Scum A with a Sweet Black Lotus O – Chapter 132
by Little PandaThe Legendary Sleeping Beauty.
If Fu Chaoyun’s presence had merely brought her a certain sense of pressure the moment before, at this moment, it had completely solidified into cold condensation.
Like a blade, like a cutting edge, as if tangible.
Qin Shu did not retreat; she was the one who had done all this in the first place.
Was Chi Guisi a good person?
She didn’t know.
Recently, the changes in Director Chi had not been small, and accompanying these, the benefits the other party had given her were also substantial.
She didn’t know what kind of existence “Qin Shu” truly was, why the other party wanted her to play this person, how much this original “Qin Shu” resembled her, what impact the appearance of “Qin Shu” would have on these two individuals, and also how Director Chi, who had been abroad for years, had managed to find out about this and suddenly become interested in these two people…
She knew none of it.
These were things she wasn’t supposed to know in the first place.
But merely changing her name could grant her an unlimited future, and all she needed to do was to hang around in front of these two people under the name “Qin Shu”… no matter what, she wouldn’t be at a loss.
As a beneficiary, she was naturally bound to the same standpoint as Chi Guisi.
Even if this was helping a tyrant do evil deeds1, as an employee under them, she had no right to refuse.
Oh.
Perhaps giving up everything she currently had would work?
But.
Who would be willing?
The real “Qin Shu” who disrupted the relationship between these two might not be such a terrible existence, but since Director Chi had sent her, it indicated she played a significant role; perhaps the other party was even more despicable.
Qin Shu thought maliciously.
At the same time, her gaze fell fixedly on Fu Chaoyun opposite her.
“Where?” Fu Chaoyun asked, her voice suppressed extremely low, “Where is your Director Chi now?”
At such a moment, Fu Chaoyun’s performance was surprisingly calm, her thoughts racing.
Pei Xuezhi had intended to cancel the cooperation with the Wilson family and was also looking for new partners.
But barely two days after this intention was revealed, a new, suitable partner came knocking, full of sincerity, with the only request being that Pei Xuezhi negotiate in person.
All of this proceeded too smoothly, too coincidentally, wasn’t it?
This whole affair was a conspiracy from the start!
This Qin Shu before her was an informant placed here by the other party. The changes in the attitude of Pei Xuezhi’s negotiators these past few days must have been quite obvious, and once Qin Shu noticed, she immediately reported it.
Scum A, upon receiving the news, immediately adopted new countermeasures.
That so-called “new partner” was likely bait thrown by the other party, possibly even with that person pulling strings and fanning the flames from behind the scenes.
Perhaps even the mastermind of the event.
Deducing backwards from this.
Whether this Qin Shu was real or fake, she was deliberately placed here by the other party to disturb their minds and bodies, a target intentionally set up. As long as their side paid attention to “Qin Shu,” the other party’s objective was achieved.
Now, Scum A should be in the shell of that “Director Chi”—Chi Guisi.
And the person Pei Xuezhi was truly going to meet today was probably that very Chi Guisi!
“I don’t know.”
Perhaps having long predicted the arrival of this day, Qin Shu’s expression was exceptionally calm. “I am just a subordinate, following orders. I am not qualified to know what Director Chi truly intends to do.”
The system had previously explained the “unreliability” of the “original work”; now it seemed this Qin Shu was indeed a pawn used to set a trap for them.
Pei Xuezhi had been kidnapped, her location unknown, her condition unclear. Precisely because of this, Fu Chaoyun appeared calmer than ever before.
Understanding that nothing could be pried from this person’s mouth, Fu Chaoyun started making phone calls again.
“Director Fu, may I leave now?” the other party asked.
“Wait a moment.”
Fu Chaoyun’s voice was extremely cold, even carrying a hint of command.
Qin Shu shrugged slightly. “I’m very sorry, but I really don’t know where Director Pei is now… Director Fu, this is restricting my personal freedom.”
These capitalists from abroad were best at coming up with all sorts of high-sounding2 reasons to defend themselves.
Even if the things they did, and the purposes for which they did them, were so ugly.
And during the wait, the call Fu Chaoyun dialed was finally connected. She was direct.
“I want to report a crime.”
Qin Shu: “…”
How to put it?
She had initially guessed that Director Chi had kidnapped the beautiful Omega-BOSS of this company, which sounded very much like an idol drama plot.
Coincidentally, the Alpha currently belonging to this great beauty was also a director. She felt that both sides should be using their own power to fight back and forth for the ownership of this great beauty.
A trade war might even erupt, annexing each other’s families, or even employing some illicit means.
One had to know, the Wilson family, far away overseas, had a history of rising and expanding that wasn’t entirely legitimate, and even now, they would use some illicit means.
Unexpectedly, Fu Chaoyun’s act of reporting to the police directly dragged the style back to reality, even to a legal channel program.
Suddenly… the thrilling intensity of the Asura field3 plummeted…
On the other end, Fu Chaoyun finished leaving her message and looked at Qin Shu again. “Coincidentally, I also like using the weapon of law the most. I hope you can be this self-righteous then too.”
“And your Director Chi.”
Fu Chaoyun had reported it to the police; then, whether it was Qin Shu or Chi Guisi, they would both have to cooperate with the investigation.
This was also a way to temporarily hold the other party back, slightly alleviating the pressure.
Before leaving, Fu Chaoyun left a final sentence.
“Do you really think Chi Guisi is still Chi Guisi?”
Fu Chaoyun chose to report to the police, but in reality, a report could only be filed after someone was truly missing for more than 24 hours, and then the time for case establishment would vary depending on age.
However, Pei Xuezhi’s status was different now. Not only did she have connections through the Fu family, but she also had the support of Madam Feng’s identity as the daughter of an overseas entrepreneur. Furthermore, Fu Chaoyun had clear evidence that Pei Xuezhi had been kidnapped, and this also involved another overseas enterprise, so it was handled as a special case.
Fu Chaoyun was almost certain that this was the handiwork of Scum A. Scum A’s current identity was the heir to a massive overseas enterprise; she absolutely had the capability to secretly transport Pei Xuezhi out of the country.
At that point, it would be like searching for a needle in a haystack4. And abroad, her influence and power were immense; Fu Chaoyun plus the entire Fu family couldn’t compare to her.
Although the Fu family had also developed overseas in recent years, it was ultimately different from a family rooted there. Perhaps they could ask for help from overseas partners, but how many would be willing to offend the Wilson family?
That was a lawless country where so-called laws were only applied to the lower class, while the powerful elite did as they pleased.
There, Chi Guisi could completely hide someone, and finding Pei Xuezhi again would be extremely difficult.
Restricting the person within the country was the first step.
At least here, the Fu family could still control the situation.
And although the Fu family was wealthy, just as she had said before, this was, after all, a society ruled by law. Naturally, it couldn’t be like in old-fashioned domineering CEO novels, where one could directly hide the sky with one hand5, to the extent that the entire Rong City was dictated by the Fu family! Where a mere stomp of their foot would cause tremors.
She reported to the police immediately; the other side would be alerted, and it also immediately blocked the possibility of Scum A smuggling Pei Xuezhi out of the country.
Still in the country meant she was on her home turf. Here, she had the upper hand and could buy time to search slowly.
Naturally, being too slow was also not an option.
It was currently known that Scum A wasn’t that terrible and wouldn’t do anything beastly, but her repeated returns were enough to prove her unwillingness to give up and her obsession.
Leaving this dangerous person near Pei Xuezhi was always a risk, so the faster, the better.
Minimize the risk—she naturally didn’t want anything to happen to Pei Xuezhi, but with the person in the other’s hands, this was all she could ensure for now.
The more urgent the matter, the calmer Fu Chaoyun became.
Afterward, she contacted her family. Pei Xuezhi was missing. This time, both Madam Fu, who was enjoying a couple’s world overseas, and Fu Lingfeng, who was accompanying his wife during her pregnancy, sprang into action.
They handled some affairs for her, even mobilizing some of the Fu family’s underlying capabilities.
Don’t misunderstand.
She wouldn’t do anything illegal or against discipline; it was just that some favors and connections accumulated in the past all had to be used at this moment.
When it came to finding people, the more people you knew, the easier it was to get things done.
For an entire night, Fu Chaoyun acted with swift decisiveness6, issuing one order after another without stopping.
But from every direction, the news that came back was that there was no trace.
“Continue investigating,” Fu Chaoyun ordered.
Only when the night was deep and quiet could she finally massage her head, which was nearly throbbing with pain from computational overload.
The fatigue from long hours of work was replaced by this tense and uneasy emotion.
Where on earth is she?
Actually, I can somewhat guess Pei Xuezhi’s thoughts, but doing this… is it worth it?
Why didn’t she discuss it with me?
Until this moment.
Fu Chaoyun clearly realized that the communication between her and Pei Xuezhi was still too little.
Perhaps their physical communication was sufficient, but there were still too many secrets and unspeakable things between them—including Pei Xuezhi’s rebirth, the fact that she wasn’t the “Fu Chaoyun” from the previous life, and the matter of Scum A causing trouble, which both of them were well aware of…
Clearly laid out before them time and again, yet they had tacitly ignored it.
A tacit understanding.
Because of various unspeakable reasons, it eventually either became an estrangement or transformed into a crisis.
Now, it had become the latter first.
I don’t know if this is good or bad…
The night was deep.
In a lavishly and exquisitely decorated room, the beauty with raven hair and red lips slowly awakened, opening her eyes that were as dark as stars.
Then, she crashed into a field of ice blue.
“We meet again, Pei-xuemai7.”
A familiar tone, but this time, the smile on the face of the owner of those blue eyes was no longer a polite gentleness, but rather exuded a more blatant dominance, even a crazed obsession.
She reached out, seemingly affectionate, “I heard that Sleeping Beauty will fall in love with the first person she sees when she wakes up. How does Pei-xuemai feel now?”
Pei Xuezhi, who had just woken up, took only a moment to recover from the discomfort and daze of waking.
Just as the other’s fingertips were about to touch her cheek, she slightly turned her head, avoiding the movement.
“Not great.”
Her voice, slightly low from just waking, should have been ambiguous, but being stared at by those dark, cold eyes, it suddenly became filled with a distant chill.
“I will never like you.”
“You won’t like me but you’ll like ‘Fu Chaoyun,’ is that it?!” The face of “Chi Guisi” opposite her twisted for a moment, then quickly readjusted, returning to normal.
“It’s okay, it’s okay…”
“You’re just temporarily mistaken.”
It was that polite feeling again, but when she looked at Pei Xuezhi, her gaze was exceptionally profound.
Covetous, greedy, longing, obsessive…
The hand that finally fell only caressed the place where Pei Xuezhi had just been lying. At the same time, her whole body drew closer, her chest vibrating, as if with a light laugh or suppressed anger.
Her voice sounded as if she were gritting her teeth.
“Very good, my Xuezhi, you really do remember everything!”
The author has something to say:
This is the last plot point. After writing this, the main text can be concluded.
(However, this part is quite long, so it will take a while to write _(:з”∠)_)
Footnotes
- 助纣为虐 | zhùzhòuwéinüè | Lit. “helping King Zhou (a Shang dynasty tyrant) do evil” | Fig. to help an evil-doer perpetrate evil deeds.
- 冠冕堂皇 | guānmiǎntánghuáng | Lit. “wearing a crown and official robes in a grand hall” | Fig. high-sounding, dignified in form but insincere in substance.
- 修罗场 | xiūluóchǎng | Lit. “Asura field.” Fig. a scene of intense conflict or carnage; a dramatic, chaotic confrontation.
- 大海捞针 | dàhǎilāozhēn | Lit. “to fish for a needle in the ocean” | Fig. an extremely difficult or impossible task; like searching for a needle in a haystack.
- 只手遮天 | zhīshǒuzhētiān | Lit. “to cover the sky with one hand” | Fig. to wield enormous power and deceive the public, to control everything.
- 雷厉风行 | léilìfēngxíng | Lit. “swift as thunder and fast as wind” | Fig. swift and decisive in action; vigorous and resolute.
- 裴学妹 | Péi xuémèi | “Junior Sister Pei.” Xuemai (学妹): female junior schoolmate/underclassman.
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