PANT - Chapter 59
Chapter 59
The moment Shi Ning spoke, Su Tianxue subtly reached out under the table and pinched her fingertips.
The gesture could be seen as both a warning and a flirtation.
Shi Ning grabbed Su Tianxue’s fingertips and didn’t let go, waiting openly for Shen Qingtang’s answer.
She was no gentle, polite person who could smile and eat peacefully with someone she clearly knew had designs on her wife.
What’s more, she now seriously suspected that this Shen Qingtang was connected to W.
On the screen of the phone she held, the sound waves on the recording interface had stopped fluctuating after Shi Ning finished speaking. Occasionally, a sound would cause a slight reaction, but the decibel graph never spiked.
Until Shen Qingtang, caught off guard by Shi Ning’s question, recovered. She pulled out the chair opposite them, sat down, and said, “I think Miss Shi must have misunderstood.”
Shi Ning didn’t release Su Tianxue’s hand. She leaned back, familiarly holding and playing with Su Tianxue’s fingers right in front of Shen Qingtang.
The woman’s soft fingers were like the most interesting toy in the world.
She could knead and squeeze them forever without getting tired.
Although Su Tianxue remained expressionless, she silently indulged her, not forcefully trying to pull her hand away from Shi Ning’s grasp.
When Shen Qingtang saw this, the scene was an eyesore no matter how she looked at it.
So annoying.
That was why she hated Shi Ning.
This hatred was not without reason.
The corners of Shi Ning’s mouth lifted slightly as she looked at Shen Qingtang with a provocative gaze. “Is that so? I misunderstood?”
Shi Ning said, “So you don’t like Su Tianxue.”
Shen Qingtang had never met someone so unreasonable.
Nor had she ever met someone who played so far outside the rules.
She thought that if Shi Ning had been less direct and tried some roundabout probing, she could have played along with her for a while.
But Shi Ning was too direct.
So direct that she was left with no recourse.
It was a classic case of a wild flurry of punches beating the old master.
Shen Qingtang could barely maintain the smile on her face.
She could have easily brushed it off with a simple: “Yes, I don’t like Su Tianxue.”
But at this moment, under Shi Ning’s gaze, which burned like a blazing fire, Shen Qingtang suddenly didn’t want to say that.
She had never once admitted her feelings for Su Tianxue.
So be it.
But she also couldn’t bring herself to admit she had no feelings for Su Tianxue.
Shi Ning clicked her tongue. “What’s the matter? Does Miss Shen find the question too difficult to answer, or simply impossible to answer? Or perhaps, you don’t dare to answer?”
Shi Ning didn’t care what Shen Qingtang thought. The mere idea that this person had a crush on Su Tianxue back in high school but only ever dropped hints and never dared to confess, and was now showing up ten years later, knowing full well Su Tianxue was married, and still acting like this…
She just felt there was something wrong with Shen Qingtang.
Shi Ning looked at Shen Qingtang seriously. “Miss Shen, I don’t care what you think, but I hope you understand that Su Tianxue and I are married now. Whether you have feelings for her or not, please learn to respect the basic fact of our marriage.”
Shen Qingtang chuckled lightly. “Miss Shi, are you saying I’m knowingly trying to be a homewrecker?”
Perhaps finally unable to tolerate Shi Ning’s provocations, Shen Qingtang began to fight back. “But I’d like to ask, what evidence do you have to prove that I’ve done anything with improper intentions?”
Shen Qingtang continued, “From the moment I met Su Tianxue until now, has there been a single incident where I interfered in your marriage? As your wife, does Su Tianxue not have the right to be friends with other people?”
“Shi Ning, don’t be so overconfident. Besides, you haven’t even asked Su Tianxue what she thinks, have you?”
The question was suddenly thrown at Su Tianxue, who felt helpless.
She knew this meal wouldn’t end peacefully.
Seeing that Shi Ning was about to speak, Su Tianxue squeezed her fingertips in return, both to soothe her and to tell her to stay quiet.
Su Tianxue looked at Shen Qingtang.
She said coldly, “Miss Shen, I’ve told you before, it’s not appropriate for us to be friends anymore.”
Shen Qingtang scoffed. “Su Tianxue, I don’t believe you can just throw away the past. I was the most important person to you.”
Su Tianxue had never imagined Shen Qingtang would become like this.
In high school, the girl who loved to laugh, who was always surrounded by a lively group of people, who wore her hair in a ponytail—that girl had now grown up, matured, and the light in her eyes from that time was gone, replaced by a stubbornness and calculation that Su Tianxue couldn’t comprehend.
So time could change a person this much.
Su Tianxue was a rational person.
Her rationality made her certain that after they went their separate ways in high school, it would be difficult for her and Shen Qingtang to ever be friends again.
People are most vulnerable when facing choices about their future.
In that vulnerability, her friendship with Shen Qingtang had been fragile.
She couldn’t understand Shen Qingtang, and Shen Qingtang couldn’t understand her.
When they drifted apart back then, neither was right or wrong.
But now, Shen Qingtang’s behavior only confirmed for Su Tianxue that they could never go back to how they were in high school.
Su Tianxue said, word by word, “Miss Shen, I question every word you’ve said.”
She didn’t understand why Shen Qingtang was so obsessed with the idea that she was her most important person.
Hearing Su Tianxue’s words, Shen Qingtang gave a mocking smile. “Su Tianxue, in high school, you were isolated, had no friends, and your classmates didn’t like talking to you. You had nothing but your grades. Wasn’t it my appearance that changed your life?”
“No one ever walked with you to and from class, no one ever went to the cafeteria with you.”
“Only me.”
Hearing this, Shi Ning wanted to roll her eyes.
She turned her head and asked Su Tianxue, “Were you that pathetic when you were a student?”
Su Tianxue shook her head, confused.
Shi Ning chuckled lightly. “Shen Qingtang, I think you’ve misunderstood something.”
“Not everyone in this world has the same abundant need for social interaction as you do. And don’t use your own assumptions to paint other people’s choices and lives with the colors you wish to see. You say you and Su Tianxue were friends, but from the way you talk, it sounds like you always saw yourself as a savior rescuing Su Tianxue’s life, doesn’t it?”
“Shen Qingtang, you stood by her side in high school, yet you didn’t even know what she was thinking. I’d say you’re the type of person who loves to interpret others’ lives through your own lens, aren’t you?”
Shen Qingtang thought she was the ray of light that had saved Su Tianxue.
Little did she know, from Su Tianxue’s perspective, her high school years hadn’t been miserable at all.
Not making friends with people was her own active choice.
Avoiding pointless socializing and preferring to be alone were also her own active choices.
After becoming friends with Shen Qingtang, she had accompanied her on daily walks around campus, listening to her chatter on about gossip concerning popular students she didn’t actually care about, because Su Tianxue believed that was what Shen Qingtang needed.
She had no idea that in Shen Qingtang’s eyes, she had been painted as a poor, isolated little thing.
After hearing what Shi Ning said, Shen Qingtang looked at Su Tianxue, hoping for a different answer from her.
But Su Tianxue’s expression said it all.
Shen Qingtang clenched her jaw.
She refused to be a ridiculous figure.
Just then, there was a knock on the private room door, and a staff member from the university cafeteria came to serve the food.
The staff member said, “Hello, your food is here…”
Why did the atmosphere feel so strange after he pushed the door open?
What on earth was going on?!
Shi Ning had no interest in continuing to eat with Shen Qingtang.
But she didn’t want to waste food either.
So she asked the staff member, “Excuse me, can we get this to go?”
The staff member was confused. “Yes, you can…”
Shi Ning said, “Then please pack it up for us. Oh, you can leave these two dishes.”
Shi Ning smiled at Shen Qingtang. “Miss Shen, enjoy your meal. I hope we never see each other again.”
Shi Ning pulled Su Tianxue and left.
After they were gone, for a moment, Shen Qingtang wanted to raise her hand and flip the glass table over, but she couldn’t.
She opened the door to the private room. Shi Ning and Su Tianxue were chatting while waiting for their takeout.
The wind carried their voices over to her.
She clearly heard them mention the judicial exam in their conversation.
Su Tianxue would certainly not be taking the judicial exam.
That only left Shi Ning.
Shi Ning was going to take the judicial exam?
Shen Qingtang lowered her eyes, sat back down in the private room, and took out her phone to send a message to someone.
Shen Qingtang: I have a favor to ask you.
The person, whose name was a single letter, replied quickly.
Shen Qingtang gripped her phone tightly, thinking resentfully that she had to make Shi Ning suffer a little.
Shi Ning carried two bags of takeout food and followed Su Tianxue back to her office to eat.
The two of them ate with gusto.
Watching Su Tianxue focus on her meal, Shi Ning felt a stir in her heart. She said in a low voice, “Wife, do you think what I did just now was a bit much?”
Su Tianxue picked up a piece of broccoli with minced garlic and placed it in her bowl.
She quite liked simple dishes like this, and she enjoyed the texture of broccoli.
Su Tianxue: “It was quite unexpected.”
Shi Ning’s heart skipped a beat.
It’s over, she thought.
I was so focused on showing off in front of my love rival that I didn’t consider what my wife would think.
Sob, my wife isn’t going to think I’m a fierce, arrogant, and domineering woman, is she?
Well.
Although…
That interpretation wasn’t too far from her actual personality.
But…
She still didn’t want her wife to hold this against her!
Su Tianxue could see that Shi Ning’s mind was wandering again.
She picked up a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs, Shi Ning’s favorite, and placed it in her bowl. The ribs, coated in a beautiful glaze and dotted with white sesame seeds, looked especially delicious.
Su Tianxue: “Stop overthinking and eat.”
Su Tianxue added, “I like people who are frugal.”
Shi Ning understood. Su Tianxue was referring to her asking to have the food packed.
Shi Ning grinned. “By that logic, my wife likes me.”
She had always been this shameless, so playing with words was normal for her.
Su Tianxue didn’t refute her, just ate her meal quietly.
A sweetness bloomed in Shi Ning’s heart.
She knew Su Tianxue was slowly changing.
If this had been back when they first met, Su Tianxue would have probably just refuted her coldly.
She wouldn’t have been silent like this.
In the world of adults, silence carried multiple meanings.
Shi Ning believed Su Tianxue’s silence was a form of tacit agreement.
She chewed on the sweet and sour pork ribs, thinking that she needed to resolve the matter with W as soon as possible, as well as the judicial exam and Su Tianxue’s plagiarism case.
After all that was done, Shi Ning thought, she had to prepare properly to propose to Su Tianxue.
This thought had merely flashed through Shi Ning’s mind as the sweetness of the pork ribs spread across her taste buds.
But after it flashed by, it didn’t leave.
The word “propose” swirled in her mind, impossible to dispel.
Did she now have the courage and readiness to truly enter into a marriage with Su Tianxue?
Not a fake one.
Not because of a contract.
But because—
Because she wanted to live with Su Tianxue.
Shi Ning quietly shoveled a few mouthfuls of rice, seriously contemplating this question.
When did it start? When did Su Tianxue break all her principles and suddenly take up residence in her heart, refusing to leave?
Shi Ning secretly glanced at Su Tianxue.
The woman didn’t like to talk while eating. She chewed seriously, taking small bites with a kind of restrained elegance.
Shi Ning also liked the way Su Tianxue held her chopsticks—a very standard posture, holding them high up.
Some people said that those who held their chopsticks like that would live far from home when they grew up.
Su Tianxue’s long eyelashes fluttered slightly. She put down her chopsticks and looked at Shi Ning. “What is it?”
Shi Ning shook her head.
How could she tell Su Tianxue?
In this moment, so ordinary it couldn’t be more ordinary.
She suddenly realized she had extraordinary feelings for Su Tianxue, feelings that surpassed her imagination.
Feelings she had never had before, but were now present.
She, Shi Ning, wanted to seriously enter into a marriage with Su Tianxue.
She wanted to live every day with her, just like this, in an ordinary way.
Not long ago, Shi Ning’s view of marriage had been disdainful.
It was just an economic community under a system invented by humans, a means of maintaining stability, a form that shackled people to live within a framework.
But now…
She suddenly felt that marrying Su Tianxue would be quite nice.
She meant, a real marriage.
Then, in a legal sense, they would truly belong to each other.
For Alphas, marking was useless.
In the ABO world, the act of using a mark to declare possessiveness and ownership didn’t apply to two Alphas.
Shi Ning wasn’t from the ABO world to begin with, so she had no obsession with it.
Of course, out of instinct, she sometimes had the urge to bite the back of Su Tianxue’s neck, only to wake up the next day to see the wound healed and gone, and find that the woman hadn’t been tainted by her pheromones in the slightest… well, it would be a lie to say it wasn’t frustrating.
But she didn’t dwell on it.
Marriage was pretty good too.
Shi Ning stole another glance at Su Tianxue and smiled happily.
Su Tianxue… probably wouldn’t reject her proposal, right?
Well, until she was completely sure, Shi Ning felt it was better not to break the final barrier just yet.
Shi Ning’s smile made Su Tianxue feel a bit uneasy. She said helplessly, “What is it, really?”
Shi Ning shook her head. “It’s nothing, let’s eat, wife.”
Su Tianxue: “In the thirteen minutes you’ve been staring at me, I’ve already finished eating.”
After Su Tianxue spoke, Shi Ning looked down at her small, disposable, biodegradable bowl.
The rice inside had been completely devoured.
Shi Ning pressed her lips together, and without another word, picked up her chopsticks and started eating seriously.
As she ate, she explained her plans.
Shi Ning: “Wife, do you have a class this afternoon?”
Su Tianxue: “No class, but I have a meeting.”
Su Tianxue’s voice carried a hint of annoyance.
This was also why Su Tianxue disliked being a teacher.
She didn’t actually mind standing at the lectern and teaching students.
Sometimes, standing on the stage, looking at the eyes of the young people below, and seeing them develop a fascination and love for astronomy through her lectures—that was actually a meaningful thing for Su Tianxue.
The problem was, being a teacher was never just about being a teacher.
As a university professor, the title evaluations and various competitions at the university were tedious enough to make one want to curse.
During certain periods, there was never a shortage of meetings.
The deadliest part was that nothing of value ever came out of these meetings.
Everyone just brought their bodies to sit there, while the souls of their ears drifted off to other places.
It was nothing but a waste of time.
Shi Ning said considerately, “Wife, if you don’t want to go to the meeting, we don’t have to go.”
Su Tianxue was a very responsible person.
If she promised to do something, she would do it.
So now that she had agreed to be a teacher for a semester, she would do whatever the university required of her.
Shi Ning saw Su Tianxue’s hesitation and said, “How about this? I’ll immediately make a donation to this university to build a library, on the condition that they don’t make my wife go to pointless meetings anymore. How about that?”
Su Tianxue was amused. “Are you being ridiculous?”
Shi Ning: “What’s wrong? I’m a domineering CEO! This is just standard procedure for a domineering CEO.”
Su Tianxue: “Alright, that’s not necessary.”
Fearing that if this topic continued, Shi Ning would really invest money in the university without a second thought, Su Tianxue quickly changed the subject. “What about you? What are you doing this afternoon?”
Shi Ning said obediently, “Wife, I’ve already completed my study tasks for today.”
Su Tianxue: “Uh-huh.”
Shi Ning: “Can I apply to go out for a bit this afternoon? I want to discuss something with Ye Wanlan. When you finish your meeting and get off work, you can send me a message, and I’ll come pick you up?”
Su Tianxue: “When you asked about my schedule just now, you had this all planned out, didn’t you?”
Her thoughts seen through, Shi Ning raised a hand to smooth her long hair.
Shi Ning: “Wife~”
Su Tianxue lowered her head and smiled. The smile was quick, like a shooting star in the night sky, gone in a flash.
She stood up to pack her things.
There was still a lot of takeout food left.
Shi Ning said conscientiously, “I’ll take the food back and put it in the fridge first.”
Su Tianxue agreed.
After cleaning up, Su Tianxue walked Shi Ning to the parking lot to get her car.
It was strange.
It was clearly Shi Ning who had arranged her own plans and was supposed to be leaving, but now that they were by the car, she was the one acting all clingy.
She lingered by Su Tianxue’s side, seemingly not wanting to leave at all.
Su Tianxue looked at the woman who was already sitting in the driver’s seat but refused to close the door, still hugging her arm and acting spoiled. She said patiently, “What’s wrong?”
Shi Ning tilted her head up, her peach-blossom eyes filled with blatant expectation and seduction.
The woman’s lips were bright and vivid.
She had just touched up her makeup after lunch.
A very conspicuous red.
A very alluring red.
Su Tianxue pretended not to understand Shi Ning’s hint.
She stood by the car. “What?”
Shi Ning pouted. “A kiss.”
Su Tianxue chuckled lightly. “Do you think you’re a three-year-old leaving your mother?”
She needed a kiss when leaving in the morning.
She needed a kiss before bed at night.
And now, it was just after lunch, and they were going their separate ways for a bit, yet Shi Ning was still leaning in for a kiss.
A twenty-eight-year-old woman.
How could she still be so childish?
Shi Ning tugged on Su Tianxue’s hand, not letting go, and deliberately called out, “Mama?”
Su Tianxue had the urge to raise her fist and punch the woman’s beautiful face.
Any word could come out of this person’s mouth.
She truly had no inhibitions.
Shi Ning quietly took Su Tianxue’s hand, her fingertips weaving through hers, interlocking their fingers and holding on tight. Then, Shi Ning tilted her head up, her voice laced with seduction, like a siren’s song in a stormy night.
She was the queen in the castle on the steep cliff.
She said, “Just one kiss, wife.”
Su Tianxue glanced around and warned Shi Ning in a low voice, “This is a university.”
If they were at home, Su Tianxue would have long since agreed to her request and kissed her.
Speaking of which, this woman was really something.
She hadn’t acted up in the office just now, but now, in the parking lot, in public, she was starting again.
The university parking lot wasn’t underground; it was located behind the laboratory building.
Students walking by after lunch could appear at any moment.
Su Tianxue’s nerves were tense.
Shi Ning said nonchalantly, “What’s wrong with it being a university? Can’t teachers have a private life?”
After saying that, she glanced at Su Tianxue again, not wanting to make things difficult for her, so she added, “But since it’s Teacher Su’s first day on the job, it’s understandable to be nervous. So, we won’t kiss for now. We can kiss when we get home.”
Shi Ning reminded Su Tianxue, “You still owe me a kiss.”
Su Tianxue thought: How did this account get more and more confusing?
Didn’t we agree on only one kiss per day during the study period?
Not only have we kissed many times today, but now I’m in debt?
Su Tianxue pressed her lips together, placed a hand on the car frame, and with the speed of lightning, just as Shi Ning was retracting her hand to fasten her seatbelt, she lowered her head, bent down, and kissed her on the cheek.
It was quick.
By the time Shi Ning reacted and wanted to press her advantage, Su Tianxue had already taken a step back and thoughtfully closed the car door for her.
Shi Ning rolled down the car window.
Su Tianxue: “Now I don’t owe you anything.”
She turned and walked away coolly. Not to be outdone, Shi Ning released the handbrake, stepped on the gas, and the car followed, slowly trailing beside Su Tianxue.
The surrounding students all looked over curiously.
Su Tianxue had no choice but to stop.
She looked at the woman in the car, walked closer, bent down, and raised an eyebrow slightly.
The meaning was clear: What exactly are you trying to do?
Shi Ning didn’t speak either. With one hand on the steering wheel and the other propped on the edge of the car window, she pushed herself up and kissed Su Tianxue on the lips.
A fleeting, touch-and-go kiss.
Su Tianxue froze. Shi Ning settled back into the car, humming a song in a great mood, turned on the music, and drove away.
Leaving Su Tianxue standing there, amidst the amazed gasps of a group of university students.
Shi Group.
When Shi Ning appeared, everyone was a little surprised.
After all, for this nominal big boss, it was a good year if she showed up even one day out of three hundred and sixty-five.
Those who liked to speculate believed that the Shi family was now controlled by Ye Wanlan. In ancient times, Ye Wanlan would be the regent, and Shi Ning would be the incompetent emperor pushed forward by the empress dowager.
Now that the incompetent emperor had arrived in person, no one dared to stop her. Shi Ning had a clear path straight to Ye Wanlan’s office.
Ye Wanlan received the news and returned from her meeting half an hour later.
“What wind blew you here?” Ye Wanlan asked with a smile. “Didn’t you say you were going to focus on preparing for the judicial exam?”
Shi Ning was lying on her side on the sofa. Hearing Ye Wanlan’s voice, she rolled over to sit up and yawned, “I am preparing.”
Ye Wanlan: “The news about you taking the judicial exam is all over the place now.”
Ye Wanlan walked over, placed a file on the table, and then sat on the sofa opposite her. She gestured to the tea, and Shi Ning nodded, so Ye Wanlan poured her a cup.
Shi Ning said thanks, drank the tea in one gulp, and then asked, “What do you mean?”
Ye Wanlan was surprised. “You really don’t know?”
Shi Ning shook her head.
Ye Wanlan: “You haven’t checked your phone, have you?”
Shi Ning: “I haven’t had the chance.”
She took out her phone, which was bombarded with messages.
Zhu Yu: Su Wanxing is preparing to join a talent show. The training camp starts tomorrow. Just reporting to you, boss.
Seeing this, Shi Ning clicked her tongue, thinking, has Zhu Yu stopped being an idol and started being someone else’s manager?
Su Wanxing’s manager was the same as Zhu Yu’s, yet the manager hadn’t reported this to her; Zhu Yu had taken it upon herself.
Her intentions were as plain as day…
Shi Ning couldn’t be bothered to say more.
Scrolling down, Zhu Yu had sent another new message.
Zhu Yu: You’re taking the judicial exam??
Zhu Yu: You studied law in university??
How strange.
Shi Ning wondered, how did Zhu Yu know?
Su Wanxing had also asked about it curiously.
Su Tianxue couldn’t have been the one who said it, right? Her wife wasn’t that much of a gossip.
Mo Lingyuan was more direct, simply dropping a link in the chat window.
Mo Lingyuan: “Major Shareholder of Shi Family to Switch Careers and Become a Lawyer, Taking the Judicial Exam in One Month?”
Mo Lingyuan: ?
Mo Lingyuan: I never thought you’d actually study law.
Shi Ning: ?
Mo Lingyuan: In high school, I dreamed that you became a lawyer. I just said it casually, I didn’t expect you to actually study law.
Mo Lingyuan: Strange, given your family’s situation, shouldn’t you have studied business management?
Shi Ning thought, that must be thanks to the original owner’s deep infatuation.
If someone told her the original owner studied law because of a casual remark from Mo Lingyuan, Shi Ning wouldn’t doubt it for a second.
Advising someone to study law is a sin punishable by lightning.
And she even dreamed the original owner became a lawyer.
…
Well, it wasn’t a completely wrong prediction.
Wasn’t she about to walk the path of a lawyer in the original owner’s place?
Shi Ning clicked on the link Mo Lingyuan sent. The article intentionally or unintentionally implied that Shi Ning wasn’t serious about law. Several people claiming to be Shi Ning’s university classmates popped up, revealing that she was a casual student who always had others attend class for her and barely passed her exams.
Taking the judicial exam in a month?
Don’t tell me she plans to buy her certificate with money.
Whether Shi Ning had this intention or not, as long as someone guided public opinion in this direction, many people would make that connection.
After all, for an ignorant and incompetent person who hadn’t studied law seriously for four years of university to pass the judicial exam within a month, years after graduation…
It sounded truly absurd.
Eight Ounces of Loquat: Although I really like First Time Seeing Snow, I still have to say, uh… I don’t like behavior that undermines fairness.
Sweetened Sprite: As someone retaking the judicial exam this year, let me just say, rich people are really different, huh? Passing the judicial exam in a month, so confident?
Little Peach Fairy Doesn’t Eat Peaches: As expected of the upper class, so different from us common folk.
Ye Wanlan looked at Shi Ning’s expression, finding it strange that she was actually smiling while staring at her phone.
Ye Wanlan: “You’re happy even when you’re being insulted?”
Shi Ning shook her head. “I just feel like this tactic is a bit familiar.”
Ye Wanlan, with perfect understanding, thought, “...Don’t tell me you’re still thinking?”
Shi Ning: “That’s right. I believe W is still out there.”
Shi Ning: “W really never gets tired of this trick of guiding people online to sling mud.”
It wasn’t for nothing that she had deliberately mentioned the judicial exam today after discovering Shen Qingtang was eavesdropping.
She wanted to see if Shen Qingtang would make a move.
It seemed now that Shen Qingtang was definitely connected to W.
At the very least, she wasn’t so innocent.
Shi Ning pulled up the recording on her phone. “Wan’er Jiejie, I have a recording here. I was wondering if you could have someone compare the other person’s voice in this recording with the recording of Mo Lingyuan’s phone call with W.”
Ye Wanlan pondered, “You think they might be the same person?”
Shi Ning: “I just think we can’t miss any possibility.”
Ye Wanlan: “W used a voice changer in the previous recording.”
Shi Ning: “We can have a technician compare the two voices. Even if they can’t restore W’s original voice, they can at least compare the speaking patterns and habits of the two voices.”
Ye Wanlan nodded. “That’s true. It’s hard for a person to change their accent and pronunciation habits in a short period of time.”
Shi Ning: “That’s what I mean.”
Ye Wanlan told Shi Ning to send her the recording. “I’ll give you an answer within three days.”
Shi Ning: “There’s one more thing.”
Ye Wanlan smiled. “I knew you never visit without a reason. Go on, Miss.”
Shi Ning cleared her throat. “I’d like you to help me investigate someone.”
Ye Wanlan: “Who?”
Shi Ning: “Shen Qingtang. I’ll send you her name and photo.”
Shi Ning had found the faculty information on the university’s official website.
It included Shen Qingtang’s introduction and photo.
Ye Wanlan: “OK. There’s a banquet at the Fei family’s tonight. Are you going?”
Shi Ning shook her head. She had no interest in attending such gatherings.
She smiled at Ye Wanlan and said, “I’m going to take a nap here, and then I’ll go pick up my wife when I wake up.”
Ye Wanlan: “Speaking of which, when do you and Su Tianxue plan to have your wedding?”
Shi Ning: “Huh?”
Ye Wanlan refilled Shi Ning’s teacup.
Ye Wanlan: “Don’t tell me you’re not planning to have one at all?”
Shi Ning: “Let’s talk about it after the exam.”
Shi Ning didn’t tell Ye Wanlan that her marriage with Su Tianxue hadn’t yet reached a legitimate stage.
A wedding…
She had to propose first.
Shi Ning took a nap, woke up right on time, said goodbye to Ye Wanlan, and went to pick up Su Tianxue.
Ye Wanlan told her to be careful on the road but didn’t see her off.
She was too busy with work to get away.
Shi Ning arrived at the university to pick up Su Tianxue as promised.
The car was parked at the school gate; she didn’t go in.
The woman leaned against the car, looking just like someone waiting to pick up their girlfriend from school.
When Su Tianxue came out, she saw female students curiously sizing up Shi Ning. One young girl, encouraged by her friends, came forward to ask for Shi Ning’s contact information.
Shi Ning smiled and refused, “Sorry, I’m already married.”
The girl was stunned.
Su Tianxue gathered her windbreaker and, without realizing it, quickened her pace.
When Shi Ning saw her, the smile on her face became even more genuine.
She went forward, wrapped her arms around the woman, gave her a kiss, opened the car door for Su Tianxue, then walked around to the other side and drove away.
Leaving behind a heartbroken female university student to vent her sorrow on the campus BBS.
Water Cooler Section.
#Fell in love at first sight with a married lady today TVT
Poster: Heartbroken Xiao Tian
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Saw a cool older woman with a luxury car at the school gate today. Her red hair was so cool it almost killed me. I was going to ask for her contact info to start my romantic university love story, but I didn’t expect… she’s already married. Her spouse seems to be a teacher at our school. I haven’t seen the teacher, is she new?
Anyway, my heart is broken today.
Reply / Eastern Clearance Sale: Hugs, OP, but I think I know who you’re talking about.
Reply / Get Lost, Studying: These two? [Image]
OP’s Reply: Yes!!!
Reply / Get Lost, Studying: OP must be too much of a bookworm to follow the entertainment industry. I recommend our little variety show Love Bus 2. Your married lady and her lovely wife are on it.
Half an hour later, OP replied: Thanks, my heart isn’t broken anymore. As expected, watching other people be in love is more interesting. Starting today, I’m officially a CP fan!!!!
Meanwhile, in the car, Shi Ning told Su Tianxue about Su Wanxing starting her training camp tomorrow.
She pondered, “Wife, do you think I should intervene in this matter?”
Su Tianxue: “What do you mean?”
Shi Ning: “I mean, this is about her debut, right? If she wants it, should I help her?”
Su Tianxue: “No need.”
Su Tianxue: “She made her own choice, she should be responsible for it herself.”
Shi Ning blinked and said, “Oh.”
But when they got home, she secretly found Su Tianxue searching for the live broadcast schedule and voting rules for the talent show Su Wanxing was joining.
Shi Ning smiled and shook her head. She knew Su Tianxue was all bark and no bite.
However, she didn’t plan to interfere with the talent show either.
With Zhu Yu watching over her, Su Wanxing probably wouldn’t be bullied much anyway.
Shi Ning went to the kitchen, opened the fridge, and planned to heat up the leftovers from lunch, then wash some rice and cook a fresh pot. Just as she closed the lid of the rice cooker, her phone rang.
Shi Ning wiped the water from her hands, saw Ye Wanlan’s name, and quietly closed the kitchen door before answering the call.
Shi Ning: “Hello? Wan’er Jiejie, what’s up?”
It sounded a bit noisy on Ye Wanlan’s end.
Ye Wanlan: “I’m at the Fei family’s banquet. Guess who I saw?”
Shi Ning frowned. “Who?”
Ye Wanlan: “Shen Qingtang.”
Shi Ning: “She’s connected to the Fei family?”
Ye Wanlan’s voice was gentle, with a hint of interest. “Not long ago, she got engaged to Fei Yue. Shi Ning, you weren’t wrong. The timing of the engagement and the timing of W’s arrest match up almost perfectly.”
Shi Ning’s frown deepened.
Logically speaking, in the original novel, Fei Yue didn’t have a fiancée named Shen Qingtang.
Could it be because she had transmigrated into the book? Did the butterfly effect change everything?
Ye Wanlan: “If she has the Fei family backing her, Ning Ning, this matter might not be so easy to investigate.”
“Even if we do investigate, it will take some effort and time.”
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