng Jiqing smiled inwardly, her expression remaining composed. “It has been a while, Miss Bai.”

She hadn’t touched the amusement park project, a collaboration between the Cheng and Bai families, for a month, so naturally, she wouldn’t have seen Bai Xin. This exchange was perfectly normal.

After speaking.

Bai Xin reached for a glass of red wine from a tray. Just as her fingers touched it, either the tray was unsteady or she didn’t grasp it firmly, and the glass looked like it was about to spill on her.

Cheng Jiqing’s heart leaped, and she instinctively moved to pull Bai Xin back!

But at the same time, she noticed Zhou Yushu had already grabbed Bai Xin’s hand and steadied the wine glass with her other hand.

Her movements were incredibly fast.

Standing three steps away, Cheng Jiqing wasn’t as close as Zhou Yushu. Her fingertips paused in mid-air, then quickly retracted.

As she relaxed, her gaze fell on Zhou Yushu’s wrist. A delicate gold watch shimmered splendidly under the luxurious lights.

It was still that watch, identical to Bai Xin’s.

For some reason, she then looked at Bai Xin’s left hand—Bai Xin wasn’t wearing that watch today.

“Are you alright?”

“Thank you, CEO Zhou.” Bai Xin held the wine glass steady.

Cheng Jiqing withdrew her gaze. It was probably her imagination, but she felt Zhou Yushu’s tone towards Bai Xin was very familiar.

Zhou Yushu had already steadied herself and was watching Cheng Jiqing drink her orange juice.

“Little CEO Cheng can’t drink? Why orange juice?”

As her words fell, Bai Xin’s eyes flicked towards her, a subtle lift at the corners. Others might not notice, but Zhou Yushu knew there was already a hint of displeasure in those eyes.

Cheng Jiqing and Zhou Yushu had only met a few times, exchanging no more than ten sentences. Yet, from this particular remark, she sensed a trace of unfriendliness.

Before she could speak.

Cheng Jing said, “Chengcheng doesn’t drink much. CEO Zhou, if you want to drink, I’ll accompany you later.”

Cheng Jiqing’s gaze was clear and calm. “I can drink a little.”

Previously, she wouldn’t have bothered to respond. After all, she wasn’t part of the business circle, so what did Zhou Yushu have to do with her?

But today was strange; that comment made her feel distinctly uncomfortable.

As their glasses clinked, Cheng Jiqing met Bai Xin’s eyes and suddenly understood—oh, who would want to be shown up by others in front of their own woman?

There seemed to be something else bothering her, something she couldn’t quite articulate at that moment.

Time was up.

As the host of today’s banquet, Cheng Jing went on stage to give a speech. It was brief, just a few short sentences, followed by thunderous applause. Some even clapped until their palms turned red.

It had to be said that the Cheng family’s prestige in Beicheng was still extremely high.

After her speech, Cheng Jing came down to mingle with friends from the business world. She had intended to bring Cheng Jiqing along, but Cheng Jiqing politely declined.

Cheng Jing naturally wouldn’t force her at such a time, only asking her not to leave, as she wanted to talk later.

Cheng Jiqing nodded in agreement.

Clearly, today she had an opportunity to find out the true circumstances of the fire fifteen years ago.

However, to her, this was an extremely dull, profit-driven social banquet.

Cheng Jiqing wanted to find a quiet place, but as the Cheng family’s second young miss, and Cheng Jing’s especially cherished younger sister, she naturally became the ‘center of attention’¹.

In just over ten minutes, she had already dismissed several daughters from wealthy families.

No matter how small her sips, most of the wine in her glass was gone.

She knew her alcohol tolerance and didn’t dare drink more, so she decided to head to the corridor outside. As she walked out, she searched for Bai Xin’s figure. Bai Xin had been called away by Bai Zhaoliang earlier and hadn’t been seen for a while.

“Cheng Jiqing.”

Hearing Qin Yufu’s voice, Cheng Jiqing turned her head. “Miss Qin.”

“I’m already calling you by your name, yet you’re still so formal?” Qin Yufu approached, smiling.

At the last banquet, she and Cheng Jiqing had been at loggerheads². Who would have thought they could interact so harmoniously now?

“Need help?”

“Help with what?” Cheng Jiqing asked with a smile, still looking for Bai Xin as she replied.

“Let me stay with you for a bit. I can save you some trouble.” Qin Yufu glanced around. “You look like you have a headache.”

Half-joking, half-serious.

She was referring to the earlier ‘romantic advances’ Cheng Jiqing had been fending off.

Cheng Jiqing felt both amused and helpless. Not all these people were genuinely interested in her; most were motivated by the Cheng family’s influence.

Indeed, it was a headache.

“It’s fine, I was planning to go outside for some fresh air.”

Bai Xin has already picked a fight with me twice because of my interactions with Qin Yufu, Cheng Jiqing thought.

If we really stay together like this without a clear reason, who knows how that little cat will scratch me when I get back.

But she also understood Bai Xin’s feelings; after all, her relationship with Qin Yufu was indeed complicated.

Qin Yufu didn’t press further upon hearing this. “I still want to thank you for the cat.”

“I didn’t do much,” Cheng Jiqing said. “Have you decided to keep it?”

“Mm, I’ve moved out of the Qin family home. My mother can’t leave that man, but you were right, I have my own life too.” Qin Yufu smiled faintly. “I’ll pick it up next week.”

Qin Yufu’s demeanor was completely different from when Cheng Jiqing first met her; she now exuded a bright vitality.

She no longer seemed so weighed down by worries.

Cheng Jiqing nodded. “That’s a good thing.”

Qin Yufu sipped her soda water and said amicably, “If you want to see it in the future, you can come visit.”

Cheng Jiqing had also developed some affection for the cat and was certainly a little reluctant to part with it.

As for visiting the cat at Qin Yufu’s place, she had no such intention.

But she still verbally agreed.

As they were talking, Cheng Jiqing glanced casually and suddenly saw her eye-catching Omega.

When the person blocking her view moved away, she saw more clearly. The woman stood sideways, her posture alluring, her expression indifferent as she spoke to the person in front of her.

She shifted slightly and saw clearly who Bai Xin was talking to—Zhou Yushu.

“What are you looking at?”

Qin Yufu turned her head, following Cheng Jiqing’s gaze.

“CEO Zhou Yushu.” Cheng Jiqing asked casually, “Are Bai Xin and Zhou Yushu very close? I don’t think I’ve heard that.”

“As far as I know, they’re not close.”

That’s right, Cheng Jiqing thought, from my interactions, they shouldn’t be close either.

It was just that the feeling was very strange; she found herself unconsciously concerned.

Cheng Jiqing didn’t know that at the same moment she looked away, Bai Xin looked towards her…

“I only mentioned it once, do you have to be like this?”

Zhou Yushu’s voice was faint. “As if I’m bullying her?”

Bai Xin stared at the two people talking in the distance, her eyelids lifting slightly as she glanced at Zhou Yushu. “You don’t have the ability.”

Cheng Jiqing was easygoing; that was the initial impression she gave. But after spending a little time with her, one would know that Cheng Jiqing was not someone to be easily bullied.

“I’m starting to suspect you’ve been PUA’d³.”

“Zhou Yushu, I’ll only say this once.” Bai Xin enunciated each word, “Don’t meddle in things that aren’t your concern.”

Zhou Yushu’s expression changed slightly. She turned her head and ultimately said no more. She was annoyed but couldn’t vent her anger on Bai Xin.

If she did, she would be the one to suffer; it had always been like this over the years.

Bai Xin had always been this way; if it was something she cared about, others couldn’t even think of touching it.

She suddenly recalled a past event.

It was the second month after Lu Man passed away.

At that time, Bai Xin hadn’t yet been taken in by Bai Zhaoliang.

On the way home from school, Bai Xin found a stray dog, pitch black all over. After taking it home and bathing it, she discovered it was a white dog.

It was an ordinary native dog, of unknown origin, and very well-behaved.

Bai Xin liked it very much and cared for it with extreme patience; it was almost the only joy in her life.

For some unknown reason, the dog one day became aggressive, barking madly in the yard and biting anyone who approached. The community members wanted to deal with it, but Bai Xin rushed in recklessly—

She was truly reckless.

A thirteen-year-old girl, facing a ferocious dog that could tear off flesh at any moment, showed not a hint of fear.

She just rushed in to protect it.

Everyone thought the girl was crazy; standing at the doorway back then, Zhou Yushu had thought so too.

How could a mad dog be kept? How could a child stand against adults?

Bai Xin watched the dog die, right in her arms. Her hands were covered in blood, but she didn’t feel any pain, and remarkably, she didn’t shed a single tear.

Later—

Bai Xin never kept another pet.

But from that time on, Zhou Yushu knew that Bai Xin was willing to pay any price for the things she cared about.

Zhou Yushu snapped back to the present. Bai Xin naturally valued Cheng Jiqing much more than that dog…

Her competitive spirit genuinely lessened a bit. She said, “You should still think it over carefully.”

Bai Xin didn’t speak.

She frequently glanced in Cheng Jiqing’s direction. The two hadn’t talked for long; Qin Yufu had already left, but the people around Cheng Jiqing never thinned out.

The next second, she saw Cheng Jing walk over.

“This is also my last reminder.”

Zhou Yushu followed Bai Xin’s gaze towards Cheng Jing and Cheng Jiqing, her expression calm, speaking in a low voice as if in normal conversation, “Unless you give up everything, Cheng Jing will find out about your schemes sooner or later. Never mind what Cheng Jiqing thinks, Cheng Jing will absolutely not allow you to have any contact with Cheng Jiqing.”

“See that? How much Cheng Jing pampers Cheng Jiqing.”

Zhou Yushu looked towards the group of people.

Cheng Jing was turning her head, speaking gently to Cheng Jiqing, her arm lightly on Cheng Jiqing’s back, guiding her as she spoke to guests.

Bai Xin’s gaze darkened slightly, as if she hadn’t taken Zhou Yushu’s words to heart. She said coolly, “That’s not news.”

“Mm, I’m just reminding you one last time, don’t forget what you originally intended.”

Someone came over to offer a toast. Zhou Yushu turned and left without saying anything more.

Along with the unspoken words in her heart—Reminding you, don’t get too invested.

If it’s exploitation, don’t put yourself at risk.

She believed Bai Xin understood.

Even though it was early October, the vast banquet hall was fully air-conditioned. The surrounding figures flickered, adding an inexplicable sense of annoyance.

Bai Xin’s gaze left Cheng Jiqing’s departing back. She lowered her head and took a sip of wine. Did Zhou Yushu think she hadn’t considered these things?

She didn’t care about Cheng Jing.

She only cared that Cheng Jiqing’s heart was with her.

As for other things.

She had no solution right now.

It was probably a thought of muddling through⁴.

Her thoughts were often quite dark—Wait a little longer, wait until she and Cheng Jiqing are inseparable… until Cheng Jiqing can no longer leave her.

At that time, perhaps she could tell Cheng Jiqing.

At that time, Cheng Jiqing would understand her, right?

Would she?

Bai Xin asked herself again in her heart.

Ultimately, there was no answer.

Perhaps it was also because she herself hadn’t delved deep for that answer. No matter what, she could never let go of Cheng Jiqing. Not now, not in the future. Whoever stood in her way would be her enemy.

So what if she’s her sister?

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Cheng Jiqing eventually accompanied Cheng Jing to greet some guests. After a few rounds, she completely lost interest and felt unsettled, as if something wasn’t quite right.

She told Cheng Jing she’d had a couple of drinks and needed to step out for some air.

Cheng Jing: “Are you alright?”

“I’m fine, it’s just a bit stuffy in here,” Cheng Jiqing shook her head.

Cheng Jing said, “Then go ahead. If you’re really tired, go rest upstairs.”

Cheng Jiqing agreed and walked out, taking her phone from her clutch to send Bai Xin a WeChat message.

【Miss Bai, I’ll be back a bit later. Don’t drink too much today.】

She paused, then found an emoji in her sticker pack and sent it. She had stolen this one from Song Ling.

Cheng Jiqing: 【Pats head.JPG】

She still had to meet Cheng Jing again when the banquet was almost over, so she wasn’t sure when she’d be back. But Bai Xin would definitely leave first, and she wasn’t entirely at ease.

After sending the message, she headed to the outside corridor.

Cheng Jiqing took a deep breath. It felt as if a fire was burning somewhere inside her, making her feel hot and restless.

Perhaps this was why her heart was racing, and even her glands seemed to throb.

A persistent, pulsing sensation.

Her heart felt itchy and heavy.

She found the corridor uncomfortable too and slowly walked forward, trying to get away from the clamor of the banquet.

Then she saw someone smoking up ahead.

Zhou Yushu stood beside a few potted plants, exhaling clouds of smoke⁵. Hearing footsteps, she turned her head, her smoking posture pausing. She chuckled lightly, “Little CEO Cheng is out too.”

Cheng Jiqing’s feelings towards this person had gone from indifference to even greater indifference.

They had barely interacted.

She nodded. “Mm.”

“After Little CEO Cheng sold her shares, she’s no longer involved in company matters. Doesn’t she plan to do something else?” It sounded like casual chat.

Cheng Jiqing didn’t feel right leaving immediately.

To the outside world, apart from Yuansheng, Bai Xin, and the lawyers who handled the contract, no one knew she had invested money in Lan Qi.

She suddenly remembered that Yixin, the company she signed with, also had investment from XM. She hadn’t cared before, but now she felt she should avoid it.

However, once she started filming, outsiders would find out sooner or later.

“CEO Zhou will find out in the future,” she smiled.

Hearing this, Zhou Yushu took another drag from the cigarette held between her lips. “Is that so? Then I’ll await the good news.”

That uncomfortable feeling surged up again. She was almost certain that Zhou Yushu indeed harbored hostility towards her.

Cheng Jiqing prepared to leave, her gaze falling on the watch on Zhou Yushu’s raised hand. “What brand is CEO Zhou’s watch? I don’t think I’ve seen it before.”

It was actually a common style, but the chain pattern was unique and indeed beautiful.

She didn’t wear watches and hadn’t paid much attention to them before. Today was strange, as if her nerves were being pulled in that direction.

Zhou Yushu glanced down. “Just some obscure brand. If Little CEO Cheng likes it, I can have one sent over.”

Cheng Jiqing shook her head upon hearing this, smiling faintly. “Thank you, but that won’t be necessary. I just thought it looked nice.”

Without saying more, Cheng Jiqing excused herself to go to the restroom and turned to leave.

Zhou Yushu watched her figure recede into the distance. After a moment, she looked down at her watch.

After Bai Xin was framed and almost got into trouble at Cheng Jiqing’s villa, she had someone custom-make this watch. In a crisis, Bai Xin could contact her at any time.

Like the incident at the KTV last time.

Two were ordered at the time: one for Bai Xin, and she kept one for herself.

Only, her emergency contact was her secretary.

Like the car accident last time.

Tang Jia had warned her to be careful about drawing attention. She thought it was an overreaction—it was just a watch, and a very ordinary style at that. She and Bai Xin rarely appeared in public together.

She hadn’t expected Cheng Jiqing to suddenly ask about her watch.

Zhou Yushu suddenly thought, Cheng Jiqing is actually quite pitiful. From her perspective, she actually knows nothing about Bai Xin.

Her mood instantly balanced out.

Zhou Yushu stubbed out her cigarette. After a moment, she lit another.

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Cheng Jiqing went to rest on a wooden bench in the backyard. The drizzling rain had stopped, leaving only the city’s moisture blown about by a rootless wind.

It occasionally brushed against her skin but failed to suppress the heat within her.

Her glands suddenly felt a sharp itch.

She raised her hand to touch her neck but couldn’t feel anything. A few seconds later, the itching subsided.

Her phone vibrated. Half an hour had passed since she last sent Bai Xin a WeChat message.

Bai Xin: 【Let’s go back together.】

Cheng Jiqing: 【Then don’t drink too much either.】

Cheng Jiqing was genuinely afraid of Bai Xin crying; it was heart-wrenching and made one feel helpless.

Bai Xin didn’t reply immediately, probably caught up in ‘socializing.’ So Cheng Jiqing sat on the bench for another half hour.

Around eight o’clock, someone came to call her.

It was Secretary Liu from Cheng Jing’s side.

“Little CEO Cheng, CEO Cheng drank too much and isn’t feeling well. She’s been helped upstairs to rest. Please go take a look.”

Cheng Jiqing was taken aback. “Isn’t her alcohol tolerance quite good?”

Wiping a raindrop that had blown from somewhere off his forehead, Secretary Liu said, “She’s not drunk, but she didn’t eat lunch and drank quite a bit, so her stomach problem flared up. I tried to persuade her just now, but I couldn’t.”

Hearing this, Cheng Jiqing stood up. “Then let’s go take a look.”

Cheng Jiqing followed Secretary Liu towards the elevator. As she passed through the crowd, her eyes met Bai Xin’s for a fleeting moment before they were separated by people again.

She lowered her head and sent Bai Xin a message: 【Cheng Jing isn’t feeling well, I’m going upstairs to check on her.】

Bai Xin had just finished a brief conversation with a business partner and walked to the side to check her phone.

Before she could open it, a fair hand holding a glass of red wine approached her. She looked up to see a woman she recognized—Cheng Jing’s lover.

Surnamed Tu.

Tu Xiuxiu smiled sweetly. “Miss Bai, you don’t mind sharing a drink, do you?”

Bai Xin’s expression was indifferent, the corners of her mouth curving slightly without emotion. “If I do mind, will Miss Tu leave?”

Tu Xiuxiu was unfazed. “Let’s find a less crowded place. I don’t think Miss Bai will regret it.”

Before Bai Xin could refuse, Tu Xiuxiu leaned in slightly and said in a low voice, “It’s about Little CEO Cheng and Cheng Jing. Are you not interested in that either? I know you two are together. I saw it with my own eyes, so don’t even think about trying to fool me.”

It couldn’t have been more direct.

Yet, Bai Xin showed no trace of nervousness on her face, merely looking leisurely at Tu Xiuxiu. “Please, lead the way.”

The door to a suite on the hotel’s top floor opened.

Cheng Jing’s room door was ajar. As Cheng Jiqing walked in, she saw Cheng Jing leaning against the bed, covered in sweat, her brow tightly furrowed, her expression pained.

“You all can leave.”

Cheng Jing didn’t realize it was Cheng Jiqing who had come in.

Cheng Jiqing said, “Why is it so serious?”

Cheng Jing opened her slightly closed eyes. Seeing Cheng Jiqing, her eyelashes fluttered, and she frowned. “Why did you call Chengcheng here?”

There was a faint scent of lavender incense in the room.

Secretary Liu spoke first, “You wouldn’t let anyone stay, and I was worried, so I…”

Cheng Jing didn’t want Cheng Jiqing to see her in this sickly state. Just as she was about to say something, she heard Cheng Jiqing’s gentle voice:

“You should stop talking. If you’re not feeling well, just rest.”

She found herself unable to speak.

Ever since Cheng Jiqing had become estranged from her, no matter what happened to her, Cheng Jiqing had never shown any concern.

Most of the time, it was Tu Xiuxiu who took care of her.

Cheng Jing’s thoughts paused. She hadn’t seen Tu Xiuxiu at the banquet today. Had she not come?

Cheng Jiqing: “Has a doctor been called?”

Cheng Jing came back to her senses. “It’s nothing, I’ve taken medicine… an old problem.”

It was just an upset stomach, and after drinking, she felt a bit drowsy and just wanted to sleep.

“Mm, then you rest.”

“I can only nap for a bit. There are still so many people waiting downstairs.”

The host of a birthday banquet being absent, what would that look like?

Cheng Jiqing paused. “Do you need me to go?”

Cheng Jing felt comforted. Enduring the stomach pain, she said gently, “I know you don’t like it. I’ll go down when it’s almost over.”

Cheng Jiqing said nothing more upon hearing this.

Secretary Liu said, “Little CEO Cheng, then you stay here for now? I’ll go down and keep an eye on things.”

“Alright.”

Cheng Jiqing readily agreed.

There was less than an hour until the banquet ended. Looking after her for this short time was no big deal. She just didn’t know if she could find out anything today.

She turned her head to look at Cheng Jing and met her joyful gaze.

“Chengcheng.”

“Do you need anything? Just say it.”

Cheng Jing’s face was pale, but she smiled. “Chengcheng, I’ll nap for a bit. Wake me when it’s almost time.”

Cheng Jiqing nodded.

After agreeing, she walked towards the door, not closing it completely, leaving a palm’s width gap.

Cheng Jiqing sat on the sofa for over ten minutes. She had just splashed cold water on her face and neck, but still felt restless and hot, especially her glands. They felt fine to the touch, but she always felt a sense of fullness inside, occasionally itching.

She was restlessly scrolling through Weibo when Bai Xin’s call came through.

She didn’t answer immediately, taking a few more steps to the balcony. “Hello?”

“Why didn’t you reply to my message?”

Cheng Jiqing paused. “You sent one? I didn’t get a notification. What’s wrong?”

It was very quiet on Bai Xin’s end, without any of the banquet’s noise.

“Is it just you and Cheng Jing?”

“Mm, she’s sleeping in the room.”

“Come down.”

“Not right now. She’s not well, I’ll watch over her for a bit.”

Bai Xin was silent for a moment.

“Room number.”

Cheng Jiqing: “…You’re not thinking of coming up? I’ll be down in half an hour.”

Her tone had a gentle, soothing quality.

Cheng Jiqing could hear the irritation in those words. Having gotten to know Bai Xin, she was well aware that at times like this, Bai Xin could do things that were very hard to control.

Though she didn’t know what had suddenly happened to Bai Xin.

“Room number.”

Cheng Jiqing: “…”

Cheng Jiqing asked, “What’s wrong with you?”

The next second, the call ended.

Cheng Jiqing: “…”

She opened WeChat: 【What happened?】

After waiting two minutes without a reply, just as she was thinking of asking again, Bai Xin replied: 【Open the door.】

Cheng Jiqing: “…?”

Cheng Jiqing stood up from the sofa and walked to the door to look through the peephole. Outside—Bai Xin’s expression was calm, perhaps her cheeks were slightly flushed from drinking, and set off by the qipao, she was breathtakingly beautiful.

Her heart skipped a beat; the restlessness from before seemed to intensify.

She glanced back towards Cheng Jing’s room door and carefully opened her own.

Seeing Cheng Jiqing, Bai Xin’s expression softened, though she wasn’t particularly happy. “Come out.”

Cheng Jiqing took a step closer and said in a low voice, “Why did you come here? You go down first, I’ll be down in a bit.”

The corridor was outside, someone could come by at any moment. Cheng Jing was in the room and might also come out.

Cheng Jiqing couldn’t be bothered to ask what was suddenly wrong with Bai Xin right now.

Bai Xin looked at Cheng Jiqing, took a step into the room, and said, “If you don’t come out, I’ll go in.”

Cheng Jiqing unconsciously recoiled, and the door automatically swung inward.

“…” Cheng Jiqing said in a hushed voice, “What’s gotten into you? Be good, don’t cause trouble.”

Why is she being so reckless?

Bai Xin pinched her fingertips, her nails lightly scraping her skin.

Her earlier message to Cheng Jiqing had gone unanswered.

On the phone, she heard Cheng Jiqing was staying alone to take care of Cheng Jing, wouldn’t give the room number, and wouldn’t come down.

She felt that nothing was going right.

Moreover, she had a feeling that Cheng Jiqing was protecting Cheng Jing.

If she hadn’t heard Tu Xiuxiu’s words, she wouldn’t care how long Cheng Jiqing stayed here, nor would she feel this displeasure.

But she had heard—

An older sister, not related by blood, was not only concealing their relationship from Cheng Jiqing but had also developed romantic feelings for this younger sister.

That changed things.

Bai Xin sneered inwardly. She was fuming but controlled herself from taking it out on Cheng Jiqing. The internal conflict caused an unconscious change in her tone.

“I don’t want you here today.”

Cheng Jiqing detected a hint of petulance, and her ears tingled. Her glands throbbed even more intensely.

It throbbed so hard it made her panic.

Her voice was extremely low, but the person in the room still woke up.

Cheng Jing slowly opened her eyes…

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The author has something to say:

Bai-jie: Not an elder sister, but a love rival!

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