After a Disabled Alpha Marked a Yandere Female Lead - Chapter 17
Chapter 17
Previously, Zhu Qingluo had never seen Xie Ke, and her expression appropriately showed a few signs of confusion.
“Yes.” Jiang Yun’s expression was calm, and she answered for her directly:
“She doesn’t like crowds.”
Zhu Qingluo glanced at her and did not retort.
The two of them talked as if no one else was there, completely ignoring her. The invisible boundary between them was something only people who trusted each other had.
After a while, Xie Ke seemed to notice her gaze and smiled in a friendly manner:
“Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Xie Ke.”
Looking at the hand that was extended to her, the palm was of moderate thickness, and the palm lines were clear and deep. She held it loosely for a moment before retracting her hand back into the car.
“Hello.”
“I didn’t hear from Ah Yun that you were also coming, otherwise I would have hosted you both well.”
Zhu Qingluo waved her hand, “It’s okay.”
Seeing that she was taciturn and difficult to approach, Xie Ke hesitated for a moment, looked at Jiang Yun, and suddenly said:
“I just came back to the country yesterday. It’s been a long time since we last saw each other. I was just chatting with Ah Yun about some family matters.”
Xie Ke was very mindful of her reputation outside. In the past, she was fine when she was alone with Jiang Yun, but now that one of them was married, she still had to show an appropriate sense of distance.
Zhu Qingluo, however, felt confused.
Why would she say this to her? It was none of her business what they talked about.
At this moment, Jiang Yun also looked at her.
This gaze was a little hard to understand.
What did the other person want her to answer?
Xie Ke’s gaze lingered between Jiang Yun and her. She seemed to have noticed her difficulty and thoughtfully changed the subject.
“I heard that you have been staying in the Jiang family and have not shown your face. Is it because of your health…” Her gaze looked into the car, where in the dimly lit environment, Zhu Qingluo’s legs did not look any different.
In fact, what surprised Xie Ke more was that she was sitting in Jiang Yun’s car.
Zhu Qingluo did not avoid it and let her look.
“Yes, that’s right. I’m here to handle some business this time,” she said in a flat tone.
Xie Ke immediately felt relieved. It turned out that the two were not traveling together.
Jiang Yun was silent for a long time and then said abruptly:
“You’re very talkative today.”
Upon hearing this, Xie Ke put away her personal curiosity and tried to smooth things over by saying:
“Oh, I just feel it’s unfair. They are both children of the same parents, but one of them will not get any family property in the future.”
In fact, such cases are not uncommon.
This lighthearted sentence was the reality that Zhu Qingluo was experiencing, and it had a hint of veiled criticism.
Jiang Yun neither confirmed nor denied it.
“Since you’re here, why don’t you stay and have a simple meal with us?” Xie Ke smiled and asked.
Zhu Qingluo found it difficult to refuse this warm invitation, considering the other person’s identity.
However, before she could speak, she heard Jiang Yun say first:
“You should go back.”
The atmosphere suddenly became a little stiff.
Xie Ke did not insist on it and said a friendly goodbye to Zhu Qingluo.
Before leaving, Xie Ke looked at Jiang Yun and instructed, “Let’s get together in a couple of days. I’ll call Xiao Li. You know she studied under Professor Shen and is more familiar with this area than we are.”
She handed over a document in her hand, and her words had a hidden meaning.
Jiang Yun lowered her eyes, scanned it, and took it.
This was internal information from the research center about innovative technological research on AOs. They had only talked about half of it, and the rest was all in this document.
“Okay.”
After a while, Jiang Yun returned to the car.
When the car started again, it sped away from the front of the hotel, and in the rearview mirror, Xie Ke’s figure also disappeared.
Zhu Qingluo’s gaze swept over Jiang Yun and paused slightly on the folder.
She remembered Xie Ke’s last words. This thing seemed to be very important. In the current society, there was fierce competition for research results on ABO genes and the derived therapy technology.
However, Xie Ke was not a person in the field of scientific research, but she had a close relationship with “Xiao Li,” so she got first-hand information.
It was not surprising that Jiang Yun was interested in it, but she was not that concerned.
A few minutes later.
“Want to see it?”
Jiang Yun didn’t even lift her eyelids, and her voice was indifferent.
“No…” Zhu Qingluo suspected that she had eyes on the back of her head and hesitated for a moment.
Immediately after, she met the other person’s eyes.
They were bright and expressive, with a faint glimmer of light. There was no impatience in her eyes, but rather an amused smile.
“You don’t dare now because you’re worried about others.”
Zhu Qingluo didn’t understand what she meant, and she saw the woman beckon her with her finger.
This gesture had a teasing component to it.
She paused for a moment and then leaned forward slightly.
When she got close to the other person’s hand, she was suddenly pressed down by the neck. The two of them were at a more suitable distance for whispering.
However, Zhu Qingluo couldn’t control her body, and she became instinctively vigilant.
The slender fingers on the side of her neck relaxed their grip, and the pads of her fingers rubbed against her chin and cheeks, brushing against her slightly cool earlobe.
In the narrow and dim space, this “gentle” touch made her hair stand on end.
Jiang Yun looked down at her, full of pressure, and said:
“Do you also like to stare at others outside? Do you know what your eyes on Xie Ke look like?”
“What?”
“A rabbit seeing the grass next to its burrow.”
“…”
This must be some kind of misunderstanding.
Zhu Qingluo thought for a while and vaguely understood what the other person meant. She said in a low voice:
“Don’t worry, I won’t deliberately approach her.”
When the words fell, she lowered her eyelashes and added to herself:
“She should have her own goal.”
Compared to worrying about being “intervened,” she thought Jiang Yun should be worried about herself.
Xie Ke was not a good person. On the surface, she was gentle and refined, but in essence, she was a jackal that ate people without spitting out the bones.
When they met today, she finally knew how “good” their relationship was.
“What are you spacing out for?”
Jiang Yun lowered her eyes, looking at the head in her palm.
She was satisfied with stroking the top of her head. The hair was soft and smooth, and she seemed to be reluctant to let go.
Finally, she lingered on the upper left side, stroking it repeatedly.
As if there were really some long earlobes on it.
Zhu Qingluo:?
She felt that in the woman’s eyes, she was not a rabbit or a cat, but more like a dish on a plate.
So, her body was a little stiff, and she didn’t dare to move at all.
Jiang Yun was concentrating on stroking her head when she suddenly met her gaze. The smile in her eyes froze, her mood instantly changed, and she seemed to lose interest.
She retracted her hand and leaned back against the back of the seat.
Zhu Qingluo looked at the other person’s side profile, sniffed the coldness in the air, and silently retreated to her own position.
A moment later.
She felt a slight weight on her knee and looked down, only to find that Jiang Yun had handed her the document.
“Take a good look at it, and accompany me next time.”
Zhu Qingluo was a little hesitant.
She had just decided on the location of the studio and had a full schedule for the next month. Normally, she would not be able to find time.
However, Jiang Yun was not asking for her opinion but informing her.
Zhu Qingluo felt that this was a hot potato. She put on a cautious face and said:
“I know you trust me, but this involves important information. If it is leaked accidentally… please think twice before you act.”
Outside the car window, a cold wind blew in.
Jiang Yun stared at her face, a hint of a smile on her lips, and said:
“Are you not one of my people?”
Zhu Qingluo’s heart skipped a beat, “Of course.”
The smile in Jiang Yun’s eyes deepened, and her tone rose at the end, as if the arsenic was coated with a layer of sugar.
“Don’t forget what you said. No matter what happens in the future, you will stand on the side of the Jiang family.”
“…”
The implication was that she was to do anything for the Jiang family.
Zhu Qingluo had no reason to refuse, because this was indeed what she had promised.
At that time, it was only for self-preservation. She didn’t expect the other party to really pull her into the same boat, and this sentence became a red line that could not be crossed.
At this time, she belatedly turned her face away.
Jiang Yun leaned against the seat, holding her chin in her hand, and looked at her with a half-smile for a long time.
“No problem.” Zhu Qingluo nodded slightly.
She didn’t want to get tangled up with the other party on this issue anymore.
Some things would come eventually.